[Jadehawk]

Maybe sometime this year I'll give it some love like I did the Ezechiel, Herk III etc.

[Col. Fishguts]

I think this singlehandedly makes every previous fighter model upgrade look like crap.

Not quite... the Loki and possibly Zeus have the same level of awesome detailing. But I <3 this Medusa.

[Hades]

Yeah, they're close, but the Loki has half the (hull, not including cockpit stuff) polycount as the Medsa and the Zeus has about 3 times less than the Medusa.

Thanks for the praise, guys.

[Dragon]

Half of these details will get hidden by the texture anyway.
Self-shadowing may be a remedy though.

[Archaic]

i could ride that thing's ion wash all day.

good job Hades.

[Hades]

Half of these details will get hidden by the texture anyway.
Self-shadowing may be a remedy though.

Actually, if it has a good new texture made for it, that won't be a problem. The main reason fighters/bombers like the seraphim lose detail when textured is because they use the old, low rez retail maps which are made for flat surfaces. Since a new texture will be made (and I have some ideas for how to make details a bit more noticeable), it can have an OA bake, etc as well, which helps.

i could ride that thing's ion wash all day.

good job Hades.

Thanks.

[Kolgena]

Um, that's not what I was expecting to see. Holy crap it looks good. It's so chunky and rugged, almost like it thinks it has more HP than an Ursa. Hoping that the AO bake will keep most of the details visible.

It's kinda interesting that we have different generations of models going on. This Medusa, the Cain/Lilith, the Hattie, the Colossus, all look so good that it almost merits a redo of some of the older ships like the Orion, Zeus, etc.

[Titan]

Words... can't describe... should've sent... Alpha 1...

[Flipside]

I'm not quite sure why this was locked?

[Zacam]

Let's keep THIS thread on the topic of the Medusa, kplsthxbai.

[Flipside]

Actually, people were still giving their opinion on the Medusa only 2 posts before it was locked, but yes, there was a small side-discussion going on.

Tell you what, I'm going to split this into two threads, that should keep everyone happy.

[Zacam]

Already done.

Hence why I locked it to keep post creep from happening.

It's unlocked now.

[Flipside]

Fair 'nuff

[Pred the Penguin]

Looks like the engine will fall apart after a few hits with those pipes(?) visible from the outside...
But I don't care, looks amazing! Hope the textures really help in brings out the details.

[MatthTheGeek]

Those pipes are very similar to the ones visible on the sides of the Herc. They don't look fragile there, and given the similar era, I think they fit perfectly well on the Med.

[Flipside]

Vasudan Admiral, inflicting Death by Polygon since 2006

Awesome work, both of you

[Snail]

Trying to express feelings through words here is utterly futile, so I'll just say, yeah. Nice.

[Thaeris]

Hades, it might be late to suggest this, but I think it's worth the suggestion.

I once asked mjnmixael if he'd consider making the canopy open in a similar fashion to that of a helicopter door; this suggestion was well recieved, but it came in too late to affect the render. Certainly, the canopy actuation is nothing important for the in-game model, but it would make more sense should any future renders need an operable canopy. In short, that canopy is too big, thick, and heavy to make sense opening up like that. Instead, it should have entry/exit ports similar to those seen on attack helicopters such as the AH-1 and the AH-64, etc.

[Commander Zane]

Trying to express feelings through words here is utterly futile, so I'll just say, yeah. Nice.

Uh...yeah. I literally shouted "HOLY ****!" when I saw the newest model.

[Turambar]

dayum!  That's some good stuff!