[aldo_14]

This is my first attempt at a Vasudan capship, very loosely based on the Typhon model.  It performs a similar role to the Vilvakis model on another thread - i.e. as a mini carrier with comparitively weak anti-capital ship weaponry.

This will probably[/b[ be the final texture job for the main hull, obviosuly no turrets yet, depending on the response I get here.

Length rougly 900m, 18-22 turrets.

 
 
 
 

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[Nico]

It's cool, but I should make the shape more rounded

[StarGunner]

 

Originally posted by venom2506:
It's cool, but I should make the shape more rounded

Thats a good point, and if you can give it Vas a Turrets than I would say your in good hands.

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[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by venom2506:
It's cool, but I should make the shape more rounded

I've got a few spare polys, so where do you think it needs it most?

To be honest, I'm not too familiar with Vasudan design....

[Snipes]

I dunno what is missing, but it looks like it needs something poking out of it...

[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by Snipes:
I dunno what is missing, but it looks like it needs something poking out of it...

that's exactly what I thought when I was making it....

I tried adding spikes at the rear, but it looked pretty bad   .  Poly count is roughly 300-odd, so I have another 50-100 i can add if i want to use it.  On the plus side, I think the overhead view looks fine.

[StarGunner]

 

Originally posted by Snipes:
I dunno what is missing, but it looks like it needs something poking out of it...

what it needs is to be smooth out on the top and botum and a little on the sides.

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[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by StarGunner:
what it needs is to be smooth out on the top and botum and a little on the sides.

Nah, the main flat bits are for the turrets (which reminds me, i need a piccy of a Vasudan 2-parter turret) - plus there's poly count problems with smoothing out too much.  The main frontal seciton - the fighter bay exit - took almost as much polys as the whole other part of the ship to make.  I 'bumped' the centre up deliberately to try and add a bit of visual variety.  I'm not sure if it actually helped, but at least it's pretty close to my concept pictures.

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by aldo_14:

that's exactly what I thought when I was making it....

I tried adding spikes at the rear, but it looked pretty bad   .  Poly count is roughly 300-odd, so I have another 50-100 i can add if i want to use it.  On the plus side, I think the overhead view looks fine.

? 50-100? damn my last capships gots 950 polys, 2500 with the turrets  
ok, first, make the flanks more rounded, especially the big back "triangle".
Something pocking out... What about a kind of deck, but coming from under the ship? I would say pumping out from the 1rst third of the ship (front).

[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by venom2506:

Originally posted by aldo_14:

that's exactly what I thought when I was making it....

I tried adding spikes at the rear, but it looked pretty bad     .  Poly count is roughly 300-odd, so I have another 50-100 i can add if i want to use it.  On the plus side, I think the overhead view looks fine.

? 50-100? damn my last capships gots 950 polys, 2500 with the turrets  
ok, first, make the flanks more rounded, especially the big back "triangle".
Something pocking out... What about a kind of deck, but coming from under the ship? I would say pumping out from the 1rst third of the ship (front).[/B]

Well, i have to triangulate it, so i try and keep the hull at 400-500 polys as a rule.

Yeah, maybe an F.D just after the fighterbay.... i don't really want to change the overhead design though (well, maybe a wee tweak), because I'm really happy with how that's turned out.  I do need to try and add a sort of 'dip' at the back though, where the big engines are.

[joek]

Hmm....

I agree that the end needs to be rounded out a bit more, but for something extra/sticking out... I'm thinking something like a pair of fins on the tail end ... kinda like on old WWII bombers (ref, ref).

As for the texture... I think from the top view it looks too repetitious... or is it just me?

But other than that I think it's looking real nice... and I really like that hammerhead shark look it's kinda got in the front! I'd say extend those out some more to really give it a hammerhead look.  

Joe.

[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by joek:
Hmm....

I agree that the end needs to be rounded out a bit more, but for something extra/sticking out... I'm thinking something like a pair of fins on the tail end ... kinda like on old WWII bombers (ref, ref).

As for the texture... I think from the top view it looks too repetitious... or is it just me?

But other than that I think it's looking real nice... and I really like that hammerhead shark look it's kinda got in the front! I'd say extend those out some more to really give it a hammerhead look.  

Joe.

apparently I have a bad habit of usiong too many texture reps - but you are right, it could use more detialed / varied textures on top.

I might add a fin-type structure in the middle, a sort of larger flight deck to one I want on the front.... but the hammerhead design is going to be used on a new fighter, so I think I'll leave the front as it is.

[morris13]

That is a really nice design. I agree that it needs some smoothing, but honestly I don't know if needs any other 'bits' sticking out. Vasudan caps, especially newer ones, tend to have really clean, smooth curves, so I don't know if you should really waste any polys on adding more extrusions, just smooth out the lines it already has and it'll be beautiful.

[Sandwich]

From what I can see, you have the same problem as I did with the GVCa Amaunet - the sides of the ship are completely vertical. Look at the Hatshepsut, look at the Sobek (don't look at the Amaunet, cause I never changed it...   ) and pay attention to the sides - there are not really any polys that are oriented vertically.

I'd change it by taking the middle bulge and pulling up the ends, like upswept wings - a shallow V shape from in front. Then take either the front or the back section and do the same in the other direction, droop them down.

It does have promise, though... I like the idea of it being based loosely on the Typhon....  

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[Nico]

my polycounts are always from triangulated models.

[QXMX]

Looks cool  

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[aldo_14]

^ Updated the pics abopve with the new model...

I've done some minor smoothing on the sides / top / bottom, added in a second engine pylon thingie at the front, added a new vent thing at the back (piccy 4), and revamped the textures.  Barring some texture tweaking, this should be the final version.

[The Avenger]

i think the bit at the back near the engines shuld have a bridge a bit like a ferry or summit that would look way more like a carrier then

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[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by The Avenger:
i think the bit at the back near the engines shuld have a bridge a bit like a ferry or summit that would look way more like a carrier then

It's a corvette though - it's just armed an equipped towards more of a carrier role than a gunship role.  They'll only be a few VSlashs or something on it, mainly Flak and AAAf turrets.