[Fineus]

I've just noticed my Aquila was up on that list - I'd be more than happy to share it but the final POF model was never finished, I think it was Maeg who agreed to do it but if anyone wants the files done so far I can open source the whole shebang and let people do what they will with it - so long as someone makes the original concept or similar and lets me call it mine

[Thor]

Gee, thank you Thunder.  Of course the credit goes to you.  Woo, can you finish your version then?  I have an idea for a story with it.  Make it just a tad larger than a deimos, if you could.  I have an idea on how the skin should be, but we'll do it by pm or e-mail.  send me a pm and we'll discuss i private.  Thanks again Thunder.

[Fineus]

Rightyo then, I'll package what I have and upload it in a zip to HLP. Note that this is in .COB format along with some drawings and crap thrown for reference. Initial model is by Untouchable and the concept is by me.

http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/col/files/aquila.zip

Please read the readme before using it, it's a little background about the purpose of the ship and the credit for where it's due. Thanks, enjoy!

[Thor]

Thank you.  Woo, if you want, download that aswell.  I don't know if you'll need it, but it can't hurt.  Thunder, I think you'll like my idea.

[Solatar]

Okay, here's our status. Not that much, but a lot of this stuff I have never done before, and figured it out on my own. Its not as much progress as you woul think in this long a time.

New ships:

GTF Angel

GTC Repulse ( Its a battlecruiser, the Ticonderoga model reskinned by Woo with Fenris style maps. Awesome job. )

GTC Piranha ( Aldo's model, might need a reskin )

GTCa Pleides ( Ryxes carrier that he gave us, reskinned with Orion style maps by ( I think ) StarGunner )

GTI Minotaur ( Gun platform from off the Inferno site. Its a nice thing for defensive purposes, much smaller than the Arcadia )

New Weapons: ( Progress has been delayed on weapons )

All fs1 weapons.

Primaries:

Phalanx

Flux

Secondaries:

Belial

Crossbow

All new weapons include selection icons. I'm using the fs1 style selection icons, because this is the TVWar, and we might do a unification war demo, if that's okay with the team.

Other:
Fs1 Bastion Main hall.
All fs1 music. I might beef up the sound quality, but that would make a big download. Better sound quality will be available ( Maybe ) to those who want it.

I'm thinking about trashing the fs1 HUD, but maybe not.

fs1 mouse

Only fs1 ships in the tables.


Okay, we need some of these ships you guys are talking about. At present, I have the version that will be released. Everything else will be in the form of a patch, and will require the main data. There are two .zips, one with music, one with everything else. Music is aroung 36 megs, other stuff is a little bigger.

[Woomeister]

Originally posted by Thunder
Initial model is by Untouchable and the concept is by me.

Actually that's my mesh, I sent it to Untouchable for mapping, it has the exact same structure and poly count as mine. PM me with what you want done with it then Thor.

As for the other ships the miner is done and the station is in POF format.

[Fineus]

Oh sorry dude, I had it in a zip folder with Untouchables name on it... Want me to change the readme etc?

[Woomeister]

Doesn't really matter since I'll convert it to POF

[Fineus]

Sweet

[Thor]

Well Hades, we might want to do versions.  so that would be version 0.01 or whatever.  But we will have to have a finall release with EVERYTHING in it.  with missions and the whole nine yards.  Is the weapons I sent you in there?  Make sure they are.  And yeah, a unificatin War demo could be a good idea, maybe just the end leading up to first contact.  also, the name of that carrier will have to be fought over, seeing as it now has three, GTCa Pleides, GTCa Ark Royal and GTCa Sagittarius (one for each member of the core team, surprise surpise.).  I like the skin on the Piranha, so leave it in for now, with no planned changes (only if people yell, scream and hit us).  Woo has a few more models he is working on, plus I'll have a secret one for an idea I'm working on.  I drew up some sketches in class for the Mustangs, liked what I drew, so I'll expand them in detail, maybe tommorow night.   Here's a question, can we make up new command ani's?  I think it would be nice to have some new ones if we have time/ability/will.  Thanks for the update.  We also need some Vasudan models.

And Woo, PM on the way.

[Solatar]

I like the name Ark Royal, Pleides was just something I put in there.
Anyway, The weapons ( The engine glow gun things ) are in there, but I don't think I'll use them. They seem to cause dramatic slowdowns inmission.

[Thor]

That's never happened to me.  I wonder why.  We can reduce the rate of fire, therefore reducing number of shots on screen.  that should help.

[Solatar]

We can do that. reducing the rate of fire will make them weaker, which is good for the TVWar. Anyway, I have a few capital ships using them, maybe one or two on each ship as their "Main Weapon" wouldn't hurt. We need ships, and I'll try and get a storyline for the Unification War. Anyway, how is our hosting going? We've been waiting since July/August I'm starting to get frustrated again.

[StarGunner]

Originally posted by Thunder
Oh sorry dude, I had it in a zip folder with Untouchables name on it... Want me to change the readme etc?

Don't forget me and my HL-3 Laser weapon I made for the mod;)

[Thor]

We won't forget you.  Who are you? (j/k)

Yeah, that should do it Hades.  Don't worry about the Unification War story, that'll be my treat.  You worry about ships.  speaking of which, I have Lars's Templar, which would make a good Vasudan Destroyer (I'm thinking the Savior).  It needs textures, like everything else around here.  

And Shrike, How goes the hosting?

[Solatar]

Every sinlge damn one of these "FREE!!!! Space!" sites cost money. Do you think I could upload them as mp3's ( found a 3 gig one that only lets in mp3's )then you could change the file extension while downloading?

[Thor]

can't hurt to try.

[Solatar]

I can't upload .zips, only mp3s. you guys don't want to download the MOD uncompressed. Each package ( There are two ) is around 50 or 60 megs.

[Thor]

Well, change extension on the zip.

[Solatar]

Hadn't thought of that, I'll try it in a little while, have to find the site again.