New ships.....slowly

[CnnfdrTerris]

those who seen it at SSC, i tried to make the Albion from Gundam 0083. well by constructing it lego style it left shimmering seams when viewed from a distance. The i tried totally from scratch. again the seams. well i decided to build my own. here is a picture of the albion i tried

[CnnfdrTerris]

here is the new ship the Trital. this was a total pain. the forward bays were easy....engines difficult....the body i left rather unorginal cause i got frustrated....the neck turned out easy....the head was a major pain. i plan on going back to it now and then to add bits and pieces. right now i have to add engine nozzles to the engines.

[wdboyd]

Salutations,

Have fun and don't get discouraged. The creative process can be frustrating. Heck, I haven't even done very much actual designing of ships on my own. I've only fiddled with others models and textures. I've bought books and tools but haven't started building many of my own creations. After my current static campaign is completed I want to do more actual model building etc. It is daunting to even consider.

You modders out there doing and attempting to do your own models and textures have my admiration and support. It isn't easy to create quality. I think it is a 3D art form.

Keep em flying. [:)]

[CnnfdrTerris]

thnx wdboyd.....say u happen to know if it is possible to set a scatter like effect for guns. instead of dead on accuracy i want a little bit of a scatter....ive decided to build more ships and they are going to utilize projectile and missle based weapons instead of energy. they wont have shields but high hull points or i can just keep the missile damage low. i dont intead to make them compatible with stock ships as i want a long drawn out fight with heavy poundings. also is there a better explosion graphic than the stock. i want something like the BSG series (fast instead of slow plume, not as detailed though) that way it doesnt lag with multiple hits.

[wdboyd]

Check your email. I've forwarded a modding document that should help you in some of these areas. [;)]

[CnnfdrTerris]

thanks wdboyd. got what i needed. anyways here is another ship. Still a WIP as i deal with certain areas. one is what kind of AA emplacements. so far im thinking a round ball with a gun like the ones on the asher. instead of torpedos for the front they are just going to be heavy gun cannons. so far they work fine

[wdboyd]

Salutations,

Hey, I really like the look of this latest ship. [:'(]

When you get it out of the space dock... consider sending me a copy for testing. I may include it in my static campaign. [;)]

[CnnfdrTerris]

well its almost done. now has a bridge but mainly working on AAA placements. for this ship they're just gonna be ball turrets but oh well. when i think its done or as far as my abilities can go (texturing is a pain for me) i'll send the model and basic def so you can tinker with it. anyways i made two fighters. the one with the tail wings is made for atmospheric flight while im leaving the tailess one in space. Tails-Garkin Tailess-Vesper.....never was good on making names either

[CnnfdrTerris]

two destroyers....they are actually ships from another fleet i made just somewhat altered. my two previous fleets are now on hold as i think ill just use them for other purposes...the two fleets were the red ships and the green for those who went to SSC cause im not sure if i have all the ships from them here. now to the destroyers...the one with the stationary gun cannons will be the older model while the all turreted will be relatively new. i restructered all my weapon defs. the weapon models will be the same but stats are somewhat altered. here is the older Derikta

[CnnfdrTerris]

and here is the newer Vintaire DD

[wdboyd]

Nice clean design. [:)]

I like the realistic placement of your turrets. They are placed as to prevent any incidental firing through one another. [:'(]

[CnnfdrTerris]

yeah the vintaire looks nice now but i still have to add the AAA turrets. for the "newer" ships it changes from the turrets models that are on the sides of the Derikta to a ball turret design. i went back to another design i made earlier and modified it slightly. it will serve as a FF. Four AAA turrets and two guncannons. here is the picture. im thinking of leaving it as is with no newer replacement as the newer DD's and CA's will have the ball turret AAA's for more covering fire. here is the pic for the FF.

[CnnfdrTerris]

here is also a modified design. this is going to be a corvette or i might back track on my earlier statement and make it a newer FF....not sure yet. also i double the sizes of all ships and integrity. the Norac CA is 1.7km, the Vintaire DD is around 1km, cant remember the Derikta or Qintani, the Callindale FC is around 600m. i did this so that fights will be longer and so a fighter would look somewhat appropriate when launching out of a carrier that should be capable of carring 80 or fighters.

[CnnfdrTerris]

the last ship for now while i tweak the others a bit. as anyone can tell its an AWACS style ship. Radar range up to 300km.

[Adonnay]

I like the overall design scheme you have here... reminds me of my own crafts. 

[Sky_walker]

Nice model, quite nice textures... continue your's good work