Well, I updated my most recent ship. I added two guns on the front, and a big fin on the back. It looks a lot better... Sadly, my ISP is not letting me FTP into my webspace so I can't show you right now. Perhaps later...

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(This message has been edited by ares1 (edited 10-29-2001).)

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Originally posted by Macavenger:
I could do it with multiple objects easily enough, but that would be a pain.

What exactly are you trying to do? I generally find that using two objects is the way to go for glows: an inner one with the main color fading to the halo color, and an outer semi-transparent one with a black (or whatever your background color is) halo.

ares1: patience...

(Oops, I didn't mean to confuse you. For those of you who didn't know, Danny and Squibix are one and the same individual.)

(This message has been edited by Danny (edited 10-29-2001).)

Ok, here is the latest version:

With the exception of a few minor details, this is probably the finished version of the ship. It's bigger than a courier, smaller than an argosy, but better armed than an argosy. Somewhere between the corvette and argosy as far as sheilding and armament, it is good for trading out in pirate-infested regions, and capable of heavy combat.

Suggestions?

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Originally posted by ares1:
**Ok, here is the latest version:

With the exception of a few minor details, this is probably the finished version of the ship. It's bigger than a courier, smaller than an argosy, but better armed than an argosy. Somewhere between the corvette and argosy as far as sheilding and armament, it is good for trading out in pirate-infested regions, and capable of heavy combat.

Suggestions?
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That's a development of Squibix's tutorial ship, isn't it? I've been working with that sort of thing myself a bit. Here's a mostly done version:

I went a bit wild on the wings, they take about 30 seconds to render collectively on my dual G4. There's a fair amount of detail to those that doesn't show up, like most of the Space Bombs hanging from the bottom...

Since I'm again using this to match the set of ships, I haven't added too much detail, though I intend to do a bit more. I'm also still waiting for the textures I intend to use to show up in my mailbox, again since it belongs with the set.

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Okay Kwanzar, here are the two front legs of my upcoming mech:

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No, it is not a variation of the ship made in the tutorial. I used a few basic concepts from the tutorial, but this is all my own. Well, except the textures... I havn't learned to make those yet.

I actually gave up on the tutorial half way through the second chapter on wings. Nothing was working, and I was just getting frusterated and confused. I find it much easier to learn by looking at examples than by reading a bunch of numbers and commands... heheh.

I added a bunch of detail, gave it all some nice textures, and changed a lot of stuff. I would love to post it, but I am not being allowed access to my webspace (:rolleyes so I guess I cannot show it to you now.

I'm off to do homework and complain to my ISP about my webspace...

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Ok, I got back into my webspace. Here is the latest version of my ship. Please tell me what textures I need to change... The engines are a bit too dark. Is that okay or should I make them lighter?

Oh, and if I want to post this on the image forum, how big should I make the thumbnail?

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Originally posted by Macavenger:
< devilray ship>

Hehe, I like it. It must come from the same yard as my little fighter, but they're clearly distinct for all that. Your wings look great.

ares1: It's 160x160 for the thumbnail. And you'd better give me at least a little credit: you've got my guns and my pipes! But I'm sorry the tutorial didn't end up helping you... I'll do better next time, I promise!

It's a great tutorial, I just don't have the patience or the left-brained capacity to deal with tutorials. I learned a whole lot by looking at your model, and those arent you exact guns and pipes... I took yours and edited them... I suppose I should give you credit, though.

Ok, what do you think of the texturing? Should I make the bars connecting the pods to the fuelsalage the blue of the ship or how they are now? And does that bright orange look ok? Tell me some stuff to change....

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Originally posted by ares1:
**Ok, what do you think of the texturing? Should I make the bars connecting the pods to the fuelsalage the blue of the ship or how they are now? And does that bright orange look ok? Tell me some stuff to change....
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I like the contrast of the orange pipes. I think the legs look OK in gray, I see no reason to change it, unless you have a texture unlike the ship hull to make them.

-Matt

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Ok, I need some ideas. I started this a while ago and have redesigned the whole thing several times. It is loosely based on the confed cruiser and has no texturing yet. The texturing seen is just something I slapped on because the standard mechanisto colors are so hideous they make me want to cry.

Anyways, I need to add something, but I don't know what. The confed cruiser has little pods around the wings on back, but they don't look good on mine. What is it missed? I can tell it needs something more...

Commens? Suggestions? I plan to make the hemisphere at the end of the lump on top into a turret or something - but how do I make a turret? Take a gun and slap it on a hemisphere?

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Uhm... Why did everyone stop posting here?

I need some suggestions on how to develop this ship...

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Originally posted by ares1:
**Uhm... Why did everyone stop posting here?

I need some suggestions on how to develop this ship...

**

That ship is pretty cool. The texture could be made a little better....Those up and down lines are in too many places. For the turret, basically what you said, although they always look better if you spruce them up a little...What do you think about these ships?:




Well, there they are! Comments?

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(This message has been edited by Azdara Ace (edited 11-04-2001).)

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Originally posted by Azdara Ace:
**That ship is pretty cool. The texture could be made a little better....Those up and down lines are in too many places.

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:rolleyes:

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Originally posted by ares:

**....has no texturing yet. The texturing seen is just something I slapped on because the standard mechanisto colors are so hideous they make me want to cry.
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Those looks quite nice.

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oops... :redface:

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