[WIP] My First Ship Models *08/03/2006* (so far: M4)

Godalmighty83 · Post by **Godalmighty83** » Tue, 7. Mar 06, 23:55

winglets look good from front view look a bit odd at top view but nothing a good texture wont fix.

is this modle going into the game or is it just a design exercise?

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Wed, 8. Mar 06, 10:02

Started as i design exercise, but eventually they'll be in the game

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Wed, 8. Mar 06, 12:19

:::M4:::

*BETA Models*

Model 1
(Standard)

Aft
Front
Top

Model 2
(Vanguard)

Aft
Front
Top

Model 3
(Raider)

Aft
Front
Top

Feedback is as always welcome

Cheers

Stevio

Galaxy613 · Post by **Galaxy613** » Wed, 8. Mar 06, 16:45

They are good, not outstanding but I'm sure if you keep at this you'll get better. I like the varients, but the second one doesn't have much different. maybe add another gun(aka wing-end) to the bottom of it? Sort-of like the Nova Vanguard

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Wed, 8. Mar 06, 21:16

There weren't going to be variants.

they were supposed to be the "final ideas". i was going to use the one that everyone likes best.

but i might do variants actually

.

remoddeling No. 2 as we speak, also starting work on an M5

cheers

stevio

Galaxy613 · Post by **Galaxy613** » Thu, 9. Mar 06, 00:46

IMO, they could all work as variants for the M4.

Godalmighty83 · Post by **Godalmighty83** » Thu, 9. Mar 06, 21:09

i would work on texturing and including the m4 into the game before starting on another ship.

i used to help with a mod for another game (RA2) and found that jumping around from unit to unit never really got anything finished.

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Thu, 9. Mar 06, 21:17

i want to get the fighters (M5,M4,M3) finised first before they go public there still not finished yet

having a problem with DBOX at the moment so no textures yet

Help with ship names would be appreciated

cheers

stevio

Godalmighty83 · Post by **Godalmighty83** » Thu, 9. Mar 06, 22:22

Are they going to be argon ships? if so it would seem that royal navy ship names may suit. would need to know the race for the naming theme really.

big old list- http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-ro ... ship-names

possibles-

swiftsure (nuclear hunter killer)

iam a fan of the D's

Dreadnought (first battleship built a 100 years ago, name means fear nothing but god)
Daedalus
Daring (new type 45 anti air destroyer)
Dart (the ship does look dart like)
Dauntless
Dragonfly

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Fri, 10. Mar 06, 11:59

well what i was thinking was:

they are going to be argon ships.

but they are going to be special ships used by the Argon Secret service but will be available to buy at a hidden millitary base

i am going to make their stats much better than the respective classes of the argon

e.g nova has 1 mounted aft turret, secret service M3 has a dual mounted aft turret

so navy ship names will be appropriate, but choosing the right ones for each ship is tough for me.

Godalmighty83 · Post by **Godalmighty83** » Fri, 10. Mar 06, 19:09

i hated naming tanks in the tib sun and RA2 mods i made as well, picking the right name without sounding cheesy is mighty tricky.

it may be easier after youve spent a few hours behind the controls to get the feel for them.

and have a working range set up so you can use a naming theme.

TVR have a good choice of names of mythical beasts, chimera, cerbera (from cerberus the beast that guards the gates of hell), griffith etc.

this site may be a good source of such names-

http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/mon ... nsters.htm

i like the description of thw wyvern 'Appearing quite often in heraldry, the wyvern is a serpent-like dragon with wings. It has two legs on which talons that look like an eagles talons. It has a tail that ends in a barb. the wyvern symbolizes war, pestilence, envy and viciousness.' you could almost design a ship from that description.

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Fri, 10. Mar 06, 20:02

indeed, i like the idea of mythical creatures

i am working on a Sentinel version of the M4 at the moment trying to make it look heavy

then that will complete the list beta models for the M4

cheers

stevio

Dragon93 · Post by **Dragon93** » Sat, 11. Mar 06, 14:10

Nice ships Stevio, but if you people like those ships you should have a look at these they are hopefully getting put in a mod at the moment.

Stevio · Post by **Stevio** » Sat, 11. Mar 06, 16:07

i have seen them and i personally don't like them,

they are much better detailed and everything than mine but i don't like the models.

thanks for the comments

Godalmighty83 · Post by **Godalmighty83** » Sat, 11. Mar 06, 17:54

styling is a matter of opinion in all cases.

personnaly i think the best looking space game ship is the wing commander banshee.

god i loved that ship. yet i hated the styling of all other ships in that game. a couple of the capital ships looked cool though.

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[WIP] My First Ship Models 08/03/2006 (so far: M4)