New Argon/Boron Reef M2 Tender Ship

gerrythegremlin · Post by **gerrythegremlin** » Wed, 10. Mar 04, 22:47

WQP wrote:Thanks!

What whould an M7/M8 be?

suggestion is that the Tender is an M7 - combat support - maybe with the added mining laser, materials refining capacity,

or the big guns all on one side to assist in station/fixed target assault

and so the M8 might be

the variant with a micro manufacturing facility i wondered, but i had to rush off before the discussion was fully developed, so now i will try and find out what happened.

WQP · Post by **WQP** » Thu, 11. Mar 04, 01:00

Oh okay! There's room for a whole lot more ship types in the X2 universe! I wonder if the classes are static though? And perhaps these ships should be a totally different class (Like transports are TL and TS).

Heh, I started messing around with some crewmembers (the wouldn't make it into X2 obviously even if the ships did)

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alanhardy2001 · Post by **alanhardy2001** » Thu, 11. Mar 04, 12:22

I like the idea of the tender ship, any idea if it will be available for download?.

I would love to get my hands on it, it's a gem my compliments to those who created it. I think this ship would make a great frigate or crusier.

gerrythegremlin · Post by **gerrythegremlin** » Thu, 11. Mar 04, 13:00

WQP wrote:Oh okay! There's room for a whole lot more ship types in the X2 universe! I wonder if the classes are static though? And perhaps these ships should be a totally different class (Like transports are TL and TS).

Heh, I started messing around with some crewmembers (the wouldn't make it into X2 obviously even if the ships did)

don't know about crew members, but when i tried to pick BurnIt's brains on the subject of your developement he replied simply that the purpose of the ship is entirely up to the creator. This won't stop me offering suggestions where welcome, but i agree whole-heartedly with him

edit: image removed from quote, theres really no need -Ap.

WQP · Post by **WQP** » Thu, 11. Mar 04, 21:53

alanhardy2001 wrote:I like the idea of the tender ship, any idea if it will be available for download?.

I would love to get my hands on it, it's a gem my compliments to those who created it. I think this ship would make a great frigate or crusier.

I'd put it up for download if I could get it into X2! But it doesn't look like that's going to happen! It may though, if Egosoft peeps are very nice! There definitely seems to be a lot of interest in an external ship utility.

Gerry: more than likely I just release plain graphics files and let people make their own ship mods, or work with someone to make an actual ship mod.

Omicron · Post by **Omicron** » Thu, 11. Mar 04, 23:47

WQP, that M0 you have there looks fantastic! nice and intimidating, and yet simple in design, much like the Xenon J/K!!!!, id love to see that in X2!

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Fri, 12. Mar 04, 16:43

I'd put it up for download if I could get it into X2! But it doesn't look like that's going to happen! It may though, if Egosoft peeps are very nice! There definitely seems to be a lot of interest in an external ship utility

You can get it in X²..

But you need 3dsmax and the EgoXport.dle..

I have both, but a cool problem.. the EgoXport.dle cannot be initialised by 3dsmax :/

Corsair114 · Post by **Corsair114** » Sat, 13. Mar 04, 09:47

Do you have 3DS Max 5?

emiltod · Post by **emiltod** » Sun, 14. Mar 04, 04:01

Maybe you can make the troopers fly arround with jetpacks and shoot at M5 ships - there was a similar thing in X-wing alliance - something like a substitute for drones.

Subjugation · Post by **Subjugation** » Sat, 27. Mar 04, 23:23

I want a Boron Reef! Gimmie! Gimmie!

I admire these people who can do such great 3D work. I'd get into it myself but I have the patience of an NHS doctor...

Avis · Post by **Avis** » Sun, 28. Mar 04, 03:07

very nice,
ie all pics posted in thread,

sai-ku · Post by **sai-ku** » Sun, 28. Mar 04, 03:20

InVaDeR[ESS] wrote:I have both, but a cool problem.. the EgoXport.dle cannot be initialised by 3dsmax :/

You need to download the latest version of the Modderpack. There will be some sys32 files in there that will solve your problem.

GoateeCat · Post by **GoateeCat** » Mon, 29. Mar 04, 06:28

ASTOUNDING work. That reapir bay, cool idea, and the animation really gets the feeling across. And those barrels on the side, for giving the enemy a broadside. Masterful.

I'd like to see it as a pirate support M2. Actually, I'd like to see complete replacements for all the pirate ships. Your work and textures on that ship remind me of Grimm's work a lot.

WQP · Post by **WQP** » Mon, 29. Mar 04, 17:44

Thanks for the comments...haven't been around so much lately....I've been off on in a tropical paradise...shooting mercenaries

Avis · Post by **Avis** » Mon, 29. Mar 04, 18:36

I've just watched the AVI,

The still renders just don't do this ship justice !

what Application are you using to make these btw?

ClaumaniC · Post by **ClaumaniC** » Mon, 29. Mar 04, 19:53

after i sowe the avi i just can say:

GGGGGGGGREEEEAATT job man!!!!

WQP · Post by **WQP** » Mon, 29. Mar 04, 20:11

Avis wrote:I've just watched the AVI,

The still renders just don't do this ship justice !

what Application are you using to make these btw?

I am using Cinema 4D R8.2. The textures are mostly Simbiont "Dark Tree" shaders - the whole backdrop is just a sky object (infinite sphere in C4D), with a single shader applied. Oh the lights are just a cell noise shader on the luminance channel (in C4D cell noise is random squares).

Legion400 · Post by **Legion400** » Sun, 20. Feb 05, 12:39

I cant see the picks and the link says page cannot be dispalyed

Its most probz my firewall but i switched it off and nuffin happend

egosoft.com

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