Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

I just downloaded DoGa. My first attempts at "being bored" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Pretty good. Looks like a whale.

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Hey, from download and some more posts here, to an actual rendering, this was only five hours of total time used. Tonight I'll get around to reading the manual to really find out what this program can do.

That would be a good name for it. The Whale Heavy Assult Fighter. Kinda like an A-10. Here's another view.

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Speaking of being bored, here's a Titan-class Explorer ship from the Hell is for Heroes universe I rigged up while trying to get around a nasty case of writer's block. Haven't finished up the texturing & fine detail yet, but I think I've managed to capture that 'big' feeling (Explorer ships are on average 20-25km in length). The bad news, didn't help at all with the writer's block.

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Well if I was going to explore the universe, that's about the size of ship I'd want. However I'd be concerned by the lack of obvious shooty guns and/or gun ports. Yes explorer not shooter ship I know, but still. What if your exploring finds someone who isn't friendly?

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Nice! And sooooooooo big! You must have the L2 version. I can't do texturing yet! I will be getting it shortly...

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Well, like I said, the fine details (ie: guns) aren't there yet, but rest assured, an Imperial Explorer ship boasts some of the most formidable firepower in the known galaxy. Even the invincible Second Dynasty superdreadnoughts are only about 15km in length, and current Third Dynasty SDs average about 5. So don't worry, once I get the texture sorted, there'll be guns galore.

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

L2 and L3 are essentially free for the purpose of making images and models for SE4 and SE5. You only have to register L2 or L3 if you want to make movies or if you're a nice guy and want to support Team DoGA.

It's true that L3's help files are in japanese, but if you spend a couple of days with L1 and L2 you can use L3 just fine.

I do have a translation of the L3 Parts Assembler help file on my DoGA fan page at http://zircher.iwarp.com/doga.

In basic edit mode, L3 is just the same as L2 with a few more materials and shadow options. The power of L3 is that you can import your own textures, convert DXF files into parts, and change the texture projection settings on new or existing parts. This gives much more control. And, if you're a Metasequoia LE user, you can easily bring in new SUF (part) files via a menu.
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Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

Thanks for the heads up.

Re: Lookee what being bored can do.....
 

So it took me ages. Sue me. Here's the finished version of the Titan-class Explorer ship.