Building the RagTag Fleet
 

I propose an cooperative artistic endevor whereas those who wish to contribute can.

Lets make a new ship set where each person who joins the team creates one ship or other for the set. The goal would be to have enough poeple sign up for this to create a one of a kind ship set with multiple creators invovled.

A Co-op ship set.

Are any of you up for the challenge? Each person would be entrusted to come up with a ship for the set.

Escort
Frigate
Destroyer
Light Cruiser
Cruiser
Battle Cruiser
Battleship
Dreadnought
Baseship

Carrier Light
Carrier
Carriear Heavy

Colony Ship

Transport Small
Transport Medium
Transport Large

Fighter Small
Fighter Medium
Fighter Large


The rest can be done as we go.

Satellite
Mine
Drone

Weapon Platform Small
Weapon Platform Medium
Weapon Platform Large

Troop Small
Troop Medium
Troop Large

Space Station
Battle Station
Starbase

And other as we see fit.

Those who are willing would submit a ship for the set, and then we would all vote on which ship would be used for what.

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This sounds like a great idea!! If I had even a smackering of CG ability, I'd be right in there. But I don't... so I won't... but I'll watch!

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I'll be happy to come up with names. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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Its not that hard to make an image. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Race portrait, race emblem, big explosion, shield effect, and the race main bmp image are all things that can be done without any CG talent.

Hell look at me, I use lego's to make the ship sets I use. Well a lego like 3d graphics program that is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Oh yeah I claim dreadnought! (sorry I just LOVE dreadnoughts http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif)

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Here's a Destroyer!

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...-Destroyer.jpg

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I need to test my Blender skills on things other then sword blades, manatees, and spiral shells. Give me a theme(mechanical, organic, chrystaline, traditional warship, bird of prey, Tenis raquet?) and I call Cruiser, I have a soft spot for them from my SE2 days.

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Great idea!! I can contribute with 5 ships.
- Borg Cube
- Ipsha Battleglobe
- Ipsha Tetraship
- Ipsha Scout
- Toth's Fighter

The Toth's Fighter, and all the Ipsha vessels don't have texture yet. Maybe someone could help with that? I assume of course that this shipset is intended for use in SE IV.
If my contributions are accepted, I will send AT the screenies for the shipset (Isometric and Top views). Or I'll send the scrienies to someone who is willing to give them nice a nice texture.
Any takers?

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I'd be willing to test my hand at a colony ship. I'll even do a wallpaper with it for the image gallery at se.net.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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David:
Maybe you would be interested in doing a few textures for the ships I mentioned? If you agree, I will send you the Screenies that need colors. But only if you want it, don't feel forced.

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The whole purpose is to allow any one who wants to contribute to do so. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Just post what you want and when we have enough to fill the spots, we choose. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Yeah I understand the concept, but I can't just contribute a untextured model.
When I get home I post a few pics from the ships I would like to contribute.

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Ok, How's this for my ColonyShip?..
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http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...hip_By_DeG.jpg

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Edit: to add pic and note.. this is a sample pic, just let me know where to send the separate bmp files.

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YES, That's it I have tons of Lego Sets I can Convert to 3d, can't garuntee I can texture them, but I think I can make them 3D, I have a Cruiser, Drones, and ****loads of figters....

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OK, how many teeth do I have to pull to get comments on my Colony Ship? hmmm?

AT, change the title of this thread to something that lets people know what it's about. like "Building a RagTag fleet.." or "The SE Immigration Fleet processing plant.." or... You think of a better title. But please do change the title.

This thread is no longer just for 5hit5 and Giggles, it's the home of outcast ships, of salvaged vessels and the home of a new empire made up of multiple races. "The Federation of Free Radicals"

but seriously, What do you think of my Colony Ship?

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

P.S. Textures are a dime a dozen, so if anyone needs help with textures, feel free to contact me.

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Yeah, the Mon Calamari want their ship back. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

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Well, I like the colony ship...

It reminds me a little of that movie where the are in space trying to preserve the Last forests of earth and the project runs out of money and they recall the ships. But one guy refuses and programs a robot to care for the forest and jetisons it... dont remember the name of the movie but the domes on the colony ship remind me of the forest domes in the movie..

Rasorow

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That movie was "Silent Running". It was a rather sad story in which the main character desperately tries to save the dome containing the Last remaining forest. The colony ship looks good! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

By the way, what does 5hit5 mean?

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5=S,.. and that all I'm gonna say. (Well, not all actually. That's one of the reasons I'd like the thread title changed to reflect what it is about and not that cryptic phrase.)

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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It indeed looks like a colony ship in a long journey to the stars (due to the nifty "weared out" texture). Great job for the first shown in public ship.

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http://www.astmod.com/design/atro.PNG

I really like your colony ship David. In fact the fleet is coming along nicely. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Okay, I'm almost ready to post my contribution (Almost home again, only there I can reach my pics).
A little question about the background. What color would you like to have that?

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So this little project is a go?

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They all look neat.

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The project is a go, and color and design do not matter. The only thing that does is that they must look like ships, not hand drawn cartoons. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Thanks AT, for the name change and comments. Your latest ship (a Fighter I believe) looks very good.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Quite like a Mercenary/Pirate Shipset, who cares about Uniformity? We have Big Guns! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Here is the biggest part of my contribution. I couldn't find rendered pics of the other ones.
I do have nice pics of my Borg Cube, but it's a very dark pic. I'll show it in another post, I need some time to prep the pic for this forum (otherwise it would be too big).

Edit:
Edited to show pic.

[image]http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316596-Presentation01.bmp[/image]

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Grr!!!! I freakin' hate the option to add a pic! It's very klumsy. In my Last post I wanted to show the isometric pics of the ships I would like to contribute, but NOOOOO.
"Phew, almost lost my cool there."

Here is the attachement with the zip of all the pics you need for my ships.

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Timestone, those are very nice. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I like them a lot.

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http://home.fuse.net/koliset/SE4/Shi...rathiScout.PNG
Scout, perhaps?
It's one I made a while back for a Bulrathi set I never finished... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

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Thanks AT! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

How about the Borg Cube? Should I send it in with a black background? It makes the pic very, very dark, almost invisible. You know what? I'll render it with a dark grey background and see how that comes out. Otherwise I'll try a nice nebula.

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Here she is, the first ship of th USC Fleet for my mod, but also my candidate for a place in the rag tag fleet.

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Here is a ship from a set I started but never finished. I figured I would give it a good home here. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif


http://www.isacommand.homeip.net/ima...p_portrait.jpg

http://www.isacommand.homeip.net/ima.../ship_mini.jpg

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Oooooh...

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Mmmm I wish I had those kind of texturing abilities http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif though I'm not a beleiver in Window's on starships.

Hey TerranC what kind of programs can you upload maybe you can help retexture my Icaran ships?

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Holy 5h!t!! TerranC, that is just pure awesome!

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I am going to assume that this was a typo...

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Woops yeah I meant what kind of file types can he import http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Nice ship TC, using external mount armor as a sort of shielding is a great idea. Your configuration looks like a good defense against broadsiding. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Uh while we are at it...i need to learn how to texture ! ive been doing a lot of models/grafics lately but i just cant figure out how to proper texture (texturing at all) a model..

any suggestions ? I know its about assigning a UV map, but thats about it..

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What program are you using for your models?

CG art link with tons of info on different apps.

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I think he is also using DOGA. But yes, seems like he has a nack for texturing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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http://www.astmod.com/design/demo1.PNG

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Cruiser or battlecruiser would be my guess. Doesn't have the massiveness of a battleship, although it comes close.

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Strikes me more as an fighter. With those wings it could easily transition between the atmosphere and space. It's a good looking model either way!

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Is there a hyperlink somewhere that I missed to the collection of these ships?

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Not yet! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif