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Markavians said:
Because the models are fully 3D, i.e. vector data - the same models can be 'scaled up'. So, you can have Escorts that grow slightly larger for the next level of ship development.
Of course, it'd be much cooler if each step had its own individual model but that really is like 50x more work then setting up an additional static graphic.
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Well, its really gonna SUCK BALLS if there isnt a way to represent different models than just scaling the same few up or down.
In the star trek tactical simulator game called: "Starfleet Command Orion Pirates" by Taldren, (its been out a few years)there are a few 3D models that are used to represent several ship classes from say, frigate to light cruiser... but although they are the same model, they are located in SEPERATE model folders and are simply scaled up or down. And as such if the user wishes to change the model, s/he can by simply replacing the model in that SPECIFIC folder for that SPECIFIC class.
I hope SEV works in a similar fashion having seperate model folders for each ship class even if they are all gonna look like the same ship but just scaled differently so the user has the ability to swap the model of that class without being hamstrung by also changing others as well...
I hope I wrote that so its comprehensible...