Original Starship Design Thread

[Experiment 442]

(very, very) heavy tank.

[Alx]

VU

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[Experiment 442]

What's going on the bit between the city areas?

Missiles:

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DANGER: highly explosive and without a top at this time

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[Alx]

What's going on the bit between the city areas?

Missiles:

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DANGER: highly explosive and without a top at this time

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well i havnt decided yet... got any suggestions?

nice looking missle batteries there 442

[Experiment 442]

I always thought small buildings, like little warehouses would be good there. Or weapon enplacements.

[Alx]

aye i've been thinking about smaller buildings myself but i hadnt considdered weapons so thanks!

[thekillman]

i would add strips of buildings in the centre of the strips with non-civil buildings around them. thus weapons, but also other buildings that do not look like skyscrapers etc.

[Alx]

Good advice guys!

i'll se what i come up with but i want to try and still have the isolated feel of the pier citys and not really tie them to the center city with more then a few weapon platforms and perhaps some smaller buildings also the central city is going to be huge once i start building it.. just thinking about it makes me not want to do it! building many many buildings in an "ancienty" style took over 8hours per pier and frankly im out of building style ideas! currently im browsing around for shots of atlantis to see if i can get me some more inspiration!

[Experiment 442]

Replicator city buildings could be good.

[Alx]

Replicator city buildings could be good.

LOL exactly what im looking at atm!! checking scenes from BAMSR, Progeny and lifeline to get me som much needed inspiration!

[boyd22]

i was just curious what 3d modeling software others used..i have Autodesk 3D Studio Max...while its ok, i haven't really used it much...

[thekillman]

as said, Sketchup is for rapidly making good models. it is an excellent modeling programm, but without paying, the rendering options are limited.

Blender is free, 10000x more complex, 10000x more powerfull in modelling and rendering. it's better in every aspect but that comes at the price of complexity.

still, there are tutorials and with sufficient trial and error, you can figure it all out. Blender comes with rendering system, and allows animations. it has a game mode aswel, and can control complex animations.


it's extremely powerful.

there are various pay options which IMO are not worth the money, but i have zero experience with them so that is just my opinion.

[Alx]

Possible new pier for VU

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IMO sketchup is surperior in its user friendly interface great for working at speed but as killman said it is limited when it comes to rendering but its my favorite atm although there are certain aspects of lightwave witch i find apealing!

[ManiacMike]

Got bored today and worked on the Wraith Frigate some more.

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[Saquist]

VU

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Nice touch...
Nice Sig....