Section 31 Century Class Stealth Cruiser Near Completion

[ChronowerX_GT]

Ah right I didn't explain the ships purpouse. (Did you follow it when I was doing the first attempt?) It's a stealth ship. Designed to be hard to see with very advanced sensors but far less firepower and weaker shields. But it is a lot quicker and has a re-enforced hull with stronger ablative armour. It has a cloak and i'm gonna try to make it not show up on enemy sensors unless within 50km. The naccelles should be glowing (need to fix it) but the windows should be as they are. A verdict was reached on the 1st attempt that the windows should be black. However if other people think they should be lit then I can change them back.

I also forgot to add, that in the first attempt it was hard to strike a balance between realism and fun. I could make it dark and completely black (would be more fitting) but there'd be no fun in it because you couldn't see the ship.

And one last thing, I have just gotton permission yesterday to retexture a very special ship. I'm not going to name it yet but I think it'll be perfect in this style. I'm gonna do it after I finish this.

[Aeries]

Well, maybe somewhere down the line the windows may be simply removed? Because this way, it looks like they're just "off". Might be a bit too much work at the moment, though, I admit... would almost require a complete retexture. I do agree, though, that the bussards, warp coils and deflector should all be on.

~Aeries.

[ChronowerX_GT]

Well i'll do the naccelles tomorrow because I made a mistake on them. I'll have to see about the windows. Perhaps just dim light might be better.

[Aeries]

Maybe. It's totally up to you. Don't get me wrong, I do like your textures. Just a couple itty bitty nit-picks. :3

[limey BSc.]

Do you mean the noise on the armour plating?

Just the general "noise"/azteching.

[ChronowerX_GT]

Ah rite, the angle I was using in the shots meant that the light was shining onto the hull. Normally it's not as 'noisy' when just flying around. I'll get you a screenshot when I go on next.

[ChronowerX_GT]

I'm going on holiday for a few days. I'll try to get some done whilst I'm away. C U All later 

[intrepid90]

have a nice holiday, lokking forward to updates! ;)

[Aeries]

Have fun!
...I don't get a holiday... *huff* :x

[ChronowerX_GT]

Well i'm back. I done the 2nd tga file. You can't see much from the shot since it's a small part of the ship. The 4th tga will make the biggest difference.

[ChronowerX_GT]

Here's some big updates. It's a lot more Sovvie like now. I replaced the shuttle bays 1+2 with impulse engines and also added that armour effect on the sovvie to the rear of the saucer. Remember the ship is meant to be very manuverable so the extra engines would help. The first pic is before for comparison.

EDIT: Perhaps the armour could end past the impulse engines???

[Aeries]

Oh, VERY cool. 

[intrepid90]

wooohooo

[rengers]

Normally I'm not a fan of section 31 ships, but I must admit that these one have a very cool look

[ChronowerX_GT]

Hey thanks man 

[Kirk]

The impluse variant looks pretty sexy, but I would match the impulse colors.

[Vortex]

Yup, your impulse engines don't seem bright enough. Great textures though. Take a cookie.

[Aeries]

Deepen the color of the impulse engines to a darker, richer red and make the alpha channels brighter... I *think* that would work nicely.

[ChronowerX_GT]

Yeah I was gonna alter the colours. I just wanted to get peoples opinion first. I'll brighten the alpha's as you said Aeries and thanks for the cookie Vortex. Tasted yummy 

Also I would like to thanks Dc McCoy for the idea of turning the shuttle bays into impulse engines like he did on his excelsior.

[ChronowerX_GT]

Ok, replaced the impulse engines with the origional ones so they blend in together. Also i've extended the armour a bit more.