Author Topic: Starship Titanic (Read 3253 times)

Nathanius · « **on:** May 12, 2008, 09:39:49 AM »

Hey everyone, i thought i might inject a new ship idea into the community with these images of the Starship Titanic! I can't do it myself (I wish I could, but even my asteroids were ugly...), so i'm going to post these images and hope for the best! There's even a sense of scale with the aircraft included in the image for you 8)

Dramatic huh?

Senator · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2008, 09:46:40 AM »

That's the most Art Deco spaceship I have ever seen.

limey BSc. · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2008, 10:11:21 AM »

It looks like a cross between a submarine and a dagger!

El · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2008, 10:48:51 AM »

Very 60's scifi.

Starforce2 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2008, 10:49:01 AM »

I'd rather have the one from the recent Dr who ep...

Nathanius · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2008, 11:04:07 AM »

Sorry Couldn't resist

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Other British science fiction
In the current Doctor Who series, the 2007 Christmas Special "Voyage of the Damned" takes place on a Starship by the name of Titanic; this episode has several references? to Douglas Adams' writings, including several key plot line similarities between the episode and ones used in the game and book. No reference to Douglas Adams is included in the credits.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_titanic

MLeo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2008, 11:05:48 AM »

I was going to say, that this ship looks rather a lot to the game Douglas Adams helped to make, named Starship Titanic.

Unfortunatly, I've only seen the cover art (ie. that ship) and not played the game.

It's said that it had quite sofisticated AI for it's time (as in, you write commands as if you talk to a person, now that is advanced!).

henrie85 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2008, 11:07:08 AM »

it would be an interesting mod. something defrent for bridge commander we need new alien races and ships

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2008, 12:38:47 PM »

is this a ship request for BC?

Nathanius · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2008, 02:31:42 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on May 12, 2008, 12:38:47 PM

is this a ship request for BC?

Well, I had the new NanoFX GE model viewer and upcoming games in mind, but ships made for BC can be converted if need be! If it was made for BC that would still be great, problem with that is that even though in the book there were weapons described they weren't very clear with the details, and there's the whole scripting thing to make it work in BC.

Truth be told i'd be happy for a standalone model, that much would suit my nefarious purposes!

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2008, 03:11:47 PM »

well, the only reason i ask if this is a ship request for BC is because most modders who are skilled enough to make a ship for BC generally don't take requests as they are all backlogged with their own projects... very rarely does a request from someone get picked up by someone else and made...
the best way to get this into BC would be if you learned the ropes and did it on your own...

Aeries · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2008, 03:25:45 PM »

Quote from: JimmyB76 on May 12, 2008, 03:11:47 PM

the best way to get this into BC would be if you learned the ropes and did it on your own...

It's much more gratifying that way, anyways.

Nathanius · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2008, 03:29:21 PM »

At the risk of sounding facetious... "Thank you Captain Obvious"

plural

Aeries · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2008, 03:32:27 PM »

Hehe... facetious... I love that word. :3 Well, if you do decide to take this up yourself, best wishes. You're amongst some of the most talented and friendly people around, right here.

So it's definitely the right place.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2008, 04:14:08 PM »

Captain Obvious - isnt he a patron on this site? lol

(ok sorry for spamming, i couldnt resist - tho he is an actual patron here lol)

Aeries · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2008, 04:23:34 PM »

ROFL! Indeed he is.

And one hilarious patron at that.

This ship would actually be really cool in a tactical scenario... Luxury Liner USS Titanic falls under attack, you gotta defend it and all that cool stuff and rescue the passengers and escort a medical frigate and defend that too and... *hushes*

intrepid90 · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:00:08 PM »

looks like an ugly sword that hit an ugly submarine

not my case, sry ;)
but you never can have enough ships

Vortex · « **Reply #17 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:50:56 AM »

Quote from: Starforce2 on May 12, 2008, 10:49:01 AM

I'd rather have the one from the recent Dr who ep...

Agreed.

That was one cool looking ship.

blaXXer · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2008, 08:17:07 AM »

pics?

Nathanius · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2008, 09:25:08 AM »

I just had a shot at getting the very most basic shape of the Starship Titanic in Milkshape, and it didn't want to even put a box in the window for me! I then thought to change a ship with a vaguely similar hull shape, I loded up an Agean and Milkshape wouldn't let me edit anything either. Methinks that this was the reason I gave up modelling the first time I tried years ago when BC first came out... I can't recall exactly though.

And as for the Titanic in the Dr Who episode:

I prefer the one from Douglas Adams' game really... I mean, honestly! Smokestacks in space?

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Author Topic: Starship Titanic (Read 3253 times)

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