The Loonatics present: Star Trek Invasion mod

[WileyCoyote]

***IMPORTANT UPDATE***

I am currently taking a summer school class, and I will be unable to mod BC for a month. I'll resume in mid-July.

If any other members of the team are working on their own ships, feel free to post them in this thread. I'll only be able to comment on them.

[bdfd]

Oh NO, wait a month, it's horrible 
please WC, come back quickly   

[FekLeyr Targ]

Good luck with your summer school class.

[FarShot]

Bout time I started this one.  Let's see how far I can get in a week.

[FarShot]

Taking shape.

[WileyCoyote]

YAY PROGRESS!  Nice work. Bring on the detail!

[FarShot]

YAY PROGRESS! 

I know, right?  Figured I better do something, otherwise you might boot me off the team.

[WileyCoyote]

I know, right?  Figured I better do something, otherwise you might boot me off the team.

The thought had crossed my mind for other members of the team.. but it's nice to see some people helping.   

[FarShot]

A bit more detail.

[Eloi]

Cool.  What ship is it?

[Shadowknight1]

Nice start to the med freighter.

[FarShot]

It's a medical freighter.

[Darkthunder]

Wow... And I thought Cryptic designs in STO were bad. That being said, I find no faults in your modelling. Just not a fan of the design.

To me, it looks like it's 2 ships (1 of which lacking nacelles), with the other ship being crammed into the first ones back side. If it's supposed to be just 1 ship, then those nacelles look woefully undersized for a ship of it's total size.

[FarShot]

I'm actually planning to incorporate MVAM.  The front half is the medical ship and can land on planets to bring aid directly where it is needed.  The aft end contains the warp drive systems and remains in orbit.  If aid is needed at a secondary location, it can proceed there and do what it can.  It is also equipped with first class medical facilities, just to a smaller degree.

[JimmyB76]

ugh that is one ugly ship...
im sure youll do the best you can, but that design is painful lol

[bdfd]

hi farshot,

The concept of your vessel is original but remember this :
What is the utility of nacelles in Star Trek ?

The nacelles must create a warp bubble (warp field),

so if you put them far behind, the front of your vessel will be not in the bubble.

Do you understand ?

you can see : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp_drive


I propose you to put the nacelles like in the USS Defiant, on each side of the vessel like this for example :

It's not a model but just a picture done with paintbrush 

[FarShot]

As it's not my original design, and I'm only recreating it, I won't be making major changes.  If Wiley or Mr. Todisco say to scrap that part of the original design, so be it.  For now, I'm only worrying about the forward portion.

[Shadowknight1]

I don't see a problem with maybe making the design flow a little better, similar to Wiley's changes to the Sentinel.

[FarShot]

I like this ship, or at least this half.  It sort of reminds me of the holoship.

Or a duck.

[tiqhud]

Personally , if the nacelles were closer to center mass , I kinda like it, it's different, make Good alien design.