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BC Forums => BC Modding => Topic started by: DJ Curtis on September 19, 2007, 09:21:35 PM
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When i started talking about the Delta series of ships that I'd be working on over the summer, I hinted that I might do a sort of Nebula style ship to go along with the Century Class and its friends.
Well, I had some inspiration and have been working on this here and there for the last few days. Though it's not in the pix, the ship will carry a pod, but I'll do two models... one with and one without.
I also decided to reuse the nacelles from the Vivace Class. Not only did they seem to fit well with the ship's design, it saved me a bunch of time. :D Nacelles are always an area I have little creativity, so when I do some decent ones, I may as well get some mileage out of them. Besides, lots of Starfleet ships reuse nacelles too, so i feel vindicated. lol.
Anyways, I've still a bunch of detail I want to model on to the ship, but it's pretty well fleshed out as you see it.
edit: btw Mark, I thought I'd try out the board's new PNG support. it looks good.
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It looks like something I can't put my finger on.
I love the way the saucer echoes the nebula class.
But the design REALLY reminds me of something, which is not to say I don't like it, it kicks ass!
There's a bit of runabout influence on the top of the engineering hull, too. Very nice ;)
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Whoa! DJ, I think that's my favorite design of yours yet! Please tell me that's supposed to be a next gen replacement for the Akira class.
That ship looks like she has fangs, and can dance when she bites.
I'll be keeping real close tabs on this baby. I might even reinstall BC just to see it fly.
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That is freaking awesome DJ!!!
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It looks a whole lot like Queball's unfinished Repulse class. However there is an appriciable amount of differences in the two designs. Such as the deflector being in the standard configuration here, instead of being above the saucer on the Repulse, among others. An inspiration possibly?
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Looks like a hybrid of a Galaxy, Akira and a Vivace class. Very cool indeed.
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if that's the grandson of the Akira, I'd keep its japanese-themed name.
hmmm, Yamato class?
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I'm sure that's been taken. How about Shogun class?
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I can see how this could evolve to the Enterprise-J. That really looks cool!
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i love it
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Whoa.. I think I designed that ship about 5 years ago. Well, sort of. Very similar, but I had the warp pylons mounted higher, around a large weapons pod. I'd always planned on calling it the Katana class, I think that would work nicely (unless someone's used it.. I've been kinda out of the loop).
Edit: Found one of my old drawings, k, so it's not that similar. I later redid the nacelles, and swept them back. I like your layout better though, much cleaner design.
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You know, the similarities are fairly amazing. The Katana looks as though it could be a follow-on to the Akira, later to be replaced by the "?-class" WIP-ship.
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Another pretty ship you have there DJ :D I'm sure it's going to look just as (if not more) beautiful as the rest of your fleet!
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I can not get enough of your ships DJ...sometimes I wish that we could clone you and have you do all the canon ships that are already in BC...maybe we could make androids instead...they don't need sleep :)
Looking very nice so far and I can't wait to put her in my fleet.
Mike
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me.want.
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DJ does it again!! :D :dance
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Superb ship DJ, an excellent start!!. You were right about those Nacelles, they fit in with this design nicely. Resembles an Akira with the saucer and secondary hull, but I can also see echoes of the Nebula and NX Class ships in this design!!.
Also what type of ship will this be, exploratory, surveyor, cruiser, dreadnought etc.
So... the Delta Series of starships grows yet again, you have our thanks DJ!!. 8)
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WTH :shock: DJ man do You rest sometimes ??? amaizing design, I wonder if Your ideas will ever deplete LOL
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WOW!!! This is indeed a VERY nice design. I think I love it even more that your Century Class. The one without the pod could indeed be a very good replacement for the Akira Class.
Keep up the good work DJ :mrgreen:
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Great work DJ, its a very interesting design.
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That Katana sketch is great, maybe you could get DJ to do it ;)
I do love the work you have produced DJ, certainly one of the best designers in BC :)
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That looks HOT!!
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Pure awesomeness DJ. Trying to snag the next "modder of the month" award by chance? :D
Seeing as this is probably part of the "Delta" project, would it not be possible to re-use some of the textures off your Century Class for this ship, albeit remapped and new details added etc? My point being, so that you don't have to make new textures from scratch.
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An excellent design DJ, how about naming it the Valor class with ships like
USS Valor
USS Honorable
USS Virtuous
USS Truthful
and so on, so on, just a suggestion
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WOW :shock: thats fantasic. perhaps scale the nacelles larger slightly, the rest of the ship seems to dwarf them. i like how the secondary hull sweeps upwards instead of down like a sovereign. it kindof hints to a possible enterprise-j design precursor
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That's wha
Pure awesomeness DJ. Trying to snag the next "modder of the month" award by chance? :D
Seeing as this is probably part of the "Delta" project, would it not be possible to re-use some of the textures off your Century Class for this ship, albeit remapped and new details added etc? My point being, so that you don't have to make new textures from scratch.
That's what I was thinking. If one simply borrowed textures and such from previous models, build time could be reduced.
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very nice design and the model looks iber clean :) good work!
BTW i always liked USS Tranquility dont know why noone named a class like this
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That looks awesome.
Just an idea I had but what would it be like if the nacelle pylons went straight out instead of dipping down? But keeping the nacelles in roughly the same distance out from the main body.
Can't wait for this DJ :D
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Can't get enough of the design and quality of your ships.
simply stunning!!!
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Beautiful design DJ... definitely a successor to the Akira.
BTW, CG's design is just as sweet... different... but just as appealing.
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Shes a beauty.
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:shock: (stair's at ship for a few hours) :shock:
This is going to be without a doubt the best looking ship in BC.
(stair's at ship for a few more hours)
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I'm sure that's been taken. How about Shogun class?
sounds majestic lol
would fit as a replacement for the akira, but some 50 years after it, maybe CG's Katana class should be the middle step.
the Akira is relatively new to Starfleet, so it has life ahead of it.
I don't know why, but I feel the saucer too wide. can be the angle, tho.
the bridge module and the hull are nicely done.
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That looks awesome.
Just an idea I had but what would it be like if the nacelle pylons went straight out instead of dipping down? But keeping the nacelles in roughly the same distance out from the main body.
Can't wait for this DJ :D
If I'm not mistaken, that would go against Gene Roddenberry's established rules for creating Trek ships. IIRC, the nacelles aren't supposed to be hidden behind the hull of the ship, when viewed from the frontal aspect.
That said, I'm not a Treker canonicity freak, like most other TOS'ers my age, and I am of the perspective that if it looks better, so be it...
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very nice design and the model looks iber clean :) good work!
BTW i always liked USS Tranquility dont know why noone named a class like this
You do have a point.
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She looks great. I love the deflector and your take on the saucer.
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...your take on the saucer.
You know, almost seems like you ripped something i have been working on.. lol
I'll let you know what it is next time we speak ;)
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Wow DJ, after all of this, you're gonna wind up in a loony bin due to all the tiredness from modeling LOL. Looking good my friend :)
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you're gonna wind up in a loony bin
he already is - he is here! we're all troubled lol :P
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A real beauty. Indeed looks like a successor of the Akira. For some reason I also wonder how she'd look with a torpedo-carrying rollbar. :D
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you're gonna wind up in a loony bin
he already is - he is here! we're all troubled lol :P
Good point :? LOL
Still nice looking model :)
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I'm glad you guys like the ship. To be honest, it really doesn't take long to do a mesh like this. Really just a few hours. It's the texturing that takes time.
As far as borrowing textures from the Enterprise, believe me, I will. But I'll still have to make 90% of it from scratch.
As far as name goes, I'm not sure about a Japanese name. I'm not an anime fan so I never like the name Akira class to be honest. But maybe.
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Who said it had to be about Anime DJ, why not go for something historical, Hiroshima Class perhaps? Or Tokyo. Either way Japanese names aren't that bad :).
Roger
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I'm glad you guys like the ship. To be honest, it really doesn't take long to do a mesh like this. Really just a few hours. It's the texturing that takes time.
As far as borrowing textures from the Enterprise, believe me, I will. But I'll still have to make 90% of it from scratch.
As far as name goes, I'm not sure about a Japanese name. I'm not an anime fan so I never like the name Akira class to be honest. But maybe.
I got a name for yeah!!
kajiki = Swordfish
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Katana-class would be a clich?, so not that. I do agree since it looks Akira-like it would be fitting if having a japanese shipname, but that's just me. ;) I'd either way strongly advise to not call it Kamikaze-class for errr, obvious reasons. :P
Some random japanese related class-names:
Shogun-class
Honshu-class
Tancho-class
Yamamoto-class
(Tsu)nami-class
Maijin-class
Bushido-class
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well, considering that Kamikaze actually means divine wind, not suicide attack as some believe, I would leave that on the table. Other than that there is the Kongo, Shokaku, Akagi or the Kaga, additionally you could use the same style name as the Akira and pick a name from some anime
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if you can believe it, this is actually the ship this new WIP is based on. It was an old model I did probably 3-4 years ago or so.
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hehe I can see the resemblance.
btw get on wlm :)
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well, considering that Kamikaze actually means divine wind, not suicide attack as some believe, I would leave that on the table.
Yes I know, but a majority of people don't and that'd leave a bad impression. ;) It's described as gods or their powers or such, had to do with Japan being what it is today?
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The name won't be Kamikaze.
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Awesome design DJ, good work.
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I like the design DJ, you were pretty darn good even then. As everyone seems to be jumping on the band-wagon again with naming this ship, may I suggest that you call it Hermes Class as a tribute to your original design!! :wink:
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Heh, it's probably my fault, for saying the design reminded me of the Akira, and hoping that it would be a follow-on to that ship class.
Oddly enough, it seems as though a Japanese name fits it very well. She reminds me of a skilled warrior-poet, and Japan's feudal warrior class lends itself nicely to what I think the finished product will become.
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Sam Class? anyone? anyone? :D
*ducks and runs*
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I still think ( kajiki = Swordfish ) fits it very well :P
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Heh, it's probably my fault, for saying the design reminded me of the Akira, and hoping that it would be a follow-on to that ship class.
no, you were right. it does fit as a heir of the Akira.
it's just too advanced for an inmediate successor, that's why I said CG's Katana should go first, despite it seems it won't.
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How about this?
An additional serie (or group), such as the Delta series (but not part of, unless, of course, as a subgroup).
This time, a group of 3, the Katana, the wakizashi or sh?t? (I suggest the first one, since for the second there is no direct support in game :P) and the tanto.
Here, the Katana would be the heavy class, the wakizashi the medium class and the Tanto the light class.
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if you can believe it, this is actually the ship this new WIP is based on. It was an old model I did probably 3-4 years ago or so.
Any chance you'll release that model for BC aswell? Along with your new WIP, it would look awesome in a small strike force.
Also, how about 'Sentinel Class'? You must be getting tired of hearing japanese type class names by now.
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Hehe, Schlock-mercenary in-joke. (not serious suggestions)
USS Plaited Daises
USS Pretty Dinky
USS Pious Dei
USS Puny Diversion
USS Proudly Defenseless
USS Punitive Damages
USS Polite Diplomat.
USS Positively Dangerous
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lol ok i think DJ has more than enough names to consider :P
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man DJ, your unstoppable :D!!
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indeed - he pulls one piece of art out of the blue followed by another and another and another etc etc lol
i wonder if he ever actually sleeps? :P
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indeed - he pulls one piece of art out of the blue followed by another and another and another etc etc lol
i wonder if he ever actually sleeps? :P
Probably not. But I bet his 'other half (LS Marie)' gets lonely LOL.
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More DJ-wonderfullness :D
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indeed - he pulls one piece of art out of the blue followed by another and another and another etc etc lol
i wonder if he ever actually sleeps? :P
Probably not. But I bet his 'other half (LS Marie)' gets lonely LOL.
He actually gets more sleep than I do. (But I'm also awake part of the night to breastfeed the baby. :P)
He's very quick and stealthy though. One minute he'll have a blank screen in front of him and then I'll read the news on my computer, then I'll look over and *BAM* he'll have this whole mesh thing worked out.
If he ever decides to like texturing, there are also a few dozen ships of his just waiting for it. (Periodically he tries to convince me to take up texturing, but I know crazy when I see it)
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:funny You're clearly a very smart girl. But you know, looking at it from a business/military perspective- the both of you working on new ships that way would be much more efficient. 8)
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i know what you mean by crazy....my Sovereign mod is gonna take me a few months, if not a possible year or so before i'm done LOL. And even then I plan on tinkering with the original Max file and puting ID maps on'er LOL.
I just wish I were as talented as he is when it comes to modeling...I wanna be able to put together a mesh in a few hours LOL Instead of just staring there wishing I knew what to do next :P (IE: My continental class that needs more than just a saucer section)
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I got it.. call her the Diplominator. Civil, with a hint of ass-kickingness.
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Isn't he the governor of California?
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No, that's the Governator :P
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I still think ( kajiki = Swordfish ) fits it very well :P
i'd have to agree there.
Kajiki Class with the prototype being the USS Swordfish
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How about the Cadence Class? USS Cadence. BTW DJ props man. Your brilliance never ceases.
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Update time:
I decided to take a little break from my Galaxy and continue work on this little baby.
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dear god, look at that wicked ship, seriously DJ, paramount ought to employ you, you ships seem better then the paramount ones, :D, this is going to be formidable when its completed, awesome work :D
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i love the akira like design
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This thing makes the dignity class look like crap.
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Damn your ships just keep better and better DJ, Nice Job!
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Some one give him a Cookie for me.
Love this one DJ good work!
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The raptor eh? finally a name for this ship. Suits her well. Love what u have done here. Very original
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Excellent!! Very interesting design indeed :D
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Whoa.. I think I designed that ship about 5 years ago. Well, sort of. Very similar, but I had the warp pylons mounted higher, around a large weapons pod. I'd always planned on calling it the Katana class, I think that would work nicely (unless someone's used it.. I've been kinda out of the loop).
Edit: Found one of my old drawings, k, so it's not that similar. I later redid the nacelles, and swept them back. I like your layout better though, much cleaner design.
Your ship is plenty good too. I hope someone (or you) gets around to making it soon.
Hey Dj, have you thought about placing 2 vivace nacelles together at the point you currently have your pylon attached to and standing it up on edge or 45 degree? (basicly you have a single nacelle.) I don't know what ship you could use such a thing on but it'd be wild to see. Certainly I'm not suggesting it here...
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I'm not really sure what you mean, Starforce.
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Dude, that's another amazing piece of work. :D
If I can give you a cookie, now would be a good time. At least I can imagine giving you a cookie.
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Do you sleep or even rest sometimes ??? but who cares, another amazing ship to the future fleet is coming :D
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This whole cookie thing is starting to sound intensely homo-erotic. DJ, you're designs are so good, I'm just gonna lick it, stick it, and have your man babies.
But if you like, we'll call it cookies.
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just stunning :D
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I like it!
Good job DJ
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The sheer beauty of this ship made me choke on my cola... *cough* nice work. X_X
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Wow. Not what first came to mind with the name Raptor, but it sure as heck fits it! Nice job DJ!
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The future of Starfleet..........DJ's ships. In some aspects, this looks like the Enterprise-J. Hmm, I wonder if he is up to it? Looking good.
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Doing the Enterprise J? No, I wouldn't do that mod, I really don't like that ship.
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Oh well. :) Your ships have a unique style that everyone enjoys. I look forward to your projects.
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*hugs image of your model*
USS Raptor = <3
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For some odd reason the old style aztec patterns look great on this ship :D. Loving every moment of this DJ can't wait to see more :D
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Nice work DJ, and as has been said before, it reminds me somewhat of Queball's mothballed Repulse. I can't wait to see your's hitting the black.
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Excellent work as always, I think the name Raptor suits it perfectly! Styling definitely makse it look fast, more like an interceptor ship. :assimilate
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The ship is actually quite big. I've put it up against my Galaxy Class to compare window and bridge sizes, and the ship is at least 400 meters long and 25 decks tall.
heh, have a look at this sweet registry.
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Awesome, well done DJ.
Seems rather large for a ship like that, though. I always imagined her to be a bit smaller, like equal or lesser than the Akira. Still, that's pretty cool. What'll her role be, do you think?
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Hey, let me save a bunch of people some precious time.....
GAWD DAM, THAT SHIP IS TEH SHIZZ-NIZZLE, YO! blah blah blah I CAN GIVZ YOU COOKIEZ, blah blah blah ME WANTZ IT NOWZ!!! blah blah blah I WANT TO HAVE GREASY BUTTSECKS WITCHOO! blah blah blah MANBABIEZ blah blah blah WHEN YOU GONNA RELEESE DIS????
I think that about covers all the spooge and slobbering.
DJ, amazing. Rock on wit yer bad self, ma brutha.
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The Weasel is wise in all things.
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Duh, and I totally forgot to give you another freakin cookie after all that... LOL
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Awesome, well done DJ.
Seems rather large for a ship like that, though. I always imagined her to be a bit smaller, like equal or lesser than the Akira. Still, that's pretty cool. What'll her role be, do you think?
Would like to point out that the estimated size of the Akira Class is around 465 meters (according to DITL), which makes the Raptor a smaller ship then the Akira, albeit slightly ;)
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Hey, let me save a bunch of people some precious time.....
GAWD DAM, THAT SHIP IS TEH SHIZZ-NIZZLE, YO! blah blah blah I CAN GIVZ YOU COOKIEZ, blah blah blah ME WANTZ IT NOWZ!!! blah blah blah I WANT TO HAVE GREASY BUTTSECKS WITCHOO! blah blah blah MANBABIEZ blah blah blah WHEN YOU GONNA RELEESE DIS????
I think that about covers all the spooge and slobbering.
DJ, amazing. Rock on wit yer bad self, ma brutha.
You get a cookie for that. Darn rights. :arms:
Would like to point out that the estimated size of the Akira Class is around 465 meters (according to DITL), which makes the Raptor a smaller ship then the Akira, albeit slightly ;)
Is it?
Huh, I was not aware. My mistake.
-Aeries.
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I like that... i love the blend of other designs in it also, ur doing a bang up job :)
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didn't anybody get the joke? lol
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i think i do dj, its your registry NCC-80085 = B**bs, am i right or wrong lol
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there we go. man that took a while lolz.
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thats great lol, will you be releasing your ship with that reg, lol, great ship tho, a cookie for your ship and the joke lol
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I look forward to see her in game, what a great design.
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I've actually been working on this ship a little, especially adding some cool modeled on details. It's driving up the count a tad, but the additions make the ship look cooler overall though, I think.
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More show less tell 8)
lol... DJ, sublime work so far show more :)
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yeah, show us what you got ;) :P
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You've made it look cooler? How?! :P
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okee, by popular demand, here's a brief update.
I didn't change the shape at all, just added some details, mostly along the spine, though there are a few little things done to the saucer and underside of the secondary hull as well. You can also see I've started working on more textures.
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I'm really liking this, your attention to detail is superb.
Of particular note is your attention to detail on the mount where the pod will me (I recall a post regarding a pod that will be mounded on this?)
In any case, superb work. Perhaps, too, the undersides of the Nacelle Pylons may need some little details? Maybe you just haven't gotten that far, yet... :P
Well, she's an excellent addition to BC, and she fits in perfectly with your other ships.
-Aeries.
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Lovely work on the texturing so far, and I really like the details on the spine. I do have a question, on the sides of the secondary hull, near the back where it curves up into the spine, there is some kind of extrusion from the hull on each side, what is that?
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the impulses remind me of the NX 01^^
but great work, as always :D
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it looks hot.. i love the detailing.. really adds to it :)
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Very nice work DJ, I really like the new hull details and the new positioning of your regs, perhaps each separate dorsal registry could have a separate alpha channel glow coming from the center of the saucer!?. :wink:
I do have a "minor" comment regarding the mesh. Looking at the ship from the underside in the third pic, the nacelle pylons look a little bit long to me, which makes them more vulnerable too. Maybe shortening them by 15-20% would make the ship look even better and more compact at the same time. :D
If your happy with thats all that matters of course, just me nitpicking again!! :wink:
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great start on the texturing, and the added details do really add a lot more character to the ship.
good work.
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I took Glenn's advice and shortened the nacelle pylons about 15%. Here are some comparison shots. Which do you guys prefer?
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That looks bluddy brilliant
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I would say the shortened naceles look better proportioned to the rest of the ship and look more streamlined
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the left one is the shortened?
doesnt make much difference for me.
=>quite wayne ;)
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There we go, Dj. Lookin' good. :)
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The longer nacelle pylons look better, the short ones bring the warp nacelles to close to the body and it looks wrong.
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the left one is the shortened?
doesnt make much difference for me.
=>quite wayne ;)
No its the one on the right thats the shortened one.
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the left one is the shortened?
doesnt make much difference for me.
=>quite wayne ;)
Top pic = Right.
Center pic = Left.
Bottom pic = Right.
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awesome :D
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maybe the pylons should be somewhere in between the too lengths
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Very nice indeed DJ, I like the shortened pylons a lot better!! :D
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I like the longer one. The wider wedge shape gives the impression that the vessel is fast and maneuverable, able to make tight "kick" turns within it's own length. And the overall look of the vessel sort of reminds me of the Akira, ( one of my favorite Canon designs, ) which also had a wedge-type profile from the front, and side aspect angles.
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I like the longer one. The wider wedge shape gives the impression that the vessel is fast and maneuverable, able to make tight "kick" turns within it's own length. And the overall look of the vessel sort of reminds me of the Akira, ( one of my favorite Canon designs, ) which also had a wedge-type profile from the front, and side aspect angles.
I agree. So I say the longer one's. :arms:
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I like the longer one. The wider wedge shape gives the impression that the vessel is fast and maneuverable, able to make tight "kick" turns within it's own length. And the overall look of the vessel sort of reminds me of the Akira, ( one of my favorite Canon designs, ) which also had a wedge-type profile from the front, and side aspect angles.
I agree. So I say the loger one's. :arms:
I agree, the nacele's should be longer :)
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Ya, the shorter pylons look better. Damn, that ship is looking awesome. :D
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Shorter Pylons.
:arms:
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hm, difficult, I think I like the longer ones more, but I like the short ones in some way too.
well, it's up to you, but anyway, this is a totally awsome looking ship :D
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it's not a big difference, really. I bet if I hadn't posted about the shortened pylons, no one would have noticed. lol.
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I like both TBH :D
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I perfer the longer pylons, the shorter ones don't seem to fit the look of the ship IMO.
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I honestly think the longer Pylons are better. When I think "Raptor" I think it should have a bit more of a menacing feel to it, so a Wider Wing Span would get that point accross. Just my opinion though, the ship looks great either way.
EDIT.
Damn.... the more I look at it....... I like the Shorter version too...... it is a bit more streamlined...... lol
I dunno, your call now! Good Luck!
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I like the shorter ones better.
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Going back and forth between longer or shorter..........I'll pick slightly longer pylons, because it balances the overall shape of the ship. If they were shorter, the saucer would look a little big. Also everyone should do a "magic-eye" on that top comparison picture. It looks very cool! :D
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I like the shorter ones better myself.
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I'm going to have to say the shorter pylons, no contest. It makes the ship look more compact and solid, while the long ones make the ship look more flimsy.
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I like the short ones as well.
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I decided to pick this up. Didn't like how the TNG style Aztec was working out. I'm gonna redo it with something more modern looking, as you can see I've started. I've begun a first round detailing of the saucer paneling. I will do two or three though.
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GORGEOUS!
A man after my own heart. :3 I can not wait to pilot this beauty!
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Wow I really like that ship design :) Looks good!
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the texture colours remind me of the uss elysion by rengers.
though your raptor existed earlier ;)
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first round of hull panels is done on the top of the saucer.
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Nice color scheme you've got there. The blue and green hues really make the panneling stand out. Looks very "new" compared to the TNGish textures you had on there before. I'm glad to see this one getting some attention again, it's probably my second favorite design you've come up with so far.
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TO be honest, I think this ship, at least design wise, is my favorite that I've ever done. At least from certain angles.
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TO be honest, I think this ship, at least design wise, is my favorite that I've ever done. At least from certain angles.
I adore it. It's just my style of ship. Akira with a hint of sovvy. :3
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Curtis you are a God among Modders -gives Cookie-
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OoOoOo Pretty :D
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Thank you for the compliments guys. Here's an update.
First round of skinning on the saucer is pretty well done. Added some bridge details and reduced the size of the escape pods and windows to give the ship a slightly larger scale.
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Sexy!
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Daaayyyyyynnnnngggggg. :3
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okay, last one for the night. It's bedtime.
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Excellent DJ.
I think you are a rare one in the fact that every ship that I think you've ever released is very distinctly "Star Trek".
IMO, any of your ships (except perhaps the Libertas... which is awesome, but somewhat "out-of-box") could be considered canon and shown in an episode of TNG, DS9, or Voyager in a heart beat.
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Altho I have absolutely no idea how you'd go on with doing it in 3DSMax, I'd say add some panel line dirt like I do on my ones.
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she's sure a big girl, aye? Much bigger than an Akira methinks.
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Altho I have absolutely no idea how you'd go on with doing it in 3DSMax, I'd say add some panel line dirt like I do on my ones.
lots of detailing still to go.
Aeries--> Not entirely sure yet, but I'll come up with something decisive.
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no doubt. :3
From the size of the windows though, I'd say slightly smaller than the century; akira is to galaxy as raptor is to century? ;) just a thought. Keep up the good work man!
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I feel like doing some custom tech for this ship.
DJ, if you have an idea, I'll see if I can do it. I'll even change stuff in FoundationTech for it.
Just no promises on time.
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Looks a little like a little sister to the Enterprise J Dosen't it?
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I feel like doing some custom tech for this ship.
DJ, if you have an idea, I'll see if I can do it. I'll even change stuff in FoundationTech for it.
Just no promises on time.
got any ideas?
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I personally think that the warp engines should be a lot longer so they stick out backwards more. I feel that it looks a bit squished but great work DJ! You continue to impress us!
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I personally think that the warp engines should be a lot longer so they stick out backwards more. I feel that it looks a bit squished but great work DJ! You continue to impress us!
I like the warp engines lol, cause if you go into a starbase and wanna maneuver around or something you might end up knocking a nacelle off :P
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got any ideas?
I'm offering you to offer me an idea. ;)
This has no hurry. I can even do it after you have released it.
I just get the "vibe" that this ship ought to have something very unique.
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i say skin shields!
LOL j/k :P
(ok sorry spam lol ill stop now)
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i say skin shields!
LOL j/k :P
(ok sorry spam lol ill stop now)
I was going to say: "Um, how about no?" :P
Oh wait, I did!
Perhaps I need to redo some experiments (as in, it's been quite a while, maybe I think of something new in my blank state)...
[EDIT] Things are, perhaps unfortunatly, coming back, and I realised again that I can't control the phaser hit events. :(
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i say skin shields!
LOL j/k :P
(ok sorry spam lol ill stop now)
I was going to say: "Um, how about no?" :P
Oh wait, I did!
Perhaps I need to redo some experiments (as in, it's been quite a while, maybe I think of something new in my blank state)...
[EDIT] Things are, perhaps unfortunatly, coming back, and I realised again that I can't control the phaser hit events. :(
Skin shields are nub :P Whatever you do do it so other ships can use them ;) (like with the nacelle warmup you did for me).
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Some work done on the drive section. Any suggestions on the whole thing thus far?
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Needs more cowbell. Not really, but are the lights going to be turned on, all of the windows are dark. As for your custom tech, I have a suggestion. We already have targetable plasma streams that explode when fired upon, and this ships' ram scoops (or bussard collectors) are pretty prominent. How about a tech that "absorbs" (really just a timer) explosive/flamable material and then, after a certain percentage is filled, you can release said material (like the plasma stream) and enemies may fire on it, causing damaging explosions. The timer could go increase faster based on the type of nebula you are in (I'm assuming that you can read whether you are in a nebula or not and whether or not it damages the ship.)
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are the lights going to be turned on, all of the windows are dark
Likeliest reason is because he hasnt started the illumination bit of texturing yet (alpha/glows).
As for the ship, it's looking most impressive. I'd say it's a worthy contender for the next MOTM :P
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Window's look kind of small for the overall shape of the ship. The design makes it appear to be a Medium or Heavy cruiser, but with the window's that size it looks like more like a battleship size ship to me. It could just be me though.
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Window's look kind of small for the overall shape of the ship. The design makes it appear to be a Medium or Heavy cruiser, but with the window's that size it looks like more like a battleship size ship to me. It could just be me though.
I'd say the window size is okay... perhaps this ship is in the 450-600 meter range, like the Ambassador Class. And the Amby was not a Battleship.
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Very nice once again DJ, those textures look excellent. I'm glad to see that you haven't forgotten about the Raptor!!. :D
Great Stuff!! 8)
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There are no battleships in the federation, exploration first :P Just some ships are refitted with new technologies and in case a warp happens, refitted with more powerful shields, weapons, etc.
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Skin shields are nub :P
"Nub"?
Skin shields are nub :PWhatever you do do it so other ships can use them ;) (like with the nacelle warmup you did for me).
At any rate, I seem to do scripts for ships that I take a liking in.
For example, SubMenu for SNS Galaxy (I also did some SP rewriting), the TMP Warmup of course.
So yeah, this new thing would be released (if DJ likes it anyway) with this ship, or soon after.
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Wow, thats just one fantastic looking ship. I'll take three, all with flames! lol j/k
"Nub"?
noob, newb, nubz, newbie and so on
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I love those textures, reminds me of your Vivace DJ :D any chance you'd make a future refit of Sabre/Saber class ??? cuz this one looks like future Akira to me ;)
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Woah! Give the man some breathing space! He may have done a future version of the:
Sovereign (Century)
Galaxy (USS Pegasus)
Akira (Raptor)
Intrepid (Vivace)
but he still needs a chance to get on with life!
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sweet resurrect. looks great so far, i hope shes armed to the teeth
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McCoy--> you never know.
As to the size of the ship, this is roughly how big it is compared to a Galaxy Class. So in terms of length, it's a pretty big ship, but as you can see the Galaxy probably has double the displacement.
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DJ Curtis, truth be, the way your ship looks, That's the way The USS Titan should of looked. I love that ship you made.
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Ahhh, very nice. :]
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I've started doing the nacelle pylon textures as well as some rather painful phaser texturing.
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Looking great, I hope you release a Blank Texture sometime for this ship.
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Oh yeah, I usually do.
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Those top and side images definitely show off certain inspiration from the Akira and Galaxy classes :P
Looks really good so far. I'm confident it will be another "best mod" when it's finished.
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could be a 3rd MotM award :D
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A very nice ship. I'm looking forward to the finished textures. Someone give him a cookie in my stead, please ^^
BTW, as a hypothetical question, how would you approach a saucer separation if you were to include it with this model, DJ?
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Someone give him a cookie in my stead, please ^^
done :)
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Thanks!
Damn shame I don't live in this forum or something...haha, by the way things are looking now, I'm probably gonna give away my first cookie in '20 or so ^^
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*Gives DJ his 260th cookie*
Wow, preety!
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Cookies mean nothing anymore, I got you a Jimmy.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj76/Kirk2164/Gift.png)
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Cookies mean nothing anymore
that is a total lie! who told you this nonsense? clearly, the more cookies you have,k the better of a human being you are! im just about twice as good and more awesome of a person than you, based on our cookies :P
lol j/k
I got you a Jimmy.
(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj76/Kirk2164/Gift.png)
oh dear :lostit
ok sorry for spamming, ill stop now lol :P
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ok sorry for spamming, ill stop now lol :P
Heh, that from a moderator :P
...and I'm not awesome at all :/
:D
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Can't wait for this release and Blank Textures, I am gonna find all the Galaxy Class names and put them in game :P
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A pic to give some more idea. Also, if you look closely, you'll see that the Vivace has some alterations to bring it more in line with the series.
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Ugh, I noticed I put the Galaxy Class in the wrong post area -deletes!- but yeah I'm going to make a couple new ships with that. It almost looks like a ship from Future Tense on the Armada forums, called the Moscow Class.
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woah the drive section is sooo massive, reminds me a bit of the excalibur
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woah the drive section is sooo massive, reminds me a bit of the excalibur
i thought the exact same thing, but a nice assault-ship design like that should be a little stocky i think. this ship looks like it could take some punishment
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That is gorgeous 8) great work mate.
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the Vivace has some alterations to bring it more in line with the series.
Only thing I notice is the escape pods, anything else?
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Coming Very Soon.
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u trying to get jan 09 modder of the month there DJ??? ROFL looking great finally the delta 4 project will be completed
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LOL. They all look pretty sweet. You gotta start doing some romulan and klingons so these guys have something to shot at.
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There are plans for something that is not Federation. But it's not Romulan or Klingon. That's all I'll say, and it won't be soon. :)
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Ayyyeeeeeeeeee, my hopes are up now, boyo!! xD I'm REALLY liking the looks of all this...
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:shock: love that ship...
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There are plans for something that is not Federation. But it's not Romulan or Klingon. That's all I'll say, and it won't be soon. :)
Vulcan perhaps? (begs)
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Nice hull detail there mate, looks great.
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DJ you big tease :P Looks fantastic!
As for the non-feddie....maybe Bajoran? Hint, hint? :P
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not bajoran.
more pix of the Raptor coming today.
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Update:
Texturing is coming along. Most of the basic hull texturing is done, its just a matter of adding little stuff all around. The nacelles have no textures so far, as I am thinking about modifying them to make them just a touch more beefy. Not sure yet. Anyhow, suggestions are certainly welcome, but if you've got em, get em in because I plan to be done this before I go to bed tonight.
Hope you like it so far. I'm gonna try and make this my best ship ever.
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Looking great, as far as the nacelles go, keep the general shape just make them a little longer? Cause of the long saucer and short nacelles, looks a little off.
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Any suggestions on a name for the ship's class?
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Velocity class?
Just some random neuron firing I suppose. From Velociraptor (sp)?
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Curtis Class, after the name of it's builder?
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Oh my god... I never thought I'd see the day.... :shock:
DJ picked it up!
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance :dance :dance
Anyways...
Make them thicker vertically.
Oh, and maybe one of these...
Halberd
Cavalier
Paladin
Grandioso (like Vivace)
Gallant (like Valiant)
Venerable
Yeoman
Longbow
Battalion
And from the best sci-fi book ever...
Polemarch
Ansible
Ender
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You could name it after a crew member (Riker class) Barrett class after the recently deceased actor...
There's always Starforce class... :arms:
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Perhaps class names of birds of prey and an overall class name of Talon to match the aggressive and majestic look of the ship.
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heres a few
Vector Class
Rage Class
scythe Class
Falcon class
(added: Basilisk Class)
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The ship is really a sturdy battlecruiser. i'd like something appropriate to that. Good suggestions so far, but not quite what I'm looking for.
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....and here's some driveby suggestions!
Hammerhead Class
Shield Bearer Class
Cavalry Class
Crossbow Class
Pulserunner Class
Gauntlet Class
Crossbrace Class
Atrox Class
Ironass Class (joke!)
Auril Class
Ironhelm Class
Shieldram Class
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maybe that:
Roddenberry Class, after Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek
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maybe that:
Roddenberry Class, after Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek
Roddenberry or Majel Class I would vote for. In honor of "The First Lady of Star Trek".
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Hmm battlecruisers.
How about the Invincible class? After the world's first battlecruisers. Ship names could include Invincible, Indomitable, Indefatigable, Renown, Repulse, Hood, Sharnhorst, Dunkerque, Kong?, Tiger, and Kirov.
All those ships have been described as battlecruisers and cover a period from the early 20th century to the present day.
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Iron Eater?
Shield?
Morning Star!
You know, it's one of those spiked, sturdy, clubs.
There is also the flail, which is also sturdy, but in Dutch it has a much nicer name, a "Goedendag", or translated: "Good Day". ;)
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Perhaps the Resilient class? Curtis class does have a nice ring to it :lol:
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The ship is really a sturdy battlecruiser. i'd like something appropriate to that. Good suggestions so far, but not quite what I'm looking for.
Ironsides class
if you want to name it after a state, missouri is out but maybe Arizona?
Picard class?
Challenger class
Dreadnought class
indomitable (sp)
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hmm, somehow i like names out of the greek mythology, and since you said this is a battlecruiser
here are my suggestions:
Ares, Ares is the Olympian god of warfare, though i think there is already a ship named that on bcfiles....
Tartaros or Tartarus, Tartaros is in the greek mythology something like the underworld
Erobus, or Erobos http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erebus
Pentheus, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentheus or
Echion, Echion was a Argonaut, look here to adapt more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentheus
Just some suggestions :wink:, btw, the ship looks great :D
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it kinda has an akira feel as well... love it DJ, you're a modeling machine. LOVE IT!
i think you should go with Raptor Class.
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How about...
Athena Class USS Raptor - NCC-82512
Class named after Athena - Greek Goddess of strategic warfare and heroic endeavour.
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Leyte Gulf Class
Normandy Class
Bison Class
Broadsword Class
Dante Class
Defience Cass
Erebus Class
Fearless Class
Firedrake Class
Goliath Class
Herald Class
Hind Class
Hood Class
Wolf Class
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Beowulf?
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Megiddo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Megiddo_(15th_century_BC))
Sappara (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappara)
Falcata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcata)
Falx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falx)
Spatha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatha)
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Cthulhu Class
Abydos Class
Mayan Class
Viking Class
Quasar Class
Hercules Class
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Coming along. I added some gadgets to the nacelles, and beefed up the connection point on them to the pylons. I also cleaned up the mesh of the nacelles a bit, and smoothed out some spots on them a touch.
And thank you all for your suggestions. Admittedly, I'm rather picky about names and nothing has jumped out at me so far, though a few are particularly worthy. Keep em coming.
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Erm... My new favorite... Marauder-class battle cruiser?
Scythe
Reaper
Mace
Overlord
Protector
Vengeance
Herald
Vendetta
Wayland
Warhawk
Tomahawk
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Veloci Class USS Raptor.
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hmm how about
Agamemnon
Phobos
Lysithea
Sao
Hi?iaka
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Nebula's suggestion of Agamemnon has given me an idea that falls in line with what many of you have suggested...
Leonidas Class.
Seriously, I watched 300 for the first time about a month ago, and it rocked. Leonidas is the coolest warrior that possibly ever was... at least the movie version of him, which is good enough for me. :) Thanks all for your suggestions!
Honestly, I wish i was this guy. i bet my wife would find me more attractive. :D
(http://llamabutchers.mu.nu/archives/king%20leonidas%20pretty%20pissed.jpg)
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hehe glad I could help ;)
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Do we get a bumper sticker that reads "SPARTAAAAA!"? :lol: Very well chosen name, dude. I think it fits the look.
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Do we get a bumper sticker that reads "SPARTAAAAA!"? :lol: Very well chosen name, dude. I think it fits the look.
heh, something along those lines.
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Textures are about 90% done at this point. The bottom and undercut of the secondary hull need some work yet, and I want to add more paneling details to the engines and little details to the primary hull. One thing that's different about this ship from all my others is that virtually every edge, such as on the saucer rim and pylon edges, have paneling and not just blank texturing. I think it's really improved the overall appearance.
I think this is as far as I'm gonna get tonight. It's 1am and I'm tired. :)
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Take a break DJ, you've already broken your back for us. Great job!
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I think i like this ship even more than the century!
Awsome design and top notch textures; cookie :D
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Hmm, just looking at the front on view. Are the bussards obstructed by the saucer?
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I thought that too, but the buzzards are placed on the top of the nacelle, so I'm assuming (Canonically) she would be overly quick, and instead be more like a vacuum, sucking up passing particles... I dunno.
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The tips of the nacelles have different textures, one just whitish gray, the other a darker gray. Are they supposed to be like that?
Cookie, DJ, although I don't really like your choice for class name.
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Dalek--> No time for breaks. Gotta be back at work on Monday and I won't have time to mod until March. :D Besides, I want to release this ship tomorrow.
Rengers--> Thanks man. Seeing your Acheron really got me fired up about finishing this. Actually, this has become my favorite ship too. :)
El--> Yes they were, but that's against Roddenberry's rules, so I have changed it. I've given the nacelle connection a "cuff". Basically I extended and widened the connection point, and it's actually grown on me. It looks beefy and stable. In the ship's original configuration, I'm pretty sure the collectors did show from the front, but then I shortened the nacelle pylons and probably forgot about the front view. Pix below.
Prime--> Have a look at the bumper sticker. :)
Farshot--> Thanks, I caught that last night after posting. It has been changed and the nacelle tips are now identical.
Pix for you guys.
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I have a feeling Klingons would love serving on this ship.
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Cookie for the sticker. Now all we need is a more-bearded Saffi. :lol:
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Beautiful ship, I really love the depth of the colors on the deflector dish and she looks great overall! Definitely going to become a favorite.
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here's a closeup on the deflector for ya, shadow.
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I think this is the right time to quote chrisluskey regarding your texturing and modelling skills, DJ:
He's my GOD
Awesome, simply awesome. :shock:
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"The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, that even a God-King can bleed."
Love the name, the ship, the movie. Great work again DJ :)
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I hereby nominate DJ for Jan modder of the month as soon as it opens
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lol. thanks dawg.
Diffuse textures are all finished. I can't take any more texturing. it's killing me. I'm gonna do up the glows and specs and get this baby HP'd. More pix, including in-game pix tonight.
edit: one small change after these pix, I've darkened the orange parts, like the thrusters.
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all I can say is WOW
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Wow, that deflector is even more detailed than I thought! :shock: And a release tomorrow, alongside the Galaxy pack and the Juno? A cookie is more than earned here DJ, excellent work.
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Simply awesome; an inspiration.
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It's done. All the textures are finished. Time to get it in the game.
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DJ stop, I'm running out of adjectives that apply to this ship! Stunning, beautiful, awe-inspiring. Good work here. :D
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Oh I like; she looks really vicious!
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You know he caters to you fanboys. I was trying to convince him to wait until Velociraptor Awareness day to release this one. :P
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Truth is, this is what the USS Titan should of looked like, this class would proudly bear the name USS Titan. :D
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We should all be very grateful and glad that we've gotten so many incredible ships from DJ.
Whether the new Star Trek movie is going to be any good or not doesn't really matter... it's still gonna make some money and if J.J. Abrahms ever finds out who DJ is and sees any of his work... he'll scoop him up ASAP for any sequels (if there are any).
And then... DJ would probably be too busy to ever come back and make more magic for us humble folk here at BCC.
Exceptional work DJ.
Cookie
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Wow...this looks awesome. I really envy you for your imagination. 8)
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Three ships released on one day? :D Looking good!
This is blasphemy, this is madness! ;)
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Wow :shock:
Great DJ!!
Cookie!
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3 ships? a little more, cause there are USS Raptor, USS Juno and the Galaxy Class Pack
Fine Ships, nicly done, i love them, where you will upload? if Filefront, it needs one more Day for checking, and filefront is very slowly anyway.
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You know he caters to you fanboys. I was trying to convince him to wait until Velociraptor Awareness day to release this one. :P
Wouldn't every day be velociraptor awareness day? After all, you don't want to be caught unawares by a pack of those vicious little critters.
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Currently being uploaded to BCFiles.
edit: uploaded to BCFiles and waiting to be posted.
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Great!
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3 ships? a little more, cause there are USS Raptor, USS Juno and the Galaxy Class Pack
Fine Ships, nicly done, i love them, where you will upload? if Filefront, it needs one more Day for checking, and filefront is very slowly anyway.
You should remember that mostFilefront staff managing the sites are volunteers. But since it's weekend I'm sure someone from BC Files will post it soon. I just reinstalled BC to try these out...
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Starforce is usually really quick for putting my stuff up. He's great about that.
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Starforce is usually really quick for putting my stuff up. He's great about that.
but SF aint been online since friday so it might be late tonight/tomorrow when it gets on.
~Jb96
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Starforce was online on BCC today, I'm sure he got some time hehe,
Ah well, life goes first, and if we need to wait a day, so what? :D
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I'd have uploaded the files last night but it was 3am, I was really tired, and I still wanted to make some HP tweaks to the galaxy's suggested by Jimmy and Andy.
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Im in the process of posting your 3 files atm DJ, so keep an eye out for them in the next 15 minutes everyone :)
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thanks lint. Much appreciated!
edit: It's available. Thanks Lint for getting those ships up so quickly.
Available here: http://bridgecommander.filefront.com/file/DJ_Leonidas_Class_USS_Raptor;96921 (http://bridgecommander.filefront.com/file/DJ_Leonidas_Class_USS_Raptor;96921)