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BC Forums => BC Modding => Topic started by: commodoreismay on May 23, 2010, 07:47:51 PM
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I wonder why never build the Communication Phallanx Epsilon IX, is the Model too complicatet?
or did i overssen the Modell? if there is no modell can anybody here help me to buld it.
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Could you post an image? I have no idea what you're talking about.. :idk:
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the station i want to build is this station
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the station from TMP i believe http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Epsilon_IX_station
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here is a pic of the actual model, very thin station
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Wow, I never noticed before that in the 23rd century, men will drink beer out of straws. :funny
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HA! Nice one DJ! xD
On the topic, though, I actually do wonder if anyone has even attempted this thing.
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i can say in all the 7 or so years ive been in the community, i have never seen it before...
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yeah this is new to me as well...
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Wow, I never noticed before that in the 23rd century, men will drink beer out of straws. :funny
DJ, men drink beer out of straws in the 21st century now...I know i do it sometimes...take a pitcher of beer and put a straw in it...get it down faster LOL
I think it will be very hard to see a good model of the Epsilon IX monitoring station...we only really saw it as a lit graphic in the very beginning of TMP...i have never really seen any schematics of it on the web either...
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Epsilon IX schematic :dance
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Is it not that station in the first TMP film? Or perhaps someones idea of a TMP Argus array?
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well if does get built we already have vger to destroy it
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when I asked [some time nack] I was told it would be to High poly, and No doubt there.
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when I asked [some time nack] I was told it would be to High poly, and No doubt there.
Not so sure myself. It's very angular, which means less polys. Curves are what kills poly counts. That's a bunch of triangles. The schematics are too low res to tell much from though.
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Agreed does not look to bad in the model phase, could be a bitch to texture.
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very interesting...nice to see some schematics for it...i would have thought it was a station similar to regula 1/orbital office...didn't realize it was just a flat station like th Argus array... except the argus array was unmanned...
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Does BC handle transparencies.. you could probably get away with a four poly plain and just draw it on with a high res texture its so flat.
@DJ doesn't everyone use straws for their beer :facepalm: must just be me :doh: lol
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how about this. Could not resist
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That could also easily be one of the other Epsilon stations (I-VIII, X+)
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woohoo first epsilon IX model!!
for recreate the triangular you could use a displacement map!
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very nice baz-
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if anyone want to complete the textures on this station I'm happy to pass over the templates and if help get the mesh ready for the game (though someone else HP it).
If no takers by the end of the week I'll just upload it to the free to use model section on BC files.
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Awesome Baz! :D Cookied.
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VERY nice.
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if anyone want to complete the textures on this station I'm happy to pass over the templates and if help get the mesh ready for the game (though someone else HP it).
If no takers by the end of the week I'll just upload it to the free to use model section on BC files.
may I try my hand on texturing this ?
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may I try my hand on texturing this ?
That sir would be my honour
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I'll HP her, really AFAIK, it is fairly strait foward, just sensors, warp core, hull, it didnt do much in the movie, but be eyecandy.
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I guess this station has a hp'er as well.
Thanks guys
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Once we have the bridge variant ( :P), Prime's Vulcan shuttle and TMPEVA suit, full house? (apart from uniform mod)
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all we need is a proper orbital office complex
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and a dry dock with all the flood lights and AI's travel pods and work bees
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all we need is a proper orbital office complex
Is that a request? :)
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Is that a request? :)
Haven't you got a regular 1 hidding in your WIP's if I recall?
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Haven't you got a regular 1 hidding in your WIP's if I recall?
Yep.
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sweet. Perhaps this should be renamed The TMP Project and I throw in an updated V'ger lol
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Is that a request? :)
;)
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Just in case TMP Project still has any interest: TMPDryDockGrey can be retextured closer to TMP. SpaceFacility can be reworked to Orbital Office (needs flip and scale). I made a little WorkBee cargo transporter (but I'm sure someone can do better). Biggest problem with lot of models is scaling. WorkBees and TravelPods in current form much too big! (in pics, office is scaled to Enterprise, and smaller craft then rescaled to both).
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YEP, BC has a problem with small hulls , smaller than a standard type6 shuttle.
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I remember that shuttle/warpsled project... I had it sitting around, and must've forgotten about it. I could always dust it off after I'm happy enough with the Danube additions. If they're wanted. Otherwise I can just throw them up to BCF as is.
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YEP, BC has a problem with small hulls , smaller than a standard type6 shuttle.
Only real problem encountered is the LOD issue , where hull 'disappears' closer get to ship and in flybys. Other than that, all the TMP ones I've rescaled much smaller than Type6 and to canon size all fly ok and can transport to. I'm kind of surprised more modellers don't pay closer attention to scaling.
I remember that shuttle/warpsled project... I had it sitting around, and must've forgotten about it. I could always dust it off after I'm happy enough with the Danube additions. If they're wanted. Otherwise I can just throw them up to BCF as is.
Model looked good in pics you posted and as far as I know isn't on BCF.
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Scaling does work, you just need to adjust the camera somehow... I think.
The CGI Voyager kit came with 'to scale' Type-6's and 9's.
Anyway, I'll pack up the shuttle when I get a chance, who should I pass it to?
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I suppose this can go here. Rebuilt the entire thing to meet shuttle standards in terms of polys. 2k combined, model comes as the TAI sled, shuttle, and docked mode. Who should I pass it off to (If anyone?)
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LOL great minds think alike. I have just brused the old TMP connie off for some more work.
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I suppose this can go here. Rebuilt the entire thing to meet shuttle standards in terms of polys. 2k combined, model comes as the TAI sled, shuttle, and docked mode. Who should I pass it off to (If anyone?)
\Great, BC has needed one of these