Bridge Commander Central
BC Forums => BC Bridge Modding => Topic started by: Locke on July 02, 2011, 03:53:29 PM
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I took a long break from making the Macet (http://bc-central.net/forums/index.php/topic,8497.40.html) and that bridge, and when I came back to it, I realized I would much rather do a Federation bridge than the one for the Macet. So I started looking around, and came upon the STO Intrepid Bridges (http://www.stowiki.org/Intrepid_Bridge). They're huge! So I started working on one based upon these for BC, specifically for my long-shelved (but soon-to-be-rebooted!) Regal (http://bc-central.net/forums/index.php/topic,7609.200.html). It can be a huge bridge, simply because the actual bridge section on the Regal is enormous. The four attached images are labeled by position.
I do have a few questions, though. Is there a theoretical or actual poly limit for a bridge in BC? The largest one I have on my install is an Intrepid (don't know the author's name) with 19k polys, and it seems to work fine. Right now, this one is at 13.5k, but I expect that to go up considerably past 20 soon. Another thing is the size. Is there a size limit on bridges? Can they just be as damn big as I want them to?
Lastly, I was considering adding the conference room (http://bc-central.net/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7609.0;attach=45248;image) as part of the bridge model itself, but with the gigantic windows on either side, I can't figure how I would show a starfield and not have it look ridiculous. Any ideas on that? If I can't figure out a good way to make it, I won't include it.
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Good start mate, don't forget to add the bowling alley, that bridge could fit it :thumbsup:
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And a wet bar. Nothing like a cold one on the rocks to take the edge off! :evil: