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Offline Shadowknight1

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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Update 01.31.09)
« Reply #640 on: February 26, 2009, 06:30:49 PM »
Awww, so those awesome nacelles you showed us earlier are scrapped?  Rats. :P

Good start on the saucer, but I can't think of anything you could try that's unique.  Anyone else? lol
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Offline Aeries

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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Update 02.26.09)
« Reply #641 on: May 15, 2009, 04:37:03 PM »
Well I've been having a lot of difficulty picking this stupid thing back up, for whatever reason... designing the new saucer [rather, fabricating the thing in Max] is proving to be a colossal problem as I have no idea where to begin or how to go through with it step-by-step... and I WANT THIS STUPID SHIP DONE ALREADY!! Lol...

I have a couple sketches done for concepts of the new saucer, on the top perspective. They're the only sketches I have done so far, before anyone asks... :P I have a really cool idea for some new nacelles, too... anyways, so far the ONLY thing I'm happy with is the secondary hull as seen in the previous posts on the previous page. So here's the pics... I couldn't scan them so I took a photo. Lol... if anyone has any ideas as to how to go about building this damned thing step-by-step or even where to bloody start, I'd be greatly appreciative.... it's really irritating the hell out of me!
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Update 02.26.09)
« Reply #642 on: May 15, 2009, 04:45:04 PM »
I know this is much older, but ti looks a hell of a lot like rengers Acheron. It's still cool though!
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Update 02.26.09)
« Reply #643 on: May 15, 2009, 04:49:47 PM »
You're re-designing her again? How many times have you done that now, lol?

But I'm glad that you are at least thinking about finishing her. Such a good ship shouldn't go to waste.
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Update 02.26.09)
« Reply #644 on: May 15, 2009, 05:08:00 PM »
Quote from: Billz on May 15, 2009, 04:49:47 PM
You're re-designing her again? How many times have you done that now, lol?

But I'm glad that you are at least thinking about finishing her. Such a good ship shouldn't go to waste.

It's not by choice; the old mesh had way too many errors for me to possibly fix so I could do nothing but abandon it...

The Ancheron and the Mithra have always looked quite a bit similar. I tend to think of the Mithra as the Ancheron's BIG brother... pick on the Ancheron and you gotta pick on the Mithra too! xD lol.
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (NEEDING SOME INPUT!)
« Reply #645 on: May 15, 2009, 06:14:58 PM »
Hmmm, I think I like the bottom saucer sketch better. :P
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (NEEDING SOME INPUT!)
« Reply #646 on: May 16, 2009, 06:58:02 PM »
I don't know but you're giving me good ideas on the continental Class Aeries...Looking great!  And I hope you pick one out soon The suspense is killing me...no seriously, I have 6 months to live because of this thing :P
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (NEEDING SOME INPUT!)
« Reply #647 on: May 16, 2009, 07:08:23 PM »
Lol well they're just concept sketches so I'll be incorporating bits of both. my challenge is finding some way to construct the freaking saucer around the engineering section.
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (NEEDING SOME INPUT!)
« Reply #648 on: July 03, 2009, 09:21:51 PM »
Work on this continues. I'll have renders within the hour.
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #649 on: July 03, 2009, 09:49:49 PM »
Triple post. Maybe Jimmy or someone can merge them later if they feel obligated to do so. :)

I've been working on merging the new secondary hull with the old saucer model, and cleaning up the saucer as I go. It's really hard work, as I really made a huge mess of the mesh but slowly it's coming together and things are getting cleaned up a bit. As you can see, there's still a cr@p-ton to do. I also have to redesign some new nacelles... I have some cool ideas.

But yes... LOTS of work to be done still.

Advice and recommendations for new additions/revisions of components and features are very welcome!
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #650 on: July 03, 2009, 10:50:45 PM »
I still love this ship.
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #651 on: July 03, 2009, 10:55:42 PM »
Jeesus!!!! Now that is SICK  :shock:
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #652 on: July 04, 2009, 08:35:47 AM »
Your Mithra looks very nice, but there are lots of parts that can be textured on rather than modeled on. I prefer to keep all of my models under 30k polys to prevent any serious mesh errors. Try to keep the overall ship simple with some detail, because the rest is helped with textures. Keep it up.
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #653 on: July 04, 2009, 04:07:37 PM »
Wow. It looks like its 5000000k polies! :P Cookie dinner time! :D
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #654 on: July 04, 2009, 04:10:04 PM »
It's about 42k right now, WITH the deflector grating mesh. It'll probably be closer to 22k or 32k when she's all done. I've sent her to Limey for a serious cleanup job. Thanks for the high praise, guys. :]

Wiley, one of these days I may be looking to you for some photoshop guidance if you have no argument with that... I swear I can't use that darn program worth the excrement of dog. x__x
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #655 on: July 04, 2009, 04:22:03 PM »
And considering the excrement of dig is sh...ah, I get it now. :D I certainly hope Limey does give it a good cleanup job. I am msot definately having it as my 9th sig later on. :D
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #656 on: July 04, 2009, 05:41:25 PM »
holy crap!! howd i miss this gem?
keep it up dude!
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 3rd, 2009)
« Reply #657 on: July 04, 2009, 09:09:40 PM »
Haha thanks guys. :D

UPDATE!

I've built some new nacelles... I think they just scream "Badass", eh? :P I personally thought they'd be far better than the old ones.

SPECIAL THANK YOU to Limey for his excellent work in cleaning up the Mithra's saucer mesh. It's much cleaner now than it used to be so I have a fresh start with armor and other details [Only this time, it'll be SO much cleaner and much easier on poly count.]

pics...
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 4th, 2009)
« Reply #658 on: July 04, 2009, 09:39:56 PM »
Holy moly.... words do not express... :P
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Re: Mithra Class WIP (Updated July 4th, 2009)
« Reply #659 on: July 04, 2009, 10:01:00 PM »
I like it... Cookie away!
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