Topic: X Ships Project.... (Read 22048 times)

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #40 on:** September 04, 2009, 09:18:37 am »

Quote from: F9thCenturus on September 04, 2009, 09:01:03 am

I'm going to keep the impulse crystal as a single for all ships. The deflector though I can't decide if I should go single, dual, or a mix.

When in doubt make two versions

atheorhaven · « **Reply #41 on:** September 04, 2009, 12:19:19 pm »

Quote from: F9thCenturus on September 03, 2009, 04:07:15 am

Anyway, deflector, should I do a dual deflector for all ships, single deflector for all ships, or a dual deflector for the DN and BB while the CA gets a single deflector?

My preference:

a dual deflector for the DN and BB while the CA gets a single deflector.

Centurus · « **Reply #42 on:** September 04, 2009, 10:39:22 pm »

True. Since the hulls will be basically identical, with the exception of the deflectors, and I'm not unifying the mesh, kitbashing a dual dish CA or single dish DN/BB would be easy.

Ok, I'll release a CA with a single dish, and the DN and BB will both have dual dishes.

FoaS_XC · « **Reply #43 on:** September 04, 2009, 11:03:43 pm »

Well, the DN hull and the CA hull should have separate elements to make them fit into the design better, beyond the different deflector arrangments. Give the DN an extra shuttlebay or something, like P81's Odyssey, but try to make it adaptable so a person can switch out what they want.

Centurus · « **Reply #44 on:** September 05, 2009, 03:06:31 am »

I don't want to get too fancy.

Centurus · « **Reply #45 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:51:30 pm »

Minor update to show I have been working on the ship, albeit very little.

Centurus · « **Reply #46 on:** November 10, 2009, 02:06:06 am »

Been doing some more work in what time I have. I haven't done much. I did the deflector dish. There are going to be two variants. One is a single dish, and the other are twin deflectors that are smaller than the single dish. I've also made an aft torpedo housing for use on the 3 engine and 4 engine variants of the X ships. Nothing fancy.

markyd · « **Reply #47 on:** November 10, 2009, 06:27:10 am »

Good work mate...

Centurus · « **Reply #48 on:** November 24, 2009, 08:36:34 am »

Another update...

I've finished the phaser box placement on the ship. I like where they are and how they're arranged. I'll work on their emitters next. Each box is actually a triplet turret bank. I've also made a 3rd pylon for the 3 engine variant of this ship, and a joint for it to connect to the ship, as I didn't want it to look like I just placed it there.

Kreeargh · « **Reply #49 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:13:05 pm »

Damn Nice work

Could you make 1 shuttlebay open? So a shuttle can be rigged for flight and the other bay use IM transparancy trick to show a shuttle inside the shield with a door 1/2 way open? Im goan try that on a SW ship but id love to see this on your ship here. Thats if you want to go to that effort all good if not but would rock more with that little extra detail.

Centurus · « **Reply #50 on:** November 25, 2009, 06:33:36 am »

I would if I could, but I don't know how. Think you could help me out on that?

Kreeargh · « **Reply #51 on:** November 26, 2009, 02:06:52 am »

Quote from: Centurus on November 25, 2009, 06:33:36 am

I would if I could, but I don't know how. Think you could help me out on that?

If you see me on msn contact me any time.

Kitchener · « **Reply #52 on:** November 26, 2009, 12:58:42 pm »

looks good, are you going to unify it? there are lots of seperate parts there

Dizzy · « **Reply #53 on:** November 26, 2009, 08:09:55 pm »

I'm liking that mesh.

Centurus · « **Reply #54 on:** November 27, 2009, 01:50:11 am »

I started out as a kitbasher, and I know that there's a small possibility that at least a few people, including myself, may want to make kitbashes from this mesh one day, so F_W was right, I am basher friendly.

F_W and I were and still working on a TNG Excelsior kitbash, and the mapper we managed to get unified the entire mesh, which I think led to a few of the problems we're still having now, but no way to be sure. Either way, most likely I am not going to unify this mesh.

Besides, there aren't that many independent parts. The entire engineering hull, including shuttlebay and deflectors, is all one piece. The phaser boxes themselves are separate. The torpedo pod/pylon assembly is one piece, neck is one piece, impulse assembly one piece, bridge one piece. The nacelles will be independent as well, so there aren't really that many pieces, just several large pieces.

Centurus · « **Reply #55 on:** December 30, 2009, 02:01:47 pm »

I've been working on the warp nacelle, well, the basic shape of it anyway. I'm still gonna work on it and refine it quite a bit. Just thought I'd show that this project isn't dead.

Centurus · « **Reply #56 on:** December 30, 2009, 02:02:41 pm »

P.S. In case you're wondering, no, it doesn't have any mapping. That little textured spot is a finished nacelle I'm using as a basis for my own, and I'm building my own on top of it as a guide for shape and dimension.

Centurus · « **Reply #57 on:** January 10, 2010, 05:31:09 am »

I've done a little more work on the nacelle. Not much, but at least it's progress.

Starforce2 · « **Reply #58 on:** January 10, 2010, 02:11:45 pm »

inspired by that 4 engine tmp from STO?

Centurus · « **Reply #59 on:** January 10, 2010, 05:13:20 pm »

What ship? I don't keep up with STO development anymore. This nacelle is supposed to be a merger of the P81 X ship nacelle and the Sorcerer nacelle.

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