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Title: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 09, 2003, 05:20:35 am
Ok here we go I added 6 ships to TCS tonight plus the Defiance earlier this week for 7, so if you haven't visited the site for a while now would not be a bad time to look around.

Added tonight:
Federation Light Carrier
 

U.S.S. Pergiune
 

Sentry Light Command Cruiser
Two ships in this one one with the super phasers on it the other with them removed (Pictured)
 

 
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 09, 2003, 05:24:30 am
And......

The Savo Strike Carrier
 

The U.S.S. Davids - B (NCA)
 

and a K'Tinga (in Blue)
D7 Prototype (FedTech)
 

Don't adjust your monitors on this last one, and no it is not cloaked!
This one was made hard to see as well as detect.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 09, 2003, 05:36:15 am
Oh yeah!

to find Mackies go  here.

Swing by the forums and chat with us for suggestions or what not. The ships can be found under the download tab in the SFC 2 stuff, look around other things have been added as well!
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Klingon Fanatic on November 09, 2003, 06:16:07 am
SENSE OF HUMOR ALERT:

Oh look its the FASA Trek,  Andorian "Blue Fleet" on parade! "Move over Klingons, WE [The Andorians] fly the most dangerously designed starships in our galaxy!"

In FASA Trek, Andorian designed ships like the Thurfir and Northampton had their engines paired right next to each other preventing them from being jettisonned SAFELY in an emergency.  The Andorians'  best Federation ship design, at least in FASA Trek, was the Loknar Class destroyer.

Thus I often attribute many Federation ship designs with serious design issues as Andorian in origin. Another term often used is "FASA-itis"  which refers primarily the use of ship parts scaled improperly for ships of different size classes (E. g., the FASA Baker DD used Connie (sized) saucer/warp engines)  as well as to the non-canon warp engine placement.

I like the Savo best.

Thanks for sharing these.

KF
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 09, 2003, 12:34:41 pm
Yup definite a blue fleet.

After the Blue one is done the Black Fleet w/Red (mirrored) will be next. Tryingto get all these little things out before Christmas.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 09, 2003, 12:54:02 pm
Looking good will be downloading soon
Fire Blade  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: ManInBlack on November 09, 2003, 01:13:24 pm
Two-thumbs up,
 


ManInBlack  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 09, 2003, 05:19:38 pm
Thanks people now to tryto keep this thread alive for a little bit longer.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 10, 2003, 10:47:53 am
Bump
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 10, 2003, 10:54:25 am
Hey Captain:

In case you haven't seen your email lately, I'd just like to thank you for sending me that retextured Klingon. She's really. I like the blues (on the ship that is, not the music   ).

I alos grabbed your new releases like the greedy collector that I am!

And how's the Mirror Universe stuff coming along?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 10, 2003, 11:32:36 am
Quote:

Hey Captain:

In case you haven't seen your email lately, I'd just like to thank you for sending me that retextured Klingon. She's really. I like the blues (on the ship that is, not the music   ).

I alos grabbed your new releases like the greedy collector that I am!

And how's the Mirror Universe stuff coming along?  



Hello,
Yup got the mail, sent it because I remember the dark ship I made for you and thought while he likes them this way to add him to the list. The Kligon on the site is a little lighter than the one I sent and has two mod files in it one lighter than the other (think the KCA was the darker of the two).

The mirrored stuff was on hold until I could work out some details to them (I_Mudd helped me out there) so I will start on them again once I finish off a few things I am working on.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 10, 2003, 12:09:06 pm
I appreciate you thinking of me!

And I'm also glad to hear there will be more evil ships comin' our way!

I wish you and I_Mudd success!
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 11, 2003, 01:52:27 am
Man o man page 3 in less than 12 hours!

Not going to give up that quickly
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 11, 2003, 06:43:22 am
wow, the sentry and perigrine look 100% better that they did before, as does the Davids.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: atheorhaven on November 11, 2003, 08:13:11 pm
Quick note.. the Davids-C is complete and waiting for Mackie to add 'er into the database..
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 11, 2003, 11:06:20 pm
Quote:



Added tonight:
Federation Light Carrier
 



 



Where is the original model for this? Or is this the original?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 11, 2003, 11:28:00 pm
Orginal mod file yes (minus a few polys, the phase dimples as they were in the wrong places) only the textures were changed. The orginal file is by Vampire Lesate.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: atheorhaven on November 11, 2003, 11:28:17 pm
That's the Cornado thru-deck carrier starforce...  think that is the Mighty "A"'s work..
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 12, 2003, 08:13:58 am
Got 'em yesterday.

Awesomne additions to anyone's collection.

Thanks you guys!  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Anthony_Scott on November 12, 2003, 08:30:26 am
Oh yeah...oh heck yeah!!!

Central Savoy rocks!!!!!

Seper Fi, Carry On
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 12, 2003, 09:18:35 am
Quote:

That's the Cornado thru-deck carrier starforce...  think that is the Mighty "A"'s work..  



Really? I thought the Cornado was only avail in TOS from Atra?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 12, 2003, 05:07:29 pm
Atra did the TOs one.
Some one KitBashed Moonrakers FCA forthe orginal that was Eras of War site.
Vampire Lestat Kitbashed this one from P81s' FCA and I redid the tetextures from the FCA I did (with some small changes).

Ships in order
CVL by Vampire Lestat
Perquine by DarkMatrix
Sentry by Mackie
CVS (retextured Savo) by Mackie
Davids-B (retextured Davids refit) by Mackie
K'Tinga by Moonraker (except for Atras add ons to make the C7, this one has had very little changes for 3-4 years)

At Mackies TCS site the Federation is Mackies and where any orginals go. The Federation Retextures is where mine go after I bleach them white, Federation ships should not be gray! (Atras TOS ones can though)
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 12, 2003, 09:47:38 pm
What are you working on at the moment ? Enquireing minds want to know !
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 13, 2003, 03:03:02 am
Well this one is next

 

Once I work out the backwards registry. It is my first try at appling textures to a model and some how I got the top Saucer reversed. I also have a mystry Lite map that shows in the taldren mod viewer but not in Milkshape.

So going to sleep on it and hope it comes to me.
Also the Niskalaukaus Class is almost done, and since I got the Ok from DM the Llansamlet will also get finished as soon as I talk over how to fix an error on the ship with I_MUDD.

So with a little luck 3 more by this weekend.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 13, 2003, 07:01:36 am
when will that CVL and some of those textures actualy be added? I was just there and didn't see them. Unless the CVL is listed as something other than CVL.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 13, 2003, 11:56:14 am
Quote:

when will that CVL and some of those textures actualy be added? I was just there and didn't see them. Unless the CVL is listed as something other than CVL.  



The CVL is listed as the Federation Light Carrier
The Savo is listed as the Strike Carrier and has the new saucer rim textures (fca3 and fca3i)
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 13, 2003, 12:00:33 pm
Hey Captain Ron!

Your 3 nacelled Excelsior Class is looking most excellent.

I look forward to adding her to my fleet. Your stuff is so great for my gaming experience!

Ah, it's a good time to a SFC fan!  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 13, 2003, 12:34:57 pm
COOL !  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Anthony_Scott on November 13, 2003, 12:38:11 pm
Quote:

Well this one is next

 

Once I work out the backwards registry. It is my first try at appling textures to a model and some how I got the top Saucer reversed. I also have a mystry Lite map that shows in the taldren mod viewer but not in Milkshape.

So going to sleep on it and hope it comes to me.
Also the Niskalaukaus Class is almost done, and since I got the Ok from DM the Llansamlet will also get finished as soon as I talk over how to fix an error on the ship with I_MUDD.

So with a little luck 3 more by this weekend.  



Oh yeah...i am digging these retextures! Expect more wallpapers in the future!

Semper Fi, Carry On
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 13, 2003, 02:18:24 pm
GotTheRegistry fixed so that is one down the other I can not find in Milkshape so will have to look for someone else to find it for me (I suck with 3D modeling). So off to try the Niskalaukaus textures to be applied.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 13, 2003, 02:23:44 pm
Doed this mean the 3 nacelle Excelsior is done?

BTW, what is her proper class name?

And does this retexture come in the standard 2 nacelle version.

I'm not on my own computer so I can't check my files.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 13, 2003, 06:14:28 pm
Not Exactly an Excelsior, it was a retexture of the George W. Bush Carrier P81 did. I can cut the top one off but then the LODs will still show it. So its not that it can not be done but with out Max 3D it can not be done by me.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 13, 2003, 09:09:14 pm
 

Is now up and Available one model is a NCC the other a Pocket Dn. Yeap two ships in one file again just like the Banting had two. Well so there is one of the three I was planning on for this weekend, so now now back to the other two.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 13, 2003, 10:30:50 pm
These are looking good  
i have applied your textures to one of Mackies connie kit bashes i cant remeber its name but it has a torpedo launcher mounted above the engineering hull  i will have to send you a picture
I love the Excelsior carrier been one of my favourites for a long time your retextures put new life into a old model
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Mackie on November 14, 2003, 03:05:06 am
*starts crying* its... so... goood!  
(and all things said above)
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 14, 2003, 06:51:13 am
I still don't see that CVL. I've checked fed retextures and sfc2 fed ships for both CVL and "Light carrier' and I don't see it.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Mackie on November 14, 2003, 07:02:32 am
1. search for savo strike carrier
2. it IS p81 model
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 14, 2003, 07:53:19 am
Quote:

1. search for savo strike carrier
2. it IS p81 model  



I found the south savo. CVL is the one by Vampire letsat.
http://www.the-tcs.net/ships/gafy/FCVL_tmp.jpg

\And now your site has internaly misconfigured itself...damnit.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Mackie on November 14, 2003, 08:04:53 am
sh*tty server puter... it should work now  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 14, 2003, 08:19:23 am
D'l'd a couple more beauties last night!  Wonderful stuff. I'm really getting spoiled this week!  

How's the George Bush coming along? Any luck with that mysterious line?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 14, 2003, 11:41:19 am
Starforce2,
Look for the word Federation it is up near the top above the Ironcross BCV. If not I will post a direct link one Mackies site is up again. It is there in the federation retexture area (as that is where I got the link for the pic from).

No no luck on the George Bush last night, was talking with I_Mudd and forgot about her and by the time I remembered MSN decided to boot us both for upgrades. So I did not get the chance to send him the file to see if Max would find the problem (could be a plug-in problem with milkshape)
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 14, 2003, 12:03:41 pm
Thanks for the update, Captain!
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 14, 2003, 08:28:07 pm
Ok I got the thing worked out so the George W. Bush carrier is now the John Paul Jones and available for download as the Federation Heavy Carrier. Also in the file is 2 engine version scaled down to size of the normal Excelsior so it can be used as a BCV of CVB.



So now with the Niskalaukaus Class



You have 2 out of the 3 ships I had planned for this weekends release.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 14, 2003, 10:01:33 pm
Out of curiosity...will there be a redo of the mars battleship (the 4 nacelled excel) comming outa this?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 15, 2003, 12:27:24 am
Quote:

Out of curiosity...will there be a redo of the mars battleship (the 4 nacelled excel) comming outa this?  



I actually never downloaded that model so I don't know at this time if I will ever go looking for it, or if I find it that it will make the list. Guess it really depends on how long we all keep playing this game.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 15, 2003, 03:33:36 am
I have got Nightstorms kit bash if you want it    
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 15, 2003, 08:59:47 am
Sure might as well see what it looks like, you never know what might catch me eye for the next project.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 15, 2003, 11:05:52 am
Give us five minutes and i will send it to you
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 15, 2003, 01:08:49 pm
Quote:

Give us five minutes and i will send it to you  




us? Have you been assimilated?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 15, 2003, 01:19:43 pm
Quote:

Quote:

Give us five minutes and i will send it to you  




us? Have you been assimilated?  



Well why not I just assimlated anyone ship!

 

A retexture of P81s' older Excelsior and allo lower poly that the later ones too. It is complete (well needs a new registry, so about 30 minutes it will be done) and will be coming out soon not the ship i was expecting to finish today but it does make three at least. Three are thre possible engines textures in it for the Advanced design I use the TMP and TNG eras ones as well.

It is listed as the Excelsior Class.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 15, 2003, 10:04:37 pm
Bump as a reminder!
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 16, 2003, 01:12:15 am
  Whole day and not a single download (scratches the Excelsior and anymore variants off the list of future projects)
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Mackie on November 16, 2003, 10:47:54 am
oh come now m8 , remember how long it took for the rosa retexture to get on the top of the list... wasnt one day, thats for sure!  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Fire Blade on November 16, 2003, 12:17:24 pm
Ive downloaded the excelsior retexture thank good  job
looking forward to new versions
i tried to send you the Mars but the email bounced back sorry  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 16, 2003, 12:23:35 pm
Quote:

  Whole day and not a single download (scratches the Excelsior and anymore variants off the list of future projects)  



bah...perhaps people are just not ready for excelciors? I will need them all at some point, just not this minute, thus I am not downloading.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 16, 2003, 09:22:15 pm
At any rate the other Excelsior i had in mind is movingto the bottom ofthe list (Don made the model so at least that is done if i decide to finish it) and will move on to the other things i still need to finish.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 17, 2003, 07:22:21 am
or your miranda retexture, did you atler the mapping on the model at all, because I use an exsisting p81 miranda using the orignal texture from BC, and it looks fine with your textures except the black rectangles in or near the phasernodes.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 17, 2003, 08:41:03 am
Hey, Captain!

I D/L'd a few models on Friday night, including the John Paul Jones.

I was away for the weekend and got back Sunday evening. I just saw yet another Excelsior variant is available so I'll be snapping her up this evening. Don't worry, you've got fans out there!  

You KNOW I love your stuff!  

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!  
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 17, 2003, 12:12:26 pm
Yes the orginal phaser did not line up very well so I fixed the problem by removing the polies. There was really no reason for them because the HP was in the hull.

They can be fixed also by colouring the upper left corner the colour you want the phasers to be. But you will also have to remove the phaser textures off the hull then. It is not prefect they still will not line up right wit hthe texture but it will be close.

I simply went wit hthe texture as I thought it looked better between the two and saves 18x6=108 polies saved.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 17, 2003, 05:15:10 pm
How many other ships did U do this way? I'll hafta save the max files when I port the originals over to BC (er...I didn't save the sentry...I hope I don't hafta do that one) cuz BC hardpoints wont line up unless the ship is in the exact spot, exact same scale..ect when converted. Sentry's got alot of stuff to move too...sh*t.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 17, 2003, 11:02:38 pm
I will get you a list but so far only the Fed Heavy Carrier and the other in the file, The Second Excel I released, and the Nisk but I would assume all just in case.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: starforce2 on November 18, 2003, 12:01:06 am
damn. I was hoping not to need a enw conversion for the retextures. Oh well.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 18, 2003, 02:06:46 am
On the connie saucers they were only slightly off and might be noticable. The excelsior saucers will need work.
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Kaenyne on November 19, 2003, 01:36:01 pm
So what's new, Captain?
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Parislord on November 19, 2003, 02:57:31 pm
Awesome work!

I especially liked the Davids class, makes a great alternative hull design for the NCL+ refits for the Surya hulls...
Title: Re: Updates at Mackies Place!
Post by: Captain Ron on November 19, 2003, 06:12:30 pm
Nothing much work has been buzy for the last few weeks so I was just finishing what was done and releasing it. There are about 8-9 ships in the works (plus Mackie has 3 more already wearing the new style of textures that have to be converted from LWO to MOD) I have 2 nearly done a Davids C retexture thay needs a phaser ring texture (have a message to atheorhaven to see if it was forgotten in the zip or has to be applied) and the Llansamlet that needs some mesh fixing then those two will be released.

Then the Mirrored stuff still needs work and much more all work dependant unfortuantly