Topic: Space Objects

[Bubba91873]

I realise that this forum is mostly driven towards starship models but where is all the modders who make make new planets and space objects for SFC and BC at?
I've never seen anyone post any work on these except for Chris Jones and Banzai Zap to my knowledge.

And where would be some good sources for new space objects such as Gas Giants, Nebulas, Stars etc..?

Any websites out there or open source on the web?

[DonKarnage]

well for the planet its just the bitmap since all the planet are the same in size (well it seem so) and the meteorite well there nothink to do since we don't see them much, beside that the space is empty so we could make satelite in orbit of the planet and avoid them when where in orbit.

[Bubba91873]

I mostly mod for Armada 2 and havent found alot of new detailed planets lately except for a blue star with a realy cool starflare to it.
The best I have seen is Rassilons Gas Giant that he made way long ago.

The stock SFC planets arent that good looking imo.Thought someone out there might be improving them.

"Another game format question"
How would someone go about extracting individual planets from BC solar systems?It's my current understanding that they are compiled in one large "model file" for lack of a better word.I just recently got the game would like to know what mods are a must for that game.

[E_Look]

Check out John Stone's SFC Refit sites.  I think he's got some planet textures that did not come with any of the SFCs.  Some of them are quite cool.  This is especially if you apply them in SFC 1; it makes it almost like a different version!

http://members.fortunecity.com/sfc2auxspacedock/index.htm

and

http://members.fortunecity.com/sfcspacedock/index.htm
 

[Klingon Fanatic]

I am currently using a MIX of planets from Fleetdock13,  John Stone's sites, STOCK SFC3  planets and Stock OP planets with a few retextures on them. So I would say it is possible to get a range of planets from half to probably twice the size of a stock OP planet.
I have an interesting "ringed earth" that uses the stock model with one of John Stone's ocean planets.

DarkMatrix once did some planet texture extractions for eith Klingon Academy or BC, I don'e exactly recall which...

Noteworthy Planets I am using

PlanetEarth = Fleetdock13, Earth with Moon
PlanetWater = Terraformed ocean covered Mars from SFC1 days [no readme file]
PlanetRomulus = SFC3 Stock
PlanetQoNos = SFC3 Stock

I am also using the SFC3 SPACE MOD file for the backgrounds and I have to say it cranks up OP a notch or two visually IMHO.

Qapla!

KF