Topic: Chandley Class, TWO more liveries RELEASED!!!! (Updated 15th March) (Read 8204 times)

DestinyCalling · « **on:** March 11, 2004, 10:01:53 am »

Yes folks after a few delays, I am happy to release this into the SFC universe... So what have I got for you...

This is the first release of a batch and represents the USS Standridge, NCC-2301. For those expecting the USS Chandley, that will be released in a while as a "Phase II" model. Subsequent releases will follow in due course, some featuring hull decoration (Blackhawk and Blackheart spring to mind) and others will be bashes of some form or other.

I have included an EXP file for use with Shipedit and I'm offering this up in three flavours of varying size and detail... All versions use Khaliban's original bitmaps at 1024x1024 resolution. The additional bitmaps by me are in two sizes 1024x1024 and 2048x2048. Now before you all run off and panic I will just point out that I have mapped the entire Aux Hull/Pylon assembly onto a single bitmap (hence the size). Having said that though the 1024 res maps are more than sufficient for use in game and I have only used the larger bitmap for the above renders. I'm making the larger size map available for those that want it but you should find that the 1024 version will suit most systems. I have also made available a "Lite" version in 1024x1024 resolution using palleted bitmaps to help low memory systems. As far as poly count goes, the whole thing weighs in at 9763 polygons though I should point out that the extra bits only account for a third of that. For those concerned about using high poly models in-game I have the following comparisons:

LC Amaral's Excalibur II : 11987 polys
Terradyne's Avenger : 10133 polys
Khaliban's Enterprise : 9769 polys
My Chandley : 9763 polys

If your system can cope with the others then you'll be fine

Finally a note on kitbashing. I'm quite happy to have this model bashed, after all it would be nice seeing other interpretations, however I must ask for the time being not to bash it (unless you ask first) until I've released all the variants, ie all my own bashes. I dont want to sound arsey but this is the first model I've done and want to ensure it's as complete (as far as I'm concerned) as possible, variant wise. After I've release all the variants you're quite welcome to do what you like with it providing you let me know

Ok, enough said..... Download links to follow and variant updates to come.....

Enjoy

USS Standridge (2048 bitmap)
USS Standridge 2048
4.9 meg zipped and 41.4 meg unzipped (!!!!)

USS Standridge (1024 bitmap)
USS Standridge 1024
3.9 meg zipped and 23.3 meg unzipped

USS Standridge (1024 palleted bitmap)
USS Standridge 1024 (8 bit palleted)
2.4 meg zipped and 9.4 meg unzipped

Any and all feedback is appreciated as always and special thanks to Atrahasis for sorting my break model out.... You da man!!

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Hig Hurtenflurst · « **Reply #1 on:** March 11, 2004, 10:58:03 am »

Wow that's pretty! Awesome work man, glad you got your break model problems sorted out!

Cheers!
Hig

Khalee · « **Reply #2 on:** March 11, 2004, 11:03:21 am »

Well Im getting it but damn man Half hour wait 2.63kb/sec. Guess Ill go and fix lunch

Chrystoff · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2004, 11:34:58 am »

This is absolute torture!!!!! I have 5 more hours of work to go before I can speed home to download this beauty. I have to be patient! Oh, the pain, the pain...

A beatiful job, DestinyCalling!!

Anthony_Scott · « **Reply #4 on:** March 11, 2004, 11:47:06 am »

Sweet! Yet another FASA ship that has been redone in all her glory!
I have also burned them to CD already!
Semper Fi, Carry On

Kaenyne · « **Reply #5 on:** March 11, 2004, 11:50:28 am »

Argh!

I so know that feeling. With the Chandley ready, plus a slew of Atrahasis stuff also up for grabs, all I want to do right now is download away! BUT I CAN'T!!!!

Chrystoff · « **Reply #6 on:** March 11, 2004, 11:53:25 am »

Quote:

Argh! I so know that feeling. With the Chandley ready, plus a slew of Atrahasis stuff also up for grabs, all I want to do right now is download away! BUT I CAN'T!!!!

Dooohh!! I forgot about Atra's stuff! Must get home! But can't!

starforce2 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 11, 2004, 04:44:29 pm »

wtf is a paletted bitmap?

Azel · « **Reply #8 on:** March 11, 2004, 04:53:55 pm »

Sweetness!!!
Thanks mate

Klingon Fanatic · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2004, 05:18:24 pm »

Absolutely stunning! I love the Development Logo; kind of in the spirit of FASA's ficticious Admiral Chandley....

Wel done. D/l now.

Please consider a FASA Klingon D-10 or some kind of FASA Romulan for your next project once this Chandley series is complete

KF

starforce2 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2004, 06:13:06 pm »

so who wants pix?
http://www.nightsoftware.com/starforce/New/Chandly/

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2004, 06:30:26 pm »

That is one outstanding ship sir and well worth the wait indeed. You mentioned possible varients,may I suggest a Lost Era varient..... A Chandley based on ambassador style textures ?

I like unusual designs

It never hurts to ask.

-MP

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2004, 07:25:15 pm »

Good idea.... I may well do that and you can add it to your mod then.......

Great set of renders Starforce.......

I still cant figure out "self illumination" in 3DS....

Dizzy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 12, 2004, 12:25:01 pm »

Yeah baby!

OOOOHHHHH AAAHHHHHH!

Super duper man.

JMM · « **Reply #18 on:** March 12, 2004, 12:39:33 pm »

Great to see someone working on the FAFSA models, I miss that board game soooo much! I liked the fact that they had each side have a shield generator, knock out the generator, no shield for that side!

Anyway these models work on OP? I'd love to see some frigate mods like you created.

Again, awesome work, and thanks for brining back the memories. If I remember correctly, the Chandley class had the firepower of a cruiser?

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #19 on:** March 12, 2004, 12:43:27 pm »

Sheild generators??? Not too sure what you mean....

As for OP compatibility, I realise now that I never made that point clear though it is covered in the readme. I made it for use in EAW and OP.... Since I dont have SFC3 I never did it with that in mind....

Great comments, you guys are too much

Khalee · « **Reply #20 on:** March 12, 2004, 01:17:24 pm »

In the fasa version of SFB each shield was powered separately So if a shield held five points of power it took 30 total power points to raise all shields.

Marauth · « **Reply #21 on:** March 12, 2004, 01:38:03 pm »

FASA version of SFB!?!

LOL that's the same as in SFB anyway isn't it - the shields are all separate, you can power down individual ones.

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2004, 04:57:34 pm »

A shameless bump.....!!!! This is more to keep it on the first page and for those interested, two new vessels will be available for download tomorrow (Sunday) both being a different variant of the Standridge...

No pics yet but you'll all see soon enough...

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #25 on:** March 14, 2004, 02:44:28 pm »

Okay chaps, here we go with round two... Two new ships sharing a common variant...

Firstly we have the USS Chehalis NCC-2318.

This is intended to be some kind of ELINT platform, hence the pod underneath. As can be clearly seen, this is the secondary hull from an Oberth Science Vessel and I haven't altered the scaling at all, the pod measure out at 150m give or take. I figured Starfleet would make use of a pod like this for sensor and comms jamming, long range eavesdropping and general snooping around. The pod has been completely retexted from P-81's original. I had wanted to use LC Amarals excellent mesh but the model before the pod was knocking on 10,000 poly's so thought I'd make life a little easier on everyone's systems. And I AM aware that there are no registries on the nacelles... Forgot to add them when I rendered it.. They are in the completed model though rest assured.....

Secondly we have the USS Francis X. Hummel NCC-2319

I'll be honest here, I was only intending on releasing the Chehalis but then I remembered Pataflafla's USS Keyhole (Northampton Class - but stealthier) and though why not give this one out as well.. Oh and I watched "The Rock" this week too....

This is exactly the same as the Chehalis but equiped to be more stealthy with a low visibility colour scheme. There are no lit areas of hull on this. The only items illuminated are lights, windows etc... Unfortunately I haven't yet mastered "self illumination" in max so here are a couple of in-game shot to give you an idea what I mean.

The model this time tips the 10,000 poly mark due to the pod being added. It weighs in at 10,233 polys which is still not as bad as it could have been. As before, I have put together three versions (2048, 1024 and 1024 Lite) of each model with varying colour depth and bitmap size and I have also include an EXP file for those with Shipedit. I think I'm getting the hang of this modelling malarky, one day I hope to be as good as some of you guys... All always, any comment good or bad is appreciated...

Your download links follow....

USS Chehalis (2048 bitmap)
USS Chehalis 2048
5.2 meg zipped and 44.4 meg unzipped (!!!!!)

USS Chehalis (1024 bitmap)
USS Chehalis 1024
4.2 meg zipped and 26.4 meg unzipped

USS Chehalis (1024 palleted bitmap)
USS Chehalis 1024 Lite
2.6 meg zipped and 10.4 meg unzipped

USS Francis X. Hummel (2048 bitmap)
USS Francis X. Hummel 2048
3.8 meg zipped and 44.4 meg unzipped (!!!!!)

USS Francis X. Hummel (1024 bitmap)
USS Francis X. Hummel 1024
3.1 meg zipped and 26.4 meg unzipped

USS Francis X. Hummel (1024 palleted bitmap)
USS Francis X. Hummel 1024 Lite
2.2 meg zipped and 10.4 meg unzipped

Enjoy!!!!!!!

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Klingon Fanatic · « **Reply #26 on:** March 14, 2004, 04:11:03 pm »

Nice! D/L now.

Great idea for using the Oberth secondary hull too!

Still hoping for FASA's USS Fife NCC 2572 Saucer/nacelle textures so I don't maul your good work.

The USS Fife was a plain Chandley with no unusual markings. It was featured in the FASA Scenario 'A Doomsday Like Any Other' set in the OUTBACK a region on the Gorn-Fed-Rom border and involved the discovery of a Planet-killer...

IF these to variants are any indication, your X-era Chandley is going to absolutely rock!!!

KF

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #27 on:** March 14, 2004, 05:33:58 pm »

Yeah I will be releasing the Fife... The only slight issue is that of registry number, hers (or any of the others) isn't mention anywhere in the FASA manual or other wise. As a result of wishing to be consistent, it will have a low 23xx number. i think I listed it in the first readme for the Standridge but I dont recall what number I gave it now...

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #29 on:** March 14, 2004, 06:27:03 pm »

Oh pump... Really, this is just typical of FASA and I had it all worked out nicely too... Hmmm, I suppose I shall have to assign an alternate number though it'll be way way out of sequence. Mind you FASA also said that about two hundred were built so I guess it does fit in their eyes. I must admit to not having read that particular FASA publication though I had the Federation Ship Recognition Manual for years. Sadly I appear to have lost it recently and I cant find it anywhere... I got the other two but no longer the Fed one...

Well then, NCC-2572 it will probably be then...

I wonder if anyone who visits here actually comes from Fife????

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #30 on:** March 14, 2004, 06:31:55 pm »

Ah, apologies for that... have changed a few things round... Will repair the link ASAP

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #32 on:** March 14, 2004, 06:45:29 pm »

Good point, NCC-2572 doesn't even fit with their own sequence... Ok, NCC-2372 will do.. Oh, and I have updated the link to the Blackhawk as requested plus also the Kelley Hospital Ship too... Updated links are on the sticky FASA thread at the top...

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #33 on:** March 14, 2004, 08:31:41 pm »

Oustanding ships sir.A most welcome addition to my fleet.So how about that LOST-ERA Chandley

starforce2 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 14, 2004, 08:56:49 pm »

why bother fixing the blackhawk link? lol...just make a blackhawk of the new version? That'd be sweet to have the high res textures with them lightning birds on it. Logos are so underused in tmp trek. They did it back in starfleet museum era it's too bad the tradition died there for the most part.

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #35 on:** March 14, 2004, 09:04:48 pm »

I'm going to... In fact that'll probably be the next one released. The reason it was fixed was that KF asked plus I need to sort the Kelley Hospital ship link out as well so I thought "Why not"....

At least it updates the FASA/SFC thread.....

And as for ship logos, I love all that stuff.... Starfleet Museum is one of my fave sites... It's just a pity that Brannon & Braga never bothered to look.....

starforce2 · « **Reply #36 on:** March 14, 2004, 11:34:29 pm »

I don't I'd want to see B&B's logo ideas anyways

they'd find some way to screw them up.

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #37 on:** March 15, 2004, 05:25:11 pm »

Okay, two more additional liveries are now available. No model changes from the Standridge but at least you have a little bit of choice regarding what flavour you'd like your Chandley in.....

USS Blackheart NCC-2327

USS Blackhawk NCC-2323 (My personal favourite!!!!)

Most Chandley buffs will know of the Blackheart which, according to FASA, was one of the most decorated frigates in the fleet. As a result I have included some NCC-2327-A textures to reflect the fact that Starfleet would probably replace it upon it's loss. I should point out that I am not a huge fan of registry suffixes (and as far as canon goes, only the Enterprise carried one) but I thought it would be a nice idea. The Blackheart I had done previously and was released a while ago as a retex of Pataflafla's Chandley and so I figured it should be redone (as pointed out by Starforce) though the previous version is still available (see FASA/SFC thread)

As before there are three versions available (2048, 1024 and 1024 Lite) each with an EXP file for Shipedit though I'm not sure the path to the model is still correct if you import it straight in. Poly count is as the Standridge but the size of the Blackheart zipped/unzipped folders has increased due to the additional textures... Okay enough of my waffle....

Download Links

USS Blackheart (2048 bitmap)
USS Blackheart 2048
7.2 meg zipped and 48.1 meg unzipped (!!!!!!)

USS Blackheart (1024 bitmap)
USS Blackheart 1024
6.2 meg zipped and 30.1 meg unzipped

USS Blackheart (1024 palleted bitmap)
USS Blackheart 1024 Lite
3.7 meg zipped and 11.6 meg unzipped

USS Blackhawk (2048 bitmap)
USS Blackhawk 2048
5.1 meg zipped and 41.3 meg unzipped (!!!!!)

USS Blackhawk (1024 bitmap)
USS Blackhawk 1024
4.1 meg zipped and 23.3 meg unzipped

USS Blackhawk (1024 palleted bitmap)
USS Blackhawk 1024 Lite
2.6 meg zipped and 9.4 meg unzipped

Enjoy!!!!!!

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starforce2 · « **Reply #38 on:** March 15, 2004, 05:33:58 pm »

nice. now all we need is fedex

Oh, is there any mapping differences between the white version of the chandly/oberth and the stealth version?

Marauth · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2004, 04:57:18 am »

These are both very cool, BTW may I suggest another variant to add 'to the pile' that ppl have already got you making, the USS Swift, Pataflafla made it and it's basically an unmarked Chandley with the nacelles attached by their bussard collectors to the rear of the main hull, about where those grilles are with the rear torpedos on your Chandley, maybe you could have the rear torps in the dark grey area behind the forward torps. It's a really cool variant IMO because it's so sleek compared to the Chandley. The original registry is 947 but that's waaaaaaaaaaaaay too low for the era, probably something in the 2400s would be better.

BTW I love the logos on these new ones

yakaspat · « **Reply #42 on:** April 04, 2004, 01:58:53 pm »

Wow! The best Chandley's I've seen yet, if not the best model I've seen yet! I love the shuttle deck details...super job man.

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #43 on:** April 04, 2004, 05:48:22 pm »

Hey, you guys are too much......!!

All your comments are warmly received... For those still interested in this and other variants, I was planning on opening the website this very day... However, problems with my ISP registering the domain name PLUS the fact that my XBOX has been distracting me all week means there will be a delay.... but hopefully not a long one.

By the time I have finished this project (which you are all welcome to share of course) there will be:

Chandley Mk1 thru Mk6 covering 75 years of starship developement plus Chehalis, Charon, Chimera and Caravalia sub-classes. If that doesn't put you off the Chandley then nothing will.....

Dizzy · « **Reply #44 on:** April 04, 2004, 07:18:51 pm »

DC, you oughtta put links in your sig to your Chandley. Good advertising ya know...

DestinyCalling · « **Reply #45 on:** April 04, 2004, 07:55:16 pm »

I will do.... As soon as the links are fixed... Ought to be this week sometime....

Klingon Fanatic · « **Reply #47 on:** April 05, 2004, 04:28:01 pm »

BUMP

I am so looking forward to the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Chandley Yards....

KF

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