Topic: TNG Hydran development and D/L links thread (Read 3058 times)

red_green · « **on:** April 21, 2004, 10:36:23 pm »

The ship download links will always be in my last post near the bottom of this thread. I'd put them here for quick access, only after a period of time the original entry won't allow editing. This is an ongoing project. Currently 3 Hydran ships are available. Many more to come.

Rod O'neal · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2004, 11:42:27 pm »

Great looking Hydran, man. Poor Hydrans really do need someone to update them a bit. Thanks for doing them.

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2004, 03:27:45 am »

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Great looking Hydran, man. Poor Hydrans really do need someone to update them a bit. Thanks for doing them.

Agreed. Perhaps even a few new designs may emerge.

Kaenyne · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2004, 09:02:46 am »

Ooooh...pretty update there.

red_green · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2004, 06:48:57 pm »

Thanks guys. Here is an update pic. My image host will be maxed soon so use the gallery link later on. Its a different site.
I really enjoy doing original stuff cause there is more leeway with design and textures= more fun. I just need to convert this for SFC3 now.

gallery page

red_green · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2004, 08:59:02 pm »

Another update. This ship now has twice as many polies as the original. I think its worth it as it is a battleship, thus wont be seen often. I was hoping to have it ready tomorrow, but with the additional development maybe this weekend.

This ship shows my personal style perhaps more than any previous with the exception of my 1st ship ever, the USS Talisman. Just to give you some background and my personal perspective on modeling. Modeling can be approached from 2 main angles. As art in new designs and textures, as a form of expression, or it can be approached from the science angle. Which I believe is more of reproducing already existing ships, such as the Galaxy class for example. Skill wise reproducing existing designs to exactly the original schematics may in fact be harder then doing up ones own design. Of course kitbashing involves both viewpoints. Myself, I lean towards designing my own, though I got away from that after getting so much resistance to my 1st ship, which in hindsight I should have referred to as a new race rather then pawning it off as a federation ship. So I did up a few ships from FASA and other designs, but from here on out it will be mostly new designs extrapolated from existing races. Mainly secondary races which don't get as many releases as Feds, Klinks and Roms.

Ugh- just though of something eles to add to this mesh

Might be a few days.

Gallery to see pic if other link is dead

red_green · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2004, 03:51:19 am »

Its available for d/l. Clicking on the d/l link will also show a pic of the final version. Worked into the wee hours and caught you all napping. It has 7500 poligons. But polys are not the whole story. Its mapped to just 2 bitmaps and the file size is just over 2 meg. No whining, its a nice ship and it has given me an idea for at leat 1 varient.

Download HMS Omen SFC3 version here

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2004, 04:42:54 am »

Very nice sir,am D/L'ing now.Thank you
-MP

red_green · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2004, 03:14:54 pm »

Thanks. Oh btw I prefer being called red or my 1st name Jim. Sir sounds um like I am old

I am developing a battle cruiser. Thinking of calling it it the Scorpian class as it reminds me of one. Though That name doesn't sound Hydran. I used to name Hydran's by the shiplist in OP but I don't have it installed now. If someone could copy and paste the Hydran ship names quick that would be awesome.

Well hope my Pic host holds out for the weekend.

Omen d/l link

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2004, 05:49:47 pm »

Here ya go Red....

Hydran Ship Names

Stinger
Harrier
Hunter
Lancer
Traveler
Ranger
Cheyenne
Overlord
Paladin
Monarch

Ask and you shall recieve

-MP

Kreeargh · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2004, 10:51:14 pm »

BEAUTIFULL thats the best looking hydran i have seen to date

Scorpion · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2004, 10:57:02 pm »

Wow that is really nice. I love those textures.

red_green · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2004, 01:25:21 pm »

Thanks for the compliments guys. Means a lot. Thanks ModelsPlease for that list. The BC will be the Stinger then.

NEW SHIP up for download. Its the HMS FF class Defender. Link below as well as pic from the host site. Thats 2 down.

Defender d/l link

Omen d/l link

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2004, 04:24:13 pm »

You are just kickin' all forms of azz Red.I am so diggin' those retro 50's tailfins you have going on.These ships rock !!!!

-MP

red_green · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2004, 10:43:51 pm »

Yup retro rocks. I finished up the Stinger. So now there are 3 Hydrans finished.

My pic host crapped out but you can see a preview pic at each individual d/l link below. Again the poly caount for the Stinger is rather high at 6700. But load times are still reasonable on my 800 mhz with only 128MB of memory. Due to the fact I only use 2 bitmaps.

Stinger d/l

Defender d/l

[ Omen d/l

Enjoy. These ships all appear in the Klingon slots. I'd like to put together a mod that has the Hydrans in there own race slot. Then they can have there own music and weapon textures if thats possible. I could use help with it as I don't know how to
go about it and I know it can be time intensive as well. I like the Hydran colors. So many ships are green.

red_green · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2004, 03:49:51 am »

Hey its me again

I am putzing around with a mesh that used be be my Testament ship and now, well its evolving.
This is preliminary and needs some work. It also is a bit different. I notice that the Hydrans I did up before were similar to each other. I want to add some variety between the different ship classes. Its easy to get carried away though

Preveiw it in the link below. No name yet and sorry only 1 view of it. Comments welcome, I know sometimes I been touchy in the past but you can rip this 1 as I reaaly am not to sure about it.

new Hydran wip-perhaps a fast cruiser?

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2004, 05:04:37 am »

Very cool ship

-MP

red_green · « **Reply #17 on:** April 26, 2004, 11:03:15 am »

Thanks MP-I have a few more details to add to that one. Say the latest ship. The stinger only has 3 downloads. Maybe some of you missed it over the weekend. I consider it the best of the 3 I put up. The pic shows an error on the strut, but that was corrected before I released. I just did'nt have a better sceen shot of it.

If all goes well, I will have 8 ships for the SFC3 Hydrans. Some will be updates to my original SFC2 versions, others will be comepletely new designs.

Stinger Battle Cruiser

Defender Frigate

Omen Battleship

Update: The STCD mod site added a new Hydran catagory for SFC3. Coolness. So these ships will be seen there along with the new ones I am working on

STCD mod host main page

starforce2 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 26, 2004, 02:17:41 pm »

red green? you and fromo the same person? all the ships you've posted seem to be fromo's?

Azel · « **Reply #19 on:** April 26, 2004, 02:42:17 pm »

R-G...Thats some awesome stuff mate!!!

BTW...was wondering if you wanted to workon a very small one ship project with me???

bbarr97 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2004, 05:31:39 pm »

Are these ships available for SFC2?

Thanks

red_green · « **Reply #23 on:** April 29, 2004, 07:04:51 pm »

Is 950 polies too high for a SFC3 shuttle? Hope not cause I chopped off 2000 polies off a design without losing too much of the original shape. If I get it down too 400-500 though it loses a lot. No pic, sorry my pic host wont be refreshed until May 1st. If I upload it for d/l, I will include a preview pic. Suffice it too say, this is not a typical stock "box" type shuttle

red_green · « **Reply #24 on:** May 01, 2004, 10:10:52 pm »

Here ia a finished pic of thr Hydran/Fed light cruiser Hybrid ship. Need to convert to game and test. Release in a couple days. The Fed textured version of this ship is coming much later.

The Warp drive tech is fron the Fed Defiant.
Those rods in front are Hydran deflector rods. (I need a better tech name for them

)

Azel · « **Reply #25 on:** May 01, 2004, 10:13:05 pm »

AWESOME!!!
How about calling them "Spacial destortion spires"

Chris Jones · « **Reply #27 on:** May 16, 2004, 12:41:07 pm »

red green:

I must these are quite nice, I like the design. May I have permission to put them in my TNG Mod for OP? I would need to include them in the download.

Thanks -

Chris Jones

red_green · « **Reply #28 on:** May 16, 2004, 10:23:52 pm »

Chris

Yes by all means include them. Glad you like em. I should have the latest 2 ships up in a couple days. Thinking that they will both be destroyers at this point as I have another ship to fill the CL role. Great to hear that your updating your TNG mod. Looking forward to its release.

red_green · « **Reply #29 on:** May 22, 2004, 09:55:52 pm »

Ok guys I have 4 new Hydrans since I last posted in this thread. That makes 7 total done. All links have a preview pic.

Get them below, there in no particular order. Enjoy!

HMS Eclipse DN class carrier

HMS Dragoon Heavy carrier CA hull

HMS Lancer DD hull destroyer leader

Hydran shuttle

HMS Defender FF class

HMS Stinger Battle Cruiser

HMS Omen Battle ship- but is specced as a DN for now

Here is my to do list. With those completed marked off

Gunship (PF)
Corvette
Frigate DONE
Frigate leader
Destroyer
Destroyer leader DONE
Light Cruiser
Light Carrier
Heavy Cruiser
Heavy Carrier DONE
Battlecruiser DONE
Dreadnought
Dreadnought Carrier DONE
Battleship DONE
Small Freighter
Large Freighter
Shuttle DONE
Tug
Starbase
Outpost
Listening Post
Drydock
Workbee

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #30 on:** May 22, 2004, 10:33:20 pm »

Outstanding Red , love 'em all

-MP

E_Look · « **Reply #31 on:** May 23, 2004, 12:35:52 am »

James,

I don't know why the fiddling with the firewall worked last time; it's not working this time. As you said, you know my e-mail. Could you send me the shuttle?

Funny though, the link for the Eclipse works, but from your other thread; could it be the way or locations they are linked to??

Thanks, and sorry!

red_green · « **Reply #32 on:** May 26, 2004, 12:48:04 am »

E_Look I sent that ship a couple days ago. Let me know if you never got it. I think I deciphered your email correct.

Here is a wip pic of a mine layer I am making. I started off thinking I was just going to do a version of the stock Hydran DD ship. Of course I thought it looked a bit plain for TNG era. Often the ship I am currently working on is my favorite. Simple cause its new to me and its like an empty canvas. This ship doesn't feel that way yet. Gets harder to keep trying to top the last one.

The idea behind this class will be to have no forward weapons. They all will be rear arcs. It will be fast and nimble e with a DD hull. IT will have reinforced rear shields. Increased hull size. Enough to have a level 3 tractor and 3 transporters. Equiped with level 3 thrusters. The whole idea is too overtake a ship from behind. speed past drop anti matter mine, fire rear facing weapons and hightail it, then circle and repeat. This method will get you killed in SFC2, but in SFC3 is quite effective with a nimble ship.

See you all after the holiday

HMS Citadel under heavy constuction

E_Look · « **Reply #33 on:** May 26, 2004, 08:56:16 pm »

Red,

Nope. After someone else having this problem too, I decided to make the addy easily readable again. I just hope there isn't a more efficient spam driven address harvester lurking about these forums.

Thanks for the trouble.

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