Topic: FYI: work in progress: OP+ 4.1

[FoaS_XC]

I can chew on that, some. I'll get back to ya.

[Tulwar]

Are you doing anything to balance or expand the X-ships?

[Bonk]

I really like how the look of nested quotes has turned out in the default forum theme.    Sorry, just had to observe this is a pretty thread in several ways! 

[FoaS_XC]

Firesoul, what would an acceptable polycount be for you?

[Dizzy]

FS let me do some searching. Most likely the planet model is on my crashed HD. I think there is a thread in the models forum talking about it, but even my template pic where all 24 hardpoints were illustrated is gone me thinks. Dont have time to look till tonight. Ill get back to u soon.

[FireSoul]

If by X-Ships you mean the attrocities Taldren created for Advanced Era? No.
If you mean the X-Ships from SFB? Yes. In a way, I'm vastly expanding those.

Are you doing anything to balance or expand the X-ships?

[FireSoul]

I dunno. (I really don't).
2500 max? I'll be butchering it for lower LODs.

Firesoul, what would an acceptable polycount be for you?

[Bonk]

FS let me do some searching. Most likely the planet model is on my crashed HD. I think there is a thread in the models forum talking about it, but even my template pic where all 24 hardpoints were illustrated is gone me thinks. Dont have time to look till tonight. Ill get back to u soon.

I might have that planet model somewhere in server installer prep materials of yours I've accumulated over the years. If you guys can't find it let me know and I'll take a look (big job).

[FoaS_XC]

If push comes to shove I can make some new planets - They aren't that hard.

[FireSoul]

If push comes to shove I can make some new planets - They aren't that hard.

Even easier would be to edit the Taldren models and just move the hardpoints. I'd keep all the LODs and textures as-is.

[Age]

Hm.
Here are my thoughts.. some requirements if you will:

• The F-BCE has to look like the Excelsior from the movies. (in fact it IS the Excelsior from the movies) (Just wondering if there's a better model than Taldren's).
• The DNs must look like it can support saucer separation with 1 nacelle and all the impulse.
• The BB must look like it can support saucer separation with 2 nacelles and all the impulse.

Thus I think a saucer strut would make sense to a secondary hull. Your model looks great on its own, but looks all 1-piece. ;(

We don't HAVE to change the models, but I am still wondering if there's better than what OP+ currently has, is all. Got other suggestions?

FireSoul you got in OP+4.0 the F-BCE as well as all the rest of the Fed DNs and still look ok to me.I believe DH like the DNH.It looks good I thought there would never be another OP+.

[FireSoul]

Hm? What?
You think I won't change a Fed ship just because DieHard said 'no'? 

[Dizzy]

http://www.dynaverse.net/forum/index.php/topic,163350267.msg1122495880.html#msg1122495880

Couple paragraphs down 1st post I explain how the hvy wpn hardpoints are placed every other few phaser points along the mesh equator with each being equadistant 15 degrees apart. Once that's done the planet model will need to have their wpns and arcs reassgined. I think there were two planets the slave girls shiplist deletes. One was too big and caused spawned ships and installations in some misions to explode upon start and the other was i think a ringed planet that unfortunately had the collision distance set to the rings instead of the planet also causing it to be too big and kill stuff at mission start.

Know what, FS... there are so many cool new looking planet meshes out there... I'll have time to find some them burried posts, ones by IMudd, i think, and his planets and some others are works of low poly art. Atmosphere effects and everything. From what I remember, the taldren OP planets are better than EAW's, but not by much. If we could get a smattering of the new eye candy planets with rehardpoints I think it would be a stand out project for something long overdue.

Anyway, Bonk Im pretty sure dont have it... mb IMudd does... and another modeler that ive lost touch with, brezgonne, has a test model. I dunno where mine is.

[FireSoul]

Dizzy: Do you want to take care of locating and/or creating the planets? I don't know if we actually need new planets in the shiplist, but fixing the current ones makes sense to me.

[Shalafi]

Would you want/need a trained monkey to add in the sfb ships that have come out since 4.0 was released? 

[FireSoul]

I'm ok Shalafi. OP+ 4.0 had R10. I am working to add X1-R and R11.
Why, is there anything else I'd want?

Would you want/need a trained monkey to add in the sfb ships that have come out since 4.0 was released? 

[Shalafi]

R12 came out in June

[FireSoul]

R12 came out in June

Did it, now.. what's in R12?
Edit: Isee it. Unusual Ships.

Eh. I'll order it and take a look.

[FireSoul]

NOW look what you made me do!

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5632 Module Y2: Early Years II 1 $35.95 $35.95
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5634 Module Y3: Early Years III 1 $27.95 $27.95
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[Shalafi]

LOLOLOLOL... I have a copy of R12... I can get a mini shiplist with just the R 12 stuff put together probably by the end of the weekend if you want.