HighComedy's new ships

jwa8402 · Post by **jwa8402** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:37 am

HighComedy wrote: this.

*is sad for not being able to play with this*
Welcome, back, I suppose!

HighComedy · Post by **HighComedy** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:07 pm

Halfway done.

I redesigned the front to make it look less jumbled.

Post by **Anna** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:16 pm

Oh man, that looks fucking awesome. And it's only half-way done you say? Damn. You've been practicing in your absence, haven't you? I mean, you were good before, but this is fan-freakin-tastic. Try as I might, I can't really spot anything that's objectively wrong with it. It just looks so damn cool.

Darkship · Post by **Darkship** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:45 pm

Damn those engines look awesome.

Chuck · Post by **Chuck** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:33 pm

Anna wrote:Oh man, that looks fucking awesome. And it's only half-way done you say? Damn. You've been practicing in your absence, haven't you? I mean, you were good before, but this is fan-freakin-tastic. Try as I might, I can't really spot anything that's objectively wrong with it. It just looks so damn cool.

It could be just me, but this is what i picked out...

the 22 and 2's next to the tachyon don't mesh well, the 22 on the back wing is massively overstrechted the number 3s at the front look overstretched and gangly, the ship looks very fragile and 'thin' due to the 16's being spammed over the front half of the ship creating lots of gaps (although this may just be the style your looking for). That being said the back looks awesome, just not a fan of the front

Post by **Anna** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:31 pm

Chuck wrote:the 22 and 2's next to the tachyon don't mesh well, the 22 on the back wing is massively overstrechted the number 3s at the front look overstretched and gangly, the ship looks very fragile and 'thin' due to the 16's being spammed over the front half of the ship creating lots of gaps (although this may just be the style your looking for). That being said the back looks awesome, just not a fan of the front

I said objectively wrong with it. That large majority of the points you raised are entirely subjective, regarding style as opposed to quality and technique. I disagree with most of the points you made, personally.

Master Chief · Post by **Master Chief** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:01 pm

Nitpicks of my own: The two consecutive section 16s towards the front look ugly side by side, somehow. And the rear (the section 22s on the sidepods and the 17s next to the engines) somehow just seems a little sloppily done, especially so when compared to the detail and intricacy of the frontal sections. The overall feel of the ship also isn't consistent enough - the front and back looks damn terran-brutalist, while the centre doesn't really achieve that flavour. All that being said, an excellently constructed ship, and I just love those engines. And Master Chief being Master Chief, you know, it could be just him.

If it's half-done then quickly finish it! Welcome back, HC, and looking forward to more stuff from you.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:39 pm

HighComedy wrote:Halfway done.

I redesigned the front to make it look less jumbled.

THAT. Is cool. Really, good job in using new weapons techniques, your period of absence doesn't show. I can't find anything inherently wrong with it, though the aft missile pods could use a weapon mount, IMO

Squishy · Post by **Squishy** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:38 pm

Got that yellow understructure / gray over-structure going on huh? Very nice.

Oh, and glad to see you're back.

T-002 · Post by **T-002** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:03 am

I like the front. It's very Transformer-ish.

HighComedy · Post by **HighComedy** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:45 am

I really have been away all this time. I didn't say I haven't been scouring the forums for the last few days, though.

And so here it is. The Voltaire II, alongside the Voltaire I, the first big ship I have ever built.

I didn't notice that the Voltaire II was slightly smaller than its predecessor until I loaded up both ships for comparison. It can definitely kick its predecessor's ancient ass, though.

Alas, I just like my ships baroque and full of gaps these days.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:06 am

Baroque is definitely the word we're looking for here. Transformer-ish as well, as T-002 said. The whole front prongs look like they could go sliding and shifting over the 16's, as if they were rails.

T-002 · Post by **T-002** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:12 am

ArcaneDude wrote:Baroque is definitely the word we're looking for here. Transformer-ish as well, as T-002 said. The whole front prongs look like they could go sliding and shifting over the 16's, as if they were rails.

These are the times I wish for mobile parts and custom sounds.

Do dreams ever come true?

Do they?

HighComedy · Post by **HighComedy** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:42 pm

New ship, first time using doodads ever:

The El Alamein class Light Cruiser. Weapon and module loadout still pending.

HighComedy · Post by **HighComedy** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:50 am

And here is the completed version:

HCTech's El-Alamein class Prototype Cruiser shares very few features with the previous generations of HCTech warships. The class is designated as 'Prototype' because it is built to test the waters of an interstellar market that has grown almost beyond recognition - HCTech hadn't been in the business of building starships for a long time.

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