New Alien Fleet

Icy · Post by **Icy** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:25 pm

It is supposed to be a light cruser with 3 guns

1 heavy pulse laser
2 light pulse lasers

It also has a shield but is vunerable to railguns...

download here:
http://www.wyrdysm.com/battleshipsforev ... Cruser.shp

constructive criticism is welcome.

LactoseTolerant · Post by **LactoseTolerant** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:23 pm

(In my opinion) The overall shape of the Snowflake is quite unoriginal and rectangular. It would be more interesting and true to it's name if it's outline was more "prickly". The front two "spines" of the ship could be better made with a layering of segments instead of a single sprite, same goes with the prow.

The middle section of the ship is good, the layering around the ship should be more or less formed as so. Try using more sprites, sprites that have natural curves so the ship has a bit more of a flow.

Post by **Arcalane** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:16 pm

The blending on the shield really needs to be set to Additive as well, to get rid of that ugly black portion.

Silverware · Post by **Silverware** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:31 pm

There are also a few sections off center, and it looks a bit screwy.
The front is rather bland and needs more detail, the engines have an interesting design. But the biggest thing is the off-center horse shoe over the blue dot.

Icy · Post by **Icy** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:10 pm

is this better?

also another picture of it...

(i don't know how to remove that blocky junk around it...

)

Danny420Dale · Post by **Danny420Dale** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:29 am

Disable the glow! Disable the glow!! Also, a ship made of ice doesn't look right with a big red fire coming out its ass. Try something more bluish.

LactoseTolerant · Post by **LactoseTolerant** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:07 am

That is a major improvement! By adding more sections (without cluttering it), it gave the ship more depth and complex. The front area is much better, the small prongs shine true to it's name.

The back could still use some improvement, as it gives the overall shape a slight rectangular outline.

As for the glow, can't help you there. I can never get my ship sections to glow

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jwa8402 · Post by **jwa8402** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:10 pm

This is simplistic in spots and I'm not sure I like the ribbed sections but I like the flaired back look your trying to achieve.

Icy · Post by **Icy** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:23 pm

The Snowflake grew into a fleet (this would be my second fleet ever)

Shard Class Corvette
2x Heavy Shotgun
1x Light Missile Launcher
1x Experimential Fragment Particle Gun (notice the pink tint)

also a shotgun for the Shard Class Frigate (not added yet...)

Icicle Class Frigate
1x Heavy Cannon (artillery)
2x Standard Particle Gun

Sleet Class Cruser
4x Light Pulse Laser
1x Light Particle Gun

Snowflake Class Cruser
1x Heavy Pulse Laser
2x Light Pulse Laser

Hail Class Battleship
4x Heavy Pulse Laser
1x Heavy Missile Launcher
2x Medium Drone Bay
1x Extra Large Railgun

Icy's Flagship
10x Modified Machine Gun
2x Heavy Missile Launcher
3x Standard Particle Gun
2x Medium Missile Bay
2x Flash Cannon (pretty much just flareguns)

I'm sorry for the vertical screenshots...

*btw does anyone know what program to use to make animated weapons?

Kiltric · Post by **Kiltric** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:08 pm

For the most part, I like the new fleet. You stuck to the general theme/feel very well, though I have a few nitpicks.

A few of the flat edges (90 degree) angles between some sections really stand out, especially just fore of the core on the snowflake,

on the back of the large forward panels of the Hail (where the mecha sections meet the stock sections [26 I think?]),

and especially on the stock sections you used for the main hull of the flagship, although it seems like more of a matter of preference on the latter-most rather than quality.

Also, the stretching of the shield on the flagship is hideous. Were it one of the homogeneous sprites like the other shields then it wouldn't matter, but the hex pattern is too distorted to look good.

Icy · Post by **Icy** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 2:27 pm

thanks

better?

(the shielding is stronger on this ship than any other in the fleet, which explains the different coloring)

dgms17 · Post by **dgms17** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:56 am

You wanted to know how to make animated gif files?

Use unfreez.exe. look on the internet, I'm sure you'll find it

Danny420Dale · Post by **Danny420Dale** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:51 am

I use Microsoft GIF Animator. It works well enough, really

dgms17 · Post by **dgms17** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:38 pm

MGA may be better, but I don't know any program that's easier to use than unfreez, even the Shipwrightisator is more complex.

I know that Danny is the real expert in animated weps.
You should try both Unfreez and MGA to see what you like best.

Icy · Post by **Icy** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:43 pm

thanks everyone!