Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Zalausai
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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This is the next tutorial ship. It will be used in the next tutorial which will be an in-depth explanation of nearly every shipmaker command in layman's terms for easy understanding by newbies.
I can't cover every single button command, but the most common ones that I know will be covered. (It's be used specifically when explaining right clicking a section or doodad)
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I may redo "War" before it is completed. Since it is already over five pages on wordpad and about a dozen pictures. The largest tutorial that I have worked on so far in my opinion.

However, I want this particular tutorial ship to look nice when compared to the others. It'll be stock green to keep it as generic as possible while creating a more advanced appearance through sectionwork when compared to the game's normal ship selection.

Feedback is requested for this ship. You guys may also suggest a title for the guide when it is done.
Why am I redoing a large portion of what can be found in the "help" file? Because I think people are more likely to read something when it is associated with pictures.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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I remade the "War" ship. I liked the other one better. However, this one has a more "bloated with weapons" feel.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Tried to build a ship similar to "Infected" using my custom sprites. It's fair at best.
The blue are the necron sprites in black with a dark blue fake aegis.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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The new version of the HG 4 Power. It is lacking doodads and weapons still.
I think it looks better.

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Created: Elements of Discord, Heaven's Grace, and Hell's Last Battalion.

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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Please don't ever do the necron thing. Those sprites are meant as doodads or fake aegised.
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Yeah, it looks god-awful. Just don't.
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I dislike that ship. It was simply an experiment. According to reviews, a failed experiment.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Working on "Death".
Still in progress, but ending work on it for the evening. Still needs the larger wings finished, doodads, color, thrusters, and weapons.
I am pleased with the core area and the progression to the front of the ship along the center. I also like the little front wing spiky thing that's going on there.
Open to critiques and comments for improvement and suggestions on how to progress with construction.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Zalausai wrote:Working on "Death".
Still in progress, but ending work on it for the evening. Still needs the larger wings finished, doodads, color, thrusters, and weapons.
I am pleased with the core area and the progression to the front of the ship along the center. I also like the little front wing spiky thing that's going on there.
Open to critiques and comments for improvement and suggestions on how to progress with construction.
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Sadly, I can't see anything else in that except for a squatting man with... something between his legs.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Oh god now I can't unsee it.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Chiiro wrote:Sadly, I can't see anything else in that except for a squatting man with... something between his legs.
Damn it, Chiiro! How am I supposed to finish this thing now?

*Sighs, face down into desk. Mutters to himself*
If I get another review saying that there is something suggestive. I will have no choice but to attempt an "Alchemy" ship using a stripper silhouette.


Zalausai Edit: Actually, on a cleaner point of view, it resembles a pull-string puppet currently. Which is very easy to see in the design.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Anna wrote:Oh god now I can't unsee it.
I can't unsee it either. Good job Zal, you ruined dicks for us today. :roll:
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Death

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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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Nice, a little messy in some spots, but nice. You've gotten much better.
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Re: Zalausai's Ships and Ship Ideas

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It's probably messy due to the fact that I didn't want to scrap it despite to the earlier observations and tried to break up the previous shape as much as possible.
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Created: Elements of Discord, Heaven's Grace, and Hell's Last Battalion.

I stop in from time to time to check in on the community. Though I don't spend much time with shipmaker anymore.
Proud parent since: 8/15/2013 (Baby Boy)

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