Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
yeah got some more stuff done this week
- starboard skylight (a view of the planet nerva and the outside of achio)<b> screenie comming</b> - starboard engine (working on lighting there) - hallway north of starboard generator... yet to be named <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> - port ION cannon
next im going to create the Maintenance bay which also will have a nice view into space and the exterior of achio
I think today the Maintenance bay and some other stuff will be finished (lighting tweaks not since that takes time, but the architecture should be no problem)
Sweet, the only thing I think looks weird are those... things that stick out (with the red flare). The texture looks really out of place. Otherwise, really nice.
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
I took the idea from the homeworld and cataclysm carriers/frigats. Guess I'll have to boot-up the game to see what kind of texture they they use for it <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <span style='color:gray'> [edit] the "things" are communication antennas btw <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
screenshot comming of the <b>style revision</b> since I agree with the texture being out of place there
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
2 more screenshots:
1/2 The starboard skylight and the computers behind the antennas. I have no name for this one yet <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> The pipes are going trough the wall into the engine room to power the starboard engine
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
2/2 One of three engines in achio, notice the pipes bottom left corner <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>A little info for the ones who havent read the briefing/backstory:</b>
This is a new type of engine called material diplacement engine. In theory it uses the ships own weight energy to its advantage and propels the ship using this weight and of course the standart way for propulsion which in turn makes the ship use less energy and also faster. In theory if the ship is fully loaded it should be a very small percentage faster <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> The only problem with this engine which has been discovered while using the meteorites arround the planet Nerva as target practice for Achio's weapons systems. The meteorites where atrackted towards the ship. And there where some cloaked (bacterium using sensory chambers) meteorites which where detected to late and one of them impacted on the starboard side near the starboard generator.
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
<span style='color:red'>PREVIEW</span> of things to come...
Well since I'm in a good mood I'll give you a preview shot of the maintenance bay skylight <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Keep in mind this is just preview and at the moment only 110 r_speeds so I can add some nice stuff in the bay to. Its going to be 3 times larger then this and in this location theres going to be a flight control console and some more stuff I can think of... Oh well just imagin it in the picture, this was more a preview of the skylight there...
Looking from the maintenance bay towards the exterior of the starboard engine...
<span style='color:gray'>I'm also thinking of some smooth redish glow emited from the planet on the starboard of achio</span>
Looks nice, but looking at some screenshots I get the feeling it's kinda empty <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> .
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
True, but I'll place equipment and other stuff in the corridors/rooms once I have more parts of achio finished.
<span style='color:gray'>[edit] Oh and don't judge it being empty using the last screenshot <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> since it was just a preview of the exterior of achio</span>
I'm interested to know, what was making the hive room appear pitch black? was it a misplaced light entity, or a wrong entry in the brightness field? or something completely different?
I did not judge using the last pic... just overall feeling is quite empty...
Offtopic:
Just went to your site and noticed you're Dutch... I'm dutch too <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> !
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
I though it was a light, the hive entity itself or the location of the hive etc..., but ingame I noticed that the entire ceiling above the hive was pitchblack since my skulk weapons where going black to.
THen I came to realize after scanning the area excesively that there was a brush overlapping another brush near the hive. I never noticed it due to all the mindboggling vertexmanipulation in this area and ingame shadows. I discovered it while walking along as marine using a flashlight (by coincidence)
But once I fixed this overlapping the pitchblack hive was once again in its former glory <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> Oh well I'm just glad its nolonger anoying me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<span style='color:gray'>[edit] <b>Naigel:</b> Nice to meet more Dutch people in the NS community Of zoals wij zeggen. Leuk om meer Nederlanders te ontmoeten <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--></span>
<!--QuoteBegin-Naigel+May 8 2004, 02:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Naigel @ May 8 2004, 02:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I did not judge using the last pic... just overall feeling is quite empty...
Offtopic:
Just went to your site and noticed you're Dutch... I'm dutch too <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> ME TOO!!!11 A/s/L!!?
Call that unnamed area (computer screenshot and pipes) Engine Pressure Control or Fluctuation Monitoring <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Just a thought; I hope you're gonna redo the "USS Achio etc." label on the outside of the ship. It looks a bit too "new" and perhaps even out-of-place.
[edit] Also, I don't think a forum admin would mind changing your thread sub-title, as "aachio" is a tad bit wierd <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> [/edit]
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
<b>Cobra^:</b> I took both of your name ideas, since I like them <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
"Fluctuation Monitoring" the area where the computer consoles are "Engine Pressure Control" under the pipes
<b>john_sheu:</b> Well it is a new prototype vessel which was on it's first tryout mission, meaning the ship is brand new. And since even the Kharaa can't survive in space the exterior of the ship is still just as clean as when it left it's construction dock <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'll PM a mod to change the subtitle since it does look weird <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
Updated the layout, check the first post for the latest one as always <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And update some some screenshots on ns-world <a href='http://nsworld.ns-central.co.uk/Map.php?UniqueID=363' target='_blank'>http://nsworld.ns-central.co.uk/Map.php?UniqueID=363</a>
and added a nice redish glow from the planet into achio (it creates a nice and warm look <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ) next the port side of achio since I want to work on the MS which is also an important part and I have some nice ideas for it
Glad to have my input recognised <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->. Keep up the good work.
I can't wait to play this... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The skybox is fugly. I'm sure you can find a better one on the WADfather, plz change it. Also, the lighting is (sometimes) a bit too bland for my tastes. More creative use of spotlights could go a long way. Make it look as good as ns_nothing! The architecture and design, on the other hand, is excellent, and the texturing is solid. With a bit of work this could be official-quality, gj. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Sorry to say, I had the exact same idea. The skybox <b> is </b> fugly. How about actually modelling some of the asteroids---that way, you could have them spin or even drift slowly past (set 'em up as func_trains or whatever, I suppose).
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited May 2004
I have to agree on the sky <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
it was a 10 minute job in photoshop but due to Darkati ive gotten interested in terragen. Nice and easy to use program. Since the sky is story based I'm still going to create my own sky...
that idea of asteroids drifting past is nice but it all depends if I have room in the maximum entity count when the map is complete and ofcourse the r_speeds I have to spare in the areas where they should drift. (good idea but has to be put on hold as a last minute entry perhaps)
Comments
- starboard skylight (a view of the planet nerva and the outside of achio)<b> screenie comming</b>
- starboard engine (working on lighting there)
- hallway north of starboard generator... yet to be named <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
- port ION cannon
next im going to create the Maintenance bay which also will have a nice view into space and the exterior of achio
I think today the Maintenance bay and some other stuff will be finished (lighting tweaks not since that takes time, but the architecture should be no problem)
<span style='color:gray'>
[edit]
the "things" are communication antennas btw <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
screenshot comming of the <b>style revision</b> since I agree with the texture being out of place there
</span>
Revision:
1/2
The starboard skylight and the computers behind the antennas. I have no name for this one yet <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The pipes are going trough the wall into the engine room to power the starboard engine
One of three engines in achio, notice the pipes bottom left corner <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>A little info for the ones who havent read the briefing/backstory:</b>
This is a new type of engine called material diplacement engine. In theory it uses the ships own weight energy to its advantage and propels the ship using this weight and of course the standart way for propulsion which in turn makes the ship use less energy and also faster. In theory if the ship is fully loaded it should be a very small percentage faster <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The only problem with this engine which has been discovered while using the meteorites arround the planet Nerva as target practice for Achio's weapons systems. The meteorites where atrackted towards the ship. And there where some cloaked (bacterium using sensory chambers) meteorites which where detected to late and one of them impacted on the starboard side near the starboard generator.
Well since I'm in a good mood I'll give you a preview shot of the maintenance bay skylight <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Keep in mind this is just preview and at the moment only 110 r_speeds so I can add some nice stuff in the bay to. Its going to be 3 times larger then this and in this location theres going to be a flight control console and some more stuff I can think of... Oh well just imagin it in the picture, this was more a preview of the skylight there...
Looking from the maintenance bay towards the exterior of the starboard engine...
<span style='color:gray'>I'm also thinking of some smooth redish glow emited from the planet on the starboard of achio</span>
This map should go official with no comments.
Official! Now!
<span style='color:gray'>[edit]
Oh and don't judge it being empty using the last screenshot <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> since it was just a preview of the exterior of achio</span>
I'm interested to know, what was making the hive room appear pitch black? was it a misplaced light entity, or a wrong entry in the brightness field? or something completely different?
Offtopic:
Just went to your site and noticed you're Dutch... I'm dutch too <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> !
THen I came to realize after scanning the area excesively that there was a brush overlapping another brush near the hive.
I never noticed it due to all the mindboggling vertexmanipulation in this area and ingame shadows. I discovered it while walking along as marine using a flashlight (by coincidence)
But once I fixed this overlapping the pitchblack hive was once again in its former glory <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo--> Oh well I'm just glad its nolonger anoying me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<span style='color:gray'>[edit]
<b>Naigel:</b>
Nice to meet more Dutch people in the NS community
Of zoals wij zeggen. Leuk om meer Nederlanders te ontmoeten <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--></span>
Offtopic:
Just went to your site and noticed you're Dutch... I'm dutch too <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
ME TOO!!!11 A/s/L!!?
[edit]
Also, I don't think a forum admin would mind changing your thread sub-title, as "aachio" is a tad bit wierd <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
[/edit]
I took both of your name ideas, since I like them <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
"Fluctuation Monitoring" the area where the computer consoles are
"Engine Pressure Control" under the pipes
<b>john_sheu:</b>
Well it is a new prototype vessel which was on it's first tryout mission, meaning the ship is brand new. And since even the Kharaa can't survive in space the exterior of the ship is still just as clean as when it left it's construction dock <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I'll PM a mod to change the subtitle since it does look weird <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
And update some some screenshots on ns-world
<a href='http://nsworld.ns-central.co.uk/Map.php?UniqueID=363' target='_blank'>http://nsworld.ns-central.co.uk/Map.php?UniqueID=363</a>
and added a nice redish glow from the planet into achio (it creates a nice and warm look <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ) next the port side of achio since I want to work on the MS which is also an important part and I have some nice ideas for it
to be continued...
the screes look nice, i like how you can see the ship outside
dossent make it anny question if you are on a spaceship or not
Also, the lighting is (sometimes) a bit too bland for my tastes. More creative use of spotlights could go a long way. Make it look as good as ns_nothing!
The architecture and design, on the other hand, is excellent, and the texturing is solid. With a bit of work this could be official-quality, gj. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
-Cheers, John Sheu
it was a 10 minute job in photoshop but due to Darkati ive gotten interested in terragen. Nice and easy to use program.
Since the sky is story based I'm still going to create my own sky...
that idea of asteroids drifting past is nice but it all depends if I have room in the maximum entity count when the map is complete and ofcourse the r_speeds I have to spare in the areas where they should drift. (good idea but has to be put on hold as a last minute entry perhaps)