Centaur Time Lapse

[Zeich]

posted on January 14th, 2011, 6:44 pm

Last edited by Zeich on January 14th, 2011, 7:44 pm, edited 5 times in total.

Ever wonder what it looks like when we model a new ship for Fleet Ops?  Ever wonder what it would be like to stand over our shoulder and see a ship come from nothing?  Well wonder no longer!

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posted on January 14th, 2011, 6:51 pm

Looks like a Centaur I could love to Warp-In. Just out of curiosity, could the red rings on the saucer be a little deeper? They're almost impossible to see.

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:01 pm

See way better than Mine I cant wait to watch the video

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:07 pm

YYYAAAAAYYYYY Centaur class 

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:11 pm

Wow!  Just Wow!

  What a great idea to make a video of the process!  It sure satiates all of us goobers sitting around and wondering what's going on .


  Also looks like an enormous amount of work!  Thanks so much for taking the time to put it together, Zeich! 

[Megadroid]

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:16 pm

Last edited by Megadroid on January 14th, 2011, 7:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Very impressive. And Max* Maya only crashed once too, which is equally impressive! 

*(They both crash as much as each other anyway!  )

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:17 pm

Wow, that is detailed very nice!

All you would need to do is double the amount of segments in the saucer and smooth boths ends of the nacelles and this could easily be the best Centaur model for BC and Legacy ever!

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:26 pm

Very impressive. And Max only crashed once too, which is equally impressive! 

Tell me if I'm wrong but that looks like Maya 2011 ... We shall battle that out with purple flowers of doom later 

If this is Maya does this mean you guys have a Mel script that exports models as SOD's? 

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:28 pm

Where do you get those background images?  And how do you get them to be the exact size you want them to be?  Very impressive!  Although, I think the number of polygons is a bit high.  How many polygons are on that ship?

Can you equip it with a 5x redundant shielding system when it gets in the game?

One more thing, is Maya one of those 30-day trial things with a multi-thousand dollar unlock fee?

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:36 pm

I've have once again realized how paltry my limited skills with Milkshape are...that was awesome. Looking forward to using it in-game, the Centaur is one of my favorite ships.

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:37 pm

YYYAAAAAYYYYY Centaur class 

Sweet. I wouldn't mind if this vessel wasn't a "rare" warp-in

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:37 pm

Wow looks amazing!

But I must say this... I am sorry to be a party pooper, but...

Oh, c'mon. More Fed stuff? Rommies need love too.  :crybaby:

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:39 pm

Oh, c'mon. More Fed stuff? Rommies need love too.  :crybaby:

You missed the Optec thread a while back about the new Romulan ship? It's in the thread Behind the Scenes.

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:42 pm

I've have once again realized how paltry my limited skills with Milkshape are...that was awesome. Looking forward to using it in-game, the Centaur is one of my favorite ships.

Max/Maya are soooooo much easier to work in.

Where do you get those background images?  And how do you get them to be the exact size you want them to be?

I would search the net but it could have been from a actual physical model as well. And if you watch the video near the end when hes modeling the nacelles you will see that the top view and the side view are different. So reference images are not perfect.

One more thing, is Maya one of those 30-day trial things with a multi-thousand dollar unlock fee?

Yes it is unless you are a student and in that case its free.

One final question is how long did it take you to make that whenever im modeling it takes me forever just to do anything. I think im too much of a perfectionist to really be a good modeler maybe i should take a class in it.

posted on January 14th, 2011, 7:43 pm

You missed the Optec thread a while back about the new Romulan ship?

Well, based upon what i've found in the "FO3" avatar set for your profile options it actually is the standard Generix and not a brand new ship.