Spring RTS Engine

Here is what ive done to the turret now + you can see the tricount at the top left of the viewport.

Edit: Yeah the images are great, thx for the excellent feedback :D

it works for me. On the vent slats, we do have transparency available btw.

The Vent slits are all just 1 face each (2 tris)

Edit: gonna go to sleep guys, merry christmas to all.

I guess it would be the same if you have no backfaces on them.

Pls come work for CA. :D

Saktoth wrote:Pls come work for CA. :D

We don't need 1:1 copies especially when Infogrames starts to use their OTA IP.

jK wrote:especially when Infogrames starts to use their OTA IP.

Say what?

Pretty decent looking model though, clone mostly, but still quality work IMO.

I know that barrel looks flat, but I've always thought it's just a lighting issue, as the bottom half of the barrel's side is very dark. Otherwise, I think it's meant to be cylindrical.

I tried to make something that isnt a clone so this is my try at an origional arm hover; tank ; whatever it looks like to you guys.

It only has 348 tris.

Edit: sry, didnt see the render was broken, added a viewport screen.

I like it, but it won't work as a hover, the turret can't turn on the y axis, so it can only fire straight ahead.

Would work as a gunship though.

I changed the turret a bit and put the cocpit somewhere else, it also only has 374 tris.

Yeah, that'd work.

No, it isn't interesting. First version is better!
It can be an universal weapon (land + anti-air because y-axis).

too flat on the y axis imo. give it some shape.

I liked the one with the guns on front, though clearly thats an impractical design (no y turret rotation).

Could do with more detail and work.

Some neat hovercraft designs for inspiration:
http://curlhead.deviantart.com/art/sket ... s-76251867
http://taytonclait.deviantart.com/art/H ... P-60955491
http://taytonclait.deviantart.com/art/H ... y-19073553
http://anasrist.deviantart.com/art/HOVE ... -101975722
http://generaladam.deviantart.com/art/S ... e-89030503
http://aleph-.deviantart.com/art/Ant-Ar ... s-76993906
http://ak10.deviantart.com/art/Skipper-Test-1-33064123
(those are copyrighted so dont copy them verbatim).

jK wrote:

Saktoth wrote:Pls come work for CA. :D

We don't need 1:1 copies especially when Infogrames starts to use their OTA IP.

Which is why it'd be nice if he worked for CA instead of doing 1:1 copies.

Say what?

viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17203

*mumbles stupid forum truncating my links when i edit*

All of these are very nice, you're a good modeler

IMO you're pretty much done with the modeling, and so it's time to unwrap and texture this thing.

jK wrote:We don't need 1:1 copies especially when Infogrames starts to use their OTA IP.

Replace the gun with Bertha and put the mobile Wind Generator and chicken farm to the top. It will be not a copy.
As for me, I don't understand such changes and that's why don't like CA.

MDV wrote:As for me, I don't understand such changes and that's why don't like CA.

Uhhhh, because what we are doing is probably illegal? Duh?

i lolled.

and btw, Sak, get me some real graphical guidelines (preferably ones that dont conflict) and i'll see what i can cook up (i need a break from BT stuff atm)

I love some of the futuristic military vehicle art floating about the internet. Here's another couple of really nice ones:

http://chrisdrysdale.com/full/drysdale_hovertanks.jpg

http://www.rocketpunchstudios.com/artga ... ertank.jpg

Unfortunately they rarely come with anything resembling schematics or consistent multi-perspective views. But I'd like to see a game which utilizes these kinds of designs. Interestingly a lot of them share a lot of commonality.