Spring RTS Engine

This is where I'll post my models from now on. A link to the newest model will always be on the first post, while older models will be posted chronologically


NEWEST MODELS: A Gunship Plant!

List of Models:
Visgoth - zeus replacement (page 1)
Albatross - aircraft carrier (page 1)
Lotus - LLT (page 1)
Brawler - Heavy gunship (page 1)
Betta - aircraft (page 1)
Stinger - HLT (page 1 - 4)
Raven - light gunship (pages 4-8)
Marshmellow - Light EMP drone (pages 8-11)
Cirrus - Radar plane (pages 10-11)
Milo - Artillery/skirmisher bot (page 11)


Model source will be posted on the post of the model, or available inside the Model Database at http://planet-wars.eu/ModelBase

all models are free to use as long as I am accredited

Older models:
Albatross - Carrier
Aircraft carrier, made in a sudden burst of inspiration.

Halfway through it, Saktoth told me he wants a higher bar of quality for higher costing units. I used a dirty, underhanded trick to marginally raise my bar of quality. Can you spot it?

Revision: 1 - Status: Partially UVmapped


Pics:

Render (doesn't do it justice

Tested ingame using another unit's texture image. No, Febreeze will not wash this out of your eyes. Cazn you guess which unit's texture it is though?

Another shot

Lotus: light point defence turret
I've had this idea in my head for a long time
Didn't come out exactly as I envisioned it, but good enough.

Revision: 3 - Status: Fully ingame, awaiting dev approval
Pics:



Next to the newly-touched-up brawler remake

Next to the old LLT

Render while firing (now do you understand? )

650 triangles - 400 polies with optimization thanks, Hoi


when attacking


when traveling


Update!
got tons of things done. the feedback on betta helped very much with improving my skills! thanks everyone!
now to the pics:

A little... eh, miscalculation in upspring caused this.
Brawler photoshoot

front!
UPDATE:
Normals fixed, reflection map retouched:

Cool, no? yes? maybe?

Don't worry, I made sure that it won't turn into a dazzling sun and kill your eyes with bloom on.
source attached.
Everything is free to use as long as you credit me
Also: would somebody please do me a favor and modify the CA banshee's script (and add the gatling gun anims) so that this can go ingame? Many thanks in advance!

Betta: An aircraft

a question:
I have a model I'd like to post, but i need to know: should i post my models in different threads (a la Mr. D) 1 big thread (a la cremuss) or 1 bg thread + editing main post (a la my betta fighter)? The sooner you guys tell me, the sooner I'll be able to post my newest model . and I promise it'll be better than betta




This is my model for a light core gunship. Originally it was designed specifically to replace CA's blastwing, but halfway through modeling we realized that that wouldn't be a good idea, so it's design changed a bit.

Current state: Model revision 6 (streamlined) or 9 (broad shouldered) - Texture revision 5-5 or Argh texture - Works in game, Pending feedback, reconfiguration

Edit (read please): I think the current animation style is awkward, hard, wasteful, and boring. therefore, i think I'll replace it with a new style. The gunship would overshoot its target, so that it's back is facing the target, then it'd shoot a laser out of it's back. so, shall i change animes?

New edit: I have remodelled the unit based on Pxtl, Saktoth, licho, pressureline, and others' comments. now (I hope) it looks more like a core gunship and has less "evil" but more "lethal." Comments?



now then, enough text
Pics (captions are below images):
Pics are in chronological order, newer pics at bottom


the concept sketch

another sketch, originally made for the benefit of the people in #ca

first render
http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... grpdh7.png
the most horrible texture you will see in your LIFE!
http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... lorez6.png
the most horrible teamcoloring that you'll see in your life
Update:
model has been retextured and looks decent now! everyone admire my newfound texture skills!

The new texture

UpSpring render with teamcolor and some shoddy reflectivity/self-illumination

Newer update:
redesign and retexture:

Viewport view (lol). What do you think of wing style?

In UpSpring.

NOW INGAME!!! YAY!

swarm!

with improved textures!
I still need some1 to whip up a BOS script for it... anyone?
Is this revision better?

I tried to make it less organic looking. Comments?
Also: I badly need a BOS scripter to script this and some upspring whizz to tell me how to get it ready for spring
What i need now are comments, a skilled BOS scripter, and some texturing tutorials for the GIMP. thanks!

Also: Argh's amazing revamp in the sources section at the bottom of this page

CylinderBot: Cute little Core infantry bot

That's right!
This is my first model with arms and legs. I was afraid that they'd be too hard to do, but I managed to make them work without the no-joints-limbs-floating-in-the-air thing that OTA models do . Please tell me if i did them right .

Revision: 4 - Texture: not done - Status: Pending model finalization for uvmap

Remember, updates will always be in the first post! (usually under the older pics

This model is a core kbot, designed to replace the AK (a high goal, I know, especially since none of my other models have gotten into CA yet )

It weighs in at ~1130 polies, with ~550 going towards the legs alone, and ~400 in the arms. It is pre-optimization and not uvmapped yet.

Pics!

Aww... isn't he cute?

Back

This is how it'd look while firing (lack of an elbow is the product of my inability to pose models right, if the person doing the COB wants, they could give it elbows )

Side view (with weapons collapsed)

By this time you're probably wondering why I designed it so strangely, with the giant cylinders and the tiny limbs (or maybe you already figured it out (or saw the gigantic picture below this text ))


This is why:

Compact "wheel" form


Revision 3 pics:
I did some selective scaling, tweaked some polies, improved the feet and joints.

Revision 3

Showing how the leg folds (luckily, robots don't feel pain )


Revision 4 pics:

No more dumbell! (right?)

A closer look



The cylinders can all rotate freely, and while the bot can't pivot, it can about-face to face it's opponent (with the help of some cob, that is )

I hope that this model gives me lots of texturing practice (gulp (BTW thanks hoi for the tutorials ^_^)) , helps me become a better modeler, and hopefully makes its way into CA.


Start of Model Sources

More Model Source and Additional info
All models are free to use, as long as I'm credited

lurker wrote:

MidKnight wrote:Also: Argh's amazing revamp on page three

will be fixed shortly

You put the word 'not' in there, but you didn't fix it, fix being to link to or include argh's revamp...

Thanks for doing this, good luck with the modeling!

lurker wrote:You put the word 'not' in there, but you didn't fix it, fix being to link to or include argh's revamp...

Argh's revamp is and has been in the sources section.

Nonetheless, text fixed

what is with the cannon on the Zeus's back? Is he suddenly a mortor bot as well?

not a cannon! Railgun! no cannon! RAILGUN!

well, it may be a lightning gun...


BUT NOT A CANNON.

This is the beginning of the end of the world. Take note.

Don't be mean to my pretty pretty little cylinderbot!

On an unrelated note:
CORE HLT(!)
The sequel to Lotus, as yet unnamed.

Pics:

render doesnt do it justice

I like it.

Thanks, CarRepairer!

I finished the texture (cant post now, sorry) but for some reason, the upper part of the hlt tower and the fork shaped thingy that holds the gun don't render right.

Must I cap the cylinders, even though the ends are never visible?

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also, for archival purposes:

Visgoth: Zeus replacement
made a concept for this a while ago, spurred by annoyance of having the zeus look different from all the other units in the glaive -> crabe chain

Today, I finally got around to modelling it. I used spherewarrior as a base. What do you think?

Status: Revision 1 - partially uvmapped

Pics:

the weapon flips over soldier. The bot handles it bazooka-style

With an old friend.

I really want to stick a C&C3 style railgun on this once it's ingame. whaddya think?

Newer pics

firing

back view

Visigoth looks like a Warrior who was impaled by a DT mine.

MidKnight wrote:CORE HLT

If you make something like legs do it mobile. CORE analogue with shorter firerange but movement ability.

carrepairer: lolololol

@mdv: cool idea, but it'd screw up CA's balance so bad that we'd have to rename the mod to robocracy or machina or something to avoid confusion with CA!

Also, the lag areas are for pontoon-thingies to go on later