Metalheck renovations?

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 13 Feb 2007, 16:15

Thoughts?

Guessmyname · Post by **Guessmyname** » 13 Feb 2007, 16:18

as far as I can tell, all you've done is pockmarked it...

LOrDo · Post by **LOrDo** » 13 Feb 2007, 16:36

Is this simply a texture renovation or what?

Aun · Post by **Aun** » 13 Feb 2007, 17:49

Looks like a completely new (and more detailed) heightmap and texture.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 13 Feb 2007, 18:16

Looks like SM3 and looks nice

Some things to keep in mind:

please keep the size on 8x8
remove the extraspeed for units which the current MH got.

Also zwzsg made some metal map a while ago which has some 3do metal feature's which might fit on the new MH: http://spring.unknown-files.net/file/16 ... ciousness/

AF · Post by AF » 13 Feb 2007, 21:01

The whole thign is unsightly. Metal maps have been smooth shiny and sleek, and your original SM3 shiyn emtalheck was a vast improvement other previous versions.

But you've changed the texture and it looks deformed and wierd. The ground looks more plastic like than shiyn emtalic, it looks like your heightmaps all wierd and gone awry where the flat ground meets the raised parts, and the pockmarks look strange and odd, uncomfortable to look at.

removing the dimple pockmarky things would improve this vastly, make the ground smoother and flatter.

genblood · Post by **genblood** » 13 Feb 2007, 22:13

It looks weathered ... A few custom features that looks as weathered
as the terrian. IMO ... it's great

...

Looking forward to it's release ..

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 13 Feb 2007, 22:46

Excellent, IMO. It actually looks like layers of metal panels that have been walked on, shot at, and otherwise weathered.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:01

Metal planets are not meant to look like that. They are supposed to be smoothed over places with panels everywhere. The water is dark green/black and no atmosphere.

AF · Post by AF » 13 Feb 2007, 23:09

Maybe it'd be fitting if it dropped off onto a rocky lava planet with lots of asteroid impacts and sulphur pools.........

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:10

core would probably repair it. Odds are considering CORE mentality it would have some sort of auto-repair.

AF · Post by AF » 13 Feb 2007, 23:11

Yah, considering that underneath this metalic flooring would be vast sensitive computer networks among other things.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:13

yeah, god, imagine what that would look like in motion.. vast underground networks of nanites, powercondiuts, communication... jesus pretty.

AF · Post by AF » 13 Feb 2007, 23:15

maybe we can do that using trepans new lua stuff?

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:27

that would require a lot of models etc. I don't want to begining thinking about that....

to do it right would require a rendered movie.

Cabbage · Post by **Cabbage** » 13 Feb 2007, 23:43

Keep it 8x8, and less bumps ^^

TheFatController · Post by **TheFatController** » 14 Feb 2007, 01:14

Well it could be section of an abandoned Core planet where the power was destroyed a long time ago, hence the rust etc.

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 14 Feb 2007, 01:23

Well the whole idea here is to suggest stuff and get people talking so I can glean good advice, and hopefully generate ideas.

I'll have a new render tonight hopefully. My life is going nuts right now so we'll see.

Just post ideas suggestions and what you really do think core prime would be like and why you think so.

The above render was not meant to be particularly great (there are a few things I like about it, but not too many).

As I said, I'm using all of you for a suggestion/idea generator, so keep it coming!

HEHEHE, I used all of you! Do you feel dirty?

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 14 Feb 2007, 01:28

As far as suggestions... if you are going to add noise to the heightfield, I think it would be better if you used sqaures to better imitate the paneling of the planet. also, could you reduce the saturation a tad. The bright colors are a bit distracting, if it was more grey it would help it not feel so visually busy.

jackalope · Post by **jackalope** » 14 Feb 2007, 01:46

EE is not designed for metal maps, you are ruining the mod.

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Metalheck renovations?

Metalheck renovations?