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Achilles
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Former MSFC Member
what cylons are you short of?
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thunderfoot
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Former MSFC Member
I've got the Raider and Base Ship. What I'd like to have are the Heavy Raider, Hub Ship, and Resurrection Ship.
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thunderfoot
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Former MSFC Member
I have been using the time recently to go through the mod and repair or improve things which I did incorrectly or left incomplete. Nothing major or game changing, just little tweaks here and there to make it all run a little smoother or be a little more true to the BSG universe. Got some ideas from seeing how Adm_Z did the Flak burst effect in his mod. This will be one of the first things we include in the update.
I have been slightly unhappy with from the very start of this project with the quality of the Viper and Mining Ship models for A2 currently available. There are some mesh errors which detract from their appearance and the Viper models take this one step further by appearing to be bent. I have Vipers which Chiletrek did for me a very long time ago and these are awesome! As is all his work. But he was committed to the BSA mod and I preferred not to use something they were using. Nor did I want Chiletrek to break his promise to Score1_UK about holding off on releasing anything until after Battlestar SomedAy gets released publicly. So I was in bit of a quandry. The models I had worked and TBH, they were and are perfectly acceptable. Who pays attention to Mining Ships anyway, right? And the Vipers were small enough and move quickly enough where the view of the errors in the models are fleeting(no pun intended) at best.
EAS_Intrepid graciously committed to re doing the models for me. I was overjoyed because he always does very fine work. Then he began testing and training for the next level of his EMT certification. Naturally, he put aside the things he was going to do until he had time. Real Life can and must take precedence over modding. Always. I absolutely did not want to bother him any further about the models. He's learning things about saving lives. My petty concerns are of no consequence compared to this. So I waited. Not really a problem at all for me. Waiting is one thing I am very good at. Learned how in the Army. If the US Cavalry does not teach you anything else it will, by God, teach you patience.
Out of the blue, Achilles asked for a beta of the mod to play with. Equally out of the blue he offered to redo the models I wanted. Wow. What a deal! One of the premier modders was going to do Vipers and a Mining Ship for my mod! Awesome! Here are pics of what he's done. He told me not to credit him, but this would not be right. He did the work. He should get recognized. That's pretty straightforward, isn't it?
The mesh was really skewed on the engine module. Now it is not and Coxxon's beautiful work can be seen in all its glory in A2. I also asked Achilles to place hardpoints on the domes atop the discs. This seems a more logical place for something like a mining beam to come from. The beams dip thruough the outer edge of the disc occasionally, but this is a vast improvement over the other model I was using.
Achilles placed a strobe on each wingtip. I asked him to do this because I have difficulties finding Vipers against the background sometimes. With FahreS' Running Lights Mod in place, they look spectacular! Achilles also added a black alpha channel to heighten the details. I am undecided about the engine glows. Achilles did versions of the models with and without the glows. I am undecided about which I like better. The glows help with spotting or tracking the Vipers when they are a long distance away, though. I will include both models so people can choose which they prefer.
I have been slightly unhappy with from the very start of this project with the quality of the Viper and Mining Ship models for A2 currently available. There are some mesh errors which detract from their appearance and the Viper models take this one step further by appearing to be bent. I have Vipers which Chiletrek did for me a very long time ago and these are awesome! As is all his work. But he was committed to the BSA mod and I preferred not to use something they were using. Nor did I want Chiletrek to break his promise to Score1_UK about holding off on releasing anything until after Battlestar SomedAy gets released publicly. So I was in bit of a quandry. The models I had worked and TBH, they were and are perfectly acceptable. Who pays attention to Mining Ships anyway, right? And the Vipers were small enough and move quickly enough where the view of the errors in the models are fleeting(no pun intended) at best.
EAS_Intrepid graciously committed to re doing the models for me. I was overjoyed because he always does very fine work. Then he began testing and training for the next level of his EMT certification. Naturally, he put aside the things he was going to do until he had time. Real Life can and must take precedence over modding. Always. I absolutely did not want to bother him any further about the models. He's learning things about saving lives. My petty concerns are of no consequence compared to this. So I waited. Not really a problem at all for me. Waiting is one thing I am very good at. Learned how in the Army. If the US Cavalry does not teach you anything else it will, by God, teach you patience.
Out of the blue, Achilles asked for a beta of the mod to play with. Equally out of the blue he offered to redo the models I wanted. Wow. What a deal! One of the premier modders was going to do Vipers and a Mining Ship for my mod! Awesome! Here are pics of what he's done. He told me not to credit him, but this would not be right. He did the work. He should get recognized. That's pretty straightforward, isn't it?
The mesh was really skewed on the engine module. Now it is not and Coxxon's beautiful work can be seen in all its glory in A2. I also asked Achilles to place hardpoints on the domes atop the discs. This seems a more logical place for something like a mining beam to come from. The beams dip thruough the outer edge of the disc occasionally, but this is a vast improvement over the other model I was using.
Achilles placed a strobe on each wingtip. I asked him to do this because I have difficulties finding Vipers against the background sometimes. With FahreS' Running Lights Mod in place, they look spectacular! Achilles also added a black alpha channel to heighten the details. I am undecided about the engine glows. Achilles did versions of the models with and without the glows. I am undecided about which I like better. The glows help with spotting or tracking the Vipers when they are a long distance away, though. I will include both models so people can choose which they prefer.
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thunderfoot
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Former MSFC Member
I recall someone somewhere fussing about, ahem, 'people wanting BC quality models in A2'.
I do not recall ever seeing anyone say a single word against BC quality textures.
heh heh heh.
I do not recall ever seeing anyone say a single word against BC quality textures.
heh heh heh.
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thunderfoot
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Former MSFC Member
The mod has been uploaded by Majestic and can be found at: MSFC Downloads. Alright, you buncha Nuggets! What are you waiting for? Go fix up that clunker you call a Viper and get ready to defend the Fleet! Honestly? We're lucky to have you assigned to Galactica. So spool up the Jump Drive and get ready to have some fun.