[WIP] Walshicus' Ships

[Terra_Inc]

Good work, that is really cool stuff!

 

[Walshicus]

Been a bit quiet lately as I've been focusing on scripting stuff and doing touch-ups on older models that aren't mine originally...

That said, I finally got the time to learn Substance Painter and applied it to a ship I textured (terribly) years ago by the amazing Kharak:


This is a Light Cruiser sized Talarian vessel, the Dar Sel class.

It's not the best texture job, but I think it's not bad for a first try in the program!

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
Welcome back! . I think it looks very good, and I am sure it will just get better as you go, keep it up!

 

[Starfox1701]

so when is this getting a release

 

[Terra_Inc]

Ooh, that's a cool design. I have a weakness for the Talarian ships and their wing-looking thingies.

I think the texture is perfectly fine, looks pretty good. If anything, the model is a bit too glossy and shiny considering the weathered texture.

 

[Walshicus]

Ooh, that's a cool design. I have a weakness for the Talarian ships and their wing-looking thingies.

I think the texture is perfectly fine, looks pretty good. If anything, the model is a bit too glossy and shiny considering the weathered texture.

Yeah, I need to play around with the material values a bit more. Especially since Stellaris has a weiiird workflow with Spec, Sorta-Metal and Gloss.

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
And good luck with the tweaks!

 

[Crunk]

they are some awesome models, the denobulan ships are unique

 

[Crunk]

I was given an Eaglemoss Designing Starships book recently, containing (among other things) details on the origin of the Klingon Attack Ship used by the Augments in Enterprise.

This gave me the kick needed to revisit an old untextured model I'd found and had been tinkering on years back. Took the opportunity to rebuild the geometry and try a different texturing approach to that I normally take.

Some high-quality orthogonals really helped, and the design made the normal map relatively simple.

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That is a cool model of the Klingon scout ship

 

[admiral horton]

I would love to get these models and do proper orthos of

 

[Walshicus]

Been a bit busy with some RL stuff lately, but thought I'd share a render of my latest work - "Alice" from the Voyager episode of the same name:

 

[Terra_Inc]

Ooh, this is nice. Well done

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
That came-out cool and cute, so double-win!

 

[Walshicus]

Thanks! Yeah, I probably spent more time on it than needed, since in-engine it's barely visible...

Took the learning from that for this next one though; kind of a first-go attempt at Dominion textures in Substance too:



I'm calling it the Scydosella class Assault Shuttle. I could almost certainly spend another couple of days tweaking it and un-janking the detail on the rear shell and front prongs...

 

[Starfox1701]

it needs legs

 

[Hath]

That's a really cool shuttle! Is that a troop ramp in the front?

 

[Terra_Inc]

That's a cool design, well done!

 

[Walshicus]

That's a really cool shuttle! Is that a troop ramp in the front?

Hmm, not sure what bit you're referencing! There wasn't intended to be a ramp there though.


Did some texturing on a TMP refit of the Engle class:

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
The ship's design is a little quirky, but I like a lot what you did with the saucer .

 

[Terra_Inc]

What an interesting design. I like the arrangement of the nacelles and the twin double struts. I would guess based on the size ratio of the saucer and the nacelles that it's build for speed primarily, with the reinforced struts making sure it doesn't rip itself apart when at full throttle. Not sure I like the placement of the deflector - building it into the saucer is always a bit awkward I think - but it matches the overall TMP aesthetic surprisingly well in my opinion. Good work all around.

 

[Starfox1701]

STO parts? Either way I'd swap the nacelles for Akyazi nacelles and bridge modual as the scale better i think.

 

[Walshicus]

STO parts? Either way I'd swap the nacelles for Akyazi nacelles and bridge modual as the scale better i think.

I was going to say no to there being anything STO, but gah - the nacelles might be, yes. Which means a couple of hours to swap out...
I might just try it with the Akyazi nacelles though, as you suggest!

 

[Blake00]

man you're doing some amazing work.. I really gotta play the Star Trek Stellaris mod one day...

 

[Crunk]

The Star Trek mod for stellaris is fantastic, I play it regularly

 

[Walshicus]

The Star Trek mod for stellaris is fantastic, I play it regularly

Make sure you're playing the right one though. New Civilisations is mine.

I have some... bad blood with the other one. From start to about 2019 I was one of the project admins, doing the species portraits, event scripting and a tonne of the 3d work. Ended up leaving due to shenanigans, and starting a new project. Would have been fine with just going separate ways, but I *kept* finding out they'd stolen my models and assets afterward.

Funniest was when they stole my Sagan class, messed up the diffuse textures and hid them in weird file locations thinking I wouldn't notice. Then when confronted they pretended they'd bought it on CG Trader for £100. Luckily the game's community managers were on point.

Similar situation with the Star Wars mod from the same group. All the people actually working on it ended up leaving and starting new (better) projects, LotOR and New Dawn. Now we're all under the "RMG" mod group.

 

[Walshicus]

While I'm pretty indifferent about the new series of Picard, I did take the opportunity to model a version of Admiral Buck's "Shangri-La" class ship, which I guess is kind of canonical now?

 

[Walshicus]

Made some small tweaks, and different views:

 

[Chiletrek]

Hello:
Not my favourite design, but your work make the ship looks amazing

 

[Crunk]

Make sure you're playing the right one though. New Civilisations is mine.

I have some... bad blood with the other one. From start to about 2019 I was one of the project admins, doing the species portraits, event scripting and a tonne of the 3d work. Ended up leaving due to shenanigans, and starting a new project. Would have been fine with just going separate ways, but I *kept* finding out they'd stolen my models and assets afterward.

Funniest was when they stole my Sagan class, messed up the diffuse textures and hid them in weird file locations thinking I wouldn't notice. Then when confronted they pretended they'd bought it on CG Trader for £100. Luckily the game's community managers were on point.

Similar situation with the Star Wars mod from the same group. All the people actually working on it ended up leaving and starting new (better) projects, LotOR and New Dawn. Now we're all under the "RMG" mod group.

Yep that’s the one I play and I’m in the discord group too. Fantastic work and the mod is very enjoyable

 

[Walshicus]

Spent some time focusing on the Malon this week, including a starbase, mining station and research station: