Z's FO Conversions.

[Adm_Z]

Here is a some what subtle shot of my latest endeavor.

I am not in a position to release this one at this point, but there is no harm in teasing y'all with a few shots of it is there?

 

[Majestic]

I see lights, nice lights Zaxxon.

Yes from the sounds of it FO is bringing in some great new features in the next 12 months or so. Well from what I have read off the FO site.

 

[Adm_Z]

yeah, the next patch should be out by the end of the year(or so I've herd) and it alone will bring numerous modding possibility's and fixes.

Heh, and yes, i like lights.

I will get some more WIP shots of the Excalibur later. It is WIP because I plan on adding more phaser strips and weapons to it since I can only find the one on the saucer. I want moar weapons!!!:x

 

[Adm_Z]

Alright, heres what I have so far. I really need to work on the phaser strips. the ones which were added don't line up, and mine aren't very good either, but I think the rest of the texture turned out pretty well.

 

[thunderfoot]

Yet another ship I've wanted for a long time. This is another must have for those of you who are unsure. Jetfreak did a great job on the ship and Z's textures took a potential champion and turned her into a - warrior! I took Z's Plain - No Registry textures and gave them the Akira Treatment. She speaks to the thl' Ingan in my soul and I am very happy about this. Here, I'll show you why you want this one as well.

 

[Adm_Z]

Nice! Looks great man.

 

[USS_Excalibur]

Wow... where did you get that Excalibur? I have seen a few on FF but neither had textures even half as good.

 

[Starfox1701]

Looks likr thr BC one

 

[Adm_Z]

I think it probably is.

The one I used is from ff by 'Transmission.' it has some mesh errors in some places, but the textures were pretty good. the ones in the picture are my edition though. I edited them quite a bit to get the detail to really show.

 

[Adm_Z]

Here are a few more shots. One beauty shot, and one showing the weapon systems. I gave it a quantum torpedo burst the equivalent of a Sovereign class's. Its phaser systems are specially designed so that it can target up to three targets at once, but can also focus all three phasers on one target, based on the situation. (no replace weapon or anything, it will literally spread its fire out based on threat level and range of enemy targets)

As you can see, it is also equipped with duel layer shielding.

 

[Majestic]

Beautiful Zaxxon, nicely done. Never have been a fan of the ship as I have always felt for Trek it was a bit too big to be in the 24th century and not be a carrier. But still your work on her is very impressive, most impressive.

 

[Starfox1701]

Great pics Z How do you do dual shields?

 

[Majestic]

I think it might be a FO thing, they have introduced new code and stuffs.

 

[Jetfreak]

Dang, that's some good stuff. Good luck with permissions though. That model had several people involved in the conversion and the lot.

 

[Majestic]

Not to mention after Transmission spat the dummy and being caught ripping off work by myself and Syf twice, I very much doubt he will be inclined to allow you to upload the model here.

 

[Starfox1701]

What about the original sb mesh that ash used as the base for that mod? Its a bit large but Excalibur is not a mass build ship. She dwarfs a Yamato.

 

[Majestic]

That may be Adm_Z's only solution. I may at some point attempt a rebuild myself, but a quick poly reduction of the original BC mesh could be a alternative or even a straight port.

 

[Dan1025]

Didn't Yacuzza use the original BC version in Tactical Assault? The one in the Federation Expansion he released looks considerably more detailed than the ones available for download elsewhere...

 

[Adm_Z]

Yeah, I figured that it would be an issue, but if anyone can help find another model, I can probably re-do the textures since they all come from the same model(and I was smart enough to record what I did)

Is there any way of contacting Yacuzza other than hoping he is online? I forgot that his mod had the ship in it.

 

[Terra_Inc]

Is there any way of contacting Yacuzza other than hoping he is online? I forgot that his mod had the ship in it.

I don't know his email address, but usually he logs into MSFC now and then. If you have the patience to wait one or two weeks, I am sure he will answer a PM.

 

[Adm_Z]

I'll go ahead and give him a PM then, but if anyone else knows a way to contact him, please let me know. I would love to get this ship out into the community as a single ship. I just had a look at his model, and it sure is the best a2 one I've seen.

 

[Starfox1701]

I think he quit moding A2 because a HD crash took all his data and he didn't want to star over. He used the sb mesh and didn't do any poly reduction so she remains in all here super detailed glory.

 

[Adm_Z]

yeah, I noticed the extra detail. It didn't seem to make a bit of difference in FO performance wise. That, and I will only have one at a time there, soo.


Here are some pictures with my edited textures applied to his model. I also fixed the cargo bay doors, and removed the registry...again.

 

[USS_Excalibur]

I love it exactly how it is. Once you have permission can you send me what you have so far? You should have my address.

 

[Adm_Z]

yeah, if I get permission, I"ll post the model here, and I'll do a set of the works for FO.

You would be surprised how difficult it is to make FO tooltips...



Here is my theoretical special weapon( it is totally possible in FO from what i know), that I am going to give it for FO.

Allied Assistance(Distress call. I"m not sold on the name): Deploys a subspace beacon which sends out a SOS to nearby allied vessels. The weapon will cost 20 supply. A short while later some set of allied vellses will warp in from off the map, defend the area for about 1 minute. They will be AI controlled. I will try to make the allied reinforcements as randomized as possible, and including a couple of alien ships. The alien ships should at least include an Andorean Warship and Vulcan cruisers. I can't really think of another prominent race(unless there are some good bajoran ships out there) that could help out. Responding ships sets will include:

1 Galaxy class
1 Excelsior Mk. II,1 Intrepid
2 B'rel's
1 Vor'cha
1 Romulan Warbird (rare)
1 Ambassidor, 1 Monsoon
2 Andorean Warships
1 Vulcan Cruiser
2 Saber class ships, 1 Excelcior class.
1 K'beajQ, 1 K'Vort

The more powerful sets will be less likely to respond to the call. I will consult those on the Fleetops forums to find out which would be the more powerful of these since I don't really know.


Underlined features are ones I am not sure of. Any ideas, or comments are defiantly welcome.

 

[USS_Excalibur]

Allied Assistance(Distress call. I"m not sold on the name): Deploys a subspace beacon which sends out a SOS to nearby allied vessels. The weapon will cost 20 supply. A short while later some set of allied vellses will warp in from off the map, defend the area for about 1 minute. They will be AI controlled. I will try to make the allied reinforcements as randomized as possible, and including a couple of alien ships. The alien ships should at least include an Andorean Warship and Vulcan cruisers. I can't really think of another prominent race(unless there are some good bajoran ships out there) that could help out. Responding ships sets will include:

1 Galaxy class
1 Excelsior Mk. II,1 Intrepid
2 B'rel's
1 Vor'cha
1 Romulan Warbird (rare)
1 Ambassidor, 1 Monsoon
2 Andorean Warships
1 Vulcan Cruiser
2 Saber class ships, 1 Excelcior class.
1 K'beajQ, 1 K'Vort

The more powerful sets will be less likely to respond to the call. I will consult those on the Fleetops forums to find out which would be the more powerful of these since I don't really know.


Underlined features are ones I am not sure of. Any ideas, or comments are defiantly welcome.

Well, I would think of it not really as a command ship but more or less a limited production Dreadnought. I was going to try a feature myself however I came short on a good model. As well as a good effect. However, the reflective shield is a good alternative if you think this is to complicated, I have a couple alternate textures for the reflector.

High Velocity Anti-Graviton Wave (HVAG Wave): Creates a large wake of anti-graviton particles, the anti-gravimetric force will often cause significant damage and hurl smaller ships great distances away. The damage increases with the general size of the ship (more surface area to impact means greater hull stress thereby greater damage).

The effect will look like an expanding bubble-like shockwave that fades away after reaching long range distance.

 

[Adm_Z]

Well, I would think of it not really as a command ship but more or less a limited production Dreadnought.

I thought about that, but it was never heavilly armed. It is a highly populated Generational ship, kinda like the galaxy class, but the 'next' next generation. I think of it as a mobile command base. It is not heavily armed, but is slow and has heavy shielding. Thats why I think the Distress call is a good weapon because if it can't out run the enemy, it can call for assistance.

However, the reflective shield is a good alternative if you think this is to complicated, I have a couple alternate textures for the reflector.

Is that including that set I did you you a while back?

 

[USS_Excalibur]

Is that including that set I did you you a while back?

Yes.... (If I can hunt that texture down that is)

 

[Dominus_Noctis]

Don't worry about the poly count too much Zaxx - FO's graphics engine should be able to take up to 40k poly ships (at least a handful of them) without lowering the frame rate .

 

[Adm_Z]

Yeah, I remember reading somewhere where the devs said something to that effect. I don't think it will cause any problem in this case.