New unit: Kirov

Akula · Dec 9, 2002

This is my first atempt at creating a surface ship so please comment it

I know it is a bit small but it was impossible to get the lenght right whitout making it that way

Previev availeble here
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37322

Old version
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/Kirov.zip

New version
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads3/orlan.zip

Dragon King · Dec 9, 2002

Joy, that looks amazing. I cant wait to use that in my game. What does it look like next to my Kiev class carrier? Sweet, Akula, you are my new best friend

utahjazz7 · Dec 9, 2002

Hey! It looks great from here. The death animation is very nice.

Dragon King · Dec 9, 2002

Originally posted by utahjazz7
Hey! It looks great from here. The death animation is very nice.

Sweet, i havent gone home yet so im looking forward to seeing it.

enigma2010 · Dec 9, 2002

Nice!

I too think taht the death animation li pretty good! Good work Akula!! :goodjob:

Prussian · Dec 9, 2002

Looks great Akula, thanks for the hard work. It's nice to finally have some alternate, modern surface warfare ships. Definately looking forward to the arrival of some Slava cruisers to your fleet.

GrandAdmiral · Dec 9, 2002

This unit looks great. I'm glad to see some alternative to the aegis cruiser. I see this unit is more realistically proportioned than the other civ naval units but I think you should make it wider and make the superstructure and weapons larger to go with the other civ naval units. I beleive the Kirov and sovremny are more massive than the ticonderoga but they actually look smaller in the game. Have you considered doing the burke and kidd class destroyers. I know there is already an aegis destroyer but its really a modified aegis cruiser.

Akula · Dec 9, 2002

First I'll finish some soviet ships I'm working on (Slava, Sovremenny, Udaloy and Type 658 hotel submarine) after that i promised some other units.

When I finish these perhaps the Udaloy can be a destroyer and the Sovremenny can be an AEGIS (i'ts the size of a Leahy cruiser anyway)

Stormbringer · Dec 9, 2002

dload not working?

zulu9812 · Dec 9, 2002

for some reason, the CFC server isn't working right - the uploads folder isn't working

Vdog · Dec 9, 2002

Very nice akula!

Dark Sheer · Dec 9, 2002

I find that the only way to make a naval unit comparable with the Civ3 units supplied is to adjust everything to their size. Of course thats assuming that the Civ3 ships has the correct size.

When I did my Perry Class Frigate back in December last year, Dannyevilcat supplied me with the dimenson of both a normal destroyer and the Perry Class so I used the destroyer as a base and more or less draw the Perry Class to size.

Of course that is not as easily done if you use a 3D program. But your ship looks great as it is other than a little narrow. :cooool:

Nemesis Rex · Dec 10, 2002

Akula is definitely the current king of model naval units.

I would like to second the request for a true AEGIS cruiser, preferably with VLS. Got to have something to stand up to all these Rusky units your making.

kenshi · Dec 10, 2002

Akula is my new hero.

Geronimo · Dec 10, 2002

Very nice! What's next?

Akula · Dec 10, 2002

A sovremenny destroyer or Slava rocket cruiser I think

Presd Xiaopeng · Dec 11, 2002

Not being too critical, but the ship really lackes the size that made the real-life ship a floating monstrosity at sea. The overall shape of the ship is too slim and long, the Superstructure is not big enough and the Radar is simply out -of- proprtion. The Ship alone looks great but a lot more work needs to be done to make it resemble a Ushakov (Kirov) Class Battlecruiser

Akula · Dec 11, 2002

First i calculated my models lenght beam ratio to the real one and ended up whit a difference on 0,25 or approx. 7,5 meters

I don't think the superstructure is all that to small just look at the pictures

I agree that the radar is a bit too large
The ship more look norrow on the FLC than the model do

zulu9812 · Dec 11, 2002

I think the front of the ship's hull needs to be taller

Akula · Dec 11, 2002

Yes perhaps Zulu
Unfortunately I think that is one of the things that won't show up on the FLC's

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