GeneralMatt's Creation Thread

[Rusty Edge]

For what it's worth, I'm with Admiral Matt on the Battlecruiser issue.


Of course, if somebody had modifying abillity they could put the Hood graphics in as proper Battlecruiser unit, with more speed than a Battleship and a defense adjustment at similar cost....

 

[GeneralMatt]

I appreciate someone "Agreeing" with me (I won't be so lonely in my foolishness ), but still no "Serious" comments the the Littorio? If it is ok I want to get her out..

 

[RPG]

She'll be easy to spot with those red & white stripes!

 

[Dom Pedro II]

It's like a candy cane with guns!

 

[GeneralMatt]

While I have been waiting for Critics, I started the Dunkerque..

 

[dutchking]

I'm laughing my ass off at your signature right now...

But nice boat Matt.

 

[GeneralMatt]

And I know why, I thought it was a good verse actually, and it still is. Been there for a few days.

Anyways, the Littori is nice?

 

[dutchking]

I said it was!

BTW, do you rig stuff like we used to do with LH's?

Such as a gun to a gun bone etc or do you do that in a separate application?

 

[GeneralMatt]

Hmm, I think so. Similar to that. I have the turrets I will animate as a seperate mesh, and then in NifViewer I drag and drop the turrets onto the correct bones on the ship's bones I am using. So if I am using the Battleships anim's I drag the aft gun to the "Aft Gun" bone. I then align them all in Nifskope as rotating there is easier..

I was not sure if you were referring to the Dunkerque.

 

[dutchking]

We just align vertecies to bones in blender.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=252568

 

[GeneralMatt]

The problem is, with units, that when exporting from Blender, you lose bone's that designate effects and stuff like that. So it is less work, with Ships at least, the way I do it.

 

[dutchking]

Its fine as long as it works I guess.

 

[GeneralMatt]

Yes indeed. The "nice" thing a bout LH's is you do not have all the effects attached, it is pretty straightforward compared to units.

 

[dutchking]

Well with LH's you've got 50000 vertecies while with units you've got 150-1000.

 

[GeneralMatt]

I meant the rigging bit is straight forward. I played around a little with LH's, before all these breakthroughs though.

 

[Rusty Edge]

Where where? Does the deck look a little too plain or is it just me?

If you mean "plainly" visible from a helicopter or airplane, yes!

It looks fine to me, but it's not a ship I happen to know.




So... Is there going to be a "GM's Sink the Bismark Scenario" eventually,
once you've built all of the Royal Navy?

 

[GeneralMatt]

That would be fun.. Not sure if that "build all the RN" thing is still on.

 

[snafusmith]

Looks great man, can't wait to see the skin you put on it.

 

[GeneralMatt]

Me either.

That is going to be the tough part, but thanks to dissecting your Helgoland texture (I think that is the best ship out there) I have figured out how it works. Now just to continue at it and get better.

Thanks for the compliments!

 

[dutchking]

I like the guns, very pristine Matt.