Kathys graphic modcomps

[Kathy]

Timberclad

I did a new model, a civil war timberclad warship. https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/timberclad-warship.27066/
It is not perfect, so it has no weapons, and the number of chimneys could be reduced.

It is a reskin of the steam transport, I can't remember the original creator. The paddlewheel comes from Xenomorph's Great Eastern.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Looks fantastic I have to say I love your ships. As far as animations go, that is the hard part. Still a fantastic addition. Thankyou Kathy!

 

[hrochland]

Coming from someone who's done way too many ships recently I can tell you proportionate scaling does not work. The only rules you really need to worry about are:
1. Galley < Trireme
2. Caravel and Carrack < SOTL, Frigate, Galleon

That's it. All other units look fine no matter how out of scale. It's always better to have a model large enough to be visible at a glance by the player than to have something tiny that will get lost or huge and ugly.

I agree in principle. However, this ratio is, in my view, not bad

 

[PPQ_Purple]

My general rule is to zoom out to the highest level the player can still see units (there is a cutoff where they just don't render) and if the unit is still clearly distinguishable for what it is than it's fine.

 

[hrochland]

Thanks. Good idea. I never did anything like that.

 

[PPQ_Purple]

Alternatively you can just make sure it ain't smaller than the generic workboat. That works too.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

I stumbled upon the Volley Gun unit in the database: https://forums.civfanatics.com/resources/volley-gun.21506/

I also know if it would be possible, it would make a great Gatling Gun unit if the machine could be made to fire like a machine gun?

Possible?

 

[Kathy]

Do you only want it to fire like a machinegun, or do you also need other changes, like smaller barrels? I think it will be possible.

By the way, do you already know my already existing Gatling machine gun?

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

I think making the Volley Gun fire like a machine gun would be fine, unless you think it would look better if the barrels were smaller? idk

I know of the wheeled machine gun, it is a great unit.

 

[PPQ_Purple]

By that point aren't you just making a completely new model from scratch?

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

I think just changing the animations would suffice. The Volley Gun has a nice model, for a gatling gun, having machine gun animations would be perfect.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Hope that is fine with you Kathy, I appreciate it, believe me.

 

[Kathy]

No problem, I just need some time to work it out. For some reasons, some effects are directed in the opposite direction, but I could correct this. so, use this modell with the attached .kfm (and .kf), and it should so as you wanted.
The cannon.nif is with smaller gun barrels, while cannon_fx.nif is original size.

 

[Sword_Of_Geddon]

Oh wow thankyou Kathy its amazing! You've just made the first Gatling Gun unit for Civ4, badly needed and thankyou!

 

[Spillsandstains]

hi Kathy


#124 a long time ago you made an eva peron leaderhead, any reason why the affirmative anim is missing in the dl?

 

[Kathy]

I made it from Saibothlehs "Bunny girl" Leaderhead, without changing any animations. So I am afraid you will have to ask him.

 

[Spillsandstains]

ah ok thank you very much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx y z

 

[MatteM]

Hello Kathy!

I modified the Panther Radar Vehicle you posted in Nifscope and made some textures, it is now a sort fictionalized "Kätzchen APC", see image. Would it be possible to alter the animation to be the standard Mechanized Infantry and not the Panzer one, since it uses MG and not a tank gun?

 

[Kathy]

Animations are not my area of expertise, I did a few changes of effects, but I am not sure if I am able to change it from one skeleton to another. I can try it, but I can not guarante that it will work. For my last project I needed also someone else who did the animations for me. I will see what I can do.

 

[Kathy]

Animations are not my area of expertise, I did a few changes of effects, but I am not sure if I am able to change it from one skeleton to another. I can try it, but I can not guarante that it will work. For my last project I needed also someone else who did the animations for me. I will see what I can do.