Unit preview: NCC1701-A (Enterprise)

[TheMorpheus]

Here the first scaled preview of the USS Enterprise (NCC 1701-A).
The attack preview shows both attack animations, a photon torpedo strike and a phaser.

 

[TheMorpheus]

And here the preview of the death animation

 

[Gogf]

I like it, but in the attack, don't you find it a little unrealistic that the actual Enterprise dosen't move at all?

 

[TheMorpheus]

Why, the ship should move during the attack? It's a 700 m large battle crusier and the phasers cannot rebound the ship

I don't know, if it's looking better if it will move during the attack.
Which moves it shall do? Suggestions are welcome

 

[Gogf]

I don't mean back, I mean a little swaying, like in a default animation. It's odd if it's just there.

 

[ieatfish]

I think its fine staying still, since theres not much u cna get it to do in a single tile space of civ3. Maybe make it sway from side to side a little??? Although i think the weapons fire would be better if it were red, or orange. Very nice model though

 

[TheMorpheus]

The phasers and the photon torpedos are in Civ-depended colors.

 

[A Viking Yeti]

It does look great. But it is in space, so I don't see why it would sway. It would be kinda eerie to have that ship hovering still over a city, though. I guess it's purely aesthetic (sp?).

 

[Glorfinder]

not any big moves just shaking (it is not 700m long), then it will be very great!!!

 

[Ottooo]

it looks great

just a little idea: maybe you could make the warp-nacelles also in the civ-color

 

[TheMorpheus]

Good idea
I can use it in the move animation to add a glow effect for the warp-nacelles.

 

[TheMorpheus]

I've added a little roll effect to the attack animation, I think it's looks real better



Thanks for the suggestions

 

[Ottooo]

Very nice!

 

[Daniel Khan]

Very nice. But during a battle you would expect the adversary to be attacking the Enterprise as well. So maybe the shields would flare up when they get hit. The ship would also shake when that happened. Just a thought.

 

[Gogf]

I like the roll effect. Now you have to tell me how you did it....

 

[TheMorpheus]

The roll effect is very simple Gogf. I rotate the model along the middle axe one degree to left and to right.

One experiment with a shield effect, I don't know if we should use it.

 

[A Viking Yeti]

The shield looks a little sharp around the edges, but it still looks cool. The swaying does look more natural. BTW: It looks like the ship has a little perspective, does Civ 3 have any units with perspective?

 

[TheMorpheus]

No, the Civ3 is isometric. embryodead sends me a tip to prevent a perspective view for the units. I will correct the camera settings.

 

[TheMorpheus]

The unit is finished!

NCC 1701-A