Unit Requests: Steampunk

[Ozymandias]

Albeit (once again) coming late to the game - have you considered (as placeholders if need be) aaglo's flying castle, Kinboat's Sherlock; embryodead's fantastical airship; aaglo's Phaseship (w/out the Phase anim); Pleb's SW Desert Skiff; Hikaro's many fine FF airships; Orthanc's (flying) SeeD Ship; Flamand's Flash Gordon Rocketship; ruby sauce's Tesla Cannon.

Just checking

-z

 

[Blue Monkey]

The Luxury Sail Barge seems to be on everyone's list.

Lucas has said that Barsoom was a major influence in that aspect of the Star Wars universe. I located but failed to include these early sketches in the hastily thrown together gallery.

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let me know, and I can probably turn it into a unit.

I can animate objects like those, human models are still a bit difficult to get down.

Well I have no plans for it, just have the model somewhere.

Tennis, anyone?

 

[tom2050]

Here is an uber-early of P-Island. Just got time today to throw the thing together. Some placeholder objects are in for the land until I get it finished. Let me know how you want it, trees? other buildings? etc... runway lights? I'll add a steam engine in the back and some steam pipery on the sides.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Here is an uber-early of P-Island.

 

[polyphemus]

WIP, let me know what needs to be changed...and those balls in the front, are swiveling turrets, i didnt know if those were used, so i just included them but can easily take them out, and the blue flags are the civ color

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[Blue Monkey]

You had left out the "http;" part of the address on the second image. I used my moderator capabilities to correct it. Hope you don't mind, since imho that's the picture that best shows your WIP.

 

[polyphemus]

Thanks!

the posted pics are by no means near done, just WIP as the title suggests...I'm constantly modifying it, deleting and/or adding. let me know what you think

 

[polyphemus]

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[Blue Monkey]

Thanks!

the posted pics are by no means near done, just WIP as the title suggests...I'm constantly modifying it, deleting and/or adding. let me know what you think

I think the model is coming along excellently. The only major change I can see that would be desirable is some kind of "sail-like" feature. Even if it's just an overhead sun-shade similar to the Star Wars barges that is a static element.

 

[polyphemus]

i'll muster something up

 

[Balthasar]

Albeit (once again) coming late to the game - have you considered (as placeholders if need be) aaglo's flying castle, Kinboat's Sherlock; embryodead's fantastical airship; aaglo's Phaseship (w/out the Phase anim); Pleb's SW Desert Skiff; Hikaro's many fine FF airships; Orthanc's (flying) SeeD Ship; Flamand's Flash Gordon Rocketship; ruby sauce's Tesla Cannon

Better late than never, Oz; always glad to have you involved. It turns out that every one of those units is already in the mod, including the flying castle as a (poor) propeller island substitute. You can see a constantly updated image-list of units >here<. Those lists will get a new update sometime tonight.

Here is an uber-early of P-Island. Just got time today to throw the thing together. Some placeholder objects are in for the land until I get it finished. Let me know how you want it, trees? other buildings? etc... runway lights? I'll add a steam engine in the back and some steam pipery on the sides.

I would like to see it filled with buildings, and include gun turrets and cannon bays as well - it should be a well-armed island. I could direct you to a number of Sim City buildings that might work, and are available in a 3d format that might be converted to your use.

i'll muster something up

It's looking great, polyphemus. The little ladder is a neat touch. The gun turrets aren't necessarily out of place, as the Barsoomians are described as having 19th century weapons with radium (glowy green?) bullets and cannon shells.

 

[polyphemus]

So i have two designs......................

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[Balthasar]

My preference is Design #2: I rather like it without the sails myself, but I'll defer and endorse that one. Meanwhile, I like the other changes you've made to the model so far.

 

[polyphemus]

so do you think its good to start animating? and if so, how are the attacking sequences....multiple gunshots, a laser blast?

 

[Ozymandias]

My preference is Design #2: I rather like it without the sails myself, but I'll defer and endorse that one. Meanwhile, I like the other changes you've made to the model so far.

Not that I expect a vote but

,

z

 

[polyphemus]

I liked design 2 as well

 

[Balthasar]

how are the attacking sequences....multiple gunshots, a laser blast?

Multiple laser-colored shots, I'd think. Like tiny Photon torpedoes.

 

[Ozymandias]

Multiple laser-colored shots, I'd think. Like tiny Photon torpedoes.

Q: Given the "technological" assumptions, might something more along the lines of a rail gun or even "simple" recoiless shells or even rockets be more in line. Just curious (seriously!).

 

[Balthasar]

Q: Given the "technological" assumptions, might something more along the lines of a rail gun or even "simple" recoiless shells or even rockets be more in line. Just curious (seriously!).

Uh-huh. Right. As long as it isn't a continuous blast or beam, it could be any of the above.

 

[tom2050]

Do you want P-Island as big as it can get. Here is 240x240 and at this size it has enough room to fit horizontal as well. I've added cannons to each side (x3) and am going to add gun turrets (for Anti-Aircraft) x2 on each side, and x2 near Zepplin Conning Towers. (EDIT: added)

I have them as steel texture now, but I suppose a brass texture may fit better.

Here is 240x240 unit size. Yet to add buildings or engines, roads, etc. Props and surrounding 'Island Rim' has not been textured yet. I am hesitant to make this 'rim' the civ color, as it might be too much. I may just make a building have civ color once they are added.