[Tolwyn]

... so I started to play with combustion and glow in 3dsmax.

This  is how it turned out.

[Lightspeed]

Yeh could've spent the time on some better textures for that model instead

or some FREDding.

[Tolwyn]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Yeh could've spent the time on some better textures for that model instead

or some FREDding.

Lightspeed, I dunno if you ever played Wing Commander, but this maps were made strictly to the canon

[Setekh]

I think it looks great, the blend of the explosion with the ship is very convincing. Did it take you long?

[Tolwyn]

Originally posted by Setekh
I think it looks great, the blend of the explosion with the ship is very convincing. Did it take you long?

not really... it is using two gizmos plus lense flares... I was thinking about adding a few particle sprays too, but that looked like crap. I would say, that in an hour you can reproduce the scene... the only difficulty is to get thge explosion feel right

The only problem with this explosion is that it can not be animated... well, it can, but only for a very close render as seen in the picture, due to the gizmo's shape (1 * sphere and 1 *  box)

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Yeh could've spent the time on some better textures for that model instead

or some FREDding.

Nice explosion. I wouldn't have guessed it was just a box and sphere without you posting it.

[Tolwyn]

Good to hear IF you could plainly see this, then it would mean, that something went VERY wrong

[Singh]

Originally posted by Tolwyn
... so I started to play with combustion and glow in 3dsmax.

This  is how it turned out.

A bit over-blurred maybe, but seriously, dude, that is sweet!!! I especially love how that explosion mixes with the main ship!

[Tolwyn]

hmm... I don't think so, since this ship can be really VERY fast It is an interceptor afterall...

Perhaps I will add some battle damage to the hull

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by Tolwyn


Lightspeed, I dunno if you ever played Wing Commander, but this maps were made strictly to the canon

Of course I did. Still, it looks kinda out-dated like this. You could probably keep the main features but make it look a lot 'newer'

[Tolwyn]

Originally posted by Lightspeed


Of course I did. Still, it looks kinda out-dated like this. You could probably keep the main features but make it look a lot 'newer'

and the community would flame me... and besides, as stated in the credits, it is not my model