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Offline Turnsky

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Colossus issues/improvements
on: March 26, 2006, 06:49:49 pm
okay, this is a kinda like a smallish gripe i had with the ship ever since i first saw it, i know somebody's doing a HTL version of this behemoth giant gun of a ship (  :p ), so i'm gonna list some ways to make it, at least, look a little better, whilst trying to keep it as canon as possible.

1) slope the lower engine array (the 'handle' ) back towards the stern by a few degrees, whilst keeping the engine part still level ( i wish i had a decent pic of the colossus side on, and without clutter, or else i'd show you).
either way, it's ugly as at a full 90 degrees compared to the rest of the ship. 

2) change  the color scheme to something more fitting of a warship, i mean, it's green, almost puke green at that, really, battleship grey or something would be more fitting.

that's all i can think of off the top of my head right now.
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Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #1 on: March 26, 2006, 10:39:59 pm
I think the color came from trying to mix Terran and Vasudan armor schemes. The Colossus isn't a strictly Terran ship after all.
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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #2 on: March 26, 2006, 11:32:21 pm
Yeah, I think that color scheme is fitting for what the Colossus is supposed to be.

I always rather liked the look of the Colossus. Somehow looked really nice and imposing when you got close to it, much more so than from far away.
 

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #3 on: March 26, 2006, 11:48:45 pm
Quote from: CP5670 on March 26, 2006, 11:32:21 pm
Somehow looked really nice and imposing when you got close to it, much more so than from far away.
Yeah, especially with HDR



:D
 

Offline Mars

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #4 on: March 26, 2006, 11:50:33 pm
I think the Hecate and Myrmidon are much better renditions of Terran-Vasudan mixed technologies.
 

Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #5 on: March 27, 2006, 03:46:17 pm
The Hecate is a Terran design though..... I suppose Terrans and Vasudans would be sharing technologies, but the Colossus was a joint endeavor, while the Hecate was mostly Terrans.
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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #6 on: March 27, 2006, 04:37:20 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on March 26, 2006, 11:48:45 pm
Quote from: CP5670 on March 26, 2006, 11:32:21 pm
Somehow looked really nice and imposing when you got close to it, much more so than from far away.
Yeah, especially with HDR



:D
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Offline Turnsky

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #7 on: March 27, 2006, 04:53:50 pm
okay, i'll give you that the colossus was a joint endevour, but, there are many shades of green, perhaps one either more muted, or darker than it is.

either way, yes, it's an imposing ship, but it could stand to be more imposing.  :nod:
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Offline Polpolion

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #8 on: March 27, 2006, 05:02:06 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on March 26, 2006, 11:48:45 pm
Quote from: CP5670 on March 26, 2006, 11:32:21 pm
Somehow looked really nice and imposing when you got close to it, much more so than from far away.
Yeah, especially with HDR



:D


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Offline ZmaN

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #9 on: March 27, 2006, 06:15:48 pm
Quote from: Mefustae on March 26, 2006, 11:48:45 pm
Quote from: CP5670 on March 26, 2006, 11:32:21 pm
Somehow looked really nice and imposing when you got close to it, much more so than from far away.
Yeah, especially with HDR



:D

How did you get it to shine like that?  how does any ship shine like that?

Can you tell me how?

I cant seem to get it.....
Well what do I do now?  Well Jack, you seem to have an act for blowing things up....

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #10 on: March 28, 2006, 02:13:37 am
Quote from: Mefustae on March 26, 2006, 11:48:45 pm
Quote from: CP5670 on March 26, 2006, 11:32:21 pm
Somehow looked really nice and imposing when you got close to it, much more so than from far away.
Yeah, especially with HDR

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/9427/hdr21we.png
:D

That is gorgeous.  I need a new graphics card.

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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #11 on: March 28, 2006, 02:17:34 am
I can't stand HDR.
 

Offline Col. Fishguts

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #12 on: March 28, 2006, 02:51:42 am
Stop quoting the same picture over and over again, we've seen it in the first post. Thank you.
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Offline Mefustae

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #13 on: March 28, 2006, 03:21:30 am
Yeah, i'm all for getting compliments, but I don't want to have to scroll past my own damn picture umpteen times! :rolleyes:
 

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #14 on: March 28, 2006, 03:53:08 am
Is that five counts in this thread?  Of course, given some of the quoters I can't say I'm really suprised.
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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #15 on: March 28, 2006, 09:14:21 pm
oy, thats not hdr

its HDRish, the smartshader


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Offline ZmaN

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #16 on: March 29, 2006, 10:27:39 am
how do the ships shine like that?  I see all these HDR models of ships and when I install them into FS2, they dont shine like the pics?

What do I need to install to get them to do that?
Is is the shine and glow maps on the SCP site?
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Offline Col. Fishguts

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #17 on: March 29, 2006, 11:14:30 am
No, no and no.

That's HDRish, as smart shader for ATI cards (IIRC), that makes the whole screen have a bloom effect.
It has nothing to do with the SCP, you can do this with every game.
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Offline ZmaN

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #18 on: March 29, 2006, 12:47:51 pm
your not getting me....

How do I get the ships to shine like that colossus picture? :hopping: :hopping: :hopping: :hopping:
Well what do I do now?  Well Jack, you seem to have an act for blowing things up....

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Offline Petrarch of the VBB

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Re: Colossus issues/improvements
Reply #19 on: March 29, 2006, 01:20:08 pm
He just said, foo'
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