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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #45 on: April 12, 2012, 01:10:53 PM »

yeah, the tempest brawler isn't very good it would be sweet if you could make it a lot better because I suck at spriting
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod?
« Reply #46 on: April 12, 2012, 01:23:16 PM »

The sprites can be kitbashes, so that should make things easier for everyone. I'll probably just be doing kitbashes too.

What is a kit bash?
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod?
« Reply #47 on: April 12, 2012, 01:24:38 PM »

The sprites can be kitbashes, so that should make things easier for everyone. I'll probably just be doing kitbashes too.

What is a kit bash?
I think it's a combination of a bunch of ships.  Don't take it from me, I don't know if that's right. ;D
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #48 on: April 12, 2012, 01:26:32 PM »

yep, that's right
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod?
« Reply #49 on: April 12, 2012, 01:27:47 PM »


What is a kit bash?

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Kitbashing or model bashing is a practice whereby a new scale model is created by taking pieces out of commercial kits. These pieces may be added to a custom project or to another kit. For professional modelmakers, kitbashing is popular to create concept models for detailing movie special effects. Commercial model kits are a ready source of "detailing", providing any amounts of identical, mass-produced components that can be used to add fine detail to an existing model. Professionals often kitbash to build prototype parts which are then recreated with lightweight materials.[1]

So, in short: A kitbash is a sprite made out of other sprites, which have been cut or modfied to make them look like a original ship.
(which they probably are :))


EDIT: TheSoldier answered that exactly aswell. >.<
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #50 on: April 12, 2012, 01:32:44 PM »

interesting project guys! looks good and i would love to play it later on
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #51 on: April 12, 2012, 03:30:10 PM »

@Psiyon: Love the Valiant. I can definitely see a style language emerging here. Can't wait to see more of this
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #52 on: April 12, 2012, 03:31:43 PM »

I might be able to make a mini faction, depends on how much time I will have to make kitbashes in the near future...
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #53 on: April 12, 2012, 04:04:05 PM »

@Trylo: Thanks :)

I might be able to make a mini faction, depends on how much time I will have to make kitbashes in the near future...
Cool. Let me know if you decide on anything for certain.


And to everyone else who is working on a faction: feel free to post any progress you make in this thread. The development of this isn't supposed to be top secret or anything :P (unless you want it to be, I suppose).

For the record; current participants:

Myself,
TheSoldier,
Sunfire + Upgradecap,
arcibalde,
and potentially K-64 and Cordacc
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #54 on: April 12, 2012, 04:23:26 PM »

I already finished a powerful capital ship and smaller stuff is easier so i probably will be able to get a mini faction up pretty soon, however I have no idea how to turn ships into in-game stuff, so far "all" I know how to is kitbash ad limited non kitbashing via Photoshop and then how to give it stats, weapons, and variants. No idea how to make a faction or a base or make things spawn.
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #55 on: April 12, 2012, 04:34:08 PM »

Claymore Fighter-Bomber:

Armament; x1 cluster Bomb, x2 Vulcan Cannon, x1 IR Pulse Laser, x1 Swarmer
Roles: Interceptor, Light Bomber

Raptor Assault Gunship:

Armament; x1 Minigun, x2 Light Assault Gun, x2 Dart Missile Launcher
Roles: Assault
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #56 on: April 12, 2012, 04:46:37 PM »

okay, i'll post the one good sprite I have thanks to psyion

The Hydra
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #57 on: April 12, 2012, 05:51:15 PM »

Ok this mod is already shaping up; I'm gonna have to make some sprites for it myself soon. Don't count me as a participant until I actually produce something though  :P
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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #58 on: April 12, 2012, 05:54:52 PM »

well here is my first ship

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Re: Community Mini-faction Mod
« Reply #59 on: April 12, 2012, 06:29:12 PM »

Ok this mod is already shaping up; I'm gonna have to make some sprites for it myself soon. Don't count me as a participant until I actually produce something though  :P
Yeeeessssssss.



Also, I can't believe that "glowing ball in the middle" idea totally worked:



Thank you for not being ***, Starfarer. Thank you.
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