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[Sproginator]

Got access to PS finally.

FINALLY!

Now wut?

Do you have any experiance coding ships into a game? or weapons?

Absolutely none!

Yay for ineptitude!

Woohoo, I use trylobots ship editor myself

[Sproginator]

2nd major edit added to the topic, Requesting any help community members can give me as to where to go from there, Just post a reply here or pm me

[CrashToDesktop]

HOLY CRAP USE SPOILERS.
That's all I gotta say. 

For troubleshooting with missions, always check the top bar of code for the name of the mission.  Change it to the new name of the mission to prevent errors.

[Sproginator]

HOLY CRAP USE SPOILERS.
That's all I gotta say. 

For troubleshooting with missions, always check the top bar of code for the name of the mission.  Change it to the new name of the mission to prevent errors.

Thanks for the feedback

[Morrokain]

Ok so I am giving this a try. I have made my ship, but a question or two. The ship you use in your example gives the appearance of depth in its color due to differing shades of colors. How do I duplicate that? The editor seems to want to color my ship pieces one color and refuses to give me ways of editing the shade on different parts of the piece or allow me to remove the interior lines. Also, is there anyway to change the parts size in the editor to create a layering effect?

*Edit* nvm I see now the first set of parts was the default BF parts that are meant to look that way. When you open another set it has the depth texture already built in. 2nd question still applies though XP

[Killian]

Press 'F1' in shipmaker to get a full list of the controls.

Also, I should note for anyone building ships using SM, that rotated bits will look pretty blurry, and please, please understand what you're actually doing when putting ships together. If you do it well, you can make some amazing things, but if you do it badly, you can make some really, really awful things.

Sorry to use you as an example in your own tutorial thread, sprog, but your submissions in the Caelus thread are pretty... offensive to the eye, to put it bluntly. Way too heavy on the doodads and internally disorganized. Use of the DST sections isn't helping; they're quite hard to use properly. Armoredcookie's clean and smooth designs, on the other hand, are a good example of a better design you can pull off. Once you learn how to do things like glow effects and such, though, then you'll really take off, and be able to do nice carriers and so many other things.

SM is a useful tool, but it alone does not make you into a good shipbuilder. You still need to understand how to use it to make anything that looks good. Read the Shipmaker Info & Help forum. Be sure not to mix certain styles as they go badly together. Since you're designing ships with it, don't be afraid to sign up on the forums there to ask for feedback from people who know how things work. They're quiet but we don't bite (much).

I should feel it's also worth noting that you could turn the Starfarer weapon mount sprites into a format compatible with shipmaker and apply them to a ship as part of the construction process.

[Sproginator]

Press 'F1' in shipmaker to get a full list of the controls.

Also, I should note for anyone building ships using SM, that rotated bits will look pretty blurry, and please, please understand what you're actually doing when putting ships together. If you do it well, you can make some amazing things, but if you do it badly, you can make some really, really awful things.

Sorry to use you as an example in your own tutorial thread, sprog, but your submissions in the Caelus thread are pretty... offensive to the eye, to put it bluntly. Way too heavy on the doodads and internally disorganized. Use of the DST sections isn't helping; they're quite hard to use properly. Armoredcookie's clean and smooth designs, on the other hand, are a good example of a better design you can pull off. Once you learn how to do things like glow effects and such, though, then you'll really take off, and be able to do nice carriers and so many other things.

SM is a useful tool, but it alone does not make you into a good shipbuilder. You still need to understand how to use it to make anything that looks good. Read the Shipmaker Info & Help forum. Be sure not to mix certain styles as they go badly together. Since you're designing ships with it, don't be afraid to sign up on the forums there to ask for feedback from people who know how things work. They're quiet but we don't bite (much).

I should feel it's also worth noting that you could turn the Starfarer weapon mount sprites into a format compatible with shipmaker and apply them to a ship as part of the construction process.

I have only a little bit of experience within spriting and graphic design, hence the lack of details and due to my lack of proper image editing software there is only so much I can do

[Killian]

I have only a little bit of experience within spriting and graphic design, hence the lack of details and due to my lack of proper image editing software there is only so much I can do

What you can do is start practicing, and posting ships somewhere you can get good feedback on their design, then! Because, really, people can design some really good stuff.

Especially when they collaborate.

Oh, and another note; always make sure your ships are at default zoom before taking a screenshot for exporting to other programs. That avoids ugly blurring.

[Sproginator]

I have only a little bit of experience within spriting and graphic design, hence the lack of details and due to my lack of proper image editing software there is only so much I can do

What you can do is start practicing, and posting ships somewhere you can get good feedback on their design, then! Because, really, people can design some really good stuff.

Especially when they collaborate.

Oh, and another note; always make sure your ships are at default zoom before taking a screenshot for exporting to other programs. That avoids ugly blurring.

Ok

[Upgradecap]

Sproginator, if tou could do ships like that...

O_O O_O O_O

[hadesian]

I have only a little bit of experience within spriting and graphic design, hence the lack of details and due to my lack of proper image editing software there is only so much I can do

What you can do is start practicing, and posting ships somewhere you can get good feedback on their design, then! Because, really, people can design some really good stuff.

Especially when they collaborate.

Oh, and another note; always make sure your ships are at default zoom before taking a screenshot for exporting to other programs. That avoids ugly blurring.

Ok

These would actually fit in Starfarer....

[Upgradecap]

Was thinking the exact same thing about those ships.

[arcibalde]

Those ships look AWESOME. Somebody should drag those dudes here ASAP! 

[Upgradecap]

Those ships look AWESOME. Somebody should drag those dudes here ASAP! 

Prepare the fleet!

[Sproginator]

Guys, those are just made from a parts pack?