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[Midnight Kitsune]

My biggest issue with it, and the new Cabal ships, is the large, flat, smooth, nearly featureless sections of the ship

[Inventor Raccoon]

My biggest issue with it, and the new Cabal ships, is the large, flat, smooth, nearly featureless sections of the ship

That's what I thought, too. I'd personally make the turrets have their own little sections, separated from the rest of the main ship piece. Also, I'd make the faint details on the side wings more visible.



Slightly exaggerated to make it clearer (and just did one side of those details so you can see the difference). Of course, having each little wing/spike/section thing be just one part could be exactly what you're going for, but it makes the turrets look a little like they've just been tacked on.

[Tartiflette]

The turrets are a non issue since they get weapons on top. As for details, I very much didn't liked my first iteration where they were more visible, especially for the side blocks that I want extra smooth for, hum, reasons.

Plus it's not like that kind of ship has a lot of hull features:

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[Gothars]

I really like the design. Only thing I'm missing is a visible command or observation deck, to lend a sense of scale.

[cjuicy]

All we need now are stealth fighters and cruise missiles. A real modern experience.

[King Alfonzo]

Even MORE spacecar raceships!

GLORIOUS.

[cjuicy]

Even MORE spacecar raceships!

GLORIOUS.

I think you mean spacester roadcraft.

[AxleMC131]

Got bored. Made a twin-boom gunship, kitbashed mostly from the old Tarsus sprite. Heavily influenced by the design of the Interstellar Imperium "Invictus" gunship (one of my favourite-looking ships from that mod if I'm honest).

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Thinking about calling it the "Taurus" class, for lack of a better name.



Possible mount arrangement:
4x Small Ballistic turrets (all able to face forwards to combine firepower in front of the ship)
1x Medium Universal hardpoint

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EDIT: And while we're on a roll, here's a "D" variant sprite for the same ship:

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Going with "Destroyed Weapon Mounts" and "Faulty Power Grid" for the D-mods here.

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[Inventor Raccoon]

Looks very nice. The only change I'd suggest is to make the (D) variant a more brownish shade, so it's easier to see from a distance.

[AxleMC131]

Looks very nice. The only change I'd suggest is to make the (D) variant a more brownish shade, so it's easier to see from a distance.

Yeah, from a distance they're irritatingly similar. :/ I'll need to attend to that.

[AxleMC131]

A little update. Literally just played around with the HSV sliders on my "dirt and rust" overlay.

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From left to right: Regular sprite, original D sprite, slightly more saturated D sprite.

      

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Better? Still needs some polishing, but I think it gets the message across better.

[dk1332]

Hi, I am planning on making a mini mod that adds new "fighters" to the game. After getting some free time from helping around bug hunting in a different game, I decided to work on a WIP sprite.

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What do you guys think?

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Yes, I kinda borrowed Tartiflette's Warlust sprite but only for size checking.

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[AxleMC131]

Hi, I am planning on making a mini mod that adds new "fighters" to the game. After getting some free time from helping around bug hunting in a different game, I decided to work on a WIP sprite...

... What do you guys think?

Looks like a good start! Very industrial design, I can definitely see the DA Wanzer influence. Definitely needs some colour (I've been told before never to use purely unsaturated greys and whites - always have some colour, even if it's extremely light). The guns are nice and look well-enough scaled... Although I hate to think what kind of weapon that giant spark plug is.  

Otherwise, the outlines are extremely bold and possibly don't need to be, especially internal ones, and you're completely missing any sense of depth. Have a go at smoothing the black lines and adding some lighting/shadow effects - it can make a flat 2D sprite really pop into life, even a small one.

[cjuicy]

The "spark plug" looks like a flamethrower to me. Devious fighter, isn't it.

[King Alfonzo]

Hi, I am planning on making a mini mod that adds new "fighters" to the game. After getting some free time from helping around bug hunting in a different game, I decided to work on a WIP sprite.

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What do you guys think?

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Yes, I kinda borrowed Tartiflette's Warlust sprite but only for size checking.

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You've fallen a bit into the same problem I had; don't necessarily think you have to feel restricted to a bitmap like you might for an older game. you can use in-betweens and smudges to excellent effect You can go even further into detail.

For instance:

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At 13 right now, and I'm currently trying to detail it (similar to vanilla hammerhead). With difficulty. It's like if you add detail to it, it ruins the lines of the ship, which is supposed to be smooth and sleek. Any ideas?

So here is my take on this ship:



And while I was at it, I recorded the process:

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