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Starsector => Mods => Modding => Topic started by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 12:00:16 PM

Title: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 12:00:16 PM
Hey guys! this is my first thread topic, thing, but i've already been around a while and posted in other threads, buts that besides the point - i'm building something, and that something is a ship, if you hadn't already guessed.

Im not creating any new sprites myself here, just taking the bits and bobs i want from the ships that are already in the game.

I'm just making this thing as i go, so i don't really know whats its gonna look like (its doesn't even have a name yet! so any suggestions would be nice :3) but so far its looking like some sort of cruiser.

(http://i.imgur.com/GeVl2.png)

I've got the engines sorted etc, but any feedback would be awesome! especially when it comes to names :)
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: armoredcookie on April 06, 2012, 12:05:11 PM
Looking good! Seems like an armed tug or exploration ship to me...
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 12:07:36 PM
Cheers :)

Its got some more engines now - below the large missile hardpoints
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Archduke Astro on April 06, 2012, 12:49:23 PM
Something is wrong with the first post, because I don't see any ship image of any kind in it. Unless you two are viewing it telepathically. Um, help?
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Upgradecap on April 06, 2012, 12:50:14 PM
Something is wrong with the first post, because I don't see any ship image of any kind in it. Unless you two are viewing it telepathically. Um, help?

Same for me too.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 01:02:27 PM
Oh thats funny, i can't see it either, i'll repost it then, along with updates :)

Here it is:

(http://i.imgur.com/GeVl2.png)

Same as the image above, sorry, i lost the other picture
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: JP161 on April 06, 2012, 01:12:41 PM
This is what google says when I try to open that picture in a new tab:

403. That’s an error.

Your client does not have permission to get URL /woni4fIRTA2aaTMOf2Ncfler2dZ6WgXcXBLRWKSHz-dkvFVtsJSPSjkBCguEpunvvgFLCZKD2mu0CGK7giRx_YEQYw from this server.

Forbidden. That’s all we know.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 01:16:51 PM
OH! i think i know what to do then ;) thanks for telling me that.

Can you see it now?
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Uomoz on April 06, 2012, 01:19:13 PM
Use imgur.com, easiest image hosting ever made by mankind EVER period. Forever.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 01:19:52 PM
Use imgur.com, easiest image hosting ever made by mankind EVER period. Forever.

Okay :) i'll have a looksee
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: K-64 on April 06, 2012, 01:20:54 PM
For posting ship sprites, I find it's better just to dropbox to be honest. For ingame screens, imgur is perfect for that. But it still has that 255 image limit before it hides links to the images in your album IIRC. Though like I said, for screenshots and the like, Imgur cannot be faulted for that
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 01:29:35 PM
Me thinkie the sprite is "nearly" done... I'm probably going to add two medium engery turrets and a large ballistic hardpoint.

So in total there's three small energy, one small missile, two large/medium missile, two medium energy and a large ballistic.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Archduke Astro on April 06, 2012, 02:16:39 PM
Still no pix in the first post. I am a sad panda. :'(
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 06, 2012, 02:22:40 PM
No worries!

I have finished the ship!! Hurrah!

(http://i.imgur.com/mz2x7.png)

Now, It needs a suitable name, and class. :D this can be a lil' competition ;)

Although it does look like an extremely heavy sunder class
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Upgradecap on April 06, 2012, 02:29:45 PM
Can't see the ship :-\
Sad panda
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: JP161 on April 06, 2012, 02:30:13 PM
Not seeing it either, giving the same error. :<
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Doom101 on April 06, 2012, 08:20:13 PM
i cant see the ship either all i can see is a broken.jpg image.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: cardgame on April 06, 2012, 08:38:46 PM
Broken for me as well, and it looks like it originated from some Google service. Are you using Picasa?

If so, simply remove the 's' from https direct link and it should work.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 07, 2012, 02:29:15 AM
I've put the images on Imgur now... so they should work :P


Now I need a name for the class of the ship...

Suggestions are more than welcome, because i generally suck at names!

And if anyone can think of a particularly awesome class, i'll let that person pick the name of the first ship :)
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Doom101 on April 07, 2012, 03:18:24 AM
ah the images! they work now! other than that its a good looking ship i can definitely see the different pieces you used, especially the nose of the sunder.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Hyph_K31 on April 07, 2012, 05:19:40 AM
No suggestions?

:(

*sniff*
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: JP161 on April 07, 2012, 12:34:51 PM
Ambrosia

Winner every time  :o

I'm having sorta same problem making up names for... Things.
Usually end up hitting keyboard and picking something that seems more-or-less ok... :P
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: BillyRueben on April 07, 2012, 12:43:24 PM
Skinny, because by the look of it all it would take was one good shot to slice that ship in half.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: friday on April 07, 2012, 11:47:49 PM
Why not make an Setup Game Screen before you start your campaign, where you can set the difficulty for yourself like in Master of Orion 2 or Anno2070.

This way the more advanced players get their challenge and the newbies and older players like me, can have fun too.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Doom101 on April 08, 2012, 12:04:04 PM
Why not make an Setup Game Screen before you start your campaign, where you can set the difficulty for yourself like in Master of Orion 2 or Anno2070.

This way the more advanced players get their challenge and the newbies and older players like me, can have fun too.
...
what does this have to do with his ship? this sounds like it belongs in a suggestion topic on how to handle the game difficulty...
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: armoredcookie on April 08, 2012, 07:59:18 PM
Victoria Class?
Drake Class?

And of course there's always Sunder Mk.II
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Doom101 on April 08, 2012, 09:42:15 PM
-snip-

And of course there's always Sunder Mk.II

i vote for Sunder II or MK. II

possibly a cruiser? i suppose? how big is the actual craft compared to other ships?
weapon mounts should also be considered it has a sunder nose so it must have a large energy slot i imagine.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Trylobot on April 09, 2012, 07:15:07 PM
I like it; make more!
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: Kaitol on April 09, 2012, 10:36:38 PM
Well. Sunder is the act of separating something through massive beam... so how about Rift? The state of being after being sundered by massive beam.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: robparker on April 11, 2012, 04:44:00 AM
Vote for Sunder

Also:
Reaper (I just don't know where that idea came from, something i played recently maybe?)
Ruinator
Oppressor
Shadow
Ooh, I know: War Hawk! Or Hawk.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: ArthropodOfDoom on April 12, 2012, 03:23:56 PM
Panda-class, or maybe something based on Norse mythology.
Everything is better with Norse mythology.
Title: Re: So I'm new, and I'm building something...
Post by: armoredcookie on April 12, 2012, 07:50:32 PM
Just like the Mjolnir Cannon!