griff SpecGloss ships

[Redspear]

think there's a better design for a gecko out there

Maybe it's the angle but my first impression is that this is your best one. Superb

If there is a better one then I'd love to see it

[Cholmondely]

Goodness gracious me! That is a gecko? Perforce I must agree again with Redspear! What's wrong with me?

[Redspear]

I must agree again with Redspear! What's wrong with me?

Don't worry, I expect it's a temporary malady.

[Griff]

Thanks for the kind comments, a_c got some beautiful photos of it in the screenshot thread, i'm slowly warming to the design, still feels a bit off around the cockpit and 'nose' bit, an x-wing with its wings closed was what i originally thought to go with, not sure that was right for the ship

[Cody]

... still feels a bit off around the cockpit and 'nose' bit...

Yeah... not seen it in-game, but the cockpit needs something.

[cbr]

Well, it has these cockpit blends, which are a nice touch/detail.

And the ship design could have a forward or a backward orientation ( backwards, 4 lasers and one engine )

[Griff]

Ha yes, took that from the 1980's "Cylon Raider" from Battlestar Galactica TV series

[Redspear]

Thanks for the kind comments, a_c got some beautiful photos of it in the screenshot thread, i'm slowly warming to the design, still feels a bit off around the cockpit and 'nose' bit

Bearing in mind that I know nothing...

If you look at the one a_c posted where the nose is pointing down, the cockpit to nose area looks oddly tube-like, with the cockpit ever so slightly sunken.

It's less noticeable in most of the other shots I think and perhaps it's the lighting that makes it look more rounded than it likely is.

• A few possible suggestions (again, who do I think I am etc...)
  • raise the cockpit from the 'spine' ever so slightly
  • taper the spine so that it becomes slightly slimmer at the nose, or...
  • 'cut' the spine where the little indents are, about halfway between cockpit and nose
  • ...all the while keeping in mind that I don't really know what I'm talking about

I know folks have said similar before but if this was a new ship in Elite Dangerous or similar then I really don't think it would look at all out of place. Outstanding work.

an x-wing with its wings closed was what i originally thought to go with, not sure that was right for the ship

I was wondering where I'd seen those engines before

[Griff]

added a viper to the download folder:
griff_SpecGloss_Viper_Materials_V0.1.zip
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

sorry about the moody lighting, non-oolite screenshot, i don't have it installed where i am at the moment

[another_commander]

Very nice! Here is the same shot in-game.

[Cody]

Beautiful!

[phkb]

I love the detail! So cool!

[Cholmondely]

Very nice...

[another_commander]

Just noticed that the blue areas on the sides of the Viper are made of an impossible material. They have blue diffuse color but emit green specular. For a realistic look the diffuse color should be black or dark grey (alternatively it can be any color but then the specular should be grey; in that case we are simulating a material like paint and not metal). Specular with color other than grey implies metallic material and metals normally do not have a diffuse color.

Not that it takes anything away from the beauty of the model, just making an observation.

[Griff]

Ha yeah, that was a bit of a late night last minute change after checking the textures in game, I think i went too far with it though
I've uploaded a v0.2 of the oxp that reduces a lot of that green in the spec colour for those blue panels and dials down the gloss level a bit on them too, i think maybe it was looking a bit to 'wet'