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    F-109 Vampire model

    Hah, not a bit, I love his interpretation as well, I want to say it's more "realistic" due to having the deeper layers of detail. I just went for a straight copy of the ancient graphics. ^_^ I know it's been printed before, since someone posted an example in the Excalibur thread, but I haven't...
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    F-109 Vampire model

    That one's linked in the thread I started for it, so please, feel free to have at it! The pilot and cockpit should look really good printed in resin. https://www.wcnews.com/chatzone/threads/updated-wc3-excalibur-cinematic-model-print.30803/post-416427 It's broken into smaller components for...
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    Is there any information available on how WC1 & 2 in space gameplay/graphics were created?

    That actually reminds me of the wacky work-around I used to make a very challenging version of the ESB asteroid chase in X-wing v Tie Fighter. Programming a complex pattern of asteroids to fly specific paths, and give you an obstacle course? Nuts to that, I made the asteroids into ships, gave...
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    Is there any information available on how WC1 & 2 in space gameplay/graphics were created?

    Oh, it was just some research I did when I got frustrated with that particular mission in the single player campaign. I watched all of the friendly and enemy behaviors, and they just don't make a lick of sense. No amount of dodging or weaving or boosting would ever let me actually evade enemy...
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    Is there any information available on how WC1 & 2 in space gameplay/graphics were created?

    So, funny enough, no, I didn't touch multiplayer at all either (mainly for the aforementioned reasons), and only really played through the single player missions... until I realized exactly how terrible the gameplay design is, and how many insane shortcuts they took to making the game. A few of...
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    Is there any information available on how WC1 & 2 in space gameplay/graphics were created?

    So.. two interesting things here. First off.. I actually was considering trying to boot up my old 360 to get a copy of Arena before it poofs.. but I hadn't actually heard it was top-down, or just forgot about it. And that kind of killed that idea for me in advance. So.. effort saved, I guess...
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    Is there any information available on how WC1 & 2 in space gameplay/graphics were created?

    So I had to go digging through a three year old discord discussion to find this one, but this conference video goes into some very good detail about what was involved in programming the graphics used in very early games. The presenter worked at Origin when Chris Roberts was starting there, and...
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    Wing Commander Prophecy 3D Printed Goodness.

    Vamp came out really nice! Always loved that design, I might have to print up one of those myself someday (once I upgrade to a much faster printer.. the build time on the Excalibur was just insane). Size-wise though, I think there are a lot of nonsense dimensions lurking in the WC lore. If...
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    A Klavs approved 3d printable version of his Drakhri

    The hard part of making printable models versus rendering ones is converting the details from textures to parts of the model itself. The best option is if you have CAD software that can add features, and just convert panel lines into an engraving pattern (if that even exists), but all I really...
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    Updated WC3 Excalibur Cinematic Model Print

    So, I wouldn't trust that TCTG image at all, since it's pointing into the wrong place entirely. 🤣 My main reason for going with three barrels is actually the front view. Edited the brightness and contrast, and while you can't see the same highlight on the underside of a third barrel (makes...
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    Updated WC3 Excalibur Cinematic Model Print

    Nice, I hadn't seen many pics that clear before, and it really does look like they're a triple-barreled design.
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    A Klavs approved 3d printable version of his Drakhri

    Both the resin and FDM models came out really nicely, impressive! Looks like you managed a good kit-style breakdown for the larger one, too. If you try to print another on the FDM, I'd recommend tipping as many pieces as you can vertically, printing from back-to-front, just so the rounder...
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    Updated WC3 Excalibur Cinematic Model Print

    Looks pretty good, I'm glad the details came out as clearly as they did. Let me know if you need any specific combination of parts for a reprint. I don't know how handy you are with CAD software, but Blender opens the .OBJ files just fine for either editing, or just re-exporting specific...
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    Updated WC3 Excalibur Cinematic Model Print

    Ok, wow that's insanely fast. Beautiful! I was wondering whether it would fit at full size. What layer height did you wind up using? Pity the guns snapped off, but should be relatively simple to drill out the cavities and print new ones to install.
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    Updated WC3 Excalibur Cinematic Model Print

    Holy cow, good luck! That's got to be a long one. Assuming you're printing all the pieces out to assemble, not the whole ship at once?
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