Help requested for Mod of Wing Commander

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2guncohen

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Hello, Wing Commander - Community,

I am currently making a fan-mod, for The game Distant-Worlds.
It is a 4X space strategy game.

The problem im experiencing is I tried hard to find good ship-art (top down view )
To add in the game. But without luck...

My question is if someone can provide me acces to nice art ?

Example / Flagg will be modified in time.

kilrathirace.jpg


Example a litle fleet.
kilrathifleet.jpg


Link to Distant Worlds Website : http://www.matrixgames.com/products/379/details/Distant.Worlds

Customization Guide ftp://ftp.matrixgames.com/pub/distantworlds/DistantWorlds-Customization_Guide.zip

My Thread :http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fwd.asp?messageID=2435118
 
Can you render off images with something such as 3dmax studio?? I've got a stack of ships and a few stations for the Kilrathi, Confed and Nephilim as I'm working to create my own mod. Your welcome to use them. If you need more details then http://www.moddb.com/mods/wing-commander-invasion is the link to my mods current page.

I've never actually heard of the game your modding so I've no idea exactly your needs.
 
Hi Major A Payne

Well i need Images with the following criteria's, images for ships and bases should be perfectly square in shape, i.e. the width and height should be the same length. This will ensure proper appearance when rotating the image. Ship and base images should be less than 200 pixels per side, i.e. up to 200 x 200 pixels wide and high.

Well in In other words, I need Top-down images of the ships/stations.

Example : example

I can acces Google SketchUp Viewer and Wings3D ???
Are those good ?

:D
 
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You mean something like this?? Its a 200*200 pixel 3dmax render of the Bengal Class. I'm not sure if Wings3d can load and render from a autodesk 3ds based model file and I've never used sketchup.
 

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Well what i would like is the following:

"capitalship, colonyship, constructionship, cruiser, destroyer, escort, explorationship, frigate, gasminingship, largefreighter, mediumfreighter, miningship, passengership, resupplyship, smallfreighter, trooptransport."

Im planning on making two factions The con-fed and the Kilrathi.

I was wondering if I should go for the movie Kilrathi or the game kilrathi ...
 
2guncohen said:
I was wondering if I should go for the movie Kilrathi or the game kilrathi ...
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That would really be up to your own personal preference. Despite how they moved in the movie, I liked the design. Deep down though, my favorite look is the ones in WC2. But I'm not sure that will work so well with your game. Ultimately you may find though that most people will prefer the game Kilrathi.
 
After some testing, I noticed 500x500 pixel -art is best to implement.

@AD It reminds me how the klingons evolved from the first star trek series. :)

I Think, im going to provide the option to choose between the two different looks.
 
2guncohen said:
@AD It reminds me how the klingons evolved from the first star trek series. :)

I Think, im going to provide the option to choose between the two different looks.
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I like the idea of demonstrating that they could have coexisted and all been valid Kilrathi (different "races"?). Star*Soldier makes a reference to "hairless" Kilrathi.
 
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