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Eder

Eder

Mr. Standoff
Hi I'm new here (I hope I don't mess up my first post) and I was wondering if someone with more WC knowledge than me could help me figure out some dates (I could look for them somewhere, but I'm too lazy :P). Here they are:

When did Confed retire the Raptor?
When did Confed retire the Hornet?
When did the Ferret enter service?
When did the Rapier G (the WC2 one) enter service?
And finally... when did the Gilgamesh enter service?

I wanna know that because I'm making a WC mod (haven't decided which engine to use yet), and I need to give the story line some final corrections.
I'm making all 3D models and textures by myself, and they're turning out pretty nice, if i may say so! :) (I'm the guy who made the XWA WCTC Centurion, Rapier 2, Ralari, Gladius, and some others)

Thanks in advance,
--Eder
 
Originally posted by Eder

I'm making all 3D models and textures by myself, and they're turning out pretty nice, if i may say so! :) (I'm the guy who made the XWA WCTC Centurion, Rapier 2, Ralari, Gladius, and some others)
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Waahhh... can we see them? :)
 
Eder, we can't really be sure, what we know is the following, The Rapier and Ferret were still in front like use in 2668 during the BoT, the hornet/raptor I am not really sure and for the Gilgamesh, I likewise am not sure, sorry for not being any help, Loaf is your best bet
 
The models I made for the XWA WCTC you can check out at their site, which was hosted at xwlegacy.net if I'm not mistaken. The ones I'm doing now are totally new, though only two are completed.... Here's some shots of them under the XWA engine:

The state of the art Rapier Mk2:
rapiermk2small.jpg

Whoa, look at that, she's so new the white areas are still white!

Now for the good old trusty Raptor:
raptorsmall.jpg

Uhm.... this one looks slightly battle-worn, but I bet she can still kick some Kilrathi arse

The models have about 1000 and 700 polygons, respectively, which is one of my concerns about choosing the engine I'm going to use for my mod... XWA is the only one I've seen running something so detailed so far, but I'll experiment with other engines.

Right now I'm finishing up the textures for the Gilgamesh and Krant. (Don't expect quick work, though, I got a real life too, unfortunately)

--Eder
 
Because of lame ass tripod, you have to copy their location by right clicking on them and then paste it in your browsers address bar. Stupid tripod policy.
 
No firm dates have been established for any of these ships... thus, first references.

The Raptor and Hornet both appear in Confed service in 2668, during the Battle of Terra. They're still in *Landreich* service in 2672, during False Colors.

The earliest mention of the Ferret is 2639.
 
Originally posted by Bandit LOAF
No firm dates have been established for any of these ships... thus, first references.

The Raptor and Hornet both appear in Confed service in 2668, during the Battle of Terra. They're still in *Landreich* service in 2672, during False Colors.

The earliest mention of the Ferret is 2639.
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The hornet was still in use in 2668? Well you have to be brave to fly it there, or is there known anything whether it has been updated? I wouldn't fly a WC1 hornet in the BOT...
 
Originally posted by Eder
Because of lame ass tripod, you have to copy their location by right clicking on them and then paste it in your browsers address bar.
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Ok thanks, got them...

WOW!! That Rapier looks really nifty!! Pretty good looks...
The Raptor, mmmhhh... I love the Raptor, but that pic is just too dark for us to distinguish the Raptor's features well enough...
Maybe you should make it lighter... (the picture, not the fighter... :) )
 
Well, that pic really came out darker than I expected. When I finish the Gilgamesh I'll take a better shot of the Raptor. Also, that Rapier pic is old. I've added some dust to the paintjob, and the white areas are now more gray-ish.

Also, thanks a lot for those dates Loaf. I didn't need anything more precise than that, so those references will do just fine! :)

--Eder

Update: I just finished the Gilgamesh, so I took a shot of it and a new one of the Raptor. I'm gonna post them all in a new thread in the Editing forum, now that I got a decent web space to host the pics (no more copying URLs!)

[Edited by Eder on 04-16-2001 at 17:04]
 
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