The Nephilim in Nexus (Note: Image heavy)

Exarch · 02-26-2006, 21:55

Just a little something I've been working on. Yes, that is the original game model, but I gave the texture a bit of an overhaul with the help of some images I had sitting on my computer.

At this moment, the Barracuda is only a model, no weapon hardpoints or anything have been added to it, so it's not really release worthy even if anyone wanted it. So, here it is!

Bandit LOAF · 02-26-2006, 22:06

Very impressive, we must put these images in the news post-haste.

Exarch · 02-27-2006, 00:28

Thanks, LOAF!

Another quick update, just showing off my next retexture, this time of the Shrike.

Before:

After:

It's not completed yet, just showing some progress I made in a few hours of work.

EDIT: Here's the almost-completed Shrike inside the game's model viewer, which shows the ship in the game engine itself.

gevatter Lars · 02-27-2006, 01:54

Both ships are looking quite good. I like it...especially the Barracuda.
Do you have any other plans or is it just a test?

Exarch · 02-27-2006, 02:09

I'm going to attempt to convert as many Prophecy and WC3 Kilrathi ships as I can to Nexus and see if I can get a total conversion working for multiplayer at least. It's been kinda floating around in my head for the past week, but the main thing holding me back was that the models looked so dated. But, as you can see, even a texture facelift can go a long ways in making even these decade-old models look like something new.

Delance · 02-27-2006, 05:50

Very good job.

GreyViper · 02-27-2006, 08:03

Both ships look great, nice wallpaper material here.

MajorCamKollent · 02-27-2006, 09:38

Yes it looks very cool.

Chevieblazer · 02-28-2006, 02:01

hi exarch!
so you have finally discovered nexus after all!
that bug gunship looks absolutely kickass!!!!

Exarch · 02-28-2006, 02:44

Hey, Chevie! Yep, got it last month for my birthday, and I've been loving it. It'd be awesome for a Wing Commander mod in my opinion, even with the emphasis on capital ships.

Chevieblazer · 02-28-2006, 04:36

i know. this is why i'm working on one

the baracuda wouln't really fit a wc1 scenario(though i haven't given up on ther idea of a wc sequel yet) but i do can use some help in lightwave...

gevatter Lars · 02-28-2006, 04:48

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even with the emphasis on capital ships.

That is just the thing I have been waiting for. I would love to have some good Capship battles with small fightersquads flying around.

maniac89 · 02-28-2006, 13:51

Those pictures look really cool.

Peidu · 02-28-2006, 14:19

Hoohoo, looks brill... if only I knew how to do stuff!

Exarch · 02-28-2006, 16:34

Much thanks to LOAF for posting this up on the news with the exceptionally nice comments.

Progress will probably be minimal on this until the weekend comes. School is busy and all.

I do have a question I'd like to pose to you all. Do you think it'd be ok legally to reuse the sounds from Prophecy in the mod? Of course... I'm already using the models, so I guess it's a moot point, but I was just curious. Origin is gone, certainly, but wasn't EA currently in control of the liscense?

Anyways, I won't have to worry about sound effects and music for a while anyways, until I get the rest of the ships retextured and converted. In the mean time, here's a shot of a Fralthi II in game. I haven't redone the textures on this thing yet, but I did add a bump map that corresponds to its current textures. This was taken before I got the wild idea to remake the textures in a higher resolution. Anyways, here's the picture.

I'll likely remove the turrets from the final model to make room for the game engine's turrets. Hopefully it won't mess up the texture, but I'm pretty sure it won't.

BrynS · 02-28-2006, 17:12

Looking good, Exarch!

Exarch · 02-28-2006, 17:20

One thing that will be nice about using the old low-poly models is that you can have much larger battles without a noticeable performance hit.

MajorCamKollent · 02-28-2006, 17:31

Wow that looks good.

Lt.Death100 · 02-28-2006, 17:33

Some great stuff, keep up the good work.

maniac89 · 02-28-2006, 17:41

Yeah, great work!!

ChrisReid · 02-28-2006, 21:01

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Originally Posted by Exarch

I do have a question I'd like to pose to you all. Do you think it'd be ok legally to reuse the sounds from Prophecy in the mod? Of course... I'm already using the models, so I guess it's a moot point, but I was just curious. Origin is gone, certainly, but wasn't EA currently in control of the liscense?

The Origin Austin office is closed, but they still exist as a brand within EA, as they have for the last thirteen years or so. There's probably all sorts of technical things that every fan project could be held for in regards to models and sounds and such, but EA is typically pretty open to fan mods and things like that. They also freely distributes the Prophecy Demo (not to mention the Secret Ops starter pack) which includes the sound effects you're talking about

Exarch · 02-28-2006, 21:56

Update on the Shrike. Still not quite finished, just a few more details to add, but I wanted to show this shot to all of you. Notice the reflection in the windshield.

Chevieblazer · 03-01-2006, 14:15

hehe, yes, those reflections are sweet. i redid all confed fighter cockpits just for that

Delance · 03-01-2006, 14:30

Nice close up. If only it would fly as good as it looks. No plasma guns, can you imagine?

Exarch · 03-01-2006, 14:55

Yeah, the thing was a pig to fly. At least in Secret Ops they gave it those wicked dust cannons. Now THOSE were a blast.

Edx · 03-01-2006, 15:04

These look great! I actually did think the Strikes were actually cutscene renders until I read more!

Exarch · 03-01-2006, 16:40

Thanks for the comments, everyone.

Chevie, just so you know, I'd be more than happy to help with Lightwave in whatever way I can, though I'm no expert with it myself. But if there's anything I can do, I'll try to do my best. I love your WC1 mod, and would like to see it finished as well.

And finally, I posted on the Nexus boards with some of these pictures, and also a description of the mod. You can see it here!

http://www.nexusthegame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3540

Dyret · 03-01-2006, 22:06

I think it looks great. Especially the subtle use of specular, right Privateer Remake.

Exarch · 03-03-2006, 00:01

And now the ship you've probably all been waiting for... the TCS Midway!

If someone can find a nice white Confederation star like the original texture had so I can slap it onto the front pylon things, that'd be great. I couldn't find one, oddly.

And yes, I realize the Midway text is backwards... I'm going to fix that soon. I still have a couple of things to do on it anyways.

02-26-2006, 21:55	#1
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	The Nephilim in Nexus (Note: Image heavy) Just a little something I've been working on. Yes, that is the original game model, but I gave the texture a bit of an overhaul with the help of some images I had sitting on my computer. At this moment, the Barracuda is only a model, no weapon hardpoints or anything have been added to it, so it's not really release worthy even if anyone wanted it. So, here it is!

02-26-2006, 22:06	#2
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,952	Very impressive, we must put these images in the news post-haste. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

02-27-2006, 01:54	#4
gevatter Lars Colonel Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hamburg Germany Posts: 1,146	Both ships are looking quite good. I like it...especially the Barracuda. Do you have any other plans or is it just a test? __________________ I give suggar in my coffee, and the coffee just gets totaly depressed, because I can't accept him, as he is.

02-27-2006, 05:50	#6
Delance Victory, you say? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 4,220	Very good job. __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

02-27-2006, 08:03	#7
GreyViper 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Estonia Posts: 195	Both ships look great, nice wallpaper material here. __________________ Man has killed man from the beginning of time, and each new frontier has brought new ways and new places to die. Why should the future be different? Col. Corazon Santiago "Planet: A Survivalist's Guide"

02-27-2006, 00:28	#3
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	Thanks, LOAF! Another quick update, just showing off my next retexture, this time of the Shrike. Before: After: It's not completed yet, just showing some progress I made in a few hours of work. EDIT: Here's the almost-completed Shrike inside the game's model viewer, which shows the ship in the game engine itself.

02-27-2006, 02:09	#5
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	I'm going to attempt to convert as many Prophecy and WC3 Kilrathi ships as I can to Nexus and see if I can get a total conversion working for multiplayer at least. It's been kinda floating around in my head for the past week, but the main thing holding me back was that the models looked so dated. But, as you can see, even a texture facelift can go a long ways in making even these decade-old models look like something new.

02-27-2006, 09:38	#8
MajorCamKollent My ride Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hindman, KY Posts: 245	Yes it looks very cool. __________________ K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) The CIC staff are my heroes.

02-28-2006, 02:01	#9
Chevieblazer Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431	hi exarch! so you have finally discovered nexus after all! that bug gunship looks absolutely kickass!!!!

02-28-2006, 02:44	#10
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	Hey, Chevie! Yep, got it last month for my birthday, and I've been loving it. It'd be awesome for a Wing Commander mod in my opinion, even with the emphasis on capital ships.

02-28-2006, 04:36	#11
Chevieblazer Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431	i know. this is why i'm working on one the baracuda wouln't really fit a wc1 scenario(though i haven't given up on ther idea of a wc sequel yet) but i do can use some help in lightwave...

02-28-2006, 13:51	#13
maniac89 I love Wing Commander: Prophecy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: T.C.S. Midway Posts: 324	Those pictures look really cool. __________________ The Wing Commander: Prophecy Movie Project

02-28-2006, 14:19	#14
Peidu Only an idiot. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 95	Hoohoo, looks brill... if only I knew how to do stuff! __________________ Pop-up Pirates... For a barrel of fun!

02-28-2006, 16:34	#15
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	Much thanks to LOAF for posting this up on the news with the exceptionally nice comments. Progress will probably be minimal on this until the weekend comes. School is busy and all. I do have a question I'd like to pose to you all. Do you think it'd be ok legally to reuse the sounds from Prophecy in the mod? Of course... I'm already using the models, so I guess it's a moot point, but I was just curious. Origin is gone, certainly, but wasn't EA currently in control of the liscense? Anyways, I won't have to worry about sound effects and music for a while anyways, until I get the rest of the ships retextured and converted. In the mean time, here's a shot of a Fralthi II in game. I haven't redone the textures on this thing yet, but I did add a bump map that corresponds to its current textures. This was taken before I got the wild idea to remake the textures in a higher resolution. Anyways, here's the picture. I'll likely remove the turrets from the final model to make room for the game engine's turrets. Hopefully it won't mess up the texture, but I'm pretty sure it won't.

02-28-2006, 17:12	#16
BrynS Mr Kat says... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: TCS Victory Posts: 481	Looking good, Exarch! __________________ "Your work is both good and original. Unfortunately the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good." - Samuel Johnson

02-28-2006, 17:20	#17
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	One thing that will be nice about using the old low-poly models is that you can have much larger battles without a noticeable performance hit.

02-28-2006, 17:31	#18
MajorCamKollent My ride Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hindman, KY Posts: 245	Wow that looks good. __________________ K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) The CIC staff are my heroes.

02-28-2006, 17:33	#19
Lt.Death100 Colonel Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The heart of all evil, Utah. Posts: 1,162	Some great stuff, keep up the good work.

02-28-2006, 17:41	#20
maniac89 I love Wing Commander: Prophecy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: T.C.S. Midway Posts: 324	Yeah, great work!! __________________ The Wing Commander: Prophecy Movie Project

02-28-2006, 21:56	#22
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	Update on the Shrike. Still not quite finished, just a few more details to add, but I wanted to show this shot to all of you. Notice the reflection in the windshield.

03-01-2006, 14:15	#23
Chevieblazer Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431	hehe, yes, those reflections are sweet. i redid all confed fighter cockpits just for that

03-01-2006, 14:30	#24
Delance Victory, you say? Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 4,220	Nice close up. If only it would fly as good as it looks. No plasma guns, can you imagine? __________________ "The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him." -- Chesterton

03-01-2006, 14:55	#25
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	Yeah, the thing was a pig to fly. At least in Secret Ops they gave it those wicked dust cannons. Now THOSE were a blast.

03-01-2006, 15:04	#26
Edx Captain Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 397	These look great! I actually did think the Strikes were actually cutscene renders until I read more!

03-01-2006, 16:40	#27
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	Thanks for the comments, everyone. Chevie, just so you know, I'd be more than happy to help with Lightwave in whatever way I can, though I'm no expert with it myself. But if there's anything I can do, I'll try to do my best. I love your WC1 mod, and would like to see it finished as well. And finally, I posted on the Nexus boards with some of these pictures, and also a description of the mod. You can see it here! http://www.nexusthegame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3540

03-01-2006, 22:06	#28
Dyret Super Carrot! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 2,155	I think it looks great. Especially the subtle use of specular, right Privateer Remake. __________________ Glory to the many

03-03-2006, 00:01	#29
Exarch 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 125	And now the ship you've probably all been waiting for... the TCS Midway! If someone can find a nice white Confederation star like the original texture had so I can slap it onto the front pylon things, that'd be great. I couldn't find one, oddly. And yes, I realize the Midway text is backwards... I'm going to fix that soon. I still have a couple of things to do on it anyways.