A small project... And it's the first of it's type!

[Kevin Caccamo]

Hello people.

From the wing commander community, we have seen movies, games, mods, images, animations, and missions. This project is the first ever Wing Commander themed Cubic Panorama.

That means you will get to look around the image with 360 degrees of freedom!

It is going to depict the WC3 era, showing a massive fleet of Kilrathi dreadnoughts on one side and another massive fleet of Confed battleships on another side.

If you have any questions, post them here. Thank you.

And a screenshot from within the viewer:

The models in this image were used from the WC MDF. Credits go to Towlyn for converting the WC3 Models to 3DS format and Steele for the Excalibur and Kilrathi Dreadnaught model. Credits go to Marts "CptnEisen" Baldwin for the Korlarh model.

 

[Dyret]

Seems pretty neat. I love that you've put an Armada ship in there...

So will anything actually happen, or will you just be watching a static scene?

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

Sorry. It's not animated, but you will get to view the entire scene in all directions. When it's done, the fighters will be rotated to look like they were going fast and ready to kill something.

 

[Dyret]

It's really cool anyway. Besides, that way you get to notice more details.

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

Here's the first working release. You'll need a cubic panorama viewer, of course.

This release has a red nebula background.

"The war: A cubic panorama by Kevin Caccamo"

You may need to save it onto your hard drive for your viewer to open it.

 

[NinjaLA]

sounds like a pretty great idea! I look forward to it!

 

[AD]

Here's the first working release. You'll need a cubic panorama viewer, of course.

Any suggestions on which ones are the good viewers?

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

Well, I made this one specifically for Kube, which is a good viewer. I suggest you use that one if you don't have any other viewer.

 

[Marc]

This is amazing. Your project as a huge potential.
It's as simple as changing the picture and you can explore any environment- any room that you can model... and you don't have to own a modeling program to visit them... oh this is good.

 

[Wedge009]

The simplicity is great. I realise you're still working on this - I suggest blending the nebula background with the 'top' and 'bottom' panels of the cube. The contrast with the black space really destroys the 'this-is-not-a-cube' illusion. Otherwise, great work.

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

The contrast with the black space really destroys the 'this-is-not-a-cube' illusion.

I got rid of the problem and uploaded an update.

"The war: A cubic panorama by Kevin Caccamo"

 

[Vinman]

This is really cool, I just wish there were more different ships, these carriers are toast!!!

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

"The war: A cubic panorama by Kevin Caccamo"

Sorry about the broken link. Try: "The war: A cubic panorama by Kevin Caccamo"

 

[BradMick]

neat stuff. i think that it'd be neat if you had the nebula transition to blue on the confederation side, instead of stay red. have that nice visual contrast.

Brad

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

This is really cool, I just wish there were more different ships, these carriers are toast!!!

I can do that. I'll work on that for the next release.

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

I've thrown in 6 Talahassees for this release. They are from the 3D model pack of WC4 Models in the files section under WC4. Credits go to Wildcat for this model pack and the Talahassee model. Credits also go to Steele and Towlyn for the Ranger Class model.

"The war:" A cubic panorama by Kevin Caccamo

 

[Vinman]

I've thrown in 6 Talahassees for this release. They are from the 3D model pack of WC4 Models in the files section under WC4. Credits go to Wildcat for this model pack and the Talahassee model. Credits also go to Steele and Towlyn for the Ranger Class model.

"The war:" A cubic panorama by Kevin Caccamo

Thanks, I love Tallahassees!

 

[Kevin Caccamo]

So, do you guys want me to move the sun (the light source)?

Do you want any more ships in there?