Galactic Civilizations 2 Getting WC Makeover Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Update ID

ColonelFireball is currently working on incorporating details from the Wing Commander universe into the new strategy game Galactic Civilizations 2. The plan right now is to modify the primary Drengins and Terran Alliance factions into the Kilrathi Empire and Terran Confederation. The home systems for each GalCiv race will be reworked to include landmarks you'd expect from their Wing Commander counterparts. Fireball is trying not to be overly ambitious and his plans for new ships are currently flexible. He has been able to adjust the color palettes to reflect the green and red/bronze tones from the Wing Commander 2 era. A few famous Wing Commander tracks should also beef up the background music. The overall goal of the project isn't to achieve a total conversion, but rather, to complete a nice aesthetic makeover that adds a few fun and familiar elements for Wing Commander fans. You can follow the progress and provide assistance at Crius.net here.
I had very small success in modding GalCiv2. The Wing Commander 1+2 style is my intention, that's why the modd looks so far as it looks. And I remind you that I have NO moding experience before. Thanks to "gevatterLars" the problem with the "Terran Confed Race Modd" is resolved.

Concept Sketch Combines Different Kilrathi Elements Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Update ID

NinjaLA has teamed up with AD to sketch out some concept soldiers for the Half Life 2 project. He's inked the first design and it's looking pretty sharp.
I decided to start with a Kilrathi. This image is a compilation of concepts from Wing Commander II, Wing Commander III and the Wing Commander movie. The face draws heavily from the WC II style of artwork (mostly Thrakhath) with body proportions taken from Hobbes in Wing Commander 3. The armor is heavily derived from the combat armor worn by the Kilrathi grunts.

All told I spent about 8 hours yesterday on various sketches of Kilrathi to get it to have the right feeling. This particular image was created by drawing half a Kilrathi and then mirroring the image to make it properly proportioned for use by a 3d modeler. I should be producing a few more Kilrathi sketches and a couple of Confed Marines as well.

NinjaLA A.K.A. Alex Von Tolmacsy


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