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"With this flying fortress we shall topple both the Republic and the Vong!"
2003-06-07, 8:18 PM #1
As you can tell, this ship was built during the Vong invasion. Well, construction began sometime during the existence of the Shadow Academy, but it's purpose was altered when the Vong arrived. Originally it carried only a Cloaking device, some defenses, a few squadrons of TIEs, and a weak superlaser. Now it caries a more powerful superlaser, a full compliment of special TIEs, a cloaking device, full defenses, a powerful gravity well generator, and carries enough Stormtroopers to occupy Coruscant. And there's a reason for that, too, as you can tell from the title.
[http://www.geocities.com/bearded_jarl/phantom1.txt]
It's based off the Eclipse. Current size is hovering somewhere around 4-6 miles. The superlaser is tucked between the front mandibles. The engines are relatively weak because it relies heavily on it's various hyperdrives. It's name is the "Phantom", due to the fact it's almost jet black in space and it's cloaking device was originally convieved for a newer, differently designed Death Star. Yes: The Phantom carries components originally intended for use in a new Death Star.
[http://www.geocities.com/bearded_jarl/phantom2.txt]
There's a grey pic. I could post a flatshaded one, if you like.
Well, this is only the first incarnation. This is intended for a future Max Payne Mod's cutscenes. Er... I'm gonna want more detail for that, aren't I? Well, in that case, let's say it's for distance shots.
The Mod follows the adventures of two Jedi, a former Republic agent, a former Stormtrooper, a slicer, a rogue Jedi, and twin pilots as they try to... well, destroy the Phantom. The Phantom is intended to first eliminate the Vong fleet and the Republic fleet simultaneously (with a few truly bizarre plans. Some adapted from classic Thrawn maneuvers) and then take over Coruscant. It's owned by a rogue Moff named Rovad who believes he's getting instructions from Palpatine. I'd like to think I've thrown in a few twists in the plot to weird out the player. Basically, you play as one of the eight characters for each mission. I'm still working on most of the details. So far, the only constants are the motralities, the plot, and the soundtrack. It's a combo of punk rock, classical, Star Wars covers, classic rock, rap, techno music, and tunes from the Matrix soundtrack. Clubbed to Death serves as the background music for one of the assaults on the Phantom in the cooler pieces of equipment...

-It combines the best features of the Matrix, Star Wars, Gundam Wing, DBZ, Die Hard, and the NJO books. I'm even thinking of putting the little rabbit thing from Jedi Knight in. Was he in JO?

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"I'm Thomas. Thomas Johnson. I'll be there if you leave the microwave open. I'll be there if you touch the third rail. I'll be there if you turn on the gas before you light the match, or lose a round of Russian roulette. I am at the end of every road. I await you past the last heartbeat. I am the Grim Reaper. I will be the death of you."
-Thomas Johnson, the Black Angel of Death

"I wonder... what might happen if I were to open this door. This simple, wood paneled door. What would happen? Would I find a closet? A bathroom? A kitchenette? Or would I be treated to a nightmarish vision of a universe beyond ours, a universe of meaningless powers and frightful entities with a need to express their sadistic urges? Or a bedroom?"
-St. George in the Hotel California
2003-06-07, 8:47 PM #2
Cool! I never got into whatever series it is where the Vong appear, but that looks/sounds totally sweet... good luck!

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2003-06-07, 9:42 PM #3
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by bearded_jarl:
This is intended for a future Max Payne Mod's cutscenes. </font>


wow i'm extra glad i just bought a copy of max payne then



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2003-06-08, 1:55 PM #4
The first shot makes it look kinda like an anchor to a cruise ship. The second shot makes it look more like a fighter rather than a capital ship. But hey, whatever floats your boat.
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2003-06-08, 2:09 PM #5
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">The first shot makes it look kinda like an anchor to a cruise ship</font>

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">But hey, whatever floats your boat. </font>


Or sinks it. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2003-06-08, 3:00 PM #6
The model is nice... but the story really irks me. Seem like you just wanted to make an uber-weapon... maybe it's just cuz I don't like the Vong stuff...

nice model!

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saberopus
2003-06-08, 3:43 PM #7
Wow, I haven't had to do this for a LONG time, but...

Saxman arms his plothole torpedoes...

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2003-06-08, 4:18 PM #8
Bring it on, Saxman. I can take it. A secret weapon devised during the Empire's time as a dark Jedi training corporation evolving into a Vong defeating machine with the Republic completely unaware.
Hey, I'm not the one who wanted the uberweapon. It's this evangelist Moff Rovad who wants the whole Republic to suffer. and, before you start strangling me over time frame, the story starts shortly after the reconnaisance mission to Belkadan. And besides, it's sublight engines are barely enough to move it. It wasn't intended for regular space travel.

-And it's not the only moderately exotic weaponry in the game. There's bio/mechanical technology, and even a renassaince(sp?) of Entechment.

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"I'm Thomas. Thomas Johnson. I'll be there if you leave the microwave open. I'll be there if you touch the third rail. I'll be there if you turn on the gas before you light the match, or lose a round of Russian roulette. I am at the end of every road. I await you past the last heartbeat. I am the Grim Reaper. I will be the death of you."
-Thomas Johnson, the Black Angel of Death

"I wonder... what might happen if I were to open this door. This simple, wood paneled door. What would happen? Would I find a closet? A bathroom? A kitchenette? Or would I be treated to a nightmarish vision of a universe beyond ours, a universe of meaningless powers and frightful entities with a need to express their sadistic urges? Or a bedroom?"
-St. George in the Hotel California
2003-06-08, 6:17 PM #9
There's a difference between "exotic" and "super" technology.

Anyway, I'm pleased to see that word of the plothole torpedo has spread beyond the X-wing community.

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2003-06-08, 6:48 PM #10
Erm, it's not hard to figure out what that means.

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2003-06-09, 4:43 PM #11
Well, it was under construction for almost as long as the Death Star, and it's not like the Empire has anything better to do. It wasn't even supposed to be finished after the siging of the treaty in the Hand of Thrawn Duology. But, when you've got a Moff thinking he's got a dead Emperor backing him, things can happen.
Alright, it's the only super weaponry, but there's more exotic stuff. And I gathered the plothole thing from the executer thread. And yes, it is kind of obvious.

-I can't really spell words begining with "Re" and ending in "nce".

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"I'm Thomas. Thomas Johnson. I'll be there if you leave the microwave open. I'll be there if you touch the third rail. I'll be there if you turn on the gas before you light the match, or lose a round of Russian roulette. I am at the end of every road. I await you past the last heartbeat. I am the Grim Reaper. I will be the death of you."
-Thomas Johnson, the Black Angel of Death

"I wonder... what might happen if I were to open this door. This simple, wood paneled door. What would happen? Would I find a closet? A bathroom? A kitchenette? Or would I be treated to a nightmarish vision of a universe beyond ours, a universe of meaningless powers and frightful entities with a need to express their sadistic urges? Or a bedroom?"
-St. George in the Hotel California
2003-06-09, 5:53 PM #12
It looks ok I guess, you really should render it in something. Milkshape screenshots are very bad. Model needs some work.

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2003-06-10, 7:09 AM #13
Its just, well boring. It just looks like one big shape.
I never like the Vong series.

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2003-06-10, 4:47 PM #14
Milkshape's all I got. I could make up a background and less compression...

-I'm gonna make a better, higher poly one, too. Hell, I might even try vertex-by-vertex.

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"I'm Thomas. Thomas Johnson. I'll be there if you leave the microwave open. I'll be there if you touch the third rail. I'll be there if you turn on the gas before you light the match, or lose a round of Russian roulette. I am at the end of every road. I await you past the last heartbeat. I am the Grim Reaper. I will be the death of you."
-Thomas Johnson, the Black Angel of Death

"I wonder... what might happen if I were to open this door. This simple, wood paneled door. What would happen? Would I find a closet? A bathroom? A kitchenette? Or would I be treated to a nightmarish vision of a universe beyond ours, a universe of meaningless powers and frightful entities with a need to express their sadistic urges? Or a bedroom?"
-St. George in the Hotel California

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