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[Maelstrom]

@Tenacity

Nope, I didn't forget that. If you look back at my posts I stated that it doesn't look like a liberty ship or a hacker redesign. Liberty ships are much heavier of construction than the new spyglass model. They also have very definite wet navy aspects and designs that the new spyglass doesn't share. As for the Resheph, it isn't a liberty design, it's solely an Order design. It does have a lot in common with liberty ships, but it wasn't designed by liberty.

And lets look at the communication spikes on both ships. Look at the bow of each ship and you see similar communications spikes. Look at the other spikes and large differences can be seen. The spikes on the spyglass's bow differ from the spikes amidships and on the stern. They are mounted differently, styled differently, and shaped differently. That tells me they aren't for the same purpose, that they are style, rather than function.

Whether it is or isn't, though, is secondary for me. I like variety and a totally new ship for them wouldn't faze me in the least. I prefer it fit thier style, but styles evolve so the ship design could too. My problem is with the ships overall lack of design chacteristics.

@Tycho

First, I didn't insult you. Not once did I attack you, call you a name, or belittle you. I didn't even know you designed it and haven't said a thing about the person who did.

Second, I mentioned that the ships I used as examples had stretched textures and fewer polygons than your model, so I obviously do know what I'm talking about. They are still superior models. A chevette tooled in leather and gilded in gold is still just a chevette, but a Bentley is a work of art no matter what condition it's in.

Third, I don't think it looks like a poop because of the dark textures, I'm mostly color blind, every thing is about the interplay of dark and light for me. I think it looks like a poop because of it's shape and lack of defining characteristics. Wrap the textures around the shape of a poop and add spikes, you'll see what I mean.

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