Homeworld Ships

[AlexPaladinStorm]

I intend to take all the Homeworld ships and adapt them more properly to FreeLancer. I'm starting with Kiith Somtaaw's Acolyte Fighter, for now, as it is the moste FUBAR of the imported Homeworld models.

One of the things I'd like to be able to do is add actual Mount geometry to these ships, and proper Freelancer-style drives, so they actually look like they've been adapted to use Human equipment, instead of merely imported ships with mount points just slapped together in the CMP Hardpoint file, which looks like crap.

The Acolyte's geometry is actually coming along very nicely, right now. I've just about got the model looking like I think it should for the 'Combat' Stance that it takes in Homeworld: Cataclysm when it engages targetes and prepares to launch its missiles (which are loaded into those 'arms' along the sides).

I figure I should change the textures, as well. I don't quite have as much of a problem with the Homeworld textures as I do most others, but it still doesn't look like a FreeLancer ship. I think all of the Homeworld ships should probably use BW textures, or Liberty textures (thus utilizing the plating of that faction, technically, due to being built by those groups, maybe?). Acolyte and other Somtaaw vessels likely should use Liberty (It just fits the Somtaaw color, mainly), Taiidan with BW textures (as people seem to have decided the Taiidan should be grey- either that, or the textures were, like the models, unmodified and left with their modular 'grey' scheme). The Turanic Raiders are Pirates, so... yeah. That's a no-brainer, right there (Though I honestly dislike the Pirate ship designs, I don't really mind their textures). Kushan... Er... not sure what the Kushan should use. Maybe Liberty again. Or Rheinland. But certainly not Kusari or Bretonia, unless you can manage to tint the hulls to a bluish hue, as that's the standard Kushan color value.

Also, I'd like to be able to add a proper cockpit from one of the vanilla ships of FreeLancer, if it's possible. I can access any of the ship model files.




There's a look at the two modes of the Acolyte. As you can see, the 'Flight' mode has the 'arms' held up against the frame of the rest of the ship. The Combat mode/stance has them out and away from the rest of the craft. I am currently opting for the Combat mode, because it's more interesting. I'm willing to change my mind if enough people tell me to go for the Flight mode.

Now for images of what I have right now, in 3DS MAX: (Hope the Attachment system works for the screenshot - I'll make the current .MAX file available if it is requested)

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Currently: Remastering Kiith Somtaaw's Acolyte Fighter. These Homeworld ships need some Sirius work done on them. ^.-

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