[Ra2/YR] Ra1 Powerplant

Edge · Grenadier **Joined**: 26 Oct 2003

Based completely off the Red Alert 1 Power Plant. I was messing around trying to figure out how to get it to look right graphically in Ra2. No damaged and no snow.

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Regulus · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:26 am Post subject:

You are about to become a very popular person around here...

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Allen · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:46 am Post subject:

I Think the smoke stacks look small but I dont have RA in froun of me right now.

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Orac · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:24 am Post subject:

Regulus wrote:

You are about to become a very popular person around here...

lol.. He will!

The model looks good, It'd look better in RA2, imo, if it was a little lighter and had a little more contrast.

Yurisarmy · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:30 am Post subject:

They seem to be a tad too short to me. Regardless, a very nice conversion.

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Atari2600 · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:02 pm Post subject:

Yeah, all I can say is make the smoke stacks a little wider. Nonetheless, I am impressed.

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Vefbl4 · General **Joined**: 07 Feb 2007

Nice.

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Cantdrawbutmod · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Oct 2009

Hmm I tried to look at the animation with frame step and here's what I saw:

all grey: okay
firsts colors: okay (chimneys and ground still grey)
full colors: something feels wrong Confused

It's a bit hard to tell what feels wrong.Maybe the "firsts color" part was still redalert 1 color scheme,and then the "full colors" was RA2 color scheme,more bright,flashy,and that made it weird? Question

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

The buildup is really well done, though the texture of the final building looks bad imo. It's even more cartoonish than the RA2 stuff imo.

Maybe it would be better if you rotate the building so the entrance is facing to the southwest. This way the windows, which are very dark right now, would also get some light and you could add some small reflections in the windows to give it more detail.
The shading of the brick wall texture seems also wrong. The wall facing SE (shadow) is as bright as the wall facing SW (light).

When i first saw the final frame only i thought you made it with MSpaint. That's why please make the texture better so this can be spotlighted. Wink

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Allen · Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject:

Cartoonish my

,but the remap could use some texture-ing.

RA Power Plant

RA Adv Power Plant VQA. There is no normal Power Plant in the VQAs.

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Edge · Grenadier **Joined**: 26 Oct 2003

I haven't had a chance to work on this lately but I have a small update.

I've done a change in camera direction as suggested, and moved the lighting.

The texture in the picture doesn't have all the layers visible, but from texture in the first post what should change to make it look better? I'm still unexperienced with texturing so I'm having some difficulties with it.

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Cantdrawbutmod · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Oct 2009

Huge grey windows Shocked

I wonder what would be better: making them smaller and more like windows,or completely removing them.
Maybe you should try the complete removal as a starting point? Confused

Edge · Grenadier **Joined**: 26 Oct 2003

Cantdrawbutmod wrote:

Huge grey windows Shocked

I wonder what would be better: making them smaller and more like windows,or completely removing them.
Maybe you should try the complete removal as a starting point? Confused

All I can say is oops.

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raminator · Commander **Joined**: 04 Oct 2005 **Location**: Bierkasten

maybe this gives you some inspiration

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Mig Eater · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:41 am Post subject:

The windows dont have any depth to them & just look painted on :/

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

I think the biggest problem is the lighting, which still doesn't shades correct the walls in the shadow.

Since the windows seem to be intruded a bit, the improved lighting should also give them more contrast and let them stand out more.

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Atari2600 · Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject:

That's still very impressive. Im sure that you will perfect it soon enough!

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Edge · Grenadier **Joined**: 26 Oct 2003

Changed the lighting and added some shadows and lighting to the windows.

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Cantdrawbutmod · Rocket Cyborg **Joined**: 19 Oct 2009

I still think the windows are taking too much room.
Even when you look at "RA Adv Power Plant VQA",the bricks still take more than 50% of the surface,even if there's a huge number of windows too.

Darkstorm · Commander **Joined**: 20 Jan 2008 **Location**: Texas

I'd lower the amount of windows to about 9 or even 6 for both sides and center those. Then see how it looks. Great job on everything else though.

Atari2600 · Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject:

You're getting close! Keep going, you're gem of an SHP is almost polished and ready for prime time.

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Orac · Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:18 pm Post subject:

Maybe make the windows a lot greyer, so that they aren't as vibrant a blue.
But good stuff, I look forward to where you go from here - I'm sure that we can expect great things from you.