Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject:
Pls. comment on my Skirmisher Tank
Subject description: my first voxel vehicle!
Hi! My name's Israel and Im new here! Ive seen lots of very good works by other people and got inspired myself!
This is my first work. pls tell me what you think about it!
I call it SPAFV-14 "Chu-Ko-Nu" It's supposed to be a missile tank but I put a turret on it so that it can fend off other tanks. I dont know how to put a rotating turret on a voxel body yet so the turret's pretty stationary in game T_T
Skirmisher Tank.JPG
Description:
It's my first voxel... there seem to be some major design flaws (if this were a real tank) like the turret being only able to rotate 180 degrees because of the 2 missile racks but then again, The skirmisher tank is supposed to provide missile barrage supp
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Split the vxl remove the turret from the main body and then make it again in a new vxl save it and call the vxl ect: YTNK.vxl then call the turret YTNKTUR.vxl and if you even want the barrel splitt so call it YTNKBARL.vxl.
In the Rules.ini under the YTNK or the name you call it.
Add Turret=Yes
Hope you understand my bad grammar and like thats =)
And make a hva files about the vxl even the turret and the barrel QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject:
As for the turrets... go to "Section" -> "New Section" and name it Turret... then in HVA editor, make sure the turret is highlited, and move it into place. _________________ "Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there." -Adam Young QUICK_EDIT
It looks rather good for an initial attempt, but I would recommend avoiding turrets/chassis mounted combos, since the FLHs always rotate about the turret. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
Very good voxel, better than my first ones, it is better not to make the turret turn, it would hit the mlrs turrets and the missiles would possibly fire backwards QUICK_EDIT
I agree with Kyler, it's an excelent voxel compaired to the previous newbies had posted...
I wonder if you normalized it by yourself, you should first use Autonormals, and then check if there are some "uncoloured" spots (like a one pixel wide antenna...) _________________ QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:30 am Post subject:
DaTSchikinhed wrote:
As for the turrets... go to "Section" -> "New Section" and name it Turret... then in HVA editor, make sure the turret is highlited, and move it into place.
No. You make a complete new voxel , and if the tanks name is GTANKG.vxl , then the turret must be named GTANKGtur.vxl , and the barrel must need to be GTANKGbarl.vxl. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
thank you for your replies! I seem to have a problem with the normals though... some surfaces appear to have darkened when the "true normals" were applied.. I dont know why.
Is that normal? I dont think it looks good with all the dark sections on it
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:40 am Post subject:
you should make sure the "insides" of the tank are closed from the "outside". in other words, no holes in it. when it does have those holes, the normaliser thinks the "inside" is the "outside" and the "outside" the "inside" _________________ Please, read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
you know those chocolates with caramel in them? Try to make the tank like them. A shell and then a filling in any colour. Its basicly waht Chielscape said but simplified.
Nice tank! Could use some darker colours though as its a little to pale for GDI _________________ Please, read the signature rules of the forum. QUICK_EDIT
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 12:02 am Post subject:
here it is!!
I tried the SPAFV-14 in game and IMHO I think that it looks OK.
Overview:
SPAFV-14
Type=AFV:Missile Support
Powerplant=Microfusion Cell Reactor (generating up to 1800 hp)
Top Speed=60mph on road, 43mph on conventional terrain
Armaments=2x STREAK-LRR racks, 1x 60mm AC:AMD, Smoke grenades
The Self Powered Armored Fighting Vehicle Model-14 (SPAFV-14) fulfills a stand-off/siege role in the GDI forces. It's primary weapon, the STREAK LRR, is used and is effective against buildings and is only moderately effective against heavily armored vehicles.
Pros:
The SPAFV-14 fires LRMs from a great distance, outranged only by the NOD artillery tank (so that the NOD artillery will still find a niche in the TS warfare) but the SPAFV-14 makes up for this by it's self-defense measures against infantry and lightly armored vehicles.
The tank is equipped with a 60mm AC:AMD (AutoCannon:Automatic Mass Driver) which is highly effective against power armored infantry as well as light vehicles like recon bikes, stealth tanks, artillery tanks, buggies...etc
The SPAFV-14's STREAK-LRR causes highly significant damage to buildings and when there are 4 or more SPAFV-14's camped near an enmy base, they will surely cause severe base damage because of the large craters the STREAK-LRR cause when exploding (much like the NOD artillery).
The SPAFV-14, being heavily armored itself, will receive minimal damage from infantry bearing grenades and small arms fire. It's armor will also effectively defend it against attacks from small anti-armor weapons, deflecting projectiles with calibres up to 40mm. Moreover, the SPAFV-14's chassis is low profile meaning that hitting the SPAFV-14 chassis is harder than hitting say, a titan or an MLRS.
Cons:
The SPAFV-14 is not the one tank to rule them all. The said AFV can be easily countered with masses of rocket infantry, Hover MLRSs, Titans, Tick Tanks, Disruptors, and above all, aircraft.
The SPAFV-14 is not outfitted with hover technology. It bears too much cargo to hover effectively and so the GDI research program abandoned the idea.
The STREAK-SRR reloads very slowly. This is caused by the relatively cramped loading mechanism in the rocket rack. expanding the size of the rack too much will significantly jeopardize the statistical probability of getting hit by enemy projectiles.
Well, there you go! I hope you guys like it! I darkened much of the SPAFV-14 already like you guys suggested and I think it turned out ok. Please tell me more suggestions so that I can make better AFVs in the future!!
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject:
SPAFV-14 Redux
hi! Sorry for bumping this topic but I want to show you my redo of my first voxel tank. Now I see that people were just being kind I can see now that my first skirmisher tank sux (the color was terrible) and the voxel was too wide.
I really hope that you guys will like the SPAFV-14 more this time .
Overview:
Name=SPAFV-14b 'Arbalest'
Producer=IVI (used to be CDI -> Chinese-Filipino Defense Industries )
Engine=Qianlong Micro Reactor (generates 1650 hp)
Armament=2x Self Reloading S.T.R.E.A.K. LRR launchers, 1x 40mm "Karet" Anti-Infantry Autocannon, 1x 8 canister smoke grenade discharger
Top Speed=57 mph on road, 38 mph on con.ter.
The original contractor of the SPAFV-14 Chu-Ko-Nu was Chin-Fil Defense Industries based in the secessionist Republic of Hainan and was owned by a Philippine based group of companies. Unfortunately, a misguided Nod Chemical missile struck a densely populated city near the CDI facility. The vapors released from the missile eventually mutated the GDI garrison and many of the civilians into visceroids. The surviving populace had no choice but to flee. The CDI factory along with the Hainan city was engulfed by the visceroid infestation! GDI then searched for a new company that would produce for them more SPAFV-14s. Mr Isserel Xiang Tze Wu redesigned the SPAFV-14 and the rest is history .
I put some images of the old SPAFV-14 to the right (dark blue color) of the new model (lighter blue) there's also an ingame pic. hope you'll like it!
Wow! Thats much better! When can we downlaod its looks alot more like a GDI tank now. The colours you've used are great! _________________ My name is Shadow... I am Lord of the Shadows! NOD rules!!!!
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Pls. comment on my Skirmisher Tank
so the turret's pretty stationary in game T_T
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I can see now that my first skirmisher tank sux (the color was terrible) and the voxel was too wide.
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its looks alot more like a GDI tank now. The colours you've used are great!
