OMICRON - Flying Space Car Development Thread

[Climberfx]

That is a cool one, more like a flying ship then a car, but is likely.

Still, waiting for the Unity 5.0 update on 1.1, and giving the body some rest in the time...

[Climberfx]

So, Lost my System HD and in the same time, the Time Machine HD.

That one was hard to swallow! But is in the past. Now, with a clean El Capitan Install, the machine is better and faster then before (with SSD system running on 500MB/s read and write).

But that means, when the KSP 1.1 with Unity 5 get released, and i have spare time from my work, i will need to start Omicron from scratch!

The good thing is that when i do it, it will be better then the first time.

I hope see all ready in this year...

Cheers

[Papa_Joe]

Glad to see you are still around.  I've not forgotten SM support for this so when you get close to having something to test, I will revisit support for the Omicron.

Cheers!

[Climberfx]

That is a great motivation Papa_Joe.

Restarting project.

Thank you!

Talk about soon...

[Climberfx]

Updated the first post in response the current process of execution.

[Stone Blue]

NOICE!!

Love the scifi look... There's too few good scifi-aesthetic mods out there for KSP, that still fit within the stock game... Looking forward to seeing more of this mod...

[Deimos Rast]

Really like the pictures. Bummer about the lost work - you didn't upload it anywhere online where it might still be? I checked the old kerbal stuff torrent, but nothing.

Hope you get back on your feet again, looks like a really cool idea.

[Climberfx]

Yeah, me too. I never had that type of lost in backup before. Time Machine is super competent.

I didn't see why it happens, perhaps a power surge that blow all two HD on same day/restart.

I am happy that was only the HD, and more happy that now i use  SSD's. So much faster.

No other place i put those backups. Was 2 external HD's and the iMac internal one. The two externals, one happens some month's before. I had 2 mirror's time machine. So was to happen. Cosmos. 

Today i already prepare all the .mu reference part's, convert then to FBX via Blender plugin, and now i am importing in Maya, so, tomorrow i start to modeling. the good part is that all the things i did and learn doing the first time, will help to achieve a better result now.

Keep in touch and follow the thread to support

[wasml]

Good to see you back! I'll (once again) be looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[Climberfx]

Manage to have all ref parts i need to start in correct scale converted and imported to Maya. That way, all will fit perfectly.

Now, i'm preparing the 3D Kerbal in the sit pose, fixing the textures, (because all come white from blender when imported) and then converting it to low poly. (Kerbal i found in blender is to high density in polygons)

Ref models by Rafael Valle, on Flickr

Edited June 24, 2016 by Climberfx

[Papa_Joe]

Looking good...

[Climberfx]

Kerbal low poly ready to skin bind, will be used to adjust the sit position inside the craft.

 

p.s. For future goggle search, here some words:

Kerbal, Model, Maya, 3D.

Edited June 27, 2016 by Climberfx

[Climberfx]

Just one more update on the Kerbal, the rig is ready to pose. (basic rig only)

Going back to parts.

[Papa_Joe]

There is a,potential issue that will need to be addressed.  I was told by another moder that a crewed part may require at least one internal seat.  I will research.

[Climberfx]

Don't worry, i will made the seats part independent of the ship, at least i will try it. (because i'm not thinking about the collision mesh yet)

This time i wanna made some tests before i go furder.

update:

Progress of the day, mesures, inner spaces, for the passenger module (4)

 

 

Edited June 29, 2016 by Climberfx

[Climberfx]

Here the things how it goes:

I'm in the ends of crew module, and different from before, i'm going to test this part on KSP, upfront the problems i may have in this process. This way, i believe i can have more certainly of the possibilities.

Here goes a pic of how the model is, with windows and hatches already done (in Maya). From here to Unity, test animations, apply shades and create a CFG file to test all in KSP. Crossing fingers!!!!

Edited June 29, 2016 by Climberfx

[Climberfx]

The port to KSP work all fine. So, i port the "egg" to mk2 adapter, and it's all working as expected.

The texture still not  final, just a place holder, but the model for the adapter part is already done.

Next step is to evolve on the passenger part (almost done) then port it to KSP, with animations for windows and hatches.

 

Edited July 8, 2016 by Climberfx

[Climberfx]

Was doing the colliders, implementing the hollow part for the hatch where Kerbals will pass through.

It's working.

 

[Climberfx]

Base drawing to start the creation of the sections texture for the parts.

 

[Climberfx]

Almost there (for the face texture)

 

Edited July 9, 2016 by Climberfx

[Climberfx]

I thing i got it.

 

Edited July 9, 2016 by Climberfx

[BinaryBad]

Thats gorgeous work. That texture is a work of art. 

[Papa_Joe]

Your work has definitely improved my friend. looking forward to this

Edited July 10, 2016 by Papa_Joe
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[Climberfx]

Finishing the seats for passenger module, then going to UVW, colliders and textures.

Soon porting it to Unity/KSP in game for tryouts...

 

 

[Mecripp]

Looking great can't wait to see it all in game