TheCardinal Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Very nice work! While your still working on it, could you please, please, please cover the landing legs in such a way that the landing legs aren\'t visible as such when launching from the pad. When you\'re building a rocket, you always have to stick those legs at the side of the rocket. And that looks just awful! Now that you\'re clearly working on animated parts, it would be very nice if you could keep them covered in a shroud or fairing (or whatever it\'s called) which keeps them hidden until used. It would make them the best landinglegs available (imho). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Hey Cardinal,Thx for your input but for now these legs aren\'t going to be intergrated with anything, they will be attachements like any other. HOWEVER! I\'ve got a concept for 2 other landing legs that actually get within a hull. I left them for the end, but since my progress goes faster then anticipated and you are requesting for one I will create one tomorrow.Pass along the thread tomorrow and you might see a modeled product already finished, probably also animated since that part isn\'t so difficult for me. EDIT: Tomorrow I will make a inventory on main thread of what I have and what I still have planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshmo Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 You sir, are on fire. Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JebThrillMaster Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Im gunna love flying this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Have build upon 2 landing gears and a solar panel inspired by orion capsule. Hope you guys like it. Think I\'m going to build upon some more models/animations and ideas. Not sure what tho, so this time is the best moment to suggest something. Also fun fact: Solar Panel only has 54 polygons .Animated, really worth watching:Animation Landing Gear and Solar Panel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketscienist Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I like it a lot!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 hahaha thx for the compliments - updated main post for list of improvements I want to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Having a bit of fun with the modules I\'m creating. Maybe a future space station? Will have to change the solar panels to something a lot less poly\'s and objects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCardinal Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Having a bit of fun with the modules I\'m creating. Maybe a future space station? Will have to change the solar panels to something a lot less poly\'s and objects. ..What is the purpose of the extending parts (of the solar panel) They don\'t seem to have any function, so deleting those would already bring the poly\'s down (a bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYJ Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Judging from the pictures the extendy bits are extremely low poly, so deleting them wouldn\'t have much of an impact.And this is KSP, not minecraft a few thousand tris is fine.Still looking great. Everything except the sat body texture, the hex texture doesn\'t really fit on a sat imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Judging from the pictures the extendy bits are extremely low poly, so deleting them wouldn\'t have much of an impact.And this is KSP, not minecraft a few thousand tris is fine.Still looking great. Everything except the sat body texture, the hex texture doesn\'t really fit on a sat imo.They were placeholders. Whole part of the solar panels is close to 8000 poly\'s - which is too much for my liking. I think if I make another concept to make massive solar panels that I then can reduce the poly\'s even close to 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 What is the purpose of the extending parts (of the solar panel) They don\'t seem to have any function, so deleting those would already bring the poly\'s down (a bit).They generate energy and filter ZO2. You know that we are in the plugin age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 If you are interested in making the panels to follow the Sun and generate power accoding to the angle between them and the sunlight, check my plugin. ZO2 and other power system compatibility included. For any questions and requests feel free to ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 If you are interested in making the panels to follow the Sun and generate power accoding to the angle between them and the sunlight, check my plugin. ZO2 and other power system compatibility included. For any questions and requests feel free to ask me.Haha, I\'m bad at coding etc (never done it), so will probably & definatly ask you guys to help with that part. But my parts will be released with 1.6 (for now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 You don\'t need to code anything. Just follow the part making instructions in the plugin thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 You don\'t need to code anything. Just follow the part making instructions in the plugin thread.Did it with KSP 0.11 or so, but totally forgot about part making (beside the modeling the stuff around it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Update where I\'m working on. New set of massive solar panels and working on some kind of communication device, but not happy how it is turning out, might scrap that and come up with something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 The communication device looks great, but AFAIK it whould require a new plugin to work as comms device AND unfold (nothing really complicated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 The communication device looks great, but AFAIK it whould require a new plugin to work as comms device AND unfold (nothing really complicated).I\'ve already changed that because it had loads of polygons. The other one I made gives a bigger satelite dish and its also already animated and it looks great. With less polygons of the first one. There is already a plugin regarding communication I think. Forgot the name of the plugin, but its there. Since It is weekend and I\'ve got noting to do, I decided to model everything today what I need (the ones in red) Current List of Features for v1.0Modeled - MAnimated - A (optional)Textured - THull - Thin & Long MTHull - Thick & Short MTCommand Module - Unmanned Satellite MCommand Module - Habitational Module MASolar Panel - Regular MATSolar Panel - Circular MASolar Panel - Extreme Long MASolar Panel - ?Communication - Satellite Dish MTCommunication - Extreme Large Satellite Dish MACommunication - Small Satellite DishCommunication - AntennaScientific - Sensor Module 1 MAScientific - Sensor Module 2Scientific - Telescope (Kind of hubble idea)External Tank - Liquid Gas MTExternal Tank - Oxygen MTExternal Tank - RCS Fuel MTLanding Legs - External 1 MALanding Legs - External 2 Landing Legs - Internal Small MALanding Legs - Internal Large MAExtra - Suprise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuzung Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 You could use PowerTech, Zoxygene, Electrical Energy and Satellite Relay Network.Funny thing that these are the plugins I use most frequently ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 You could use PowerTech, Zoxygene, Electrical Energy and Satellite Relay Network.Funny thing that these are the plugins I use most frequently ;PThat is my idea:Massive Update:All parts are modeled and I\'m now working on texturing. Go to my very first post too see all the parts and how satellites would start to look like. But I\'ll post the pictures here too All parts for v1.0Un-deployed and deployed satellites/parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sochmer Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 When i saw the big 'dish' antenna, one satellite has come in my mind immediately The TDRS or Tracking Data Relay Satellite but, i don\'t know the animation of deployment for the dual antenna :-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_and_Data_Relay_Satellite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani-Sang Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 When i saw the big 'dish' antenna, one satellite has come in my mind immediately The TDRS or Tracking Data Relay Satellite but, i don\'t know the animation of deployment for the dual antenna :-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracking_and_Data_Relay_SatelliteHmmm... well, it doesn\'t really matter, I want to make parts for the Kerbal Universe, don\'t want to copy our own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sochmer Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Actually i don\'t make anyting... principally for one reason....i don\'t know how to model in blender and.... how to texture so, you are free to model that antenna (i wish that i was good at modelling as you or some people here in the forum :-[) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semininja Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I think Probodobodyne has some serious competition, now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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