Tyrador Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Pod looks neat! Not sure about curved windows though. If they would be separated in two parts where angle changes, I think it would be better. But of course it's up to you and thanks for doing amazing stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufficient Anonymity Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Very nice. With your IlCP, and the HL cockpit being rustled up by the B9 guys, I'm going to be spoilt for choice when it comes to 3m bridge modules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Glad ya like it. There might be changes to the windows too - my parts are in flux until I unwrap them, at which point I become highly resistant to change . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix935 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I didn't see that post there, sorry. So, late answer! No, I'm not planning on changing the collision boxes. There will be a 3.75m reactor in the next NFE version, but I don't intend any 3.75m engines. It's time to get started on the results of the poll (Deep Space/Station Parts)! Well, technically that expanding solar array is already one.I'm going to start with the planned inline command pod. A confusing part, the IlCP will be designed for 2.5m stacks and provide good visibility, even when stuff is stacked in front of it. It will not really be designed for re-entry (warranty totally voided!)http://nertea.the3rdage.net/ksp/ilcp.pngThe model will probably get more details before I texture it.I'll be making the texture (and possibly the attach nodes) in such a way that it will look good both in a 2.5m stack and on top of a 3.75m stack, so it could double as a 3.75m command pod. It's about as tall as the Mk1-3, so I think I'll probably have it seat... 4 kerbals.hmm i could see this being used for setting up bases on duna....also it looks more like something that would seat about 5 or 6 kerbals instead of just 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKipard Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The model will probably get more details before I texture it.I think the windows would look better if you divided them into two, at the place where they curve. Also I get the feeling that a curved window like that would be a structural hazard. Every space window I have seen so far is flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Yes, it would look better.Working pretty well ingame. Makes a very cute lander! Some tweaks since these pictures - better polygon flow/smoothing on the windows, ladder spacing adjusted to be more like the other two parts. It also has another attach node inset into the back so that a 3.75m part can be attached flush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nori Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Looks very nice. Always like to have more command pods since the stock ones are kind of meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 I surprisingly had time to texture it! Normals to follow. Then I flew a pair to the moon! Performed flawlessly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKipard Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Wow. Very nice! I take it you were intentionally going for the stock-alike look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Mirrsen Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 A very big part of the appeal of Nertea's parts is the stockalike look. That and the quality they're made with, of course. Superb work on the model. I can't help but imagine the four interior seats being arranged around the center passage with the tops facing outward, so that every pilot has a view forward out the windows. Although realistically it'd probably be the opposite, with each seats' bottoms on the outer rim, so that rotational gravity would feel more natural (if equally dizzying) to the pilots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKipard Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Superb work on the model. I can't help but imagine the four interior seats being arranged around the center passage with the tops facing outward, so that every pilot has a view forward out the windows. Although realistically it'd probably be the opposite, with each seats' bottoms on the outer rim, so that rotational gravity would feel more natural (if equally dizzying) to the pilots.Either of those might be a little awkward for the crew when launching. Although now that I think about it the Shuttle crew were upside-down most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nori Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 That looks awesome! Really like the multi size for the bottom and the fact that the top is a 2.5m node. Easier to build stuff around it I would think.Edit: How did you make that ring around the pod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix935 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 That looks awesome! Really like the multi size for the bottom and the fact that the top is a 2.5m node. Easier to build stuff around it I would think.Edit: How did you make that ring around the pod?he used the expanding solar array SOL-A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkjet Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 That looks amazing nert! Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percebob Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Very cool looking ! Textures are especially great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomoo Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Oh dang, I am digging that pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thanks guys Probably one of my favorite stockalike texture jobs yet (much better than that other command pod...). I think I'll have to redo the other one sometimeSuperb work on the model. I can't help but imagine the four interior seats being arranged around the center passage with the tops facing outward, so that every pilot has a view forward out the windows. Although realistically it'd probably be the opposite, with each seats' bottoms on the outer rim, so that rotational gravity would feel more natural (if equally dizzying) to the pilots.Yeah, that's how the crew orientation's going to be, except I upgraded the capacity to 6. Two pilots, one on either opposite side directly facing out the windows, and four passengers arranged around the other two windows. It was feeling pretty empty for the size. I might have time to finish up a mocked up IVA in the next day or two; if so I'll release it then for testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Released this in the latest Near Future Spacecraft pack with a WIP IVA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regex Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Released this in the latest Near Future Spacecraft pack with a WIP IVA.Awesome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) And for my next trick... station parts, suitable for orbit or for ground. I can't be the only one who hates using Structural Fuselages for crew tubes, right? So I'll be making a crew tubes expansion. Styled like the Hitchhiker and the Lab, they'll be pretty useful, I hope.There will be two main tubes: a FL-T400 sized, tube and FL-T800 sized tube. These two are pretty standard. Added to them is an airlock piece. Besides being stack attachable with the other tubes, it has a bonus feature where it works like a radial attach point. Combine this with a tube and you can easily make any configuration of station hub!Of course, we'll also need a 2.5m to 1.25m adapter in the correct style... and a 2.5m piece specifically designed as a station core (It'll be planned to look good with or without airlocks stuck on it, and will probably contain a probe core and reaction wheels).I just realized that the render misses out the corresponding 1.25m core piece, but it's not that special. Just a shrunken version of that 2.5m core.I've realized that ingame tests before unwrapping help a lot (please forgive smoothing groups and... holes), so here's a little mockup of what can easily be accomplished with this set.If anyone can think of a part that could fulfill a particular role here, feel free to suggest it. Keep in mind that I already plan on making a couple more hitchhiker-sized modules such as a hydroponics bay and an observation deck. Edited August 16, 2014 by Nertea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_XXII Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Nertea those part are amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainKipard Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Is it just me or are did you not smooth those thin section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nertea Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 I've realized that ingame tests before unwrapping help a lot (please forgive smoothing groups and... holes), so here's a little mockup of what can easily be accomplished with this set.No real point in making all the smoothing perfect while the meshes are in flux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpspoonful Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Nerta, you are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Mirrsen Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Ooh, those look neat. Will the airlock parts be dockable though, or will they be purely decorative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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