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[Mox]

Topic meant to post footage from the series:

[Mox]

Pegasus

http://img37.imagevenue.com/loc426/th_44983_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS.DSR.XviD_L OKi_008_0001_122_426lo.jpg (http://img37.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44983_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS .DSR.XviD_LOKi_008_0001_122_426lo.jpg)http://img111.imagevenue.com/loc566/th_44988_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS.DSR.XviD_L OKi_134_0001_122_566lo.jpg (http://img111.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44988_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS .DSR.XviD_LOKi_134_0001_122_566lo.jpg)http://img144.imagevenue.com/loc335/th_44992_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS.DSR.XviD_L OKi_134_0004_122_335lo.jpg (http://img144.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44992_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS .DSR.XviD_LOKi_134_0004_122_335lo.jpg)http://img153.imagevenue.com/loc414/th_44996_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS.DSR.XviD_L OKi_134_0005_122_414lo.jpg (http://img153.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=44996_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS .DSR.XviD_LOKi_134_0005_122_414lo.jpg)
http://img165.imagevenue.com/loc307/th_45000_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS.DSR.XviD_L OKi_134_0006_122_307lo.jpg (http://img165.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=45000_Battlestar.Galactica.S02E17.WS .DSR.XviD_LOKi_134_0006_122_307lo.jpg)

[Mox]

Short movie of Pegasus on halve speed.

Featuring:

-Good refs for Pegasus Flak Barrage field
-Main bow battery bullet+smoke+exhaust effects
-Cylon Basestar Nuke impact+trail
-Engine effects
-Texture colors+lightmap

http://dev.thexuniverse.com/TEMP/pegasus_0001.wmv

Although still not conclusive, the part of Peg firing her main guns is suggesting a real MAIN/Ultra hvy gun-type besides the front/bow mounted Railrun turrets (both fire in sequence shortly after eachother).

[Sephiroth1550]

Mox,

I thing you are right. I have a very detailed model image that clearly shows 4 port on the front of Pegasus. These are probably the "forward Batteries" that were being fired.


http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4974/pegmetalgs9.jpg

[Mishra]

I thing you are right. I have a very detailed model image that clearly shows 4 port on the front of Pegasus.

Does that clearly show 4 ports? Do I need to turn up gamma or something?

The picture is realy sweet though!

[Mox]

Let me throw in this one:
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/attachments/3d-wips/373d1147815251-battlestar-pegasus-peg-051606-front.jpg

I'd say the 8 circular ports below the Railguns are the main battery..

Judging the size of those things their calibre would come at approx 4 times that of a Railgun...give or take a few Indian Elephants. So that 32+at least 10(20) Railturret barrels able to fire forwards....no wonder Peg can take down a Basestar if she's permitted time to allign for this fireing sollution.

[Mox]

More peg ref mats:

http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/attachments/3d-wips/18538d1161578992-battlestar-pegasus-pegasuspodretractmod.jpg
This is an excellent shot for both texture colors and the lightmap.


http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/attachments/3d-wips/17097d1159754586-battlestar-pegasus-ex.jpg
This shows Pegs PD gun bullet sizes compared to the shipsize.
These will probably have to be upped a little otherwise you won't see them at all ingame.

[Elffin]

Ragnar anchorage and armistice station pic links....

some of the pics in the ships gallery are Zoics


http://www.galacticastation.com/Gallery/Ships/armistace.htm
http://www.galacticastation.com/Gallery/Ships/gallery.htm
http://www.galacticastation.com/Gallery/Artwork/BSGAW%20(65).htm
http://www.galacticastation.com/Gallery/Artwork/BSGAW%20(64).htm

The pics of Ragnar Anchorage are 'artwork' - will try to locate more definitive pics soon...

[Mox]

Amazing stuff Edath,

-Shows I have Galactica's engines currently setup wrong (I have the mid engines also lighted
-Even shows the left hangarpod having a flightball system, LOL! I never knew she had one :)
-Finally some good Basestar closeups.
- The reference pics for the stations are more then enough to do a good job on.

Great work, thanks!

[Mox]

Galacticas Flak field:

http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:Flakfield.jpg

This is going to be a major pain to reproduce ingame...

[Mishra]

-Shows I have Galactica's engines currently setup wrong (I have the mid engines also lighted)
Galactica also uses all 6 in the series.
I'd leave all 6 lit up, looks cooler.

http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:Sublight.jpg

[Mox]

I noticed that too and thank god cause otherwise it would have meant I'd have been wrong for the first time in 30 seconds!

[hawkbs]

Those four sets of two round holes on the front of the Pegasus are torpedo launchers not gun turrets btw guys.

BTW that Basestar is a complete bitch for docking setups as when I put docking in the central hub of it everything would just fly around in circles for ages and not dock so I ended up putting the docking on the end of one of its rear spikes. Gonna play about some more with it later but Im not going to hold my breath on it. However if anyone has a schematic of this thing showing gun placements I would appreciate it so I can get mine a little more realistic.

[Mox]

S3 HR refs of Peg and Basestars <spoilers!

http://alecm.com/gallery.htm

[hawkbs]

Zoic Model Pics here 3 pages of them

http://www.colonialfleets.com/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=10&s=95b8066fcbb5401c3699092933f9e43e&page=1

[DarkWrath]

Some models here : http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/gallery/meshes_models.html

[Stevio]

Cockpit Instrumentation:

• Viper Mk II [Primary Display] (http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/thumb/9/97/Vipermk2interior_104_1080i.jpg/800px-Vipermk2interior_104_1080i.jpg)
A view of the manual "8-ball" landing software on a Viper Mk II.

• Viper Viper Mk II [Primary + Seconday Display] (http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/4/45/Vipermk2interior3_104_1080i.jpg)
A view of a Mk II secondary display below the primary display, currently using DRADIS.

• Viper Mk VII [Full Cockpit] (http://media.battlestarwiki.org/images/7/78/ViperMk7Avionics.jpg)
Viper Mk VII cockpit avionics



I'll try and find some Raptor Cockpits aswell

[Mox]

You sure these links work?

[Mox]

Viper MKII instruments:

http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Viper_Mark_II

[Stevio]

Yeah they work for me :? i got them From this page


Colonial and Cylon Computer Sytems:
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Computers

[Mishra]

I think most of the displays could easily be done in photoshop. Are animations "triggerd" by the pilot when activating things (switching weapons for example), or are they just eye-candy?

[Stevio]

Animation is easy in PS
its just making the frames that are the hard part

I'd imagine its all eyecandy except the Speed shield and hull

[Mox]

Thats right, just eyecandy...but nice nonetheless.
So, how easy is it to animate from a single reference pic?
Stevio > make me a rotating Draidis and we will see :P

[Stevio]

thats what i mean animating it is easy, making the frames for it is a bit trickier

i'll see what i can do tho, i'm not promising anything magical tho :lol:

[Stevio]

Is it possible to link a Cockpit animation to something during the game like an incoming missile?

[Mox]

Err, what did you mean by animating then?
I dont need a animated gif or someting, I need a series of pictures, with eachtime a small difference so I can set them up in a X3 animation sequence...hence I thought it 'funny' commenting on it was refered to as 'easy' cause I think it's more of a pain then you know to do it properly.

Linking anims, not sure..possibly so yes...I'd have to dig into Animation calls to see how the current ones are setup.
Did X2 have someting similar?

[Stevio]

it might do can't remember

what img format do you need them in? dds?

[Mox]

DDS preferably yes but anything else is also ok, I can take it from there :wink:

[Stevio]

Small Animated DRADIS Referance:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/sic_sic_heretic/dradis2.gif

this isn't mine i found it via google but the primary display Screen is where Dradis can be viewed

secondary Display shows the Fighters System status

[Mox]

Thats pretty cool.
Can you disect it into seperate pics?

[Stevio]

Yeah but it would be too Small For X3 wouldn't it? :?

[Mox]

perhaps not, depends on what quality remains after a little resizing..who knows :)

[Elffin]

Found this screensaver based on Dradis - could give you a few ideas...
http://www.galacticastation.com/Downloads/downloads.htm

[Stevio]

So far for my one i have this

http://img121.imagevenue.com/loc324/th_20730_DRADIS_122_324lo.jpg (http://img121.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=20730_DRADIS_122_324lo.jpg)

it took me a while before i actually found a decent Straight view of a Dradis most were bad quality and viewed from an angle

[Mox]

Excellent guys! keep it up!
Ill have a crack at that screensaver after I voted (its election-day overhere)

[Mox]

Right, where the frak does XP put its screensaver data after you've installed one?I cant find any materials in the install folder I put the bunch in so it must end up somewhere else.

[Stevio]

i'd imagine it would output data to a folder in C:\WINDOWS

Not sure tho :?

[Mishra]

Could be in your local profile:

C:\Documents and Settings\mox\Local Settings
or
C:\Documents and Settings\mox\Application Data
or
C:\Documents and Settings\mox\UserData

I'd search in that order

[Stevio]

btw this one should be perfect for the Secondary screen
http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc311/th_22751_Mk2_Guns_122_311lo.jpg (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=22751_Mk2_Guns_122_311lo.jpg)

hopefully it is big enough it would be a waiste of a quality shot if its not

[Mishra]

It's got a lot of shadows on it, I'd do it from scratch... if only I had the time to

[Stevio]

I agree it is a bit dark in areas

I tried Dodging it abit but it seems to lose quite abit of quality

http://img101.imagevenue.com/loc465/th_23219_Mk2_Guns_copy_122_465lo.jpg (http://img101.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=23219_Mk2_Guns_copy_122_465lo.jpg)

[Aragon Speed]

Right, where the frak does XP put its screensaver data after you've installed one?I cant find any materials in the install folder I put the bunch in so it must end up somewhere else.

Just do a search for *.scr on your c: drive

[Mox]

Damn I just realize that I wasnt browsing on my own but on your system Morgo! Got a bit distracted by those elaborate hidden XXX folders!! Got the file now 8)

[Stevio]

First Frame will look like this 8)
http://img42.imagevenue.com/loc415/th_24849_DRADIS2_122_415lo.jpg (http://img42.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=24849_DRADIS2_122_415lo.jpg)

[Mox]

Thats perfect Stevio, looks very nice..as long as you keep the frame in the dimensions the original Dradis pic is in so we can snug-fit it back in later on.
Also helpfull would be to pre-enhance the white and make the blue-background more neon/turquoise blue.
5 or 6 frames should do I think.

Dont forget to stick the Vipers and Raider back :)

[Aragon Speed]

Damn I just realize that I wasnt browsing on my own but on your system Morgo! Got a bit distracted by those elaborate hidden XXX folders!! Got the file now 8)


SSSHHHH!!

[Stevio]

Will do capt'n ;)

each part is in different layres so everything should be easy to change without effecting everything

[Mishra]

Drew one from scratch in PS in 1600 x 1200 Resolution:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mishra/viper_cockpit_low.jpg (http://www.xs4all.nl/~mishra/viper_cockpit.jpg)

Here's reference (thanks Stevio)
http://img101.imagevenue.com/loc465/th_23219_Mk2_Guns_copy_122_465lo.jpg (http://img101.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=23219_Mk2_Guns_copy_122_465lo.jpg)

[Stevio]

Dude you good :o O0

i may fust be picky but i'd suggest making it into a few frames with some bits blinking like the Red area around the Weapons for a bit of eyecandy

But much better Top stuff O0

[DarkWrath]

Also Mox , why not make the dradis functional? Just replace the gui_radar... it could work , but I'm not sure how would you make it animated , or change it's location

[Stevio]

A little Update

http://img111.imagevenue.com/loc445/th_82710_DRADIS3_122_445lo.jpg (http://img111.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=82710_DRADIS3_122_445lo.jpg)

What do you think of the background... Too Much?

[Mox]

A Little too much...I'd go for less flare in the centre and a little more mediterranian blue on the display ;-)

[Stevio]

http://img24.imagevenue.com/loc346/th_89293_DRADIS4_122_346lo.jpg (http://img24.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=89293_DRADIS4_122_346lo.jpg)

Better?

[Mox]

Yes, and now with a lot more contrast (so probably darken the background and lighten the white -but not that much for the white) and, if possible, the draidis raster-frame on it too. Mind you, because this is going to be the background lightmap, we will also need a frontmap which doesnt have the rotating part of the draidis on it...and without enough contrast the whole thing will just light up with nothing else to show for.

Good work!

If you look for an example 'blue' on the normal frontmap, just take the pics from the wiki for reference ;-)

[Elffin]

This might be useful?

http://galactica.tribe.net/photos/f5a942f3-d56a-410b-9184-0a4d1f06a713

[Stevio]

I think i understand what you mean by the Blue now :evil:
http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc511/th_81214_DRADIS6_122_511lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=81214_DRADIS6_122_511lo.jpg)

Although i think the white maybe to bright?

[Mox]

Yeah cool Stevio! getting better and better:)
Indeed the white might be better of with a touch more light-blue in it, so to emphasise later on the glow it will get when it's lighted up.

Superb work!

[Stevio]

Added the Underlining frame aswell
http://img158.imagevenue.com/loc331/th_84941_DRADIS7_122_331lo.jpg (http://img158.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=84941_DRADIS7_122_331lo.jpg)

[Stevio]

Mk7 Cockpit from Episode "Scar"
http://www.galacticastation.com/Screencaps/S2/215/images/bscap060.jpg

Mk7 Cockpit from Episode "Flight of the Pheonix"
http://www.galacticastation.com/Screencaps/S2/209/images/bscap443.jpg

Mk2 Cockpit from Episode "Ressurection Ship pt. 1"
http://www.galacticastation.com/Screencaps/S2/211/images/bscap043.jpg
Not very good pics i'll admit, but still there is atleast basic layout references

[Stevio]

Heck this whole Website is full of episode snapshots
http://www.galacticastation.com/Gallery/gallery.htm

[hawkbs]

Ton of MK7 screenies here from Scar that I ripped from the DVD.
http://files.filefront.com/MK7_Cockpits_bsgrar/;6242974;;/fileinfo.html

[Elffin]

Found this Dradis (as flash)http://www.shipschematics.net/bsg/dradis1.swf

Dradis interference:
http://img14.imagevenue.com/loc528/th_07830_Dradis_interference_122_528lo.jpg (http://img14.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=07830_Dradis_interference_122_528lo. jpg)

[Raouls]

KIck ass i might have to make that my desktop

[Elffin]

Found this website which many hi quality captures from all series... could be useful?
There are some high quality pics
http://galactica.emedian.net/es1.01.html

[Elffin]

If your developing a bridge (cockpit scene) for the Galactica this could be useful since it shows the different areas

http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/mini/tour/

[Mox]

Good stuff Edath!
Currently rendering some new WiP's on Galactica I'll post up shortly.
Mainly uninteresting stuff like improved texture maps and better turrets but still.

[Elffin]

Mox:
Censored by me, but a good post *LOL!* ;-)
Better via pm.

[Elffin]

My apologies......

will PM details like original post in future! 8)

[Elffin]

Found a mediocre quality pic of a Raptor cockpit (from season II -fragged)
Checked the dvd and I'm sure someone can take a better quality 'screenshot'.
http://www.battlestargalactica-online.com/saison/saison2/02x03/images/BSG_02x03_128.php

according to the wiki the joystick of an actual Raptor is .... a logitech 3d joystick.. :lol: :lol:


Edit: this site contains more pics (some zoics). Some possibly have appeared from other websites I've referred to.
http://www.firedragon.com/~cfleets/gallery/gallery-shiprtf1.htm
http://www.firedragon.com/~cfleets/gallery/gallery-shipwar.htm
http://www.firedragon.com/~cfleets/gallery/gallery-shipcyl.htm

[Mox]

Finally tried, but well done :lol: !!

[Challenger2090]

[color=orange][b]
Although still not conclusive, the part of Peg firing her main guns is suggesting a real MAIN/Ultra hvy gun-type besides the front/bow mounted Railrun turrets (both fire in sequence shortly after eachother).

This is probably useless info, but in the dialogue the tactical officer says that the 2200's have a firing solutions. So, just to extrapolate on that a little, 2200mm is 2.2 meters. So, VERY big shells.

[Syklon]

Viper cockpit reference shot:
http://www.scifi-meshes.com/forums/attachments/3d-wips/27544d1173186451-viper-mkii-wip-viper_mk2_cockpit_808_1.jpg

[Elffin]

Thanks Syk! - but for once I beat you to it! :D - its already in the depository!

[Syklon]

Dang, you just have too much time on your hands Edath. :lol:

[Elffin]

The Cylonbase have an excellent video reference to all things Cylon - FTL jumps, multiple missile launches, launch from Basetar.

Cylonbase (http://www.thecylonbase.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)

Can anyone capture the vid? :roll:

P.s. Stevio should love this!