Charon 2.0 - A WIP super titan [Update 5 : new medium turret]

[Keptick]

When do you think that you will finish the Charon ?

It depends a lot on when the next update will come out. I'm a bit reticent to work on it since I don't know what will need changing. I'm just making systems at the moment.

 

[Cyco_Reaper]

This ship is a few days older than 1 year old! Congrats! It must be HUGE if its not done yet

I remember starting Starmade right around the time you started this build, I'm just now coming back to Starmade and I'm glad to see you are still going strong with this build.

 

[Keptick]

This ship is a few days older than 1 year old! Congrats! It must be HUGE if its not done yet

I remember starting Starmade right around the time you started this build, I'm just now coming back to Starmade and I'm glad to see you are still going strong with this build.

The thread is, the ship itself was started something like a year and a half ago :P

 

[epicfacethe3rd]

The captain's tube (I still can't find a proper name) Medituboid™ can recreate a virtual zen garden in a virtual world (among other things, think SAO or matrix style). In case someone would need one

Spoiler: This

The physical zen garden will be in my station :p

dayum.

 

[Keptick]

So I decided to get off my ass and do a detailing pass. The medium turrets were temporarily removed so that I can see what I'm doing.

It's also really unfinished, but I wanted to show a little preview ^_^

 

[jstenholt]

Definitely going to need to see the full detailing to give any feedback, there's just not enough for me to see where you're going. I'm sure it will be fantastic, though.

 

[Orphaniel]

Didn't I tell you to do this like, a year ago :p

The moral of the story is that eventually everyone does as they're told, whether they know it or not.

Seriously though, it looks good, I always liked your ship, but I think this is what it needs.

 

[Krougal]

Looking great! Hopefully you'll finish it someday.

 

[Keptick]

Ok, so here's the finished front for real this time.

I'm gonna do the middle and back sections now.

Ps: Orphaniel lol

 

[Keptick]

Update #26: Detailing pass

Spoiler: More pics

I detailed the front and back due to annoyance at the lack of detail and feedback I got from the Chat stating that I should "ADD MOAR DETAIL!" (thanks for the feedback btw). Honestly though, it's something I wanted to do for a while but just didn't know how to it. I'm leaving the middle section plain because I quite like it that way. I'm going to be detailing the side sections where the wing turret pylons are located. However, that's gonna have to wait for the rail update since I'll need to do changes in the area anyways.

As always, feedback is appreciated and I hope that you like the change! Cause I sure do (especially the back) ^_^

Note; I'll be updating the pics in the OP tomorrow since I'm currently not on my computer.

Edit:

Spoiler: Before/after comparison

Note: I put the ship in the sun so that the detail is more visible.

 

[Nauvran]

I still liked the robo-eye better :P
Good job Keppy! it looks awesome and the detail really does look good, fits with the overall style.

 

[Malacodor]

I'm leaving the middle section plain because I quite like it that way.

The grey area is something like the face of your ship, it should be the most detailed part.

 

[Keptick]

The grey area is something like the face of your ship, it should be the most detailed part.

Naaaah, I like it plain. It's like a gigantic armor plate :P

 

[Keptick]

I updated all the pics in the first post and added pictures of the interior. Check them out if you want to see the ship from different angles.
Oh, and this:

Note: I put the ship in the sun so that the detail is more visible.

 

[psteiner]

Naaaah, I like it plain. It's like a gigantic armor plate :p

Could use some outlines or "power lines" to add to the shape though

 

[Malacodor]

Naaaah, I like it plain. It's like a gigantic armor plate :p

It rather looks like a bib. :P

 

[Creeper__God]

It rather looks like a bib. :p

Wouldn't want to get the blood of your enemies on your pretty paint job

 

[Thalanor]

That effort definitely paid off.
I do agree on the detail thing about the grey part though. If there was prominently visible fine detail on some parts of your ship while others serve as eyerest, then the scale of the charon would be more visible. With less sparse and finer greebling (down to single-block level in rare instances) it wouldn't look smaller than it actually is on screenshots I believe. Apart from curve accuracy, the current detail on the charon could be replicated easily on a smaller variant of it, which means you still have leeway in terms of detail.

 

[mrsinister]

I updated all the pics in the first post and added pictures of the interior. Check them out if you want to see the ship from different angles.
Oh, and this:

Note: I put the ship in the sun so that the detail is more visible.

wicked!

 

[Orphaniel]

Yes indeed, the improvement is real, and really it doesn't take a great deal off effort to make the change from plain to having just enough detail to make it look good!

And then you have me. Where the details have to have details.