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Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...
Posted By: oldmano'theC	Date: 5/27/02 6:58 p.m.
In Response To: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos... (Roger Wilco) : Since I'm such an optimist at heart, I thought I'd begin work on some add-ons : for PC Halo. Unlike all the nay-sayers out there, when Matt says it's : coming, I believe him. The supreme advantage of any PC game over it's : console counter-part, IMHO, is modability.With that in mind, and banking : on Bungie's inclusion of a SDK, the link below has a couple of vehicle : possibilities. : Keep in mind that these are very tentative designs. Since I'm flying blind : here, I have no idea as to: What sort of poly count to shoot for, What : size textures are going to be used, or How the models are set up for : movable parts. Also, a note on the textures: These are a very down and : dirty. It's basically a cut, paste, distort, repeat sort of thing. They : are by no means final. : That being said, your thoughts and comments will be greatly appreciated. : Particularly in the areas of design, weapon loadouts and designations. : Enjoy... the Hornet is an interesting design, but seems a little under-defended on the mid-ship flanks -- perhaps some AI-controlled gunports providing point defense for those areas not easily covered by the turret & forward cannons? Hippo -- well, maybe, it's about as ugly as a real military vehicle can be (no offense; form follows function, and sleek lines mean little cabin space), but having the grenade launchers & cannon on the same turret seems dangerously limited -- they can all fire only in the same direction -- unless i'm missing some aspect of the design. Angry Pelican -- i have a problem with a VTOL aircraft being able to heft a 6-ton daisy-cutter. sorry, but it seems the raw lift capacity needed would require way oversized turbos, leading to swiftly diminishing returns in the mass-to-power ratios. this is even more of a consideration if the craft is heavily armored, which this slug-a-bed would need to be to survive to its payload delivery point. M47 mod-wep-sys (if i may be so bold) -- quite an arsenal in that li'l gun! but in gameplay, especially Halo, it would be a chore stting up the configs, breaking the pace of the combat ("wait, guys, lemme fit this here shotgun thingie on there, huh?"). not that this can't be one aspect of a PC-based game, but it seems like it might slow things down substantially. models & renderings: very well-executed. some may be a bit elaborate in actual geometry for game use, but as design protos, they work well.

Message Index

Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Roger Wilco	5/27/02 6:23 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Stormsinger	5/27/02 6:40 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Bernzilla	5/27/02 6:48 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	oldmano'theC	5/27/02 6:58 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Roger Wilco	5/27/02 7:47 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Stormsinger	5/27/02 8:34 p.m.
Pelican	pokemonrex	5/27/02 9:39 p.m.
Re: Pelican	oldmano'theC	5/27/02 10:05 p.m.
66 tons?	bikeman704	5/27/02 10:27 p.m.
Re: 66 tons?	oldmano'theC	5/27/02 11:04 p.m.
right i remember now *nm* *NM*	bikeman704	5/28/02 1:27 p.m.
Re: 66 tons?	Griffen	5/28/02 10:02 p.m.
Re: 66 tons?	brad	5/29/02 12:11 a.m.
Re: 66 tons?	Griffen	5/29/02 12:33 p.m.
Re: 66 tons? *NM*	Ice	5/30/02 3:54 p.m.
lifepods	Mr. Bobo	5/30/02 9:48 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Shishka	5/27/02 7:46 p.m.
very nice! i especially like the hornet.. *NM*	*Ar-Isildur of *WP*	5/27/02 9:19 p.m.
** Grunts squeaky voice ** Help!	Mutti	5/27/02 10:20 p.m.
Re: ** Grunts squeaky voice ** Help!	bikeman704	5/27/02 10:28 p.m.
Re: ** Grunts squeaky voice ** Help!	brad	5/28/02 2:58 a.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Maestro	5/27/02 10:37 p.m.
...try it now	LeAtHeRnEcK	5/28/02 12:13 a.m.
Re: ...try it now	vector40	5/28/02 1:01 a.m.
Re: ...try it now	Roger Wilco	5/28/02 1:20 a.m.
I can host too,if its just images-admin@revera.org *NM*	Matt(Uh...#5?)	5/28/02 1:23 a.m.
Apologies	Roger Wilco	5/28/02 1:37 a.m.
Re: Apologies	Mutti	5/28/02 1:39 p.m.
Rraaaaahhh!!!!!!	bikeman704	5/28/02 3:03 p.m.
new mirror	Roger Wilco	5/28/02 4:32 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	brad	5/28/02 3:25 a.m.
Funny you should say that...	Roger Wilco	5/28/02 4:27 p.m.
Re: Funny you should say that...	Mr. Bobo	5/30/02 9:50 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Cobra	5/28/02 11:33 a.m.
A MIRROR	Roger Wilco	5/28/02 3:07 p.m.
Re: A MIRROR	Djof	5/28/02 5:53 p.m.
wow *NM*	SilverBrin****	5/28/02 6:34 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Griffen	5/28/02 9:45 p.m.
OMG that's beautiful	This Side Up	5/29/02 2:26 p.m.
Re: OMG that's beautiful	Roger Wilco	5/29/02 5:16 p.m.
Re: OMG that's beautiful	Pfhoenix	5/29/02 6:27 p.m.
Re: OMG that's beautiful	*Ar-Isildur of *WP*	5/29/02 7:06 p.m.
Re: OMG that's beautiful	Stormsinger	5/29/02 7:15 p.m.
Re: OMG that's beautiful	oldmano'theC	5/29/02 7:52 p.m.
Couldn't the mod be done for x box too ?	Ace	5/30/02 5:41 a.m.
Re: Couldn't the mod be done for x box too ?	vector40	5/30/02 10:23 a.m.
Re: Couldn't the mod be done for x box too ?	Roger Wilco	5/30/02 12:38 p.m.
Re: Couldn't the mod be done for x box too ?	Mark Levin	5/30/02 12:50 p.m.
Re: Couldn't the mod be done for x box too ?	Roger Wilco	5/30/02 1:16 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	Roger Wilco	5/30/02 2:24 p.m.
Re: Pelicans, Hornets, and Hippos...	The Masta	6/1/02 1:27 p.m.
Sure	Roger Wilco	6/3/02 12:09 p.m.