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Taldrenites => Starfleet Command Models => Topic started by: Centurus on February 16, 2007, 01:33:13 am
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Well, it's been a while since I've done any kitbashes. After the Chabot Refit, I was quite burned out. Still am, but I decided to do a bash I had on my mind before the Chabot Refit was done.
It's not quite done yet. Some more texture tweaks to do, another mesh component, then a story for the ship, but most of the work is done.
I'm just showing WIP shots. I must still ask WZ for permission to release.
The I.S.S. Anubis, NCC-4718, a work in progress...
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A beautiful and clean-looking ship. I'd try not to make it too close to the Excelsior saucer, though, as the slight ridge on the upper saucer looks like it's trying to suggest a very teeny-tiny deck. ;D
I love what you've done to the impulse engines, too.
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Definitely sharp.. looks like a Lost Era Connie refit.. very nicely done. :D
Once you're done, would you mind if I play with this ship a little bit after release? It gives me a couple of ideas. :)
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Definitely sharp.. looks like a Lost Era Connie refit.. very nicely done. :D
Once you're done, would you mind if I play with this ship a little bit after release? It gives me a couple of ideas. :)
Very sharp eye. My original Anubis, U.S.S. Anubis, is a Lost Era refit, circa 2315, and this mirror universe version is set in the exact same time period. When the ship is released, you can play around with it for your personal needs, and release all the screenies and renders you want. If the ship is to be included in a mod, or ported to another game for the intentions of release, then WZ's approval as well as mine must be given. Other than that, if it's for your own personal use, feel free to go crazy.
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great ship,can't wait for WZ aproval to relase it :)
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Very sharp eye. My original Anubis, U.S.S. Anubis, is a Lost Era refit, circa 2315, and this mirror universe version is set in the exact same time period. When the ship is released, you can play around with it for your personal needs, and release all the screenies and renders you want. If the ship is to be included in a mod, or ported to another game for the intentions of release, then WZ's approval as well as mine must be given. Other than that, if it's for your own personal use, feel free to go crazy.
That's exactly what it will be for.. as much as I love my original flagship, I think I need to update it a little bit. And it was based off WZ's Connie, so a Lost Era's refit will be just perfect. :D
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If you wish, I can post the link for the U.S.S. Anubis, that was done nearly a year and a half ago. She got very nice reviews when I released her, and that was a surprise for me since I thought by then everyone was sick of me and my Connie bashes. For the I.S.S. Anubis, this time around I went with another saucer, different warp engines, and different impulse engines, along with a different color scheme and mood. This weekend or next I'll post more renders.
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If you wish, I can post the link for the U.S.S. Anubis, that was done nearly a year and a half ago. She got very nice reviews when I released her, and that was a surprise for me since I thought by then everyone was sick of me and my Connie bashes. For the I.S.S. Anubis, this time around I went with another saucer, different warp engines, and different impulse engines, along with a different color scheme and mood. This weekend or next I'll post more renders.
Please do so, but the one that I want to mod for my own use will be this one.. I really like the impulse pack and saucer on it.. plus it has the look that I'm looking for as well. :D
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The saucer and impulse engines are from WZ's ships.
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I've added the aft launcher and phaser textures. Next are registries. I'll post renders soon.
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Well, mesh and texture wise, she's done. Nothing else I can think of, unless somebody spots something I missed.
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Maybe saucer docking ports and/or engines registries? She looks great though. Nice job!
Oh, and light the banners on the sides of the engineering hull. ;D
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Maybe saucer docking ports and/or engines registries? She looks great though. Nice job!
Oh, and light the banners on the sides of the engineering hull. ;D
Can't do engine registries without remapping the engines, and I don't know how to do that. Wish I could though. :-(
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Ah, I should've realised that they were probably decal mapped straight thru from one side.
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Here's a rough draft for the ship's storyline. Tell me what you think.
CIVIL WAR!!!!
In the 2260s, a transporter accident caused 4 people to switch places with their counterparts in an alternate universe. During that time, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise set events in motion that would eventually lead Spock and James T. Kirk of the I.S.S. Enterprise down the road that would make them mortal enemies.
After becoming emperor of the Terran Empire, James Kirk, now known as Emperor Tiberius, was betrayed by Spock. Secretly, Spock had been implementing reforms throughout the empire, to steer it away from its violent and evil nature to a more benevolent, prosperous future. Tiberius learned of these plots, and tried to kill Spock, but was unsuccessful. Spock left in exile, but not before obtaining the support of half the fleet commanders and several key systems within the empire.
Using advanced alien technology, Tiberius was able to reengineer himself and more than double his lifespan, and ensure his continued power over the part of the empire that remained loyal to him. Shortly after, the civil war began, with most alien species in the empire fighting under the command of Intendant Spock, and the majority of humans with some aliens fighting under the command of Emperor Tiberius.
It is now the dawn of the 24th century, and the Terran Empire is on the brink of collapse. The civil war has taken its toll on both sides, with millions of lives lost, star systems either destroyed or rendered worthless, and resources all around stretched to the limit.
With resources scarce, the empire had no choice but to continue to use its aging fleet of Constitution Class starships, and various other classes. Few new classes had been designed and built, but the development of these new and advanced ships only resulted in keeping the war at a standstill.
With ships constantly lost everyday, Emperor Tiberius ordered a drastic refit program to upgrade all older ships with the most advanced technology available, in the hopes of gaining an advantage in the war.
In 2313, the empire’s top engineers began feverish work to further enhance the combat capabilities of the Constitution Class. Unfortunately, without having the time or resources to design all new systems, the engineers had to rely on the miniaturization of systems previously designed for larger classes of starships.
The engineers chose the I.S.S. Anubis to be the first starship to be refitted. The Anubis had been badly damaged at the Battle of Betazed, in where rebel forces fought to save the planet, but in the end, failed. Terran forces destroyed most of the escaping population, and destroyed the planet’s ecosystem, but suffered heavy losses, including the emperor’s flagship, the I.S.S. Enterprise.
Over the next 2 years, the Anubis underwent massive repairs and replacements of vital structural supports, and received a new saucer and impulse drive, and scaled down, yet modified, Ulysses Class warp engines.
In 2315, the Anubis left space dock, and was sent into immediate battle, in where she sustained minimal damage against 3 enemy cruisers. All remaining Constitutions left in the fleet were ordered to be refitted immediately, and all remaining ships were completed within a year.
In 2316, at Wolf 359, Emperor Tiberius took command of the Anubis and led the entire Starfleet in the final assault of the civil war against Intendant Spock. Both sides were wiped out. Intendant Spock went into hiding, and Emperor Tiberius disappeared without a trace. With no starships left on either side, the Klingon-Cardassian-Bajoran Alliance, Romulans, and Tholians took over all territory once under the flag of the empire with no resistance. Earth was destroyed.
In the wreckage of starships, the hull of the I.S.S. Anubis remained intact, but the ship was crippled. The Klingons took the ship as a trophy, and she remains entombed over Q’onoS, with the remains of the crew left aboard, some preserved by the vacuum of space.
**Story adapted from the Mirror Universe Trilogy by William Shatner**
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Nice work. Love what you did with the impulse system. Will you be allowing outalance or CA to do a BC port of this? I want to fly this bad-ass.
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Probably CA, as a bunch of 9th are in CA :P
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First thing is first. I still haven't received permission to release, and I have no intentions to harrass for the permission. Once I get permission to release, I'll also request CA to port the ship.
I'm still waiting for CA to port the U.S.S. Anubis, but they've been busy as of late. The model itself is ported, but needs to be hardpointed by CA.
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Good news. I've been given permission to release the ship. I apologize for not letting you guys know in my last post, but in my defense, I didn't know until I checked my PMs over at WZ's forums. I've been busy as hell all weekend and haven't been on the net at all.
So, with some time on my hands, I'll have the ship finished with a nice strong readme file, and release the ship. I'll start talking to whatever contacts I have in Collective Alliance to see about getting both Anubis ships released.
I'll post in game screenshots for the release. Stay tuned....
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Good to hear. Keep up the good work.