Illustrated Guide to the Marches
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jonathonbarton
SOC-12
Yep. works out to around 99m long, quite a bit larger than the Type-S...
The planet, if you're wondering, is Reno/Chronor. (Yeah, yeah, far cry from ever having a PF Sloan around it, but I needed a change of pace from Yori all the time!
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The planet, if you're wondering, is Reno/Chronor. (Yeah, yeah, far cry from ever having a PF Sloan around it, but I needed a change of pace from Yori all the time!
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
That looks great
Have you noticed that the deckplans make two of the ten cylinders around the middle slightly larger than the others? The missile bay and the cutter bay IIRC.
Have you noticed that the deckplans make two of the ten cylinders around the middle slightly larger than the others? The missile bay and the cutter bay IIRC.
jonathonbarton
SOC-12
Yup, doesn't really leave room...they're crammed in there as tight as I can get them... So, I think what I'll do is plant a minimal "base" on 8 of them, and "attach" the other two more thoroughly, then drag them out from the main portion of the body a hair to fudge it into looking more correct...
Either that, or scale 8 of them down slightly...then do the above...
*shrug*
I guess if I *really* wanted to go for a fine ship, I'd build it, inside and out, deck by deck...which I do intend to do (eventually), just not on the P.F. Sloan...
Either that, or scale 8 of them down slightly...then do the above...
*shrug*
I guess if I *really* wanted to go for a fine ship, I'd build it, inside and out, deck by deck...which I do intend to do (eventually), just not on the P.F. Sloan...
mike wightman
SOC-14 10K
Hmm, do you have a ship in mind for that project?Originally posted by Jonathon Barton:
I guess if I *really* wanted to go for a fine ship, I'd build it, inside and out, deck by deck...which I do intend to do (eventually), just not on the P.F. Sloan...
There are a couple I would really like to see...
or how about design a brand new one, concept, basic paramaters, ship design, then begin the modelling work
*munch, munch*Originally posted by Jonathon Barton:
*DINGDINGDINGDINGDING*
*Gives Hemdian a cookie*
I bet you didn't even need the hints...
You're right, I didn't need the hints (in fact I didn't understand some of them). How said is that?
Meanwhile ... for Celestia (mentioned earlier in this thread) I've made a little tool: an editor for SSC files. Its still a bit crude but give it a try and see what you think.
Regards PLST
jonathonbarton
SOC-12
I got that error when I tried to open the Yori.ssc file right off the bat.
So I tried with the solarsys.ssc, and it worked.
Then I tried again with the Yori.ssc, and it worked...
Peter, I sent you an email with my observations...didja get it?
So I tried with the solarsys.ssc, and it worked.
Then I tried again with the Yori.ssc, and it worked...
Peter, I sent you an email with my observations...didja get it?
jonathonbarton
SOC-12
'cept that it works for spacecraft ones for me, too...
In fact, I used it to add spacecraft to one of the systems I have done, and it worked pretty well (aside from not taking into account that planet-around-system period is calculated in Standard Earth Years, while moon/spacecraft-around-planet is calculated in Earth Standard Days or Lunar Months or some other thing (that I can't recall off the top of my head...)
You also can't use it to create a new SSC file from scratch.
I also wouldn't mind seeing a Traveller version, that uses "orbit numbers" (and fractions thereof) instead of AU, and automatically calculates the Orbital Period (at least for planets) based on Solar Mass, though calculating the orbital period for Moons would be much more valuable, particularly when the moon is a sizeable fraction of the planet's size.
Even better would be a barycenter for the World/Moon combination...
But, I digress.
In fact, I used it to add spacecraft to one of the systems I have done, and it worked pretty well (aside from not taking into account that planet-around-system period is calculated in Standard Earth Years, while moon/spacecraft-around-planet is calculated in Earth Standard Days or Lunar Months or some other thing (that I can't recall off the top of my head...)
You also can't use it to create a new SSC file from scratch.
I also wouldn't mind seeing a Traveller version, that uses "orbit numbers" (and fractions thereof) instead of AU, and automatically calculates the Orbital Period (at least for planets) based on Solar Mass, though calculating the orbital period for Moons would be much more valuable, particularly when the moon is a sizeable fraction of the planet's size.
Even better would be a barycenter for the World/Moon combination...
But, I digress.
Hi Jonathan
Yes I did get your email, thanks, I hope to work on the editor this weekend. There is, however, already a rough Traveller-isation built into the tool: the diameter field excepts S=n (where n = "1" - "9", "A", or "S"), and the orbit field accepts O=n (where n = "0" - "9"). There is little or no validation at this stage.
Regards PLST
Yes I did get your email, thanks, I hope to work on the editor this weekend. There is, however, already a rough Traveller-isation built into the tool: the diameter field excepts S=n (where n = "1" - "9", "A", or "S"), and the orbit field accepts O=n (where n = "0" - "9"). There is little or no validation at this stage.
Regards PLST
Ha!
Lovely.
To be fair, when I mentioned that I want crediting as the original artist, I was really more referring to the fact that I'd want crediting if the model was altered in anyway and posted somewhere else. You don't need to credit me on every picture. That just spoils a perfectly good picture.
Cheers
Crow
Lovely.
To be fair, when I mentioned that I want crediting as the original artist, I was really more referring to the fact that I'd want crediting if the model was altered in anyway and posted somewhere else. You don't need to credit me on every picture. That just spoils a perfectly good picture.
Cheers
Crow
Andrew Boulton
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Would that be the one with the tail or the one with the boobs?Originally posted by Berg:
I'll just say your the Captain then
Tom
Okay, I think I'm beginning to get the hang of Celestia ...
Dectura rising as seen from surface of Yori.
Dectura rising as seen from low orbit of Yori.
Yori from space.
Yori and Dectura from space.
Twilight on Yori (showing city of Market, and the starport to the south).
What do you think?
Regards PLST
What do you think?
Regards PLST
Minor tip about Celestia: axial tilt is measured relative to the system baseline ("ecliptic"?), and not relative to the orbit of the planet or moon in question!
So, for example, Yori's axis is inclined at -66 degrees to its orbit, which is at 29 degrees to its primary's plane, which is at 24 degrees to the main star ... but in Celestia you enter -13 degrees (which is the angle of Yori's axial tilt relative to the main star).
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Meanwhile, v1.1 of the SSC editor has been posted. It uses an alternative file processing technology that hopefully is more robust (but makes the distribution file much bigger), it will remember the last file location used, and for asteroids/comets/spacecraft you can enter a non-integer size. More improvements as and when.
Regards PLST
So, for example, Yori's axis is inclined at -66 degrees to its orbit, which is at 29 degrees to its primary's plane, which is at 24 degrees to the main star ... but in Celestia you enter -13 degrees (which is the angle of Yori's axial tilt relative to the main star).
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Meanwhile, v1.1 of the SSC editor has been posted. It uses an alternative file processing technology that hopefully is more robust (but makes the distribution file much bigger), it will remember the last file location used, and for asteroids/comets/spacecraft you can enter a non-integer size. More improvements as and when.
Regards PLST
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