StarTrek DS9

[gpdesigner]

Originally Posted by tobian

Haha good good. However remember what I said about image maps... you have none yet..... It all adds up in the memory tally!

dang i was planning on doing some work on the model this morning
but Oh Well . . . . !

dude . . it's bright and sunny here were I am . . .
I'll be fine . . . . I can adapt an overcome any situation that befalls me . .
after all it is only a computer . . .
it's all good . . .
** does the happy dance**
gp

[Gareth isbannned]

Originally Posted by psycho

OMG please! no! the design is great as it is... minor tweaks and improvements are ok, but please don't mess with the overall design!


but maybe you could add nacelles

The station is a major economic center. During the occupation it serviced everything from freighters from all corners of the universe to the Cardies warships. I understand that it was never meant ot dock anything larger than a Cadassian Galor but in the pilot the Enterprise took up a great deal of room when it was docked at a pylon and it would have restircted the size of ships that could have docked at the other 2 pylons. Being at the edge of the wormhole it would be getting even more traffic than before and, not having any idea of the size of ships that would be just passion through, it would be a good idea to have more than 3 docking ports that could handle very large ships without restricting other ports. It would also deliver passengers and good more quickly to the promenade and been an excuse to upgrade the station's defenses since it never did get much in the way of protection from Starfleet.

I'm not suggesting the mutilation of a station by tacking on pointless extras, this would have made a lot of sense, like the equipment pods on the Nebula-class (fast refitting and a high degree of flexibility).

[Pearse]

It does make a lot of sense, but for the moment I think gpdesigner has his hands full just modeling what was actually seen on screen. The time for extra developments will come when all the canon details are finished. An interesting idea to bear in mind, though, definitely.

[gpdesigner]

**update**
I dropped in the sensor wells on the outer ring . . . I also put in some of the panels . . . I thought before I went further I would let you all see where I am.

@Gareth Gobulcoque, your ideas would have probably been the next step in the evolution of DS9 sounds like solid advancements given the increased traffic at the station. However Pearse is right, adding that stuff in would be not for this mesh . . . But you know . . . . the sebrus is doing a rendition of DS9 which I could see adding this advancement, try him and see what he says?
gp

[Melak]

Can't wait till you fill that with greebly goodness

Gareth, you watch Zero Punctuation by any chance?

[gpdesigner]

Originally Posted by Melak

Can't wait till you fill that with greebly goodness

Gareth, you watch Zero Punctuation by any chance?

Dude, I am trying to figure out how that could be done easily without going poly-wild . . . . my recent render test has made a need for me to cap this sucker at 5 million polys . . . I need to come in under budget bigtime . .
I think I am going to go into the habitat ring and trim a little fat. anyway thanks for the visit . . stay tuned
gp

[Starship]

5 million polly?!?! Dude, it's a monster!
You're doing a dammed fine job Gp. Congrats.

[gpdesigner]

Originally Posted by Starship

5 million polly?!?! Dude, it's a monster!
You're doing a dammed fine job Gp. Congrats.

Thanks a bunch Starship . . . .
when I release this, it's going to be cool to see people having fun with it . . .
My self, I may do one render . . . and walk away, at best I may have to wait until LW goes 64Bit for Mac. But I feel 64Bit PC is the only way one will be able to render this thing.
gp

[Melak]

I just hope I get my CPU in time

[Aresius]

Nice work with the ring.