GDI Battleship Aurora, version 1.3 Options

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

Hi

After quite a long time i want to offer a new unit. This time a naval unit. It's a big battleship for GDI.
Story:
Build at the end of the first Tiberian War and planned as a command unit for naval actions against Nod Bases along the African coast, this ship was put in service one month after the war ended. Planned as a first strike ship, it became GDIs most important vessel for naval operations around the globe.
But finally the Tiberium infestation made it nearly impossible to use naval units, because of dangerous tiberium mutants and algae. Especially smaller ships where in danger. Even if the Aurora is still able to move on the oceans due to its size and strong engines, without an escort it wasn't profitable and were put out of service. (this way Buildlimit=1 could be explained)

The ship can use 1 (the centre) turret while driving. But it can also deploy and then use all of the Turrets.
It has
3 big triple gun turrets
10 medium twin turrets
4 small twin AA turrets
The zip with all shps and art/rules.ini examples (new version 1.3):  LKOaurorav13.zip ( 264.03K ) Number of downloads: 1129


Buildmenu icon:
Ingame Gold/Red remap:
Driving animation:
new version1.1 with darker water animation: ingame:
version1.2 with darkest water animation: ingame on snow and temperate map:
version1.3 with new deploy anim supporting the 1x3 foundation: i've also updated the ini example files, so they show correct fireflhs and gunfire-anim settings

\Edit
I made for the single turret and for all 3 turrets facing specific firing animations.
Here a preview: Single Turret Triple Turret
Zip with all 16 Gunfire Animations:  LKOgunfire.zip ( 80.59K ) Number of downloads: 922


It was originally planned in this size, but due to this restriction i had to make it smaller.
Zip with the big version:  LKOaurorabig.zip ( 727.42K ) Number of downloads: 959
(Note: the deployanim and building frames aren't in the correct place yet. They need to moved down and a bit to the side to fit perfect ingame)

This post has been edited by Lin Kuei Ominae: Sep 16 2007, 11:26 AM

[Ixith]

this looks VERY nice. I really like it especially the driving animation effect. It looks awesome like that. One hell of a battle ship for sure.

Also one hell of a good piece of work. I say Spotlight.

[Vintriaz]

Cool A new battleship for me to sink while i'm on it.

I Do think that tha sub sided cannons make the ship look too busy though, thus taking away from it as an overall.

[Ghost742]

agree if u only took out two beside the middle one on each side it would improve its looks
other then that looks awesome

[jadems]

I like the water effect, but t doesn't seem to fit in. Especially on dark maps like the one you put up. Maybe make it darker?

[Corsair]

That looks really good LKO, trying to break away from your 'Master Mech Maker' title a bit eh?

[vOi!king ship]

Spotlight.

I'm so using this in RA2 Would you also release the bigger version?

This post has been edited by z: Sep 15 2007, 10:42 AM

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

I like the water effect, but t doesn't seem to fit in. Especially on dark maps like the one you put up. Maybe make it darker?

you're right. i made it darker. Version 1.1 uploaded.

@Corsair
Think of it as a swimming mech with animated waves as the moving legs.

@Vintriaz
No, i don't think i will change the shape. So you have to live with the cannons.

@z
Ok, but i doubt that RA2 allows bigger shp units.

This post has been edited by Lin Kuei Ominae: Sep 15 2007, 11:16 AM

[jadems]

Mmm, much better, blends with the water well.
I second the spotlight

[Vintriaz]

The new in-game water animation looks great now! The ship reminds me of the cruiser from RA1 only with more guns, loads more.

[Uufje]

That's a pretty nice battleship - I'd say spotlight.

[Warlord]

Spotlight.

[Corsair]

Definite Spotlight!

[Team Black]

Spotlighted. This is plain incredible, LKO

looks like SHP is a really good format for naval vessels

I think the wake in the moving anim is too bright though, but yeah I know that's a bugger with the limited shades of blue on the pallet..
The deployed version I think might be best as a 1x3, like the Montauk...

This post has been edited by Team Black: Sep 15 2007, 09:31 PM

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

thanks for the spotlight.

still too bright? I think a little bit darker is still possible. \Edit version1.2 uploaded with darker wateranim
Foundation 1x3 doesn't work because the foundation expands only to the southwest. So the stern will never be covered by the building, but rather occurs a nearly empty building cell in the far southwest.

btw, i added firing animations for this unit to the first post.

This post has been edited by Lin Kuei Ominae: Sep 15 2007, 11:25 PM

[Team Black]

Maybe in the deploy anim, you could just have it sail forward a little?

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

i thought about that too, but if i add a driving water anim, it would look odd while it's played backwards when undeploying. And without a wateranim while driving forward, it would look odd too.
In addition. i have only max 25 frames (50 with shadow) for the deploy anim. Too few for such a long distance to drive imo.

This post has been edited by Lin Kuei Ominae: Sep 16 2007, 10:35 AM

[Denmon]

looks like its floating on plasma or somethin... i suggest that you make the waves or wahtever more white.

[daTSchikinhed]

Whats wierd is I saw this and didn't spotlight it...

I just keep forgetting I'm a moderator. It's really some very brilliant work!

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

looks like its floating on plasma or somethin... i suggest that you make the waves or wahtever more white.

now more white? I thought it should be darker to fit with the ingame water.
Or do you mean the first 1 or 2 frames after the initial particle spawn where they are white? So the end fading color is ok but only the starting color should be fixed?

@Team Black
thanks for the hint to redo the deployanim. I think now it's almost perfect and it fits very well in the 1x3 foundation now.

This post has been edited by Lin Kuei Ominae: Sep 16 2007, 11:25 AM

[azri_apoc]

wow another great shp's by you. aren't any battleship for nod sides. anyway i like it.

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

I thought Nod is more for cheap and fast tactics, than expensive slow and very strong. Nod is imo more a Submarine side.

[ORCACommander]

I have one thing and one thing only to say: HOLY sh*t!

[vOi!king ship]

Bigger version is so cool. Thanks LKO

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

Does it work in RA2? If you want i can render it again with the new darker water anim. However the new deploy anim might not work anymore in this size.

[Team Black]

yeah, the bigger one might be perfect for RA2 ..

[Denmon]

I think you should go with white, grey and if you must insist on having blue plasma thingy, then keep it short.

[Tartan Bunny]

i loooove it
great work LKO

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

I think you should go with white, grey and if you must insist on having blue plasma thingy, then keep it short.

hmm, i like the way it looks ingame. I don't know, but more white makes it look odd in ts water, because ts doesn't has animated water at all (no white wave animations that would make the ship waves fit into it), so i really think it's necessary to blend into the water using more blue than white. Do you like the first version best? I think i'll let it how it is now, except some major errors occur like green/purple pixel.

[Team Black]

I think the "allied" color actually fits TS water a little better than the blue does, especially on the ice water

check it out: