[WIP] Lasers, Water, & Mortars (Bottle Rocket Post #16)

[soccerdude12]

Soccerdude12's Firework Mortars
Barge
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7313/shot0320ao6.th.jpg (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shot0320ao6.jpg)



Arched Wall
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2246/shot0319bd0.th.jpg (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shot0319bd0.jpg)



These are just two of the pieces that I have started to work with and will have many more!! So far both piece work (Luckily, it was my first time importing) except for when the barge is placed in water!! Hopefully someone can help me with that!! The Barge has 40 effect points and the Arched Wall has 17 effect points and I am making a short video that will highlight these pieces and a few more in action!!! This is my first attempt at CS so comments and critisim are welcome!!

Thanks!

[Old-Spice]

Sweet man, keep it up

[soccerdude12]

Sweet man, keep it up

Thanks!! I've written a total of 45 pieces that I plan on designing that rabge from actual mortars to stage equipment for shows and if anyone has any suggestions I would be willing to try them!!

[Fifa06duDe]

You could make a projector piece so the laser dome can fit right into it and looks more realistic.

[-Nuclear Fish-]

While these pieces look good and this is a great idea, you can't make 45 pieces. I worked out earlier that's there only room for about 39 more mortars before the selction window will be too big, at which point some won't appear. And with all the other sets with mortars and launchers which people are making (including my own), there's no way you're going to be able to do all the ones you want to do.

[ryguy222]

^That sucks, i really want custom mortars that look realistic, the big mortar with 15-16 effect points is pretty good, and the walls are ok, but the single mortars are way to short, and pretty wide for just one.

[soccerdude12]

^That sucks, i really want custom mortars that look realistic, the big mortar with 15-16 effect points is pretty good, and the walls are ok, but the single mortars are way to short, and pretty wide for just one.

These aren't the final versions yet, I'm going to retexture all of it!! I just used basic colors since this was my first import ever! I wanted to get the hang of it before I did something to big for me!! As for the size, I can fix that easily and had been thinking that they were a little big anyway!

While these pieces look good and this is a great idea, you can't make 45 pieces. I worked out earlier that's there only room for about 39 more mortars before the selction window will be too big, at which point some won't appear. And with all the other sets with mortars and launchers which people are making (including my own), there's no way you're going to be able to do all the ones you want to do.

Not all 45 pieces are mortars! I said before that they range from mortars to show elements and about 15 are acctually mortars! I'm going to make other things like bleachers for shows and stage equipment!

Here is an updated pic of the barge! I added more mortars on the side, but the texture isn't right but I know where I went wrong so it will be fixed!!
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2384/newmortarsew9.th.jpg (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmortarsew9.jpg)

Again comments and critisim are welcome!

[-Nuclear Fish-]

Oh right, 15 is not that bad then. But if there is any way you can cut down on the number of mortars (or lasers or water jets if you are including them too), then do. If you have two with the same effect points but different objects, for example, you could just make an invisible one and make two seperate cover pieces.

[soccerdude12]

Oh right, 15 is not that bad then. But if there is any way you can cut down on the number of mortars (or lasers or water jets if you are including them too), then do. If you have two with the same effect points but different objects, for example, you could just make an invisible one and make two seperate cover pieces.

I planned on making water jets and lasers, but I didn't know how to do that in the importer! If you could help me with that, that would be awesome! As for the invisible mortars with covers!! I was thinking about doing that as I sat in my study hall today and started drawing out sketches!! Thanks for the help!!

[-Nuclear Fish-]

Water jets and lasers are pretty much the same as firework mortars. You just change the scenery type to laser dome or water jet.

You may or may not have noticed my set, which I'm making invisible launchers for. Rather than making you're own, you could just make some covers to place over mine. Depends how you want to do it.

[soccerdude12]

Water jets and lasers are pretty much the same as firework mortars. You just change the scenery type to laser dome or water jet.

Thanks!! Now i can start making some of the objects that I've wanted to!

[JoeIOW]

You really shoud continue this set; its really quite good!

small request/suggestion maybe you could make some laser things(mortars?) that look like a Martin Moving head light:

http://www.moving-lights.com/Images/MH-660.jpg

cant wait to see more!

joe.

[soccerdude12]

You really shoud continue this set; its really quite good!

small request/suggestion maybe you could make some laser things(mortars?) that look like a Martin Moving head light:

Image

cant wait to see more!

joe.

Yeah, I was planning on that but due to the importer not supporting animation I can't actually have it move!

[spaceventure]

can you make a laser dome that will go in the center of a tile

[soccerdude12]

can you make a laser dome that will go in the center of a tile

Sure!! Why not!!

For everyone else I decided to start taking request for mortars, laser domes, and water jets!! It sounds fun, but I am really busy at the moment and any request will take a week or two!!

Thanks to all!!

[soccerdude12]

Okay I'm appologizing for the double post ahead of time, but here are some new objects I've done tonight!!

Bottle Rocket or just A Rocket
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4476/shot0327nz2.th.png (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shot0327nz2.png)

And JoeIOW I started to make your Laser but stopped because of the time!! Here is the part I finished!
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1888/new03132157390504002700cj2.th.jpg (http://img341.imageshack.us/my.php?image=new03132157390504002700cj2.jpg)

Again Comments and Critism!! Thanks!!

[RCT3robin]

Can't wait :D

[spaceventure]

Is this project still being worked on