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Ship size comparisons - Scumbag - 06-16-2014
Thought it would be nice to see how the different battleships in Freelancer compare to one another sizewise.
The four in the middle are the vanilla models, the Lib dread and Bret batt on the sides are scaled 2x. I think the scaling works.
http://p3d.in/2q2AE
RE: Ship size comparisons - SkyNet - 06-16-2014
Interesting. I always asked myself about the lengths of such a ship. How long could a BS be? One mile?
RE: Ship size comparisons - Haste - 06-16-2014
The size differences between light, medium and heavy battleships have always been huge. They don't need scaling.
RE: Ship size comparisons - Scumbag - 06-16-2014
http://p3d.in/S195Y
I added all the capital ships in vanilla in one scene. I also added the Discovery Lib GB and the nom cruiser because they are of decent quality. The Kusary gb and cruiser are scaled 2x and the Rheinland, Nomad and Kusari battleships are scaled down 0.5x. Now we have a nice uniform picture.
Edited cause i butchered the ku des in the first one.
And edited again cause the bret gb was also hit by the axe.
RE: Ship size comparisons - Vulkhard Muller - 06-16-2014
Scum why not finish the fleet? Throw the Snubs/Bombers in there too for good measure?
Edit: Ignore, didn't read that this was Vanilla
RE: Ship size comparisons - APDAF - 06-16-2014
Damn... I want a 3d printed model of the Kirk and Turtle now...
RE: Ship size comparisons - DartStriker - 06-16-2014
Is there any reference to how large these ships are in real measurements.
RE: Ship size comparisons - Scumbag - 06-17-2014
Ok, i have estimated the size of the liberty dreadnought using the following calculations and assumptions. We have in the game files a model for the pilot. Importing that into sketch up and measuring it with the measure tape tool there gave me a head and torso length of 0.02 m. The liberty dread measured in the same way gave a length of approximately 12.5 m from the tip to the engine.
Assuming the pilot in the game files is Edison Trent who was played in this game by Ian Ziering who has a height of 1.81 m or 5 feet 11'25" and a head+torso / body length of 0.4 then:
#The height of the pilot in Freelancer is 0.05 m measured in sketch up, meaning 0.05 m corresponds to 1.81 m in real life, then:
#The length of the liberty dread is 452.5 m or 494.86 yd or 0.28 miles.
You can compare that to these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_longest_ships
RE: Ship size comparisons - SnakeLancerHaven - 06-17-2014
Looks for me way more realistic that the Lib Dread is bigger than Rheinland BS. Lib is a Dreadnought and thus should be bigger in size than a Battleship.
RE: Ship size comparisons - Strichev - 06-17-2014
(06-17-2014, 10:33 AM)Snake Wrote: Looks for me way more realistic that the Lib Dread is bigger than Rheinland BS. Lib is a Dreadnought and thus should be bigger in size than a Battleship.
Oh, just that Liberty doesn't have the raw resources to construct huge lumbering shells of metal. While Rheinland does. Do you remember how NPCs on Oder shipyard whined about not having the technology for superconductors? Rheinland isn't as technologically advanced as Liberty and thus relies on bigger designs.