Getting rid of baggage - or how to change the Osprey "back" to a more genuine design

[Lythrilux]

Except the Osprey requires a replacement and this looks plenty Zoner to me 8|

Doesn't look Zoner enough to me. Also Zoners have enough ships - too many ships - you could probably revert back to the old Osprey model (unless it was an import?) or shrink a Neph and use it as the model instead as a placeholder (:

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[Hidamari]

Liberty Super Heavy fighter.

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[Syrus]

I like the look of it and all, but considering the size of a pilot ingame and considering how to fit that pilot into the ship, it feels like the ship would scale almost at about gunboat-size, just to properly fit the standard pilot into it.

Just feels very big to me, would be interesting to see a comparision between it and any well known VHF and with the pilot-model.

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[Haste]

Fair point, that. The cockpit is so extremely flat the ship might have to be comically huge to fit the pilot in.

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[Stoner_Steve]

Fair point, that. The cockpit is so extremely flat the ship might have to be comically huge to fit the pilot in.

So new Freighter?

[Jinx]

addressing some of the concerns

#1
"zoners have too many ships already"

agreed .. but it is meant to replace a ship that was not accepted by a part of the community. - replace means - no "more" ships - but getting rid of one in favour for another because people complained about it.

#2
"the cockpit seems oddly shaped"

point taken - and agreed.. i ll try to adjust it accordingly so it fits the sizing of freelancer a little better. after a little test - the pilot looks indeed a little lost ( or alone in a double king sized bed ) from above - comfy ... but not practical.
the solution is fairly simple ... make the canopy narrower - and maybe a tiny bit shorter.

#3
"it is quite flat"

alright .. adding some more "stuff" to it - so it can justify at least VHF size

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[Jinx]

updated post #1

changes:

- cockpit narrowed to fit the pilot a little better
- added a fuselage that is nearly twice the size as before - so it is not too flat anymore
- added an image with skinning

*if the people do not like the fancy stripes ... ehh... they can be removed easily - but its a zoner ship, not a combat ship - so a little paint cannot really hurt i figured - makes it feel a little more jolly

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[Haste]

The stripes do give it a certain charm, the only issue I can see with them is that the ship is less similar to other zoner ships now. It's more like the showy custom ship of a freelancer now

I do think the model was improved, though.

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[Jinx]

well - yes - i guess so... but since the only other zoner snub is the kingfisher - which the zoners tend to try not to be associated with too much ... i guess a "showy freelancer ship" is not the worst thing. - it does however lighten up the supposedly gloomy mood in the outer edges. - like wonder woman in the walking dead i guess.

i ll upload it to the ftp - and give the model lead the download link - use if desired...

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[Thyrzul]

Niiiiiiiiiicee

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