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Arparso:
Seems plausible, but Nexus isn't really about fighters anyway. Compromises need to be made, anyway. For example the capital ships in Freespace move way too slow to grant an enjoyable gameplay experience in Nexus... in Freespace that is a non-issue, since it focuses much more on fighter combat. But Nexus is all about the capital ships and you won't want to spend all day looking at an Orion crawling through space with merely 15m/s.

nasharas:
You have a point. Then I want to suggest another game - Starlancer, maybe anyone will remember this one :)

Arparso:
Yeah, I remember. It's not THAT old... ;)

However, same problem as Freespace: strong focus on fighter or small ship combat, which Nexus doesn't handle that well. Homeworld 2 may be a better target platform for both a Freespace or a Starlancer mod, because it gives you much more control over your fighters. But this ain't no Homeworld forum, so scrap that idea 8)

Anyways, progress from the Freespace front:





These two aren't quite as far as the Fenris. The Orion's turret textures aren't set up properly right now and both ships still need their hardpoints added or else I can't put some working engines and weapons on them.

Visually they're holding up quite nice in Nexus, I think.

Keldane:
My god, that last model is beautiful. They all are, actually, but that last one in particular really seems to fit with the style of space craft design that I love but can never seem to put into words.

Arparso:
Nexus explosions: 'sploding stuff since 2004 ;)



Btw, I actually think, Freespace has got to have some of the most inconsistent ship designs I've ever seen. The Orion destroyer, for example, looks nothing like a Fenris cruiser... could have been built by an entirely different race and no one would notice. Also the Hecate-class destroyer or the Deimos corvette... there are only very few design elements the Terran ships have in common. You can also see that in Nexus, of course... look at the support ship, for example - totally different textures than the rest of the Human Navy.

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