(Vehicle) Stryker MGS - M1128 Mobile Gun System

[Rhino]

Looking good! Is the red glass just a placeholder colour, or do they look like that?

Also, one bit that could possibly use more tris, unless it is blocky on the real thing, is the hatch. Generally, anything that silhouettes against the background is a good thing to give extra tris, especially if its rounded. If the base of the hatch is blocky then not to worry.

Also, should the inside of it be a bit hollowed out? This is a pretty good example of what you're sorta aiming for with a cupola hatch: https://i.imgur.com/1ogsgtd.jpg

[[R-DEV]​camo]

LangMaster are you interested in modelling the ejection port and flaps at the rear of the turret? We might try get the empty shell ejection working when in game.

[Rhino]

Originally Posted by camo

LangMaster are you interested in modelling the ejection port and flaps at the rear of the turret? We might try get the empty shell ejection working when in game.

To quote from Discord:

camo — Today at 9:12 AM
shit its probably too late to ask about adding the flap at the back of the turret to eject rounds
idk how we'd get it working but it could be cool to have
Rhino — Today at 9:16 AM
got a pic/vid?
camo — Today at 9:18 AM
https://youtu.be/0xgrisPgF7E?t=92
Rhino — Today at 9:20 AM
ye, it could be done, tbh it wouldn't be that hard to do, you would most likely do it the same way I did the Exocet missile hatches opening and then closing after launching
could also be a LOD0 only feature, with the moving parts removed and welded to the turret in LOD1, or LOD2 at the latest so only something seen up close and would cut down on draw calls from afar
camo — Today at 9:21 AM
but i guessing its too late to add to the model?
Rhino — Today at 9:22 AM
the only thing he would need to change on his model/texture, is to cut away those hatches from the turret, and model a black hole under it which would only need a tiny area of texture space for
so minimal change really
Rhino — Today at 9:24 AM
code wise, only slight problem is you could possibly press the fire button during the reloading process and the thing would open and close then, without ejecting a round, but might be able to sort that with cooldown time

[[R-CON]​LangMaster]

Originally Posted by Rhino

Looking good! Is the red glass just a placeholder colour, or do they look like that?

Also, one bit that could possibly use more tris, unless it is blocky on the real thing, is the hatch. Generally, anything that silhouettes against the background is a good thing to give extra tris, especially if its rounded. If the base of the hatch is blocky then not to worry.

Also, should the inside of it be a bit hollowed out? This is a pretty good example of what you're sorta aiming for with a cupola hatch: https://i.imgur.com/1ogsgtd.jpg

The red glass looks like that yes, i will probably make it a bit more darker, it has this red purple blueish tint that you see on glasses, though making a reflect like that is not easy so it is just a texture with red and blue and purple on it with reflection which kinda makes it look almost similar, about the ejection port i was thinking about it, it should be pretty simple to make, and the hatch, again getting pictures of this thing from inside aint that easy, but yes the hatch is blocky like that normaly only the flat base is round, but sure i could possibly make it hollow.

[Rhino]

Don't worry about the inside, just make a blank inside with just a black texture. No light will really get in there and the thing moves so fast no one will be able to tell nothing is under it but a black empty space that a shell will come flying out of. Dont bother moving UVs about too, just use any tiny bit of empty space in your UVs for it.

[[R-CON]​LangMaster]

Originally Posted by Rhino

Don't worry about the inside, just make a blank inside with just a black texture. No light will really get in there and the thing moves so fast no one will be able to tell nothing is under it but a black empty space that a shell will come flying out of. Dont bother moving UVs about too, just use any tiny bit of empty space in your UVs for it.

Yep got it, also i have these antennas on side, there are tied to the side racks so they don't hit the cannon once being turn around, is it possible to replace these with the in game ones so it would actually wobble around but would have two static points instead of one?

[[R-DEV]​camo]

Originally Posted by LangMaster

and the hatch, again getting pictures of this thing from inside aint that easy, but yes the hatch is blocky like that normaly only the flat base is round, but sure i could possibly make it hollow.

It looks like it is hollowed out.

[[R-DEV]Mats391]

Originally Posted by LangMaster

Yep got it, also i have these antennas on side, there are tied to the side racks so they don't hit the cannon once being turn around, is it possible to replace these with the in game ones so it would actually wobble around but would have two static points instead of one?

Yes, they should be Antenna objects. I dont think we have one for bended antennas like that, but shouldnt be too hard to make one

[[R-CON]​LangMaster]

Made the additions for what you have asked, also the vehicle does not looks that plastic anymore, played with the texture a bit, and added the radiator on the right with the fans, it looks... mediocre but it should do just fine.

[[R-DEV]​camo]

Originally Posted by LangMaster

Think ejection hatch irl has two door. You can see it in videos and here.