Tiberian Sun Nod WF

[MajesticSausage]

I used to do 3D modelling full time a while ago but I changed career so I've been out of practice for a while and I wanted to get back into it with a little hobby project. And I figured why not produce something for RenX since I play it so much and love the community here.

I noticed a lot of Tiberian Sun themed maps recently and it's my favourite entry in the CNC series for I thought I'd start there.

Enter the NOD WF

Currently I just have the model. I need to do a collision mesh for it. Texture it, animate the vehicle bay door and then properly set it up in game with lighting, sounds, particles. MCT, terminals and vehicle spawning. PHEW

[MajesticSausage]

Quickly plopped it into the SDK so you get an idea of the size.

[MajesticSausage]

For comparisons sake. I tried to make it closer to the concept art than in game which is a bit boxier. I took a few liberties here and there and obviously added doors.

Edited January 4, 2020 by MajesticSausage
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[Havoc89]

Looking cool! Keep going, very interested to see this go through.

[MajesticSausage]

1 hour ago, Havoc89 said:

Looking cool! Keep going, very interested to see this go through.

Thanks! I'll keep plugging away at it

Edited January 4, 2020 by MajesticSausage

[Mystic~]

The model looks good, it's really detailed; I bet texturing it is going to be hard work. I could see people supporting this being included into maps like Complex, Tomb, Tunnels or maybe Walls?... where vehicles have a habit of being destroyed as soon as they land.

[roweboat]

Very awesome!!

As @Mystic~ said, could be used as an interesting alternative to the airfield (even if cannotically it makes no sense).

 

Or could be used in a new map similar to how Crash site has the building... And it could only produce TS recon bikes, buggies and tick tanks 

[Nexus51325]

It look so damn cool, I really hope that mappers will be able to put it on some maps !

[MajesticSausage]

Thanks every one the response has been really positive!

I've been playing around with the collision mesh. Because of the slightly more organic design or the building it's proving a bit trickier than just using simple box colliders so I've been playing around with a convex hull decomposer plug-in and some manual tweaking.

It's coming along fairly well but I think I can simplify the collision mesh a hell of a lot more (I might just use the plug-in for the exterior and manually do the interior with more basic boxes) and there's an issue with the front of the WF being claimable by infantry.

[Mystic~]

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...and there's an issue with the front of the WF being claimable by infantry.

Just add a ladder.  ...but seriously, if aircraft and infantry drop on top, how are Nod going to be able to disarm beacons? I can't be fair to let Nod do this, but not let GDI do the same.

Thanks for doing a video, bet you could have some good internal fights in there, would be great if there were more buildings that had something more than just a single room with an MCT terminal. I'm guessing now all those large amber/red lights are because you have the model on top of the runway? Could place a key internal light in your design that flashes to suggest keep clear, pending tank build and you'll be crushed if it's anything like the GDI war factory.

[roweboat]

Well like I always say. Take your time, don't feel you need to rush. Better to do a job well done, and it can be used well for a long time, vs a rushed job that someone would need to fix later...

[MajesticSausage]

17 hours ago, Mystic~ said:

Just add a ladder.  ...but seriously, if aircraft and infantry drop on top, how are Nod going to be able to disarm beacons? I can't be fair to let Nod do this, but not let GDI do the same.

Thanks for doing a video, bet you could have some good internal fights in there, would be great if there were more buildings that had something more than just a single room with an MCT terminal. I'm guessing now all those large amber/red lights are because you have the model on top of the runway? Could place a key internal light in your design that flashes to suggest keep clear, pending tank build and you'll be crushed if it's anything like the GDI war factory.

Yeah, well I was going to do a flying version like the existing building but I'll haave a think about it.

That's a good idea about the warning light.

[Havoc89]

Looks good. Seems a bit big. Like 2-3 hand of nod. Also take into consideration renx map sizes plus vehicle sizes. I'd recommend making the building as small as possible. GDI WF as a good example. The bay just fits a mammoth tank.

[MajesticSausage]

12 hours ago, Havoc89 said:

Looks good. Seems a bit big. Like 2-3 hand of nod. Also take into consideration renx map sizes plus vehicle sizes. I'd recommend making the building as small as possible. GDI WF as a good example. The bay just fits a mammoth tank.

Yeah I know what you mean It's been tricky trying to get the size down but you're right I think I can make some economies around the vehicle bay.

[MajesticSausage]

Pulled the proportions in quite a lot. It's still a little larger than the WF due to the tapering of the building design. I think if I go any further than this though it's going to start losing its shape.

[roweboat]

I think that new size is great.

I mean all things considered, the currently Air Strip for Nod, plus the Air Tower, take up a ton of space! 

But Havoc is right, I think keeping the building at a reasonable size near the GDI war factory is a good idea.