Hovercraft : GhostGlider

[legacy-botumys]

Here the concept sketch of my vehicle.

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/ghostglider1.jpg

3 men can enter in it.

Prim. fire for the driver :
Nitro: the speed of Ghost glider increases during a short moment.

Sec fire: the ghost glider becomes invisible during a few seconds.

I have plan to deformer the air cushion with the relief of the trerrain. And now I am thinking about the gun and what kind of
gun I could put on it.

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/gg_persp.jpg

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/gg_front.jpg

begining of the modelisation.

[legacy-beaumont911]

Wow, great idea! Can't wait, any ingame shots?

[legacy-botumys]

I tried with the manta's script and it work great, but I prefere to put somes invisbles wheels and try to connect the movement of the amortissors to the cushion. Thanks to wiki'site for ideas :)

[legacy-beaumont911]

If you want a beta-tester, I can help if you want. :)

[legacy-birdofprey]

looks sweet :|

[legacy-MaceX]

put a cage or something around the gunner? he seems pretty vulnerable to attack to me :\

[legacy-d)201d]

I love you, I was hoping for a hovercraft! Looks great

[legacy-bio2000]

il y a trop de polys ;)

:D Go Go Go Botumys!! :D

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by bio2000
il y a trop de polys ;)

:D Go Go Go Botumys!! :D


niark niark niark :)

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/gg_persp2.jpg

modeling: protection for the gunner and supports for the fan.

[legacy-BiggerDog]

Looks amazing. Don't give up, I seem to have seen quite a few vehicle models pop up but the only one I've found released/coded is the Noderunner.

[legacy-Packy]

Haven't seen anything like this yet, keep up the great work! Nice modeling job, too. :D

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by BiggerDog
Looks amazing. Don't give up, I seem to have seen quite a few vehicle models pop up but the only one I've found released/coded is the Noderunner.

I know :D But I like to code the vehicle too. This model work great with the manta's code (with some modifications) but I want to add some stuff like deformations and an extra-weapon.
My planning:

1)modeling
2)texturing and bake shadows lighting
3)coding the deplacement
4)coding the nitro effect
5)coding the invisible effect (if possible)
6)coding the turret.

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/gg_persp3.jpg

some more details

[Hellfire]

uber-tightness

[legacy-[-uMD`xeikon-]]

wow looks quite cool !
i could imagine this vehicle in a AS Map like overlord in UT99 was, would surely be funny to attack the beach in such a vehicle !

keep on working !

[bartje321]

maybe to big

[legacy-Towneh]

Yeah, I don't know if its me but the skirts of the hovercraft just seem slightly too big for its size, also perhaps having a "ribbed" effect for the skirt would make it more realistic?

http://www.scat.com.sg/images/military/ranger2.jpg

Great model though keep up the good work :up:

[legacy-WickedPenguin]

Maybe yours can escort mine? ;)

http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com/images/Coriolis1-1.jpg
http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com/images/Coriolis1-2.jpg
(old screenshots - the seating positioning has since been corrected)

Seriously, though - looks very cool. Very "Swamp Rat". It actually reminds a lot of an airboat, with the big caged prop.

Good work!!

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by Towneh
Yeah, I don't know if its me but the skirts of the hovercraft just seem slightly too big, plus a ribbed texture would be good.

http://www.scat.com.sg/images/military/ranger2.jpg

Great model though keep up the good work :up:


The GhostGlider is big, its first function is to crush the enemies while slipping on them (or after a nitro and a high jum, to crunch them :) )
its weak point is its light armament and low armor.
Also, it can tranport 3 men, but other poeple can jump on it, like others vehicles in ut.
For the ribbed texture, it is for the next step: textures ;)
Thanks for the picture, that helps me. :up:

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by WickedPenguin
Maybe yours can escort mine? ;)



Or an hovercraft battle :)
btw, do you have a special script for your hover (like the wiki's exemple to script a hovercraft) , or do you used a script of an old vehicle? (manta,..)

[legacy-CaTdAeMoN]

When in ghost mode, do projectiles go through? that would be cool!:up:

IDEA: How about making it so when in ghost mode it goes through static-meshes, meaning you could go through walls in some maps (e.g torlan:) ). you could also go through boulders and stuff. - For balance make it so if the "ghost time" runs out when inside he wall, make it get stuck and have a 2 sec delay untill it blows:up:

Anyway, id like to see both!

PS, penguin how did you get the scorp in? It looks like you need the carlauncher:weird: and do the people sit in all seats?

[PointlesS]

how many polys?

[legacy-Bigcheeese]

i made a script to make the fan turn as fast as you are going. if you whant ill edit it for a hover craft and post it.

BTW i think its to chubby it needs to go on a diet. lol

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by PointlesS
how many polys?

+-4500

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by Bigcheeese
i made a script to make the fan turn as fast as you are going. if you whant ill edit it for a hover craft and post it.


To keep low poly, maybe I will use a rotating map, I don't know :)

[legacy-Evile]

Originally posted by BiggerDog
Looks amazing. Don't give up, I seem to have seen quite a few vehicle models pop up but the only one I've found released/coded is the Noderunner.

Cheeky Boy!
There's 2 fully coded and mutated vehicles in my sig :P

On the hovercraft, I agree with bighcheese the skirt looks kind of fat at the moment, Also the skirt needs a more interesting profile than a simple curve, it's the dominant feature of the model(at the moment) and thus needs more detail and interest.

I would also say it looks over-sized when comparing with the player models, it looks like it's 3 times taller than the Goliath, which is huge, I'm sure the prop wouldn't have to be that big just to move 3 people, there's less drag with a hovercraft than with those Everglades prop boats. :)

[legacy-FireCrack]

hmm try using an xProcMesh for the cusion(sp?) and tell me how it works. You will wnat to have the edges that connect to the hovercraft 'free' (polies on only one side) and the edges on the other side should connect to polies that will 'wrap around'

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/gg_persp4.jpg

new test for the skirt, new size and somes details.

[legacy-Mastame]

Omfg that looks really awesome!:up:

But isn't it an idea to let the thing float a little above the ground, like the Manta?
..
Just saying.:D

[bartje321]

Originally posted by WickedPenguin
Maybe yours can escort mine? ;)

http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com/images/Coriolis1-1.jpg
http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com/images/Coriolis1-2.jpg
(old screenshots - the seating positioning has since been corrected)

Seriously, though - looks very cool. Very "Swamp Rat". It actually reminds a lot of an airboat, with the big caged prop.

Good work!!

download link??

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by Mastame
Omfg that looks really awesome!:up:

But isn't it an idea to let the thing float a little above the ground, like the Manta?
..
Just saying.:D

Yes it float like the manta, the base script is done :)

[legacy-nEOty26]

I have some questions:
1.How many people can ride in it?
2.What weapons will the passengers allowed to use?
3.When will it be done?

[jaybud4]

Originally posted by bartje321
download link?? Not released:confused:

[legacy-Phetysh]

ahah awesome :D :up:

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by nEOty26
I have some questions:
1.How many people can ride in it?
2.What weapons will the passengers allowed to use?
3.When will it be done?

1° One driver, one gunner and one passager
2° Just the gunner can fire a special weapon: a bouncing missile
The driver can use nitro and/or invisible capacity, depending of
the status bar.
3° The model is 90% done, I have a part of the code, next step is texturing, coding the passager, the weapon, nitro and invisible capacity.

A screenshot in-game tomorrow :)

[legacy-nEOty26]

Sounds cool :up:

[legacy-[-uMD`xeikon-]]

looks awesome :)

one short question, wherefrom do you have those player meshes ?

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/ingame1.jpg

ok the first test in-game, no textures, and the script is just to move.

[legacy-Rent-A-Hero]

That looks awsome. Looking forward to seeing where you take this dude :up:

[legacy-STANGFRIIK]

That's really awesome. Good job bro :up:

[legacy-fooker]

For the Gunner you can always use the secondary fire of the shock rifle.Or you can let it this way:
Gunner has rocket launcher, it fires rockets
Gunner has shock rifle it shocks.

just that the gunner will be able to set up the weapons,
and if thats too tough you lower the damage done from the weapons, and slow them down.

Great idea.
Goodluck

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/ggtxt1.jpg

the *final* model, and the skirt's texture.

[legacy-Deathboy9000]

Bloody hell :bulb:

Great stuff, can't wait to see how it turns out.

[legacy-Pyrotechnic]

Chants *in-game in-game in-game* that is awesome.

[legacy-ender454]

really cool...try to get some little airy-misty stuff coming from the props...that looks really cool

[legacy-Zealot]

very cool!
how far are you on the coding and animating?

[legacy-Evile]

Nice alterations, it's starting to look really cool, I like the skirt texture.

Hate to say this ,but i think it still looks too tall, this isn't just and aesthetic thing, if this can be seen miles away, It'll suck in Avrils like a Levi :) How about shrinking the rear fan unit to half the diameter and having 2 side by side, like this OO. I think that would make it look nicer too.

[legacy-UT77]

Originally posted by botumys
http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/ggtxt1.jpg

the *final* model, and the skirt's texture.

Far out!

Really a nice piece of work .

This is what I (also) like about UT.
Development from the community , for the community.

[legacy-Brits_Hit]

This looks fantastic... at early stages (first pic) i thought 'meh' but now the design has really taken a cool twist.

Great stuff:up:

[legacy-Major Lee High]

:up: :up: :up: :up: :up:

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by Evile
Nice alterations, it's starting to look really cool, I like the skirt texture.

Hate to say this ,but i think it still looks too tall, this isn't just and aesthetic thing, if this can be seen miles away, It'll suck in Avrils like a Levi :) How about shrinking the rear fan unit to half the diameter and having 2 side by side, like this OO. I think that would make it look nicer too.


You forget the special Ghost mode of the ghostglider :)

[legacy-Evile]

Well lets see if you can code it first, Ive been trying the same thing for weeks :) Mind you I am a bit dim :)

[legacy-botumys]

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/ggtext2.jpg

ok I continue the textures, today, the supports.


textures made with maya and photoshop.

exemple of texture created:

http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/extxt.jpg

[legacy-Bigcheeese]

Nice texture and showding.

[legacy-MrDarth]

WOW!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :up: :up: :up:

[legacy-Xerxic]

WOW great work u have been doing...cant wait to see what it looks like finished

[legacy-Diademed]

Originally posted by Evile
Nice alterations, it's starting to look really cool, I like the skirt texture.

Hate to say this ,but i think it still looks too tall, this isn't just and aesthetic thing, if this can be seen miles away, It'll suck in Avrils like a Levi :) How about shrinking the rear fan unit to half the diameter and having 2 side by side, like this OO. I think that would make it look nicer too.

ditto for the quality,

in practical applications in real life, however, the skirt would probably need to be 1/2 that tall, the fan Is fine, I think. It's your baby, though, real life doesn't exist in UT.

[legacy-Minnema [NL]]

Amazing! :eek:
Can't wait to pilot this baby! :D

[legacy-hydro]

:heart:
looks awsome!
only one thing about the ingame shot,
you should change the script, so all around
the hover, youll have gases coming out, which
makes it float..

cant wait to try it:rolleyes:

[legacy-fooker]

What will the weapons be?

I would love to see my example in it.

[legacy-fat_joe17]

I can't wait until it's avilable to download

[legacy-Dks]

wow, really nice model ! waiting for release !

[legacy-the_shizz]

you said you got the texturing done so realese it and what about the first model carring the scorpion.

[legacy-WickedPenguin]

He hasn't got it in game yet - I think you're confusing it with mine!!! :) Sorry, botumys...

The Gorilla (http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com)

[legacy-botumys]

Originally posted by WickedPenguin
He hasn't got it in game yet - I think you're confusing it with mine!!! :) Sorry, botumys...

The Gorilla (http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com)


NP :D

[legacy-BiggerDog]

Originally posted by WickedPenguin
He hasn't got it in game yet - I think you're confusing it with mine!!! :) Sorry, botumys...

The Gorilla (http://ut2004.wickedpenguin.com)

There is one screen of it ingame untextured and just with Manta code. Anyway, model and textures look amazing!!! :up: Keep at it botumys.
There should be some Gorrilla Vs. Ghost Glider races and fights in the future lol :D

[legacy-tigerzord]

Originally posted by BiggerDog
There is one screen of it ingame untextured and just with Manta code. Anyway, model and textures look amazing!!! :up: Keep at it botumys.
There should be some Gorrilla Vs. Ghost Glider races and fights in the future lol :D

Anyone knowes something about a release date , im new here:p

[legacy-TseTse]

very cool stuff gang :up:

[legacy-nEOty26]

Sweet, keep us updated!

[legacy-kaLi[FatZ]]

model looks really awesome :) :eek:

[legacy-guiltyspark]

I think that it would be better if you shrunk the size of the fan, and put two of them side by side, because it would look better when you are driving the thing, and also it would generally look nicer & sleeker. But it looks absolutely awesome, I can't wait to try it :D

[legacy-mOOszer]

very nice model! It looks like 3 people can fit in there, but does the guy sitting next to the driver have a weapon or is he just a passenger?
Some kind of minigun would be nice :)

[legacy-botumys]

actualy the passenger can't fire, but maybe in the futur.
I will see with my programmer :)

[legacy-Kingbob666]

MUST HAVE ( Hidden Bump)

[legacy-Rossd387]

thats pretty cool.


That model looks a lot better. the other one looked like it was constipated:haha:
though if your going to put glass put it all the way down, looks kinda strange:bulb:

[legacy-nEOty26]

Bump

[legacy-STANGFRIIK]

Any update?

[legacy-Toop]

yeah, i need this

[legacy-vegetasyjn5]

I would also like to have this

[legacy-nikoS]

Bump

[legacy-Alias Morpheus]

Hello...................... botumys................ are you still there.....? I'm waiting

[legacy-LorinUT]

I've been needing a hovercraft dropship for the maps that has a LONG trail of water in it. FINALLY A WAY TO GET BY THEM!

[A_Spec]

Whoa....That looks really really cool, just make sure you balance the thing though.

[legacy-MrSlayer]

Looks good :) I like it

[legacy-CaTdAeMoN]

I wonder if the creator still plays this game... do you know how old this thread is? :p

[legacy-DMDL]

Originally posted by bartje321
download link??

Yes wanna download this too

but better post finished models in final and not beta :)

Greetz

Dragunov

[legacy-eliot]

old thread is goin to get back in action :weird:

any updates =) ?

[legacy-DMDL]

Not much news :o

Greetz

Dragunov

[legacy-vynum]

I want it. simple as that. were can I download this rascle?

[legacy-Bobfungus]

Shame, really. This looked awesome.

[legacy-gammer20031]

how u make wips?
or the gray modles

[legacy-Zell65]

WIP = Work in Progress. Anything you start making and do not yet finish will be a WIP. :bulb:

[legacy-gammer20031]

then how u make a model

[legacy-LorinUT]

Many ways to make models. Using Maya is one.

[legacy-Redrosid]

Hi, i am new to this forum, but i have been looking at it. It is really sweet! I cant wait to try it out! So can you tell us when it will be done?:cry:

[legacy-LordJaffa]

botumys only made 25 posts on this forum, I don't think he's coming back somehow..
Looks like someone else will have to recreate this, I would, but I can't make a polygon :noob:

[legacy-WinkyBoy]

Yes, I'm fairly certain that unless botumys actually re-appears on this forum somehow, this vehicle will never see the public eye. It's strange, especially considering that he got it as far as in-game, and then just disappeared. Something must have happened.

But on the bright side, you CAN download the Gorilla (http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381983) and even the newly-created "Yo-Joe" pack (http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=508875) by Scot_G, which also contains a large hovercraft, the Killer Whale.

[legacy-Jagnot]

Hopfully he didnt die or something...

[stephen_wq]

Ah crap, i hate it when this happens, always the best vehicles arent finished and the worst are.

[legacy-tortisetank]

well I emailed the guy and he gave me a download link for ghost glider. Unfortunatly there stuff missing like the textures do to the fact that the botumy's hard drive crashed but he did have a backup and he told me to share this with you guys so enjoy. http://users.skynet.be/fa085808/ut/gg.mb