Design your ship. Is this an actual feature?

SpaceButler · March 17, 2015, 05:18:25 AM

Or did I miss something? Something about using Hundreds of different modules to custom make my ship. Even the design. Is that in?. The Level of confusion is REAL. lol

WelshPixie · March 17, 2015, 10:57:25 PM

Right now you can upgrade all of the various components of your ship through various levels; the engine, shield, energy generator, radar, etc. But it doesn't change the appearance of your ship at all, only its stats. I don't know if it's a feature that hasn't made it in yet but right now you can't 'design' your ship in the sense of changing how it appears, only how it performs.

Lurler · March 18, 2015, 02:24:37 AM

Yes, exactly.

The ship is made from a lot of different components, and although you can't customize the visual appearance (at least not now), but you can customize all internal components of which there are A LOT

Making each ship build quite different from the rest in every way.

omicron · March 18, 2015, 11:51:42 AM

btw.. how you can create ships?
wich software do you use?

Lurler · March 18, 2015, 07:32:36 PM

You mean how do we create 3d models for ships?
We use a number of different software tools, but the main two are blender and photoshop.

omicron · March 19, 2015, 08:51:59 AM

Quote from: Lurler on March 18, 2015, 07:32:36 PM
You mean how do we create 3d models for ships?
We use a number of different software tools, but the main two are blender and photoshop.

thanks

James009 · April 08, 2015, 02:49:43 AM

Is "designing your ship" a feature that is on the future roadmap because that would be outstanding.

Also, correct me if I am wrong, but don't many of the upgrades (ie. weapons and engines) change the ship's appearance? I could have sworn when I changed out my engine the trail changed from yellow to blue in appearance (a very cool effect, btw).

Or I am crazy.

ForceUser · April 08, 2015, 04:08:55 AM

There are some modules that change the outward appearance of your ship including (but probably not limited to) Engines, Shields, Weapons (turrets) and Hull.

I can see how some people might misunderstand. I think in this case 'design' means perhaps more 'customize' than what a lot of people associate with 'design' although it is not technically wrong

However, you CAN design your own ship through mods and it sounds easy enough. I might dust off my very rusty and very old modeling skills and give it a go at some point. I would absolutely LOVE to fly around in an Intrepid firing phasers and quantum torpedoes!