A Tree Model

bull3t

I made this model for dod a few months ago..

Ns can use it now to.


Put credit ;d

<img src='http://www.kingmaker-mod.com/team/Bull3t/z_tree1.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

<a href='http://www.kingmaker-mod.com/team/Bull3t/zer0tree.zip' target='_blank'>http://www.kingmaker-mod.com/team/Bull3t/zer0tree.zip</a>

Problems with it is the bottem of it... Will reskin later.

uranium_235

I think I'll replace the onos with this.

BigD

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That is a very nice model actually. Might be a bit too much for NS, unless somebody was making a biodome/greenhouse type map.

NerdIII

I would have stolen all the damn cool models from DoD already if they just fitted into NS, but a tree will look really odd. What about a 20th century museum with old trucks and jeeps in NS? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
No really, all the sci-fi films I have seen that have indoor environments use small plants, herbs, farns etc, but a tree...hmm. Could you make some small plants or a set of alien trees? That would look nice outside a window!

bull3t

Any pictures?

NerdIII

Unfortunately not. I have pictures of a bad sci-fi movie in my head where they grew food plants in sinks of about 20 feet length, but I don't remember the name of it. And if I knew it I don't think that I find pictures of the biodome somewhere. For alien trees I'd say you should just pick up a pencil and draw one.
If the tree gains it's energy from the light of a close star it must not reflect this light. Red leaves under a red sun just don't work because all of the energy is reflected. We have the full spectrum of light here on earth so the trees can waste the green light. How hot will the planet be? Humidity? Wind? Do the plants hover without flapping or are the bound to the ground in which case the might get some minerals from it that give it a special color. What animals live on the planet? How can this plant survive? Mass spread or defence? Hundreds of seeds or spikes and poison?
There are a lot of factors to think about if you need more inspiration.
While these factors are all logical you also have to get an idea of how life develops. Here on earth every higher living form consists of multiple cells and most of the plants have an obvious fractal structure. (The trunc devides into branches wich divide into smaller branches and so on till they reach a certain size and leaves are created.) On other planets life might have a different approach. One example (also used in a 'Stargate' episode) is a chrystaline structure. If you want to go further you could also imagine life forms that only exist partially in our dimension allowing them to show less complexity, like a blob with no structure.
The main work will still be skinning the thing of course <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> Good luck!

Jeb_Radec

would be cool if there was a museum type map where there were displays behind glass of earth type enviroments and alot of the alien vent systems connected through these so marines would see skulks running through these and not be able to do anything about it due to the glass!