The Great Tank Design Challenge
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Submitted By admin on 09/04/26
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Greetings everyone!
I have been hard at work on the tank this morning, but I am not quite satisfied with my design so far.
Everyone is more than welcome to submit their own model - and I will either select one, or incorporate the best elements of each. All cool designs will get credit on the "Tributes" page, and everyone who participates is guaranteed the satisfaction, sense of accomplishment, and improved skills that are an such an integral part of modeling futuristic vehicles :)
- Please submit each entry in it's own document
- Body should be somewhere around 2.5 X 5 meters
- Tracks should be around 1 X 2 X 1.5 meters
- Please provide a simple, smooth track surface that I can attach an animated track texture to
- My current tank model can be downloaded here: » Aubrey's Tank
All the best,
-Aubrey
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jackal
1 day - 3,503v
Posted 2009/04/26 - 16:44 GMT
thats awesome
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love it
If anything could finish the tank, This one should be it.
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This looks awesome, i feel spoiled, aubrey!
Btw, will the tracks move when you drive the tank?
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I think it is good as is
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I see it too, there is something missing, but I can't find it, it has something to do with the split in the design though, I like the split, but something about it needs more mass........
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Perhaps make the cockpit a bit wider, that is, on the side make it be 180 degrees, not 90..
Edit:
It also looks a little like you can snap it in two, perhaps some more strength in the model? (basically more mass connecting either half)
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wow. thats awesome!
Mabey add like a cannon lol.. and another idea with the game, mabey have a costimize your vheacle. were you can change the colour and different wing styles..
sorry for my spelling.. im french mostly.
Mabey add like a cannon lol.. and another idea with the game, mabey have a costimize your vheacle. were you can change the colour and different wing styles..
sorry for my spelling.. im french mostly.
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I haven't the slightest clue on how to make vehicles for the game but i do have some ideas for it:
- Make the cockpit more diamond shaped when seen from top view. (when looking from the top, make the cockpit come out towards the middle tread from what used to be the top and bottom edges of the cockpit. As is, the cockpit just looks to tiny)
- I am a bit confused at to which is the front and back of the vehicle. I like the front being what is shown in the second picture but please correct me if i am wrong.
- Maybe put some headlights on the ends of the "legs" (For lack of a better word)
- As flyclub said, it looks a bit weak with the split...I too like the split but it just seems a bit off...maybe leave the back (front being what i think it should be as mentioned above) portion un-split and have only the front split. I think that would solve that problem.
That seems like it covers everything i see wrong. Overall, it looks more like a speed racer than a tank but that may be a good thing, it's unique. I like it.
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What is 1 3
2
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13 is the name, 2 is the points...
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Playing with our ideas:
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keep the six treads.
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LOL! the tread in there is a separate object, which means that it can be duplicated within unity, then turned into the regular tank, in fact the file CAME with only one tread LOL!
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Ok I have done more modifications, and will have a picture done shortly.
For now let me explain what the modifications in the NEXT (not previous) picture will be:
As I went through the model I realized that both sides were VERY well connected, so instead of strengthening the connection, I simply made it more visible.
I also moved the cockpit and upper body to the back of the tank (this modification is in the first picture as well)
I have saved in versions, so if you have any "favorite" one, just pick it out and I can send it.
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Now that I have seen the bottom, I have realized that the lowermost mart of the lower connection is shorter than the uppermost part of the lower connection - that will be the next thing I work on.
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i like it but can you make the cockpit wider like i explain in my comment? more like diamond shape. Also, Aubrey said make it a new document i dont know if he meant new thread or what so...he may not even look at this thread lol.
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Your right! Well when I am finished I will do that! :P
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Yeah sure, I will make it wider, I suggested it myself... in a different way. It will be tough thouh as the cocpit and body are separate....
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i like this one a lot.
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one more thing- will the little gears inside the tread spin?
if they do, it'll look really nice
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Poobably notr
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It's fine the way it is!
cool and spacey!
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Flyclub: Your mods are looking great! Once your design is ready, please post the .blend file so we can all check it out.
I just added some finishing touches to my current design - including really cool track textures and an improved observation bubble / teardrop cockpit.
I hope to release 1.9.7 within a day or two, which will include the new tank and various other bugfixes...
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Does this mean the challenge is over? I would have liked to give it a try.
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Everyone is welcome to create a model, and even once I release 1.9.7 it won't necessarily mean that the design is final.
I am starting to like my model with a couple of Flyclub's enhancements, but if you have a better idea - I can't wait to see it!
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I will give it a try then.
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I like this vehicle a lot more than the current tank, but I cant see why a tank would have a transparent canopy?
- I would much prefer a rotating turret on top, just like my good old tank in Recoil
(Yes, I know it has guns, rocket launchers and stuff on it, but those can be removed so it suits this game.)
BTW: Another cool thing about the Recoil tank was that it could transform into a sub when needed and that the crosshairs were visible and followed the turrets direction in follow mode , making for great shots even at high speeds. Please see the pictures in the linked page for more details.
All the best, Johnny
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Ok well my files are uploaded - http://marsxplr.com/view-3622
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cool
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you are a computer genius man you should make some more games
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Aubrey or I? If I, I am no genius.
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Clubby is just a geek. Riiieeeght? :p
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Indeed.
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And I am the person who reads more than he writes on posts (message boards).
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That's because you gather tons of info on others and then decide to take their name and try to be them, sucking on their life as you go.
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i love that one !
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Come on everyone - let's keep this thread on topic...
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The cockpit seems out of proportion in comparison to the rest of the vehicle.
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Yeah... Perhaps flipping it around?
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more like...well you see how the body fromt the cockpit slopes at an abgle towards the wheels? that top part should BE the cockpit i think.
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True, it looks like someone put it in as an afterthought. I think it should be more streamlined into the body work.
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yes, it should be part of the vehicle, not like a little bubble on top.
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I'm impressed with Aubrey's and flyclub's vehicles, that I don't want to compete. Goof luck friends on your tanks!
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I am very goofy, so I suppose goof luck will be more effective than good luck!
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...........................................................................................................................................................................................cool tank.not cool AWESOME!
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Sorry flyclub. You may be goofy, but I meant to say good luck.
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I know that.
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DONT CHANGE NOTHIN!
ITS SPACEY THE WAY IT IS!
THE COOL OUTOFTHISWORLD SHAPE, (calms down) and the tread detail!
PLEASE DONT CHANGE IT! (begs)
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the way it is now is best!!!!!!!
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I thought of a setting maybe for the tank. You would be able to make the body higher but the treads stay on the ground, like the torso of the tank rising up on six poles connected to the treads? That would help to avoid lasers, since the tank isn't good at avoiding them. Tell me what you think, but i don't care if you think it wouldn't work, Mares XPLR rocks the way it is. I just wanted to contribute an idea I hope is original.
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I say it is WAY better than the last one
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Aubrey, may we please have a ban feature?
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i love the treads!
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that is SO not a coment. peple will hate u.
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THAT IS SOOOOOOO SPAM. GET THAT OFF AND KEEP THE MARS EXPLORER MEMORY FRE OF THAT CR..
I MEAN IS THAT EVEN RELATED TO THE TANK. PEOPLE HATE YOU NOW. IM CREATING A BAN LIST!
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plz excuse the
BAM!!!!!!!!
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---OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
I TOTALLY remember this!!
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Back on topic, people. No more off-topic stuff. Sure, that music thing is cool, but I don't want Aubrey or anyone else getting ticked off at this kind of stuff again.
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Pikachu, people don't like you too much because you BAM posts that don't need to be BAMmed like this one.
MY OPINION. MINE.
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I think it gives the thread an epic feel, myself.
Anyway, isn't the tank already designed? Or is the one ingame just Aubrey's, giving us opportunity to improve upon it?
~Matt
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omigosh, matt, look at the submission date, will ya?!
Why the shell has this been disturbed from it's grave?!? Oh, my head.....
This has got to stop...
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AWESOME
