Kenshiro Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 A quick poll to determine how the models should look - aesthetically pleasing or pugnatious and mean-looking. To determine the fate of certain weapon models, perhaps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aosar Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Guns - to my eye - mostly look ugly... So they - particularly those that are reverse engineered - should look ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Squad Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Ugly definately ugly. Alien weapons should look like alien and imo aliens are ugly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aosar Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 Ugly definately ugly. Alien weapons should look like alien and imo aliens are ugly I strongly disagree on that, the alien weapons should look scaringly hyper-advanced, sleek and beautiful in a bizzarre way! If they look ugly then the illusion of facing a enemy so advanced it can sacrifice artistic talent even into weapon design! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 (edited) They should be functional first and aesthetic second. Make the gun look like it could work and then if possible w/o taking from the functionality make it aesthetic. There should probably be a mix of designs IRL some guns are just plain beautiful and others are simple and functional. If I remember correctly the higher the civilization the more time there is to make an object aesthetic instead of just functional. Eg. simple post and lintel door frames versus carved arches. Edited July 26, 2003 by Vaaish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted July 26, 2003 Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 I agree the alien rifles should look sleek and aesthetic. The human weapons on the other hand can be more rag-tag, as long as they get the job done. After all, who needs good looks then? Provides another distinction between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miceless Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 I think a bit of both should be true. For examply I think the heavy cannons and auto cannons can look chunky and mean. Alien weapon should look generally sleek, but no reason why some of them sholdnt be more or less sleek than others. Where is the 'both of the above' option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revenant4 Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Human weapons, ugly but kick butt...alien weapons, sleek and aesthetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 yep: 50/50 (or 5/5 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim69 Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 I agree with most of the above. Human guns should be made 4 functuallity before design, and alien weapons almost the opposite, looking very smooth almost like that dodgy organic art that some weirdo's get paid 2 make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breunor Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Efficiency tends to make guns that have the bare minimum needed to function, and little more. The more material added for looks, the more weight involved. Smooth lines make sense for planes, but not for guns. Alien weapons I agree should be smooth, since they're growing alloys for it which are most effecient at surrounding a given volume using as close to a sphere as possible. On the other hand, I think distinctive looks can be created based on the weapon tech being used, so while each series might be ugly compared to alien tech (which is intentional IMO), we'll be able to look at the battlescape, see a weapon on the ground, and know what it is/whether it's worth spending TUs to pick up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 I thought we had the gun looks issue settled? Take a look in the style guide for details on weaponry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 (edited) They should look like this.http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/AROICW.jpg Edited August 13, 2003 by Ancalagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_dxman Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 This is the future!Why would the guns not look streamlined?The weapons in Interceptor were nice and streamlined but still liked like they could kick the Aliens buts back to their own dimension.Oh, and more importantly, they did kick the old enemy in to a bloody pulp.Green blood! YUCK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miceless Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Geez thats one big gun. I think that alien guns should be sleek and strealined and human ones should be more chunky, but not too chunky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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