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Published: 2004-08-30 07:50:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 1174; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 139
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Description BT Heavy Large Lasers:
Clan technology, Path of Glory describes them as being oversized beams (if i remember correctly), and Test of Vengeance states that they are amber in colour.

For what reason Mektek chose to make the HLLs purple in mp1, I dont know, but IMO think amber looks much better.

This render represents the longest time i've ever taken to render pic. I mean not only the time taken to actually render it, but also the planning and the positioning, texturing etc. This is because I has to put it off by about 3 weeks because of exams, and hence I spent much of 3 weeks thinking and planning. I'd meant it to be an urban night scene, but the only good city models I could find were all corrupted or didnt come out nicely...

Anyway, I think it came out well, terrain aside. I might look for a way to improve the terrain, but its not likely. I did this mainly to experiment with beam weapon effects, after what I'd learnt in my last render (which was not completed. Some of those at Mektek saw it, it was of an Uziel).

Timberwolf/ Mad Cat by Pawel Czarnecki (had to check with the Mektek File archives on this one, I can never remember his name...)
Terrain created in Terragen
Image rendered in Lightwave
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Comments: 9

grenadeh [2009-03-24 00:01:49 +0000 UTC]

The color is pretty irrelevant for identification purposes. The books clearly state that all laser weapons in BT are invisible to the human eye, the mech's hud simply colors them a certain color. That's why you see so many discrepancies between laser colors in the different books and games (A clever excuse for inconsistency though i suppose it makes sense). Make them whatever color you please Amber looks awesome imo.

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Uzik [2007-08-26 18:37:03 +0000 UTC]

glad to see some mechs being rendered!

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joshpurple [2006-09-03 16:56:34 +0000 UTC]

It ROCKS! Rocks! Rocks! !

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TDBK [2005-06-03 20:31:55 +0000 UTC]

Cool!

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senor-freebie [2005-03-31 23:31:30 +0000 UTC]

Nice model.

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Randelar [2004-09-03 22:51:58 +0000 UTC]

Awesome Pic. I think Wartistic has a point about that one laser. seems to be firing a little awkward, I think it would look better if it angled up a little more like the arm is. I do however love the Timberwolf. Probably one of the best clan mechs af the era, second to perhaps the Blackhawk imo.

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InflamedSpirit [2004-08-30 20:46:11 +0000 UTC]

looks awesome, nice job. I acually kinda like the plain background terrain.

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wartistic [2004-08-30 18:52:25 +0000 UTC]

nice job the only thing the right laser beam seems a bit out of perspective if you know what i mean. seems it curves to the right a bit too much.
but great work

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DarkFalcon757 [2004-08-30 07:59:59 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Heavy Large Lasers!

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