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Published: 2011-12-09 23:33:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 6868; Favourites: 168; Downloads: 0
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Description Roughly based on the Wing Commander universe.

I loved the games (played them all) and the movie was awesome in my books as well. So this was kind of overdue.

There is not really a story to this; just a Banshee fighter wing on patrol and approaching a gravity well (or maybe a jump point into the unknown...).

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Background: Textured environment (starfield), plus digital painting. My work. Thank you Google Earth for the planet/moon textures.

Meshes: Banshee fighter by Alan Hart.

Composition: Scene and lighting setup in LW, final composition in PS, including all FX.

Wing Commander Β© Origin Systems Inc., All Rights Reserved.

Original size: 4750x2250, cropped, including frame with a record breaking (for me) 157 layers and a 1.9GB PSD file!

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Comments and critique welcome.

Thank you as well to ~TreeClimber for her usual helpful WIP input.
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saucer-level-0 In reply to ??? [2013-02-19 20:56:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome my-friend!

Excellent stuff!

Later

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overseer In reply to ??? [2013-02-18 06:55:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you once again for taking your time to write the critique and your words.

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WickedGrinGames [2013-12-27 17:34:19 +0000 UTC]

Oh, wow! Β This has incredible depth to it. Β Just... epic. Β 

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overseer In reply to WickedGrinGames [2013-12-27 20:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

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vrartist [2013-02-15 22:34:58 +0000 UTC]

cool

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overseer In reply to vrartist [2013-02-18 06:50:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Wedge009 [2013-01-07 14:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Was directed to this from the WC CIC . Impressive use of lighting effects. If I have a criticism, it's that the two most prominent Banshees look to be rather close together, almost in danger of clashing wings. It could just be the perspective, I know. Still very nice, all the same.

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overseer In reply to Wedge009 [2013-01-07 21:15:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks for the comment and for pointing me to WC CIC's article. And yes, the closeness is the perspective. If I look at the scene setup from top view, there is sufficient distance between the fighters to not collide. Thanks again!

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2013-01-09 04:36:25 +0000 UTC]

*is excited for you*

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2013-01-10 03:38:25 +0000 UTC]

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Wedge009 In reply to overseer [2013-01-08 12:18:40 +0000 UTC]

Not saying that they were actually colliding, but that it's rather close even for a patrol formation. But no worries, good to know it's just the perspective.

Feel free to join the community, if you're interested in coming back to the Wing Commander universe.

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overseer In reply to Wedge009 [2013-01-10 03:32:34 +0000 UTC]

I will definitely consider it. I haven't really ever left it, and I am definitely planning on replaying all the games once again eventually, especially now that GOG.com has them, too. I fondly remember the day when I got my SoundBlaster 16 so I could listen to the voice into of Wing Commander II! Now I just need to find the time!

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Wedge009 In reply to overseer [2013-01-10 06:10:20 +0000 UTC]

You would be most certainly welcome if you choose to drop by. It's a worldwide community, albeit predominantly American - there have been community replays in the past, but there's bound to be some still willing to join you in the fight for the Confederation. No pressure, of course.

Yeah, I remember my dad getting a SB16 for his 386 PC - in fact, my first WC game was included in the pack: Wing Commander II.

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JackTDawson [2012-03-21 21:13:17 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see an actual show of this.

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overseer In reply to JackTDawson [2012-03-21 21:19:16 +0000 UTC]

Well, there is a movie called 'Wing Commander'. Got some well known cast in there, too. Might wanna check it out!

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JackTDawson In reply to overseer [2012-03-24 03:32:29 +0000 UTC]

Yea I saw that.. Love it too. But I would love to see more of it..

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overseer In reply to JackTDawson [2012-03-24 04:09:46 +0000 UTC]

I just have to add another Wing Commander themed image to my list then?

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JackTDawson In reply to overseer [2012-03-26 12:20:30 +0000 UTC]

Does a butterfly have wings ? hahaha

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overseer In reply to JackTDawson [2012-03-26 14:17:18 +0000 UTC]

Hah!

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Headdie [2012-01-25 18:11:03 +0000 UTC]

very nicely done.

btw have you come across [link]

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overseer In reply to Headdie [2012-01-25 18:50:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. And; do now. Will check it out.

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I-Plexiglass [2011-12-16 03:45:39 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous layout, I love what's going on!
That asteroid belt looks awesome!

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overseer In reply to I-Plexiglass [2011-12-16 15:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. The asteroids are one of the things that took a lot of post work to make it look 'realistic' enough.

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I-Plexiglass In reply to overseer [2011-12-16 23:37:50 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome, I can bet they were difficult!

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dczanik [2011-12-13 20:33:23 +0000 UTC]

I love Wing Commander! At first glance I thought it was something from Wing Commander III. Awesome work! Very cool!

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overseer In reply to dczanik [2011-12-14 02:27:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm glad I managed to get the atmosphere right.

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TiB69 [2011-12-11 15:16:06 +0000 UTC]

HA-Mazing work my friend ! Wing Commander was epic and this re-creates that scale and general epic-ness excellently! 1.9GB PSD file, nice

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overseer In reply to TiB69 [2011-12-11 19:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you and yes, eats RAM like candy...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-11 19:40:10 +0000 UTC]

oooo piece'a'candy!

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-11 19:44:53 +0000 UTC]

ha! An entire RAMscoop full...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-11 22:10:52 +0000 UTC]

OldSkool nodes are like jolly ranchers...can never have enough ^_^

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-11 22:28:01 +0000 UTC]

ha! IDEfinitely agree...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-14 22:21:13 +0000 UTC]

I SATA-on this one for a while...





ok...so that was baaad.

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-15 00:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Sounds more like you had a chip on your shoulder...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-16 00:14:14 +0000 UTC]

my ports were busy

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-16 15:22:03 +0000 UTC]

you had a lot on your platters...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-16 21:34:22 +0000 UTC]

My discs were spinning, but my head couldn't read the data...

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-16 22:33:44 +0000 UTC]

Apparently my head was spinning, too...

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techstepman [2011-12-11 08:24:50 +0000 UTC]

omg!...i still remember!

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overseer In reply to techstepman [2011-12-11 19:36:14 +0000 UTC]

That's what happens with good things! I even remember buying a proper SoundBlaster card finally just so I could hear the spoken intro of Wing Commander II! Once a geek....

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-11 21:56:35 +0000 UTC]

Oh SoundBlaster, our beautiful geek memories are filled with your presence of awesome sound quality since day one ^_^

Once you go SBPro...

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-11 22:29:47 +0000 UTC]

...your earache never does grow...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-11 22:41:01 +0000 UTC]

silence no more XD

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-11 22:42:34 +0000 UTC]

THX for your comment.

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-12 07:03:29 +0000 UTC]

I'll surround you with sounds of glee ^_____^
5.1 times!

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-12 15:43:48 +0000 UTC]

Bass-ically I wouldn't expect any less. I call and raise by 7.1.

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-12 17:48:34 +0000 UTC]

Guess I better amp the ante, else we're alto blow a speaker!

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-12 18:53:02 +0000 UTC]

It's noted that I hear you crystal clear...

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TreeClimber In reply to overseer [2011-12-16 21:50:30 +0000 UTC]

That's a mega-bit difference!

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overseer In reply to TreeClimber [2011-12-16 22:32:49 +0000 UTC]

Couldn't byte your tongue, could you?

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