Voyager shot down! Finally.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2004-11-30 06:17pm

Here's a little picture wot I made...

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-11-30 06:18pm

It's good but why in hell does that apache have a spotlight?

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2004-11-30 07:40pm

Because I gave it one. You're worried about a helo having a spotlight, whilst next to it is a 15-deck starship from 400 years in the future. Welcome to Stardestroyer BBS again...

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-11-30 07:47pm

He's HAB. We can't help it.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-11-30 07:53pm

Yeah HAB are wackos

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-11-30 08:04pm

nice. pinned down, just like gulliver by the Lilliputians.

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2004-11-30 08:08pm

I like to think Janeway was driving and fucked up mightily.

So how does one join the HAB then? Do I have to have a signature bigger than any of my posts, or is that optional?

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2004-11-30 08:12pm

Screwed up Apache? Enhanced is the phrase you're searching for my boy, enhanced. This is the famous 'black helicopter' version of the AH-64, and includes a spotlight and tachyon tracking Hellfires.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-11-30 08:20pm

So how does one join the HAB then? Do I have to have a signature bigger than any of my posts, or is that optional?

The sig banner is optional: in order to join, you must not only subscribe to the group, but also PM a request to our Great Leader (Sea Skimmer). Be sure to include a reason of why you want to join.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-11-30 08:24pm

OMG! THE UN-KILLED KENNY! YOU BASTARDS!

Wazzup Kenny? Long Time No C.

Excellent pic btw!

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2004-11-30 08:28pm

Janeway: "Lemme drive damnit."

Paris: "Fine, be that way... Bitch..."

*5 minutes later*

Janeway: "Uh, how do I slow this thing down?"

Paris: "You wanted to drive, figure it out."

*planet approaching really quick*

Kim: "Captain, we're breaking up in the atmosphere, what's going on up there?"

Paris: "The bitch wanted to drive, we're fucked."

Kim: "Oh... I'm outta here, have fun."

*Harry Kim runs for the escape pods with like half the crew.*

Paris: "Damnit woman, you can't drive worth shit, move over."

Janeway: "I don't thinkso."

Tuvok: "Those little flying things are shooting at us."

*ship shakes violently and consoles explode, throwing redshirts that previously wern't there across the bridge*

"This is the United States Air Force, land immediately or you will be shot down."

USAF Apache pilot to copilot: "Damn Sunday drivers violating our airspace, I bet it's a woman, look how that thing's weaving all over the place."

USAF Apache copilot: "Yeah. Probably a terrorist wanting to fly into the white house or something."

*USAF Apache crew busts up laughing, without closing the channel*

Janeway: "How dare they insult my 1337 piloting skills."

Tuvok: "Pull up!!! MOUNTAIN!!!"

Janeway: "Shut up, I know what I'm doing."

*Voyager slams into the side of a mountain, parts fall off, more redshirts get thrown and killed by exploding consoles.*

Paris: "Now look what you've done, and I just polished the deflector!"

Janeway: "..."

*USAF Apache starts flying a drunken course because the crew is laughing too hard to fly straight.*

USAF Apache pilot: "Got'em, mark that as a kill. Horrible, horrible pilot on that thing."

USAF Apache copilot: "Let's go take a closer look at it, it's big and looks kinda like a spork."

Had to.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-11-30 08:40pm

Kenny, if ever you need a scriptwriter...

SCRawl · Post by **SCRawl** » 2004-11-30 09:16pm

Hyperion wrote:"This is the United States Air Force, land immediately or you will be shot down."

USAF Apache pilot to copilot: "Damn Sunday drivers violating our airspace, I bet it's a woman, look how that thing's weaving all over the place."

Erm, isn't the Apache a US Army helicopter?

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-11-30 09:20pm

Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:Screwed up Apache? Enhanced is the phrase you're searching for my boy, enhanced. This is the famous 'black helicopter' version of the AH-64, and includes a spotlight and tachyon tracking Hellfires.

How is that enhanced? The apache can already see in the dark without making it's self a big ass target. That's what longbow, flir and all it's other sensors are for.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2004-11-30 10:18pm

SCRawl wrote:
Hyperion wrote:"This is the United States Air Force, land immediately or you will be shot down."

USAF Apache pilot to copilot: "Damn Sunday drivers violating our airspace, I bet it's a woman, look how that thing's weaving all over the place."
Erm, isn't the Apache a US Army helicopter?

Yeah, but hey, good enough for government work.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-01 12:16am

darthdavid wrote:
Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:Screwed up Apache? Enhanced is the phrase you're searching for my boy, enhanced. This is the famous 'black helicopter' version of the AH-64, and includes a spotlight and tachyon tracking Hellfires.
How is that enhanced? The apache can already see in the dark without making it's self a big ass target. That's what longbow, flir and all it's other sensors are for.

What you're seeing is actually a view from a special camera that detects the invisible faster-than-light particles of the enhanced spotlight.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-12-01 12:29am

Slartibartfast wrote:
darthdavid wrote:
Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:Screwed up Apache? Enhanced is the phrase you're searching for my boy, enhanced. This is the famous 'black helicopter' version of the AH-64, and includes a spotlight and tachyon tracking Hellfires.
How is that enhanced? The apache can already see in the dark without making it's self a big ass target. That's what longbow, flir and all it's other sensors are for.
What you're seeing is actually a view from a special camera that detects the invisible faster-than-light particles of the enhanced spotlight.

Makes about as much sense as anything else.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2004-12-01 12:33am

Why is the ship in shadow but you can still see the shadow of a helicopter hovering above the ship. The shadow is at such an angle that the sun would have to be above the ship.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-01 01:06am

On the picture itself, my main criticism is not on the photoshopping (which is pretty good as far as i can tell) but some of the artifacts that are around, look like JPG compression defects or something, maybe you saved it in too low quality?

Either that or you just stretched the hell out of some parts, lol.

Lancer · Post by **Lancer** » 2004-12-01 03:01am

Kenny_10_Bellys wrote:Screwed up Apache? Enhanced is the phrase you're searching for my boy, enhanced. This is the famous 'black helicopter' version of the AH-64, and includes a spotlight and tachyon tracking Hellfires.

don't forget the Naquita enhanced warheads, and the secret rocket engines!

Kenny_10_Bellys · Post by **Kenny_10_Bellys** » 2004-12-01 04:40am

Agent Fisher, you'll have to take that up with Newtek, the makers of Lightwave. The sun in this scene is one light and one light only, and it is pointing down onto the mountain. I would suggest that the fact there is visible shadow is because there is a sun, and the fact that it's dull is because of the non-linear fog and clouds I added to dull things down and make it look like bad weather. The reason the shadows are quite sharply defined, which is more of a problem in this scene, is once again time. I didn't have the time to set up radiosity or spinning lights to soften the shadows and make it look that much more real. Maybe next time.

Slartibartfast, the only photoshopping is the addition of the smoke coming out of the upper areas of Voyager and some of the burn marks on the front, I drew those in because I was pushed for time, but the rest is all created in Lightwave as usual. I saved this at a compression level of 6 in photoshop, which is a decent balance between quality and download size. I ran this through a grain filter anyway to add to the dirty weather, so I saw no harm in compressing it slightly. It's not so long ago that I only had dial-up access only, and it scarred me for life.

Einhander, long time no see!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-12-01 06:48am

Agent Fisher wrote:Why is the ship in shadow but you can still see the shadow of a helicopter hovering above the ship. The shadow is at such an angle that the sun would have to be above the ship.

since the shadow of the helicopter is in front of the ship the sun must be above and slightly behind the ship.
the parts of the ship that are higher logically cast shadows on the lower parts of the ship.
where´s the problem?

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-01 08:24am

Replace the Apaches with X-Wings.

Ma Deuce · Post by **Ma Deuce** » 2004-12-01 11:24am

The Shadow wrote:Replace the Apaches with X-Wings.

But it's so much more amusing to see Voyager get shot down by "weak" combat craft like modern attack helos

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Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-01 03:01pm

well it's not as amusing as:

I tell you this is the last time we travel back in time and buzz england....

*Spitfire pilots pose next to Voyager*