Nod Sam Turret

[Regulus]

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It has always bothered me that the Nod SAM Turret uses the GDI SAM Turret art. So I decided to make a new one today. Cheerio.

Just replace the art entries for the NASAM_A with this:

; SAM site turret
[NASAM_A]
LoopStart=0
LoopEnd=32
LoopCount=-1
Rate=0
Surface=yes
NewTheater=yes

EDIT

I uploaded the base that I remade here. It makes a small difference but a difference none the less.

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[Askhati]

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Is that red dot on the left side of the launcher a targeting laser or what? It looks a little out of place.

Has anyone ever thought of making a voxel version of the SAM turret?

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[Regulus]

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Its on the FMV render, so I put it there.

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[Lin Kuei Ominae]

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Askhati wrote:

Has anyone ever thought of making a voxel version of the SAM turret?

Why do you want a vxl, while SHPs do look a lot better and more detailed.

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[Askhati]

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So that we can use it on a tank chassis without it having to deploy...? *facepalm*

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Lin Kuei Ominae wrote:

Askhati wrote:

Has anyone ever thought of making a voxel version of the SAM turret?

Why do you want a vxl, while SHPs do look a lot better and more detailed.

A voxel turret can face any direction, whereas a SHP turret can only face 32 directions.

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Askhati wrote:

So that we can use it on a tank chassis without it having to deploy...? *facepalm*

Behave yourself!
If you're too lazy to create a simple single turret for a certain unit, you obviously haven't understood yet, that modding is more than just simple copy and pasting different things together.

@Crimsonum: The engine renders voxel in only 32 facings too. Take a very long/big voxel and you can clearly see the 32 facings when it rotates.

Since building turrets don't have to tilt, it's always better to create them via a more detailed SHP.

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Since building turrets don't have to tilt

That's another problem with SHP turrets. The turret can only be fixed into specific angle, whereas voxel turrets can rotate horizontally.

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[Morpher]

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What happens if you have say...

NASAM
NASAMTUR.SHP
NASAMTUR.VXL - (Invisible)
NASAMBARL.VXL

Or is it not possible to have a voxel and shp turret on the same object, or even a shp turret and a voxel barrell? Most barrels for tanks and etc are just a blank line / cannon.

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[Tony]

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Not bad. ;p

[SuperJoe]

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Really dig it, and included it in my mod. If you use this, I suggest to change the PrimaryFireFLH and SecondaryFireFLH under [NASAM] to:

PrimaryFireFLH=160,50,100
SecondaryFireFLH=160,-50,100

With the default values the missiles seem to pop inside the turret.

[Orac]

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It looks a bit blobby to me, tbh. I can't make out the details as well as I can on the WW sam..

[Dark Templar X]

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It's not perfect but a lot better than a lazy solution. Now give it a less conspicuous base and it'd be win.

[Regulus]

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o___________________________________________________________o

I just made the turret because I thought everyone would like to have a non GDI Turret on their SAM. I didn't do anything to the base.

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lolwut

[0warfighter0]

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That's what he meant and I agree.
Changing the base to (yellow/black lines) make it fit better would make this even better.

Although your turret looks awesome!

[Askhati]

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@ LKO:
Sorry man - I though it would be very obivous as to why someone would prefer a VXL turret over a SHP

@ Regulus:
Assuming you still have the 3d model you used to make this turret, could you maybe make another version of the turret that is a VXL instead? I have an idea for a Mobile SAM Site for Nod, would like to use this new SHP turret of yours for the building... But I would also need a voxel equivalent for the vehicle when it is undeployed.

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[Regulus]

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This SAM turret took me all of five minutesto model and make. It wouldn't be that hard to make the turret as an Voxel, but I am too busy with TS:AE to make public stuff. Sorry.

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[Askhati]

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"five minutes to make" vs "too busy to do it"...

Well, here's hoping we'll see it in TS:AE then!

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[Lin Kuei Ominae]

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Morpher wrote:

What happens if you have say...

NASAM
NASAMTUR.SHP
NASAMTUR.VXL - (Invisible)
NASAMBARL.VXL

Or is it not possible to have a voxel and shp turret on the same object, or even a shp turret and a voxel barrell? Most barrels for tanks and etc are just a blank line / cannon.

Just look at the FS Juggernaut It has a SHP turret combined with a VXL barrel. This works for buildings only.

If you want a unit, just look at the Titan.

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Added a new base complete with snow and buildup animations. It makes only a slight difference. I may make a new base later if what I anticipate happening happens.

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