Mars Explorer - The Mars Explorer/Terrium Buggy 2.2/ Terrium Buggy Heritage edition

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New buggy!!!

Submitted By GTR34 on 13/06/16

Mars Explorer, GTR34, Community, Creations, New Vehicles

Hello all!

I'm sure most of you are familiar with where marsxplr is going. It's heading for graphical brilliance! So I have made this long awaited updated mars buggy. This buggy features

Complete and detailed suspension with working components!
Texture mapping throughout the whole model
More detailed and smooth mesh
Ambient occlusion maps for greater shading detail!
Shadow texture maps for greater shading detail!
Alpha maps on each texture map to determine the shininess of areas according to where they are
New lights (Including pop-up headlamps for dark places) with unity light flares!
The color is still completely customizable, along with the suspension spring and brake caliper color.

This is the first time I have not done any renders in Modo (my 3D modeling program). This time, it is all real-time rendered in unity!! A true graphical breakthrough for Mars explorer. Check it out!

New! For all you classic mars players, here's a retro buggy design I made last night!

Explore the new buggy Here!

Enjoy!

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Arthur East (_ACE_)

4 days - 9,791v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 10:53 GMT

Warning to users: salivating on keyboards can damage them. Learned from experience ;)

Perfect, GTR, just perfect. Even the rear light looks less... ummm... ibcf-imagined lol.

One question - "working components" - does that mean the suspension is pre-rigged for us, so we can just "plug-and-play" in unity, so to speak?

GTR34

4 days - 11,642v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 14:34 GMT

Basically the suspension is divided into parts so the developers have an easy time actuating each part :)

Arthur East (_ACE_)

4 days - 9,791v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 16:53 GMT

Not sure if it will actually make it easier, although it might. Thanks though :D

{CSM}◊Drêåmšhøçk◊§?3C(PAC)¿ (kiaree14)

4 days - 9,099v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 11:36 GMT

mmmk well im not the smartest when it comes to graphical things but this buggy is awesome, LUV IT!!!! great job:D

EmperorEctoshock

3 days - 9,611v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 15:54 GMT

Oh, my. . . Animatedly Amazing!!

cheezburger

6 days - 21,100v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 17:57 GMT

oh mah gawd GTR!! he's back!! H'ES BACK!!! HE'S BACK IN BLACK.... or blue in dis case. :P

i think dis buggy looks marvalous. it looks very fancy! in fact almost too fancy. but i think thats just because im not used to seeing such great looking models in dis supa grand game :D you iz spoiling us gtr! :D

(TDS)froot (Ratchet)

1 week - 20,817v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 18:07 GMT

I like it, but I'm not sure if I like it better then the other one you made (The one that got lost).

Its still a great model however.

ACC Clerk (Retired) (PanzerAce)

1 week - 32,767v

Posted 2013/06/16 - 18:21 GMT

Well, keep in mind the other one was rendered in modo, this is INSIDE of unity. that makes a huge difference.

Sv3n

2 days - 11,431v

Posted 2013/06/17 - 0:19 GMT

That render... perfect.. :O

spongejax

1 day - 3,479v

Posted 2013/06/17 - 0:58 GMT

This looks amazing!!!!!!!!

ACC Clerk (Retired) (PanzerAce)

1 week - 32,767v

Posted 2013/06/17 - 22:55 GMT

GTR, it appears wheels on one side have tread pointing one way, and the tread is opposite on the other side.

GTR34

4 days - 11,642v

Posted 2013/06/18 - 14:51 GMT

Yeah, It will be fixed before the release :b I hadn't noticed that until recently.

whippet

2 days - 4,338v

Posted 2013/06/17 - 23:59 GMT

*scoops jaw off floor*

Great job, GTR. I really hope to see this in future versions of the game.

Tartian (Lamp)

1 week - 32,767v

Posted 2013/06/18 - 19:35 GMT

I like everything except the tail lights

Gub

1 day - 4,998v

Posted 2013/06/19 - 2:54 GMT

Unity has come so far :P (That means it was rendered in real-time, right?)

That is so awesome, and so much more sleek than the current buggy! This is going to be a huge improvement!

The only thing that I could do without is the "Terrium" writing on the wheels, and maybe the tail lights, but I have a feeling I will grow to love the tail lights.

YAY!

-Gub

Sabbath (AJNcreature)

6 days - 11,359v

Posted 2013/06/20 - 0:32 GMT

Truly amazing!! :o great job!! :D

GTR34

4 days - 11,642v

Posted 2013/06/21 - 4:32 GMT

The bottom half of the tail light ring lights up when the brakes are applied :b and yes, real time rendering! This was still all possible in unity 2.6, though. :b

cheezburger

6 days - 21,100v

Posted 2013/06/21 - 17:12 GMT

oooo man! ima diggin' teh remodel of the old buggy style. It still got all that classic old school style, but wif less fat! mmmmhmmm!!!!

hopefully we can choose which buggy we can drive in game? because if im in a more classic, chillin' mood, i would choose to drive your retro remodel. but if im in an adventurous and dangerous mood, teh new buggy it what i would prefer drivin'. Y'all KNOW that!

GTR34

4 days - 11,642v

Posted 2013/06/21 - 17:18 GMT

Thanks cheez! We will see what will happen with this buggy, but for now the new one is going in!

ACC Clerk (Retired) (PanzerAce)

1 week - 32,767v

Posted 2013/06/21 - 17:50 GMT

Nice! :D

This is more a developer thing, but may classic physics for the red one?

whippet

2 days - 4,338v

Posted 2013/06/22 - 0:12 GMT

Perhaps a way to include both in game would be for the retro buggy and the new buggy to have two physics types, with the retro buggy using the current buggy physics, and the new one, since it looks rather suited for racing, could by default be faster, but with less shock absorbtion and stability?

Just my two cents. Both of these buggies are amazing.

GTR34

4 days - 11,642v

Posted 2013/06/21 - 17:59 GMT

Oh yes for sure!

Cream Soda (ibcf)

6 days - 15,269v

Posted 2013/06/21 - 19:13 GMT

Magnificent! I will be sure to try terrium, just for that lovely retro buggy.

{CSM}◊Drêåmšhøçk◊§?3C(PAC)¿ (kiaree14)

4 days - 9,099v

Posted 2013/06/23 - 13:34 GMT