The ai Frontier - My ups and downs

[Alien]

Rail guns uses two coils. Those could be fit into one barrel probably too.

[ai]

Ok, long time no update. So long that this thread was on the second page! Boo!
Anyway, I did some texturing for the Nex weapon model, I'm sure you guys have some comments and critiques and I welcome all constructive stuff. I have run out of ideas and I actually just am doing random stuff till I like it.
Of course, the texture is not done yet, the magazine has yet to be textured and even those two things (4 actually) that cover the barrels in the front. I'm just posting WIPs, and as I've said, I welcome any constructive suggestions.

Cheers!

[master[mind]]

Hmmm. The green rod in the middle of the scope seems a little out of place, and the green on the barrel doesn't seem to match perfectly, but overall, it looks good.

[ai]

Yeah, the green rod isn't done, I kinda stopped right in the middle. It's actually in the wrong place as well. :p
I was uncertain about the green barrel as well. I was going to try something but forgot while doing other stuff. Thanks for reminding me.

PS. The red, blue, white and other colors will glow as well. I just didn't add them to the images. Would take too long for an effect that wouldn't be kept anyway as I would need to redo them anyway.

[Sepelio]

I'd like to say that all the stuff you have done so far is absolutely stunning. Keep up the excellent work!

[C.Brutail]

+1

But I still don't understand how can a two barreled weapon shot only one trail

Have you planned any animation (shaders) on the textures?

[ai]

Have you planned any animation (shaders) on the textures?

No, but now that you mention in, I might.
About the two barrels, just use your imagination :p They combine power into one big rail.
However, once there was 2 rails (though looked like one) and some people want it back, like morfar, and maaaybe div0 (unsure of that).

[Sepelio]

Well let me explain how a railgun works.

Basically you have the two parallel rails and normally a magnet/plasma/antimatter which carries a charge/magnetism as your projectile.

The two rails have an electric charge from a capacitor fired along them which drags the projectile through the middle, causing it to accelerate. When it reaches the end of the rails it flies off and gibs your target

I've tried to make a variation on this before called a Coil Gun where you have a coil instead of the rails. I shocked myself on a 300 volt capacitor. That was a fun day.

[tundramagi]

The back handle is too 2d. Also, I think it needs a stock, it's hard to aim w/o a stock.

[ai]

The back handle is too 2d. Also, I think it needs a stock, it's hard to aim w/o a stock.

What do you mean too 2D? You mean the blue or the yellow thing, or both?
What's a stock? I think I know but I'm not sure, and if it is what I think it is, then no. It won't get anything like that. This is not my concept and I don't want to change it. The current Nex doesn't have one of those does it?