Great idea for the ship designer

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Many people like to make symmetrical ships. Thus, instead of having to put each piece 2 times, could you add an option to mirror 1 half of the ship unto the other? Kinda like the symmetry filter in 3D Studio Max. I think it would be awesome.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That would be cool! Good idea!
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Blah, symmetry is unnecessary, especially in space. Think outside of the box and free yourself of your chains of symmetry!!!
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes this should be in v1.1 !!!
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Many people like to make symmetrical ships. Thus, instead of having to put each piece 2 times, could you add an option to mirror 1 half of the ship unto the other? Kinda like the symmetry filter in 3D Studio Max. I think it would be awesome.


Wow.... I've said this before and friends that have popped over and seen me play this game (especially 3d modeller/animator friends) have also said the same. I totally agree!

I dont always build symmetrical models but a quick on/off switch for it would help in most designs.

Another thing I would like to see, but I dont know how or if they could do it would be another thing typical of 3d programs.... something similar to weld mesh. When you build a huge great ship you tend to have a lot of parts on the inside of the ship.... yet these are being rendered even though you can't see them. This makes even my overpowered computer struggle when there's a lot of them on the screen. Some kind of remove all interior polygons would be nice... as I said though, I'm really not sure if it's doable.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I totally agree, though for different reasons. I often find that once I put a part on one side of a ship the same part on another is at a slightly different angle or just slightly off. This get annoying because often when I want something to meet in the middle its impossible to make them match up.