You can't simulate the BSG setting in this game engine.You could only model the ships.

I am 100% behind a BSG mod. But I hope it has Cylon as well as Colonial ship models included. Even if the setting can't be remade, imagine a fleet of heavy raiders doing war with your enemies. Pretty freakin' cool.

Well I am happy sort of. I found a tool on the web that lets me convert lightwave files to 3d max. The probelm is that its just a demo version and it cuts out like every fifth mesh or something. If you look close you can see what I mean. Looks like someone took a pair of sissors to it but other than that it looks good to me.

@ LogicSequence I know to give credit where credit is due. Trust me when I say this I would never use a model someone else created with out their permission. I agree its wrong and unethical as far as I was concerned I did have permission to use this model, though I admit I could be wrong? I did not take this model I am a member of the Colonial fleets forum and these models are share by all it is converted from the individual you mentioned. If your right I would never use it in that fashion in respects to the creators wishes.

@han891

You are right about it being unethical, but you are wrong when you say it's not illegal. That model is copyrighted by the owner. That means using it in the way aggiejohn is, violates international copyright law. Ergo, it's illegal. Believe me, I know a little something about this, as I copyright my work all the time, to try and prevent these types of situations.

Now comparing that to creating something based on the TV show battlestar galactica, that's two very distinct and separate things. The art, and specifically the model, of the battlestar galactica used for the show is copyrighted material by ZOIC studios. But I’m not using that, I’ve made my own mesh, based on visual observations freely licensed by ZOIC via broadcasting them on television.

Now, yes, I am using the intellectual property of battlestar galactica as held by universal studios, HOWEVER, as I am not receiving profit or personal gain by doing so, I am not breaking any trademark laws. And as I’ve stated before, I’m also not using any materials copyrighted by any other party. So in short, my use of the word illegal was well thought out, because that's exactly what it is.

Now as for ruining the sense of sharing in the modeling community, it's not that overdramatic. It's exactly what's happened over the last few years, as more and more people have pirated other people’s works for their own benefit. And it IS precisely why people choose not to release much of their work any more. And I’ve been doing this type of work for over 6 years, I’ve seen it happen, and I’ve seen the progression from free and open sharing, to the tight-lipped holding back that's done today. Is it all aggiejohn's fault? No of course not, but its people, like him, who are doing things like he has done, that have vastly contributed to it.

@LogicSequence

What have I done to so upset you? I am not trying to steal things? I am just a fan trying to help to combine two things I love (BSG, star wars, star trek) and Galactic Civ II. I downloaded that model from a public forum that shares its models, it was not even the original model you speak of. I wish it was cause the original is in max format not lightwave. But if you right I had no idea. I have been working with the warlord models from homeworld II and the creators have encouraged us to use them, just give credit, which I indent to do when we release our Alpha mod.

I just want to help fans enjoy their favorite ships in a great game. If I angered someone in the process, that was not my intent. You do great work as a modeler, I am not a modeler, the best I can do is add hard points do alittle mesh editing to make ships work in game and so on. I would love to take up the hobby but I am a grad student and dont have the time. I am a modder, and it took me hours to convert that file and do all that is required to make it work in the game. I do it to enrich the community. I want to shared these ships proudly, giving credit and allowing all to enjoy the fruits of some many good peoples labor?

I am not in it for the glory just to be nice to others. I think you got me wrong. I was shocked to think that someone thought of me a a theif. If I implied that was my model then I have been misunderstood. Like I said I dont have the skills to create something from sratch.

If you want to talk about this off line you can reach me at [email protected]. I dont want any hard feeling on this point. I just wanted to help.