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[Clavin12]

From the nose it curves up eventually into a fan like tail.

[Clavin12]

I present to you "Organic"

[sabrebattletank]

Gun tower? Could those things wave, and possibly shoot?

[Clavin12]

Maybe. I kinda made it as a prop though. A while ago sum1 gave me some advice on doing organic stuff and I am exhibiting it.

[TheJamsh]

you could vertex animate it to wave. Would look awesome.

If you dont want to use it as a tree, use it as a powerplant. The various spikes can be organic nodes that conduct bio-electricity between them (NOT bio-metal electricity), im talking the same way its made in your brain. Some pretty effects could be used there, maybe even something similar to BBB's caustics thing.

It really depends how far people are going to go with this CP. No one takes the 'if it CAN be done it WILL be done' approach unlike me...

[Clavin12]

If I was going to use it as a building I probably would have left the base symmetrical. BTW what race would use it? There aren't any organic type races in the CP, other than the scions and they use lungs. Maybe I'll make a more mechanical version and it can be used for the third faction.

[TheJamsh]

Well its given me an idea for one of my races objects and fits them rather well... so if the CP doesnt use the idea i will

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

Another thought might to be using it as a working prop like the one used on the Red World map in FE. Organic looking plants would unleash a plethra of little starfish looking antibodies to attack passing units; really quite interesting as they attacked everybody on the map. The ODF could be modified to suit your needs.

Vertex animations look fairly easy to do with a lot of keyframes. I've done some simple one's in TS using only a few keyframes and slowed down the anmation action by stretching out the 5 or so frames to like 60 or more to make the animation look less choppy.

[Clavin12]

What if it bred, releasing seeds that eventually grew into more of itself. Easily destroyed but could block off a passage in a hurry.