New Docking Shots

Just a few new images of docking scenarios with my latest computer system. I’m so happy I can render multiple ships all moored at various locations across the station, now visible in its entirety.

A view from beneath the South piers where the Impala is docked. Other vessels can be seen in their various berths, or holding station orbit nearby.

A view from on high towards the inner core, where several ships are seen either fully moored or tendering alongside the station.

I included my 2 WIP FASA ships, the Northampton and the Remora, into the two images above so they could sit away at a happy distance, indicating ships don’t always have a need to physically dock with the station. Transporters are still a thing in the Trek universe after all. 🙂

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A close up of the Impala moored in the South pier’s central slip, docked at gangway S6-A.

The USS McCook, docked along the outer slip of the South’s pier A, at the S4-A gangway. With her cargo platforms extended, she’s ready to take on supplies for her next mission. The USS Phobos can be seen docked just beyond at gangway S1-A.

I do have specific designations for the gangways based on their total numbers and placement along any of the large pier structures.  I might go over that sometime in the future.  Needless to say, NESW, AB, 1,2,3… all have significance in my organizational system.

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The Starship Enterprise has arrived at the North Pier’s Inner slip for a brief respite.  Mooring beams have secured her for hard docking at gangway N6-A.

I’ve enjoyed using the term “moored” since I added a significant number of large and small tractor beam emitters all around these piers to help ships dock and maintain position during their stays.  The inner slips have had them for quite some time, but during my greeble fest, I added one to the top of that large maintenance platform that I finally fleshed out, and I began to spread them all around the rest of the station to help service every pier, slip, and dock across the facility.  Mooring beams are essentially invisible and are often applied in “quick-zaps” for maneuvering and position correction purposes, so those spotlights on the Enterprise’s hull really are just lights and not the mooring beams in action (in case anyone was wondering).

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These two images below are redo’s of versions I did a few years back, to help highlight some of the station’s updated design features. The originals were two of my favorite renders, but there were tons of subtle greebles and details absent at the time, so I wanted to try and revisit them.  I couldn’t find the original layout files with the exact camera placements and such for an exact re-render, so I decided to allow myself the freedom to make a few adjustments to the overall perspective.

Her crew will enjoy a brief shore leave, while station maintenance personnel assist in any small repairs she might require. And though still well stocked, she’ll take on a few extra supplies before heading away on her next mission.

The Enterprise always makes for a fine show to anyone in the concourses when she arrives. This time however, she’s arrived a little ahead of schedule, during one of the station’s downtime lateshifts. Looks like she snuck in without anyone to greet her (my excuse for, “I don’t do 3D people well”).

Compare to…

Rendered 2011

Rendered 2012

I can’t believe it’s been that long since I rendered those images…

~ by starstation on March 8, 2019.