2009-08-31 - New Release: Praetorian Dreadnought!
2009-08-16 - New Release: Battlecruiser Sovereign!
2009-07-20 - Re-Release: OPT revisions galore!
2009-01-03 - New Release: The Seraphim!
2009-01-01 - HAPPY New Year!

New Release: Praetorian Dreadnought

The OPT machine hath returned - booya!

At some point I figured I was at a lack of flag-worthy non Dhilani capital ships. Even if the boundaries between good and evil may shift through the game, I yet wanted to have certain sides show of their own distinctive ships. Since I didn't want players to keep fightin the same ships they have on their own side, I came up with the design of the Praetorian as a sort-of baddie flagship.

The bulky Praetorian is an old but yet powerful Dreadnaught. While timy compared to contemporary battleships, this ship was a persistent and reliable combat vessel in the old times,

The Praetorian comes with a set of flghtgroup colors, which, apart form the blank version include the Torlacian and Chedalonian insignia as well as the Red Star of the Corlini syndicte.

Click on the picture to download the Praetorian or check out some more info and screenshots at its profile

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New Release: Battlecruiser Sovereign

Yay, I finished an important part of my in-progress Executor today. And along with that, I even have a new toy for you guys.

Introduced in our Battlethreads over at the XWA Upgrade Forums the Sovereign is the latest pride of the ESS navy.

The sovereign is the first of a new class of heavy ESS battlecruisers. Derrived from the successful Dominance-class the Sovereign has shifted its focus from holding capacity to combatability, moving closer to the role of a battleship, rather than a fleet carrier.

The huge ventral docking complex, which made up a large portion of its predecessor’s bow section, has been removed and replaced by a solid and fully armored bow like other battlecruisers and dreadnaughts of this design, leaving only a couple of smaller launch bays along the bow's center line. Along with the increased armor and weaponry the installation of a pair of fusion cannons provides a considerable boost in firepower.

Click the picture to download or check out some more screenshots

But Ha! I'm not done with you yet!

Re-Release: Black Scorpion 1&2 v1.3!

From the various re-releases this is the one I've been looking forward to the most.

I received some feedback that, with the numerous large windows the Scorpion looks rather like a fighter than a yacht - and thus far smaller than it actually is. With the new version I have removed the large panoramic window and instead added some ore hull plating to the outside plus more consoles to the inside.

It's been done for the Black Scorpion 1 for quite a while now, now, with a bit more free time, I have also adapted it to the Black Scorpion 2. Here I also updated the cockpit textures getting rid of that strane blueish tone. The screens are still red XD

Click the picture to download or check out the ship profile

Site updates

I made some tweakings to this website itself, namely the picture-heavy pages. Adding proper thumbnails to each images the loading speed and overall browsing performance should now be greatly increased.

Apart from that I added a sort-of journal feature to the Workbench page showing the progress I'm making on the various WIPs.

New OPT by DTM

DTM has been busy as usual. This time he's presenting us with the Clone Wars Y-Wing from the CW animated series. Based on models and Textures from Darksaber's Y-Wing this great piece of OPTing magic is a must-have to complete your Clone Wars experience. Go to MTD Industries and get it, now!

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Re-Release: OPT revisions galore!

Hey guys, it's been quiet around here for quite a while. But just so you know, I haven't retired from OPTing just yet.

This may be not much but it's something I've been shelving for over a year now. I've started revising several of my older models, as I did with e.g. the Victory Mk2 in late 2008. The goal was to clean up the models, make some minor improvements to the textures and, where applicable, add stuff like flightgroup colors. So here's the first wave of updates:

• Liberator Corvette v1.1
• Patriot Frigate 1 & 2 v1.2

So, what else has happened?

Darksaber's X-Wing Station moved

Darksaber's website has moved to a new host. Please update your bookmarks with the new adress:

http://www.darksaber.pnma.co.uk/

"New" OPT by DTM

D'uh, I'm a lazy bone, ain't I? DTM's latest release, the Delta 7B Jedi Starfighter from The Clone Wars series as been out for over half a year and now I'm reporting about it. Well, anyway, if you haven't downloaded it from MTD Industries, do it now or I'll be coming after you with a big shovel! XD

New OPTs by Grey Griffon

A new player in the game, Grey Griffon has released quite a number of great looking OPTs from STAR TREK plus a few easter eggs hidden on his website Grey Griffon's Shipyard. Check them out!

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New Release: The Seraphim!

Winter break's over. Let's get busy again.

The Seraphim basically came up on one of those 'Hey, let's start building something and see what comes out'-days which I have occasionally. To be honest, I'm pretty happy with this design. This 830m long destroyer packs a devastating punch and can easily take on ships 1.5x its size.

Download this OPT by clicking the picture or check out more info and some sweet eyecandy HERE!!

You can discuss this new release HERE

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HAPPY New Year!

Well, the title covers it, don't it? I wish everyone a happy new year and all the best wishes that come along with it! Cheers, everybody!

Bluephantom.de is back!

OK, it's been known for a while now, but I was on vacation and thus unable to post it here, so d'uh!

After a long time of struggle I finally got my old domain bluephantom.de back! Right now there's not much to see there, as it mainly functions as a hub to my various websites. But stay tuned. There's more to come!

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