Cha'o Khinh (Advanced Scout Ship) image - Yuuzhan Vong at War mod for Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
Behold the Yuuzhan Vong Army! This mod adds the Yuuzhan Vong Race as a playable faction and all units of this era. We are a community of modders working for the greater goal, so anyone who wants to help or support us is welcome!
This is a fun ship... at only 100m long, it is smaller than a CR90, but it packs some nice surprises. The Cha'o Khinh was Vong mutated creation. Originally some space faring creature, mutated over time with having yorik-coral grown over its skin encompassing the original creature in an armored shell, the Cha'o Khinh or (space whale as we have lovingly been calling it) feature a very unique ability to change the color of its skin/shell much like a chameleon so that it could blend into the space around out becoming almost invisible to the eye when seen against the darkness of space (stealth special ability). The allowed the craft to excel in its role as scout assault ship. The Khinh was able to fly through asteroid fields without harm, featured dovin basals for protection, 10 medium plasma volcanoes and carried 1 squadron of coralskipper fighters. The weakness of these ships was that their hull armor was thinner than the Stronha spy ship due to allowing the color changing effect and they required a recharge time to allow them to go stealth again, giving the ship a moment of vulnerability. When used carefully, they proved to be excellent ambush ships, and caught many New Republic patrol fleets off guard who suddenly found themselves in a flurry of plasma fire and swarms of coralskipper fighters.
Model by Seregruth
Model Edits and details by Burntstrobe
Texture Asset Creation by Burntstobe
UV by Revan
Rigging by Azat
Texture Application and final detailing by Doci
So the challenge with this ship was to find a way to realistically recreate what was portrayed in the comics (see link in description). This was the ship that halted Vong texture production back in 2012. Using available software at the time, I was unable to successfully hide the seams of the texture which proved to be incredibly frustrating. After observing Doci's increasing skills and talents with using Substance Painter, Doci was the solution we had been waiting for, and he did more than excel with this model. With the creation of this ship, we amongst the core team knew that Doci was the answer to saving our Vong... his growing talents with Substance Painter allowed him show us how seams can be hidden, and different textures can easily be blended together. Revan and I gave Doci our model, my texture samples and source picture from the comic and stepped back to see what he could do. He did amazing. By developing adjustable smart materials to create the scaling on the wings, the cracks and veins around where the dovin basals grow through the skin shell he used my textures and expanded upon them to bring this little monster to life. This ship, at least to me, represents the true spirit of our team -- great minds and talents coming together to create something truly special. This little ship was a true team effort, and our assembly-line workflow, with tremendous help from Revan and Azat who did the rigging and placed the damage blastmarks all over the model (not shown, but they look great) is what is allowing our team to deliver one of the most ambitious mods ever attempted. In time, the flippers and tail will be animated to sway and move. Thank you everyone who helped bring the Whale to life and kick our Vong creation into high gear.
>Originally some space faring creature
Good guys Yuuznan Vongs purifying the galaxy from space whales.
Generation Tech: THEY ARE THE DOLPHINSđą
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Farscape crossover, anyone?