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7 Oct 2026 · New Look

Faction rollout, buildings pilot, twelve look calls

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Ghorkov, Taerkasten and Mykonian units built in parallel. The buildings work started: about 400 building meshes across six sets, a separate shape per set, and the CITY1 apartment block as the pilot. I settled twelve look questions in one sitting. The first answer: go even more worn.

Survey of the original sets before we touched anything: about 400 building meshes in total. — The six 1998 building sets. Survey of the original sets before we touched anything: about 400 building meshes in total.

Tekh (Ghorkov): Reforged — Tekh (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Tekh. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Ghorkov tank. Five rounds of tuning never found the mud look, so a shared wear layer was built for every unit instead.

Tekh (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Tekh. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Ghorkov tank. Five rounds of tuning never found the mud look, so a shared wear layer was built for every unit instead.

Ghargoil (Ghorkov): Reforged — Ghargoil (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Ghargoil. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Glass dome and lighter tan, per the faction pilot fixes.

Ghargoil (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Ghargoil. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Glass dome and lighter tan, per the faction pilot fixes.

Ghargoil 2 (Ghorkov): Reforged — Ghargoil 2 (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Ghargoil 2. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Ghorkov helicopter with the tail shroud.

Ghargoil 2 (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Ghargoil 2. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Ghorkov helicopter with the tail shroud.

Gigant (Ghorkov): Reforged — Gigant (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Gigant. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Heavy glider, paler Ghorkov base.

Gigant (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Gigant. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Heavy glider, paler Ghorkov base.

Fyugii (Ghorkov): Reforged — Fyugii (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Fyugii. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Wear layer added so it sits closer to the original look.

Fyugii (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Fyugii. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Wear layer added so it sits closer to the original look.

Speedy (Ghorkov): Reforged — Speedy (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Speedy. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Ghorkov scout with the rust-brown canopy fix.

Speedy (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Speedy. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Ghorkov scout with the rust-brown canopy fix.

Ohrmu (Ghorkov): Reforged — Ohrmu (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Ohrmu. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Kept dark in game, like the original.

Ohrmu (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Ohrmu. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Kept dark in game, like the original.

UFO (Ghorkov): Reforged — UFO (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 UFO. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Spotty is fine as it is. Left byte-identical through every later round.

UFO (Ghorkov): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 UFO. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Spotty is fine as it is. Left byte-identical through every later round.

Leonid (Taerkasten): Reforged — Leonid (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Leonid. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Neutral gunmetal. The rustier v3 lost to v2 at distance.

Leonid (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Leonid. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Neutral gunmetal. The rustier v3 lost to v2 at distance.

Mnosjetz (Taerkasten): Reforged — Mnosjetz (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Mnosjetz. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Sawtooth wings.

Mnosjetz (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Mnosjetz. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Sawtooth wings.

Serp (Taerkasten): Reforged — Serp (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Serp. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. The gun pod sits at the original fire point, even though it sticks out a bit.

Serp (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Serp. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. The gun pod sits at the original fire point, even though it sticks out a bit.

Phantom (Taerkasten): Reforged — Phantom (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Phantom. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Solid dark blades, as in the game.

Phantom (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Phantom. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Solid dark blades, as in the game.

Bronsteijn (Taerkasten): Reforged — Bronsteijn (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Bronsteijn. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Taerkasten satellite.

Bronsteijn (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Bronsteijn. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Taerkasten satellite.

Zeppelin (Taerkasten): Reforged — Zeppelin (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Zeppelin. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn airship.

Zeppelin (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Zeppelin. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn airship.

Kettenfahrzeug (Taerkasten): Reforged — Kettenfahrzeug (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Kettenfahrzeug. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn tank. A trace of blue only at long range.

Kettenfahrzeug (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Kettenfahrzeug. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn tank. A trace of blue only at long range.

Thor's Hammer (Taerkasten): Reforged — Thor's Hammer (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Thor's Hammer. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn artillery. Far-colour tweak shipped 10-12.

Thor's Hammer (Taerkasten): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Thor's Hammer. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn artillery. Far-colour tweak shipped 10-12.

AMB52 (Mykonian): Reforged — AMB52 (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 AMB52. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Three-cube cluster, cyan arcs kept.

AMB52 (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 AMB52. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Three-cube cluster, cyan arcs kept.

5P2 (Mykonian): Reforged — 5P2 (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 5P2. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Gap energy between the plates.

5P2 (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 5P2. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Gap energy between the plates.

RDR (Mykonian): Reforged — RDR (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 RDR. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Antenna cards rebuilt as real 3D lattice rods.

RDR (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 RDR. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Antenna cards rebuilt as real 3D lattice rods.

Crusher (Mykonian): Reforged — Crusher (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Crusher. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn heavy alien.

Crusher (Mykonian): 1998 vs Reforged. Top row: the 1998 Crusher. Bottom row: our rebuild, same ten angles. Metropolis Dawn heavy alien.