I'm tired of having a dozen or more threads going. Might as well stick to one, and perhaps if I have one I'll model more, hmm? :)
Here's my most recent model. Started on it about two hours ago (although I've been playing with my cat for at least a half hour :)):
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/emerald.jpg)
Will finish it up (uv & texture) some time soon. Original reference can be found here (
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Emerald_Blade).
I just looked at the original reference material. The original artwork for the sword looks beautiful yet I suspect that your sword's runes will be superior.
I doubt they will be superior. I usually consider myself lucky if I can come close to my reference images. :)
No need to be so modest Inyri ;)
I am never modest, only honest. Keeps my ego from getting too big. :)
You surely are a modeling genius, Inyri. This looks amazing!:D
Can't wait to see it uv mapped and textured!!
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Here's my most recent model. Started on it about two hours ago (although I've been playing with my cat for at least a half hour :)):
Hehehe cats are cool :D
Oh and the models pretty cool too.
Inyri, you keep reminding me that I have yet to do a lot in GW, and that the game has some awesome swords i have never encountered. The concept art is beautiful, will be a difficult one to model and texture, but you can do it. And it already looks so good. Keep it up!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/render-lt.jpg)
Just about done with the model and texture. Any thoughts before I toss it in-game?
I have a question: Is it going to be metallic in game? Because the reference pics don't look metallic, but I like metal swords :p
It will be slightly metallic. I based this model off of the concept drawing (which, unfortunately, is not what the game based their weapon off of when it came to texturing) so I will interpret it as I think it should have been interpreted.
Naturally I've taken some liberties and have strayed from the reference slightly in a few areas, but I do like to do little things to make a model more 'my own' if you know what I mean. :)
Just about done with the model and texture. Any thoughts before I toss it in-game?
Much as I would like to say that I think it looks bad, it actually looks close to the reference pic. (Give or take the shading/shadow on the right-hand side of the reference.)
I like to leave most of the shading to be done by the game engine, otherwise it will look unrealistic.
It is fantastic. I cannot find any other words besides this. You, my friend Inyri, are a modeling guru!:xp:
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Is it possible that you'll be able to add that minimalistic "wire-wrapping" that's shown on the cross-guard? (Or was its' removal one of those things you intentionally did to make the deisgn your own?)
As much as it pains me to say it Inyri..
This is AWESOME. :)
I think it looks great. I really have nothing to complain about. Keep it up!
I would like to see an in-game shot of it, though. It tends to look different there.
Much as I would like to say that I think it looks bad, it actually looks close to the reference pic. (Give or take the shading/shadow on the right-hand side of the reference.)
If you look at the in-game pics the shading isn't there.
As much as it pains me to say it Inyri..
This is AWESOME. :)
Not sure why you have to take a shot at her before you compliment her, but whatever.
Nice job, Inyri. The only thing that I see is that at the point where the inset section ends on the blade, the in-game and ref pics look like that line is raised more than what you have.
Did that make sense? It was hard to explain :(
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Thats a very nice sword model you made there :) great texture too, highly detailed. Stay away from mdlops 0.5 if it's going in to k1 use 0.6 instead. For TSL 0.5 should be fine, but I learned the hard way just yesterday that 0.5 hates k1
btw what's the count on this ? it looks pretty high.
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0.5 hates K1 in what way? And yes, the poly count is fairly high. I went with detail over optimization (as I've been wont to do lately, as it makes me feel better about my models and I do make them almost more for the personal artistic value and less for the game itself).
Is it possible that you'll be able to add that minimalistic "wire-wrapping" that's shown on the cross-guard?Possible yes, although I don't think I'm going to. I'm not satisfied with simply texturing it on, and to model it on would add many more polies to an already poly-heavy model.
I would like to see an in-game shot of it, though. It tends to look different there.Yes, it does look different. Not quite as shiny, but I really hate KotOR's shader system. That was the one thing about Jedi Academy's modding that I really liked.
Nice job, Inyri. The only thing that I see is that at the point where the inset section ends on the blade, the in-game and ref pics look like that line is raised more than what you have.Yes that makes sense. I made it the way I made it, though. :p
Yes that makes sense. I made it the way I made it, though. :p
Very pretty :D
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Wow, i like the first two.
I love the third one! Could you keep the same pattern, but make it white (especially Hispanic)? Very good job, keep it up!!
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Inyri, nice work on the heads, question though, are they completely built from scratch or are they edited versions from heads existing in the game.. I'm just curious as to if I missed something, because I remember we used to only be able to move vertices on head models, I'm just wondering if that has changed.
The models for those heads haven't been touched.
Nice looking heads, Iryni!
Not sure who Iryni is. ;)
Next sword I'm working on:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/render-3.jpg)
That's about an hour's worth of work. Not sure I'm done with the model itself yet, but I'm leaving for a Heart/Journey/Cheap Trick concert in about 15 mins so I had to come to a stopping point. <3 Heart.
Clickie for Original Reference (
http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/3/3e/Dead_sword.JPG)
Texturing will certainly be a challenge, but I picked this weapon to give myself a run for my money. :)
That model is awesome! Something wrong about the nose of the skull though.
Great weapon, Inyri! It looks very good, but a small fix in the mouth of the skull would make it even better, I think...but that's maybe just me!;) So, keep it up!
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Not sure who Iryni is. ;)
Next sword I'm working on:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/render-3.jpg)
That's about an hour's worth of work. Not sure I'm done with the model itself yet, but I'm leaving for a Heart/Journey/Cheap Trick concert in about 15 mins so I had to come to a stopping point. <3 Heart.
Clickie for Original Reference (
http://wiki.guildwars.com/images/3/3e/Dead_sword.JPG)
Texturing will certainly be a challenge, but I picked this weapon to give myself a run for my money. :)
Thats just crazily great-looking!
That is a nifty stabby-pokey-sticky-slicey-thingy you have modeled there Inyri.
Not sure who Iryni is. ;)
Next sword I'm working on:
That's about an hour's worth of work. Not sure I'm done with the model itself yet, but I'm leaving for a Heart/Journey/Cheap Trick concert in about 15 mins so I had to come to a stopping point. <3 Heart.
Texturing will certainly be a challenge, but I picked this weapon to give myself a run for my money. :)
Damn sexy :D
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A few heads I've been working on for what might become a new head pack.
Nice work so far on the facial hair.
If you're planning on a whole pack of heads, is there any chance of making them a little more ethnically diverse? I think that the game could use more than just the ABC's (Asian, Black, Caucasian). TSL has a pair of Hispanics, but maybe also some people of Persian/Mid-East/Indian decent? Or maybe some Polynesian, Maori, or American Indian heads? It's just a thought, and I'd certainly be willing to help (edit: when I get my computer back from repairs, that is :xp:).
I will consider your suggestions if/when I get back to that mod.
Didn't quite get a chance to finish the texture, so I'll do that tomorrow. I'd say it's about half-done (was working on the skull but decided it was getting a little late). Definitely will finish that up soon since I'm in the middle of it. Did want to provide an update, though, in case people wondered if I'd stopped working. :)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/render-2-1.jpg)
I think next I will work on the teeth, then go back over the whole thing and tweak it up to my liking. It just looks wrong without the teeth so I need to get them done.
Looking great even with half texture.
s'mexy stuff you have Iny :xp:
Wished I had such a body.
Wished I had such a body.xD
You mean one without skin? :p
xD
You mean one without skin? :p
One textured by you ;)
This old skin had his best years :lol:
Ow, where did you get that flashy Poly countdown window from ?
It's a 3DS Max feature. Should come standard.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/render-3-1.jpg)
Speak now or forever hold your peace.
I have no skill or room to talk but do you think you could make the teeth close a little closer to the blade or make the blade thicker as it comes out of the mouth?
That's not how the original weapon is.
I will only say four words: YOU ROCK, 'NUFF SAID!!!:xp:
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I can't wait to see the .tga file for this sword... yes I'm weird like that...
I do that, too. It's a modder's response. ;)
Go ahead and download if you want to have a look. It's released on my website.
Looks like it belongs at Silent Hill.
I liked that game alot!
YAY!
I think I will make a halloween mod. :)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a322/inyri/Mods/pumpkin-1.jpg)
Like an TSL Version of that one JKA mod you made? But, higher quality?