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I could help animating a chicken model, would be nice to have in TDM too.

 

although monsters and whatnot can take quite awhile and I've got mapping and updates to work on, also working on a monster or 2 of my own that get priorities.

 

Animating the chicken though, I could probably do that and be done within a few weeks

(once my broken wrist is in better shape).

 

I have Max 7 so I'd need compatible files, either Max7/earlier or FBX, obj,3ds...

 

Hi Baddcog

 

Thanks very much for the offer of help, really appreciated!

 

Trouble is, is that it is my beginners project into animating a model, so if I give it to someone else to do, then I have to think of another beginners project!

 

For Arx we are going to have at least chickens, pigs and goats - was not going to bother with sheep - didn't fancy trying to model wool - but who knows ;) - In Arx they had small live stock holdings with all the animal sounds - I really loved that kind of ambience in the level, gave it life to me.

 

Anyway, TDM is welcome to use all those models when done. You can have all the sources so if you think my chicken anims are shite or just want some others then no problem to do your own.

 

The next creature I was planning to have a go at modelling was going to be a pig, and in my currently novice-animator way of thinking 4 legs sounds a lot harder! - would you be prepared to lend a hand animating that?

 

Thanks again for the offer.

 

Regards

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hey Solar

 

I like the sound of that, I like the sound of that very much indeed

 

;-)

 

ps. Chickens, hell yeah!

 

Hi Bikerdude

 

Unfortunately, can't speak for Neuro, but next time I do some more cave work for the mod, I will screenshot and document the techniques (well some simple ones that I use ATM anyway).

 

They will not be ground breaking, but they should give a good guide into using the minimum amount of polys for the maximum realistic effect, but done with speed and efficiency in mind, hope it will help someone.

 

Seen too many people use auto-generated meshes with thousands of polys in a dark cave where no-one can see the detail.... need I say more.

 

Cheers

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