Cloaked figure?

[grayman]

Are there any plans to create a cloaked AI? Floor-length or knee-length cloak, hood up or down. Most likely would be a Builder.

[New Horizon]

Are there any plans to create a cloaked AI? Floor-length or knee-length cloak, hood up or down. Most likely would be a Builder.

 

We should already have those around...probably not rigged or animated yet though. Pretty sure oDDity left the models for us.

[Springheel]

Cloaked or robed? We have a couple robed characters yet to be rigged (similar to the priest), but an actual cloak would probably need its own set of bones and would be very difficult to animate.

[grayman]

Cloaked or robed? We have a couple robed characters yet to be rigged (similar to the priest), but an actual cloak would probably need its own set of bones and would be very difficult to animate.

 

Ideally, this:

 

 

 

A robed figure might also work, as long as there's no distinctive head gear.

 

I'm looking for something seen from a distance. If nothing's in the works, I can do Plan B, which is to create a patch to simulate the presence of someone through a silhouette.

[Fidcal]

You're working on an FM, grayman? Well if you are willing to accept a compromise of just a patch silhouette then a better compromise is make something like the alchmest in The Alchemist (extract that as a start point if you wish.)

 

Create a robed priest

Make a dark skin for his robes etc.

Give him the hooded head

Make two or three dark fabric patches each to be part of an outer cloak

Make each func_static and either set up a def_attach or bind them to parts of the body, eg part hangs from the hips; part from the shoulders to overlap slightly the lower part; part over the head and shoulders to overlap the part below. Make all fabric including the AI and head skin the same fabric.

By careful adjustment to minimise clipping during movement and by keeping it dark and in the distance it should be acceptable.

[Melan]

Based on the concept art (via Darkfate.ru), there ought to be both inquisitor-like cloked folks and mage-like cloaked forms in the depths of the TDM repository. How far along they are, I have no idea, but they are mighty promising.

Edited December 18, 2010 by Melan

[greebo]

These models are there in LWO format, but they are still hi-poly, meshes need to be split into materials, feet need to be added, shadowmeshes need to be added and the whole thing needs to be rigged. It's also possible that some textures are missing, but I'm not sure about that.

[grayman]

You're working on an FM, grayman?

 

Planning only. Probably won't open DR again until after 1.04 is released.

 

... a better compromise is make something like the alchemist ...

 

Thanks. I'll keep these steps in mind when I begin mapping.

 

 

 

[Springheel]

Inquisitors just need to be re-rigged to the new skeleton. The mage needs a great deal of work.

[grayman]

Inquisitors just need to be re-rigged to the new skeleton. The mage needs a great deal of work.

 

Don't anyone rush into this for my sake. With Fidcal's suggestions, I should have all I need to provide the effect I'm looking for.