Farrell, The Thief

[oDDity]

I don't usually post WIPs, but I thougt I would in this case since this model is taking a lot longer than my usual 2 or 3 days, and because I'm departing quite a bit from the concept art.

SH's concept art is great, but it's too fantasy and T3 for my liking.

I'm going for a realistic, badass, thieves guild taffer look, more like you might get in a gritty T1/2 style era.

[god_is_my_goldfish]

Not bad, though i won't be able to fully comment until he's done.

[sparhawk]

Looks good.

[Dram]

REAL good . But the boots look a bit big here. Probably the perspective

[Macsen]

That wavy skirt looks a bit odd. And he doesn't have any arms. And I can't see his penis.

 

Maybe instead of using a flashbomb he could flash his victims?

Edited February 14, 2005 by Macsen

[Diego]

very good model so far!

theres something ive been wanting to ask for ages, you do texture the model 'while' youre modeling? or is it just some procedural mat?

[oDDity]

Peephole trousers, I'll add that to my list.

[oDDity]

very good model so far!

theres something ive been wanting to ask for ages, you do texture the model 'while' youre modeling? or is it just some procedural mat?

It's just a surface colour, though by setting the specularity and glossiness values, and throwing on a little bump, I can make the surfaces look more or less what they are supposed to be.

[Springheel]

I like the sword length. Can we do away with the jagged edge on the tunic? That's a much more medieval trapping than any of the other outfits. Otherwise, I like it.

[oDDity]

Well that jagged leather edge style is more Tudor/Elizabethan. I think it's adds some distinction to the model rather than just having the plain old boring normal predictable square bit of jacket at the bottom like every other thief model that's ever been made (and I've made 5 of them)

Anyway, if you see it on the finished model and still don't like it I can change it, it can be done in 15 minutes.

I realise the body armour is different from yours, but that means that deep omega can finish his model. We are having a thieves guild, so we're going to need other thief models as well.

[Springheel]

Yeah, that's fair enough. My design was more of a "D&D adventuring thief" ready for zombies, burricks and crypts as well as mansions. Our campaign character seems more of a typical urban thief. But keep the fingerless gloves.

[kfmccall]

Only comment is that the neck is a little confusing. The cloth seems a bit bunched up, maybe it could come down a little ways in the front in a "V" shape or something. (though I may be wrong, perhaps the final textures will finish off the model)

[New Horizon]

I like it very much. Wowsas.

[Renzatic]

What about a cape? It's something that Thief fans have been clamoring for since you could see Garrett through the scouting orb. Realism issues aside, it could be a damn nice touch and wouldn't be too difficult to do.

[oDDity]

Definitely not a cape, bt a cloak certainly. We agreed he's have a cloak for badass sexy reasons in renders like this one below (and this model is mainly for showing our flagship main charcater model in renders) but he won't wear a cloak 'on the job' and since w're only going to see him in the game very rarely in mirrors it hardly matters.

It's pretty obvious that a thief would not wear a cloak while on a job, it's just too cumbersome.

The 'low res' version of this model will still be pretty high res since it's only for cutscenes.

 

kfmccall, if you look very carefully you can see that you're actually looking though the v-neck to the wall behind. The jerkin has no body inside it) Some people's monitor are a lot dareker than others though, so it's hard for me to be sure exactly how much detail others are seeing.

Edited February 15, 2005 by oDDity

[oDDity]

Update: Haven't had a whole lot of time to work on him recently, but he's definitely getting there. Exactly where 'there' is, I'm not 100% sure yet, I tend to model with no clear idea of where I'm going, and just make it up as I go along.

[Springheel]

This monitor is too dark to get a good look at it, but I love the gloves, and I like the change to the bottom of his tunic.

[Macsen]

I can see it clearly enough. It's brilliant.

[New Horizon]

Absolutely love it! Very nice touches. I can definately imagine those new arms looking great ingame. Fantastic work.

[oDDity]

I was particularly happy with the bracer/glove combo I invented, I'd love a pair of these in real life)

This is really the most important part of the model, since it's the only part you see in the game 99% of the time.

[New Horizon]

I was particularly happy with the bracer/glove combo I invented, I'd love a pair of these in real life)

This is really the most important part of the model, since it's the only part you see in the game 99% of the time.

They're going to look damn hot ingame.

[Macsen]

So this thief is our Thief? Will the model also be used for other thieves found in the game?

[New Horizon]

So this thief is our Thief? Will the model also be used for other thieves found in the game?

I would suggest this guy is the flagship Thief. No doubt we can have altered versions of this for the others, but this guy should be unique.

[god_is_my_goldfish]

Damn nice oddity, well deserving of being our master thief.

[Ishtvan]

Damn, very nice. Medieval stealth operative, I like it!

 

So I can't quite tell from looking at the glove/bracers, are the metal clasps going to be on the inside (ie, what the player sees all the time), or are those going on the outside and the leather "X" is on the inside? From the full body shot it looks like X faces outside, clasps face inside, but I couldn't tell from the glove closeup. I'm just curious, either way would probably fine (although I might tire of looking at shiny clasps after a while )