Hammer Guard Wip

[oDDity]

This is, yet again, one I made earlier, it is inspired by the actual concept art for T1, this is the style I would like to see for this mod, rather than the new T3 styple.

Don't worry about the texture or missing feet, the painted on beard etc, the model is only half done, it's just the general concept you should be thinking about

[Springheel]

it's just the general concept you should be thinking about

 

Well, we do HAVE a concept piece already approved for the Builder guards. Not that I think it's the best of the lot, but we aren't starting from scratch here. Make some modifications as you see fit, but don't stray too far from what's there.

 

[New Horizon]

 

[Springheel]

He knows, NH.

[New Horizon]

He knows, NH. 

:lol: Just trying to be helpful. I really do enjoy the feeling I get from your Models oDDity. With the original Thief 1 and 2 models, I could easily buy into them being real people...not so in T3, they were just too blah, I don't know. Your models feel right, they feel real. I could definately imagine myself being immersed in these characters.

Edited October 23, 2004 by New Horizon

[Phantom]

Your models feel right, they feel real.

I agree. That's professional quality work. Half done or not. I'd like to see oDDity do Thief 3 work if we ever get an editor for it.

[sparhawk]

:lol: Just trying to be helpful. I really do enjoy the feeling I get from your Models oDDity. With the original Thief 1 and 2 models, I could easily buy into them being real people...not so in T3, they were just too blah, I don't know. Your models feel right, they feel real. I could definately imagine myself being immersed in these characters.

That's right. I was looking at the sample screenshot that BlackThief provided for his textures and the characters of T3 look rather gameish. The models from T2 looked much more lively despite the poorer gfx engine.

[New Horizon]

I agree. At first glance the graphics in T3 looked better, but technically....well, I won't say anything mean.

[Darkness_Falls]

I agree. oDDity's characters seem more real than T3's. Maybe it's the plasticized textures they used on the models in T3, though, no? Regardless, T1 and T2 guards seemed more real to me, too.

[god_is_my_goldfish]

part of it was the proportions, many of t3's characters were just wrong in proportion, such as the balloon headed women.

[oDDity]

I couldn't find the official Builder WIP thread that Sprinheeel started, so I'll use this one.

THis is knid of an amalgamation of the above model had the above concept art.

THese aren't the final textures sine they'll have to be redone for the low poly model anyway.

Springheel - don't get too upset that I'm not sticking ridgidly to the concept art, but I want to bring a little of the orginal Thief games in to the models as well.

I only changed the boots amd bracers on this guy anyway, which, let's face it, weren't that well fleshed out in the concept art any way.

[BlackThief]

OMG he is back !

 

and this model looks just damn AWESOME ! with a better red-cloth texture this will rock !

[New Horizon]

Welcome back oDDity. Excellent Builder model by the way.

[god_is_my_goldfish]

Damn. You never stop impressing.

[pakmannen]

Fantastic model. Just amazing. I love the boots. As far as textures and colours go, I do think Springheels concept is spot on though. But since you said you were going to redo them anyway, I'm not that worried..

 

Oh, and nice to have you back!

[Springheel]

Springheel - don't get too upset that I'm not sticking ridgidly to the concept art, but I want to bring a little of the orginal Thief games in to the models as well.

I only changed the boots amd bracers on this guy anyway, which, let's face it, weren't that well fleshed out in the concept art any way.

 

True, that one was the quickest piece I whipped up and it didn't have much to it. I really like what you've done with it though. The boots are great.

 

When you redo the textures, could you darken them a bit? The red is showing a little too pink for my tastes...the builder colours I used were as close to blood-red and dark iron as I could get.

 

I see you've got a banner of some sort in the background...we have yet to agree on a Builder emblam...have you come up with one?

[BlackThief]

When you redo the textures, could you darken them a bit?  The red is showing a little too pink for my tastes...the builder colours I used were as close to blood-red and dark iron as I could get.

yeah, I thought the same - here's what I had in mind (already started this mock-up before spring posted it )

 

I changed the red and darkend the armor. I also tweaked the position left eye a bit.

Edited December 3, 2004 by BlackThief

[DeepOmega]

Very nice. Biggest thing is, as said above, the textures - the metal looks way procedural and overclean. Fantastical modeling, my friend.

[sparhawk]

When can we see some of the models on the FTP?

[SneaksieDave]

*big grin*

 

Son of a... damn that's good stuff. That and the bot, both.

 

Makes me wanna say "the darkest age for Thief could yet become the brightest."

[Fingernail]

It is far too pleasing to see you back, Oddity. Great model.

[oDDity]

When can we see some of the models on the FTP?

You mean the finished game model?

A long time I would suspect. Doing the high res model is only 10% of the workflow.

I still have to trawl various websites and forums trying to get the information I need to work out how to get characters into the game, and no animations have even been started yet.

Heh, I've only just perfected getting characters into UT2K3, and now I have to start all over again for Doom.

Still, I've finished a lot of Nightblade work, I've only a couple more models to do for that, so I sould have a decent amount of time to devote to this.

[Fingernail]

He wants to have the unfinished model so that, if you are temporarily or permanantly incapacitated in the future, we can pick up where you left off.

 

Essentially.

[sparhawk]

Yes. That's the point.

[Springheel]

That's basic policy now for ALL work. Once it is in a completed state, it should be sent to the ftp site. For character models, we certainly don't need them to be animated before they are stored.