Amd2004 -- Arrow Models

[DeepOmega]

Ahh. Nice and quick.

 

 

 

Bow is next - do we have any concept art for it?

[Springheel]

Not at the moment, no. When I get home I can send you some reference pics. How about a broadhead while you're doing arrows?

[DeepOmega]

 

Done.

[Springheel]

Here's a pic of some bows...I had been thinking of a recurve bow, but hell, it's steampunk, couldn't he have some kind of compound bow? What do you think?

 

[DeepOmega]

I actually like the idea of a compound bow - don't they give you more force in a smaller bow? And it's definitely in-character.

[jay pettitt]

Thats what they do. Not exactly a concern for dousing arrows or nice tight gameplay though. Oh, and they're a decidedly modern invention. A recurve bow is a fine choice - simple, elegant, plausible. Mind you, if someone wants to sketch a medieval steampunk compound bow then I'm all ears (eyes).

 

On the subject of arrows, can the crystal tips take on a slightly tighter, pointier, knapped flint style. Something about them as is suggests that they won't fly to well in an unbalanced, zero points for the areodynamics kinda way.

Edited October 23, 2004 by jay pettitt

[Springheel]

On the subject of arrows, can the crystal tips take on a slightly tighter, pointier, knapped flint style. Something about them as is suggests that they won't fly to well in an unbalanced

 

I was actually thinking they were TOO pointed. They certainly are more aerodynamic than either of the two crystal sytles in the original games. I wouldn't change them.

 

Re: the compound bow...you're right, it isn't really necessary, so let's just go with a recurve bow. Something on the small side, like a meter high or so.

Edited October 23, 2004 by Springheel

[god_is_my_goldfish]

I'll do up a quick bow sketch.

 

Nevermind, i can't seem to get my sketch to stop sucking.

Edited October 23, 2004 by god_is_my_goldfish

[BlackThief]

I made the skin for the broadhead. However the model is a bit too big ingame and it'd be great if DO could make a UV map with a bigger wood-part. the wood turns out a bit blurry ingame, because it's stretched too much...

[BlackThief]

the feathers...

[BlackThief]

here's another screen in front of Atti's bookshelf, so that you can see the proportions a bit better

Edited December 13, 2004 by BlackThief

[Springheel]

Very nice! But goddam I wish we could get this size issue resolved.

[oDDity]

All you have to do is resize it in any 3d app. The best thing to do is to have a Doom human character impoted to your 3d app so you can get the scale right first time. Objects cn also be scaled in the editor surely?

[BlackThief]

All you have to do is resize it in any 3d app. The best thing to do is to have a Doom human character impoted to your 3d app so you can get the scale right first time. Objects cn also be scaled in the editor surely?

problem is, that the arrows are ASE files and blender can't import ASE

[oDDity]

Go to http://www.righthemisphere.com and dwnload the free trial of deep exploration. It'll convert any format to any other format you want.

[BlackThief]

ok, thanks - that worked.

 

fixed the size and the wood.

[Springheel]

Very, very nice BT. I can't believe how much better they look over the T3 arrows.

 

Btw, I agree with oDDity...we should be using a human figure to base all our size comparisons on. Hard to judge the size of the arrow when we don't know the size of the books.

[BlackThief]

Btw, I agree with oDDity...we should be using a human figure to base all our size comparisons on. Hard to judge the size of the arrow when we don't know the size of the books.

well I scale all my models using the D3 player model to make the proportions right

[Springheel]

Ah, good. Carry on then.

[oDDity]

Bookcase and arrow looking really great BT. Maybe you should texture all the funiture. I have a desk I could upload for texturing - the one in the 'more objects' thread. YOu could do all those objects if you want. No pressure)

[BlackThief]

thx. I'll take a look at it, when you've uploaded it.

[New Horizon]

Yes indeed. Everything is looking fantastic.

[sparhawk]

ok, thanks - that worked.

 

fixed the size and the wood.

Ah! When I see such in-game shots I could cry tears of joy.

[New Horizon]

Ah! When I see such in-game shots I could cry tears of joy.

I know what you mean. I'm get waves of excitement thinking about how they will look in action.

[Darkness_Falls]

Will the feathers at the tail end of the arrow have any sort of irridescence to them? I think it'd be cool if they had a slight irridescent quality to them, as some bird feathers do. Nothing too bright, just something nice and subtle for the detail-oriented player to enjoy looking at when they walk up to pluck their mis-fired arrow out of a wall