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Kite Shield

Kite Shield
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A standard kite shield often carried by the knights and adventurers of Sanctuary.
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Reference taken from Diablo II
kiteshield.gif

A team-colored version can be found in the 4th post.
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Equip "Kite Shield - Right" to "right hand" of the Villager Man model.
Equip "Kite Shield - Left" to "left hand" of the Villager Man model.
Has death animations.
v1.0 [31.01.2017] - Uploaded

Please do not edit or post any of my models on other sites without my permission! You are however free to resize and rotate the models in order to fit them to your units.
Enjoy and give me credits for my work!

Keywords:
Shield, Kite, Heater, Bulwark, Targe, Armor, Protection, Defense, Defend, Defender, Diablo 2
Contents

Kite Shield - Left (Model)

Kite Shield - Right (Model)

Reviews
HappyCockroach
Great looking shield. Approved. (Teamcolored version is rather nice and could be added to the bundle itself if you want)
Looks very nice, but it's a Heater Shield not a Kite.
I know, but since this is a Diablo 2 recreation, I had to name it like they did. Their kite shield is instead named "gothic shield": http://www.d2tomb.com/images/items/gothicshield.gif
This kite shield is nice, the textures work well - I'd like to use it for my project however the paint on the shield is always yellow so it'd be confusing with player colors - could you upload a Team Colored variant?
Fresh TC version, right off the press!
 

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Level 11
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Same difference though, right? Both have that iconic upside-down teardrop with a flat top.

The Kite and Heater shield are different entities.

I know, but since this is a Diablo 2 recreation, I had to name it like they did. Their kite shield is instead named "gothic shield": http://www.d2tomb.com/images/items/gothicshield.gif

Fresh TC version, right off the press!

Yes, when I first played Diablo I , I thought those were Kite shields but turns out I was wrong. I do wonder why they changed their name and from when exactly did they start to be called kite shields.
 
Are you working on a D2 remake? Or are you making assets for someone else's D2 remake?
I was, a long time ago, but I saw how much work that would be and I scrapped it. I still have much of the Act I terrain though, if anyone is interested :D
Now I just make these out of nostalgia and because they actually look pretty nice. Diablo 2 has always been a favorite of mine.
 
Level 11
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Mar 31, 2016
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Nice - too bad about that. I almost did that for my project. Maybe one day you'll revisit it or someone else will pick it up.
I saw a D3 remake in the maps section but it looks like its production went inactive.

That's awesome, hope you have fun with these. They look great, some of the best quality attachments here on Hive.
 
Level 4
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Jan 12, 2014
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IMHO Hive definetly needs some simple yet practical models like this one. Diversity is a great thing and we already have tons of over-fantasy stuff (I'm not bashing it tho), it's pleasurable to see as beatutiful shield as yours, very useful.
 
Level 1
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Sep 15, 2017
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I'm not trying to be a petty asshole, I'm just being a petty newbie.
This is a Heater Shield. Not a Kite Shield. A Kite Shield is a giant shield that can cover it's user's entire body.
 
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