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Lion, the Demon Witch (DoTA 2)

Lore: "Once a Grandmaster of the Demon Witch tradition of sorcery, Lion earned fame among his brethren for fighting on the side of light and righteousness. But adulation corrupts. With powers surpassed only by his ambition, the mage was seduced by a demon and turned to evil, trading his soul for prestige. After committing horrible crimes that marred his soul, he was abandoned. The demon betrayed him, striking better deals with his enemies. Such was Lion’s rage that he followed the demon back to hell and slew it, ripping it limb from limb, taking its demonic hand for his own. However, such demonoplasty comes at a cost. Lion was transfigured by the process, his body transformed into something unrecognizable. He rose from hell, rage incarnate, slaying even those who had once called him master, and laying waste to the lands where he had once been so adored. He survives now as the sole practitioner of the Demon Witch tradition, and those who present themselves as acolytes or students are soon relieved of their mana and carried off by the faintest gust of wind."

FEATURES:
  • Looks like DoTA 2 Lion
  • Spell Chain Lightning Added to be used with Finger of Death/Pain/Suffering/Stuff
  • Team Glow
FIXES:
  • Cloak fixed in Death Animation and Dissipate Animation


Maybe it needs a lot of work at the cape, if anyone is willing to help out just tell me.

Recommended Abilities:
  • Impale
  • Mana Drain (Siphon Mana)
  • Hex
  • Finger of Death/Pain/Suffering/Stuff
Keywords:

Dota, Lion, Demon, Witch, Warlock, Diabolic


Recommended Missile Art: Phoenix Fire Missile

Recommended Attack Animations:
  • Animation Backswing Point: 0.450
  • Animation Damage Point: 0.450

Recommended Voice:
  • Hero Lich
  • Pit Lord
  • Chaos Warlock
Contents

Lion, the Demon Witch (DoTA 2) (Model)

Lion, the Demon Witch (DoTA 2) - Portrait (Model)

Reviews
HappyCockroach
Works well in-game. Some suggestions for improvement, though: - The cape in its upper part has quite strong geometry seams. That tends to look bad. You could try something that fits better and looks more attached to the hero's body. - The lava hand...
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the cape texture looks totally out of place from the rest of the model.

It was the best texture I found to match the cape from Dota 2.

i think you should fix or delete anims where the hands and weapon go through each other/ or head

I was waiting for someone to notice this. It shall be done.

meh, i'm pretty sure there's a better texture.

Blood Mage, or a texture in Glues Single Player?
 
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dwarven rifleman cape, orc shop building thingie texture(the texture i used in my Sanguine warlord model's clothes), one of the priest textures that has the black clothing texture, even arthas cape would work if you play around with the material layers and effect, you can check out my holder of entropy, vial heart and sanguine warlord models to know what i'm talking about with material layer manipulation.
 
Works well in-game. Some suggestions for improvement, though:

- The cape in its upper part has quite strong geometry seams. That tends to look bad. You could try something that fits better and looks more attached to the hero's body.
- The lava hand color scheme doesn't fit the rest of the model neither. There may be a better texture, or try coloring the geoset, if none are found.

Overall, it's approved, but do consider working on such improvements.
 
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Messages
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Works well in-game. Some suggestions for improvement, though:

- The cape in its upper part has quite strong geometry seams. That tends to look bad. You could try something that fits better and looks more attached to the hero's body.
- The lava hand color scheme doesn't fit the rest of the model neither. There may be a better texture, or try coloring the geoset, if none are found.

Overall, it's approved, but do consider working on such improvements.

The cape and the Lava Hands were the most difficult for me to finish. I guess it was better to remove the cape. But the Lava Hand is kinda the watermark of Lion in Dota 2. I've checked his before and after. The best texture for his "demon" hand was the lava cracks in Shrine texture.
 
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