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Toad Rider

The Swamp People have learned to tame the Giant Toads that live there, and their powerful Shamans can even ride them. If the Swamp People are still unknown from the rest of the world, it's probably because most intruders are quickly swallowed by those beasts...

Note that the special effects will not appear in Magos, you have to import the model in game to see them.
The model is meant to use the "spirit of vengeance" projectile.

Edit: I added the Toad without rider, thanks to Kyrbi0 for beginning the job.
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Toad (Model)

Toad Rider (Model)

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General Frank
Extremely well done model-edit with lots of custom geometry and animations. Model works in-game and performs well. Great job!
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Awesome model, love the animations, especially the "stand channel" anim, looks so epic!

Please do continue with models of your "Swamp People" - I want to see the whole roster :D
 
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The concept is awesome, and I really like how you made the naga guy on top.
However I think the frog part of the model feels a bit off compared to the standard mounted units, usually the mount has some team color elements and details.. This frog looks like a neutral creep being mounted by a players unit, it doesn't seem like it's been tamed.
I also agree with people above that tongue attack animation would be a really nice addition.
 
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Great model FreddyK! It was so good that I actually just based a plot point in a map I just released around it due to the animations you use for devour and "puke". Keep up the good work!
 
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What draenei... This 'swamp people' race is not inspired by draenei, but by the Vedalken, part of the most famous and expensive among collectible card games, by WotC iirc.

Edit: talking about inspiration here is going way too far, as I have no proof whatsoever that the author even knew about vedalken before making swamp people. It is correct to say that there is great similarity between the two. Lovely execution btw :)
 
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Thanks for your kind comments!

I've actually already done this, Freddyk; do you want me to just upload it here for you to add?
Sure, please post the model here, I will check it and add it to the bundle.

This 'swamp people' race is not inspired by draenei, but by the Vedalken, part of the most famous and expensive among collectible card games, by WotC iirc.
Actually I made up this creature from my own imagination, I don't know these Vedalken.
 

Kyrbi0

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Normally I'd be honored, but honestly I did next to nothing on this; I simply *removed* geosets he painstakingly created. I didn't even finish (ropes?) & IIRC I didn't even do the harder work of removing unused animations (not quite sure how).
I'll leave it up to @Freddyk , but honestly I did what any amateur could do in less than 10 minutes of 'work'. :<

Enjoy my dudes.
 
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This is so friggin cool! I have been, just for my own amusement, making a cosmetic replacement of the NE units. I think this unit would be lovely for replacing Malfurion or Tyrande, because i really have not done any hero swaps yet. If nothing else, it would be a lovely do-over on the Huntress. Do you have any voice/weapon suggestions for it?

Really, such a beautiful idea you have here! :)

EDIT!: And i agree with the others who state it really would be nice for the frog itself to have some kind of team color, whether it be banner attachment, or otherwise.
 
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