Someone who can custom animated should do something with
this model I just found art for. Pretty neat.
Also,
eubz, Kaizer, Wrathion, no comment on my
previous post?
Also also,
Chucky, MiniMage, Wandering Soul, takakenji, GhostThruster and
JokeMaster, don't leave us hanging. How're things going?
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I'm having some serious issues trying to pull off the look I had in mind in a warcraft low poly style. Now matter how hard I try I cannot get the face right. I'm starting to wonder If I should pick a different unit. I still want to do undead, but I just don't think I can pull this off the way that I want.
I think I might try the banshee. I have plenty of time, and I have never done something like a banshee before. Any thoughts?
Sorry to hear that. Yeah, hitting the style definitely takes a certain knack. I dunno if anyone here would be willing to help you out with that?
The Banshee is a pretty cool unit. Obviously a "hero-version" exists (Dark Ranger), so the trick is to come up with something new. A super-Banshee ("Phantasm"? "Ghast"? "Wailing Wonder"?
), or instead mixed with the whole
Val'kyr thing (concept art
here and
here).
Alternatively looking at the spells: emphasize 'Curse' for a malevolent "Spectre" hero bent on twisting enemy attacks... emphasize 'Anti-Magic Shell' for an enigmatic "Eidolon" able to deflect & disable magicks... emphasize 'Possession' for a nefarious "Puppetrix", manipulating enemies with spectral threads & evil puppets!
BallisticTerrain said:
Hmm, interesting. I just had an idea from looking at your necromancer that's actually my necromancer except yours.
Lol!
That WoW-looking bear priestess is really just a couple of WC3 campaign menu screen models stitched together in the Matrix Eater with the animations of the other model pictured (which was made from typical wc3 models). I didn't fit the animations onto it too well, and I think I'd have to redo a lot of that model to make it look any good.
Anybody got any ideas for how to make a good Makrura hero? Heaven's Fall's Makrura hero is still using a default wc3 model, maybe I could make a Makrura hero if I get some good ideas.
But, the Matrix Eater requires good ideas to make good things happen.
I kinda agree with Deolrin, that if you're gonna go with the NE Bear Priestess, definitely stick with the "regular-poly" one that'll actually fit in-game. With a buncha additions, of course. Could look rather cool.
However, if you're thinking of switching...
Makrura... Now
there's an idea. No one has really done them before.
WoWWiki said:
The vast majority of heroic makrura are barbarians. Scouts, warriors, and healers other than shaman are uncommon, while arcanists and tinkers are nonexistent.
I think you know what this means.
MAKRURA LIBRARIAN/TINKER, GOGO!
(But seriously, not sure there. Makrura would probably be good with hero glow, a HUGE-o claw, some tattered cloth... some butter, some tartar sauce, ooh a nice squeeze of lemon... *sorry*)
Hmm... Maybe so.
In the mean time, just for a bit of fun, I tried to make BallisticTerrain's model with the Matrix Eater and made something interesting of a Necromancer...
That's hilarious, you're making
other people's entries.
Gotta say it's interesting... But the face is weird, the cape is out of place, and the staff is just as cluttered as I thought it might be. :< Try out that "shelf mushroom-cape" deal, I'm interested to see if that can be pulled off.
This is my last WIP for the mount, removed all the messes at his neck-head and reduced the neck's length (I have tweaked its head and feets so it would be more lion-ish now lol).
Looking really good now. I'm impressed with how surprisingly-leonine you've made that bear.
Personally, though, I like my Sphinxes more feline instead of ursine... Can't really describe it, but you can Google Image "sphinx mtg" for a buncha Magic: the Gathering Sphinxes. Heck, the regular Wc3 Gryphon Rider is half-lion; use the back of that!
(Of course, you probably won't want to re-do everything at this point).
Who's the rider? What's he wield? And does this guy actually fly?
Your definitions of hero-ifying units are ridiculously good. Well done fellas :>
"Definitions"? What do you mean?
Well I F*cked up with the model polygons and Didn't have backup, so Idecided I make something better, a shaman head with blademaster body and rewrap it, and it trurned out great and I added few animations:
Stand
Attack
Spell
Spell - Throw
Spell - Slam
The Gif shows "Spell" animation.
Dang, sorry to hear that. I rather liked it. :<
However, this Blade-Shaman-Master is really coming along well. Just a nice merge overall. The animation (aside from the legs) is solid. Two things, though:
1) Definitely do something to the head/face; I'm realizing that that's one of the big keys to making a unique & cool hero. Maybe give him black-wolf-fur-mask, tweak the ears, the fangs, add eye-glow to the mask,
something.
2) Skulls are incredibly over-used. The one on his chest is alright (but a replacement or a tweak (horns?) should be done), but his staff... It's just a stick, with a skull. Give him
anything else; a rib cage, a ceremonial half-moon blade, a spiral of bones, rings of magick... I dunno. What exactly
is this guy?
I present you: The Spell Thief (literally)
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Noice! I really like this, and the name as well! I can tell you've done some creative merging & wrapping, and I'm a fan. I'm assuming the cape/scarf/shoulder-drapes are all TC. As he is, he's a solid unit; the face is relatively unique, though, so it's just a matter of finding something for him to hold or whatevs. What do you have in mind?
*thinks of trickery-related paraphrenalia*
Hum, maybe a deck of magic cards that he can shoot, like Gambit? Or perhaps a simple wooden staff... Pair of dice, trick shot glasses, ribbons...
I dunno, Deolrin, the face looks pretty cool. Although the scarf
is a bit large (I rather like the "scarf-crossed-over-the-face" deal, but maybe slightly lower, or dipping down near his mouth?).
