Gryphon

[Moderator]

11:25, 6th Mar 2014
Misha: well.. it still uses that not-so-good texture, maybe it could be better if you rewrap the whole model to an actual, ingame texture of the gryphon. same thing is about armor, it feels sloppily made and not wrapped right, the model's internal name still says 'hippogryph' and the overall model shape is still like a hippogryph..i suggest you tweak that some more.. also, armor does not disappear in the death animation, so that's an issue, as well as maybe it not being rigged that well..

so.. take your time to fix the issues, don't update until you do so, and ask if you need something

so a rework, eh? Looks nice, but you should try to make those 'ear' feathers follow both the head and the neck bones, also the feline body has its neck clip out on some anims, mainly on attack animation, that could be tweaked too. wings are looking cool but i kinda dislike that they're just static, which is minor.. the body could use a lill better wrap at the feet if possible, but in overall, i like it
(PS, don't use sentinel death sound use gryphon or hippogryph death sound)

further zoom out the portrait so the whole head can be seen clearly, add 'hand left/right' attachments to the wings, and a weapon attachment to one of the talons. then it should be good to go, i think..

changes made, resource approved

 

[Hantoo]

something i wished to make since i join hive...
subscribing ~~

 

[Dragunov]

Great imagination.

 

[Argos]

Wings seems to be "glued" to the body, but I really like the idea

 

[Sunreaver]

Looks great but there is already this
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/gryphonrider-49658/?prev=search=gryphon&d=list&r=20
But that one has legs and saddles maybe u can edit the legs ?

 

[Hantoo]

mine is more handsome

 

[-Grendel]

indeed, this one is better.

 

[Sunreaver]

Yeah I know

 

[kakuzu]

Nice model , it is useful !

 

[Kyrbi0]

I actually really like that someone (you) thought to make this... But while it makes sense to "lion-ize" your existing Eagle model, doncha think that simply removing the Dwarf would be easier & result in a more... better Gryphon? No offense; that head is just very different compared to the body.

 

[Sunreaver]

Maybe u can change the head to eagle head

 

[Hantoo]

I actually really like that someone (you) thought to make this... But while it makes sense to "lion-ize" your existing Eagle model, doncha think that simply removing the Dwarf would be easier & result in a more... better Gryphon? No offense; that head is just very different compared to the body.

that would means rejected with the reason "Too Simple"

 

[Splub]

Nice!

 

[Fingolfin]

From the screenshot, his beak looks more green than yellow.

 

[Hantoo]

Updated! Added Talon and Flying Animation

 

[Vinz]

Texture looks too stretched. :/

Specifically on the face. Also it has to look more majestic, muscles.

 

[missfairy]

Been waiting for a model like this forever! Thanks for making it.

The only thing I think might have room for improvement is the head. As others have said it should be an Eagle instead of the owl, but then again the only eagle heads in WC3 were the BM's pet which might look weird with this and the Griffonrider which looked terrible.

If possible I'd look into trying to give it a sleeker head that uses the beastmaster's Eagle texture, though. Or a version that uses that for people who would want a traditional fantasy Griffon model.

Really great work regardless, though!!

 

[morbent]

Fucking awesome! i LOVE IT ! 5/5 sgdddddddddddddddddddd

 

[Heinvers]

Much better.

 

[Vortigon]

Sexy and stylish picture, good job!

 

[Vinz]

The eye texture is still stretched. A few more vertices won't hurt.

 

[Hantoo]

that is a little hard to edit but i will try

 

[Vinz]

Come on. It's just a few verts. :> You can turn out to make the best Gryphon wc3 model.

Also, for me, the geoset coloring on the front feet should not include the talons themselves. It's also a bit too yellow, perhaps a little orange?

 

[Hantoo]

orange huh? give me a few days.. xd

(it will be easy to add vertex in .blender, but at least for me, .blender->.mdx is a one way trip, and i make this by geomerging, so I don't even touched blender in the process, Adding Vertex in Mdlvis is like a very hard way for me)

 

[Vinz]

MDLvis is pretty flexible though. The triangle deletion is a little better than Milkshape's. Problem is it has no grid for Z/Y (even its X is too large).

 

[JollyD]

nice model

 

[fostaa]

Awesome everything but the face is too ugly. 4/5

 

[Hantoo]

Updated!
Face Wrap is Better,
Re-tint the Talon,
Better Animation (Morph, Morph Alternate, And All the Flapping Wings except Portrait),
Added Attack -3,

 

[Misha]

that model is always going to look owl-y, because it uses the owl texture, which was designed for big eyes. but that isn't really a bad thing either

 

[Vinz]

The attack animations could use more swing. Also I'd love to see a talon slam or fast rakes.

 

[Hantoo]

Updated!
New Sleep Animation

Picture

 

[Vinz]

Littler eyes please.

Also a little yellow on the talon. I also suggest the coloring to be near white.

 

[A Void]

The wings look like they are made from plastic, the animation is terrible for wings.

 

[Misha]

The wings look like they are made from plastic, the animation is terrible for wings.

is it? the model works fine and looks good. everything else is just up to the creator of the model

 

[A Void]

is it? the model works fine and looks good. everything else is just up to the creator of the model

just pointing it out. :/

 

[Hantoo]

Updated!
Added Spell Slam <- (Extra Wing Supported Talon Swing) , Attack Slam, <- (Wolf Critical Strike) and Birth <- (For Summoning)

 

[jonbon29]

Now that's more cool gryphon.

 

[Hantoo]

Todo List:
1. Improve the wing so that It won't look like plastic
2. Improve Animation

 

[Splub]

This is a pretty great Gryphon model!

 

[Hantoo]

Some Comment on the New Animation?
I animate them myself, so... waiting for critics...

 

[fostaa]

civil review

After your updates:

Good:
-Beak looks much better.
-(I don't know if it is just me or the gryph has a very nice running animation).

Bad:
-The wings are still too...still.
-Front legs are too green.
-Draw some eyes.

I am still at 4/5.

Oh... and just a suggestion - try to make flying animation also! It will be nice. (but fix them wings first )

 

[Hantoo]

what~~ ? But there is already have Flying Animation :|
Front Leg are actually more Orangy though

I will Fix those, (other than the Eyes, it will ruin the style)


Update! Attack Alternate Animation, Lesser Plastic-like Wing

Added Nest

 

[Vinz]

Awesome update. The anims are worth the size.

 

[Hantoo]

Added Nest Version as Building
(Dragon Roost Style )

 

[Edge45]

Whooaw, how much have it improve?, I like it, though some of its anims lacks body movements, and yeah, like the others said, the wings, :>
still, this ones a great model, , Click!

 

[Rex.]

Different cool!

 

[Hantoo]

Coming Soon

Spoiler

Will Upload as Seperate Version Once Done
Mesh From Scratch
No Animation Yet
Lots of Wrapping Issue

WIP

 

[Mike]

Well, I think that now this model deserves recommend rating.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Coming Soon

Spoiler

Will Upload as Seperate Version Once Done
Mesh From Scratch
No Animation Yet
Lots of Wrapping Issue

WIP

The original was good, but this is better in a lot of important ways. I particularly like the head/face; more expressive. (Could use more of a ruffley-feather-mane to match the one in-game... But maybe it's a baby? Or a female?)

My only issue is the same one with the original; those wings are just really weird. Not the wing tips; the strange ~60 degree bend that holds them to the body.