Iron Empire Model Pack

[Zodiac the barbarian]

I need to find a medic but complete and nice!

 

[FlameofChange]

This whole camp must be purged

Rawr grr uwu cough I mean Ja mein General !

 

[Carefree World]

The humanoid units are basically all good this time, except that the tanks are too ugly and have no special features, giving people a very ordinary feeling. You know, tanks are heavy attack units. Compared with the tank models you made before, these tanks are rather poor.

 

[FlameofChange]

The humanoid units are basically all good this time, except that the tanks are too ugly and have no special features, giving people a very ordinary feeling. You know, tanks are heavy attack units. Compared with the tank models you made before, these tanks are rather poor.

Less is more. Sometimes a more synthesized design can help clarity in theme & gameplay. Yes, Frank can make sober tanks you know !
Tanks aren't always heavy assault units. You don't need a shitton of guns to do the work : main gun + eventually a secondary one can do the job well.

 

[General Frank]

I need to find a medic but complete and nice!

Hmm, actually that is not a bad idea. If I have time, I might make something that'll hopefully fit in.

The humanoid units are basically all good this time, except that the tanks are too ugly and have no special features, giving people a very ordinary feeling. You know, tanks are heavy attack units. Compared with the tank models you made before, these tanks are rather poor.

That is a fair assessment, but I like my more down-to-earth approach here and I don't think anyone is holding anyone back to mix and match these with my other previous ones. In fact, they fit in pretty well and I don't think the added variety is a bad thing.
Thanks for the rating despite that though. I really appreciate it.

Less is more. Sometimes a more synthesized design can help clarity in theme & gameplay. Yes, Frank can make sober tanks you know !
Tanks aren't always heavy assault units. You don't need a shitton of guns to do the work : main gun + eventually a secondary one can do the job well.

That's my way of thinking as well...
... except both tanks here are heavy and meant for assault.

 

[DaHomieG]

Please make more Iron Empire units they look amazing especially the Technocrat!!!

 

[General Frank]

Please make more Iron Empire units they look amazing especially the Technocrat!!!

I planned to some some air units for sure, but other wc3 modding obligations have priority.

 

[StormKnight]

That artilliary piece... so much yes.

 

[Nyctaeus]

Excellent pack . I was waiting for this. Dunno which ones I'm gonna use, but there are many possible options here. Cavalier tank looks like much more mature and elegant variant of some of your earlier tank designs, displaying evolution of your sense of design. Also love the artillery cannon!

 

[Villagerino]

Boom, a fresh pack from maestro with a mix of military hardware and infantry, very interesting to see!

This Empire Iron Claw (love the name), one of the best werewolves I've seen here so far, and I really enjoy the way the armor is utilized here. That's also a great idea of having a genetic beast in the army 🐺 My critique for this model is that the 'Portrait' and 'Portrait Talk' look rather poor in comparison with the whole model: they sorely lack facial expressions, woof! A little frustrating. By the way, 'Stand-3' doesn't look quite fitting, as the unit has no "ground" for hanging in the air (sorry if I'm nitpicking).

The Storm Grenadier looks amazing as the concept, I like the backpack execution and the idea of the teamcolored flag. Various 'Spell' animations and the blow 'Death' sequence add a lot to this model As for the portrait, I find it unfinished, but a small correction in the form of moving pupils may improve the situation. I would also mind moving the face deeper into the helmet (right now it looks a bit missplaced and scary 😀). Have just noticed that the right arm has a glitchy moment during the rotation in the frame number 13250 (at first I thought it was the viewer's problem but the arm really does the thing).

What I love about the Empire Officer is how some of the textures are used creatively, like the Panda's clasps, the sword lion, the cap badge, and the straps.
The character looks great, the only thing that spoils the impression a little is the animation of the shots that looks somehow implausibly, like a throw. Using the Ogre is quite creative though. And who would know that the Iron Officers are made from Ogres?

The Empire Soldier and Guard also have a great look which, moreover, excellently demonstrates the difference in the status and rank. Love the faces, and the weapons are also amazing. I want to find fault with the animation of the 'Spell' sequence a little, because at the end their figure completely freezes. I'd also improve the mimics in the 'Portrait' sequences, if possible, in order to make the models 100% full-fledged.

By the way, I can't really find the difference between the 'Attack One/Two' and 'Attack One/Two Slam' in models, is this intended? 🤔

Oh, the Technocrat. The Technocrat is great by his name, effects and fitting animations, nicely done. (In the 'Portrait' sequence the mustache glitch through the face right below the nose: unfortunately it catches the eye because of the white hair color, but maybe I'm too picky.)

The mechanical units are awesome as always, I especially like the artillery cannon (by the way, aren't the front teamcolored cones missiles?). For me these war machines look heavy and powerful enough with eye-pleasing animations that are done by fans, pipes and armor pieces. A masterful work: such carpenters, such chips.

P.S. sir, I wish you even more inspiration to make such stilistically consistent packs in the special General Frank's modern warfare art style 🧑‍✈️

 

[Hazop]

Stellar work! Never expected an infantry addition
Models are nice, gives me a Battalion Wars vibe

 

[kamrad2000]

Can I use your models in my project?

 

[General Frank]

Can I use your models in my project?

As long as you give proper credit and follow the guidelines I ask for then it would be a pleasure to see these models in your project.

 

[Dairomax]

I was blown away by this amazing package so much I would have to see a therapist to tell her how beautiful and beautiful it is. I really liked those tanks as well as the werewolf but what made me crazy was that seeing that custom textures were not used, I really liked that. Also, when I went to the Hive page in the morning when I saw the package, I thought that they would be unit models for a custom warhammer 40k map, but when I saw the description, I said to myself that thank goodness because I was already looking for the map to test it. And certainly I would ask permission to use it if you allow me of course.

 

[General Frank]

I was blown away by this amazing package so much I would have to see a therapist to tell her how beautiful and beautiful it is. I really liked those tanks as well as the werewolf but what made me crazy was that seeing that custom textures were not used, I really liked that. Also, when I went to the Hive page in the morning when I saw the package, I thought that they would be unit models for a custom warhammer 40k map, but when I saw the description, I said to myself that thank goodness because I was already looking for the map to test it. And certainly I would ask permission to use it if you allow me of course.

Thank you.
Sure as long as you give credits I will be honoured of you use them.

 

[Dekarchos]

A friend of mine and myself ran into an issue with the pack. The Falcon Artillary and Engineer do not appear in any of the maps we tried. All the other models and icons work fine as intended.

 

[General Frank]

A friend of mine and myself ran into an issue with the pack. The Falcon Artillary and Engineer do not appear in any of the maps we tried. All the other models and icons work fine as intended.

What version of the game are you running?

 

[Dekarchos]

What version of the game are you running?

We are running 1.27.1.7085 it is the version before all the updates leading to reforged.

 

[General Frank]

We are running 1.27.1.7085 it is the version before all the updates leading to reforged.

Hmm, that might be the issue, but I don't know exactly.
I run the newest version, but I don't think I use any textures from Reforged.

 

[Dekarchos]

Hmm, that might be the issue, but I don't know exactly.
I run the newest version, but I don't think I use any textures from Reforged.

We thought of that but it would be strange if it turned out to be the case given everything else in the pack works fine and all models not labeled as reforged work on the version of classic we use. I will have to see about testing it on a different version to see if it works.

 

[General Frank]

We thought of that but it would be strange if it turned out to be the case given everything else in the pack works fine and all models not labeled as reforged work on the version of classic we use. I will have to see about testing it on a different version to see if it works.

Alright. Please do give it a test.

 

[ILH]

A nice and neatly assorted pack of infantry and vehicles.
Works in-game. Approved!

 

[Dekarchos]

Alright. Please do give it a test.

I am going to be able to test it this evening. I just wanted to reply mentioning it so you did not think I forgot or anything.

 

[Dat-C3]

I am going to be able to test it this evening. I just wanted to reply mentioning it so you did not think I forgot or anything.

Might be because mdx formats were changed in reforged, use retera's studio to assign it back to the 800 format and see if it works then.

 

[General Frank]

Might be because mdx formats were changed in reforged, use retera's studio to assign it back to the 800 format and see if it works then.

All my models use 800 format from the start.

I am going to be able to test it this evening. I just wanted to reply mentioning it so you did not think I forgot or anything.

Sounds good. Keep me posted.

 

[sovok]

Might be because mdx formats were changed in reforged, use retera's studio to assign it back to the 800 format and see if it works then.

I know this issue with newer models of Frank - he uses teamcolors, that were added in 1.30, and since there is no new teamcolors in 1.27, warcraft doesn't see it and it counts as missing texture.

 

[General Frank]

I know this issue with newer models of Frank - he uses teamcolors, that were added in 1.30, and since there is no new teamcolors in 1.27, warcraft doesn't see it and it counts as missing texture.

Ah, yeah. That makes sense.
Thanks for your investigation.

 

[sovok]

I know this issue with newer models of Frank - he uses teamcolors, that were added in 1.30, and since there is no new teamcolors in 1.27, warcraft doesn't see it and it counts as missing texture.

And also I personally fixed this with 1x1 transparent texture. Doesn't change look of models much, but this fix makes them work on older versions (except for power-up orbs, they needed a little bit more care).