[Model] Flying Dreadlord

[General Frank]

AHH I didn't notice! Thank you!
I didn't see it because you didn't but it on the downloads

My pleasure. I hope like it.

 

[Fuglypump]

My pleasure. I hope like it.

I love it but!

Here is a screenshot of comparison to the flying Dreadlord and the standing Dreadlord.

As you can see, there are some major differences, and adjustments still needed.

If you make changes here are some suggestions that you could change and improve it greatly. No offense intended, I am just trying to be honest, and not an ass. (even though I am still being an ass anyways, sorry)
The arms are attached to the wings still.
The wings are not colored yet.
The wings are a little too small.
The shoulder plates do not match.
There is a thing behind the regular Dreadlord's head, and not the flying.
The knee plates do not match, the Flying's is a little smaller, and less sharp looking. (if you look from behind the Standing Dreadlord, you can see his knee plates cup over his knees.)

Looking at the backside...

The tail is too thick and does not have an arrow head tip.
The ears are about twice the size as the should be.
The feet are colored where the shouldn't be.
The feet look a little too large, and claw like.

And again, I am very very very sorry for the criticism, I hope you understand that, aside from all that, the model is lovely and is yet still fit for my map, if you manage to update it, these are the areas you should focus on.

 

[General Frank]

I love it but!

Here is a screenshot of comparison to the flying Dreadlord and the standing Dreadlord.

As you can see, there are some major differences, and adjustments still needed.

If you make changes here are some suggestions that you could change and improve it greatly. No offence intended, I am just trying to be honest, and not an ass. (even though I am still being an ass anyways, sorry)
The arms are attached to the wings still.
The wings are not colored yet.
The wings are a little too small.
The shoulder plates do not match.
There is a thing behind the regular Dreadlord's head, and not the flying.
The knee plates do not match, the Flying's is a little smaller, and less sharp looking. (if you look from behind the Standing Dreadlord, you can see his knee plates cup over his knees.)

Looking at the backside...

The tail is too thick and does not have an arrow head tip.
The ears are about twice the size as the should be.
The feet are colored where the shouldn't be.
The feet look a little too large, and claw like.

And again, I am very very very sorry for the criticism, I hope you understand that, aside from all that, the model is lovely and is yet still fit for my map, if you manage to update it, these are the areas you should focus on.

No need to sorry for criticism. Criticism is good. I have rather rushed it because I haven't much time to do it. sorry it it's not exactly matching. I'll try to improve it when I find some time, okay ?

 

[Fuglypump]

No need to sorry for criticism. Criticism is good. I have rather rushed it because I haven't much time to do it. sorry it it's not exactly matching. I'll try to improve it when I find some time, okay ?

Okay great, Take your time, because I'm not going to release my map for a long while. My map has the skeleton built, and completed, but the terrain is only started on. I will work a lot during the weekend though.

Edit: and I added you to my buddy list because of your forgiveness, I don't know what the buddy list does, but I added you anyways.

 

[Elenai]

Hmmmz...I wonder if I am on anyones buddy list....

Anyways...Its a little wierd...but its looking good so far.

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to General Frank again."

I cant remember a time when it doesnt say that! Oh well...


Elenai, your in the buddy list in my head, even if not my real one...

P.S Elenai, do you even make mpas or just model?

 

[TheDivineBoss]

About time a Flying Dreadlord showed up. Who must I give rep? You, you or you?

Off-Topic: Elenai, your avatar. That's a woman.

Edit: GF made it, so GF gets R.E.P.

 

[Fuglypump]

So general, how is the progress going on the Dreadlord?

 

[General Frank]

So general, how is the progress going on the Dreadlord?

Sorry, I did nothing much atm. Still much work to do on it and out side work is getting hard...

 

[Deleted member 126647]

I'm so bored, I think I'll custom animate the dreadlord model to fly for you.

 

[Direfury]

Ohh this is going to be good.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

It's messy but it's pretty crappily rigged by blizzard.

 

[frostwhisper]

Perhaps enlarging the wings might look it better, Chriz?

 

[TheDivineBoss]

He looks like he's tired, depressed or not in the mood, maybe make him more proud or something like that if you know what I mean.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Perhaps enlarging the wings might look it better, Chriz?

Wouldn't look good with the original model then.

 

[Fuglypump]

make him lean forward a bit more it will reveal the wings more and give more room for the wings to move.

Great job on the animations by the way.

 

[Direfury]

Looks good more as an overseer,just put him over a large army of ghouls and you have a good scene.

enlarge the wings to about 1.12 rather than 1.0.
make the dreadlord bob a bit more during flight and let the arms flail just a small bit more,I think that'd make the anims better for a hero.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

He bobs more, arms flail more, larger and more widespread wings and his torso is more bent. My computer is too slow right now to make a decent gif, so I'll show it another time.

 

[Direfury]

This is going to be one great flying unit.

 

[Cavman]

dunno if you did this alread, but inthe giff it looks like his wings are folded up. If he's flying, shouldn't his wings be unfolded. It'd probably look a heck of a lot better.

 

[Fuglypump]

Wow, I can't wait, do you think you will get it done by Christmas?

 

[Direfury]

Oh yes,he already did it,he just has to submit it here for us.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Wow, I can't wait, do you think you will get it done by Christmas?

Don't hold your breath, tomorrow is Christmas.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Update:

 

[TheDivineBoss]

A little better, that's all I can say, for now.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Well if it's not good enough then just say what it still needs.

 

[Direfury]

Wow,its perfect!

 

[Deleted member 126647]

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Grandioos! Like we Dutchpeople say! Wonderfull!

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Attack is done apart from the wings.

 

[frostwhisper]

Very smooth animations so far. Keep up the good work.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

 

[TheDivineBoss]

More perfect! =D

 

[frostwhisper]

Looks great. Are you planning to make morphing anims in which he lifts off/lands?

 

[Deleted member 126647]

I'm going to try.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

Maybe you should get the Gargoyle animations with it? No no.. Or yes?

 

[Deleted member 126647]

What do you mean?

 

[frostwhisper]

I think he means the gargoyle morphing animations, where he lands and lifts off.
But I don't see that working, seeing that the structure of the two models is quite different...

 

[Direfury]

Maybe just mod the dreadlords 'stand' anim where he jumps in the air.Just make it so the bats from his death anim show when he jumps,then get him to switch to his flying anims.

So far,the model is looking awesome though...But you should add "Spell" "Spell 2" and maybe a channelling anim?If its a hero,it should have some extras just to look cool.

 

[frostwhisper]

Spell anims shouldn't be difficult. He just waves his hands a bit.
What would be awesome is an attack slam animation, similar to that of the WoW Illidan. He has this anim, in which he jumps backwards, opens his wings, then jumps forward and strikes with his blades... In other words just a big backswing.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

I'm doing this as a request, so I'm planning on only adding the necessary animations, meaning most likely only one spell and no attack slam. It's difficult enough to animate as it is, and to be honest I'm already tired of it. But, I will finish it.

 

[frostwhisper]

I was simply throwing in ideas.
Anyway, great job so far. I advise you to submit it in the model section once you're done, so that future requests similar to this one are avoided.

 

[Fuglypump]

Great Work! it looks amazing! But please have a landing animation, Because in the map i am creating, i am going to have a Walk/Fly ability.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

It won't be possible, I'll make a poof animation though so that you can make him poof and reappear on the ground. Also the dying and leaving a corpse won't be possible for a flying unit; he'll have to explode or something.

 

[frostwhisper]

Just make him explode like the normal dreadlord. He doesn't leave a corpse either...

 

[TheDivineBoss]

How about:
Land-Dreadlord explodes into bats and all.

Flying-Dreadlord falls to the ground and explodes into bats and all.

 

[frostwhisper]

I see no reason for him to fall and explode. He should do only one of those things.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

The point is he can't really fall as the game will edit the flying height accordingly, it's too difficult to synchronize.

Also, I can't edit the normal Dreadlord's animations at all, he can't be imported into max for some reason. You'll have to mess with his things in game and make it look decent with whatever this guy has.

 

[frostwhisper]

A couple of triggers should do it actually...
Nothing difficult in that.

 

[Fuglypump]

About the death animation while flying, you can make him die similar to the way that the regular Dreadlord dies with. That way it appears more as a Dreadlord.

And about the morph animation, when the dreadlord dies, he spins and shrinks while firing up into the air, here is an idea of a morphing effect it could have. While on the ground, he would have an animation similar to the death animation, and fire up. For the landing animation, it would be the same but fires down.