model wip dump

[Kyrbi0]

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teenage mutant ninja...python?

Man, I'm loving it.

It's hard; Blizzard made the normal Myrmidon so huge & bulky already. And you've already gone to the thin end of the spectrum (Stealth Viper, natch; still working on my edit of that...).

Did you ever see that concept art of @moyackx ; like a burly Naga being mounted/dragging an enormous octopus? Some kind of a siege engine, IIRC. Will have to look for it...

 

[-Grendel]

Man, I'm loving it.

It's hard; Blizzard made the normal Myrmidon so huge & bulky already. And you've already gone to the thin end of the spectrum (Stealth Viper, match; still working on my edit of that...).

Did you ever see that concept art of @moyackx ; like a burly Naga being mounted/dragging an enormous octopus? Some kind of a siege engine, IIRC. Will have to look for it...

i'm gonna have to conceptualize a bit more on that. although i'm thinking of using the hydra model for that.

also, i made some shoulder armor for him. i saw the archemonde texture and thought of his shoulder pads resembling kinda like a nautilus shell

 

[PROXY]

i'm gonna have to conceptualize a bit more on that. although i'm thinking of using the hydra model for that.
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also, i made some shoulder armor for him. i saw the archemonde texture and thought of his shoulder pads resembling kinda like a nautilus shell

Luv it. Always wondered why he had that kind of armor.

 

[-Grendel]

i think it was supposed to resemble ram horns but i always saw it resemble a sea shell lol

 

[Kyrbi0]

i'm gonna have to conceptualize a bit more on that. although i'm thinking of using the hydra model for that.
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also, i made some shoulder armor for him. i saw the archemonde texture and thought of his shoulder pads resembling kinda like a nautilus shell

Ooh yeah, you're right. Nautilus, man! We need a nautilus.

Somewhere. I'm not talking about this guy. Good texture for armor, yeah.

 

[-Grendel]

main mesh done, just need to fix up his proportions. basically make him a little bit bulkier. and all that's left is to make the weapon and armor

 

[moyackx]

Who dare to summoning me from my crypt!!!!

Kyrbi0, you mean this??

and this...

And this???

 

[-Grendel]

those are really interesting. too bad i can't make custom animations. believe it or not up to this date, i stil don't know how to make custom animations :/

 

[Kyrbi0]

main mesh done, just need to fix up his proportions. basically make him a little bit bulkier. and all that's left is to make the weapon and armor

Heck yeah. Very interesting, compared to the standard dudes.

Who dare to summoning me from my crypt!!!!

Kyrbi0, you mean this??

and this...

And this???

Oh heck yeah, that's the one. Very cool. You should make that!

 

[-Grendel]

actually gonna rename him from dredger to whaler. whaler kinda has that heavier feel than dredger. the weapon will have a spear head attached to the hook

 

[Kyrbi0]

actually gonna rename him from dredger to whaler. whaler kinda has that heavier feel than dredger. the weapon will have a spear head attached to the hook

That's fair; "whaler" befits his bulkitude. : ). Noice hook thing. Remind me a little of Maui from Moana.

Hey, so you mentioned having trouble with custom animations; have you tried piecing together regular animations to make custom-ish ones? That, or using Retera's Matrix Eater & combining two different sets to play simultaneously (esp. good for mounted units, but could totally make that anemone/octopus-mounted Naga dude)?

 

[-Grendel]

i have considered using retera's program but i haven't really got the time to do so. if this was me back in 2012 making this naga whaler model, i'd be done in two days considering how much time i got back then.

 

[Kyrbi0]

i have considered using retera's program but i haven't really got the time to do so.

Hm, well, with every new thing there is a learning curve, certainly. I don't really use it much myself (sorry Retera...), so I cannot say whether it would be useful enough to warrant that time spent learning it.

if this was me back in 2012 making this naga whaler model, i'd be done in two days considering how much time i got back then.

Lol, yeah. Time gets us all, man. Back in 2012, with no kids... Feels like I would've had time, too.

Just keep on keepin' on. Whatever pace you have to release wonders is cool with me. ; )

 

[-Grendel]

finished his weapon today. tinkered around the hook part a little bit more.

 

[Stefan.K]

finished his weapon today. tinkered around the hook part a little bit more.

Man, how do you rig your models like that? Every time when I rig my models to in game animations and try to move the bones to fit my structure of the model the animations got screwed somehow...

 

[-Grendel]

i move the helper bones and i always try to stick as close to the default mesh as possible

almost done.

 

[-Grendel]

naga necromancer. using lich for this one. though i may have uploaded my fair share of lich models in the model section, this one will be different. basically, it'll be like my sealed python model. with the crystal and everything. y'all see when i upload more progress

 

[Naze]

Really cool concept, the naga necromancer based on lich. And the sobi mask skin idea too. There are plenty of icons that make good skins and we forget about them. Looking forward for the results!

 

[-Grendel]

Really cool concept, the naga necromancer based on lich. And the sobi mask skin idea too. There are plenty of icons that make good skins and we forget about them. Looking forward for the results!

thanks, this naga in particular will look really, and i mean, really unique among the rest. i'll also try to use retera's tool to give it a less lich vibe.

 

[-Grendel]

more progress. she's gonna be mounted into some sort of giant crustacean.

the model with arms and shoulder armor

 

[PROXY]

Love it. But why not combine naga and lich animations with the matrix eater? Also, not necessarily a fan of the shoulders.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Dem hips.

Really coming along well.

 

[Radagast]

Shuuuut the front door and hold this cat.... that shenaga looks good.

 

[Stefan.K]

more progress. she's gonna be mounted into some sort of giant crustacean.

the model with arms and shoulder armor

Why don't you use Lady Vashj's texture for the shoulders too? I think it will look better and it will fit better because of the gold color.

 

[-Grendel]

Why don't you use Lady Vashj's texture for the shoulders too? I think it will look better and it will fit better because of the gold color.

i want it to look different than the rest of the naga units. that's why i keep mixing and matching textures on my models.

 

[Heinvers]

Worm Caller

Out of sheer curiosity, you have these on your HDD or whatever along with multiple variations? As in unreleased models.

 

[-Grendel]

Out of sheer curiosity, you have these on your HDD or whatever along with multiple variations? As in unreleased models.

yeah, mostly they are unanimated models with a finished mesh. some of them are posted in my previous model gallery. they are unreleased mainly because animating the model didn't go as planned and i just abandon it.

 

[Stefan.K]

yeah, mostly they are unanimated models with a finished mesh. some of them are posted in my previous model gallery. they are unreleased mainly because animating the model didn't go as planned and i just abandon it.

We all have that kind of gallery.

 

[Kyrbi0]

Bumpity!