Modeling Competition #10 - Elementals

[Kuhneghetz]

Okay, so our list of people who have shown WIPs/Finished Models are:
TDR
Supa-
Jigrael
FamousPker
Dioniisiest
Ike_Ike
RDZ
Lestat
AirHead
Skrab
Pyramidhe@d
..Anyone else?
Anyone?
Okay, good, glad I got absolutely everyone.
--donut3.5--

But, what about me? =(

 

[donut3.5]

But, what about me? =(

Wait, what the.. haha, not sure how I missed you, I thought I put you up at top.
--donut3.5--

 

[frostwhisper]

He was just plotting to throw you out 'cause he's evil as fuck.
Good thing you spotted his treachery.

 

[Devine]

Donut, since the contest will be a few days longer,
i could join in (but with another model)

 

[Illidan(Evil)X]

Donut, I'm also missing from that list of yours.



While I'm at it, here's a wip shot of the portrait model.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

Nice!! ;D i really like your dragon model btw.. cause each warcraft's dragon dont really look good.. but yours is awsome..

 

[Lestat(br)]

I think I'll start my model over, with another theme

 

[Devine]

me too, i already did my concept on paper, i would love to show it but my scanner got all fucked up.

 

[FamousPker49]

I think I'll start my model over, with another theme

There isn't much time left, and your progress was somewhat slow, but maybe you were just busy. But gl with being able to get a lot more work done in a shorter time.

 

[Lestat(br)]

I'd have a lot of problems with rigging it and animating it. I don't know...I'm just starting over...

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Okay, so our list of people who have shown WIPs/Finished Models are:
DvO
Burning_Dragoon
TDR
Supa-
Jigrael
FamousPker
Dioniisiest
Ike_Ike
RDZ
Lestat
AirHead
Skrab
Pyramidhe@d
..Anyone else?
Anyone?
Okay, good, glad I got absolutely everyone.
--donut3.5--

You missed me, dimwit.

I PMed you my entry and all. It's at the beginning of the thread. I swear, if you start the poll without me I'm pulling your eyes out. I'm that much of an asshole, yes.

RIGHT HERE.

 

[Devine]

You missed me, dimwit.

I PMed you my entry and all. It's at the beginning of the thread. I swear, if you start the poll without me I'm pulling your eyes out. I'm that much of an asshole, yes.

RIGHT HERE.

What diffrence would it make anyway?
anyway ... i'm half done with the mesh.

 

[FamousPker49]

No WIPS? Okay, finally finished the stand animation.

 

[Hero_Lief]

Damn nice.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

That's pretty cool.

 

[Hawkwing]

No WIPS? Okay, finally finished the stand animation.

If you're going to have the feet and hands move like that then do it in Stand - 2 or something, else it will get quite annoying.

 

[FamousPker49]

Instead, just make the stand animation like he is just standing and breathing?

 

[Hawkwing]

Yes, you don't want him to permanently be moving like so, or else he looks like a twitching nervous-nelly.

 

[Lestat(br)]

Screw my Fear Elemental. I'm doing something different. I still don't know what it is, but I believe it is going to be a shadow elemental. My fear elemental was really screwed up by my sucky rigging, so by laziness I decided on starting over something new.
Also, the fear elemental would never look like fear elemental.
Here is an early WIP. I started 15 minutes ago.

This is going to be quite simple. I like it. The best thing on it is that I just change the particles' texture and it becomes another elemental. So now I'm deciding between Shadow Elemental (with black clouds), Fire Elemental, Water Elemental or Element of Fortune (I've got some rainbow cool particles I did myself for other model).

@FamousPker: looking good, but I don't like these ever-spinning claws.

 

[Kyrbi0]

"Elemental of Fortune" sounds really neat... Like he would have Clover spell sfx, and throw energy Horseshoes! And have a ring of Rabbit's feet around his neck!

Regardless, you should probably make it more specialized than just "change the particles; change the element!". That might get some nega-marks. :/

Still, I like the claws. Very nice.

 

[AirHead]

looks pretty cool, i say shadow with black smoke, but if you have time after your done you could make your own smoke texture that is more streamed and flowing, not like a puff. but i am having troubles with the multiple textures of my model, because DEX exporter doesn't export textures (just wraps) i have to do them in notepad, only problem is is starts with 1 texture and i add the rest so that 1 texture is on the whole model and i can't figure out how to change it.

 

[Lestat(br)]

Do you have this problem? It is really easy to solve!
Save your model as '.mdl', and open with notepad.
At the beggining of the code, you will find: (as an example)

Textures 1 {
	Bitmap {                          //this is the 0th texture
		ReplaceableId 1,       //teamcolor
	}
}
Materials 1 {
	Material {                             //this is the 0th material
		Layer {                         //you can add infinite layers, the last will be above the others
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 0,   //refers to the 0th texture
		}
	}
}

This is how you can customize it:

Textures 4 {
	Bitmap {                          //this is the 0th texture
		Image "Textures\HumanDestroyerShip.blp",
	}
	Bitmap {                          //this is the 1st texture
		Image "",
		ReplaceableId 1,
	}
	Bitmap {                          //this is the 2nd texture
		Image "Textures\NewZigguratscarycreepytex.blp",
	}
	Bitmap {                          //this is the 3rd texture
		Image "Textures\CrystalSheild.blp",
	}
}
Materials 4 {
	Material {                     //this is the 0th material (empty, translucid)
	}
	Material {                       //this is the 1st material
		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 0,
			Unshaded,
		}
	}
	Material {                       //this is the 2st material
		Layer {                           //two layers \|/
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 1,
			Unshaded,
		}
		Layer {
			FilterMode Modulate,
			static TextureID 2,
		}
	}
	Material {
		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 3,
		}
	}
}

Then, to apply a material to a mesh, you should search for "Geoset"

Geoset {
	Vertices 363 {
		{ -49.1369, 9.19563, 43.4684 },
                { ...
[...blah, blah, blah (a lot of vertices, triangles, normals, matrices, etc...).......]
        [...]
        }
	MaterialID 3,                                        //this is the material associated to this mesh
	SelectionGroup 0,
}

Hope I helped!

 

[FamousPker49]

Changed model around along with the animation somewhat

 

[Hawkwing]

Interesting, but a bit hard to see with the bones showing and the anim not looping. Well, it's looping but there's a few seconds of no movement.

 

[AirHead]

Thanks so much, i got is to work and now i can beat you in the compo mwahaha just kidding. anyway so it's working and thanks +rep xD!

 

[Lestat(br)]

No problem! I'm not here for the win anyways... =P

@FamousPker: Waaaaaaay better, I like it now. But use the spinning hands one as a stand - 2. Keep up good work

 

[FamousPker49]

Here is a rework of the texture, probably needs to be brighter, with the finished stand animation, and a WIP of my attack anim.

 

[Pyritie]

Famous, the attack looks nice, but will it really look like much ingame? You should make the rest of the body move around somehow so it's more obvious.

 

[FamousPker49]

Yea, that was just like more of an 'outline' of the attack animation. I will exaggerate the hunching of the body and shoulders more. Along with making the foot move more.

 

[Masiah]

Do you have plans to add particle emmiters to the model?

 

[Just_Spectating]

that attack anim looks more like a, Stand 2 animation.

Attack would have to Lunge Into the target and Thrust with power.

Stand up, and imagine how you would attack. then put it into animation.

no one stands still and swings his arms to attack.

 

[FamousPker49]

Yea, that was just like more of an 'outline' of the attack animation. I will exaggerate the hunching of the body and shoulders more. Along with making the foot move more.

Please read posts, that was my plan. It is a really early WIP of it.

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

what would be really cool is make the hand bit like a seperate unit or a missile and replace the locust model in the spell Locust Swarm. then you see all these blades pouring out of his body and slicing everything up.
or maybe that axe boomerang thing where it goes out then comes back

 

[FamousPker49]

Hmm... Yes, well I'll see what I can do with animations. I just wana get basic ones done first, as I am pressed for time. But I changed the head.

 

[Lestat(br)]

I think you should create particles of spinning swords and attach to it. So it would look like an 'Elemental'. But since you use milkshape, I wonder if you would edit it with notepad in order to do it...

 

[FamousPker49]

Well, I am guna add particles in Magos after I export it, but I still don't know how. I was guna add some in the chest under the shoulders, and in the head of like some sort of dark matter kind of thing. Like the locust spell.

 

[Lestat(br)]

Yea, I suggest you small spinning knives going outwards. (If possible ribbons orbiting around it). It would look awesome. And more dangerous.

 

[FamousPker49]

Well, I have no idea how to do particles at all... So this prolly will suck... D:

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Here's a tutorial. It covers the basics. Here.

 

[Lestat(br)]

It's hard to do an elemental with no particels, or animated textures, or ribbons...

 

[Traxamillion]

I Want Jiggys Model Its So Epic I Must Have It..

 

[FrIkY]

I Want Jiggys Model Its So Epic I Must Have It..

I want it too! It's just so SUPER imba pwnage!!

 

[Kyrbi0]

Then wait 'till the end of the contest.

 

[FamousPker49]

Different head, again.

 

[Hawkwing]

Interesting, but as I said. Don't make the feet move like that in the Stand Anim.

 

[Xatoga]

I think from top down it'll look alright. Otherwise, there wouldnt be enough movement. Also, the new head is best.

 

[Linaze]

@Famous, looks like a rather nice and interesting animation you got there. Like Hawkwing said, the feet movement might get disturbing for a stand animation. I'll let "in game" tell me the answer to that, however. Also, I agree with Xatoga. The new head is definitely the best, good work!

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Need I say "Naaru"?

You need to give him a skeleton of lightning, that never goes wrong.

 

[HappyTauren]

Need I say "Naaru"?

Was just about to post that xD

 

[Burning_Dragoon5]

And HERE is my final submission: Ice Elemental!
If you have any feedback, don't be shy ^^

It's 600 polies (as it's an inferno-like model), It has TC (which can be quite hard to see...... but the inferno doesn't have such a thing), and has plenty of animations:
4 stands, 1 stand ready
2 attacks, 1 attack slam
1 spell, 1 spell slam
1 birth, 1 death
1 walk

Hope you will like it