Modeling Competition #9 - Flying Unit

[HappyTauren]

Your computers are strong, they will manage.

You obviously know nothing about wc3 engine, it has a poly CAP, it can occur that there are TOO MANY POLIES evein in MELEE games. Also, you didn't exactly add DETAIL, it is just SMOOTH, and armor plates are SPAMMED. You need to optimize that thing. I could do the same thing with up to 800 triangles with no problem.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

It's a question of not looking out of place either. Wc3 modelling is a challenge because you are limited in polies.

 

[Ice]

go skrab!!

 

[Xatoga]

Yeah, those plates could just as well be skinned on they're so flat and stuck to the body. Get rid of them, then remake larger chunkier armor to go on his back if you still want armor.

 

[D a w n]

I just started with the model and this is what I got so far (I know that it doesn´t rly look like a flying unit atm^^)

model

concept

 

[frostwhisper]

Interesting.

 

[FireEffect]

The concept's head and the model's head looks...different...

 

[Xatoga]

Hey, unfair, I'm making a goblin version with an Icarus-inspired look. Only more robot-y, while it looks like you'll be using bat wings. We're cool then, I won't have to kill you.

 

[D a w n]

I had some free time today and was able to finish the Orc.

All I have to do now is changing the shoulder plate, adding wings,a skeleton and animations and maybe I´ll add some more stuff

 

[Mr.Goblin]

I love his mask so much really dude.. nice job!

 

[communist_orc]

Ok... i started a gnomish banana plane and a goblin chopper... If it works out i might upload one...

 

[Dionesiist]

Let's see if I can finish this half-assed model.

 

[Kimbo]

I don't think it is so high... only 1936 polys with the armor. Something around 1000 without the armor, but don't even think of try asking me to remove it. Your computers are strong, they will manage.

Wrong, the models must have efficient polygon amount for the ENGINE, not for peoples computers.
However yours is still acceptable, BUT VERY UNNECCESARY and not professional at all.

 

[Dionesiist]

Model's done, I fucked it up halfway, still need to finish texture and find a rig-pony.

 

[communist_orc]

Still need the heads & animations. Probably wont finish caus im on hollyday... Sux!

 

[communist_orc]

Ok, the models done... now to TRY and animate it!
And i have a slight problem... if u know something bout geosets pls help me -> http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/f276/merging-geostes-problem-91458/
Thx

 

[frostwhisper]

Heh, looks pretty good.

 

[communist_orc]

Thx, but now i have to animate it... and i have no clue how! No tutorial fits 4 me cause im using 3ds max 9

 

[frostwhisper]

pwnt

 

[skrab]

pwnt

quote for truth...

 

[Devine]

If i still can enter: heres my WIP

not animated yet ... im thinking about making a druid of the talon control the plane ^^
(uses only ingametextures atm)

 

[Direfury]

Give it a spike! Impale + High Speeds = Win.

 

[Devine]

Give it a spike! Impale + High Speeds = Win.

wat me? nah spikes?
im going to add leaves on its nose, on the problem areas like the wings borders and on the iron of the gun. also might make a druid control it (if i have enough time)

 

[jigrael]

my wip, still not really sure this will look ok...looks good on paper but...Ill need to see it skinned.
Its a building that can morph into a flying(floating) unit, I wonder if that works with the war3 engine, I imagine using a night elf building as base, I guess it will work ingame.
Btw this fits with theme right?

btw those things aroung it, make it look like that xelnaga temple from starcraft...Ill modify them later.

 

[frostwhisper]

Looks sick so far.

 

[Dionesiist]

Ah, splendid, I don't have to finish my model now.

 

[skrab]

isn't the theme flying unit only?

btw here is a wip of my kirov airship

 

[Callahan]

I guess only the flying part of your model will be took in consideration for the contest.

 

[D a w n]

Person A:"Did you hear that there is a new hero in this city??"
Person B."No I didn´t. What´s his name??!
Person A:"His name is...."

well.....this is my submission.Base model is the Gargoyle.

 

[DwarfZealot]

epic pass

 

[HappyTauren]

Hell, that is really awesome entry.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Another WIP from me.

- Wrap is more accurate.
- Welded some vertices on the back to avoid the fugly weigh animation the original gargoyle has.
- Head added (used Skeletal Orc texture because the unwrap has more freedom than the head part of the Felguard texture)
- Yeah, I know it doesn't look like the mephits from DnD based games. I felt like giving it a style of my own.

To-do list:
- Add particles on the eyes.
- Remove some useless bones.
- When finished, I'll make an Ice Mephit (and maybe Venom Mephit and Earth Mephit)

 

[TDR]

argh...jigrael's in! I'm so tempted to enter right now...but I have a more important contest to work for.

 

[SuPa-]

I'd enter with a new model (the last one was boring and plain) but I'm a lazy bastard

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah~ BATORC!!! BATORC!!!
..and no i still havent watched the Dark Knight yet.

nice job DonDustin (^_^). cool idea.

 

[Dionesiist]

DvO, you should try adding some alpha-ed planes to the bottom of his body, right now it's far too straight. TDR hid this on his model by having really dark particles.

argh...jigrael's in! I'm so tempted to enter right now...but I have a more important contest to work for.

The lack of importance makes this contest more appealing to you.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Since I couldn't find any fitting alphaed planes to make the bottom part of the Mephit less straight, I now added a tinted hula skirt.
I might tweak the skirt color later.

 

[Pyritie]

Your demon is hawaiian? D:

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Hmm...

I changed the texture on the skirt (using the red dragon texture), because the hula skirt didn't really fit into the Fire Mephit anyway.

 

[Kimbo]

Quick quick people. 3 days left!

 

[Dionesiist]

Oh shit!

 

[Burning_Dragoon5]

i'm off.... to bad for me, but i'll surely do the model I was planning to put in this contest.

 

[Dionesiist]

DvO, you could make use of the Meat Wagon texture. It has alpha on the blood of the missile but it's relatively the same colour as your mephit.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

DvO, you could make use of the Meat Wagon texture. It has alpha on the blood of the missile but it's relatively the same colour as your mephit.

Yes, but it would be a problem when I'm going to make an Ice version (since there is no blue version of the blood texture), so the skirt will stay.

Though I actually did a version with a red tinted hula-like skirt to match with the body.
It's either that, or the dragon texture skirt.

 

[Dionesiist]

White should've been alpha.

 

[JanSze]

looks nice Dionesiist!

 

[Dionesiist]

Too bad I probably wont finish.

 

[JanSze]

I hope you will finish it after the contest!

 

[modler2]

i think i might enter this looks like fun if i find time im in. ps: are we able to edit wc3 models or they must be from sratch?

 

[skrab]

i think i might enter this looks like fun if i find time im in. ps: are we able to edit wc3 models or they must be from sratch?

if you can make an awesome model in 2 days welcome
you can do edit or whatever

btw i'll stay with my Scavenger dragon, because i don't have time to finish my Kirov airship :'(