Teh giant crab!

[Amigurumi]

Hello hive modelers!

Yesterday, I was really up to make a model. Didn't know what I should do.
So I searched a bit in the internet (google), and found the big
crab of the Monster Hunter game. I really wanted to make it.
Now I almost finished the mesh, and due to the bad textures of wc3, it
looks quite different like the mh crab.
Now, maybe you can tell me some suggestions, so I can improve it.
It's not animated yet, but I will start today ord tomorrow.
here is my model:
(I'VE MADE UPDATES, SO THIS IS THE OLD VERSION!!!)

My model

and here the reference picture:

Reference

I know, the texture of the skull is awful. I had to work with a small piece out
of the texture, so it's quite blurry.

And if you have some suggestions for more tc places, other than the legs,
then let me know it

Updates:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/modeling-animation-276/teh-giant-crab-162538/#post1525703
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...teh-giant-crab-162538/index2.html#post1526038
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...teh-giant-crab-162538/index2.html#post1526930

hope you can give me some help
Thanks in advance!

 

[CyberDuelX16]

Fear teh crab

 

[DarkAngelAzazel]

It looks different but it still looks awesome.

The texture fits greatly specially on the "legs".

I really like it

 

[D a w n]

you should really better use the skeleton orc texture for the head and do some tinting later for the color. It will look much better I believe

 

[Amigurumi]

you should really better use the skeleton orc texture for the head and do some tinting later for the color. It will look much better I believe

I know your point, but the skeleton orc head looks too 'human'.
But the crab uses an head of a dead animal, found in the deserts. So the
skeleton orc head wouldn't fit in my opinion...

 

[Sooda]

Your crab looks cute though looking shelter from skull is creepy if I think about it. Model and texture are both well done, with texture I mean UV maping. Only skull is stretched, there must be one bigger skull, Frost Wyrm maybe? There are crab animations in game, going for custom ones?
Most importantly what is polygon count (quads or triangles?) for that model and how much time took it to finish mesh and texture it?

 

[Amigurumi]

Your crab looks cute though looking shelter from skull is creepy if I think about it. Model and texture are both well done, with texture I mean UV maping. Only skull is stretched, there must be one bigger skull, Frost Wyrm maybe? There are crab animations in game, going for custom ones?
Most importantly what is polygon count (quads or triangles?) for that model and how much time took it to finish mesh and texture it?

Yes, that's the point of the skull
It should scare enemies, because crabs normally don't look very scary

Hmm, frostwyrm has also just a small part. It would look blurry too.

I know, the makura animations. But I think they won't fit to the model.
And of course, I will make custom ones, like every model of mine has

Triangles are about 1100, and I think it took me more than 5 hours for
modeling and wrapping.

 

[D a w n]

then you will have to make it look animal like with your unwrap and with the shape of the head. :>

 

[Amigurumi]

aw, that's too much work, and I'm quite lazy :>

 

[chilla_killa]

The texture of the skull is awful.
But I think that's because you had to work with a small piece out of the texture.

 

[Newominus]

It needs slightly biggah pincers.

 

[Amigurumi]

It needs slightly biggah pincers.

Thanks, I'm currently working on those.

 

[supertoinkz]

hey...THAT'S THE DAMNED DAIMYO HERMITOUR KEEP APPEARING AT THE DESERT!

Nice . Pretty like it.

 

[Devine]

the skeleton thingy looks like shit. No, I'm not joking. The texture ruins it all.
You should go with a really big texture.

 

[Amigurumi]

the skeleton thingy looks like shit. No, I'm not joking. The texture ruins it all.
You should go with a really big texture.

any suggestions?
(Which isn't quite a lot of work? Cause the head cost a lot of time, and I'm
not really up to remake a whole new head, which costs me 5 hours more.)

//Edit: Worked on the pincers. Tried that they look similiar to the Hermitaur. What about now?

rawr

They might look quite long in this picture, but ingame, when it's animated, they will be bent.
And yes, the black things on it are teamcolored!

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Buildings\Other\SacrificialAltar\SacrificialAltar.blp
Use this ingame texture for the skull. It's hi-res enough. And you can always tint the colour via geoset animations.

 

[D a w n]

oh yes this texture is damn awesome. Use it if you don't want the one I suggested you before

 

[Amigurumi]

Buildings\Other\SacrificialAltar\SacrificialAltar.blp
Use this ingame texture for the skull. It's hi-res enough. And you can always tint the colour via geoset animations.

ofc! haven't thought of this awesome one!
Thanks for reminding me that this exists! I will change the skull as fast as
possible! Thanks again

//edit: better?

wip1

wip2

wip3

 

[The World Is Flat]

Updates are good but he still looks a bit off...

 

[DimoHell0o0o]

Ummm it looks tiny , dont make it widers make it longer and maybe make the back leggs strech out a bit more , and also where the head is if u make the sull a bit more rounded around the head it would be great. But i realy like the idea it prety usefull , soo far its prety good but if u make the ajustments it would be too awesome

 

[Sporling]

Monster Hunter ftw ! =D

can u create some more models from Monster Hunter? They are all awesome!http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/MH3:_Monsters

but they really need kickass animations

anyways nice model +rep!

 

[Cavman]

Amigurumi, you are awesome. I'm liking just about everything on this crab, except for the mark on the skull but that can't really be helped.

 

[Amigurumi]

Amigurumi, you are awesome. I'm liking just about everything on this crab, except for the mark on the skull but that can't really be helped.

thanks. Well I could remove this mark, with a similiar textur. But it's a bit
snowy :/ . Dunno if the snow can be seen ingame.

//edit: nevermind, it also have the mark, but not that visible. but wrapped, it looks pretty blurry.

 

[chilla_killa]

Are those runes team coloured?
Will you custom animate or use crab blizzard animations?

 

[Amigurumi]

Are those runes team coloured?
Will you custom animate or use crab blizzard animations?

1. yes they are teamcolored
2. of course custom made

Wonderful news!

It's going to be available in 3 different colors!!!!!!

 

[tee.dubs]

Omg do love. It's decided - I will make a crab monster inspired by this. I had the idea beforehand, but this is the motivation. Absolute love <3

 

[The World Is Flat]

nao its awezums. but the spike is a little strange...

 

[Amigurumi]

I just wait now for more suggestions (if you have some) and will start to animate it in the
next day/two days.
suggestions, keep'em c'ming!

 

[-Grendel]

shell looks blurry

 

[Argus]

Could we get a picture from above, and the back? I'd like to see the whole shell if that's possible.

 

[Amigurumi]

Could we get a picture from above, and the back? I'd like to see the whole shell if that's possible.

I already posted some pics: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...teh-giant-crab-162538/index2.html#post1526038

 

[Misha]

Aren't the pincers just a tad too big? Oo

 

[Amigurumi]

Aren't the pincers just a tad too big? Oo

not really. the daimyo hermitaur has big pincers, to defend itself.
if you look at the preference picture, you can see that they are quite big.

 

[Vakama_Lynx]

This looks pretty good! Can we see more of the shell pls? and would it be possible if you made a variation with a dragon's skull as a shell? cause players will most likely see the shell first in-game. Current one is AWESOME as is btw.

 

[Direfury]

Heh, you've got crabs.

 

[Newominus]

The reference pic's crab's body is actually pretty small. It'd nearly fit inside the skull if all of it was hollowed out.

Edit: Are you working on a clam? You should so work on a clam, *pillz here*...

 

[Amigurumi]

so, I start now to animate it. Was a shit of work to set all those bones D: (35 Bones)
The animations are gonna be quite hard, so I really dunno when I finish it.
But when I finished one animation, I'll inform you.

 

[supertoinkz]

UI\Glues\SinglePlayer\Undead3D_Exp\SacrificialAltar1.blp

The orange tattoos are nearly invisible. More blueish, but you can just tint them tru GeosetAnims.

 

[Amigurumi]

UI\Glues\SinglePlayer\Undead3D_Exp\SacrificialAltar1.blp

The orange tattoos are nearly invisible. More blueish, but you can just tint them tru GeosetAnims.

already tried this one, but somehow, it's quite blurry, if I attach it to the skull.
I thunk it's because of the colors.

 

[Dragonite The 1337]

Cool......OHMAGAWD GIANT CRAB ATTACK!

 

[The World Is Flat]

U startin on dah anims?

 

[Amigurumi]

U startin on dah anims?

I finished the stand - 1 animation. I know I'm quite lazy

 

[The World Is Flat]

Lulz.

 

[DeftheLynn]

Hey ...
can i use your model for my map ????

 

[The World Is Flat]

evar finishing....
?

 

[Newominus]

Necro Much?

 

[Amigurumi]

guys, I don't know if I'll finish this model. I wanted to continue it, but sc2 beta took
much of my gaming time, so I couldn't work on it.
I can't say if I'll finish it.
Maybe I will work on it again. It depends if I'm up to modeling again :>
I will tell you if I continue it.

 

[The World Is Flat]

K guruman.

 

[Miss_Foxy]

Haha... It looks rather adorable...