TrollManticoreRider

[Moderator]

14:07, 8th Apr 2013
Misha: this one has a few wrongly attached vertices so.. it does a dew strange distortions.. re-check it thoroughly. and i'm not that sure about the fire from the beast's mouth in spell anim

works well, approved

 

[Tonex]

Aren't manticore heads usually human?

 

[Spellbound]

HoMM3 popularised the lion-head version, but I think generally the legend says they appear to have monstrous human heads, so I guess bat face would work? They kinda look more human than felines.

That aside, cool model!

 

[Windu]

How about making more Armies of Exigo models? It's like one of the prettiest games on Earth, and Wc3 could use some ideas from there
Like a boron riding goblin? Or that nasty witch ? Or a human pikeman ?

I like this very much, btw.

 

[huy60vn]

uhm,... This model has a good idea, but a wyvern has bat-head, i think it's not useful, but can make into a hero.

4/5

 

[CheckeredFlag]

why a bat face

 

[Uncle Fester]

Aren't manticore heads usually human?

my concept from Armies of Exigo had a bat head.

HoMM3 popularised the lion-head version, but I think generally the legend says they appear to have monstrous human heads, so I guess bat face would work? They kinda look more human than felines.

That aside, cool model!

I used Armies of Exigo version as a concept. There the head looked rather bat-ish. Ty

How about making more Armies of Exigo models? It's like one of the prettiest games on Earth, and Wc3 could use some ideas from there
Like a boron riding goblin? Or that nasty witch ? Or a human pikeman ?

I like this very much, btw.

I was thinking of making either the Voidwalker, Matriarch, Stalker from the Fallen, or the Lizardmen from the Beasts (mainly striders ). I've made already one Human pikeman, but he's oriental styled.

uhm,... This model has a good idea, but a wyvern has bat-head, i think it's not useful, but can make into a hero.

4/5

lol, why? Anyways, thx for your rating

why a bat face

As stated above, i used the Armies of Exigo Manticore Rider as a concept.

 

[GreeN!X]

The color of the head does not match the body quite well (black head + brown body), but it still is a pretty good model..

 

[MidasEntertainment]

Uncle Fester - KIng of trolls models ;P

 

[TaShadan]

Nice. Will you add a forest troll version?

 

[Uncle Fester]

The color of the head does not match the body quite well (black head + brown body), but it still is a pretty good model..

thx a lot

Uncle Fester - KIng of trolls models ;P

ty

Nice. Will you add a forest troll version?

Ty Not rly I'll make other troll models sooner or later, but not 3 versions of each.

 

[M93]

Looks great. And its made with ingame textures. Plus you made a icon.
I there any way to make its head brown with ingame textures? Its not that much of a contrast like everybody says, Bat's head is more gray than black, but it would look better with brown head.

You know what would look cool? A Tauren Spear Thrower on that thing.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Looks great. And its made with ingame textures. Plus you made a icon.
I there any way to make its head brown with ingame textures? Its not that much of a contrast like everybody says, Bat's head is more gray than black, but it would look better with brown head.

You know what would look cool? A Tauren Spear Thrower on that thing.

it can be made brown with a Geoset Animation, but this would mean that even the eyes and such would become brown as well. Srry, but i don't take contracts any more.

 

[M93]

it can be made brown with a Geoset Animation, but this would mean that even the eyes and such would become brown as well. Srry, but i don't take contracts any more.

It was a suggestion (since nobody made a Flying Tauren... weird), not a request. I am no modeler, nor a mapmaker, so I don't need resources. I sometimes "play" with WE, adding custom races, and making basic spells, but that's it.

Well if its intentionally a Bat-Wyvern crossbreed, its maybe better this way. Btw, I am downloading Armies of Exigo now. Sounds like a mix between Starcraft and Warcraft, so it cant be bad.

 

[Uncle Fester]

It was a suggestion (since nobody made a Flying Tauren... weird), not a request. I am no modeler, nor a mapmaker, so I don't need resources. I sometimes "play" with WE, adding custom races, and making basic spells, but that's it.

Well if its intentionally a Bat-Wyvern crossbreed, its maybe better this way. Btw, I am downloading Armies of Exigo now. Sounds like a mix between Starcraft and Warcraft, so it cant be bad.

Oh, srry. Misunderstood that.

AoE (Armies of Exigo) is a pretty nice game, but it's more difficult than Warcraft (i.e. even the easy AI-enemy is a pretty good opponent). But i guess you;ll have fun with it, if you like strategy and fantasy.

 

[trentohe]

Very nicely done!
I always thought the wyverns of warcraft were exact manticores. Manticores sometimes have a head of a lion, or rather that looks like a lion. They are of Persian mythology.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Very nicely done!
I always thought the wyverns of warcraft were exact manticores. Manticores sometimes have a head of a lion, or rather that looks like a lion. They are of Persian mythology.

 

[InfernalTater]

I love it, Fester. For a moment, a few weeks ago, I was worried that you were about to return to your old ways of making poor doodad merge models.

It's good to see you're back to making these great troll models.

5/5.

 

[Uncle Fester]

I love it, Fester. For a moment, a few weeks ago, I was worried that you were about to return to your old ways of making poor doodad merge models.

It's good to see you're back to making these great troll models.

5/5.

thx a lot

 

[AwzomeWulfzz]

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uhm,... This model has a good idea, but a wyvern has bat-head, i think it's not useful, but can make into a hero.

4/5

This isn't actually a wyvern. It's a manticore. And, manticores have lion heads or human heads. Since Warcraft 3 doesn't really have lions in-game THAT ARE yellow/orange colored, he picked this. And I don't really think Wyverns have Bat-heads. Don't know for sure. And I don't read a lot of legends, So I don't know if Wyverns and Manticores are the same. correct me if I'm wrong. Well, 5/5 for the awesome model.

 

[Uncle Fester]

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This isn't actually a wyvern. It's a manticore. And, manticores have lion heads or human heads. Since Warcraft 3 doesn't really have lions in-game THAT ARE yellow/orange colored, he picked this. And I don't really think Wyverns have Bat-heads. Don't know for sure. And I don't read a lot of legends, So I don't know if Wyverns and Manticores are the same. correct me if I'm wrong. Well, 5/5 for the awesome model.

ty The concept i used for making a manticore was bat-like. The armies of Exigo manticores look like some kind of huge firebreathing bat. That's why i made it this way.
A gnoll head would be a good substitute for a lion head.

 

[nero_ed]

Chimera to go

 

[Uncle Fester]

Chimera to go

lol

 

[~DARK~]

Hmm .Very Good Actullay . Can You Make A Model That Goblin is in a Bat ?

 

[Uncle Fester]

Hmm .Very Good Actullay . Can You Make A Model That Goblin is in a Bat ?

what do you mean? A goblin batrider?

 

[Mgeterno11]

Looks very nice and well-made. Much better than the original one. Works well in-game. 5/5

 

[Uncle Fester]

Looks very nice and well-made. Much better than the original one. Works well in-game. 5/5

ty

 

[Wazzz]

this model is one of two on hive sporting the 'manticore' name, this being the only one that's not a ballista from WBC3

i have a soft spot for the general uniqueness of the idea, and the implementation is enjoyable

a version without the rider would definitely be appreciated, broadening the scope for fantasy creatures in the hive's model section even further

as per usual, you present the hive with a nice unique twist on a genre that is otherwise deemed 'old' and 'tired', succeeding admirably in finding some new ground that has yet to be covered and stealing it from the natives

 

[Uncle Fester]

this model is one of two on hive sporting the 'manticore' name, this being the only one that's not a ballista from WBC3

i have a soft spot for the general uniqueness of the idea, and the implementation is enjoyable

a version without the rider would definitely be appreciated, broadening the scope for fantasy creatures in the hive's model section even further

as per usual, you present the hive with a nice unique twist on a genre that is otherwise deemed 'old' and 'tired', succeeding admirably in finding some new ground that has yet to be covered and stealing it from the natives

ty Not sure about that, but i guess making a Manticore creep could be a nice idea. I was planning to make a building too, called Manticore Lair where the Troll Manticore Riders are trained.

 

[Wazzz]

i would love to see that, it would be great

keep up the good work

 

[Uncle Fester]

i would love to see that, it would be great

keep up the good work

ty well, the problem is that my notebook crashed, and i don't have WC3 on my other PC and i currently can find neither the cds of WC3 nor the cd keys. With the CD keys i could get a WC3 client for free from Blizzard. So my work has currently come to a hold for now

 

[Charles S. Potter]

Both the model and the Icon worked