WIP: Female Dwarf Runemage - Animation 'Decay Bone' Help Needed

[GreyArchon]

WIP: Female Dwarf Runecaster - Animation 'Decay Bone' Help Needed

Yo!

So everyone loves dwarves, this is a plain fact o' life. Meaning the time has come for a female dwarf to be added to the War3 lineup.

Meet the runecaster!

D'aw, aint she a cutie? There's a problem though. You see, right now, this is her DECAY BONE animation:

Yep. Almost like the 'unanimated' pose, but not quite. (The skeleton in the unanimated pose lays under an angle, instead of straight behind her).

I've tried everything and I simply aint luckin' out. When I use General Frank's how-to, her body disappears in every animation *except* the Decay Bone one. Terribly frustrating. Help!

There'll be oodles of rep. OODLES, I say. :<

 

[D a w n]

could you show a bigger screenshot of her face?? I think it looks a bit "strange" right now :>

oh and about your problem: GF's tutorial should actually work. But you have to set the conditions of the geoset animations for each animation to 1 if it is supposted to be visible and 0 if it should be invisible.

 

[GreyArchon]

Aye, thanks. I figured it out already. The problem was, General Frank's tutorial assumed there was at least one part in the Decay Bone animation that wasnt showing. My problem was the entire model showed. But I fixed it with some quick thinking and some lucky guesses.

As for the face:

WoW female dwarf for comparison:

Think I'll get rid of that yellow stripe on the hat's skin; it doesnt really fit.

 

[Goldendemon]

Could you make the male version with niice anis and a cooler beard than i maybe will use him for goldrush :>

 

[D a w n]

the nose seems a bit too big

 

[GreyArchon]

the nose seems a bit too big

It's gotta stand out when you're looking at the unit from a further distance. More dwarvish that way.

Could you make the male version with niice anis and a cooler beard than i maybe will use him for goldrush :>

Nope, I really made this so that there'd be a *female* dwarf. There's dozens of male dwarves.

Also, what's an anis? Sounds dirty.

 

[GreyArchon]

Model released:



http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/dwarven-runecaster-149668/

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Based on Gul'dan (and all those Orc Wizards) is it? Well, it's pretty neat, though I dislike the skin. It's a bit too messy. Another thing, the head looks absolutely awful. I mean, hell yeah it's a dwarf but just look at that (especially the portrait, I don't know WHAT that looks like).

Oh, and what's a runecaster?

 

[Goldendemon]

Yes it need an better skin, more gold/brown/black and it also would fit as female for goldrush

 

[GreyArchon]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's Goldrush?

And yeah, the model is rejected (until changed) because of the portrait. I'll have to start over. When I do I'll work in some more changes for an overall 'cleaner' look.

A runecaster is a caster that casts runespells, surprisingly.

 

[Goldendemon]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/map-development-202/ume-goldrush-142278/

but the pv is a little bit old

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's Goldrush?

And yeah, the model is rejected (until changed) because of the portrait. I'll have to start over. When I do I'll work in some more changes for an overall 'cleaner' look.

A runecaster is a caster that casts runespells, surprisingly.

.. and runespells are? Anyway, good luck with it, you've got a nice idea, you just have to put some more effort into it.

 

[GreyArchon]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/map-development-202/ume-goldrush-142278/

but the pv is a little bit old

Oho, wow. That is pretty awesome.

.. and runespells are? Anyway, good luck with it, you've got a nice idea, you just have to put some more effort into it.

Thanks, and yeah, I will.

Runespells are, in the classic sense of the fantasy genre, a 'word' consisting out of multiple seperate runes. Each rune is a different sigil, and when combined in a specific order, the runeword will cause a magic effect. Diablo2 used it too, if you've played it.

 

[Taylor Mouse]

I think she also needs bigger sheeks. it looks like they have been gone one your model

T.

 

[GreyArchon]

I think she also needs bigger sheeks. it looks like they have been gone one your model

T.

Hmm well. As it is now, her braids spill out of her hood at the sides of her face. If I wouldnt do that, she'd have a ridiculously large mouth. (Cause of disconnected vertices)

 

[GreyArchon]

Progress is slow but steady. New texture looks nicer, especially on the arms, and I'm basing the new portrait model on Jaina's, since she already had a hood to work with. Keep your eyes peeled!

 

[GreyArchon]

Model updated:

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/dwarven-runecaster-149668/