WIP Player/NPCs models
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Mechanists vs. Naturalists
What do you guys think about the cartonish drawing approach of "The walking dead" i really like their textures.
And I wonderd if it wouldn't be a good idea to take similar textures for our creatures.
They would be 2 times as big as the ones we use atm. but it would look better (at least i think)
There wouldn't be to much more details, but the details would be better made.
And I wonderd if it wouldn't be a good idea to take similar textures for our creatures.
They would be 2 times as big as the ones we use atm. but it would look better (at least i think)
There wouldn't be to much more details, but the details would be better made.
Mechanist with steam-bot. The steam-bot's "hands" can be fitted with multiple attchments. Claws for harvesting materials, drills for mining, weapons, etc.
The back of the bot contains a small boiler for burning any combustible material. There is an access panel on front if repair to the gears is necessary.
The back of the bot contains a small boiler for burning any combustible material. There is an access panel on front if repair to the gears is necessary.
If you make a model i'll make it a minion, just say what features you would like with it, Like better mining, and other material gathering.
If noone else can/want to make a model, I start it next monday (vacation in between 
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they are amizing *_* ^^
Nym Traveel i could help you, after i finished the model i'm currently working on
Nym Traveel i could help you, after i finished the model i'm currently working on
You mean something like that Steampunk bot? That already seems hugely detailed, at least comparatively, imho
But maybe if the Mo'Creatures crocs fit into MC just fine higher details mobs like that would fit in here too
I'm mainly talking about the texturesYou mean something like that Steampunk bot? That already seems hugely detailed, at least comparatively, imho
The robot is pretty detailed though from the mesh, but the textures are a bit too simple at least from my point of view.
Simple textures look like the preference so far:
Textures: Cartoony (smooth, simple, bright) 10 vote(s) 71.4%
Regardless, anything I put up here I'm totally doing from a conceptual art point. So these are just ideas for all of us to work off of and nothing more. If they evolve into something further that'd be really cool (I'd love to see a 3D version of the steam-bot!!); if not, also fine. I'm trying to put more art out there just so we have more reference points about style and culture. Getting a visual representation of the current cultures that populate our game world (as is currently in my head) is really helpful to me in terms of creative process. What do they look like, what do they wear, how do they think, what tools do they use ... I think all these things sort of speak volumes when we see something visually. Hopefully the more "stuff" we collectively put out there, the more inspiration we'll get from each other and hopefully get more content generated.
I'm working on the female Naturalist right now and some of their tamed beasties. I was thinking since the Mechanists have various bots to assist them in their labors, maybe the Naturalists are gifted at taming and training the local fauna to do their bidding. Maybe sabre-cat style mounts, some kind of giant mole creatures to dig and harvest ore, birds for catching fish or harvesting berries.
In terms of eventual gameplay, maybe the players could, at some point, build "bases" and populate those bases with NPCs that include both humanoids and also these "pets" that perform specific functions. It might be that the basic drilling steam bot requires only a few resources to construct; while some larger "war-droid" is quite costly.
Anyway, back to art ... again these are concepts; so if we choose to do a more "detached limb" approach, we could remove certain portions of the limbs or joints of these models or scrap them all together when something better comes along.
Textures: Cartoony (smooth, simple, bright) 10 vote(s) 71.4%
Regardless, anything I put up here I'm totally doing from a conceptual art point. So these are just ideas for all of us to work off of and nothing more. If they evolve into something further that'd be really cool (I'd love to see a 3D version of the steam-bot!!); if not, also fine.
I'm trying to put more art out there just so we have more reference points about style and culture. Getting a visual representation of the current cultures that populate our game world (as is currently in my head) is really helpful to me in terms of creative process. What do they look like, what do they wear, how do they think, what tools do they use ... I think all these things sort of speak volumes when we see something visually. Hopefully the more "stuff" we collectively put out there, the more inspiration we'll get from each other and hopefully get more content generated. I'm working on the female Naturalist right now and some of their tamed beasties. I was thinking since the Mechanists have various bots to assist them in their labors, maybe the Naturalists are gifted at taming and training the local fauna to do their bidding. Maybe sabre-cat style mounts, some kind of giant mole creatures to dig and harvest ore, birds for catching fish or harvesting berries.
In terms of eventual gameplay, maybe the players could, at some point, build "bases" and populate those bases with NPCs that include both humanoids and also these "pets" that perform specific functions. It might be that the basic drilling steam bot requires only a few resources to construct; while some larger "war-droid" is quite costly.
Anyway, back to art ... again these are concepts; so if we choose to do a more "detached limb" approach, we could remove certain portions of the limbs or joints of these models or scrap them all together when something better comes along.
Don't get me wrong I like your drawings and I'm just giving my opinionSimple textures look like the preference so far:
Textures: Cartoony (smooth, simple, bright) 10 vote(s) 71.4%
The poll is going slightly in favor of attached limbs. I wont mind if we drop detached limbs, i liked the idea of having creatures with floating part and still having them feel whole, butnow i see it more as a gimmick and an uneccessary challenge than anything, there are probably better ways to unify the style. I'll try to draw attached limbs in the future.
Maybe i should specify : not attached as in only one mesh, because rigging a single mesh and having it deform right is a pain, especially with low polycount, but as with overlaping parts feeling like attached.
Maybe i should specify : not attached as in only one mesh, because rigging a single mesh and having it deform right is a pain, especially with low polycount, but as with overlaping parts feeling like attached.
Textures - I don't personally mind more detail, if it makes sense, like with that Croc. Isn't it harder to do higher detail? Or somehow a little easier being less constrained?
The poll is just to get an idea, and it has sort of surprised me some. The culture diversion for instance is almost even, so maybe it would work to have some creatures with attached limbs and others without
The poll is just to get an idea, and it has sort of surprised me some. The culture diversion for instance is almost even, so maybe it would work to have some creatures with attached limbs and others without