3d models development

[killer1001]

you dont have to especify every gun in the game. sure it is more realistic, but its not unecessary.

[Graf]

my own try of m60:

276 tris

Nice one. Could you try to make some of these?

Incomplete or missing:
1. Avenger Minigun (Texture for VB model are required)
2. Light Support Weapon
3. Rocket Launcher
4. M3A1 "Grease Gun" SMG
5. Desert Eagle .44
6. Desert Eagle (Exp. Mag.)
7. YK42B Pulse Rifle
8. Gatling Laser
9. M72 Gauss Rifle
10. Combat Shotgun
11. Brass Knuckles
12. Mega Power Fist
13. Power Fist
14. Club
15. Sharpened Spear (Texture for regular spear are required)
16. 10mm pistol

[Gorlak]

Some knuckles ?

[bikkebakke]

Some knuckles ?

both spiked and brass, really nice. Tricount?

Looks like it could be a bit steep, but it could be very easily altered I guess.

[Gorlak]

Yes, way too high for what they are : 400

[bikkebakke]

Yes, way too high for what they are : 400

could be  easily fixed then if one got the time

Do we need the holes? Could they just be painted on with texture (these small weapons will never be at such a close-up that we will se any great difference.

Same goes for the lower part I guess, can save a lot of tris there and still make them look good with a good texture.

[Karpov]

Hi, It's been a long time since my last post. Back then I was working on a whole new character model but I had no way to test it so I ended up dropping it. Now with the release of the SDK I am able to test it properly , so I started working on it again. The idea was to test what can or can't be done, I made some animations, the leather jacket to test the body attachments and e few different textures to test the subsets and skins. I am trying now to create the rest of the animations, then I will see what to do next.
There is a video of course, here is what I have so far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa28wV9sEEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3llbb4n95ns

In case you are asking, I could not use these animations on the VB models , they don't seem to be compatible

[Graf]

This is an awesome work, dude! These 3D models are finally looks very much like in F1 and F2. Keep it up. The only one question - does new animations require changing of existing 3D models of armor?(metal armor, combat armor etc)
P.S. Your avatar made me laugh  

[Amrok]

Very nice work Karpov.
As Graf said, on the rail of F1&F2. A very good point in my mind.
Just too much speed in the spear attack animation.

I hope the community will follow you on this way.

[bikkebakke]

I'm very impressed, they look really good, actually I think the spear animation speed should be reduced just a bit, not too much Spears are fast weapons, but that animation is just a bit too fast >_<

Who else but the chinese can demonstrate my point Spear-fight ftw

[SmartCheetah]

Omfg Karpov, that's the best thing I've seen in so much time. Your models and animations easily beat everything done in Van Buren. Keep it up and I'm sure devs will decide to implement them, not those from VB.

[Lexx]

We will take what looks best. But keep in mind, that with new models, all body attachments (hair, beards) have to be readjusted to fit again.

The second video looks even better than the first one. Also I like how the spear is visible on the back.

[bikkebakke]

Also I like how the spear is visible on the back.

Ye, that is a really nice thing, this is why I like 3D implementation We will actually see the difference between weapons visually (not just by sprite images in inventory and by description)

[avv]

Is there a way to make those models fatter, slimmer or be slouch?

[Karpov]

Thanks for the support, I might post again if I make any progress.

Graf: The existing models would need to be adapted, that's true, soft parts like clothes that are close to the body and have to deform with it must be extrapolated from this character mesh to avoid overlapping, but rigid parts like shoulderpads and chestplates should be easier to adapt.

bikkebakke: I can easily slow it down, but I am making animations frame by frame from the original sprites, so I rarely have to adjust speed.

avv: Yes, you can tweak the main mesh , if you don't add any polygon then the bone weights and the texture maps will stay the same, but in that case you would need to model all attachments for that kind of body.

Lexx: You are right about that , all armors need to be done , but like you said before, animations are the most important part, we can always add hairstyles and beards later.


Update:  New video showing a close up on the character, and some new animations, still in progress. (video is streched :/)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMkdabWbvaI
That's it for now , I won't be home next week so that may slow down the process.