Well, it doesn't look too ridiculous with the carry shield flag... Not really that huge of a deal, I guess.
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SmartCheetah
Sergeant
Beautiful work Narf. You're really doing professional work. Thank you for making these armours OSP. It's the great thing for modders who don't have any idea about creating models and textures.
I'm looking forward to see more updates
It would be lovely if you will make more gothic/heavy plate, full armors(Which OSP packs lacked, and you are filling the gap)
In a free time I'm working on my dark/low-fantasy mod(and new setting as well) with "more advanced" armory. That's why I need such equipment badly
*Cheetah pawstep.*
I'm looking forward to see more updates
It would be lovely if you will make more gothic/heavy plate, full armors(Which OSP packs lacked, and you are filling the gap)In a free time I'm working on my dark/low-fantasy mod(and new setting as well) with "more advanced" armory. That's why I need such equipment badly
*Cheetah pawstep.*
add it to the "hip quiver" flag?
FrisianDude
Archduke
Oh, hey, wait, do it like bows work; you can copy and then rotate the mesh and tell the module system to load the rotated one for when you're not using it.
Narf of Picklestink said:
That's all I've got for now.
Obviously your standers are much too high... and the rest of us benefit from it.
(I may be slightly biased due to the fact that these are the only historically accurate models I can find)
edit: Oh God, wait.. Now when the next update comes I'll have to update the hired blades and start a whole new game!
FrisianDude said:
I tried something similar using Morgh's text tools.......Nothing. I made a seperate carry mesh, but could not get the game to use it. I even tried starting with a strong bow and changing the flags, but that just made my shield invisible in my hand and still shown on the hip. I wonder if it is possible to change how the game orients objects using different flags via the Module System....
I tried that......no cigar. maybe I screwed up. I started a topic in the Forge, maybe some clever person can figure out a solution....
maybe I screwed up. I started a topic in the Forge, maybe some clever person can figure out a solution....
I believe I have it. Actually, I do have it.
You know how shields use vertex animation to make the strap cross the chest? For your buckler, simply reposition the 'strapped' version so that it rests by the hip. It will take a bit of trial and error to find the correct position, but the theory is sound. It will just track to the chest bone instead of the pelvis.
Oh, and did I mention? Frickingfantabulous work. You're an inspiration to us all.
Vertex animation could be used to make a 'sheath', yes.Mandible said:
p.s. That tutorial "The Making of Varga" is fascinating. When we get to the point in the Redwall mod when we are making squirrel tails, some of those hair techniques will come in real handy. That info on normal mapping really did go quite far over my head however. For now, the invidia filter will just have to suffice.
Keep up the great work!
Keep up the great work!
Haha, it works! Thanks Llew. I posted my findings in the Forge, with credit to you.
FrisianDude
Archduke
That helmet looks more like a tilting helm than a combat one. Could still be interesting, of course.
Could still be interesting, of course.
Ah, very good. That shield is pretty nice, but it always annoyed me to see it carried on the back.CounterPoint391 said:Haha, it works! Thanks Llew. I posted my findings in the Forge, with credit to you.
Narf's plate armour thread is over there somewhere *waves*
FrisianDude
Archduke
Page two or three or something somewhere. OH GOD WHAT HAVE WE DONE.
Well then, that's solved. I'll get the bucklers lined up right when I release them.
@CounterPoint391: I was planning on making that exact buckler- I'm glad you posted that, so I won't bother. Where's it from?
Also, suggestions are fine, but like I said before, they should be appropriate to the transitional period (i.e. mainly 14th century).
Part of what he's explaining is basically doing what the nvidia filter does manually (btw, you should try the xnormal tools as well- I find the results to be better). With this approach, the trick is to make a proper height map to work from. Using xnormal, you can create ambient occlusion maps from height maps, as well as normal maps etc. This means you can follow the same work flow (to some extent) as the high-poly-> low-poly baking approach, without having to spend the time on a sculpt and setting up bakes and such (which can take a long time, and can be a nightmare, if you don't get it all set up right).
@CounterPoint391: I was planning on making that exact buckler- I'm glad you posted that, so I won't bother. Where's it from?
Also, suggestions are fine, but like I said before, they should be appropriate to the transitional period (i.e. mainly 14th century).
Mandible said:
Part of what he's explaining is basically doing what the nvidia filter does manually (btw, you should try the xnormal tools as well- I find the results to be better). With this approach, the trick is to make a proper height map to work from. Using xnormal, you can create ambient occlusion maps from height maps, as well as normal maps etc. This means you can follow the same work flow (to some extent) as the high-poly-> low-poly baking approach, without having to spend the time on a sculpt and setting up bakes and such (which can take a long time, and can be a nightmare, if you don't get it all set up right).
Marcus Brutus
Knight at Arms
I think that buckler is from Talaks unique armoury, am I right?
FrisianDude
Archduke
Yeah, I think so.
Correct. Unique armory.....
