[Dota2] -Phantom Assassin - Vestments of the Veil

kageko

OK, i think i´ve settled on making some "noble" ish (not anymore) gear for the phantom assassin, basically, im thinking neckguard/shoulderpads with 2 thin banners attached to the back, also getting rid of the helmet and replacing it with a coiled braid . Im gonna replace the daggers on her belt too, just not sure with what yet.

Anyway, i made a quick photoshop paintover to see if the basic concept works.

Im planning on sticking to the original colorscheme with an extra complementary color (red) to make it pop a bit. Considering the same thing has been done on sets already in the game im assuming this is ok

Quick link to the workshop

Current progress:

Just added the set to the workshop! Click the image to see the collection on steam:



edit: removed the concept as it isnt really representative anymore.

kageko

new update, got the shoulderpiece and cape in

kageko

time to start working on the hair, tried out fibermesh, not sure if i liked the results or not..

constructive crits are always welcome btw

kageko

aaand another update, got the hair sort of done last night

kageko

New update, hid the hair and made a hood, also reworked the shoulders completely

Not sure if the hood was the best idea or not...



And without textures:

Futashia

hey!!! the hood is a sweet addition! and the shoulder gear is coming along nicely. Just out of curiosity, why did you get rid of the hair? or are you just experimenting? Either way nice change

kageko

Basically, i was thinking the shoulderpiece didnt look good, and so i reworked the whole thing and i figured hell, while im at it, lets see if a hood will make her look better, now after its sunk in, i think i like her better with the hood.

though i might just upload the hair to the workshop without it entering the comppetition, since i cant include 2 headpieces.

DesireeFernandes

I can't help but notice the indents on the inside of the cape in the ZBrush sculpt. Did you do that intentionally, or did you just not put BackfaceMask on? Just wondering, because it does look a little odd.

kageko

Been a while, the baking was somewhat of a nightmare, the texturemaps on the shoulders wouldnt line up correctly so i had to manually paint the normalmaps in at some spots. Finally done with the first texture pass

@DesireeFernandes
yeah, it looks weird, but it was going to be baked on a plane anyway so i didnt bother, since i was just gonna duplicate the plane and reverse the normals anyway, i didnt need a backside

foeffa

I absolutely love it! As a fervent Mortred player I 'm very excited about this one, I think it looks a lot better than the original!

kageko

thanks for the kind words Im glad you like it

Heres the first import into dota2 of the hood, its looking a little bright, gonna fix that and darken her up, otherwise im pretty happy with it, also, added glowing eyes to make her look a bit more phantomish

kageko

darkened the whole set a bit, i thought it was a little too bright for an assassin in game, also skinned the set as well, now all thats left is to polish and then render a few presentation shots Think ill throw in a weapon as well.

Not sure if i should keep the skirt, what do you guys think?

sadies

Digging your design, especially the back/cape. Love that cool rugged look I think I prefer her with the skirt, it ties the whole set together from top to bottom a bit more perhaps~ Keep up the good work!

kageko

Thanks! ive been polishing a bit (..that mostly means skinning unfortunately..)
I think you're right though, the skirt kind of makes it come together, but i didnt like how it looked at the top, so i made a belt to hold it in

Here's my current progress(fair warning: its wide.):



I was thinking i would make the presentation shot tomorrow as well as fixing a few technical problems, but im feeling mostly done, still open to suggestions if something could use a bit more love though

kageko

made a quick presentationshot:

kageko

updated the presentationshot

Going to upload the items to the workshop tomorrow morning i think!

Skit

I know it sounds a bit pervert, but your suit will be completed if she shows more of her her skin. I mean, on the upper body, she should show her boobs (make her boobs bigger will be nice, haha) as PotM or Lina does. Also, the lower body will be more beautiful with skin (Potm with her legs is an example). Who doesn't want a sexy lady under their control? Either way, I really really like your customization so far. Cant wait until it fully released !!!

Skit

I know it sounds a bit pervert, but your suit will be completed (my opinion) if she shows more of her skin. I mean, on the upper body, she should show her boobs (make her boobs bigger will be nice, haha) as PotM or Lina does. Also, the lower body will be more beautiful with skin (Potm with her legs is an example). Who doesn't want a sexy lady under their control? Either way, I really really like your customization so far. Cant wait until it fully released !!!

foCidhsyingL

well i have seen your work and i really want to say that great work you have done very nice i really like that its very nice.
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ziikutv

I hate the hood. http://christopherkontosic.se/screen9.jpg << Look at that! Looks ugly. Add her helmet back if you are not going to do hair.