[DOTA2] - Broodmother - Mothers Cage

alpha_327

hello everyone, I am coming in a few days late but that's all cool.

I am working on a set that resembles a skeletal cage around Broodmother, something that is like armor but also a shackle.

the peices I will be creating are

- Rib cage back

- skeletal legs

- and a helmet that will replace the hair that is made from a skull

here is the rough concept that I am going with, I plan to redo the rib cage as it looks like a facehugger at the moment ha ha.



any and all comments welcome, thanks for taking a look.

ellisq

Best broodmother concept ive seen! I cant wait to see the finished product. Also, its a very unique idea. My only semi-bad thing to say is that it feels the skull needs to be moved up a little. Other than that keep on rollin!

Some Jerk

Any plans for custom spiderlings in this set?

alpha_327

alright I am redoing the back peice now.



I like this one much better, any comments would be great.

As for a custom spiderling I would like to make one, I think it would make this set. As of right now it all comes down to how much free time I have. I will be making more updates soon!

alpha_327

did a little bit of work on the legs tonight

alpha_327

hello again, I have made the game res abdomen piece and I am working on the diffuse texture now, the piece came out to 938 tris, and and the LOD 1 is at 677 tris.





I will be making the game res legs next and continuing working on the texture for the abdomen. Once again thank you for taking a look

Some Jerk

Enjoying your progress so far. A shame people are afraid of spiders and let that stop them from making brood mother sets.

Jalcober

Really liking how this is coming out!

Spudnik

Great work on the texture, blends in very nicely with the rest of the body. Do you have any in-game shots?

LuCh!

tex are looking good!
if you're done with the tex show them in game! like at the end of the From Maya to Dota 2 vid

Olphelia

Looks good so far! The skeleton definitely needed that re-doe to become more angular and skeleton like

alpha_327

little update.



i have successfully gotten the abdomen to work in-game yay. that is all I have for now but more to come soon.

lolobananica

Like the idea it just blends really nice. I look forward to seeing how this comes along

alpha_327

another little update



let me know what you guys think

Some Jerk

I suggest having some more eye holes poked into that skull.

alpha_327

another update for you guys. i have the game res models all done along with the LODs. I made the legs a little thicker in the game model because they didn't read well being twigs. still have a little work to make sure that they attach properly and match the skeleton.

@Some Jerk~ i wanted to make more holes in the skull but the issue i ran into was that i couldn't get the game res to look good with the limited poly limit, i am right on the edge for it right now at 348 tris ( limit is 350 for the game res).



once again any comments are always welcome.

alpha_327

here is a quick diffuse pass.



I hope to be done in a few days, let me know what you guys think

Kralzar

I like it, nice work. One comment is maybe it would look "meaner" if the brow was a bit more pronounced/angry. This is just personal preference though.

Dewzie

This is going to be the cause of many nightmares. Great stuff.

OrganizedChaos

Just curious- are you using the misc slot for the head? I noticed the head slot only has something like a 150 tri limit for the lod that's in game

alpha_327

@ organized chaos~ ya unfortunately i had to use the misc slot for the skull, the tri count was just to low to get anything workable at 150. I was kinda bumbed about that but i had to carry on.

alpha_327

hey guys I have a question not sure if anyone can help me out. when i bind the legs in maya and move the rig the weighting all looks good but when i import it to workshop to preview there is a lot of tearing in the geometry at the joints. Anyone know why this is happening?


also pay no attention to the specular i made the masks quick just so i could import.

alpha_327

never mind i fixed it.

Pina

This is a really cool idea. Good work!

alpha_327

hey guys thanks to everyone that commented and took a look at my thread here. I wanted to also rename the set and I don't know how to change the thread name. So the name is being changed to the Crypt Matron so look out for it. I appreciate all the kind words and it really helped motivate me. I am getting ready now to submit my entry and here it is.

feral_guy

great job, look so amazing and creepy

alpha_327

Thank you, I had a lot of fun making this set. Can't wait to make some more

Nuclear Angel

Hey Alpha, really nice work on this, have been following you from the start! Just wondering, do you know how to put a model in to Dota 2 and how does one test it?! Or should i put this on Q&A thread? Thanks anyway

Anywhom, good job man!

alpha_327

@Nuclear Angel~ thanks for the comment I really appreciate it, and thanks for watching. for the importing into DOTA 2 this video really helped me out, now this is for maya users but should be similar with other software. Now the only way i really tested it was by uploading the models to the DOTA 2 workshop in game and seeing the preview with animations it gave me. I am not sure if there is a way to play test the item, I'm sure there is I just don't know how. but anyways with that video and the in game instructions for the workshop you should have no problems

Nuclear Angel

@alpha_327~ Thanks for the help I will check it out!