[Dota 2] - Riki - The Rightful Heir

n33kos

The Rightful Heir
After his great escape, Rikimaru kept to the nearby forest darting between beams of moonlight but try as he might, he could not flee any farther. It was not concern for his family which drove him back into the palace, they were long dead. It was greed.

Swift as the night, Rikimaru infiltrated the high tower and inched his way toward the armory where he knew his brother's gleaming raiment was stored. For years he lived in the shadow of that pauldron, under the command of those gauntlets. Why shouldn't he bear them now? After all, he is the rightful heir.

Rough Concept:


LOD 1 - Uv mapped:


Sculpt - Progress 1:

Timtendo

I think this is an excellent concept. I really like the back story and I think the sketch you have has potential to look strong in game. I hope you stick with it and finish by the deadline.

n33kos

Thanks for the encouragement! Here is an update on my progress, I've got the lowpoly for the arm pieces done and uvmapped them:

n33kos

Finished up with lowpoly and uvmapping of all 3 pieces. I think I'm going to texture the tail cuff and buttflap too but I'll use the native geometry for that bit. I have a fair amount of time left so I may do the blades as well!

n33kos

A bit of an update on the sculpt progress:

acest

hmm not sure if gold would be the best colour, although it looks nice that way, but in-game wise, riki is best to have monotonous colour to suit his playing style.. just my opinion as a player though

n33kos

Thanks acest, I had that same thought when I began the project(I've been playing Riki too) but since the invisibility isn't really color dependent I figured I was over thinking things.

When I get to painting the maps I'll test out a few different metals to see if anything works better.