I got some stupid questions, I just decompiled the wrench model from the game thinking I could just bind it to the bone, delete the old wrench, and merge it all together, but apparently, the decompiled version wont even re-compile, so is there anyway to do that to keep the animations?
I got some stupid questions, I just decompiled the wrench model from the game thinking I could just bind it to the bone, delete the old wrench, and merge it all together, but apparently, the decompiled version wont even re-compile, so is there anyway to do that to keep the animations?
What wrench model, deepening on if it's a C model then the animations should work but if it's one of the older ones then you probably have to position it in the animation files
Engie Tesla hat based off the Tesla Coils from the classic RA games, Need some help with particles never used them before and don't know where to start is it all done from the VMT and the TF2 tool or has something got to be done in my Modelling software
Sparkwire, that gun just doesn't feel at all like it belongs in TF2.
Jman, I love that firecracker launcher. What are you thinking of calling it?
I have absolutely no idea what to call it right now, it's going to be rockstar related (hopefully), something like the Pyromaniac's Playtoy or similar.
I have absolutely no idea what to call it right now, it's going to be rockstar related (hopefully), something like the Pyromaniac's Playtoy or similar.
Needs positioning properly, was the first try and so far untextured, does anyone have any ideas for names best i can come up with is "Fusion Forge" and "Teslating Tower" last one sounds good but isn't a word lol
Yo all, I just want to inform you all of a fake update that FP's TF2 Emporium is taking part in.
It'll be a hopefully huge collab update starring everyone's submitted work which we hope to show Valve how medieval mode is truly supposed to be!
Rules & guidelines are on the webpage, and how to submit will be updated come Feb 1st.
Deadline for it will be 16th Feb, and we will allow previously made weapons/hats/props that have been made before this (as long as they haven't been publically released), and maps are fine too.
Remember, this will be something like the Fancy vs Nasty, Meaning your work will be made publically available to download as an ingame mod!
@Elbagast, if you're still taking votes, I'd vote for 2
You might want to consider though redesigning the laser - in the 1960s they were still relatively primitive, and I doubt that small laser pointer type devices were developed by then. I'd make it a bit larger and clunkier, but also simpler (thicker wire not wrapped around as much)... hopefully that'll help with the clutter
@Lachtan... great stuff - I'm loving the blowtorch, but I think that valve on the end is a little small for the pyro to easily turn with his gloved hand
as for my own stuff, I've started this teleporter today for the medieval update
it isn't very feasible for a direct teleporter replacement as a mod, (the idea is a explosionless rocket/sticky jump that players can use to travel quickly) but maybe some map maker could work it out or use it as a prop at least.
Jman; Gotta work on making it a bit more distinct from the original flare gun; silhouette, seeing what your opponent is using and all that... iotherwise pretty nice.
@Elbagast, if you're still taking votes, I'd vote for 2
You might want to consider though redesigning the laser - in the 1960s they were still relatively primitive, and I doubt that small laser pointer type devices were developed by then. I'd make it a bit larger and clunkier, but also simpler (thicker wire not wrapped around as much)... hopefully that'll help with the clutter
@Lachtan... great stuff - I'm loving the blowtorch, but I think that valve on the end is a little small for the pyro to easily turn with his gloved hand
as for my own stuff, I've started this teleporter today for the medieval update
it isn't very feasible for a direct teleporter replacement as a mod, (the idea is a explosionless rocket/sticky jump that players can use to travel quickly) but maybe some map maker could work it out or use it as a prop at least.
Maybe your exit could be a bouncing pad.
I heard you guys were considering turning the exit into a landing pad, but that sounds like a boring exit and something that would be hard to place where it would be useful.
If you replaced the exit with a small bouncing pad that gave you added vertical height it would be a nice addition to your catapault that launches you forward.
got sum free time - working on my MacGyver Mullet...
Could you flatten and remove the hair where Engie's goggles are?
I think the hair would look better if it didn't go over Engie's goggles, and the hair would look very good if it looked like it went under the goggles. At least until the goggles got to the back of the hair, they could perhaps go under the hair at the back of his head; but it just doesn't look very good when goggles go under his sideburns.
@Svdl (and Sparkwire as well, I suppose)
That looks glorious! I love the way you texture things. Your work always has this feel to it and is easily distinguishable as your work. The model and texture are both great.
Thanks man! Though I'm not sure if having an easily distinguishable style is a good thing when trying to emulate a specific one . nevertheless, glad you like it.
Anyway, here's what it currently looks like, I still feel like it's missing something but I can't put my finger on it. I'll probably do away with the low res label from the side of the drum and I'm not sure if the ass part of the gun looks coherent enough.
Its a tree cannon for the soldier, simple ao bake. just under 3k triangles, and using default R-Launcher trigger. The front and rear are quite boring, but once i properly uvmap this and give it something akin to a texture, that should be somewhat mitigated.
Meant for the medieval pack, and inspired by my viking theme pack during the polypack, and as a potential improvement on it.
glad i can move the particle effect locations within the qc, as this doesn't have a rear exhaust.
Medieval huh, might have a go at that if something catches my eye.
@Norron, RustySpannerz: Anything in particular about that scope? Is it the more exaggerated eyepiece? That does seem to make it stand out more.
@RedSheep: Edges can be sorted out later, it was a bit more about getting the shapes at this point. I've had a play around on newer revisions though, and the sharp trigger guard is looking out of place now...
@Contrails: Yeah they probably weren't around, but the Sniper already has a laser sight module like a modern one on his regular rifle... Making it too big also seems like placing a lot of importance on it, though since it can potentially change the silhouette so I'm going to play around with it some more, since I'm still not quite sure how to work it in. A bigger one might look cool, so we'll see what happens. A shorter wire definitely cleans things up though.
A teleporter like that would certainly make the Australians on the battlements of the keep less irritating...
@Svdl: Maybe more contrast between the frame and the internal components would help the rear - it would make the frame stand out a bit more.
@APesquera: I'd go with 4 with subtle/simple damage, maybe a metal chip or two, and a frayed end for the handle like your original concept.
@re.wind: Maybe make the straps into cast ridges, kinda like this. There seems to be a lot of different cannon designs out there so you certainly have a lot to play with
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Well I've gone through 2 model revisions since I last posted, first one:
Removing the side mount for the scope made the shapes a lot easier to read, while scaling the scope eyepiece down this far made it feel a bit too 'normal' as it were, wasn't really expecting that. The main thing I don't like about this one though was the height above the trigger area and the way the stock terminates, it feels a a bit odd.
So I had another go, this time turning the boxy area from some all-encompassing lump to something that bulks up a bolt-action mechanism, and making the eyepiece a bit bigger again:
Arguably it's a lot closer to the normal rifle than when I started (in that it has a detailed bolt-action mechanism), but I no longer feel inclined to totally rebuild it...possibly because that section was actually quite boring without the detail. The side on profile isn't that different from before either.
The scope/mount and the barrel detailing seem to have the biggest impact on target identification so I'll be playing around with those areas more now. Still not sure about the laser, it might be a bit too similar. I'm going to look into integrating it into the scope somehow.
Seeing as how quite a few a people are making medieval versions of Sentries and stuff, I thought it would be nice to create a wrench replacement that they can use to build them with. Because someones bound to make a hammer, I decided to put a medieval spin on the classic wrench. Problem is...they didn't exist then.
So unfortunately I'm clueless about how to make this look medievaly, whilst still looking like a wrench. This is what ive got so far:
The top bit on the head, the indent on the main body and the handle are all going to be wooden. But apart from that, it just feels too modern to be obviously medieval.
Any suggested would be GREATLY apreciated
@re.wind:
Oooh fancy, I agree with Comfycushion though, it just looks way to bare at the moment. if its based off a tree, maybe you could add like a brqnce coming off the side of it, or would that just look to cheesy?
@re.wind you got some smoothing errors on the front of the tree launcher
the tub thing holds battery acid which powers the drill, and on each kill more acid is created which makes the drill spin faster and with more torque, ie more powerfully.
my problem is that i dont know what the drill motor should look like.
@Norron, RustySpannerz: Anything in particular about that scope? Is it the more exaggerated eyepiece? That does seem to make it stand out more.
Your original definitely had more pleasing silhouette thatn the variants. I like the thicker wire much better too. The scope's as large and as bulky as the original rifle's but has a different shape to it that I like.
Also, your second model revision is much better than the first. You're right about too much meat above the breech and barrel making the rifle look odd. Most real rifles have the barrel very near the top to increase the difference between the point of aim and the bullet trajectory.
I'm not a huge fan of the boxy beleveled look though, maybe try it with some smoother and less wide shapes. It might make the First person view near the back of the receiver more interesting too. Right now we're looking at a box with a few cuts in it.
@re.wind you got some smoothing errors on the front of the tree launcher
the tub thing holds battery acid which powers the drill, and on each kill more acid is created which makes the drill spin faster and with more torque, ie more powerfully.
my problem is that i dont know what the drill motor should look like.
I'd say look at some regular powerdrills, combine multiple existing ones into your final model.
Seeing as how quite a few a people are making medieval versions of Sentries and stuff, I thought it would be nice to create a wrench replacement that they can use to build them with. Because someones bound to make a hammer, I decided to put a medieval spin on the classic wrench. Problem is...they didn't exist then.
So unfortunately I'm clueless about how to make this look medievaly, whilst still looking like a wrench. This is what ive got so far:
The top bit on the head, the indent on the main body and the handle are all going to be wooden. But apart from that, it just feels too modern to be obviously medieval.
Any suggested would be GREATLY apreciated
Instead of a medieval wrench, have you considered a medieval blacksmith's hammer?
Thanks,but I've tried that do I skin it to the model as when I don't i get a the bone won't show in the Model viewer, and when i do i can't compile or have it generate the QC line for the co-ordinates etc.
I have those seems on the wire frame causing the black lines but i'm too new at this to know how to get rid of them properly
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What wrench model, deepening on if it's a C model then the animations should work but if it's one of the older ones then you probably have to position it in the animation files
EDIT: Sorry, I had a stupid moment, replaced the 0 with a , and it works
I've added in the locking mechanism that redsheep suggested:
I've also put together a silhoutte comparison:
So what do you think, improvement or not? Oh, there are also bevels on the locking rail, they're just not that visible.
Also because I've straid away from the castle design, I don't know whether I should keep the "Castle Crasher" name.
Because the weapon itself is too modern to be used in medieval mode, and the actual castle inspired parts are only visible from a certain angle.
I have to see what this looks like with the Halmark right now!
This kicks so much ass.
Jman, I love that firecracker launcher. What are you thinking of calling it?
I have absolutely no idea what to call it right now, it's going to be rockstar related (hopefully), something like the Pyromaniac's Playtoy or similar.
PatrickL: you should make a cape with the designs similar to the Apollo Creed costume
or just rent Rocky 1 the movie and you'll see what i mean. He wears the costume near the end of the movie.
call it The Sparkler or The Fourth of July
or even better,
The Fourth Of July Weekend
It'll be a hopefully huge collab update starring everyone's submitted work which we hope to show Valve how medieval mode is truly supposed to be!
Rules & guidelines are on the webpage, and how to submit will be updated come Feb 1st.
Deadline for it will be 16th Feb, and we will allow previously made weapons/hats/props that have been made before this (as long as they haven't been publically released), and maps are fine too.
Remember, this will be something like the Fancy vs Nasty, Meaning your work will be made publically available to download as an ingame mod!
Like a Ballista styled setnry? That would be amazing.
You might want to consider though redesigning the laser - in the 1960s they were still relatively primitive, and I doubt that small laser pointer type devices were developed by then. I'd make it a bit larger and clunkier, but also simpler (thicker wire not wrapped around as much)... hopefully that'll help with the clutter
@Lachtan... great stuff - I'm loving the blowtorch, but I think that valve on the end is a little small for the pyro to easily turn with his gloved hand
as for my own stuff, I've started this teleporter today for the medieval update
it isn't very feasible for a direct teleporter replacement as a mod, (the idea is a explosionless rocket/sticky jump that players can use to travel quickly) but maybe some map maker could work it out or use it as a prop at least.
a: its a demo on how i animate
b: its wip
c: anims by me, model and texture by davision.
GOT IT
This would be spectacular.
It'll certainly be welcomed seeing as the soldier is seldom seen in medieval.
I heard you guys were considering turning the exit into a landing pad, but that sounds like a boring exit and something that would be hard to place where it would be useful.
If you replaced the exit with a small bouncing pad that gave you added vertical height it would be a nice addition to your catapault that launches you forward.
Could you flatten and remove the hair where Engie's goggles are?
I think the hair would look better if it didn't go over Engie's goggles, and the hair would look very good if it looked like it went under the goggles. At least until the goggles got to the back of the hair, they could perhaps go under the hair at the back of his head; but it just doesn't look very good when goggles go under his sideburns.
i think i can enjoy my treasure hat a little more now.
Thanks man! Though I'm not sure if having an easily distinguishable style is a good thing when trying to emulate a specific one
Anyway, here's what it currently looks like, I still feel like it's missing something but I can't put my finger on it. I'll probably do away with the low res label from the side of the drum and I'm not sure if the ass part of the gun looks coherent enough.
There's a reason he's called the Heavy.
Which one does look better?
I like 3 the most, more subtle dent though
Now you just gotta edit the particle effect to go with it...
Meant for the medieval pack, and inspired by my viking theme pack during the polypack, and as a potential improvement on it.
glad i can move the particle effect locations within the qc, as this doesn't have a rear exhaust.
@Norron, RustySpannerz: Anything in particular about that scope? Is it the more exaggerated eyepiece? That does seem to make it stand out more.
@RedSheep: Edges can be sorted out later, it was a bit more about getting the shapes at this point. I've had a play around on newer revisions though, and the sharp trigger guard is looking out of place now...
@Contrails: Yeah they probably weren't around, but the Sniper already has a laser sight module like a modern one on his regular rifle... Making it too big also seems like placing a lot of importance on it, though since it can potentially change the silhouette so I'm going to play around with it some more, since I'm still not quite sure how to work it in. A bigger one might look cool, so we'll see what happens. A shorter wire definitely cleans things up though.
A teleporter like that would certainly make the Australians on the battlements of the keep less irritating...
@Svdl: Maybe more contrast between the frame and the internal components would help the rear - it would make the frame stand out a bit more.
@APesquera: I'd go with 4 with subtle/simple damage, maybe a metal chip or two, and a frayed end for the handle like your original concept.
@re.wind: Maybe make the straps into cast ridges, kinda like this. There seems to be a lot of different cannon designs out there so you certainly have a lot to play with
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Well I've gone through 2 model revisions since I last posted, first one:
Removing the side mount for the scope made the shapes a lot easier to read, while scaling the scope eyepiece down this far made it feel a bit too 'normal' as it were, wasn't really expecting that. The main thing I don't like about this one though was the height above the trigger area and the way the stock terminates, it feels a a bit odd.
So I had another go, this time turning the boxy area from some all-encompassing lump to something that bulks up a bolt-action mechanism, and making the eyepiece a bit bigger again:
Arguably it's a lot closer to the normal rifle than when I started (in that it has a detailed bolt-action mechanism), but I no longer feel inclined to totally rebuild it...possibly because that section was actually quite boring without the detail. The side on profile isn't that different from before either.
The scope/mount and the barrel detailing seem to have the biggest impact on target identification so I'll be playing around with those areas more now. Still not sure about the laser, it might be a bit too similar. I'm going to look into integrating it into the scope somehow.
Seeing as how quite a few a people are making medieval versions of Sentries and stuff, I thought it would be nice to create a wrench replacement that they can use to build them with. Because someones bound to make a hammer, I decided to put a medieval spin on the classic wrench. Problem is...they didn't exist then.
So unfortunately I'm clueless about how to make this look medievaly, whilst still looking like a wrench. This is what ive got so far:
The top bit on the head, the indent on the main body and the handle are all going to be wooden. But apart from that, it just feels too modern to be obviously medieval.
Any suggested would be GREATLY apreciated
@re.wind:
Oooh fancy, I agree with Comfycushion though, it just looks way to bare at the moment. if its based off a tree, maybe you could add like a brqnce coming off the side of it, or would that just look to cheesy?
the tub thing holds battery acid which powers the drill, and on each kill more acid is created which makes the drill spin faster and with more torque, ie more powerfully.
my problem is that i dont know what the drill motor should look like.
Your original definitely had more pleasing silhouette thatn the variants. I like the thicker wire much better too. The scope's as large and as bulky as the original rifle's but has a different shape to it that I like.
Also, your second model revision is much better than the first. You're right about too much meat above the breech and barrel making the rifle look odd. Most real rifles have the barrel very near the top to increase the difference between the point of aim and the bullet trajectory.
I'm not a huge fan of the boxy beleveled look though, maybe try it with some smoother and less wide shapes. It might make the First person view near the back of the receiver more interesting too. Right now we're looking at a box with a few cuts in it.
I'd say look at some regular powerdrills, combine multiple existing ones into your final model.
Instead of a medieval wrench, have you considered a medieval blacksmith's hammer?
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Particles_On_Models
Thanks,but I've tried that do I skin it to the model as when I don't i get a the bone won't show in the Model viewer, and when i do i can't compile or have it generate the QC line for the co-ordinates etc.
I have those seems on the wire frame causing the black lines but i'm too new at this to know how to get rid of them properly