I still think you need a stripe on that feather...
anyone notice that he is holding the arrow wrong? a standard arrow has three fins, and there is a space between two of them. this is so the fin doesn't cut the shooters hand when firing, If you havn't been cut by an arrow then you most likely don't know it HURTS LIKE HELL.
the space must face inward, not outward.
i know exactly what you mean, i have done a bit of bow hunting before. and i modeled it so third feather would be facing outwards, but remember when the huntsman was first released, and the view model was left handed, well instead of changing the model file, they just mirrored it to fix it. so i have to model everything in Maya in reverse of what it should be, and i forgot to do that on the arrow.
so everyone thinks the feather needs a bit of work. any specific suggestions?
I really like where this is going, but i think the bow could use something extra. What about some sort of tribal paintings or engravings?
I did a (poor) paintover with a rough idea... I'm not too great with tribal designs, but maybe you'll get my idea?
one of my favorite concept pieces was the one i did with a really simple tribal design. but my theme, big game hunter, doesn't necessarily have anything to do with tribal stuff. and i would certainly do it, but i feel like i would be intruding on treythepunkid's domain, i am kinda stuck as to what to do on the bow, that's why i temporarily put it on hold, i feel like the bow needs more than just a wooden handle, because it is kinda boring at the moment. but i don't want to push my items onto other peoples themes, and cant think of any other ideas at the moment.
I see a lot of bow, why dont try to do a automatic sniper? U dont get more power if u wait, damage is 40-60 and the last shoot is critical on clip is critical (6 bullets per clip?).
I see a lot of bow, why dont try to do a automatic sniper? U dont get more power if u wait, damage is 40-60 and the last shoot is critical on clip is critical (6 bullets per clip?).
SO YOU want him to Change his weapon to a sniper... since he can NOT decide what functions a sniper rifle has all that would accomplish is...nothing?
I really don't think a tribal design would impede on Trey, he did a Didgeridoo rifle, not a bow - and so what if you add some tribal stuff? There's no monopoly on 'tribal'.
Another idea would be to put various sharp animal teeth embedded in the wood, but that would be extra work.
I really don't think a tribal design would impede on Trey, he did a Didgeridoo rifle, not a bow - and so what if you add some tribal stuff? There's no monopoly on 'tribal'.
Another idea would be to put various sharp animal teeth embedded in the wood, but that would be extra work.
id rather not go back to modeling, and have to change the uv map again. but i have still have some polygons left to mess with, im currently just above 6k tris with the bow and arrow combined.
ok, i will put some tribal designs on it, but I'm not going to go to far with it, at least not initially. maybe just one in the best spot on the view model. im also going to repaint the whole wood part, to make it darker, and i just mirrored it the first time and i don't want the symmetry.
i re-did all the wood to be darker and added some tribal stuff. i decided to just make it a darker brown rather than mahogany, because the weapon seemed to lose a sense of neutrality, it looked like it only belonged on the red team, rather than being able to be used by both. the last bow on the right is what it used to look like.
i said i stopped making it mahogany colored shortly after starting, and erased what i had done, and started over with a different color pallet. here is a comparison with the huntsman, and the bottom image is the mahogany color i started with but scraped, as you can see its very red team oriented.
I didn't appreciate you killing me with the huntsman last night until I realized you were probably checking this model out to see if it looks good at the same time. Then I was a little less mad.
Wow AAA GJ at losing the payload by taking screenshots of a bow! JK.
Anyways the bows looking good and the arrows are good. Grrrr 3 good sniper updates and im not sure which one I like better! Maybe it will be a 3-way-tie and they will all get put in the update! But I think Valve might be too lazy to bother putting icons for all these weps. =/
That looks really great and distinctive. I think you might want to change the shape of the arrow feathers a little, they seem too square. If not it isn't really a big deal and you can deal with it if you're all set with whatever else first.
That looks really great and distinctive. I think you might want to change the shape of the arrow feathers a little, they seem too square. If not it isn't really a big deal and you can deal with it if you're all set with whatever else first.
thanks for the input everyone, i agree the arrow feathers need some work. that's probably the next step i will work on. and i am planing on making kill icons for it before i submit it. and about the dots, to be honest it just looks to plane and boring without them.
These one's are awesome. Aggressive, good silhouette, and I think they would just fit better.
thanks, i am planing to add a little bit more to the tribal design, mostly add another segment so it will wrap around the front of the bow i little bit more.
and for the arrows, i will get started on them this weekend. but don't expect much progress, i got a lot of stuff to do this weekend.
this is what my new arrow feathers look like, re-modeled, UV mapped, and re-textured. i also finaly got the positioning of the arrow done correctly.
next on the list, is finish up the arrow texture. what do you think of changing the wood on the arrow to match the wood on the bow? would it look better? or just be to much similarity?
Are you set against having the tribal design on the top and bottom of the bow? I just think it would look a bit more tied together if both above and below the hand had the design. That's really the only suggestion I can make, this is my favorite pack for the sniper.
Are you set against having the tribal design on the top and bottom of the bow? I just think it would look a bit more tied together if both above and below the hand had the design. That's really the only suggestion I can make, this is my favorite pack for the sniper.
ehh.. no, I'm not set on having it just on the top of the bow. it could go down on the bottom as well, what does everyone else think about this? and if so should it just be mirrored down, or should it be a whole new design following the same style?
i think i am going to hold off on the second tribal design. i still have to finish a 3rd weapon that have yet to start on. anyone got any ideas? i kinda want to do a jarate replacement, but don't really have any great ideas. my first idea was a pair of boleadoras, but i think it would end up being way to complex, and i wouldn't have time to finish it all. or i could just make like a bottle of liquor or something similar with a custom particle effect. but that would be a stretch on the theme.
and feel free to throw any ideas for other weapons or hats you have out there.
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i know exactly what you mean, i have done a bit of bow hunting before. and i modeled it so third feather would be facing outwards, but remember when the huntsman was first released, and the view model was left handed, well instead of changing the model file, they just mirrored it to fix it. so i have to model everything in Maya in reverse of what it should be, and i forgot to do that on the arrow.
so everyone thinks the feather needs a bit of work. any specific suggestions?
where? and what color?
one of my favorite concept pieces was the one i did with a really simple tribal design. but my theme, big game hunter, doesn't necessarily have anything to do with tribal stuff. and i would certainly do it, but i feel like i would be intruding on treythepunkid's domain, i am kinda stuck as to what to do on the bow, that's why i temporarily put it on hold, i feel like the bow needs more than just a wooden handle, because it is kinda boring at the moment. but i don't want to push my items onto other peoples themes, and cant think of any other ideas at the moment.
SO YOU want him to Change his weapon to a sniper... since he can NOT decide what functions a sniper rifle has all that would accomplish is...nothing?
Another idea would be to put various sharp animal teeth embedded in the wood, but that would be extra work.
id rather not go back to modeling, and have to change the uv map again. but i have still have some polygons left to mess with, im currently just above 6k tris with the bow and arrow combined.
viewmodel_fov 70
viewmodel_fov 54
Anyways the bows looking good and the arrows are good. Grrrr 3 good sniper updates and im not sure which one I like better! Maybe it will be a 3-way-tie and they will all get put in the update! But I think Valve might be too lazy to bother putting icons for all these weps. =/
^ This.
Just stick some extra kinks in there
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As for the arrows,
These one's are awesome. Aggressive, good silhouette, and I think they would just fit better.
thanks, i am planing to add a little bit more to the tribal design, mostly add another segment so it will wrap around the front of the bow i little bit more.
and for the arrows, i will get started on them this weekend. but don't expect much progress, i got a lot of stuff to do this weekend.
next on the list, is finish up the arrow texture. what do you think of changing the wood on the arrow to match the wood on the bow? would it look better? or just be to much similarity?
yeah i agree.
Just a paint over to see how it looks?
ehh.. no, I'm not set on having it just on the top of the bow. it could go down on the bottom as well, what does everyone else think about this? and if so should it just be mirrored down, or should it be a whole new design following the same style?
thanks.
and feel free to throw any ideas for other weapons or hats you have out there.
maybe either an antler or a leg bone as a melee replacement
will post more ideas when/if i get them
Or you could do something with an antler lashed onto the end of a stick mabye
A rhino horn with an iron blade wedged into the business edge? Or lion's teeth?
Here's a traditional knife carved from a Rhino horn-
Too bad they didn't call it Van Pelt's Pith or something to reference Jumanji-
SO hats - hm. With game hunting.
A waxed cotton hunting cap?
You could modify it to be the least boring Sniper hat in the game by adding feathers/bits of leather/fur/teeth Sniper keeps in the hat.