Why not just go with your original concept having bits of camo sticking out, except instead of doing flat planes and thus having to worry about them disappearing as the player moves in relation to the viewer, do something like this:
If you're using double-sided polygons, you'll never have to worry about other players not seeing the bits of camo. Sure, it'll cost a few more tris, but it'll also look fairly decent.
You don't even have to use double sided polys. Just put the camo material on a separate VTF and use $nocull 1 in it's VMT. It'll make the texture show up on both sides of whatever faces that texture is on.
Don't give up on the Camo helmet
If you don't want to work on it anymore, just call it finished.
Sure most of us think it could use some more distinguishing characteristics, but personally I would still enjoy it the way it is now.
No, it's good, that's why we're encouraging you to keep modifying it until it's perfect. If we thought it sucked, you wouldn't have gotten so many comments.
I've decided to drop my theme completely. My theme is kind of crumbling, and Graff Pirate has got a tropic commando theme going really well and im sailing rather close to it to be honest.
But its ok don't fret, i'll come up with new class theme, hopefully something cooler than my train wreck haha.
You're not doing a soldier pack now? Or will it still be a soldier pack but with a different theme. Either way, I think you can do it. Just be sure to keep posting progress as much as possible.
The camo helmet would still have been workable though. Just take what you had and have some leaves and grass taped on around the sides with the method swizzle suggested, it'd look great imo.
I mean are you really sure you wanna scrap this? The knife was awesome and the helmet was looking great. It'd be easier to develop 1 item over 11 days than 3. The theme of the pack isn't really that important in comparison to the quality of the items, and you had 2 quality ones right there.
If nothing else submit that knife damnit! It was good.
dude dont be crazy, keep what you got its awesome. The theme is great, and most importantly what you've made so far is of high quality and more than salvageable. My advice: get going on the backpack then at the end when you have some time left go back to the helmet if you're still unsatisfied and try experimenting with different ideas: leaves and such or whatnot like swizzle suggested.
I agree, no need to begin anew unless you really feel the need to! your models and textures are ACE! and I don't see any reason (besides the lack of some valve style phuns) why you would have to start from scratch.
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If you're using double-sided polygons, you'll never have to worry about other players not seeing the bits of camo. Sure, it'll cost a few more tris, but it'll also look fairly decent.
If you don't want to work on it anymore, just call it finished.
Sure most of us think it could use some more distinguishing characteristics, but personally I would still enjoy it the way it is now.
YOU FOOL!
I've decided to drop my theme completely. My theme is kind of crumbling, and Graff Pirate has got a tropic commando theme going really well and im sailing rather close to it to be honest.
But its ok don't fret, i'll come up with new class theme, hopefully something cooler than my train wreck haha.
Again thanks everyone, i learnt a good lesson.
I really don't think that you should drop your theme but if you're going to you should definitely submit the knife and hat to the contribute page.
Why not just submit 2 packs like Swizzle, instead of scrapping this one?
I might submit the scrapped items to the contribute page, however im not sure they hold up by themeselves.
The camo helmet would still have been workable though. Just take what you had and have some leaves and grass taped on around the sides with the method swizzle suggested, it'd look great imo.
I mean are you really sure you wanna scrap this? The knife was awesome and the helmet was looking great. It'd be easier to develop 1 item over 11 days than 3. The theme of the pack isn't really that important in comparison to the quality of the items, and you had 2 quality ones right there.
If nothing else submit that knife damnit! It was good.
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This helmet will be awesome wore in this way