isnt it a bit... overdone? even a level 3 sentry when it gibs only gibs in 3 or 4 distinct part that you can pick up for metal/ammo. You should make less and bigger chunks instead of this huge mess.
isnt it a bit... overdone? even a level 3 sentry when it gibs only gibs in 3 or 4 distinct part that you can pick up for metal/ammo. You should make less and bigger chunks instead of this huge mess.
Hi mico! haha dont worry bud, this render was only for fun. I used 3 times more gibs from all the 3 levels in the same time Im sorry if i confused you.
This is pretty freaking sweet, but I agree, you put way too much detail into it. Get rid of the glass thing, you're definitely going to regret it later, and it serves no purpose. Your style is a little too futuristic. Granted, since this is an Engineer update it should look a little futuristic, but some of your textures look like they came straight out of Quake. The models themselves are fine though, if you just make a few minor changes (no spikes and no glass thing!).
Also, if you can't find any inspiration for your "floral defense" theme, I'd suggest switching over to an alien theme. Your turret already looks like it was inspired by old 50's comic books, and the alien theme would fit perfectly in with the Engineer's background, being both an engineer and a Texas country boy. Plus seeing a turret firing lazers would be pretty much the best thing ever.
I'm glad to see you're actually excited about animation, not a lot of people are!
...or write on the inside of an enemy robot folded up into a toolbox stored inside of an enemy base without either killing or being killed by that robot or those enemies -.-
My Uncle uses that and makes a pretty good living out of it, but I haven't seen him in a while and I haven't really got the hope that I could teach myself. I'm pretty damn good at Photoshop being that I've used it for... around 9 years of my life? But 3D modeling is a path that goes un-ventured. Do you have anything that would fall under the catagory of instant messaging that I could contact you on? After the guard dog and fake Engie updates, and now this, I really want to get to know the person behind all of this creative genius Nohomo.
Here we have the blueprint, the building animation, fire animation, new sounds and reactions. Also..we dont have done the upgrading animations yet (we are fixing bugs in that and in the rocket launcher) but the bullets works VERY good .
Lucy is more heavy and slow, but she is a good partner for sure I dunno if you can see the cogs..due the quality of the video. The cogs working with the attack, turbine/cog in the level 3 and cog in the level 2. The level 1 rotate the 3 cannons too.
IM SORRY FOR THE FRAME RATE!!! the video is a bit accelerated
ahh damn...the video dont have the new sounds..i will generate another one before the end of the contest. Im pretty happy with the results, the deadline is comming i hope i can conclude all in time.
Also, i've been thinking about the contest and a question came up in my mind. We will have only one winner for the engineer class...but, different from the other 8 classes, the eng have his own buildings, he isnt only weapon and hats, he have that special feature and since we have only one winner in the eng class...
...Who win, wont fill all the slots of the eng (weapons/hats/buildings) since the rules says only 3 itens per submission and buildings with all 3 levels fill the 3 slots. So...
1- We will have a winner with nothing, just ONE building with the 3 levels (which can be a sentry or a dispenser (i dont see anyone with a teleporter idea in this contest yet))
2- A winner with weapons only (shotgun/pistol/wrench), no hats, no buildings.
3- A winner with a mix of uncomplete weapons pack and hats, but no buildings
Whatever who win, the eng will have his package imcomplete.
Well people, there is. We finish our job here. I made all the concept, design, idea, modeling and texturing part and my friend Dr.Eggman helped me a lot in the compiling, made the lucy works in the engine and refine. Sure the credit will be shared with him.
We still having bugs in the rotation, pre-attack and upgrading animation, but we dont have time neither knowledge to fix it for now. Since we have good chances that some part of sentry coding is missing in the convert process and we cant write it correctly.
Someone commented in the beggining that we're crazy or idiot enough to try make a sentry replacement..yes haha we felt that, Lucy was very hard and still dont work well, but the design is working and this is important. We have all the files Valve may need. Tomorrow we will send it!
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@konr - Thanks, the worse part is gone...hopefully
Gibs everywhere! From the 3 levels.
Hi mico! haha dont worry bud, this render was only for fun. I used 3 times more gibs from all the 3 levels in the same time
Also, if you can't find any inspiration for your "floral defense" theme, I'd suggest switching over to an alien theme. Your turret already looks like it was inspired by old 50's comic books, and the alien theme would fit perfectly in with the Engineer's background, being both an engineer and a Texas country boy. Plus seeing a turret firing lazers would be pretty much the best thing ever.
I'm glad to see you're actually excited about animation, not a lot of people are!
Count:
lvl1: 7
lvl2: 9 + 3 from lvl1
lvl3: 6 + 8 rom lvl1 and 2
I know, it's very many, but this is cuted count. First count is over 50.
I think all is done, except sounds (and it needs testing).
Achievements for fun-
I Love Lucy - Build a Level 3 Lucy Sentry 20 times. (TV show ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_love_lucy)
Do You Feel Lucy, Punk? - Kill an enemy you're Dominating with Lucy. (Dirty Harry ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_you_feel_lucky,_punk%3F)
Lucy Goosey - Kill 50 enemies with a level one Lucy. (loosey goosey means relaxed, easy, or unconstrained)
Lucy was a Cavewoman - Melee 5 enemies to death after they have taken damage from Lucy. (ref to famous caveman skeleton called Lucy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_%28Australopithecus%29 )
Lucy Doozy - Kill 200 enemies with Lucy.
They're Always After Me Lucy Charms! - Repair 1000 damage to Lucy. (ref to Lucky Charms cereal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Charms#Taglines )
Home Home on the Shooting Range - Kill 10 enemies with one Lucy sentry gun. (ref to the song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_on_the_Range )
Where the Scouts and the Backstabbers play - Kill 30 Scouts and Spies with Lucy.
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word - Defend an Intelligence Briefcase, Payload Cart or Capture Point 25 times with Lucy.
And the Spy is not Sneaky all day - Melee kill a Spy who has sapped none of your buildings.
Fixed it for you
Here we have the blueprint, the building animation, fire animation, new sounds and reactions. Also..we dont have done the upgrading animations yet (we are fixing bugs in that and in the rocket launcher) but the bullets works VERY good
Lucy is more heavy and slow, but she is a good partner for sure
IM SORRY FOR THE FRAME RATE!!! the video is a bit accelerated
@ konr - you can contact my by msn smylodon@hotmail.com
also the blueprints are little faint in their outline no?
My only comment is that it sounds like it fires a bit fast. I think it'd be better if you slow the rate of fire sound effect a tad.
Yes...she is fast because she have only one machinegun instead of two in the original sentry.
Start preparing a victory speech.
All sappers is standart:
LC lvl1: from SG lvl1
LC lvl2: from teleporter
Lc lvl3: again from SG lvl1
Meet te spy:
-You are president of his fanclub?
-No. That would be your SENTRY.
did you finish all the animations?
I like everything about it! the angry reaction, the rocket reload animation, the tracking, the sounds, the blueprint...
One thing, I would slow the firing sound a little, although I understand it has less guns so that's why it sounds that way.
Also, i've been thinking about the contest and a question came up in my mind. We will have only one winner for the engineer class...but, different from the other 8 classes, the eng have his own buildings, he isnt only weapon and hats, he have that special feature and since we have only one winner in the eng class...
...Who win, wont fill all the slots of the eng (weapons/hats/buildings) since the rules says only 3 itens per submission and buildings with all 3 levels fill the 3 slots. So...
1- We will have a winner with nothing, just ONE building with the 3 levels (which can be a sentry or a dispenser (i dont see anyone with a teleporter idea in this contest yet))
2- A winner with weapons only (shotgun/pistol/wrench), no hats, no buildings.
3- A winner with a mix of uncomplete weapons pack and hats, but no buildings
Whatever who win, the eng will have his package imcomplete.
Someone can clarify that to me???
I have no problems with the rules
Of course that would've been a lot of work:
3 level sentries, 3 level dispensers, 3 level teleporters,1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 meelee, 2 pdas,
1 hat, 1 misc...
that'd be up to 16 items!
YES! That's why i think about that, there's no complete pack for enginners in only one winner.
We still having bugs in the rotation, pre-attack and upgrading animation, but we dont have time neither knowledge to fix it for now. Since we have good chances that some part of sentry coding is missing in the convert process and we cant write it correctly.
Someone commented in the beggining that we're crazy or idiot enough to try make a sentry replacement..yes haha we felt that, Lucy was very hard and still dont work well, but the design is working and this is important. We have all the files Valve may need. Tomorrow we will send it!
Thanks to all people here who helped me!