[Chivalry] Long Sword Sword of Dracul

Eclypse · Aug 2014

Hey all, there is my first idea at a long sword. I want it to be something that a noblemen or king would use on the battlefield. Lots of ornate swirls and motifs, but still trying to keep most of the sword parts functional and not into the realm of fantastic.

Eclypse · Aug 2014

block out 80% completed still tweaking some proportions and design before i start detailing.

mr.craft · Aug 2014

Good concept! Best of luck man :thumbup:

Nolt · Aug 2014

Looking good, I like the silhouette! Going to zbrush that then?

Eclypse · Aug 2014

@Mr.Craft: Thanks!

@9thKnight: Thanks! Yep, I will give it a zbrush pass, but prob only for the figurative part. For me, at least, hand modeling swirls give me better control and result than zbrush.

update: adjusted the bock out and did a paint over on top of the sword. Now i can start making the actual high-poly and start detailing.

mr.craft · Sep 2014

coming good, i think some details are very sharp, make them smoother. good luck

Eclypse · Sep 2014

updated: here is the progress of the sword. Most of the hilt is almost finished, started to work on the ornate part

Nolt · Sep 2014

Really nice form! Really liking the details, keep it up!

Eclypse · Sep 2014

update: started to zbrush the model

only 4 things left do:
The dragon, the blade, the horn and puff out the etchings to catch the light better.

Nolt · Sep 2014

Really nice details and shapes going on in there. Keep it up!

LuCh! · Sep 2014

nice, though the dragony skull maybe makes it a little too fantasy-ish?

McGuire · Sep 2014

Reminds me a lot of Frostmourne from the Warcraft Universe. Not sure if that's what you were going for but that was the first thing I thought of when I saw it.

Eclypse · Sep 2014

you guys make a really good point. Dragon head is making the sword feel very fantasy. hmmm.... what to do.... Well, here is is sword with the blade made. Will take a few days to redesign the center and the horn. Prob will turn it into an abstract crest.

Eclypse · Sep 2014

Got the design of the sword figured out. Fixed some subtleties of the blade, flattened the guard and decided to paint symbol for the Order of the Dragon a historical symbol of Vlad's house.

Eclypse · Sep 2014

Highpoly done! Time to move on to the low poly.

Nolt · Sep 2014

Really digging all the detail you have in there. Good luck with the low poly

alexd · Sep 2014

Looks amazing, buying it day 1

Eclypse · Sep 2014

9th Knight: thank's man!
alexd: glad you enjoy it!

Game mesh done! Ended up being about 4905 tris. here is my first bake. Gotta fix a few things and its off to a quick texturing with Quixel and integrating it in game.

Nolt · Sep 2014

That in one NICE looking bake!

Eclypse · Sep 2014

base created with quixel. Time to convert it to non PBR texture and do additional work on top of it.

Sophax · Sep 2014

A bit too decorative or fantasy for Chivalry imo. It just doesn't look combat ready.

alexd · Sep 2014

I dont think a bit of decoration and "fantasy" elements would hurt. Dont miss the point it`s not about the Chivalry, it`s about the Chivalry market selling items

And people would love to have in their hands candy stuff ( imo )

P.S. Love it !

zetheros · Sep 2014

That's a good point that I keep reminding myself of, alexd. As much as making stuff be 100% accurate would be a fun and excellent learning experience, making stuff that looks amazing (while not over the top) and that sells well to Chivalry players is probably the main priority. Money over everything =/

Sophax · Sep 2014

alexd wrote: »

I dont think a bit of decoration and "fantasy" elements would hurt. Dont miss the point it`s not about the Chivalry, it`s about the Chivalry market selling items And people would love to have in their hands candy stuff ( imo )

Yea I agree and I'm also speaking from that POV. TB has experimented with flashy/fantasy looking things like the "Barbarian DLC" for example. It backfired tremendously since everyone thought it didn't fit or was too much fantasy.

This game is about hollywood realistic medieval times not about WoW or dungeons and dragons.

A sword can look realy nice and cool without standing out too much because it just don't fit the look of the game.

But then again I'm only speaking for myself and from my experience. TB has the final choice in the end and I wish everyone good luck!

alexd · Sep 2014

Sophax , i think the major problem of the game selling items is the fact that the game is not free to play and you dont buy but pay to unlock items. If they make the game f2p and edit a bit the market , i believe more people will start buying the sets. But you got some point as well

I myself havent bought the barbaric armor sets because i like the mason drednaught one more ( as execution )

Eclypse · Sep 2014

You two both have good points. I have also been looking pretty closely today at the submission page and feedbacks. Without turning the sword in to a “design by committee” here’s my personal thoughts on this:
1. Because the game is not F2P, anything I make has to feel premium/expensive. To justify spending money on a virtual item.
2. In keeping with the expensive but historically believable feel, I’ve toned down some of the more fantastical elements to keep the sword more grounded. Some of the more contrasting material like gold been mostly replaced with the look of high quality iron work.
3. Order of the dragon (Ordo Draconum) was the house that Vlad the impaler belonged to which is founded in 1408 (15th century) And yes, they did have ceremonial sword that is coated with gold. :P http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/KHM_Wien_A_49_-_Ceremonial_sword_of_the_Order_of_the_Dragon%2C_c._1433.jpg

Here is the new base:

jackalope · Sep 2014

I really like the new design, well done.

Hawk1701 · Sep 2014

Love the new design, best looking weapon on here IMO!

Eclypse · Sep 2014

Thanks guys! I'm really glad you guys are digging the new design

Coming down the the wire here. Got the textured converted to non-PBR and got the sword mostly integrated in game. Will be doing one more solid night of adjustment. Then its off to posting it on the steam website.

Eclypse · Oct 2014

*yawn Its getting late
Got some feed back from a co-worker and made some subtle variations.
Will paint blood mask and upload tomorrow.

Nolt · Oct 2014

Nice job, just really love that shape

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