What are you working on?

[Spike]

on that subject, there's already https://github.com/plankatron/quakemash
however, it lacks the qc code to go with it (like per-region gravity or sane coop respawning, and skill selection can be a problem too).
make of it what you will, I'm just linking it because it feels relevant to do so.

[frag.machine]

Thanks for the link, Spike. I learned about this other project in another thread here, and even tried to open their map without success, which led me to try this experiment. The skill portals are a real problem I haven't solved on this version, but otherwise is quite playable so I decided to release it as is.

[toneddu2000]

Just so you know, . It's barely unusable right now, sorry for that, but really little time to dedicate to the project. Anyway you'll find a juicy README and some code that you could fork for another project(plus some unpolished 3d models and textures)!

[planaria]

[frag.machine]

[planaria]

[frag.machine]

I will try it again at the weekend and give you some feedback. The low grav only reliably works on FTEQW revision 5133 or later (it's where Spike fixed the .gravity entity field behaviour), I suppose should be a trivial fix for your quakespasm branch. Unfortunately due real life constraints I cannot commit to join your team but as I said feel free to scavenge and use the code or the map source for your own project.

[planaria]

[ceriux]

player model, im most definitely going to have to redo the colors so they can be changed in the settings menu..



small update did a test to see if i could export to md3 and convert to mdl successfully - success , my mesh/texture in qme



next i have to work on rigging and animation... but i dont know if i want to skip that and redo his texture in wally so the colors change correctly... both seem to be a pain for me..

anyways decided to work on the skin, here's the finalized version with working color options.



oh and this is one of the cooler combos imo

[toneddu2000]

I kinda like the torso-head-arms part (modeling+texturing), not quite sure for the lower part. Thighs and legs seem anatomically incorrect and feet seem a little lame.
But, is the player some kind of racer?
Was your goal to create a low poly character with low poly look? If so, ok, it seems accomplished. But if you're aiming to create a detailed character, may I suggest a different approach? Start with a very detailed and dense mesh, use boolean operations, sculpting and whatever you need to be similar to your original sketch(you did a sketch, right?) and, when the high model is done, render only ambient occlusion and normal passes and use them to create diffuse color (try to avoid glossy details and give the texture a matte-albedo look). Then you could paint specular textures (I suggest a full black canvas with very very subtle white details only where needed) and you're quite good to go for a first test

[ceriux]

yeah, i was going for the low poly thing, i dont really like higher poly artwork personally it's kind of ruined gaming imo quakes 3d graphics were the best. something about ultra low poly is very charming when it comes to gaming for me. its really hard sometimes to make the shapes you need. so imo it takes a whole different type of skill to do that kind of modeling.

i'm no professional when it comes to anything with game design. it's 100% hobby for me. so what is my best, may not always be the best. but i try..

one day i hope to do something like this :



the OP said that this model is only 478 tri's , how ever i'm sure his texture map is probably over 300x300

some other things i find inspirational:

https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/ed ... n9aet3.png
http://i.imgur.com/sgEuBvV.gif
http://www.killpixelgames.com/dev/heretic_painted.gif
https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/ed ... 1l7583.gif
https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/ed ... 1vmbqo.jpg
http://orig03.deviantart.net/41d2/f/201 ... ajz3p5.gif
https://cdn1.artstation.com/p/assets/im ... 1466442816

and as for a sketch... nope... no sketch.. firstly im a really bad physical artist, there's no alpha/erase tool irl.

and for my texture... my uv mapping skills are horrible so i try to keep things fairly simple. on top of that i dont have a tablet, everything i do is by mouse. (i really need to get one but im poor and i always put it off.)

oh! and if you want to see the model , with a bit of animation done. you can pop this in QME : https://www.dropbox.com/s/6d8p8q2nko4g8 ... m.zip?dl=0

[toneddu2000]

Completely agree. Very interesting images, thanks for sharing.
The big image you posted is very cool but, I guess, it's something you can achieve with a lot of rehearsals and practice. If you have problem with anatomical proportions I suggest you to "cheat" as I do and use MakeHuman, create the figure you need, export it as obj. Import it in your 3d app and start modeling using boxes and sphere the main figure over MakeHuman's one.
The big image character for example, it can be simplified to stretched spheres (thigs,legs,upperarms, arms,torso and head) and then refining, step by step, the complete figure

Regarding

[ceriux]

i use an anatomy picture for reference. but on the legs iv dropped the knees way too low. but for some reason im liking it . ill probably keep it. if anything so i can continue to get work done. once i have a release of my mod/tc i might go back and rework / remake my model if there are a ton of complaints.

[frag.machine]

Your model is overall fine, although the crotch area looks a bit weird (the space between the legs seems excessive).
It looks like some kind of racer or pilot. Not military at all, I don't know if that's intentional. But definitely Quake-ish in the style.

To improve your UV mapping skills I'd suggesting checking old custom skins for the default player model, it's amazing the number of tricks and coloring techniques people used to overcome the file format and the color pallete.

[ceriux]

he's just supposed to be a regular guy with a motorcycle helmet on lol. it might sound bad , but i'm going for an overly generic character. it's for mp plus i dont like in mp games where you can see the players face and they're all the same guy. hiding his face kind of breaks that up to me.