Vore 2013 by Sergio Mengual

[west_dragon]

Baking high poly models to normal maps is actually standard procedure. It's what I'm doing in my game as well.

What drives DP performance down is the realtime shadows, not the realtime lights. Hence what I do is combine shadowless realtime lights (for prettier normal/specular look) with precomputed lightmaps and deluxemaps (for performance).

Look up deluxemapping sometime.

Put this in a testmap with just a few lights, it will perform just fine.

This is completelly true Golden Boy. The performance down is for the Realtime Shadows. Damn Realtime Shadows!! hehe!!

[MadGypsy]

I know that baking normals from a high to low poly is standard. It's not standard for Quake though. I also got confused about rt shadows vs normals and even while I was writing it my brain was droning "You are fucking up, back up.." I wrote it anyway.

[Frost R17]

I'd never imagened the vore being a female, but I guess its shrieks probably gave away.

However it reminds me of the spider-taur demon from DOOM 3 though.

[webangel]

I'd never imagened the vore being a female, but I guess its shrieks probably gave away.

However it reminds me of the spider-taur demon from DOOM 3 though.

The Vore must be a female!! Look at the abilities.
And dont forget the screaming sounds.

I hope this model goes further than the old one west_dragon.
How much polygons you think are ok for the low poly one?

[Seven]

For me there was also never a doubt, that the shalrath is female.

My idea for a mod:
Make her randomly throw out baby-spiders instead of her missile attack.
That would be refreshingly different.
And especially with this model here (which seems to be pregnant)...
You could use the small vorelings from Quoth pack or the spider from SMC.

[webangel]

For me there was also never a doubt, that the shalrath is female.

My idea for a mod:
Make her randomly throw out baby-spiders instead of her missile attack.
That would be refreshingly different.
And especially with this model here (which seems to be pregnant)...
You could use the small vorelings from Quoth pack or the spider from SMC.

What about eggs?
Shalrath is using her eggs as projectile and baby vores came out of them...
I know there was a mod doing this.

[LambentHammerBurst]

Why not instead of throwing them - have her stomach bulge and have her gib (use more than normal) and have a couple vorelings spawn.

[Tea Monster]

@west_dragon - You are a super talented guy!

The problem with normal maps is performance. Just turning normals on in ex DP is an fps crusher. And what if someone doesn't turn normals on? Then what are they going to see?

I'm not an established professional but I've been here long enough to have an idea of what you should consider. Normal maps arent ideal because of performance and the sheer fact that someone might have them turned off (because of performance)

I hate to break this to you my friend, but it's time to pick up your nailgun and take your 3DFX and your S3 Virge out behind the woodshed.

3DFX: "Why are we going back here?"
MG: "You've served me well, now it's time for you to go to a special place"
S3 Virge: "Oh goody! Is it a nice place?"
MG: "(choked back sob) Yeah, it is."
3DFX: "Are all the motherboards ASUS an, an they use real thermaltake paste?"
MG: (Just nods his head, squeezing back tears)
S3 Virge: "I hear that all the graphics cards can be AGP!!"
3DFX: "Goody goody, wow!!!! Are you coming too MadGypsy, are you, are you?"
S3 Virge: "Yes, please come too MadGypsy!"
MG: (visibly struggling with emotion) "You know I can't do that guys. I got the new network cards to break in and those power supplies won't test themselves. Now just close your eyes and you'll see it real soon."

PITOO-PITOO, PITOO-PITOO

[Frost R17]

to webangel and seven

Well according to the quake maual, its gender is mentioned to be "male".

@webangel

the websight you gave me has a quote of the very beginning of the information of the vore and it was mostly mention its gender to be an "it".
That is why I never thought it to be female.

I mostly do reasearch before making conclusions.

But it doesen't mean there shoulden't be a female vore. It's an idea that is brought up to make creative additions to Quake.

[MadGypsy]

@TeaMonster - Very creative! Good Job!

[[Goes back to remastering the geometry in my map]]

[golden_boy]

I'm also thinking of Quake monsters as "it"s, I think they are too alien to have genders.

What gender is a shalrath? No one knows. How do they procreate? No one knows

I'm all for creative interpretation though.

[Spirit]

Well according to the quake maual, its gender is mentioned to be "male".

I read the manual differently, there is no gender implied. "A spideresque hybrid horror. Keep your eye on the firepod he hurls." "He" refers to the horror unless I read it wrong.

I always thought it was female because "vore" is close to "whore" and the screams are high-pitched. Sexism!

[Mindf!3ldzX]

I'm also thinking of Quake monsters as "it"s, I think they are too alien to have genders.

What gender is a shalrath? No one knows. How do they procreate? No one knows

I'm all for creative interpretation though.

Vore's imo would be much like Centipede's for procreation, laying eggs / tending to the Brood.

[hgdagon]

Is it just me or she's wearing a male face?

[ArDaMaX]

This body of a vore, awesome looking, itll go perfectly with a FACE FULL of sharp long ass teeth yep. Tits and Pirahna mouth! hahaha spooky combo.


I think this is pretty cool keep it up.