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#101

Hey, Drummer, glad you could stop by. :wink: I was able to find an XSI import/export plugin for md5* files for you. From what Iā€™ve read, it seems to be a good little plugin, but I canā€™t test it as I donā€™t have XSI. Go here: http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=79932#79932 and check it out. It says itā€™s an importer, but it also does exporting. Hope it works for you. :wink:

[EDIT] I forgot to say that your Bubbit looks amazing in the D3 editor. Did you use ZB for the normal maps, or something else? I get horrible results when using ZB for normal maps. Anyway, youā€™ve done some killer work wiith that thing, and Iā€™m glad youā€™re still able to come up with new ways of impressing me. :smiley:

#102

Sav : thx, we are testing with milkshape

Replica : my friend ! I thank you very much, but we already have this importer. But the problem is that it is so unstable and we canā€™t work with it so well.
About the Bubbit, yes I have painted the normal in ZB and the bubbit is also mapped in ZB with a GUV. It was possible because it is a bust without an armour or other things. I have some little seams, becouse itā€™s realtime. The right way to not have seams is to map the object in your 3d SW or to blur your map in PhotoShop (I think). THX a lot for your comment :smiley: Iā€™m glad you like it !

#103

Sorry I canā€™t help you with your XSI exporting problems. Iā€™m sure youā€™ll find a way though.

I found a little website thatā€™s helping me return to my medieval design days. Itā€™s a place where the 2d artists from Blizzard post a lot of their work, and itā€™s VERY inspirational. Visit http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/ if you wanna check them out. There was a design there that inspired me to make a design for a personal project, but of course, I have to finish this guy first.Ooohh, itā€™s gonna be fun, though. :smiley:

I gotta do some house work this weekend (yuck) so Iā€™m not sure when Iā€™ll be able to update this guyā€¦ But I will try my best to get him done as soon as I can.

#104

Sorry, I didnā€™t have time to work on him over the weekend, had to paint the bathroom, and shampoo the carpet in the entire houseā€¦

This is what I got in Max. Some of the proportions look a little weird, but itā€™s mainly maxā€™s default lighting thatā€™s the problem. I did take the helmet into ZB, and did a little bit of nothing to it. I know the torso armor needs a LOT of work, and Iā€™ll be doing that today, as well as some work on his legs, shin guards, and gauntlets. My design well has pretty much run dry for this guy, so donā€™t be surprised if you see something thatā€™s a bit cliche, or just plain unimaginitive.

God, I canā€™t wait for the next modelā€¦ :stuck_out_tongue:

[attach=22070]Hellknight_03.jpg[/attach]

#105

I tried a little experiment with the body armor. I brought the older version in, and re-proportioned it, just to see what it looked like, and I kinda like it. What do you guys think?

[](javascript:zb_insimg(ā€˜22097ā€™,ā€˜Hellknight_04.jpgā€™,1,0))

Hopefully I can get the higher res version into Max as this was a lower div level for test purposes.

#106

I imported the re-proportioned low poly body armor into zb, and everything was fine. Except when I raise the div level, it explodes. I got it to look normal a couple times, but it didnā€™t take the re-proportioned mesh into calculation. Is this another problem with ZB Iā€™m just gonna have to eat, and edit in Max, or does someone know how to fix this? Thanks

#107

very cool broā€¦ :+1:

#108

Thanks, Odhinn. Iā€™m still having a lot of problems with guy, so I think Iā€™ll hold off pic updates till heā€™s finished, which shouldnā€™t be too long from now. His pants are almost done, just need to add some minor details to them, as with his boots. His arms arenā€™t started yet, but they wonā€™t take long to do, same with the gauntlets.

After this guy comes the Ogre, and I HOPE that one will go a little more smoothly. :wink:

#109

for the div level itā€™s a problem coming from max when you import the model from zbrushā€¦there must be an option in you obj import option to tick that keep max from renumbering the verticesā€¦
so when you get back your model to zbrush, it has lost its previous vertex numbers and explode at the first sub div levelā€¦
try this thread there is definitly your answer:
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=26326&page=1&pp=15

#110

Hmmmā€¦I guess your short ā€œbreakā€ from modelling had its impact on the flowā€¦

I know you can do the armour a LOT better,but its upto you,youā€™ve go lots of stuff left to doā€¦so maybe you should take a break from this guy,start the ogre[i cant wait;) ] and then get back to this guy laterā€¦

Anyways,I like his headgearā€¦andā€¦I hope youā€™ll give him better armour:)

#111

Abe; Thanks for the info, although I couldnā€™t see anything that helps that problem. Iā€™m not worried about it though, Iā€™m gonna try something else with the armor, maybe get it closer to your design. :smiley: Failing that, Iā€™ve got that other armor with the dragons on it to fallback on. I worked out the deadline, and I have about 6 days for each model to meat the test deadlineā€¦ That aint much, and Iā€™m gonna need everyday I can get.

Sriram; I already worked things out with you on IM, but just to clear the air for other people who might see this, I will be trying new armor, and the armor you were refering to is gone already, so itā€™s ok.

Iā€™m gonna give him a breastplate, and some cloth and a piece of plate armor on his stomach, and hopefully thatā€™ll look good. Youā€™ll see it when Iā€™m done. :smiley:

#112

Just to help keep this thread from sliding into obscurity too quickly, how about a pic update? :wink:

This is what I have sofar today. I added some details to the breast plate, and helmet, as well as ZBing the sleaves, and pants. I know the breast plate needs more to it in the way of contours, and other things, and Iā€™ll get to that today.

Anyway, enjoy. :wink:

[](javascript:zb_insimg(ā€˜22210ā€™,ā€˜Hellknight_05.jpgā€™,1,0))

#113

Hey,thats a COOL update !!:+1: :+1: :+1:
I love what youā€™ve done to his helmetā€¦and the new chest armour looks really good sofar[and its good to see that youā€™ve brought back the cool neck piece;) ]
This guy is getting :evil: :evil: :evil: now:+1:

But those spheres youā€™ve added around the biceps dont fit in with the cool design youā€™ve got with his head and the chest armourā€¦maybe you should put something more ā€œcomplicatedā€ in that area:p

#114

and yet another pic update for your enjoyment. I think heā€™s pretty much done, except for making some bump maps so the armor doesnā€™t look so smooth, and clean, and of course making the normal maps (fingers crossed).

#115

man this guyā€™s come a long way! nice job jeremy! ā€œdirtyingā€ up and textures might help the spheres sriram mentioned. seems like some of them are sticking out too far making them look a little odd. maybe make the hands/wrists a little ā€œthickerā€ too. itā€™ll make him look more powerful. but then again you got a lot of others to work on and heā€™s looking good!

#116

Thanks, Pete! As you know, this oneā€™s been a bit of a hard road for me. I have plans to redeem myself a little later with a high-res model with a medieval theme, but for now, I got a job to do. :slight_smile:

I was thinking the same thing about his wrists, and hands so I went ahead and beefed em up a bit.

Iā€™m setting up the Projection modifier now, and Iā€™m gonna take the low poly into ZB, and make a bump map, which Iā€™ll put in with the normal map. Iā€™m not exactly sure how to make the armor look beat up with bump maps, but I guess Iā€™ll figure that out. But the uvā€™s are done, and packed to the best of my abilities. The lowpoly is one object now, and everything seems to be going according to plan so far. Again, fingers crossed. :smiley:

#117

YES!

Thatā€™s exactly what I was hoping to see. Youā€™ve successfully remade the Hellknight.

#118

i agree too looks much better!..youā€™re gonna import your low poly in zb ? thought you get the normals in max from the hig rez ? or is there something im missing?
:slight_smile:

#119

Thanks guys. :slight_smile: Just a little more to go, and heā€™ll be all done (thank god!)

Rhydian, thanks for the comments. hopefully the rest of the models will go a little more smoothly. :slight_smile:

Abe, Iā€™m taking the lowpoly into ZB to paint some bump maps only. Iā€™ll be doing the normal maps in Max. Unfortunately, the helmet made Max crash, and when I finally got the thing imported in Max, it disappeared and I couldnā€™t edit the projection modifier correctlyā€¦ God I need a new computer!! :wink:

Well, hopefully Iā€™ll have something to show you guys today, and if all goes well, and nothing else pops up, Iā€™ll be able to start the design for the Ogre. :smiley:

#120

so that means youā€™rre using normal and bump maps on the same model? how do you do that? or are you using a tool to merge both together? (wich would be odd by the way )
soz to bother you with that but im kind off curious on the way you are dealing with your low poly models ā€¦:slight_smile: