Modeling Competition #4 - Mech/Robot

[Pyritie]

395 is about 1/3 of a second. You sure that's right?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

... Twenty four frames a second in Milkshape, so that's... Uh... Plenty of time.

About 16000 or so in the MDL, crazy foo'!

 

[SuPa-]

OK... I've decided on a solid idea!

A fully robotic pinky! Note, the model above is not mine (duh) it's just a pic I'm using to make robo pinky. A very handy dandy pic
Everyone else is doing mechs, so I figured I'd do something different
BTW, people are asking if I have the wip shot of that model (as in the model itself)
I found the pic on google, and, like I said, am just using it to get familiar with pinky

 

[Deleted member 126647]

As long as he's a robot and not a mechanically enhanced organic creature.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Milkshape's AVI recording facility seems to be broken. :<

"Fucking boo," I say.

Instead, you'll have to make-do with this religious still frame and the pink skin.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Why so saturated and fruity?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

I bump up the brightness a tiny bit to make it easier to see stuff while I'm working on the dark grey default RDZMech.

Fruity for a laugh, and because the danger skin is actually eye-wrenching. We'll try purple next time.

 

[Horn]

RDZ told me off for spending more time deciding a concept than making my entry, so here is WIP01.

 

[camel's_hump]

What is it?

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Modelling done.
Now I have to map it and skin it.
And then I have to animate it (gulp)...

 

[SuPa-]

looks like something someone would put on Austin Powers
and no worries Chriz., it's going to be fully robotic as I said

 

[operator]

Models are looking good guys

 

[Deleted member 126647]

And then I have to animate it (gulp)...

But that's the best part!

 

[SuPa-]

lol... for you Chriz., because you're uber. For almost everyone else it's a pain

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

But that's the best part!

QFT, brotha.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I started out by making a four legged mech. It was a nightmare trying to find out how the legs would move.
But now I can use Starcraft 2's Immortals as reference and the like, I doubt it'll be a problem for long.

The REAL problem is the "morph into a ball" thing. I'd have to make sure all the things are in place. And sometimes finding a certain bone (the one that'll make it roll when moving, for example) in that structure might be a little... complicated.

But again, I think I'll live. It'll take a while to animate it correctly, but I really want this model to work. Heck it might even make me start and finish a new project!


Anyways, I'll take a break and think of something for the skin... Probably some crimson/orangish stuff on the plates and some regular grey metal on parts that won't show on the "ball".

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Just make everything the child of a single root bone, and make that root do the rolling.

 

[Pyritie]

In ball form it would probably look a lot like Samus' ball form.

 

[Horn]

Toying with ideas..

 

[Pyritie]

That's a nice skin whitehorn. Did you make that?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

My animations are complete.

Including several stand variations, a victory (letting shots off into the air), a front-foot stomp, a head-butt, stand channel...

Just got to add in the special effects, attachment points, perhaps a portrait animation or two, and I'm done.

With this entry, at any rate. Mwuhahaha.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

I like these contests. We finally are getting more RDZI stuff. IDK though, I really like the ball spider model too. Sweet idea from WILL

 

[Pyritie]

And you still have a little less than a month to go.

That was fast.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

My animations are complete.

Including several stand variations, a victory (letting shots off into the air), a front-foot stomp, a head-butt, stand channel...

Just got to add in the special effects, attachment points, perhaps a portrait animation or two, and I'm done.

With this entry, at any rate. Mwuhahaha.

I'm gonna be honest here, your model is a little too low poly.I know RDZ industries is series of mechs that look like that, boxy and the like, but still you could put more detail into it.

What I mean is, now that you're done, just improve on the model until youget something even better.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

And you still have a little less than a month to go.

That was fast.

Been working on it non-stop since the contest was announced, and I will make some more matching devices throughout the duration. It's not like I've got anything better to do. ^^

I'm gonna be honest here, your model is a little too low poly.I know RDZ industries is series of mechs that look like that, boxy and the like, but still you could put more detail into it.

What I mean is, now that you're done, just improve on the model until youget something even better.

[rant]

The geometry is complete.

It doesn't need any more detail. RDZ Industries (or any co-existing alien species) don't need useless embellishments. Would you rather it had pentagonal prisms instead of cuboids for leg struts? Would you rather it had six claws on each foot, would you rather those claws had hexagonal instead of square soles?

It has a distinct shape, and enough features to indicate what it does and where it does it from. It has all the detail the design requires.

What you call 'something better' would serve no purpose than to put curves where none are necessary. Not to mention betraying the entire design philosophy.

I don't believe in triangles for the sake of triangles. The game industry has quite enough of that as it is, and there are plenty other contestants like yourself taking care of that. No, I will do it my way -- let the people judge whether my approach is better or worse.

[/rant]

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Meh, your model. Do whatever you want with it.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Don't act so petulant.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Yay I learned a new word.

Seriously, I was just giving suggestions, and I was expecting exactly that kind of repsonse from you (not mean or anything, it's just I was expecting those arguments to come up).

But seriously it just looks like you put together a new mech quickly without really looking for a new concept first.

And usually alien things with that kind of color scheme are roundish. Not that you have to make it that way or anything. its just all the alien mechs I've seen so far are all futuristic and polished.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

You should know by now that I'm unconventional in my styles and methods, and have all the thought processes to back it up.

But puh-leeeeeaze, if you're going to suggest stuff, DON'T EVER suggest I increase the detail.

 

[Massive_attack]

RDZ's mech f*cking owns. It can kill things. What can your mech do ? roll on my toes? oh noes ! Plus RDZ's is going to be half or maybe even a quarter the filesize of yours, so i wouldnt be talking.

RDZ made all his concepts himself, in his mind, he does not need to look at SC2 to learn how a mech walks and works, he know it off by heart.

Notice how he says RDZ INDUSTRIES this means that the mech is from a company and companies sell to humans. Humans, not aliens.

Soory for my rant, but i have decided to back RDZ up on this one.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Your support is appreciated Massive, but there's no need to diss Will's model. We all have our own styles and methods -- the more differences, the more variety, the more interesting a contest it'll be.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Relax Massive. Jeez, I give my opinion and you start flaming?

RDZ's mech is nice and I have no doubt the animations are good.

And what is this about my mech being weak? It has a gun too you know!

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

But can it... HEAD-BUTT?!

There is, of course, the matter of scale; mine is as tall as three men on top of each other.

 

[SuPa-]

RDZ, you're insulting my alien race
They like being sleak! (swoosh)
Because most are fliers as well as walkers and need aerodynamics
rofl
Anyway... RDZ's model is entirely fine the way it is. And if it looks bad to anyone, that'll be recovered by it's good animations (and a ton of them, too)
Nice entries so far, guys! And Whitehorn, you're robot looks really good, and doesn't look like a golden... thing from Austin Powers any more lol
Gonna post a WIP of my model soon, just gotta texture the legs and I'll be about 3/5 finished with the model (not including animations ect.)

~Edit~
Ok! Here's a WIP of my model!
I haven't done the back parts yet, or the feet.

 

[Horn]

What you call 'something better' would serve no purpose than to put curves where none are necessary. Not to mention betraying the entire design philosophy.

Here's me thinking people would make something new for the contest. Yet, it just seems a platform for RDZ to make what he always makes and win a trophy since no one else will bother to finish.

Notice the rule changes for textures to suit his inability to skin? Kinda stinky.

 

[SuPa-]

You also have to consider mdl editors and how some include no custom texture at all, because they want to use in-game textures and sort've have to.

 

[Horn]

You also have to consider mdl editors and how some include no custom texture at all, because they want to use in-game textures and sort've have to.

Actually, No.

You must make the model for this competition. Which means that you cannot use old works.

If MDL editers can make a model from basic primitives to meet this rule, then they can make UV maps just as easily, which means they can make a custom skin.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Here's me thinking people would make something new for the contest. Yet, it just seems a platform for RDZ to make what he always makes and win a trophy since no one else will bother to finish.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Now, in-game screenie time!

Final stats:
82.2Kb
675 vertices
390 triangles (including muzzle-flash, not including death particles)

Sequences:
Stand -1, Stand -2, Stand -3 (Complete with 'rarity' setting)
Walk (set run/walk speed to: 150)
Attack (attack damage point: 0)
Stand ready (attack pose 'breathing')
Spell Slam (cast point: 0.820)
Spell First (worship; cast point: wherever the fuck you want)
Spell Second (cast point: 0.410)
Spell Throw (stylish shooting action)
Stand Channel ('disarmed' pose)
Stand Victory (letting off several shots into the air)
Death (minor explosion, fall over, fade out)

Wooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh.

 

[Horn]

The bar connecting the 2 back legs. How is that attached to his groin?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

It's stapled to his erect back-penis, how else?

 

[Horn]

*Nods* and backs away slowly.

I have a new concept to make.

 

[Chaos Overlord]

Rao does yours wrap with the normal Mech skin too? And if it does, that means it also wraps with the camo ones right? RIGHT?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

It wraps with the Y3 layout.

Which has never been released before! Whoop-dee-doo.

 

[Xatoga]

Looks like you all need some good ol' fashioned discipline.

Goliath in progress

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Please educate me as to which goliath we're talking about. Goliath is a name used in every game with robots or giant beasts.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

If it's the StarCraft one I'm going to demolish him.

 

[Horn]

She's got legs...

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Please tell me that is Ivan.

Or at least the LP-9999 in this video.

That would be so freaking awesome.

 

[Horn]

More inspired by this

But Warcraft themed.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

BUT IT DONT HAVE CHAINSAW ARM!!!111!

How are you going to make it warcraft based anyway?