Gridlinked - Dominance War II

[gridlinked]

We have awakened! Our sentient programming is crystal clear and precise - cleanse all the flesh weaklings who plot and brag high in their pedestal, we will show them the perfect design of a perfect race... a new race... the machine race!!

Daedalus HK + Zahn Drones

I've named it "Daedalus HK", he is a special Hunter-Killer robot, deployed only on the most important and difficult missions. His two hover Drones (concept still to come) act as weapons, spotters, advanced sensors and energy emitters for his personal force field (the Hunter role), enabling the bot itself (the Killer bit) to close in and finish the job!

UPDATES: i'll be posting here the milestones (final sections), for the full progress check the entire thread.

LOW POLY COMPLETE SET MILESTONE 4: Mar 26 (go to post (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=546729&postcount=106))
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1062/dw2wip22kv5.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1062/dw2wip22kv5.jpg)

MINIGUN MILESTONE 3: Mar 25 (go to post (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=546459&postcount=100))
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2488/dw2wip21rb6.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2488/dw2wip21rb6.jpg)

ROBOT MILESTONE 2: Mar 24 (go to post (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=546385&postcount=94))
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8092/dw2wip19ba6.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8092/dw2wip19ba6.jpg) http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1600/dw2wip20be9.th.jpg (http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1600/dw2wip20be9.jpg)

DRONE MILESTONE 1: Feb 25 (go to post (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=538727&postcount=71))
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5388/dw2wip14ri2.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5388/dw2wip14ri2.jpg)

FINAL CONCEPT: Feb 19 (go to post (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=537058&postcount=53))
Here's the side idea i talked about a few days ago, since i love chainguns, and everybody loves chainguns, i thought it might be cool for the design to be chaingun-based.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2795/dw2wip11di5.jpg

[gridlinked]

Ok, not gonna do the Mech, so i'm thinking a Terminator like, hunter-killer bot, or a more stealthy-suited robot, capable of some kind of cloaking.

Other options i'm considering is some sort of liquid metal skin, with mimetic properties to blend in with it's environment, and another possibility is to have very small projectors all around the body, which connect to form an energy shield.

I think i'm gonna go for the humanoid look, there seem to be some spider/scorpion like concepts already, and our army's units should complement each other.

[gridlinked]

Things are stopped atm, all this coincided with getting a new workstation pc to replace my 4 year old machine, just picked it up two days ago, unfortunately there seems to be some kind of problem with the SB Audigy which makes a lot of stuff crash, i tried everything to fix it but didn't succeed, so i have to take it back to the store today :dunno:

Will reinforce you guys as soon as i have this fixed! Keep up the great work!

[gridlinked]

Got an old machine out of storage, won't be great, but it's better than nothing, right?

Anyway, i've been discussing ideas back and forth with a friend, and he's gonna help me out and do the concept. First up, some silhoueting to help rough out the best possible shape. Which do you guys like best?

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/618/dw2wip01uu7.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1071/dw2wip02cn3.jpg

[ThatDon]

ohh man I love that style, reminds me of metal gear solid.

you must be using painter to make these?

btw #3 gets my vote.

[EvilKnight]

No 8, 12 and 14 have my vote ;)
Very cool style, very painted, I love it!

Keep it up ;)

[gridlinked]

Actually, Photoshop with custom brushes and a wacom tablet. I think my favorite is #10

[maio]

2 3 and yeh 10s pretty cool :)

[ryvick]

5, 10, 13 and 14 Oh man deciding on those was like choosing one toy from all the best ones out there. looks really awesome. what are you using?

[gridlinked]

Since pets and steeds are allowed, and there's no rule against weapons having no physical connection to the mesh, i'm thinking of having two gun drones which orbit the robot, acting as weapons, spotters and energy shield emitters. Of course, IF i can manage that plus the weapons on 1000 tris :smug:

[ryvick]

need more concepts :drool:

[Lord Rancid]

Loving 3 and 14 for the legs and 2 and 14 for the upper body....so I guess 14 is the overall winner for me.......

[gridlinked]

Thanks for the feedback guys! Further detailing of 9, 10 and 14/15 in progress, and using elements from 3 as well. Stay tuned!

[gridlinked]

Ok, further detail to a few handpicked designs.

#3: an all-round balanced concept, has a more vertical, thin look. Big gun on the left arm, some sort of autocannon or laser. protective plating on the thigs and shoulders.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6880/dw2wip03jr3.jpg

#8: Big thigs and a big left arm for swinging those bodies away! :evil: Less thin, more built up, not so big a gun, still has a vertical look.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1664/dw2wip04se2.jpg

#9: is like a cross between the previous two and #15... it's my least favorite, too massive gun arm, too weird left arm, i tend to like symmetrical designs, unlike this one.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8389/dw2wip05gj6.jpg

#10: my favorite from the pre-conceptualization phase, it still resonates with me. Has sort of a hunched, diagonal look, which makes it feel dynamic, i think it looks menacing! Has triple-jointed legs for improved performance, and that gun design is cool!
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5634/dw2wip06mm8.jpg

#14: tied with #9 for least favorite, it's too wide, too cumbersome. Although it's smaller, it presents a bigger targeting profile. Not too hot about it.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8536/dw2wip07sw9.jpg

#15: wasn't too hot about it before, but now that it's better defined, i love it! Looks really menacing, the top torso bit reminds me of a hawk, triple-jointed legs for more maneuverability, both arms are free of weapons so it can use them freely, and the two gun pods on the shoulders stand out - you don't wanna mess with this bot! :evil:
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1187/dw2wip08os4.jpg

My faves are #10 and #15, what do you guys think?

[Pedro Toledo]

Dude, I really like your sketches :)

[gridlinked]

Obrigado ;P , i'll tell my friend, he's the one helping out! Which one do you like best, btw?

[Pedro Toledo]

De nada :), I agree with you, 10 and 15 are cool!

[bb0x]

Your style looks nice man I really like it..

The design I like most is the hawk like one. It looks sexy :)

[ryvick]

yeah 10 looks like a sleek design. also with 15 i like the heavy duty concept.

[momoko]

I like 10 too. :) looks like futuristic and sharp design. :)

[krazy_kidd1]

i'm sorry, but 10 and 15 are freaking amazing. good work, man. :] need some help modelling? hehe

[Agent-X]

Yeah! I like those concepts too! What are you using to draw those? Thats some cool stuff! I like 10 and 15 too. How about a combination of the two? Keep up the good work.

John Inman
Agent-X

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! My friend is using Photoshop with custom brushes and a wacom tablet. We thought about that, but think they have different characteristics that don't really suit each other very well, no a combo wouldn't work, imo.

We've talked about it and took this feedback into account, it's decided, #10 it is, detailed concept in the works!

[frostsnake]

10 looks awesome! good work man, looking forward to see how final concept turns out!

[gridlinked]

Thanks!

I've named it "Daedalus HK", he is a special Hunter-Killer robot, deployed only on the most important and difficult missions. His two hover Drones (concept still to come) act as weapons, spotters, advanced sensors and energy emitters for his personal force field (the Hunter role), enabling the bot itself (the Killer bit) to close in and finish the job!

[Tank[NL]]

cool idea. i liek the idea of the pods zipping around, finding targets. not sure if deadalus is such a good name. i mean, true, its a cool name, but he also did kinda cause his sons death... among other wierd stuff.

on the other hand, it is a really cool name :D

[biano3d]

wow..great way to make the sketches ...the shape of number 10 for sure,,,good luck in the war..

[gridlinked]

Updated concept for the Daedalus HK, including one of the drones. Needs more polish and some better definition on some areas, working on it.

http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/4530/dw2wip09ed5.gif

[defaultalias]

very, very cool. nothing to crit at all

[Tank[NL]]

cool work man. uuh, yeah, nothing to crit really :P

keep it up :D

[Kalango]

this one is realy nice looking dude....the model should rock.

[yoyomon]

That's a awesome looking robot. The translation into 3D should be pretty wicked.

[OnyxIdol]

really cool concept.

[willH]

very cool, love your drawings. your final concept rocks.

[Tetsuya]

sugoi O_o... but it seems too ****** for me >.< make him hold a flower for comical reasons x3

[bumbi]

Ohh!! Drones!!

Very good idea, I'll do my best not to steal it :halo:, since I have no idea what to spend those 1000 polys on yet :)

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! Final concept being worked on, it needs further detail and definition in some areas, specially hydraulics.

Bumbi: hehe bring out your friendly neighbourhood drones, and we'll go have some fun killing some organics :evil: :evil:

[Ken113]

Beautiful concept, or sould I say wicked. Def. looking forward to seeing some 3D. where did you get your inspiration for this guy?

[gridlinked]

Thanks Ken. Well, both myself and the my friend who's doing the concept art looked at stuff from all sorts of places, including our own private project. Stuff like Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner, all sorts of Mecha stuff, and of course Terminator.

[Vitor]

Really like those concepts ;) Nice to see new faces from Portugal here too :wave:

Looking foward for the model man

[gridlinked]

Oi Vitor! :wave: Vamos mostrar à selecção nacional como se faz, nada de 4ºs lugares hehe

Itching to start some modelling, final concept almost done.

[DDS]

must be fun to be you, playing with your custom brushes :) Nice sketches, I like 'em all. I am a mecha lova'. Please start modeling, you must finish!! deadline is tight...nights are short, and red bull is expensive!!

[gridlinked]

Tell me about it, i've become so used to it that caffeine is starting to lose it's sleep removal effects :crazy: Between a job i just completed, the image i'm doing for the Exposé 5 book submissions, DomWar II, my girlfriend, my family, and real life in general, i wish humans didn't have to sleep lol
Although i must say, sleep is right up there as one of my favorite things in life ;P

Anyway, here's the final concept, tweaked lower legs and feet, detail and definition added to several areas.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8640/dw2wip10ik5.jpg

[EvilKnight]

I love it man!!!

Now show us some 3D ;)

Keep it up :)

[Tank[NL]]

grid, stop yapping, posting and having a life, and start building this mofo!

it looks amazing man. i love it.

[biano3d]

wow..definitly your concept it´s my favourite one of the 3d total clan...good job man...one more thing, is you have a time go see my skechte to give me some ideas to finish my robot, you have the know how .,.obrigado

[carlosf]

Really nice concept. really love it
Parabéns.

[AimBiZ]

If the modelling is going to be as great as the concept it's a chosen winner. :)

[Kalango]

you just killed 100 polycounters.....take a coke!
realy kickass art!

[frostsnake]

very cool!
drone idea is awesome!

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys!

Before i start the modelling, i'm gonna try one of those wacky/evil ideas my deranged mind has sometimes... dunno if it will fit the design, i'll post it when it's ready, and you guys can tell me what you think.

[V3N0M]

I would have commented but you seemed to get all the best ideas from other ppl :P and your concept is kickass! And I bet it will look megasweet in 3d! KICK BUT!

[gridlinked]

After a relaxing weekend trip with my gf, i'm back to this madness :smug:

Here's the side idea i talked about a few days ago, since i love chainguns, and everybody loves chainguns, i thought it might be cool for the design to be chaingun-based, so the best thing would be too compare the two. I think i prefer the original concept, the chainguns are too big, make the robot a bit clunky, and it kinda defeats the whole hunter-killer concept. What do you guys think?

Variant concept:
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2795/dw2wip11di5.jpg

Original vs Variant:
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2254/dw2wip12lb8.jpg

[momoko]

Amazing concept!! :D :D

I like original one.
2 big guns kinda too much. Maybe sword on the left arm?

[0202742]

Nicely drawn concept art i am looking forward to seeing the model.

[taehoon]

I like the right one.. make it more powerful... Great man.

[Tommy_T]

This concept looks awesome. Really liking the way the new guns attach to the bottom of his forearms... very nice. Definatley has a very predatorial look to him. Great work!

[shinja]

Awesome man.. I would choose the right one :)

[V3N0M]

In your original concept it seemed like he needed something to hold in his empty arm.
I like the chainguns idea, allthough it would be very impractical to have him holding them all the time, maybe he could have them atach to his back or upper arms when he's not using them so he can have his hands free.

[gridlinked]

He can drop them when he needs to, or when they are out of ammo, those are magnetic clamps attaching the gun to his lower arms. These things are so bulky that it's very difficult to make some sort of mechanism to release his hands and still keep the guns in the body.

[bRuDe]

beautiful concept.
reminds me of my bot, but yours is light years above :D
great job, look forward to seeing it made.

[DDS]

great man!! now get started on the highres dude so you can finish and make good use of this beautiful design!

[V3N0M]

I have another idea, sorry, but I think that simply droping them somewhere is still uneficient, and then I thought about how they look, and i came up with an idea: rocket boosters! FLYING RAILGUNS! Yes, make them be able to fly to him when he needs them, and they can also double as some sort of rockets to blast the enemy to pieces... and remote controlled of course XD yes, i know... I'm crazy

[gridlinked]

That's actually a great idea! We thought about something similar, but the chainguns/railguns mounted on the drones would look too much like the gun drones the Tau have in Warhammer 40k. But the guns could have some sort of hover technology so that when he needs to de-clamp them, they could float around and re-attach themselves when needed. Thanks V3N0M :smug:

[Ghost-D]

Great concept! I like the massive look...

[gridlinked]

Modelling has officially started! :evil: I always do the high poly first, so it's off to that, will post a wip as soon as i have something worthy ;P

[zerorhythm]

I still go for the orig one.
Any which way, it kicks ass.

[gridlinked]

Ok, working on the Drone high poly model. Really need to pick up the pace, i'm slacking a bit =/

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/949/dw2wip13xi8.th.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/949/dw2wip13xi8.jpg)

[B-E4sy]

your concept is pretty cool. he looks mainly like a shooter, but if the need arises he can dish out some up and peronal butt whoopin too. which program r u using for the highpoly? keep it going.

[gridlinked]

Damn, imageshack is getting slow, almost didn't open the drone wip image in my previous post =/

Thanks for the comment B-E4sy! I'm using Max 9 for high poly, low poly, uv mapping, and rendering, and photoshop for the textures.

[gridlinked]

Ok, more on the drone, i'm not really happy about it, but due to the lack of inspiration atm, i'm moving along to the robot, and will return to this later.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5388/dw2wip14ri2.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5388/dw2wip14ri2.jpg)

[george.vas]

i'm not really happy about it, but due to the lack of inspiration atm, i'm moving along to the robot
Looks good to me, are we artists ever really happy with our works? Can’t wait to see the robot after checking out your Mech model. Your doing a frackin good job. ;)

[mim]

I'm agree, it looks good right now, goodluck by robot also ;), I'll follow to see next steps :)

mim, :D



PS: can't believe! it is my fist post on your thread?! :dunno:, your work is good man ;)

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! I dunno, i think he just looks... underdetailed... he's lacking a certain "something" that the concept art has, dunno what it is, i'm just not satisfied with it. Although what you said is true george, seldom are we satisfied with our work - i know i'm my biggest critic!

Working on the bot's leg, more on that later today, hopefully.

[shinja]

man nice details ! loving it.

keep going man. I know this is gonna be kick arse.

[Ken113]

Man i know what you mean, I'm having the same prob with mine. But honestly it's looking great. Been keeping an eye on this one.

[Torokun]

Can't wait for the next update of the character!

[gridlinked]

Man, real life and a crapload of stuff can sure get in the way! With only 9 days to the deadline, i'm guessing i won't sleep this week :zzz:

Anyway, doing the leg of the Daedalus, revamped the feet twice, and i'm still not happy with them, i think i'll redo them again... :blah: Also changed the upper leg, with time the concept art's upper leg started to leave me unsatisfied, so i'm developing a new one.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4850/dw2wip15va1.th.jpg (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/4850/dw2wip15va1.jpg)

[miezis]

very neat and defined modeling! i've allways strugled to get that clean and failed miserbly so far :).
and yeah, no sleep this week for a lot of people i guess.

[shinja]

Hey man,

Very nice modelling. Even the bevels are nice and neat. Keep it up man.

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! I try to keep it as clean as possible, so i don't have to post-process the Normal Map very much.

Here's another update, still on the leg, leave to me to be pressed for time, but still be anal and redesign stuff 3 and 4 times until i'm happy with them! :crazy: Currently 1.3 million polys.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3486/dw2wip16tn5.th.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3486/dw2wip16tn5.jpg)

[gridlinked]

STILL on the leg! Since the deadline was extended, i decided to try out some stuff, and after 4 foot redesigns, i finally found something i truly liked! Also continued to add small details to the leg, only missing now some detail on the top rear, and then it's off to the ****** area.

Currently 3.6 million polys.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5854/dw2wip17ca3.th.jpg (http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5854/dw2wip17ca3.jpg)

[miezis]

if you continue like that, your creation will leap off the screen and kill you after you're done - he'll be that deadly :)

[gridlinked]

Hehe thanks Miezis, i think i'm afraid now! :fear: ;P

I'm working on the ****** area, and will have another update in a few hours. Meanwhile, i'm again very undecided about which variant i should do - this initially all started with the one on the left, it fits the hunter-killer role, and increases the unit maneuverability and poseability. The one on the right evolved from my (and everybody's) love for chainguns, and that's the one i ended up picking. Still, although it looks cool, it doesn't really fit the purpose of a hunter-killer unit, not to mention the fact that those big ass chainguns make fitting into the portrait format a little more difficult, and reduce posing options a lot.

So i've been thinking, maybe i should do the first version afterall? I'd apreciate all input anybody can give me on this!

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2254/dw2wip12lb8.jpg

[redonix76]

I's say that the left one fits the hunter Killer theme better. He looks more manuverable than the one with the bulky guns.

Plus the other gun fit with the overal continuity of your mech in color scheme and design.

Great modeling man, your work is very clean and highly detailed. I can't wait to see it finished in all it's glory.

[Kalango]

2nd one 2nd one!

[Archeris]

2nd one 2nd one!

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! Mostly everybody has been telling me to stick to the second one, although the first one fits the theme better, the second one is cooler ;P

So i'm keeping to the second one, for now. If i eventually change my mind, it's fairly easy to change.

[gridlinked]

Update, working on the torso. Have to pick up the pace, running out of time!

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4694/dw2wip18or0.th.jpg (http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4694/dw2wip18or0.jpg)

[gridlinked]

Hey, does anybody know why Max gives out "lack of memory" crashes without any reason?

Whenever i try to make renders of more than 5/6 million polies, no textures, Max crashes with "out of memory" problems, even though he's only using around 1GB RAM during the render.

I have Win XP 32-bit on a Xeon Quad-core 2.3Ghz, with 4GB RAM (of which he only detects 3GB), unlimited virtual memory, Max 9, and am making renders (600x600 and 800x900) using default scanline, skylight with light tracer, rays/sample=500, adaptive undersampling 8x8-1x1, catmull-rom AA, global supersampling Max 2.5 star, raytracer ray depth control 9 with multires AA.

I can render the elements in separate (leg, ******, foot, arm, etc) and composite them in Photoshop, but it's kinda annoying, considering i have more than enough system specs to handle the load. If anybody can help / know how to fix it, i'd apreciate it! :)

[miezis]

my advise would be, don't render test images with advanced lightning. focus on modeling, if it looks cool in the wievport, then it'll look cool when rendered.
and 5/6mil polies? jeeezaaas!!! max isn't good with that many polies at all. maximum that i've managed to render in max is 2mil :), but it was 8th version [and a lot weaker pc than yours], don't know about the 9th.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

yeah, for test or updates, just just screen grabs. You should be ok, when you make the low poly.

Also, if you get ride of the skylight, and use the max's default 3 light setup, it might help.

[gridlinked]

Yeah, i'll be changing to the 3 light setup for the low poly. And i realize what you both said, my problem is more of a "wtf, epic and id make HP models with 60 million polys, and my Max crashes with 6 million" kind.

I just don't see any reason for it to crash "out of memory" when it's only using 25% of the system resources. I've seen this a lot over the years happen to a lot of people, i wonder how special fx, advertizing and game companies work, sure they have render farms for the final stuff, but the work is still only done on a single pc. I remember an interview with one of the ID Software modellers back when Doom 3 was released, saying he was making 8 million poly HP models on a pentium 3. :hmm:

Is this a misconfiguration, is Max being retarded, is this a win xp / 32-bit limitation problem? It simply doesn't make sense *mind explodes*

Lol i'm calmer now :crazy:

[gridlinked]

Hi poly complete, finally, off to do the hp minigun, and then it's low poly and uv mapping.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8092/dw2wip19ba6.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8092/dw2wip19ba6.jpg) http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1600/dw2wip20be9.th.jpg (http://img364.imageshack.us/img364/1600/dw2wip20be9.jpg)

[miezis]

wow! crisp modeling! nice!
so - all nighter for you then! low poly, texturing, base... man i really hope you finish this monster. he'll be a great addition on the battlefield.

[gridlinked]

Thanks man! Yeah, all nighter =/ I slacked off a lot, so the hi poly stuff took a long time, but i can skin fast, and with my workstation i can tackle the renders pretty fast as well, so i think i can finish! Time to get slavin' :crazy:

[AimBiZ]

Damn, that's some top quality modelling. Not to stress you but you must get this one finished before deadline. It would be a waste if this great model couldn't be part of the action.

You can do it! :D

[xissburg]

Amazing model! as AimBiz said, its a must for you to finish this before deadline. Good luck man and keep it up

[shinja]

Nice progress you have there. Like i said you are a good technical modeller. I will be so damn impressed if you get all this done in a day and a half now ! You know that texturing is not that easy :) plus u have renders and preparations to do ... anyways keep going we need as much people in the top 10 !!!

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! I do think i can finish it, but the skin probably won't have the quality i could give it with apropriate time, it's gonna be a bit rushed... that should teach me not to slack off lol

Minigun hi poly completed. I wish i could have done some micro detailing and tweaking on it, but i don't have the time anymore, no rest for the weary =/

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2488/dw2wip21rb6.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2488/dw2wip21rb6.jpg)

[shadowbreeze]

god dam man you really are exellent at technical modeling, i look forward to seeing this one way up there in the end.

[ThatDon]

I think you should try scaling the hips down or the torso up so it has a more powerful look, right now the proportions are displeasing compared to your concept. The hard part is already done, so maybe take a few mins and play with the scale of things :)

GoOd job

[0202742]

Good going mate i think that Don has a point, would be a really quick but effective improvement i think. Looking forward to seeing your final submission.

[gridlinked]

Yeah, that's it Don, there was something "off" about the proportions that i just could get my head into... it wasn't the torso exactly (it's supposed to be thin but very broad-shouldered, and any bigger and his shoulders explode lol), and it wasn't really the leg, and now you nailed it - it's not the full leg, just the upper leg/hip.

I'm gonna scale it down a bit, should look better. Thanks guys! :)

As far as the technical modeling, yes, i'm miles better at it than more "organic" stuff, must be from being an architect, and working with CAD a lot on technical blueprints and stuff like that. It also helps that i like machines, specially Mechs, and sci fi, much more than organic and fantasy stuff.

[ThatDon]

Hey, no problem man!

I'm glad you took it the right way instead of getting offended, best of luck to you finishing on time!

[gridlinked]

Complete low poly set, currently uv mapping (at 50% atm). Haven't slept in 44 hours, and with 23 hours left on the deadline, i predict no sleep on the horizon lol Damn tired, thank god for caffeine :xx:

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1062/dw2wip22kv5.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1062/dw2wip22kv5.jpg)

[0202742]

Be careful with the caffeine a classmate of myself and platypus green's went to hospital and was in a seriouse condition from drinking too much caffeine before a deadline. Going very well i wish you all the best of luck and i really hope you make the deadline :).

[george.vas]

Hehe I am going on 40 hours and caffeine well lets just say... I have consumed a few Dews. ;)

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7764/dewwall3hy7.jpg

[EvilKnight]

Tabarnack man!!!!!!


I think you're addicted!!!!
hehe;)

[gridlinked]

Hehe i'm goin' on pure coffee :smug:

Been having some difficulties with rendering the occlusion and normal maps, just wasted 3 hours =/

[miezis]

hehe, i don't drink coffee, but i [re]started to smoke because of this competition :) i guess i'm a chronical smoker, meaning that i start when i'm under some stress. but now since the comp is over for me, i've quit smoking once again!!!

[gridlinked]

That's good, because smoking is bad ;P

[gridlinked]

Well, the sad truth - i won't be completing my entry, thus i have failed. I started to feel really bad a few hours ago, it was affecting my work a bit, and i also started to see that i could probably get everything done and skinned, but not in a quality way, it would have been a rush job, and that's not positive, nor would it get me anywhere. Thus, i saw no point in killing myself and failing anyway, delivering something i don't feel is apropriate. I got 6 hours sleep, and hope to be getting much more in the future.

It comes down mostly to 60% slacking off and 40% bad planning. We had 8 weeks to do this, and aside from the first days when the drone was done, i only really worked these last 2 weeks. With so little time, i couldn't have been anal about the hi poly but i was anyway - redesigning and redoing the feet 4 times, the leg 3 times, the arm 2 times - finishing with too little time to spare for everything else.

I'm definitely gonna finish this during the rest of the week, but i'm also gonna sleep at night now ;P

Cheers to everybody at 3DT for the support, i wish nothing but the best of luck to everybody who manages to conclude their entries, it was great participating in this with you guys! :)

[Torokun]

This is why you have to pair up with a person who will nag you to death to keep the milestones!!!

:(

Sorry to hear that you are dropping. You had an awesome concept...

[ryvick]

sad to hear that you cant make it, good thing though that your not abandoning your bot. so lets see what it could have been in the line of fire after the competition.

[Ken113]

I'm in the same boat as you man, i'm not finishing either and i'm pissed. I still really want to see your's finished and textured though i love ur design, so keep me posted on ur progress if u do decide to finsh.

[gridlinked]

Yeah, i'm pretty disappointed in myself, and a bit down, but i can't travel back in time, so the only thing i can do is not slack off in the future. I'll keep updating this thread with the progress.

[bRuDe]

dont get to down on yourself. alot of us are in the same boat ... didnt finish due to many various circumstances.

But keep up the great work, and would love to see your char when its all done ;)

[taehoon]

Last a few weeks killed myself too... I had to do my character after the work. so I starts this work at 9 pm to 3am

and I always need sleep or caffeine... but I think it's not only my story. you guys are real artists..

[ryvick]

Yeah dont worry, you still have an awesome concept that you are still gonna make. as for the rest who couldnt make it same thing, i am pretty sure there was a lot of fun while doing it.

[redonix76]

yeah man, I'm sorry to hear that you couldn't make it. It's tough, really tough. I totally understand.

I wish you well and will be looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys.

Not much on an update, since my girlfriend has basically kidnapped me after i neglected her for the past few weeks :haha: Worked on the proportions, hip, arms, and shoulder pads resized, i think it's looking better now. Currently skinning the minigun, will have a shot of that asap.

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/086/c/0/Daedalus_HK___HP_Final_by_Gridlinked.jpg

[taehoon]

AAAAAAmazing detail all over place. My wife bugged me a lot too during the competition.. so I gave her Nintendo DS and good games,, and she didn't bug me much... it worked.. I should have told this..^^.. Keep going ..I'd like to see the texture too.

[Torokun]

My wife bugged me a lot too during the competition.. so I gave her Nintendo DS and good games,, and she didn't bug me much... it worked.. I should have told this..^^.. Keep going ..I'd like to see the texture too.

So, that was the trick eh?

I'm so gonna tell her you told everyone that you said "my wife bugged me a lot".

LOL

:evil:

[gridlinked]

Hahaha beware the wrath of the angry woman :xx: ;P

[gridlinked]

Some early Normal Map testing, just diffuse, normal, and diffuse as specular. A lot of errors to fix, dunno if it's better to fix them, or redo the uvs in a different way.

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3156/normaltest01nh4.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3156/normaltest01nh4.jpg)

[shadowbreeze]

cool your still working on it looking good. :dance:

[0202742]

Looking hot my friend, glad to see you are still working on it.

[gridlinked]

Thanks guys! Some more Normal Map testing, compiling them & fixing stuff as i go along.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5265/normaltest02tv1.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5265/normaltest02tv1.jpg)

[gridlinked]

Progress for today, still some errors to fix, but almost done on the normal map front, and now includes the glow map. Although i can get the self illumination to work, it's not emitting a "glow" atm, dunno why.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/836/normaltest03to6.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/836/normaltest03to6.jpg)

[0202742]

Coming on really well, the hips still look a bit wide but i don't think it is worth the time changing them.

[gridlinked]

Ok, corrected Normal Map errors, and worked on the diffuse & specular maps. I reckon it's around 75% done.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1214/normaltest06rx8.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1214/normaltest06rx8.jpg)

[gridlinked]

Well, worked some more on the maps, added some color/surface variation, with brighter metal, adjusted & added specular highlights, finally did the wrist and hand, and added some decals. I'm at a loss on how i can improve it, so aside from the odd tweak here and there, the Daedalus HK is done!

Now off to finish the Minigun skin, and then do the Drone.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/153/dw2wip32lt5.th.jpg (http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/153/dw2wip32lt5.jpg)

[BiG ToE-3DT]

take your time, but make sure you finish this.

[gridlinked]

Found some time to work on this, minigun completed. On to the little drone.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2056/dw2wip34ku0.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2056/dw2wip34ku0.jpg) http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8594/dw2wip35ww9.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8594/dw2wip35ww9.jpg)

[0202742]

Looking awesome mate, can't wait to see the drone. keep up the good work!