squirl - Dominance War II

[squirl]

The X-03606180 was being tested in a simulated war environment when it happened. The operator, his family and friends destroyed in the blast, could not pass on to the after life because of the burning, aching hatred for those who not only destroyed his life but destroyed the lives of all those who ever mattered to him.
Finding the wreckage of the vessel he was operating when he was destroyed, this reborn soul, fuelled by the inexpressible hatred and rage consuming him, used the new found strength to re assemble the great weapon he was testing for use on others and turned it upon its very creators.

This is the birth of REGRET.

A machine with the driving power of a horrifically enraged soul, impossible to stop by physical means. Every attempt to destroy it fuels the inferno burning in the very heart of the soul, making it stronger. Even if one manages to destroy a machine part of this monster one can only hope that the soul will replace the damaged part with the crushed remains of its victims otherwise the soul its self will replace the missing part and create a terrifying new weapon to take its place.


**edited-update 02th March**

bit of an update.

bad news im afraid, i dont think ill be able to see this war through. :(:cry: loadsa stuff is coming together atm. im in my final year, workin on my final project, helpin a guy in animation with his final project, doin some 3d modeling for a friend and im eating a realy nice cup cake.... that last bit isnt bad, just wanted to lighten the mood. :shy:

i doubt ill be finishing this one in time but ill keep workin till the deadline. :dunno:

anyways i unwraped the body today heres a pic:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama10.jpg

[V3N0M]

Hmmm, well I guess since nobody crits my concepts I might as well help some other ppl out :P Anyway, a centaur robot, original and functional :D I'm not happy with the torso, I think you should make him lookl slimmer, more streamlined, I think with four legs it could be a very fast robot, and how about the shields be able to hover and pursue targets and cut em in half, also the arms(four as I can see from your concept) should be long and stone crushing strong.
Also I hope it's ok but I did a search for a few sources you might get inspiration from, I'm not saying to copy these concepts, but maybe they help:
http://fc01.deviantart.com/images/i/2003/11/a/0/MeChA_CeNtAuR.jpg
http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs10/i/2006/132/6/3/Entium_by_venardhi.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs8/i/2005/341/4/8/centaur_robot_2_by_Metal_2.jpg
http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/270/b/c/Cyberpunk_Duncan_linework_by_demondoodles.jpg
and yes I know they're all from deviantart, so sue me :P

[gridlinked]

I have this weird idea that the tail could be some kind of fiber optic, energy releasing energy strands, that can expand and cover his body, making a sort of force field... is this making sense? lol :crazy:

[squirl]

i started off as having it all sleek and fast but i wanted something more like a tank, somthing good for holding the line. taking influience from the tank in gost in the shell, appleseed, rhinos and mountan trolls i came to this bulkier chunkyer version. bdw i want it more chunky and armoured i was just quickly mapping out the shape. hmmi like that energy sheild idea. im also thinkin of makin the front torso like... damn i cant rember his name... the egypton god with the face of the jackel.. AH, its Anubis. yea thats the one. ill draw up some picks tomorow but for now i need some sleep, its 2.45am here and im up at 9! :(

[squirl]

alright, i got some sleep and did some concept work, as usuial c+c are very welcome.

this angle is just to get the basic concept accross. not very detailed i know but i want to get feedback on the general shape before adding in the small details.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/anubite-centorblue.jpg

this second one is to show it/him in action and to show the scale.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/anubite-centorheropose.jpg

also havnt decided on a colour sceme so any advice on that too would help.

[Mitsukai]

what about titanium color.

[squirl]

titanium color? is that like a brushed metal gray?

[squirl]

right i havent been workin on this cuz i had to finish my thesis but now its all done so its full steam ahead!!! right i did some z brushing so i could block out the basic ideas in my own head and then i could model over it. heres the basic z brush model:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/blueblockedoutzbrushanubite02.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/blueblockedoutzbrushanubite01.jpg

and heres what i have madeled in low poly, its still quite rough but you get the idea:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/greenlowpolybase01.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/greenlowpolybase02.jpg

[squirl]

right i did some more modeling, nothin mad yet. for some reason this ones takin me ages to model. ah well, still have plenty of time.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/greenlowpolybase04.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/greenlowpolybase03.jpg

oh yea, i need a name for this fella, anyone any suggestons?

[dhin]

The Jackal's Sphinx or Anubis might be good names. . .Anyway nice progress

[squirl]

kewl thanks. i relised that i didnt have a fully solid idea od the details and thats what was takin so long so its back to the scetch pad.

[squirl]

right did a bita work on it today, mush happier now. i was fiddelin around for ages yesterday not gettin anywhere n relised i didnt have a propper idea(thanks to another member who had the same problem(cant rember their name, sorry whoever you are)) finalised in my head so i did some more concept sketches and then got back to the modeling!
FUN!
heres some renders of the progress so far:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama02.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama03.jpg

the winged scarab thing on the right is gunna be his sheild, the wings come to a point at the edges so it can be used as a melee weapon!

any suggestion or c&c welcome.

[squirl]

oh and i know the upper plates on the scarab look a bit to roundy, ive chenged the mesh since this render ;) :D

[squirl]

hey having trouble unwrapping the body, anyone know where i can get a good pelt mapping tut?

[V3N0M]

I think the legs are far too simple, but the walking column monster effect is there :P (did that make any sense?) anyway, why not add some detais on em, some skulls in the knees,some jewlery or other stuff(maybe spikes) cheers!
!BURP!

...erm... I mean...

!BAMF!

[squirl]

yea still not happy with the legs, guna put some detail on the joints like on the waist n maby do some pannels in bump and maby a bita greebeling herea nd there if i can affor the polys... maby ill jus bump em too. hvne seen any recent updates from you, how it goin?

[squirl]

right, got stuck into the arms today, still not entirly happ wif em but hey. i also did some fixing of the mesh and some sortin out of smoothing groups.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama04.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama05.jpg

[V3N0M]

Yeah, sorry, I have been going through some major life changing events, but I'll be back and kicking in no time :D

[mim]

nice progress squir ;)
for UW tuts go on tutorial section of threedy, you can find something usefull there, I'll send some link if I found some also, but my connection is fairly slow atm! :(
btw goodluck comrad! ;)

mim, :D

[squirl]

kewl thanks mim, i realy shoulda just started there and then asked, sorry. i try to avoid the main page cuza the pics, i on a slow connection too 24 kbps atm. :/

oh and venom, well its good to hear you'll be back at least. :D

[squirl]

hey worked out a back story which will change my design a lil but for the better i think. oh and im guna update my first post with the new pics from now cuz it seem to be what prity mush everyone else is doin and i would hate not to conform with my machine breatherin. ;P

ok here it is:

im guna update my first post with the new pics from now on cuz it seem to be what prity mush everyone else is doin and i would hate not to conform with my machine breatherin. ;P any hu, worked out a back story which will change my design a lil but for the better i think.

ok here it is:

The X-03606180 was being tested in a simulated war environment when it happened. The operator, his family and friends destroyed in the blast, could not pass on to the after life because of the burning, aching hatred for those who not only destroyed his life but destroyed the lives of all those who ever mattered to him.
Finding the wreckage of the vessel he was operating when he was destroyed, this reborn soul, fuelled by the inexpressible hatred and rage consuming him, used the new found strength to re assemble the great weapon he was testing for use on others and turned it upon its very creators.

This is the birth of REGRET.

A machine with the driving power of a horrifically enraged soul, impossible to stop by physical means. Every attempt to destroy it fuels the inferno burning in the very heart of the soul, making it stronger. Even if one manages to destroy a machine part of this monster one can only hope that the soul will replace the damaged part with the crushed remains of its victims otherwise the soul its self will replace the missing part and create a terrifying new weapon to take its place.

[V3N0M]

Ok... so it's pretty weird, does this mean that your shadow will have parts made out of... spare parts? And this somehow reminds me of the T-1000 for some reason...

[squirl]

yea i was thinking along the lines of anywhere theres a bit of the original machine missing theres ether bit of amour plating from tanks of theres a soul kinda effect which looks a bit like the missing part but it willkinda look like its on fire.. or sum such, i havnt finalised the visuial concept. any suggestion are welcome.

[V3N0M]

Well... how about some parts looking like they are made of crushed up humans? :P but not too much yiu could have a part of the leg like made out of a tank and a few parts of other bits and his arm or something to be made of "burning soul". But don't over do it, he still should look pretty whole.

[squirl]

kewl thanks, i was guna do the whole thing of one side of it with the outer panneling is missing where the blast blew it off. i was goin for the whole hydra idea where when one head gets cut off another, more ugly, one grows to replace it. yea human and tank parts thing sounds good, im guna change the scale a lil so that its as if its a kinda mini mobile fortress where a humman can opperate it from inside the chest or something. workin on concept art adm. (for the burning soul parts i was thinking along the lines of the way akitasha's arm in 'princess mononoke' goes when he gets pissed off. ill post a pic later when i find d dvd)

[squirl]

sommore stuffs:

just a basic design 'working out in my head' drawing
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/scansmaller01.jpg

ive removed the lower arms and replaced them with 'bfg's, not too sure of them at the moe but ill see.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama07.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama06.jpg

lemme know what ya think, yay or nay on the gun arms?

[B-E4sy]

coming along real good. the guns make a nice addition. are they being held or attached to the character?

[squirl]

i was guna hev it so that theres an attachment part on the elbow that the slot onto so i can use the extra 1k polys. :D im fairly happy wit the guns so i think theyll stay, might add smaller mounted guns on the sholders and back.

[redonix76]

Squirl man, your model is looking nice! Pretty big and buff, but that's what makes him scary! Keep at it man.

[squirl]

why thank ya red. ive made the guns a lil smaller so he can ballance better and ive finished the elbow attachment bits. bdw red, u should put ur wip link in ur signature, took me ages to find it. :D

[MonteCristo]

Cool. Another centaur. Yours and mine should team up and kick ass together! :D

[squirl]

hell yea!
fixed the guns, did some... darn, whats the word for removing unnessisary polys n stuff? anyhu i did that and im not down to 4800 for the body(and falling) and 450ish for each gun.

FEEL THE DRAMA!!!!
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama09.jpg

not so mush drama in this shot:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama08.jpg

as usuial c&c&suggestions welcome.

[ryvick]

you know this means that my bots riding your bot right. i think we will be able to cover more ground plus my robots a lazy bum so he rather not walk as much as he has to. looking great with the updates so far keep it up.

[squirl]

yup thats fine by me, might be handy to have some extra cover fire. :D cheers!

[squirl]

bit of an update.

bad news im afraid, i dont think ill be able to see this war through. :(:cry: loadsa stuff is coming together atm. im in my final year, workin on my final project, helpin a guy in animation with his final project, doin some 3d modeling for a friend and im eating a realy nice cup cake.... that last bit isnt bad, just wanted to lighten the mood. :shy:

i doubt ill be finishing this one in time but ill keep workin till the deadline. :dunno:

anyways i unwraped the body today heres a pic:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/flying-squirl/this%20means%20war/feelthedrama10.jpg

[TheWinterLord]

Hey thanks for the reply, I havent seen your entry until now but I really like the egyptian godownage feeling im getting from it. keep it up soldier!

[taehoon]

I'd like to encourage you to keep going... in next three weeks you can make it cool....Great. man

[squirl]

oh dont wory i will keep doin what i can but its lookin like i wont get it finished, sorry.

[redonix76]

Hey man, don't give up. If need be you don't even have to do normal maps. Just finish the model, texture it really well and with solid work, you should be fine.

Keep at it man!!

[ryvick]

No, dude we can do this. If u give up I would loose hope too. don't do it man. don't do it.

[insect]

Mmmm... Massive!
Good concept! I like the simple legs. Fits the design just great.

It's looking good so far, just keep working on it. Adjust your plans accordingly if you see that you might not be able to finnish in time, maybe ditch some detail, use a bump map instead of a normal map, etc. It's better to have something finnished rather that an uber-cool model only 10% complete.

Keep it up!

[ez5k]

I like your work with light in sketches and renders. good luck!

[redonix76]

Now that the dealine has been extended...I'd like to see this bad boy finished up man. Keep at it!

[squirl]

thanks guys, the home comp has been having a fit lately so progress has been slow. thanks for the support. i think ill skip the whole spare parts thing. if i can afford it (polywise) i might do big spikes on arms made out of soul stuffs.

ryvick: dont give up man! im lovin the redicioulsly big guns with the jets to help hold it up.

ez5k: thanks man! thanks for the advice on the txtures in ur thread.