Better Hydra appearance

TyphonTyphon Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1899Members
in Ideas and Suggestions
The model for the hydra was designed for it to sit only on totally flat surfaces, but it can be placed anywhere. This leads to issues when the geometry its attached to is sparse or oddly shaped:

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From the back its particularly bad:

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But clogs don't have this issue:

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since their attachment point is inside a full wrap-around model, so no matter where they attach it looks good.

So my simple suggestion is to make the hydra do the same. Extend the base into a sphere so even if attached to weird or sparse geometry it will look good.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Join Date: 2005-05-15 Member: 51659
    It's a good idea, then again we don't know what the full infestation will look like, maybe it also grows where the current one is not.
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  • MorshuMorshu Join Date: 2012-08-13 Member: 155539Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Morshu approves!
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  • RMJRMJ Join Date: 2012-08-09 Member: 155190Members
    I think hydras should be better or have upgrade tiers like 1 to 3.

    I mean seriously it looks like some damn tiny flower.

    A defence attacking structure like Hydra should look mean, very thorny. Somehow i just dont get how that look for hydra ended up being what it is, its very underwhelming
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  • therake6therake6 Join Date: 2011-12-04 Member: 136544Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1963145:date=Aug 14 2012, 08:40 PM:name=RMJ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RMJ @ Aug 14 2012, 08:40 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1963145"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I think hydras should be better or have upgrade tiers like 1 to 3.

    I mean seriously it looks like some damn tiny flower.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    Like a fleshy flower
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  • LPCLPC Join Date: 2002-04-07 Member: 384Members, Reinforced - Diamond
    <!--quoteo(post=1962084:date=Aug 13 2012, 08:42 AM:name=Krull)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Krull @ Aug 13 2012, 08:42 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1962084"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It's a good idea, then again we don't know what the full infestation will look like, maybe it also grows where the current one is not.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    you can also place hydra's off infestation, so his argument still stands.

    I agree of course with the suggestion, just make an infestation blob and the foot of the hydras much like a clog. good idea.
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