Chainsword

mirrodin · September 2004

<div class="IPBDescription">[wip] - It rips and tears as you cut!</div> Here are the credits:
Model: Wolf Zero (many thanks)
Skin: Me
Animator: Not yet...
Killsprite: Me

This is V2!

EDITS: (Things done since first picture)
Added a grayscale kill sprite. Will add the orange tint soon
Tweaked hilt color (more goldish with streaks now)
Tweaked knuckle guard color (darker now)
Added blood to the teeth (more like a rosy-red)
Added TSA logo (w00t!)
Changed the ruby on the hilt, there was an inconsistency in the skin for it, had to edit that.

PICTURE!!

<img src='http://www.geocities.com/rwiju_b/image/chainkill.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

<img src='http://www.geocities.com/rwiju_b/image/chainswordwip2.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Shazbot · September 2004

Picture didn't work for me <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

Chainsword reminds me of a game called PSO (Phantasy Star Online) on the dreamcast. That game rocked...

[edit: picture works now, guess I spoke too soon <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /> ]

BulletHead · September 2004

Picture is broken
don't use geocities..
<a href='http://www.advanced-microtechnologies.com/FileHosting.html#Uploaders' target='_blank'>http://www.advanced-microtechnologies.com/....html#Uploaders</a> is a good one to use

mirrodin · September 2004

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /> You guys posting during the first 2 minutes of it's life. I had to mess with the URL I typed it in wrong. It should work now. Anyone comments and constructive critisism are welcomed. I'll re-skin tommorow and post the new one up then, between then and now you have time to get your comments in.

EDIT: Hmm the picture quality is a bit low, I'm seeing some blurring.

CaptainPanaka · September 2004

is the blade going to be animated? (like the one from Rival Species)
.o0( I think I'll just wait till sheena comes in and says how much RS sucks <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> )

Jet_Black · September 2004

omg this looks so cool.... im hoping the reskin will be much better <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

mirrodin · September 2004

I don't really like the handle because, as anyone who has played warhammer 40k can tell you, warhammer is a very grity game. Maybe I'll take a spray on some rust or something, at the least the teeth will have blood on them. I've chosen gold because well I like metallic colors, gold and steel/silver in this case.

Maybe I should find a picture of some gold and clone stamp it onto the mesh. The gold in the handle is far to well, flawless <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /> . I'll get the frontiersman and wing/skull logo's right now and get back to you tomorrow.

Until then, happy hunting.

Veets · September 2004

From the colour I thought it was more of a fluro-yellow and that you might have been thinking of adding black diagonal's to it (giving it an Iron-Warriors chaos chapter) look.

Gold would look good though, just give the colour a richer orange luster <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Looking nice so far <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

CaptainPanaka · September 2004

For the skin... some ideas how it *might* look like <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /> (pics are from the "Rival Species" mod)

<a href='http://rivalspecies.halflife.org/species/bt/wargear/bt_chainsword_01.jpg' target='_blank'>1</a> <a href='http://rivalspecies.halflife.org/species/iw/wargear/iw_chainsword_01.jpg' target='_blank'>2</a> <a href='http://rivalspecies.halflife.org/species/we/wargear/we_chainsword_01.jpg' target='_blank'>3</a>

mirrodin · September 2004

K, I added on the TSA symbol, it's now unofficailly the TSA Chapter sword of choice. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /> , but I can't seem to find a skull face west with 1 wing pointing east (or north and south, u get the idea). I dont think I'll put a skull on, Working on finding a good sample of gold to clone stamp, blood will be done tomorrow.

BTW, I updated the picture, not the TSA symbol and that this time it's bigger.

EDIT:

Take a look at that first picture panaka linked to, the teeth have no where to go, roflcopter. I like the handle on the first two, looks like cloth wrappings, too bad I'm not that skilled >.<

Update by the next hour promised. This time with a real gold hilt!! OMGTEH Photostudio h4x.

Drfuzzy · September 2004

mirrodin · September 2004

Thanks for the constructive comments guys. I deliver again. I've coated the teeth in a rosy-red/pink coat, kinda looks like blood, I don't wanna make it too bloody since NS as rules against that. Uhh what else? The hilt is etched, it was bluish lines running through it, the knuckle-guard thing is a deeper color now.

I'm editing the picture in the first post, there will be two minutes of downtime, dont' get discouraged, keep hitting refresh.

Windelkron · September 2004

You are huge.
That must mean...

mirrodin · September 2004

Eh?

And no I have not done anything on the chainsword yet. Though it looks like I'll have to figure out how to justify $20 on MS3D to my parents in 2 weeks.

EDIT: OMG!!! 4 ppl are looking at my thread at the same time, I feel so accepted!

EDIT: Now it's 5 omg omg omg. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /> . I don't know why i'm hitting refresh, post dammit!

mirrodin · September 2004

Ahhh, my topic is going to slip into the abyss of the 2nd page. So I bring you a kill sprite that will go with the chainsword.

<img src='http://www.geocities.com/rwiju_b/image/chainkill.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

mirrodin · September 2004

Okay I have made the sprite and and have made the proper changes to hud.txt I am going to give the chainsword kill sprite it's test run. Wish me luck as I attempt to knife the pwnos. *salutes*

sporty · September 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Windelkron @ Sep 19 2004, 04:54 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> You are huge.
That must mean...  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
...you have huge guts! here comes the night train <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />
a chainsword, the great communicator... enough of this.
slice the alien, the mutant, the heretic! though im only interested in wh40k since the dow demo, im looking forward to this. model looks good so far, keep it up <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Fox_One · September 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (mirrodin @ Sep 19 2004, 01:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Ahhh, my topic is going to slip into the abyss of the 2nd page. So I bring you a kill sprite that will go with the chainsword.

<img src='http://www.geocities.com/rwiju_b/image/chainkill.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
The kill sprite's a little big...it's also bright...and what's with the wierd outline?

My crit on the model itself is the colors are...odd. To say the least. I'd choose a darker or metal-ish theme. This makes it look like a cheap plastic toy. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' />

Priest · September 2004

Im impressed no-one has had anything bad to say about the model itself yet... especially since it is my first model ever.

mirrodin, the skin on the sword would for the most part be dark metallic colors, ie. steelplast and ceramite. my own opinion would be that you should go for the dark greens of the TSA chapters on the hilt, and on the blade itself something a litle more like plain old steel... just a thought though <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

mirrodin · September 2004

I'll do a reskin and screenie on Tuesday, since I'm busy Sunday and Monday.

BTW I've finished the killsprite package and it is MUCH smaller. That's a blown up image for your viewing pleasure.

Kitki · September 2004

*drools* GIMME!

Or I can just wait for it..

Necrosis · September 2004

Grip is a funny colour compared to the rest of the chainsword?

Untextured yellow and marbled black are a bit too......... contrasting...

mirrodin · September 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wolf_Zero @ Sep 19 2004 @ 04:53 AM )</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>...my own opinion would be that you should go for the dark greens of the TSA chapters on the hilt...</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

I can do that.

NINJA EDIT:
I'd be working on it right now but I'm trying to import my hotmail contacts into g-mail.

CaptainPanaka · September 2004

hm... after looking at it again... it may look good with... uh... stripes <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /> *looks at Drake* <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

mirrodin · September 2004

Hazard stripes you say? Okies. I'll make the blade in hazard stripes and do the handle in dark green. Teeth, knobs and power generator will stay the same. Skin will be ready on Tuesday at the most Wed. My weekdays are busy with school and my part-time job. (Job = money =Games = Fun, thus Job = Fun <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /> )

drealiT · September 2004

i must say... the skin is terrible. it's not even really a skin, it's just applied textures/materials.

your missing any form of lightsource, there's no highlighting/shadowing, the texture itself doesn't even resemble metal IMO. i know this is supposed to be based on warhammer or whatever but you gotta at least give it an attempt and not just apply materials.

i dont know what your using as reference for the gold... but whatever it is... it looks like glowing toxic waste from ninja turtles or your avatar.
<img src='http://www.volny.cz/desert_eagle/obrazky/upravy/gold_gun.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> regardless it would still have some form of lighting on it.

here's some tutorials to get u started on "correctly" skinning something of this sort <a href='http://st.gaming-interactive.com' target='_blank'>http://st.gaming-interactive.com</a> . first i think you need to learn how to make a uv map aka "mesh" -->
<a href='http://ank.deltr.com/ank-uv-video.zip' target='_blank'>http://ank.deltr.com/ank-uv-video.zip</a> and here's one for <a href='http://www.itsabeast.com/xmas/tutorials/skinmeshing/index.htm' target='_blank'>Milkshape</a>

i'm not gonna just dance around and say nice job or somethin like that, i'm going to give it to you straight... praising someone for not doing a very good job just hurts that person. you guys are too nice at these forums... you gotta give critique man... <b>critique</b>!

FFTFATCOMMUNISTFISH · September 2004

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tsa.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tsa.gif' /> Awsome job on the chain sword ima big warhammer fan.

only prollum with it is that Neo yellow handle and neon blue grip that's it rest is cool and the chain sword sprite works awsomly.

mirrodin · September 2004

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (drealiT @ Sep 21 2004, 01:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> i must say... the skin is terrible. it's not even really a skin, it's just applied textures/materials.

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i dont know what your using as reference for the gold... but whatever it is... it looks like glowing toxic waste from ninja turtles or your avatar.

...

i'm not gonna just dance around and say nice job or somethin like that, i'm going to give it to you straight... praising someone for not doing a very good job just hurts that person. you guys are too nice at these forums... you gotta give critique man... <b>critique</b>!  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Thanks, it's nice to get a different viewpoint. It's what makes you better. Anyway I'll take a look at those links when I get home. See the problem is I don't have photoshop, yeah...I'm trying to get a legit copy.

Sewlek · September 2004

looks sweet

DEATH_BRINGER · September 2004

DEATHBRINGER thinks it looks like the fallout 2 kinfe the ripper i think

mirrodin · September 2004

<img src='http://www.gamebanshee.com/fallout2/equipment/images/ripper.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
There is a superficial resembalance.

BTW I got my hands on copy of Photoshop 7 from the shifty characters down at the computer store. It works fine and is brand new so I guess it's okay.

Chainsword

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