Drifter remake

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• Squeal_Like_A_Pig Janitor Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 66Members, Super Administrators, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Reinforced - Supporter, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer

  September 2013

  Wow, very cool, Reeke. Can't wait to see that model when its all done.

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• [Deleted User] Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23688

  September 2013

  Thanks Cory!
  
  The drifters in-game use has become more important when compared to it's role at launch, so thought I'd give him a bit more "Grrrrr"

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• Vetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver

  September 2013

  He looks awesome. And scary. If I faced him on the battlefield, I'd have to shoot him down.

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• killer monkey Join Date: 2010-02-26 Member: 70743Members, Reinforced - Shadow

  September 2013

  Thats amazing! Are you planning on doing more ns2 models?

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• [Deleted User] Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23688

  September 2013

  killer monkey wrote: »

  Thats amazing! Are you planning on doing more ns2 models?

  
  No plans. I started this to just to take a break from a much larger, time consuming character project. It's nice to take a break now and then to work on a small fun project like this, then get back to the bigger project with a clear head.
  
  

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• clankill3r Join Date: 2007-09-03 Member: 62145Members, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow

  September 2013

  Really nice, maybe a bit high poly for ns2.
  How about some wings on it that flap with a very high frequency

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• BeigeAlert Texas Join Date: 2013-08-08 Member: 186657Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts

  September 2013

  clankill3r wrote: »

  Really nice, maybe a bit high poly for ns2.
  How about some wings on it that flap with a very high frequency

  
  The way most video game models are textured is a high-poly version is created, then a low-poly version is created on top of that, and the high-poly details are projected like an image onto the low poly model's normal map. So you get close to the same light interaction quality of the low poly model that you get from the high poly model.
  

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• rantology Join Date: 2012-02-05 Member: 143750Members, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold

  September 2013

  Kind of has a Giger-esque feel to me, looks awesome

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• AurOn2 COOKIES! FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS! Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff

  September 2013

  Now give him a tophat........

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• Vetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver

  September 2013

  Add thrusters!
  
  
  
  (Image by rantology)

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• Vert^ Join Date: 2013-01-22 Member: 181227Members

  September 2013

  Sweet, looking forward to it!

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• CCTEE Join Date: 2013-06-20 Member: 185634Members, Reinforced - Shadow

  September 2013

  Awesome model but something that drifts (like a drifter) doesnt need 6 legs.
  Proof:
  
  
  I'd say drop the legs, keep the nasty looking attack arms.

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• Nazo Such Is Life in The Zone Join Date: 2010-12-16 Member: 75720Members, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold

  September 2013

  What? You dont think it gets tired from flapping all day and want to sit down

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• Vetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver

  September 2013

  Everybody knows: They hovar without flapping.

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• CCTEE Join Date: 2013-06-20 Member: 185634Members, Reinforced - Shadow

  September 2013

  F0rdPrefect wrote: »

  Everybody knows: They hovar without flapping.

  
  That's the lerk aint it?
  
  

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• Nazo Such Is Life in The Zone Join Date: 2010-12-16 Member: 75720Members, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold

  September 2013

  CCTEE wrote: »

  F0rdPrefect wrote: »

  Everybody knows: They hovar without flapping.

  
  That's the lerk aint it?
  

  
  Scorpian

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• Vetinari Join Date: 2013-07-23 Member: 186325Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver

  September 2013 edited September 2013

  CCTEE wrote: »

  F0rdPrefect wrote: »

  Everybody knows: They hovar without flapping.

  
  That's the lerk aint it?
  

  
  I always thought it's about the drifter - it "hovars" more. The actual placat shows sth like a scorpion tail, though. Dunno.
  
  edit: ninja'd

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• CCTEE Join Date: 2013-06-20 Member: 185634Members, Reinforced - Shadow

  September 2013 edited September 2013

  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hovaring scorpian
  
  Its in the dictionary, so i guess it must be scorpian.
  
  So far the threadjacking, back on topic.
  Awesome work.

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• AurOn2 COOKIES! FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS! Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff

  September 2013 edited September 2013

  HEY
  HEY GUYS
  
  BRING BACK THE DRIFTER WARRIORS! ROAR!

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• TychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members

  September 2013

  @Reeke, the master of organic sculpts. Glad to see you're still posting amazing stuff!

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• [Deleted User] Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23688

  September 2013

  rantology wrote: »

  Kind of has a Giger-esque feel to me, looks awesome

  Hes my favourite artist, I'm letting a bit of it come through on the drifter without being full on biomechanical (i.e Alien)
  

  TychoCelchuuu wrote: »

  @Reeke, the master of organic sculpts. Glad to see you're still posting amazing stuff!

  Thanks man. I'm getting back to this tomorrow to finish the high poly sculpt, I'll post a couple of images when I'm done before starting the low poly.
  
  

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• [Deleted User] Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23688

  November 2013

  aaannnnnd I'm back.
  
  Basically, I got a new 3D artist job very soon after I started this so my personal projects all got put on the back burner for a while. I'm trying to set aside a couple of nights each week to continue personal projects, even when I've been staring at max/PS all day at work.
  
  Heres another progress shot, you can see the kind of look I'm going for on the "spine" and side flaps at the front.
  

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• SamusDroid Colorado Join Date: 2013-05-13 Member: 185219Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, Subnautica Playtester, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  I nominate this for shadow Drifter :>

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• GISP Battle Gorge Denmark Join Date: 2004-03-20 Member: 27460Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester, Forum staff

  November 2013

  Looking great!

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• MetaMind Join Date: 2012-12-06 Member: 174358Members, Reinforced - Gold

  November 2013

  This makes the Drifter look way more organic and frightening... looking forward to see the lowpoly...
  keep up the great work!

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• Cannon_FodderAUS Brisbane, AU Join Date: 2013-06-23 Member: 185664Members, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Reinforced - Shadow

  November 2013

  oooo, scary. I will have to target this over skulks (big teeth are overrated). Great work btw.
  

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• [Deleted User] Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23688

  November 2013

  I'm done with overall detail on the high poly unless anyones got suggestions? Just got to tighten up beneath the main body a bit.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Aioros Join Date: 2003-03-24 Member: 14850Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  just take them into the game as shadowtier drifters for commanders! commanders need some epic stuff too
  
  just awesome drifter .... rly looks amazing

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• SamusDroid Colorado Join Date: 2013-05-13 Member: 185219Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, Subnautica Playtester, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  I hope you use the same bones as the original drifter model to save all that animating time

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• ThePyroSquirrel Iowa, U.S.A. Join Date: 2013-08-07 Member: 186641Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver

  November 2013

  AuroN2 wrote: »

  HEY
  HEY GUYS
  
  BRING BACK THE DRIFTER WARRIORS! ROAR!

  
  This was my favorite thing to do when my alien team was loosing or winning horribly.

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