IMO the wood does not need a specular map, just leave black since detail after reflection isnt created the same and doesn't behave the same as metal does so it won't look very realistic. For the metal yes it does need a specular map and it is very easy to create a simple multi for a scenery item so you can test your specular map out in halo.

What the wood does need is more depth in the texture.

Just remember that white is full detail after light and black is null. I've found before that rendering clouds looks quite good also when used correctly and mixed with scratches.
Edited by Cheddars on Aug 13, 2012 at 10:11 AM

You should make this area a bit darker in color and give it a bit of texture detail. Right now it doesn't even look like it's textured; it looks like the flat gray commonly used in renders.

Other than that, me gusta a lot.

Does not look realistic at all, random burn and dodge brushes placed on. Needs more color, metal should not be COMPLETELY grey. It will look horrible in-game and you DO need a spec map.

Watch some tutorials.

The first weapon is a new Forerunner weapon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNHV0rkb6uo

My first FP animation.

I gave it a new texture too.

Whoever textured those should be shot.

I quite like the forerunner pistol skin, it's just the yellow illum I hate.

Oh my god, why would any one put camos or even skins in halo 4? Now its turning into the game series that I shall not speak of.

Edited by Shockwave on Aug 16, 2012 at 09:58 AM

No, just no... you do not put camo crap on Halo weapons!

EXACTAMUNDO!

I like the AR :c

Only a few of these are remotely nice. Their concepts of color theory and design are very....uncoordinated. Whoever designed these could have definitely done a much better job.

This is different camo for weapons.

They appeal to some people, and some people will use them, some of them look nice and some don't, and PLEASE for the love of god, don't start with that color theory BS again...


Edited by Bobblehob on Aug 16, 2012 at 01:59 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQGpwd7cRZA&feature=youtu.be

Made some Halo Reach Sniper animations :)

Whatcha guys think?

Very nice :)

Thanks :D

Very nice.

I don't see how those are remotely Reach. The only thing that would be "Reach" would be the ready, which is Halo 3's sniper ready from 5 years ago.

The firing is just a normal Halo firing, which I guess you could also say is Halo 3. It needs a lot more kick though as it looks super weak now. The reload is sorta inspired by the Reach's -empty reload but it's no where near being a copy.

That's not to say I hate them, but there's not really anything interesting here aside from the charging at the end of the reload.

Absolutely agree with you, ODX. Weapons which were in Reach and are in Halo 4 have the same animations, I hate this idea because there is no originality. I want more kick ass animations!

ODX, ODX, ODX... I said "Halo Reach Sniper animations". Sorry if I implied that I was copying reach, but I wasn't. I took a bit of halo 4's movement (I couldn't care less if someone is going to say that they just used H3's or Reach's animation for halo 4) and added my own style (of bolt-pull, if the bolt-pull seemed similar from something else, that's just a coincidence because I made this set in 1 hour, all on the spot.) to it. My video showed that I made animations FOR the Halo Reach Sniper MODEL.

Thanks for your input though, always great to hear from you. :]
Edited by flameomega on Aug 17, 2012 at 01:29 AM

Halo 4 should use your anims dude, instead of that Halo 3 duplicate anim

Thanks, but mine is pretty much a duplicate as well, just the bolt-pull is different :P

They're probably just placeholders until the final ones can be made, like how the Halo 3 assault rifle used some of the BR's animations (and a charging handle animation when firing, Bungie Y U remove?) before the game's release.

JKL:ADKL:WJEOIRUIOJKLNALNFKL:AJDFK Darn it! Haha I used to do that too but here's how you fix it: don't mention any specific Halo game. Just put something like "Halo Sniper Animations" and stuff like that

Oh, and don't put reference videos right in front of the animations either, that's also what made me think you were trying to copy >_>

Lmao, 'kay.

I love yours animations Omega ! You won a subscriber ;)
Edited by Shockwave on Aug 17, 2012 at 01:14 PM

Haha thanks :)

Bobble, for the sake of argument and for this thread, I will only say that Color Theory is extraordinarily important for any design. You are right that some people may like them more than others, but it depends on the context of those designs. For what intention or inspiration were they made? Is it an art form or a half-assed design? Artists are allowed freedoms, like the ones above, and from an non-artsy person's perspective they're just some camo sets, but from an artsy person the colors clash completely for OFFICIAL designs. Now if the design colors are interchangeable, then I'll be perfectly fine with all of this. In fact, that's what I'm hoping 343i is doing with those cosmetic designs. But saying Color Theory is BS makes you look extremely unintelligent in debates surrounding any design. Our subconscious individually react and are attracted to how colors blend with each other in proportion to their patterns/designs.
Edited by DarkHalo003 on Aug 17, 2012 at 09:38 PM

paintings on weapons ... it's ugly :/

Halo is not call of duty...

Because painting guns is only in CoD -_-
Halo is also not doom etc etc all fps are clones blah blah.
Edited by olly12345 on Aug 18, 2012 at 11:05 AM

I meant color theory BS referring to the Modacity thread about Firefight Descent. As far as the camo's are concerned, it's the same with the ugly camo that is available for weapons in COD. While they are modeled after real weapon camo to a degree, but the rest of them are ugly as sin, but people still love them. They are more made to appeal to masses than anything else, and I guarantee you that there will be plenty more where those came from, all with different designs.

There was no Color Theory BS at Modacity beyond the drama from people unwilling to accept important design theories and elements. It should never be ignored and needs to be addressed, just like small flaws in animations or errors in a model.

I'm hoping that those colors can be changed. The designs themselves aren't bad, it's just the colors clash with each other, the model's original textures, and are bad colors to begin with in most of the screens we've seen thus far.

-snip-
Edited by Svanke Svans on Aug 18, 2012 at 05:22 PM