So that's the reach extractor. :>meh.

Nope. Reach extractor is Ascension. This is a private development tool for Halo 4.

Ascension is not the only application that can extract from Reach, you know.

Because you "have" application which can export reach models -_-

ITT we start ripping Halo 4 models before the game even comes out. -__-

That's actually rather nice.
Animate it, put it ingame.

I know what this is right when i saw it! Sword art online right?

Do the dark repulser next please.

Sadly this is the only image i've got from online, without screenshotting images from an actual anime episode.

These swords are hard to make? \: |

For a low poly version, the dark repulser can be easily created. However, I don't know anything about making highpoly stuff so.... yeah...

You also have "Modeler" under your avatar... aha i dont think so.

Even I don't understand what hunter is trying to say here.

I don't think I'm a pro or proficient at modeling or anything but... This looks easy to model. I might be proficient or maybe a little below proficient... But i think even i could make this without much problems.

Uvs are great!
Edited by Shockwave on Oct 17, 2012 at 11:24 AM

What Hunter Taught you isn't true. Unless you are planing on sub dividing the mess you don't need to have perfect topology. For Final in game meshes edges hey collapsed to reduced poly count. Also there are ways of turning edges, so a vertical edge loop can be terminated by turning it horizontal.

As for the UVs it seems like they haven't been relaxed and could use some scaling to make sure the texture has uniform texel density.

By relax I mean mean you haven't used the relax tool. What it does is attempts to adjust the UVs angles to match the meshes topology. This makes sure your texture isn't squashed or stretched when applied. Relax using Face Angles and you'll tend to get good results.

AS for the texel density, when looking at the mesh the blade is significantly larger than the handle yet on the UVs the handle is just as large if not larger. UVs when unwrapped properly should be scaled according to their actual size. Right now if you were to texture with those UVs you'd have a blurry blade and a super crisp handle which would just look strange.

My example isn't perfect but UVing never is. The tail of the hammer takes up a slightly larger space than the rest of the meshs' UVs, as long as it's close it's not an issue. Remember it's never perfect!

That happens if they are backwards or your trying to stretch them too far. For your sword (I'm assuming your only unwrapping half) I divide the mesh use a planar map than select each group of UVs and relax by face angles.

quick, someone stop me before I create something original

Proof? Could be a menu reskin :P.

I've Halo 4 but I can't take screenshots for weapons references. Frustration ><

its teh chuchuchu Storm Ryfull. And why would someone stop youz? Continue on ahead my good sir

Feel free to send me the model if you want me to check it out.

considering how many differences between my model and the official model (I only had a side view at the time, so the scope and side coil weren't visible) I may as well go full custom with this weapon. however, I have no idea what to do with the barrel :/

Get rid of it. Go with a twin-pronged design, like the traditional Plasma Rifle.

hurr durr now it actually looks like an upgraded plasma rifle



Edited by master noob on Oct 18, 2012 at 11:13 PM

I have a question master noob, how does one create illumating lights like the one above in your storlasma rifle? Err, plasorm rifle.
Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Oct 18, 2012 at 11:21 PM

I kinda use a shortcut method that isn't practical at all
using mental ray;
in 3ds max->render setup->renderer, scroll down to camera shaders and click the box next to Output [DefaultOutputShader (glare)]

then make a Shellac material with the first and second material slots Instances. go into either and change the color to the desired glow color, then set the shellac blend to something high such as 100. when rendered, the glare shader makes the glow and the Final Gather setting makes it affect the lighting around it. unfortunately, this method does not work on bright backgrounds as the bloom will destroy everything :P

the barrel is as good as it gets. Its like 343 might as well delay H4 and use that model.
the cylinder in the middle rotates when firing like the repeater right? plus the 2 fang-like thingies also collide.

plastorm carbine?

you should make the upper housing modular and more angular, the gentle slope on the front conflicts with the rifle's overall aggressive shape.

inb4 covenant aggressor
ignore the grip of justice and lightning, I just added those for fun. also, what's the maximum triangle count for weapons?

That looks really cool and really clean. I think you should put some tech inside the barrel-like structure that's behind the Plasma Rifle bits, so that it makes more sense I should say in terms of technology. I think that would make it really cool.

@master noob if you finish it, I will love you !!! :D

I don't know if you gonna animate it, but if it's the case, there are kind of "blades" on the sides of the weapon which retract when you take the weapon. But this is for the Storm Rifle, not your Agressor :)

I say it could work as a two firing mode weapon, single shots are similar to a plasma pistol, or even carbine, then a charged shot would fire a rapid pulse of shots that would act similar to a shotgun.
Think Tau Cannon, but with rapid fire.