I'd have to see it in action but I would say bump up the intensity of the damage indicator, if possible increase the brightness of the hexagonal outlines only. Also the amount of fogginess being added is a bit overwhelming to look at, seems like your in the belly of the gravemind. :/

exactly

This look any better yakz?


e/ turbo smooth smoothed out the edges on the intrude on the tubes fyi.
Edited by Newbkilla on Mar 1, 2011 at 05:38 PM

This is my Eva Visor (First visor ever made)
Not in game

Made and edited ingame by 6thlonewolf

New fp animation origins or a changed FOV?

W.I.P

Edited by crimsonshadow117 on Mar 1, 2011 at 06:31 PM

Starting too look a bit more interesting, I still am a little confused about how the tanks open, the massive top piece makes it seem to top-heavy to pivot let alone function. Do you have a concept or sketches your working from? If not look at the tanks from Event Horizon or even Halo! They are both cool and functional.

EVENT HORIZON


HALO



The Wires definitely seem more realistic now but what is their purpose in the scene? Have you considered having them running into the tubes? Also varying how far they hang will break up their composition better and adds alot to environment modeling.

CRAZY WIRES!!



The braces on the floor also seem to work, play with the shape though. What I drew was just to illustrate a point, consider their purpose. Maybe they have handrails connected to them to help people climb out of the tubes.

The one thing to think about when working with Sci-Fi is that everything should have purpose, actually everything in any genre of digital art should have a purpose. If not the viewer is going to be removed from the setting because they are busy asking themselves "why is that there?" It also makes it more difficult for you to progress since your busy trying to make things look right that don't belong.

To demonstrate here's one of the first things I did in 3D (your piece reminds me of it, though your's is a million times better). I built this thing and just started putting pipes and wires for no apparent reason thinking they were cool, in the end when it came to lighting, texturing and compositing nothing made sense and it was just a pain!


Are you planning on putting this in game?

NOTE: If you haven't seen Event Horizon go watch it... NOW!
Edited by YakZSmelk on Mar 1, 2011 at 06:39 PM

Final in game:

Reduce the opacity but a ton. You are breaking a cardinal rule here: Don't obstruct vision. A visor should be an outline that suggests there is a helmet there.

I know that rule (:
it was only my first try,i still have what to improve.

I like where it's going, is it supposed to be the EVA like the big dome helmet?

Update:



Darkened the visor

Made the shield red flash thing (and weapons too)

Made the shield meters.

All I gotta do now is finalize the colors and grenade bitmaps.

Edited by jesse on Mar 2, 2011 at 12:59 AM

I was meaning to ask to see the concept and what do you know it is Feng Zhu!

Our you planning on putting this into HCE? It's a very interesting image and could be used to created a pretty moody environment.

That thingie looks like something out of the deathstar...


Here's my contribution to this place's archives of BSP designs...





Basically will be a river bed that's Mostly empty. Still need's work. I was inspired from the part in "Halo: The Fall of Reach" where they guys are drivin' down a ravine.

It looks like your fairly new to modeling and the best tip anyone could give is don't overwhelm yourself with polys when modeling. From the looks of your screen grabs this isn't close to finished yet there's tons of polys starting to form details.

Create the mass of the model then begin adding more polys. Working this way will help you think more in form/silhouette of the environment. Also if you have a super low poly level that you can put in game and start working on, you'll be in a good place.

Oh and for BSP don't be afraid to draw what your trying to make it will help you realize your idea and if it's a hideous drawing you don't have to show anyone!




Jesse that AR looks awesome! Where is the health meter at though?
Edited by YakZSmelk on Mar 2, 2011 at 05:24 PM

Yes I did start with a sketch. And no I won't show you because the way it got sigged. There are just under 1k polys in that and I will be able to keep the final WELL under 10k. I am guessing that I am gonna average 8,000 Polys.

The sides of the ravine will be somewhat reduced in detail. Right now I just want the basic shape and if it's too high poly I will start cutting down. BTW I am plane modeling this thing. That is why it looks like that.

I'm not quite sure what that means, or if you were offended by what I said.

All I'm telling you is you should build the thing as a whole then add more definition.

I don't see what plane modelling has to do with that. To me, the whole thing looks like you just extruded the same exact shape all the way down the length of the river, and moved it up and down a bit, Which makes it look unnatural and more than a little boring. Plus, you moved it down in sections, so there's parts that are relatively flat, then have sharp drop-offs to the next "level", which really isn't how it's supposed to look.

I would suggest looking at the rivers and surrounding areas from a30. You should notice that the river is not completely uniform width thorughout, it varies with the landscape. Also, as a side note, there seems to be no place to actually drive, unless you are planning on having the player drive through the water.

Basically I will go through and add detail and subtract polys.



Plane modeling has to do with the fact it isn't finished. And I know I did the same shape and moved and rotated it. It will be changed up later after I get a basic shape.

I am using timberland a little for ref. Still needs work.

That has nothing to do with it. Go to youtube and watch il duce's tutorial on bsp modeling. Your terrain looks to uniform and simple. The ground is not that similar to a cliff above it. Believe it or not, rocks are not smooth as a babies ass, they are jagged and sharp.

cliffs and terrain. and plus, look at all the other billions of rocks around it. lol

I laughed when I saw jesse's post ahaha.

Once again. I am going to get the basic shape of it. Then I will start perfecting it. When I have the shape I want I will go through and remove un-needed polys and spice it up.

@skidrow

You really need to draw your level out on paper, put it out on a plane, and model it using verts and creating faces.

http://www.xfire.com/video/41f6f7/

I like how the shield looks like it pops...

good god man when can we play such sexiness??

Edited by Ubergoober on Mar 3, 2011 at 09:44 PM

An update on some scenery being worked on for generator facility. Sorry, for some stuff, I always forget that xfire video does not record the brightness I see so some stuff looks dark. Hope you like the console that Maniac made for me. Pretty colors!!!

http://www.xfire.com/video/4240cd/

I really like the spinning light thing, dunno what it is though. Although your objective wasn't to show off the walls, it looks like a tileable texture if so I would say add some dirt to the base and maybe a little to the top should be easy and would real establish the wall and ground.

Are you working with a poly budget? There are a few scenery objects that look like you could add some faces to make a more interesting shape.

I'll leave this here


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYkEKl8Gq_c

Yeah sort of, but I can most likely add a few faces to some things. I think the breaker box needs to be redone as well as a few things on other pieces.

BTW the textures have some detail left to be put in so it will probably look a little dirtier.

Also, just in case anyone is interested, I am willing to let anyone who wants to contribute to this project contribute in whatever way they want. If you have a tag or anything you think could be useful in the map, maybe you want to help with textures or something, or just want to get a look at the layout and offer some ideas for extra BSP additions or scenery placement, I am willing to take any help I can get.
Edited by eliteslasher on Mar 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM

omg Dennis likes fat black c o c k it's disgusting f u c k Obama

Here's what I've been up to.















oh and ;3

I hate you sel. Stealing thunder.

That's pretty cool Dwood, it's using OpenSauce I assume?