character HUMANOID SKEL NPC: BOC

[sebcrea]

Hi, I had some time on my hand so I started a recreation of Boc, still alot todo but its a start:)

http://www.seb-crea.de/boc_v1.jpg

[GPChannel]

Omg

That looks amazing

[sebcrea]

Thanks but its still in the early phase, here a little update.

[minilogoguy18]

Wow, looks great so far. I really need to get better with ZBrush. =(

[Tempust85]

Bloody awesome!

 

You'll need to match the root/rigging pose of the base JKA humanoid, though.

[Teancum]

"Ooohh! You're an angry one, aren't you?"

 

-Boc, Valley of the Jedi, 1997 (Earth years)

[sebcrea]

Bloody awesome!

 

You'll need to match the root/rigging pose of the base JKA humanoid, though.

Yes the pose will be adjusted later on. For sculpting the original root pose is very ugly. But I have a question do all the polycount limits still apply ? I remember also separate limbs, that would be necessary information for the low poly.

[Psyk0Sith]

1000 tris / 500 verts per mesh object is the limit.

 

Basic required limbs hierarchy: you don't have to chop them as shown here. The cloth on Boc's arm and legs would be ideal locations to chop off for example. Additional "limbs" can be created as long as they are linked back to a parent mesh, "head_glasses" would be linked back to the "head" parent.

If you are going to use 3D Max for rigging, exporting and compiling then you will need to grab the updated .XSI exporter for your max version. There's also an updated md3 plugin if needed (weapons & prefabs). The plugins can be found right here on the hub in files section as well as a skeleton with tags properly weighted i believe. There's also a hierarchy script to get all the tags and limbs correctly linked (not sure if it's available here though). --------> Utilities

[minilogoguy18]

Pretty sure he's using Softimage, you can grab the skeleton files here, perhaps join the discord if you need some advice on how to set it up.

 

I'd also be willing to fully set up whatever models ANY of the members make though just so that they don't have to bother with it if they wanna move on to something else.

 

Putting it in the root pose will make it easier for me but I can still pose it later although ZBRush posing tools seem to be much faster than in traditional 3D software.

[sebcrea]

@@Psyk0Sith thank you very much that helps a lot

@@minilogoguy18 Helping me with the rigging would be awesome, yeah I would like to do other modeling task maybe another DF2 character so help getting it into the game would be very much appreciated

[Archangel35757]

@@sebcrea - what 3D package will you be using to weight Boc to the humanoid skeleton? It might be easier to "animate" the skeleton into your sculpt pose; then Let it animate back to the root pose and then redefine the skin pose when back in the root pose.

[minilogoguy18]

^Softimage, but I may end up doing it for him if he wants to just keep rolling onto another model. ZBrush actually has much faster posing tools than taking the time to do vertex weights with bones.

[sebcrea]

I use Softimage, but as @@minilogoguy18 said he would help to get it into the game.

[Tempust85]

If you'd like, take up Pic next.

[Psyk0Sith]

If you'd like, take up Pic next.

 

You know i was working on Pic, right? I have more progress than just a bust.

[minilogoguy18]

Yeah, let @@Psyk0Sith finish Pic, already had an awesome start.

[SomaZ]

You know i was working on Pic, right? I have more progress than just a bust.

Leave the old man alone. It's hard to remember all this stuff, douh!

[minilogoguy18]

All us OG's I think are still in our 30's not really old but sometimes life makes it hard to find time to mod.

[Tempust85]

Leave the old man alone. It's hard to remember all this stuff, douh!

 

Lol rip.

 

Yeah, my bad @@Psyk0Sith. Is it just Gorc & Pic you're working on?

[Psyk0Sith]

Lol rip.

 

Yeah, my bad @@Psyk0Sith. Is it just Gorc & Pic you're working on?

 

Yes.

[Onysfx]

*Smashes lightsaber*

 

"Not so distinct now, is it? AHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH!"

[sebcrea]

Here a little update still early

[MagSul]

Early or not, that does look superb, @@sebcrea! 

 

I really like the detail you've put into Boc's face. He looks just as menacing as I remember!

[Omega]

That Boc looks straight out of the cutscenes! Best Boc model I have seen, maybe when all the DF2 models are complete we could have a separate DF2 character pack that can be downloaded on the hub. Anyway, keep up the awesome work! This work is insanely good!

[Tempust85]

That Boc looks straight out of the cutscenes! Best Boc model I have seen, maybe when all the DF2 models are complete we could have a separate DF2 character pack that can be downloaded on the hub. Anyway, keep up the awesome work! This work is insanely good!

Won't be possible unless the artists make base jka compatible textures.