Melcher's Leaderheads

I would support Maria Theresa over my previous choice of Joan of Arc.

Is a fixed version of Isabella with no flicker going to be offically released?

Melcher,

any tips on bone weight copying Leaderheads?

I havent done it before but I'm assuming you did it for he pirates LHs. I figure lining up the lips is probably the most important part since it has the most bones. Is that how you do it?

Ekmek said:

Melcher,

any tips on bone weight copying Leaderheads?

I havent done it before but I'm assuming you did it for he pirates LHs. I figure lining up the lips is probably the most important part since it has the most bones. Is that how you do it?

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There are 3 parts i usually take care of. The lips, as you mentioned, the region around the eyes and the fingers. For the lips i normally try to fit the gap between the upper and lower lip. Mostly it isn't that bad if the corner of the mouth or the shape of the lips don't fit exactly.
For the eyes i mainly try to match the upper and the lower eyelid. The most time this isn't possible because of the diffrent head proportions and the lips should have priority.
But often it's possible to adjust the shape of the head slightly to get a good result.
The fingers are only improtant if you switch from a male to a female Leader or vice versa. Otherwise i recommend to stay with the original hands. The fingers are maybe the most important part if you need to change them. To fix issues there will become a real pain.

Also i would recommend to try only the head first. A full bone weight copy will take some time and if the head animations are totally messed up it's better to start again instead of fixing all the problems.
So basically:
- Adjust both meshes (mainly eyes, lips and fingers if necessary)
- Seperate the head from the remaining mesh
- bone weight copy only the head and check the result ingame

Minor problems with the eyes or the lips aren't that bad, but you must assess how hard it will be to fix them.
Afterwards you can easily add all the extra stuff and do the bone weight copy again.

Just try it a few times and you will get a good feeling how to do this.
Hope that helps a bit.

@all: I haven't much time lately. It's a bit pity, because my next Leaderhead is almost done since two weeks. Hope i will find some time to finish him, basically i just have to polish some parts. After that i will take a look what Leaderhead you want me to do.

melcher kürzer;10348947 said:

@all: I haven't much time lately. It's a bit pity, because my next Leaderhead is almost done since two weeks. Hope i will find some time to finish him, basically i just have to polish some parts. After that i will take a look what Leaderhead you want me to do.

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No prob, take your time
There is no rush here, in Civ IV

melcher kürzer;10313483 said:

And it seems there is a large demand on female Leaderheads. Okay, i make all of you an offer. After my next Leaderhead i will make one you choose.

Here is the current list:

-Theodora of Byzantine
-Benazir Bhutto
-Christina Fernandez
-Victoria (younger version)
-Evita Peron
-Catherine the Great
-Joan of Arc
-Maria Theresa
(all 1 vote)
You can also suggest new Leaders.
And don't forget i have 1 vote too.

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Just wanted to say, it seems bernie14 and Capo are already working on that Benazir Bhutto LH in a joint project
Btw, Ekmek has a WIP Theodora, and Capo also made a reskin for her recently, to use it in his mod (at least till Ekmek releases his version): http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=10220445&postcount=316

Here is a fixed isabella.nif file to fix that flickering issue, in case anyone else still wants it.

AbsintheRed said:

Btw, Ekmek has a WIP Theodora, and Capo also made a reskin for her recently, to use it in his mod (at least till Ekmek releases his version): http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=10220445&postcount=316

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I have started a nice rework last week.

these are fabulous works! your texturing/detailing is superb!

Ekmek said:

I have started a nice rework last week.

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Ohh, this is great!
Thanks for the info

Finally.
I had the time to work on Leaderheads again and updated/fixed Isabella. I removed the flickering part and made some minor changes to the illumination and the face texture. She should look a bit better now.
Sorry for the trouble and the delay guys.
Check out the new version and watch these thread tomorrow. My next LH should be finished until then.

bernie14 said:

these are fabulous works! your texturing/detailing is superb!

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Thanks! I always thought texturing would be my biggest weakness at modeling. But meanwhile i think it's okay.




And i decided to make a younger victoria. Kind of. Seems like the most requested LH after Benazir Bhutto. I will make her not too historical so people can use her as Maria Theresa as well. Sounds good? Hope so.

Terrific leaderheads, some of the best here

This is basically a sub post, so I can watch for future LH's

Olá!
After a short delay i present you my newest Leaderhead. Mem de Sá was the third Governor-General of Brazil from 1557-1572. I made him mainly for Colonization, but maybe you find him useful in Civ4 as well.
I'm not totally happy with his clothing-texture, could have done a better job there, but should be fine enough. Overall he is pretty good i think.

Hope you like him.

Screenshots:



Some more:

I think the Civ6 team should hire you in the art department

Melcher, this is superb work, once again!
IMO the only weak points are his ears

That's a great LH, I'm sure I'll be able to find a use for him.

Melcher - you combine the rare talent of being able to texture and model

Ekmek said:

Melcher - you combine the rare talent of being able to texture and model

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He really does, I'm guessing that is Alexander or Peter, but it is difficult to tell. And the texturing is nearly perfect.

Ekmek said:

Melcher - you combine the rare talent of being able to texture and model

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and of course this also this means: superb work again, melcher kürzer

He really does, I'm guessing that is Alexander or Peter

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Alexander with Peter's animation I think.
Very cool Leader.

Hi, Folks!
I was a bit quiet lately. Currently i use all my spare modding time for the TAC-modification. We are working on the final version of our german Colonization modification and there's still a lot of stuff to do. Additionally we work on an english translation (don't worry, the translators are more skillful than me), so if you like Colonization, you should definitely watch the horizon in the next few months.

Anyway, just want to let you know my next Leaderhead is almost finished. No, it's not a younger victoria. Momentarily she is of low priority and will be delayed.
But for a greater good. This one will be real huge in terms of quality (not the historical importance).
Definitely my best work so far. Hopefully the leader will blow your mind!

greetings

Edit: And thanks again for all the nice comments!