CFC User's Mod: Unit requests, previews and more!

[Communisto]

its good, its gonna be cool and everything with the katana and junk

 

[Dease]

looks good hikaro , but the camo will make it look really wierd at civsize, so enlarge the camo pattern or find another workaround

BTW, kinboat has posted his setup so I doubt you'll have to worry 'bout camera angles

(i thought you were taking a break from units?)

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

@Communisto: Thanks! Since she's wearing combat fatigues and will be armed with an AK-47, I'm thinking about also doing a generic female Partizan/commando/Modern Amazon unit. It'd be really easy: Once I get all the animations done, all I have to do is save to a new different filename and delete the helmet, body armor and Katana.

@Dease: I'm only taking a couple days off, and I was getting bored with adding stuff to my mod and editing Civilopedia entries. I'm not doing any serious modding right now, mostly playing around. As for the camoflage, I'll see what it looks like at civ-scale. If I don't like it, I'll just change it to a flat olive-green or khaki color I still have to decide where I'm going to add the civ colors (most likely her helmet, belt and body armor. For the partizan/commando version, it'll be the belt helmet and backpack... or something). Anyways, I'm almost finished updating my mod, so I'll be posting the info in the Final Fantasy Mod project thread.

Oh, and I'll puzzle through Kinboat's description when I'm not so tired...

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Well, here's another quick preview of the Arashi Commando. I haven't added the sword or helmet yet, since those two items are goind to need some serious editing before I can actually use them. I'll most likely add them tomorrow, and then create a separate thread with this unit and my grosspanzer (all I've got done on that, though are some of the wheels).

Anyways, enjoy (and can anyone guess where the civ-coloring will be

 

[A Viking Yeti]

Looks really good, can hardly wait to see the animations.

 

[truckingpete]

Well I m going to give my Peterbilt Semi Unit a try...

This is going to be my first unit...So if it crappy, I am new at this...

aw yes, I have a preview here you go:

(NOTE: I converted the *.FLC file to a *.GIF so it it going to look weird. Also I only have the run Animation done....)

- TP

EDIT: Added Fidget Animation... its a GIF so it looks weird looks better in FLICster...

 

[truckingpete]

Hmm, no replies, must not be that good...

Oh well no feelings hurt here.....
I think I am going to fix the NE and NW dirrctions. They don't look right...

Oh well....no feelings hurt...

-TP

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Wellll....
It ain't that bad for a first unit, however I have a few questions/comments:

1. What program are you using?

2. That things just a teeeeny bit too big (it's taller than my GrossPanzer for pete's sake).

3. I'm not sure if you knew, but there's a model of a tractor-trailor available in the Tutorials forum, in the 3D models sticky thread. If you used that it would make the whole process faster (providing you have a 3D program)

4. What is this thing supposed to do/replace?

That's all I really want to know.

 

[JackA]

UU for Jackdonia:
Jack Elite Guards replaces Marine
Attack:9
Def:7
move:2
Treats all terrian asd roads.
Hidden Nationality

 

[truckingpete]

1. What program are you using?

Anim8or, I am doing storyboarding...I want to download OpenFX, but on this 56k modem, gonna take me awhile...

2. That things just a teeeeny bit too big (it's taller than my GrossPanzer for pete's sake).

The unit is 79 * 74...what is your GrossPanzer?

3. I'm not sure if you knew, but there's a model of a tractor-trailor available in the Tutorials forum, in the 3D models sticky thread. If you used that it would make the whole process faster (providing you have a 3D program)

Gonna find that now...

4. What is this thing supposed to do/replace?

Well you see, i dont know yet....

That's all I really want to know.

 

[A Viking Yeti]

I would suggest downloading OFX (regardless of d/l time, if at all possible) before continueing with this unit. The animating fuction in Anim8or isn't very good, and OFX could render and animator your UU very well (extremely well, comparetively)...

About the Cataphract, I had a lot of problems (not sure why ) with the model and the animator, but manage to finally fix 'em all... I should begin animating either tomorrow, or the day after.

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

The unit is 79 * 74...what is your GrossPanzer?

Well, you can find a preview pic here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=99044 The entire frame for the GrossPanzer is 150x150, but there's a lot of blank space. I'd suggest opeining one of Firaxis' units, such as the modern armor, in Flicster at the same time you have this unit open in a different window. Select the animation view for both and move the windows to where you can easily compare the sizes. That should give you an Idea of what size your unit should be. I unfortunately can't give you any help with Anim8or, since I don't have it (I don't have OpenFX either, but I'm seriously considering getting it just so I can make my own complex models).

 

[truckingpete]

Hmm....I suppose I could get OpenFX, but I would have to do it on a weekend...School you know....
Plus I'll compare my unit to the modern armor.....

- TP

EDIT: Checked how long it would take...

It said 4.50 - 6.01 kbs (my computer jumps around on download time..) it would take roughly 1:30 - 2 hours....so this weekkend if I have time..

 

[A Viking Yeti]

TO TP: Yeah, I have hardly any time because of school now... Luckily I have art for an hour and a half first block, so it's not so bad (it's not that bad at all really). I remember have dial-up... And I truly do sympathize. If you get the chance though, I would definitly recommend OFX. For examples of it's abilities, you could check out some of my units, or muffins (I know you've seen them... Everyone has). The program seems to have the same power, or near to, as quite a few commercial programs. There's also some tutorials out here for making units with it (even a camera set up and everything).

 

[truckingpete]

TO TP: Yeah, I have hardly any time because of school now... Luckily I have art for an hour and a half first block, so it's not so bad (it's not that bad at all really). I remember have dial-up... And I truly do sympathize. If you get the chance though, I would definitly recommend OFX. For examples of it's abilities, you could check out some of my units, or muffins (I know you've seen them... Everyone has). The program seems to have the same power, or near to, as quite a few commercial programs. There's also some tutorials out here for making units with it (even a camera set up and everything).

Yea I seen a lot of your guys units..pretty darn good....Plus isn't there a tutorial(spelling?) in the forums...yea I think there is, I can learn off that, and the the tutorials in the Program......

Thanks!

- TP

Oh yea....

900 POSTS!!! [dance] [dance]

only 100 more to 1000!!!

 

[A Viking Yeti]

Look at my sig for tutorial (yes, that's the correct spelling... Unless I'm a complete and blithering idiot, which is entirely possible) .

 

[truckingpete]

Look at my sig for tutorial (yes, that's the correct spelling... Unless I'm a complete and blithering idiot, which is entirely possible) .

I can't tell...

Anyway thanks....tommorrows Friday so I could download it tommarrow night or Saturday night..then off to school!! School pictures next week...gott a look pretty

Anyway thanks!

- TP

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

EDIT: Checked how long it would take...

It said 4.50 - 6.01 kbs (my computer jumps around on download time..) it would take roughly 1:30 - 2 hours....so this weekkend if I have time..

Geez.... I wish my connection was half that fast. The usual download speed for me is ~2 kbs or less. It sometimes takes longer for one page of the forums to load than it does for me to render 1 direction of a 24 frame animation in Bryce (average time for that is about 10 min).

Well good luck on your attempt to DL the file. I'm going to try tomorrow when I go on watch. If all goes well, the whole thing should be downloaded by the time I get off (knowing the way this connection works, it'll drop the connection halfway through the DL).

BTW, are you in HS, Pete?

Oh, and AVY, all that Satanic stuff in your sig and avatar is really creeping me out. *checks to make sure he has a good stock of pure olive oil and myrrh*

 

[A Viking Yeti]

I only have one Satanic thing there (aside from the hand-made -in MS Paint- avatar), and if you click on it, you'll see it's true, atheistic Satanism... Uh... The good kind . I hold a lot of similar ideals, so I choose to put the link in my sig (to educate people, as I have gotten arguements over this where people say either, "You're wrong!" or "Site come sources"... Like I carry them in my pocket ).

Oh and... "OOOOO, I'll eat your children! OOOO!"

 

[DJ Bonebraker]

Well, you see, I'm a Bretheren (an offshoot of the Mennonite church), and in my hometown, we've been fighting a shadow war with the not-so-nice satanists (the ones who steal peoples pets for use in diabolical rituals, not to mention are responsible for the occasional kidnapping/human sacrifice). I mean I normally get along fairly well with most other faiths (I have one friend who's an old school animist and worships some of the Greek dieties as well as Gaia, Buddha, and God , another who's a druid, and several Wiccan and Shintoist friends as well), but it's kind of awkward when dealing with someone who's supposed to be on "the other team" as it were. Not to mention that I've personally had a few run-ins with the devil himself that weren't none too pleasant to say the least.

Anyways, in more Civ related matters, I'll be posting a comparison preview of my Arashi unit in my preview thread as soon as Poser decides it wants to open. (like I said, it runs REAAAAAL SLOOOOOOWWWW).