99% of that is people pointing out that said leaderhead already exists
Leaderhead Database and Request thread
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99% of that is people pointing out that said leaderhead already exists
Ekmek
on steam: ekmek_e
hopefully my guide makes more LH makers. but also this thread works a little different than the unit request thread. I see in that thread that there is progress shown and so on. but here this is where the request is made then the LH maker reports everything in their gallery. for whatever reason its been working that way. unfortunately capo and I are to busy to start chopping down the requests - but we have a few up and coming LH makers that probably can cut their teeth on some of these to get used to blender etc.
achilleszero
Emperor
No argument here, just throwing it out there.
The Capo
godless Heathen
Yeah, not to mention a lot of LH requests are difficult to do because the expected level of quality/uniqueness is being set higher and higher. At least compared to the unit requests where you can reskin something pretty easily and have it work. The bar has been set a bit higher here, people want LHs that don't resemble their base at all (or resemble other leaders that have been made for that matter), which is becoming increasingly difficult to do as more and more LHs have been made. I really think a lot of these requests have been done (mostly by Ekmek), but I have also seen posts where people will just request an LH for the sake of doing it. They are cetainly getting a lot more obscure.
Also I have been extremely busy lately, so I don't have as much time to work on these as I did a month ago. Even then, I put out four LHs in around a week and since I haven't done one in a month I'm getting . .. .. .. .. .ed at for not making LHs. It doesn't really help when that happens... to be perfectly honest.
Also I have been extremely busy lately, so I don't have as much time to work on these as I did a month ago. Even then, I put out four LHs in around a week and since I haven't done one in a month I'm getting . .. .. .. .. .ed at for not making LHs. It doesn't really help when that happens... to be perfectly honest.
Ok, in that case I'd like to request a fairly simple one - Stalin minus the mustache and hat.
Ekmek
on steam: ekmek_e
well kind of simple - it depends if there is a lip under the moustache - if not you have to try and create it or graft one.
and if the head has a hole when you remove the hat you have to attach someone's hair and sometime parts of the forehead - so who's hairstyle would g with what you want? and then assign texture for tht forehead part isnt fun.
so unfortunately LHs aren't as easy as units. but it is a modest request compared to other one's I've seen.
not shooting down your request but showing what are some of the issues that go into making a LH
Sounds a bit complicated - I can probably skin in a passable lip, but the hairstyle would possibly cause difficulty - doesn't Napoleon have a decent one?
TheLastOne36
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The OP and posts on the firts page
Speaking of which, have you guys tooken a look at how much leaderheads there are? Try checking the OP if you don't believe me. And i included only original looking leaderheads that don't look much like their base, if i included reskins than the list would be twice as long.
TheLastOne36
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Also, i have a request myself, Is there anyone willing to make new animations for leaderheads? Cause these leaderheads get kinda repetitive when they all have the same animation. 
IIRC someone said making new animations are fairly difficult to do, which would explain the lack of it, but if someone took the time to make a few, 7 or 8 let's say, new ones, than i'm sure the community will appreciate it and they'll be used in the future.
IIRC someone said making new animations are fairly difficult to do, which would explain the lack of it, but if someone took the time to make a few, 7 or 8 let's say, new ones, than i'm sure the community will appreciate it and they'll be used in the future.
Ekmek
on steam: ekmek_e
new animations are tough. i tried taking a looking and couldn't really figure it out. however I'm hoping that skelton swapping with some colonization leaderheads might break up some of the monotony
Is it possible to swap animations like you can with units?
Yes.
Here's an example of one:
Lets say you want to make a LH based on Augustus use Montezuma's greeting. You take Monezuma's greeting animation file (.kf) and rename so it has the same name as Augustus' greeting animation. Then overwrite the new file with the old one and it works. The big problem is that most LHs are not compatible with each other's animations. Some are not compatible at all and can use only their own animations.
So the old trick of copying one model onto another doesn't work?
Also, I'd like to amend my request to an even simpler one - De Gaulle with Stalin's hat
Also, I'd like to amend my request to an even simpler one - De Gaulle with Stalin's hat
Ekmek
on steam: ekmek_e
the reason you cant swap LH animations like unit ones is because sometimes leaders have different bones or they don't line up with the skeleton
BTW, my guide says its for LHs but its the same principle for making units and buildings (though these two are easier)
degaulle with stalin's hat is easy - especially if you are doing the texturing.
BTW, my guide says its for LHs but its the same principle for making units and buildings (though these two are easier)
degaulle with stalin's hat is easy - especially if you are doing the texturing.
Methyl Orange
Warlord
I'll try to learn how to make custom leaderhead animation. But first, I need to make v2 of my old leaderheads.
I presume you can just copy Stalin's texture into the new folder?
Methyl Orange
Warlord
yeah you can.
I have blender working, but I'm having trouble actually selecting stuff - it just moves around this crosshair type thing when I click on things
I had the same problem at the beginning- then I realised you need to click the right mouse key! I think this is a huge mistake by the people who made Blender- it makes people do these stupid mistakes and just stop trying after a while.
Ekmek
on steam: ekmek_e
oh ,yeah i forgot thta I had the same problem at the beginning too. i need to point thta out prominenetly.
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