Preview: The Warthog (Halo Jeep Vehicle)

[Grey Fox]

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These animations are done:

- Default
- Run
- Attack
- Victory and
- Death

I'm not gonna make any more animations unless you want me too. And if you want me to make an animation, please tell how you think it should be.

So now I need your help with deciding if the angles are ok... I myself are not totally satisfied with the North, NorthWest, NorthEast and the South...

And I also noticed now that the shadows are wrong... I have some static lights and 8 Cameras... so they always shine at the warthog from the same angle relative to which direction it is facing... which causes it too look like the Sun is at different positions on the different directions.

 

[Fëanor]

can you give us a preview of the death anim? i've seen a lot of nice units that were screwed up by really ugly death animations...

looks great by the way

 

[Grey Fox]

Ok, here is a Gif-ani of the death animation in the South East direction:

It's going slow because I can't make the Gif animation go any faster...

Come with suggestions of changes, or additions.

 

[bhiita]

I don't know how to help with the angles but I compared them with a civ unit and there really off.. the only thing I know to tell you without being 3d literate
would be to set the angle at 60 degrees instead of 45
if I don't know what I'm talking about ignore this post.
don't even read it

but it looks really, really good besides the angle, and I even like the death your getting good! let's see if I can progress as fast as you.

 

[Fëanor]

looks great , only that blast takes too long , right now it looks more like a gas cloud (even when i save the gif and run it on my pc) , i really like those explosion particles , their a very nice touch , but i sadly doubt you can see them in game

 

[Grey Fox]

Originally posted by Fëanor
looks great , only that blast takes too long , right now it looks more like a gas cloud (even when i save the gif and run it on my pc) , i really like those explosion particles , their a very nice touch , but i sadly doubt you can see them in game

well, you can't get a Gif to go any faster then that...

With a flic animation you can.

ALthough I agree... I'm not totally satisfied myself... it does look a little like a gas cloud then an explosion... I think I'm gonna change the particle system I also use in the animation, because here it's not even visible...

Originally posted by bhiita
...would be to set the angle at 60 degrees instead of 45

I'm gonna try that, and I'm also going to compare it to the Modern armor, and adjust it acordingly.


And BTW, do I need Civ colors on this unit?
As I see it, I don't, as it's use would be the Halo mod and what would be the civ colors on this unit anyways? The marines?

Same thing with the Scorpion... I'm gonna redo that one some as I think that the much of the texturing on that one Sucks, and the Civ coloring won't be needed anyways...

Unless people want it.

 

[Sir John]

I really doubt that civ colors will be needed since alsmost all the units in the mod is going to be uu's... The animation looks great, but the explotion looks a little... well, a little "plastic". It looks kind of wierd.. other then that it looks great...

I really cant advise you on the graphics, shadows on angesl since I would have no idea about what I'm talking about the... =D

 

[Fëanor]

Originally posted by Grey Fox


And BTW, do I need Civ colors on this unit?
As I see it, I don't, as it's use would be the Halo mod and what would be the civ colors on this unit anyways? The marines?

well if you dont make civ colors on that unit then it can be used only in halo mod or as an hidden nationaity unit , that would be a shame , maybe you can make 2 versions , one with colors and one without . to color the marines seems best. maybe the wheelcaps also.

 

[Sir John]

well, I guess youre right (at some level.. hehe)..
I agree with Fëanor.. The marines should be the colored ones, and there should be two versions since colored marines wouldnt look to good in the halo mod...

 

[Kal-el]

If you put civ coloring in there somewhere the unit can be used outside of the Halo mod. So please add civ coloring.

 

[Grey Fox]

ok, will do.

 

[NewDestroyer]

gj grey fox!

 

[horsematrix]

I've checked out the scorpion and now the warthog and let me tell you that you did an awesome job grey fox I own Halo and play it frequently and you are dead on the graphics and I look forward to playing the halo mod and useing these units especially the scorpion BTW have you thought about makeing the bangee i believe thats how it's spelled but however it's spelled that would be a cool unit.

 

[Grey Fox]

I will make all units we need for the Halo mod, unless anyone else makes any of them.

Currently working on the Angles on this unit, retexturizing the Scorpion, and then animating it. I just finished the Model for the Human small transport boat (from a Bungie Concept Art). When I'm finished with this unit, I will make the Jungle version, the Snow version and the troop transport version of it aswell.

What we would need would be somebody to concentrate on Covenanant Vehicles and Characters, as I sortof concentrate on the Human units.

 

[Sir John]

Is there a way of making the boat be able to go up a river as well as in the sea?? That would be VERY cool!!

 

[Grey Fox]

Originally posted by Sir John
Is there a way of making the boat be able to go up a river as well as in the sea?? That would be VERY cool!!

Nope, I don't think so.

 

[Sir John]

=(

 

[horsematrix]

Hey grey fox what programs do you use to make these units i currently have flicster psp and sbb and just learned how to use sbb so i'm working on multi units however i want to make my own custom units could you give me any advice considering how great your scorpion and warthog looks i'd greatly appreciate it and if I learned how to make units i could possibly help on the covenant vehicles

 

[Grey Fox]

I did the Warthog, and Scorpion with 3D Studio Max 5, and I'm working on the Boat and Master Chief in Maya 4.5.

Those programs are REAL expensive, I got them through school.

 

[horsematrix]

do you think they would have some of these type of programs for download if not how much do you think these kind of programs would run i'm really intrested in making units myself.