The Capo's LH Gallery and Self-Help Thread!

[The Capo]

I agree, this LH looks good, but this is not Vercingetorix. The thing that scream "not Vercingetorix" the most is the fact he has a beard.

Also his tattoos look more Germanic than Celtic to me (I don't know why, but they do). It just seems very Germanic in my opinion. Celts were actually not very different from the Romans of their time in terms of dress, in fact a lot of scholars think the Romans borrowed a lot from Celtic culture (this is certainly true when it comes to weaponry and armor). What I would probably want to do for Vercingetorix, now that I have been dragged into this, is use Alexander's cuirass, but remove the shoulder straps. I'd probably throw Pericles' cape/thing over that, reskin it to look more Celtic (either with some type of plaid texture or maybe even just a stripe with a Celtic design on it). I'd probably use Gilgamesh's arms and reskin them to look more Celtic (changing the sleeves to look Celtic, giving him tattoos and making the armbands look bronze with Celtic decoration). I'd probably put a leather strap across the chest too just to make it look a bit different and act as the sword-holder, throw the sword from alexander on the back but make the dragon's head look more Celtic. I'd actually use Bismarck's mustache rather than the one I used on Clovis to it looks a little more wild and messed up, obviously I'd alter it to look "Celtic" in form. I like the idea of using Hannibal as a base, although there might be something to be said for using a different LH (since I also want to avoid Alexander) I'd probably go with someone like Augustus simply because he wears a Cuirass himself and it should be easier to get the animations right, I can just change his face a bit and the fact that Hannibal has no effective forehead due to his helmet so the hair will look better on Augustus....

....damn it, it seems I got myself sucked into this....

EDIT: I would certainly suggest you used that LH as Arminius or even Alaric, but Arminius would be a better option.

 

[ambrox62]

Hi Capo,
I've just downloaded your Vercingetorix
Really, really good

 

[The Capo]

Hi Capo,
I've just downloaded your Vercingetorix
Really, really good

Thanks Ambrox, but it seems another Vercingetorix is on its way, so you might want to wait on using that just yet.

 

[The Capo]

I still feel like total right now, for some reason my friend and I thought it would be a good idea to go to Atlantic City at like four in the morning after our partying on New Year's Eve.

Anyway, I suffered through my brutal hangover to put together this preview of the upcoming Vercingetorix LH. I decided to make a totally new model for it, here is a preview. What do you guys think?

 

[ambrox62]

Looks good, although the previous wasn't bad.
However, I would prefer it a bit less red and a bit more blondie

 

[Triver]

I was making him yesterday. There was many erors in my blender when I assigned hands.
He had blond hair and scales armor.
He need new animation.
Please,give me your Vercingetorix.

 

[cybrxkhan]

He looks great. I'm totally okay with the hair, but maybe if the hair is shadered then it'd look more shiny/blond, I guess.

EDIT: hope you feel better.

 

[MadmanOfALeader]

At least you didn't end up losing a tooth, with a baby and a tiger in your bathroom.

 

[The Capo]

I might make him blonde, we'll see.

 

[IgorS]

I might make him blonde, we'll see.

You know, if you won't I will!

 

[The Capo]

You know, if you won't I will!

Don't worry about it, he's blonde now (see attachment). I haven't found anything saying Vercingetorix is blonde though (not that I've looked that hard), where are we getting this from? I don't care or anything, I'd just like to know.

 

[The Capo]

I just want to fix up a couple of things with this LH, shader it, and try out some new animations and it should be ready for release. I am thinking of turning the other Vercingetorix reskin into William Wallace or something like that, someone suggested it and it might be a good idea.

Anyway here is an in-game shot. I'm pretty happy with it!

 

[cybrxkhan]

I think the mustache-thingy needs to be darkened a tad to match the hair (I have difficulty doing that with my Leaders, to be honest, it is pretty annoying), but oterhwise another great work from The Capo!

 

[The Capo]

I think the mustache-thingy needs to be darkened a tad to match the hair (I have difficulty doing that with my Leaders, to be honest, it is pretty annoying), but oterhwise another great work from The Capo!

It is the same color as the lighter parts of his hair, if I make it darker it will look worse. Believe me, I've tried it. Not only that but hardly any real person's facial hair and regular hair are actually the same color. This is as good as that is going to get.

Thanks for the praise though. There are a couple of issues that might prevent me from publishing this tonight. If you want to help though check out Ekmek's tutorial to see what's up.

 

[cybrxkhan]

Alright, that makes sense; although now that I look at it again, I love the mustache - it looks pretty wispy (if that's the right word) for some reason, which is a nice touch.

EDIT: I just looked briefly over the other threads about the mustache issue. It hasn't come up for me, and usually I don't shader my LH's hair - not only is it laziness, but also I don't think it matters so much anyways, as real hair can be as un-shiny or shiny as whatever.

 

[The Capo]

Alright, that makes sense; although now that I look at it again, I love the mustache - it looks pretty wispy (if that's the right word) for some reason, which is a nice touch.

EDIT: I just looked briefly over the other threads about the mustache issue. It hasn't come up for me, and usually I don't shader my LH's hair - not only is it laziness, but also I don't think it matters so much anyways, as real hair can be as un-shiny or shiny as whatever.

The mustache is actually Bismarck's, but I altered it to look more Gallic. That part is not shadered actually, because it can't be (there are no shaders on the Bismarck mustache either) so I'm not sure what the issue here is. It looks fine when he is looking straight at you, the only time it looks bad is when he does his greeting animations (which are Montezuma's) but I intend on changing those anyway so it might not be a problem. I'm going to play against him, and see how it works in-game.

 

[The Capo]

LATEST LEADERHEAD


VERCINGETORIX

Vercingetorix was a Celtic chieftan of the Arverni tribe who was known for uniting the Gallic tribes against the Roman General Julius Caesar. Vercingetorix raised an army and was given the title of King in the Gallic city of Gergovia, with his new title he was able to convince more and more Gallic tribes to ally with him as he lead the largest Gallic attack against a Roman enemy in history. Prior to Vercingetorix the Gauls were normally split into various tribes and often warred with one another (on many occasions some even allied with the Romans against the others). Vercingetorix and his Gallic armies were unable to defeat Julius Caesar, and he was ultimately defeated at the battle of Alesia in 52 BC.

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The OP gallery image has also been updated, and I replaced the Works in Progress section with a new section "Shadered Oldies," where I will be posting the latest old LHs I have shadered for DL. I took down the WIPs section because I am going pretty quickly through these new LHs so there really isn't a point to post them up there anymore. When I get finished with my mod's LHs the WIPs section will make a triumphant return!

 

[Bakuel]

Why do people hate red heads?!


Anyway, your Vercingetorix looks awesome Capo!

 

[The Capo]

Why do people hate red heads?!

I know! I liked the red-headed Vercingetorix... oh well, what the people want I give them... sometimes.

Anyway, your Vercingetorix looks awesome Capo!

Thanks Bakuel.

 

[cybrxkhan]

By the way, congratulations on updating your first posts! I wonder how long it took you to do the Amra format thing? Mine took forever, even though it was only like 5 LHs.