transformers update
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 Another transformer model work in progress! the head texture is from a model i was using as a reference which will be replaced with my own texture so not to upset anyone. This model is based on the cartoon and a very nice quake 2 model i found which was used as a reference. I could not use the quake 2 model even if i wanted to as the scale was all wrong when the model tranformed because the quake 2 model didnt transform. anyway demo soon, so any requests for fav transformer please post here! |
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| Megatron with his fusion cannon. |
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| Megatrons already in! Autobots in game so far are 1. optimus prime 2. hound 3. jazz 4. cliffjumper 5. ironhide 6. sideswipe decepticons in game so far 1. megatron 2. starscream 3. skywarp 4. thundercracker 5. soundwave 6. lazerbeak 7. rumble 8. shockwave (in intro movie) |
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| Megatrons already in! Well, post some pictures then! In fact, can you post pictures of all of them. |
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| Yeah we want a group shot. "Autobots roll out!" Jason. |
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| yeh the right stuff shot ;) i love mech stuff bet you've got a desk full of transformers ;) |
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| ok ill take a brake from animating and put together a group shot of all of my models (although most of them have only basic textures at the mo) As for the toys yes i have a large collection from when i was a kid and i got the takara collector editions (jap reissues) off ebay, they look really nice in the numbered boxes, my girl friends not so mad on them as you can imagine :OP im surprised there hasnt been any G1 transformers games already (other than the ps2 one that only came out in japan) its prob because if i tryed to sell it i would get charged very quickly so it looks like it will be a free download. |
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| Careful. Even a free game can get you into hot water. |
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| Agreed, I was reading just the other day about a ChronoTrigger remake that was completely terminated because Square didn`t approve. And that game was freeware too. Jason. |
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| may just keep it for me and my friends then ;o) . its silly if they cant release a good game for a licenced product with there money! why shouldnt indie people have a go. in all honisty i will only be using this game to show what i can do to get a job. if anyone wants it ill email it to them or send them a disk, they can stop me from doing that. im not going to stick it on the web in a big way trying to make money. |
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| why shouldnt indie people have a go. I believe the reasoning goes that if you make a good game, they can't sell their @#!*ty games, and if you make a @#!*ty game, you're dilluting the value of their trademarks. It's pretty much a lose/lose situation, however you play it.Anyway you've left out WheelJack and Bumblebee - not that they're my favorites, but they where pretty much in every episode ever. |
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| I would hate not to have the chance of seeing the game. I`m sure you`ll been fine. There have been many remakes for example Head Over Heels that have had no problems whatsoever. In the worst case you can just take it down if asked. Jason. |
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| I know they didnt moan once about the transformers mod for quake 2 and thats still going theres also a mod for unreal and Bf2 that uses transformers including names logos and even music. there all still going. even though its basic at the moment its still good fun. FlameDuck: i know why they shut peoples games down i just think its very petty and the list above is just the models ive done not the final list of characters, im trying to have every character from the first season to start with then try and add some of the robots that joint together to make larger robots like devastator. Pete |
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| Probably be easiest just to contact them instead of speculating, huh? |
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| Not really - they'll only say "no". At least this way you can always plead ignorance. :P |
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| H@sbro cant do me for anything unless i release something? they cant say yes anyway because activision own the rights to the transformers games now, there making one for the new film. i dont think it will be any good, atari have come the closest to a good game but they miss the point that everyone wants the classic G1 transformers not %*&^ing new ones. |
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| what im going to do is make the game play well so if i get any problems (which i dont think i will) i will swap out the models and make a different game ill try asking takara in japan after all they designed them and sold them long before hasbro made transformers. i didnt know but the first range of transformers as we know them were released in japan called diaclone in 1974! i didnt know they where that old? |
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not happy with my megatron so i started again here he is in his non textured glory! Pete |
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| I think the proportions are slightly off - if you look at your Starscream image (and in fact any comicbook drawing guide) super-hero or super-villain characters always have very small heads compared to their chest and body, with wide shoulders and large hands. I think you should make his head smaller, chest bigger, arms chunkier, hands larger and waist narrower. Oh, and make the fusion cannon REALLY big, neally as long as Megatron himself is tall, with a barrel large enough to fit his head into. I prefer the un-textured look, somehow it really suits the subject. Perhaps just a few very small textures, such as the Autobot and Decepticon symbols and perhaps the face. Personally I'd rather see a higher-poly model with almost no textures, it's a really nice retro-look, especially with so many games striving for photo-realism. |
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| Vorderman: Thanks for the feedback! i agree that the proportions are a bit off its hard to get it right because you make thinks to big and animations a problem. ive been doing basic textures and they do look good ive just been adding logos and slighty lighter area on the edges of the model to get some definition. i will have a play around im using a screen shot from one of the cartoons but its amazing how the characters vary even in the same episode. thanks again Pete |
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 im still working on it but its getting better :O) |
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| is that mesh different or is it just the lower camera angle that makes him look meaner? |
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| no the legs are wider and the heads smaller and the guns a bit bigger and yes i lowered the camera. im going to make the arms more chunky and the chest a bit smaller next. Pete |
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| I must say that im a big fan of Transformers and i really love that you took the char from the 80s series that makes it even cooler to bad the char were not more high poly but the important part will they transform post some screen shots |
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| Smurfpuss: Yeah and if anyone has tryed making models that transform they will understand the hell im experiencing with them. The models are low (ish) polys because i have quite a few on screen at one time and i dont want low fps as it runs quite nicely at the moment. im using cinema 4d so if anyone has any tips for export etc it would great as im going though lots of programs just to get one animated model in b3d format. thanks for your interest! Pete |
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old pick of soundwave and lazerbeak im working on textures then im ready to show a small demo Pete |
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 old animation test running in blitz the hands where redone and the trailer is now there, plus a better texture. but it shows you my models do transform :O) You may notice that the smoothing is all over the place because of the model being coverted losing the smoothing info, ive fixed that now with some help from jhocking (thanks again to him!) Pete |
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| Looking forward to that demo :) Jason. |
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| de-mo, de-mo, de-mo... |
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| ive got two versions of my game at the moment which completely different control systems and camera veiws. im not sure what version i like best. ones 3rd and ones first person. ill have the demo which will show off the models and animation not sure if ill just make a movie to start with because i havent protected my media files yet :O) |
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| If the game is gonna be free, why do you need to protect the media files? |
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| A video would be good if your not ready to release that demo just yet but I do agree with jhocking if it`s going to be free. Jason. |
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| you have a point :O\ I need to work hard to get the combat just right then ill release a vid. My torque engine game is on hold or never to be finished as my friend who was doing the programming died last week after a hit and run. So im just throwing myself into making my own game which he helped me start and gave me the kick up the arse i needed to make it happen. Pete |
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| Wow... that... wow. Y'know, I have a friend who keeps reminding me to look both ways before crossing the street, because I'm doing the code for his project. |
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| young kid doing twice the speed limit not paying enough atention to whats in front of him! well with any luck hes got jail ahead of him now. Anyway i dont know why i brought it up its not like you people knew him anyway forget i said it. back to transformers! |
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| We're still waiting for the images of all your Transformers together Pete :) <taps foot impatiently> |
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| Vorderman: We're still waiting for STUNT RACE XTREME :) <taps foot impatiently> :O) your game looks great by the way! as for my game all in good my friend (dont have time to finish anything now until monday.) Pete Pete |
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| Vorderman: We're still waiting for STUNT RACE XTREME :) <taps foot impatiently> :O) Yeah, well, erm... it's coming along....lots to do...bad weather...wrong type of snow on the keyboard.....look, just shurrup and post some piccies of the Transformers will you :) |
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| TRANSFORMERS ROCK! ahm and yes, Stunt Race does as well :) |
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| COME ON PETE - IMAGES OF TRANSFORMERS PLEASE!!!!! |
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| ok mate hang on im working on it plus im sorting out a bit of web space for it. nice to know people are looking forward to it Pete |
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ive been having problems with my main pc so have been stuck using a rubbish laptop so ive been working on some 2d art work for my game while i wait for a new harddrive to turn up. ive been working on this for 2 hours ish its going ok. |
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| i can't wait until you release this game. transformers are awesome! |
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