rcarass1 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 So, I'm somewhat of a Forsworn enthusiast (the Reach Native history/culture fascinates me) and love the story of Red Eagle, but I was always really disappointed by the appearance of his legendary sword which simply shares the rather ugly skin of the Ancient Nord Sword that we see every draugr and his mother carrying in every dungeon... Well, I was admiring the bestial/savage looking handle on the Rueful Axe and I realised that a shortened version of it would make a great hilt for a Reach Native blade and after a few minutes of terrible GIMP and Paint.NET play, I combined the hilt of the Rueful Axe with the blade of a Steel Greatsword and I came up with this: http://i.imgur.com/64YBusp.png I think, if a mash-up like that was done by someone with a talent for Blender (or whatever programme one might use to create such a fusion), it could create a really cool and unique looking sword. One worthy of an ancient and formidable warrior like Faolan and one that it would be worth crawling through Red Eagle Redoubt to claim. I know I'd sure as hell use it! I'd be thrilled if someone was able to take on the task and I'd be happy to help them come up with enchant ideas for it and stuff. If people are unable to do it themselves, I'd really appreciate someone pointing me towards a tutorial or list of programmes that might help me put something together myself. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousMarten Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 This looks surprisingly good. I like it. It's not that hard to make if you try to play around a 3D modeling program (blender, 3ds max etc.) I might give it a go, but seeing that there is already a Red Eagle replacer, I'm not sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarass1 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) I'm glad somebody else thinks it looks good too. :laugh: I'm aware of Insanity's Red Eagle's Bane replacer mod and, while I think he's made a mighty fine looking sword for it, I don't think the cutlass shape suits the Celtic/Gaelic/Barbarian feel of the Forsworn and their ancestors and it feels too clean and polished to have been held by an ancient Reachman. Plus, I'd probably make some internal changes to the blade as well, replacing the enchant and base damage to make it viable to use for end game content (with sufficient Smithing skill). I actually tried having a go at Blender myself, using some .obj files of the Steel Sword and Rueful Axe, but being completely new to 3D model generation, it's all a bit overwhelming and confusing to me. >.> Especially considering I'm rubbish at visual art generally. I don't have a clue about shortening/reshaping the Rueful hilt and things like that. If you would be willing to have a stab at making the sword (which would be awesome!), I'd happily link you to the downloads for the necessary pre-made .obj and .ntl files (.c4d available too) of the separate weapons I managed to find which would probably be a big time-saver for someone with experience. =) Edited October 9, 2013 by rcarass1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosu Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I merged the models and created a mod TEMPLATE (!) - atm it can be crafted at the forge (iron) and uses random values - it's easier to find someone that continue the CK work since there is not much to do (or learn it yourself). greetings http://www.putlocker.com/file/C78EB18715064391 http://666kb.com/i/ci8qbq5jhs6n71i4j.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarass1 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) That's awesome! It looks great! Thank you so much for your work on it! \o/ If it's okay with you, I would quite like to release a mod to make this weapon available to people (perhaps as a replacer model with tweaked values and a stand-alone weapon). I would credit you as the 3D modeller, of course, with a link to your profile. Edited October 9, 2013 by rcarass1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosu Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Use it for whatever you want. greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightinglae850 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 your the man ghosu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaktoastTheSandwichTopper Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) out of curiosity ghosu (if you read this) why did you upload outside of the nexus? Edited October 10, 2013 by StuartSmiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rennn Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) out of curiosity ghosu (if you read this) why did you upload outside of the nexus? Probably figured it was too basic of a mod to be worth an entire Nexus page. I do that sometimes as well. Also, if someone turns this into a replacer for Red Eagle's sword, I'd definitely use it. I just got rid of Insanity's Red Eagle Blade because I didn't think the cutlass style fit a Forsworn weapon. Edited October 10, 2013 by Rennn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosu Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Yes, too basic...sometimes i realease small fixes as well or weapon replacer but in this case Rcarass can continue working on it. I've send him a 1h version as well and i guess it will give him more joy to finish it since it was his idea. I did stuff like this a thousand times so for me it's more like routine. I try to encourage/support other people to mod = more mods from various people = more new ideas, potential and fun for the whole community. http://666kb.com/i/ci9sgaprtkgjyes3r.jpg Edited October 10, 2013 by ghosu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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