Polyfemus Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Sounds great Kuroitsune! Your project reminds me of the many MLP maps in Team Fortress 2. These maps that recreate famous MLP locations like Ponyville, Manehatten, etc. These maps don't actually have any combat objective though, just an excuse for bronies to get together. Have you checked them out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted2547005User Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) I don't have TF2, it's not my thing. I've been redoing some of the god awful meshes that came with the Gmod ponies, Vinyl Scratch's is the worse offender. It looks fine, but up close the normals get wonky and texturing/UV mapping is hindered. Her mane is complex, and it's hard to model, but I figured out a way to do it. Edited August 27, 2014 by Kuroitsune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripp426 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Makes sense that Vinyl's meshes/textures are messed up. I guess that's what too many wubs can do. Edited August 27, 2014 by Tripp426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfmasterM Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 To many wubs, what about the neon lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripp426 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Right. Neon lights too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted2547005User Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 The mane is messed up is because it wasn't modeled properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripp426 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Well shucks. Like "in a hurry" modeled improperly or "dunno how" modeled improperly? Probably the first one if I had to guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted2547005User Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) I think what happened is the artist sculpted the models, like from a lump clay. That's actually the best way to make a model - if you want super-fine detail in the mesh. A sculpted model could have ten million or more faces, Vinyl's had about eight thousand. The artist (I can't find out how made it, they weren't credited properly in the Gmod pony pack I was given permission to use) most likely used a script to reduce the poly count, but not the best one to use, and caused what was a perfect topology to reduce into a complete mess. Octavia's is the same, but I've finished her mane and remade her tail instead of using a recolor of Fluttershy's. I still have to finish Vinyl's mane and make her tail. Sunset Shimmer and Milkyway I never got permission for (the artist has completely lost it and treats his followers like s***, so I avoid him), so I have to remake their assets from scratch. Milkyway's mane is simply Rarity's modified (they have a similar style), and her tail is not even close to accurate to the O.C., so it obviously is getting redone. I've already redone Sunset Shimmer's assets with the exception of her crown. Of course, I need to color all of this. Edited August 29, 2014 by Kuroitsune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripp426 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hmm, I never really thought about it before but you're right, Milkyway and Rarity do have very similar mane styles. Learn something new every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted2547005User Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) God I'm bored. Actually doing pony work while invading people in Lag Souls. Come on kiddies, come into the Red Dragon's nest at the Belfry Luna. Time for the tables to turn on you. Edited September 1, 2014 by Kuroitsune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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