May 22nd Update
Added 2016-05-22 17:44:49 +0000 UTCThis week I focused entirely on getting some assets done, and I have more work to go.
I started off with getting the completely nude Meridiana mesh skinned and in engine. So if there is a situation where she has no clothes on at all, I can do that.
I also looked at making a variation of the troll. Its him with a Trident and a small amount of armor. This guy will share most of the original Fishman/Troll animations, but will have a few of his own. I am still working on his skinning.
I also started working on some foilage/environmental assets. I have a paticular look I want everything to have, and using the free stuff that unreal gives you helped get things started, but won't do for that final look. So I've started building my own foilage. This isn't something I've been super familar with and is a bit of a learning curve for me. With the help of programs like SpeedTree, I should be able to get it done no problem.
I've also started working on some NPC type characters. While at first time will only let me have a few, the first is an Incubus who will act a bit as a guide and maybe a powerup giver. Before anyone asks, in my world incubi and sucubi are the same creature, and they switch genders depending on who they're feeding on.
This is a lot of half done stuff, and hopefully in the next week it will all be complete. As always I'd love to hear comments and suggestions!
Comments
Your comment on the color is something I'm aware of and was trying to keep in mind when I was deciding a skin color. Unfortunately I kinda forgot about it by the time I was putting the detail stuff in. It still is a work in progress, and something I'll probably adjust.
Mithos56
2016-05-22 21:50:13 +0000 UTCI like the look of the new art assets a lot! The Incubus is great! I like her face a whole lot. You're really good at nailing a natural, illustrative style in 3D without falling into the extremes of bland or grotesque. That's no easy task (for most people, least)! One note from my initial read: her color temperatures are very cold which makes her look a bit corpsey/undead. If that's what you're going for: fantastic! If not, just a smidge more red in the purple would probably warm her up sufficiently. Also, now that I'm thinking about color, I don't know if I mentioned this already, but basically all the characters so far are in hanging out in the blue corner of the spectrum. Meri's skin is a bit pink, but her outfit is blue, the goblins are blue, the fishman/troll is blue-green, and the Incubus is blue-purple. If you're building a sort of color design language for the game where characters are always going to be blue, that's fine, but otherwise it's perhaps something to think about going forward.
Tinybone
2016-05-22 20:15:29 +0000 UTCI second this. By the time Mithos has it done I should have a laptop that can run all it's glory! I can finally see what all the fuss is about :P
Snizzlefit
2016-05-22 19:32:39 +0000 UTCDude I'm very impressed on how its come in the time its been around the world is starting to look like a real fantasy bit by bit I'm super exited to play the next demo that has all the new shit :)
Netharius
2016-05-22 19:23:58 +0000 UTC
