Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Alright, my newest project. I am working on Darth Nihilus. I really like the look of the character, but I wanted to tweak some things-make his mask (and eventually robes) have more to them and look more evil. First question is though, is anyone even interested in this? Below are two screenshots of what I started to do on his mask. I need to know if people are interested in this or not before I continue. I say this because I am worried that some may consider it not enough change to warrant a download, in which case I will move on. Below are some screens-two of my new version and one of the original for comparison. I added some sheen to the metal looking piece down the center and amd in the process of redoing the area around the eyes. I will also be doing some changes to his robes should I decide to finish and release it. Opinions please-good the way it is, change more, etc. Thanks! Original Nihilus Mask: http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13679180.html New Nihilus Mask Screens: http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13679138.html http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13679139.html (Yes, I know they are small screens. I plan to post better ones as work progresses-not much to see right now. ) EDIT: Changed thread title to WIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Devon Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Yay, not nay. Good skin! You might want to try removing the red lines under his eyes, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 The red "lines" were a product of me trying to make his eyes glow reddish. Did not quite work as I planned, but I kinda like them there now. For some reason, whatever you paint over his eye sockets (at least in photoshop) still gets colored in black. Have to look more carefully at the skin to decide how I want to do it as the actual eyes themselves are the one part I am not sure of how I want to do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Devon Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Really? I think they're good as just big, black, empty pits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T7nowhere Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I like the red around the rims of the eyes on the mask, But I think the red spiky things should be fainter, so that it looks like its weathered and old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepharih Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 BIG YAY. I always felt there was something missing from that mask but I couldn't quite place it. Now I can, there was no expression! With your skin it adds alot more character to somone who essentially has no face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nodakrattler Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I honestly didn't think he could be improved on, but you've proved me wrong today. Great work I'd take it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conan1972 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Leave it alone!! Looks Awesome as it is!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 A Small update on the skin. I darkened the overall mask and gave it a slightly more sinister look (Hopefully) I agree with T7 that the red was too bright. I am currently trying to think of ways to alter his robes as well. Problem is, I like them as they are yet I think they could be more distinctive. Any ideas on that? There is not exactly a lot to be done with pure black robes. I am thinking about adding a bit of red or perhaps giving him a belt or something but not sure. Current screenshot (Not much changed): http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13689239.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daiko701 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Looking good, I think a bit of red in the robe would look great. Sort of a yin yang color variation (not the symbols just the colors) If the red is a deep hue, it should turn out just as well as the mask. Keep up the good work;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T7nowhere Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I like the new one, The color really blends in more with the rest of the mask. As for the Robe, how about making the cape Tattered and ripped at the bottom and give them a more over all worn look. Nihilus doesn't seem to care about the shape his ship is in, so i doubt he would be to worried about his clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colma Adawin Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 hey gr8 re-skin! thats is quality skinning bud!!! <Force Persuade> You WILL RELEASE THIS! seriously i think its THAT GOOD! MattCole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kariudo Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Indeed the new one looks better, but what i want you to ask is... oh i know what you now may think ... Is the conversation with him an Mod too, or did i just miss something, when i played the game?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 I love the blending of the red around the eyes, looks great, i loves the original nihilus mask but this is even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PisOgPapir Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Great work Looks really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Originally posted by Kariudo Indeed the new one looks better, but what i want you to ask is... oh i know what you now may think ... Is the conversation with him an Mod too, or did i just miss something, when i played the game?! This is not in the standard game nor is it a mod. I did not have a game saved near Nihilus so I simply picked a saved game (happened to be on Dxun) and made an armband that turned my PC into Nihilus and then talked to the GOTO droid (since he floats at eye level) and used that to do a screenshot up close. I am not good at taking screenshots so I have to resort to silly little tricks such as that to get them how I want them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneDragon Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 So you can hold two lightsabers or a double bladed sabers with that robe and mask on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Blaze Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Nice! This is a good reskin and I like the newer one in the screenshot better. It makes it look a little more battle worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 You can hold double bladed weapons or dual weapons with it on, but he has no animations for them so he holds them just like he does a single saber...OUCH! (Just think of where that second blade on a staff goes ) Here is (probably) the final version of the mask. I know the robes are too bright-had to do that to work on them since the texture file is so dark, so they are not finished. I finished touching up the eyes so they are more hollow and made the red coloring belnd in better, especially the spikes. Also dropped it a few shades in color so it would look more evil and ghost-like. I was going to do something to the nose area but I decided it was best to leave it as-is. I had put red around it like I did the eyes but that just turned out bad-looking. Overall, I must admit I actually got a chill when I looked upon him in game after I made these few alterations, they really make him look bad. Please note that I did not change a lot so it probably looks similar to the previous shot-just a lot more evil IMO. Can't wait to fight against him with the Ultimate Saber Mod making him more powerful. The Real Darth Nihilus: http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13705676.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiko Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Originally posted by Darth Stryke The Real Darth Nihilus: http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13705676.html Looks awesome, i love the red on the shoulders too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Alrighty then, here is the newest shots of the robe. One from behing, one from the front, and a nice distance shot just to show off the evil guy Please note that I had adjusted the brightness of these screens in photoshop and so they may appear a bit bright on the shot of his back and a bit dark for the distance shot. Oh, and the shiny metal part of the helmet kinda made the mask look brighter than it actually is, but I didn't retake the shot since the focus was on the robe and you all have seen the new mask already. Making the robes look tattered just was not working. I tried putting holes in the cape, but you could see through the entire model then. The texture map for Nihilus is really screwy and things overlap in wierd places and his arms have about 1/5 of the total texture area and his torso a much smaller area-makes no sense the way they did it. And please note, even with my adjustments, screenshots look different than it does in-game (Coloration and contrast is wierd.) Anyways, with all of that said, I do like the way it has turned out so far. Right now, I am not sure what else I want to do besides giving him a belt. I think his robes look silly with just a sash-makes them look more like a dress than sithrobes. Where does he keep his lightsaber at without a belt or pockets? Scary thought... http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13711170.html http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13711174.html http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13711172.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Devon Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Originally posted by Darth Stryke The Real Darth Nihilus: http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13705676.html Looking good! (You might want to darken the lower half of his body to match the hood.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Stryke Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Originally posted by Emperor Devon Looking good! (You might want to darken the lower half of his body to match the hood.) Check the new pictures above-I already fixed it. As I said, I had that lighter so I could see what I was working on. Oh, I just started on the belt. I wish it could be wider but the way the textures stretch, it looks bad if I make it wider. Still adding details to it. The small yellow parts were supposed to be gold, but they are so small it did not come out right so I will change them. Not sure what else to do since the model is symmetrically mapped so anything I add is mirrored and shows up on both sides. I have come to realize that there is not much I can do with the robes since the tattered look did not work besides recoloring a few parts red. I tried doing the robes completely in dark red but it just did not look right. Here is a shot with the belt, hopefully I can figure out something else to do to him. Besides the work on the mask, I have not done much to him and I feel like something is still missing. http://stryke.fotopic.net/p13712375.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colma Adawin Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Excellent!! thats really coming along!! if you post it, i'll be Downloading it, thats a Promise! Well Done Bud MattCole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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