keto Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 hey all, i know there is atleast 2-3 other people working on Yuuzhan Vongs but just wanted to post mine of a soldier based off the RPG/card game picture (i think). concept art(not mine) : http://www.starwars.com/databank/species/yuuzhanvong/img/eu_bg.jpg ** geocities, sorry please drag to address bar ** model: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongflat3d.jpg model texture wip: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongtextwip1.jpg http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongtextbackwip1.jpg if you dont know about the Yuuzhan Vong you can read up at the SW database: http://www.starwars.com/databank/species/yuuzhanvong/eu.html (yea chewbacca killer) model: it comes in at a hefty 3580 (un segmented) but i coudl lower it to 3000 without too much loss of detail if needed but i am thinking of keeping it at 3.5k+ and then just definately have LOD support. skin: the screenshot skin may look a bit bluury but that is mostly because i had to shrink it down to 256x256 bmp indexed color for milkshape, in game the texture files will be mostly 512x512 jpgs so it will be more precise. the pale skin of the YV on the texture is just a color place holder, and a lot more detail is to be added to the armor and all other parts of it. i also plan on making an amphi staff if one isnt made before i finish the soldier. well let me know what you think , crits, comment , etc. -keto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozma Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I don't like the Vong.......But I'll download it just so I can slice them up I wish someone would do more jedi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inbredyokel Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Looks very nice. I hope you're going to base the face a little more off the book cover, because the RPG pic's face looks a little ridiculous...kind of like a bat/vampire man. But that's just my opinion. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungalow Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 You should base the face off of Rapruung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keto Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 sorry guys but i did plan to make the face like the one off of the rpg/card. i kinda liked the vampire/bat look but i havent read any of the books so dont know if it is neccesarily true to their description. any pics or links to rapruung? i might add an extra head/facial skin that coudl be alphaed out , not sure though cause then the pcount would be even bigger but im pretty sure it woudl work (just make it a child of the original head for the heirarchy , and figure out HOW to get the aplha channles working correctly in game) thanks for the comments -keto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remark 666 Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 like I said on ICQ, that character looks awesome the model looks great so far, I know you'll do a kickass skin ( maybe I can do a blue ctf version of him too ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Gero Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I hate that Yuuzhan Vong picture. I've read all of the New Jedi Order books and I loved them, but when I saw that picture I nearly threw up. It is not what I imagined the Yuuzhan Vong to look like. He looks more like Count Dracula in his battle armor then a Yuuzhan Vong warrior. If anybody is making a Yuuzhan Vong model please don't use that picture as a base. Read the books and us your imagination. To help you with that imagination thing here are the books "Edge of Victory I: Conquest" and "Star by Star". These are what the Yuuzhan Vong are meant to look like. The one on the cover of Conquest (not the chick, the little guy in the corner) is Vua Rapuung, one groovy fella and the second is of Tsavong Lah (I think), another groovy fella. Edge of Victory I: Conquest - http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0345428641.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Star by Star -http://images.amazon.com/images/P/034542848X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remark 666 Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I like that one, he looks good (if only it was a full body shot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remark 666 Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 and look at what I found ^_^ http://www.ffurg.com/casting_call/vong.htm http://www.ffurg.com/casting_call/cc-15.htm hope this helps -__- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adillon Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 keto's making a yuuzhan vong?! i was looking forward to one of your anti-jedi monk guys, but i guess this'll do. seriously, man, he's looking *BLEEP* awesome! and how could he not, your kronar kicked @$$ too. keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pnut_Man Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 I love the NJO! And this yuuzhan vong soldier idea kicks ass! NOT ONLY DID THE YUUZHAN KILL CHEWIE...THEY KILLED ANAKIN SOLO! THOSE BUTT ****ERS ARE GOING DOWN WHEN THIS MODEL GETS RELEASED... BTW... I was thinking, maybe you could replace the stormies in single player with the yuuzhan vong soldiers, then you or some other dude could figure out how to change the thermal detenators into thud bugs hehe... Anyway, great model, hope to see more updates soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucko Mabri Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 c00lage! That model is emazing! Keto you always make the different models like kronar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epimetheus Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 A splendid idea, though I'm not sure many people who aren't Star Wars readers are going to really know who they are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taelon Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 well, i sure don't know what they are, but if they killed chewie, they must be cool. (in the skilled sort of way) and looking at some of that art, they looked alot like infested kerrign from starcraft. P.S., dont kill me for mentioning starcraft or killing chewie being cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remark 666 Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 Originally posted by Taelon P.S., dont kill me for mentioning starcraft or killing chewie being cool. HAHA yeah, this model is going to kick ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keto Posted June 19, 2002 Author Share Posted June 19, 2002 alright skin update ** geocities, please drag to address bar ** front: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongfronttext.jpg chest close up: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongchesttext.jpg face front close up: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongfacefronttext.jpg face side close up: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongsidefacetext.jpg chest flats: http://www.geocities.com/corruptionroms/vongchestflat.jpg still working on the face but mostly little coloration things, and messing with the positions of the eys cause they look off to me. as well as the extrutions they have on the sides of their heads look a little cartoonish to me. again these shots were taken in milkshape so the texture are 256x256indexedbmp to show how the detail will be alittle better i included the chest flat at higher res, which i am thinking of making it 1024x1024 even... but that may slow down systems too much. the side of the face i really like how it turned out but i still havent corrected the 2 faces under its nose/nasal hole. Pnut_Master: that is a very cool idea, i had forgotten about the thud bugs, i woudl also like to model them .what might be really cool is if they crawl around after the opponent kinda like sarks. though if a New Jedi Order Mod comes out i dont think that they would use this model in particular because as mentioned before the concept doesnt portray what seems to be the masses idea of what the Yuuzhan Vong look like. and i know of atleast 2 other modelrs doing the YV, 1 of which is doing them based off the books description. adillon: yea antijedi soon, i showed it to some people at a lan and it was laughed at so it need some more work mostly i wanted to get in on making an SW uni character before the all the morbid and sick ones were gone so let me know what you think and ill begin working on the other possible head/ getting it ready for the 3dsmax conversion. thanks, -keto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucular_jedi_14 Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 the screenshots please post new ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keto Posted June 19, 2002 Author Share Posted June 19, 2002 hmm you sure, did you drag and drop to the adress bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmar Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 i can see 'em and i must they look freakin' AWESOME!!!! wow man, you seem to really have outdone yourself here. that model with its skin looks almost exactly like the picture you're using for reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adillon Posted June 20, 2002 Share Posted June 20, 2002 YIKES! he's scaring the bejeezus outta me. i can't say it enuff, keto, *BLEEP* incredible work man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remark 666 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 really good, the skins is awesome (this might be my next fav model, better then kronar even) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradFu Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Very cool, Keto! It may not look like the typical Yuuzhan Vong, but all the Vong look different, depending on their personal preferences. They all mutilate themselves in different ways, and often add parts from other creatures. It's almost like a contest, where the weirder and more mutilated you are, the more points you get. I think this model fits into the Vong society just fine One thing to note about the armor is that it should look organic plating, I always imagined it to be lobster-like, it's actually called Vonduun Crab armor. Make sure it doesn't look like it's manufactured. On the chest, it looks like it has two rivet-like objects, and while those are on the concept art, I would recommend shying away from them or at least doing them in a way that looks a bit more natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keto Posted June 21, 2002 Author Share Posted June 21, 2002 Thanks for the comments guys finished segmentation and imported into max .. everything seems to be ok for now, moving onto heirarchy and weighting. BradFu: yea the art isnt very true to concept of them but for this model i wanted to be as true to the art as possible. i plan to do atleats 1 other skin (besides ctf) that is a little more true to the Vong description , pale blueish skin, crab-like armor, differnet face etc. and about the rivets i see what you mean i shoudl have given them a few more polys to have more a curve , for the more true variation i think i will alpha out most of the red tube/backthings/mouthtourturer device. thanks again, -keto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epimetheus Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Fufufufu... as soon as this is finished, we'll see how well they can perform against Chewbacca... Mwa ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Maybe I missed something huge, but last I checked you cannot model player models in Milkshape because of skelaton problems... you can't export the skelaton as an MD3 then make it into a GLM. Sorry to tell you, but to my knowledge, if you're making this in Milkshape, you're wasting your time. If I'm wrong and you CAN make GLMs with Milkshape and have them work in game, disregaurd this message. It does, however, look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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