V 1.50 RELEASED: Gondorian Soldiers Project

[Taro_M]

Hello everyone, I decided to follow KK advise and start a project on order to create my own version of gondorian soldiers.

v.1.50 RELEASE

New version of my gondorian soldiers (screens still apply for most of part exept for pauldorns)



More screens:

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Model up close (big image):

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NEW HELMETS

Citadel guard helmet (it was reworked a little but screens still apply)

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Fountain Guard helmet

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DOWNLOAD:http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downl...o=file&id=2519


If you want to use my work please PM me first. I only wish to keep track of my work, nothing else. Also if you make any changes I would be grateful if you could describe/show what you did.


Credits goes to:

King Kong - for great mod
B. Ward - for knight-a-foot modders resource
Matko - for his great bracers
Everybody who contributed to Mount&Blade Open Source Project
Original creators of Mount & Blade
CA for great game

[A1_Unit]

Hello everyone, I decided to follow KK advise and start a project on order to create my own version of gondorian soldiers. I already have quite a lot of stuff, yet it still needs work. The armor is most problematic, Im completely unsatisfied by tree on breastplate as it lack that "3D" look. The bracers were made by Matko, he allowed me to use them (if he changes is mind then I will figure out out something), the pauldrons will be borrowed from M&B. The lower armor texture havent been edited yet (its from vanilla)




I still need to work out UV map for helmet so no texture for now.




I also created gondorian battle shield





My work isnt highest quality, but when Im done I will release it so peoples messing with gondorian rooster can include units using unique gondorian armor.


HELP NEEDED
I need someone who could help me with textures, I can do a basic outline how it should look but Im crappy at graphics.
Please help

When you are done with your units can I use them in the sub-mod: The Unfinished Tales?
I'm having UV mapping problems with my models too. Do you know how to fix it? If so would you please tell me how? Thanks.

[Taro_M]

When Im done and someone would like to use my work send PM. Its not that I will deny permission, I only wish to keep track of my work, nothing else.

[A1_Unit]

When Im done and someone would like to use my work send PM. Its not that I will deny permission, I only wish to keep track of my work, nothing else.

Ok. Thanks.
How do you do UV mapping? I need to do it for one of my models.

[Taro_M]

The UV maps are tricky, I would suggest you reading Alletun's Tome of Knowledge, its pretty well explained there .

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127787

[A1_Unit]

The UV maps are tricky, I would suggest you reading Alletun's Tome of Knowledge, its pretty well explained there .

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127787

Thanks.

[Saladin]

im still learning myself at texturing, but do you have a texture done? if yes then you should try working with the normal maps to get the tree to stick out on the breastplate, ive used it for a couple of units and it's work wonders for me. here is a link to show you how

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=191066

[Taro_M]

Normal map isnt enough, texture itself doesnt looks, just compare image on bracer and tree on breastplate.

[axnsan]

maybe give it a slight bump?

[Taro_M]

How?

[axnsan]

i think GIMp has a bump map option. you could try and see what you can do with it

[Taro_M]

Thanks for tip, it set me on right track. I searched in web and found tutorial, applied it to my work and I made armor look better (I think).



What do you think?

[OfficerJohn]

I think it's good.
Looks cool!

Oh, yeah, +rep and all that...

[axnsan]

Thanks for tip, it set me on right track. I searched in web and found tutorial, applied it to my work and I made armor look better (I think).



What do you think?

much better. it looks like it's carved in the armor now

[Taro_M]

And thats the problem, the tree should look embossed (its right word?), Im experimenting now to make it look right. Still it looks good.

Thanks again axnsan, the bump mapping trick makes wonders .

[axnsan]

photoshop has an emboss option. i think gimp has it too
and i think the bump map should be able to make objects seem embossed too...

[Taro_M]

Once again axnsan your tip nails the problem right on, just take a look:



How is it now? I want to know when I get that "right" look so I wont overdo it .

[axnsan]

i think it looks good, but maybe give it a white hint?

[Taro_M]

This one came out pretty nice, should I leave it like this?

[Coeur de Lion]

I'd prefer the tree to be hammered out than hammered in...so the one above is better for me; if you think about how the breastplate would be made, hammered out would kinda make more sense

Great job otherwise!!