Stanless Steel: Anatomy Mod Thread

[Banzai!]

Hi all,

As we all know Medieval 2 units have some truly awful faces. This is particularly true for Muslim, Mongol and Hungarian units.

This mod / modders resource will be an effort to rectify this problem.

In the coming weeks I will be experimenting with Facegen (the utility used in Oblivion) to create some heads for our ugly Medieval II friends. These will be available as a modders resource.

[Banzai!]

An interesting feature in Facegen is its ability to generate faces off photos.

How will this work with paintings and historical statues? Let's try.

First up, the great Saladin:


The Facegen product:

[kelvintyk]

Good luck on your work Banzai! (I hear this word being shouted by japanese in world at war)

[Point Blank]

Very nice!

[Banzai!]

Now I have to stick on beards, helmets and hair.

[Gnostiko]

Nice to see people pushing things to the limit.
Tell me: can these new faces be integrated into existing units for even more facial variation?

And why do I recognise that face to the right of Saladin?

[Albath]

This is wonderful! I've known of Facegen for some time but never though of using it in MTW2! Great job Banzai!

[Alexios Komnenos]

This seems great! Bravo!

[TheLastPrivate]

*jaw drops on floor*
You should marry PB.

[Banzai!]

English arbalesters:
i.e. Retinue Longbowmen with kettle helmets, new high-poly crossbows and a bolt quiver. In battle they go at it with picks and mauls.

[DrunkNIrishMan]

Holy baller.

Those are amazing! +rep

[Banzai!]

First trial of facegen faces:

[Banzai!]

Legionaries done.

PM me if you want to put them in a mod.

Tomorrow: Spartan hoplites.

[Point Blank]

Wow that really makes a difference! Its kind of eerie actually.

[Gwyn ap Nud]

That...

is sorta scary.

Have you tried combining that with Normal Mapping? That would be insane.

[Banzai!]

Spartan Hoplites. Two version: "historical" (dunce caps) and badass.





Shield Wall!


Combat.

[Sorkenlol]

Amazing work! And how did you get that defensive formation for the hoplites?

[Banzai!]

Traditional hoplites


Tommorow: Companion Cavalry (Heitairoi) and Thessalian Heavy Cavalry

[Oddball_E8]

i like the work, but somehow the faces feel like they are a little too... "far down" if you understand what i mean...

the helmsts should start at the eyebrows or thereabouts i think... either that or the faces are disproportional to the helmets or the other way...

the hoplite with a mustache (2nd from the left) looks perfect tho... i think its a size thing.

[Gwyn ap Nud]

Is it just me, or are you making Greek/Roman units for SS? Are you planning to make an entire Rome submod?