Reworked Haradrim Shields V.2.0 (Fixed some details, Mahud shields done)

[Hellenikon]

I´ve recieved permission from King Kong to keep working on the shields, we must all thank him for his kindness. I am again working on it.

REWORKED HARADRIM SHIELDS

Original texture work by King Kong
Rework of the shields by Bucefalo

PROGRESS

*Haradrim shields - Released & Finished
-Fixed blurry shield
-Fixed crescent moon
-Added arab rounded symbol
-Reduced the new snake size

*Mahud shields - Released & Unfinished
-Room for improvement

-What does this submod does?
- This mod change slightly the appearance of the haradrim shields. I´m a fan of the awesome haradrim models created by King Kong, but i found the shields a bit not to my liking, with all that aztec symbols, and i thought they could be improved. So i decided to start this project, using KK´s work as base, to make them look a bit more arabic and more realistic. I´ve also modified the shields of the mahud tribesmen, using as base some material textures of KK and applying over it different designs of tribal character.

-Do you have any other future plans?
-If possible i´ll continue improving the mahud shields until i am satisfied with them. At the moment i don´t have any plan to modify other shields.

-Screenshots
Here you can see some of the reworked shields for the haradrim and mahud

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Installations instructions are inside the readme.

Don´t forget to make a backup of your files first!

[Hellenikon]

Well i guess i´ll keep my own tweaks for myself, as it seems i am the only one who cares about such little details

[Mithrandir]

6 have downloaded your tweak so far (or at least viewed it). Everyone doesn't post, you know.

[Krazy Kook]

Hey now don't keep this to yourself, it looks great!

....At least, I THINK it looks great, the picture is deciding to be a pain is the *** and not load properly.....but I'll definitely download this when I can, thanks for your work! Little things like this are always appreciated! They might be small changes, but they can make big differences! Thanks again!

[fett2288]

yeah, I'm having trouble getting the picture to work too. It seems to only want to load half way.

edit: nm, I got it to work, just took a bit. Looks great!

[Palanthir]

yepp no load

[paradamed]

Nice shields. Maybe you should consider reskinning the Bandits faction too. I mean, not only the shields but the whole units. Give them a more Middle-earth look.

[Hellenikon]

Thanks for the feedback!

Hey now don't keep this to yourself, it looks great!

....At least, I THINK it looks great, the picture is deciding to be a pain is the *** and not load properly.....but I'll definitely download this when I can, thanks for your work! Little things like this are always appreciated! They might be small changes, but they can make big differences! Thanks again!

Thanks for the support! I really appreciate people who encourage others to keep working on things, that was what i needed.

This is the design i used for the new serpent shield


The textures were not created by me but by King Kong, i just used the existent ones to polish a bit more the shields and give them a better look.

Nice shields. Maybe you should consider reskinning the Bandits faction too. I mean, not only the shields but the whole units. Give them a more Middle-earth look.

Well i am not a seasoned skinner, but i have some ideas. Currently all my work have been to the harad faction (first thing i did was the corsairs) as it is my favourite one, looks like i am bit biased. Really is just because i have more motivation that way.

Anyway I take note of your suggestion, i also wanted to give the mumakils a bit more of war paint but that´d need more work that just some shields.

Whenever i have something worthy to show you i´ll post it

[toluas]

First of all, keep posting your stuff! Those minor things are not the most sought after, though. No need to feel disappointed! And it would be a sad thing if my fav faction wouldn't get all the attention that is possible... You really love Harad, it seems...

[Elfhelm]

Nice shields. Maybe you should consider reskinning the Bandits faction too. I mean, not only the shields but the whole units. Give them a more Middle-earth look.

Yeah it would be real good if you could give the Rebs a bit of a facelift! How about some (Far) Harad units?

[paradamed]

The war paint for Mumakils is a great Idea. I would like to see that.

[Point Blank]

Very nice shields, thankyou

[Hellenikon]

I have discovered that the serpent image i used for the new shield wasn´t very good, it was a bit blurry and the snake lost much detail. With the new version i´ll rework that design. Here you can see the original (non blurry) design:


Also, I´m going to work on giving the muhad (both on foot and camel riders) a new texture for their shields. I don´t want them to have the same designs as the other haradrim, as they are completely another different culture, so i´ll create new ones for them.

I am merely starting and this could take me for a while, depending on how much free time i have. I´d like to ask for african inspired tribal designs that you think could fit well on the shields, this is one that i´ll use:


Any suggestions or feedback is welcome

[Hellenikon]

I´ve fixed the blurry texture of the serpent shield, now it looks much more defined. The first post is updated with the change.

With this i´ve finished the first part of this project. Now i´ll concentrate on create new shields designs for the mahud. If someone knows of any good website with pictures with tribal shields, such as the ones used by the maasai or the zulus, it would be of great help.

Currently i have a few ones already done, others just the concept, but i need even more if i want each one to be more unique.

[toluas]

Thanks for your ongoing efforts!

[Radboud]

Maybe you can post a before and after picture so people can see the difference ? (good job so far)

[JonSnow]

Would you mind getting rid of the shields with the crescents for Harad..? They make me think of Islam and the middle east (not that I'm racist I just want more immersion, I dislike the English and Scottish remnants just as much.. if not more).

[Hellenikon]

Would you mind getting rid of the shields with the crescents for Harad..? They make me think of Islam and the middle east (not that I'm racist I just want more immersion, I dislike the English and Scottish remnants just as much.. if not more).

I actually like the crescents, i think they look pretty good. Harad is a bit moorish influenced (also beduin by the robes...) and the crescent is an arab culture symbol which imo add more flavour to it, avoiding the over used eye of sauron or the serpent.

[Jean=A=Luc]

Looks good, I like those 'wicker-work' textures. The "target shields" bother me a little.

[Hellenikon]

Looks good, I like those 'wicker-work' textures. The "target shields" bother me a little.

You know it´s a pshycological thing, the enemy see those shields... with so well painted targets...it´s hard to resist the temptation of shooting at them isn´t it?

That is why mahud are so resilient to arrows, everyone knows about that