[WIP] Gungan Shield

[Sithspecter]

I came up with this after watching Episode I.

[LDR]

I love you.

Now you should make drivable vehicles.

[Sithspecter]

Originally Posted by LDR

I love you.

Now you should make drivable vehicles.

Thanks. I'll see what I can do about that soon.

Otherwise, this shield also has some minor clipping issues. Also, when weapons, placeables, doors, or heads show up behind the blue/purple part of the shield, it looks like the shield disappears on that part. I'm using a txi that says:

blending additive
envapmap window

If anybody knows how to fix this, give me a holler.

[GeorgNihilus]

Originally Posted by Sithspecter

Otherwise, this shield also has some minor clipping issues. Also, when weapons, placeables, doors, or heads show up behind the blue/purple part of the shield, it looks like the shield disappears on that part. I'm using a txi that says:

blending additive
envapmap window

If anybody knows how to fix this, give me a holler.

I suppose this might be ... impossible but well ... how about having a shield that turns off once not in combat??
that would at least fix the "non-combat" clipping issues ...

a smaller shield would help somehow probably??

and turning on/off would be more "hollywood-friendly" ...

after all ... you did turn those landspeeders driveable ...

[CptPriceless]

Due to my distaste for the prequels, I'll just pretend I'm a Roman legionnaire when using this.

[Fair Strides 2]

Originally Posted by Sithspecter

I came up with this after watching Episode I.

Show spoiler

TSL version, SS? ^_^

[Sithspecter]

Maybe, but probably not. I just do not like TSL.

[Marius Fett]

Otherwise, this shield also has some minor clipping issues. Also, when weapons, placeables, doors, or heads show up behind the blue/purple part of the shield, it looks like the shield disappears on that part. I'm using a txi that says:

blending additive
envapmap window

If anybody knows how to fix this, give me a holler.

Try using decal 1 instead of envmap window and see how you get on.

[Sithspecter]

Ah, I'll try that as soon as I get home!

[Sithspecter]

I'll see what I can do about that soon. I've already got some sweet ideas for some more shields...

[Marius Fett]

Oh, if my earlier suggestion doesn't work, try removing the blending additive too, so you're left with just decal 1.

[Sithspecter]

Removing the blending additive makes it non-transparent. I may have to go back in the model and change the alpha settings for it.

[Marius Fett]

Did the decal 1 do anything for you?

[Darth InSidious]

You could try making the shield transparent using the 'opacity' material property in Max. I don't know where that is in 3ds, but in gmax this is in 'maps' in the material editor, beneath 'blinn basic parameters'. I don't know if it'll solve your issue, but it's how I made the first sword here.