Bad Kitty (Nexu)

monsoontide · 11-23-2003, 04:05 AM

Started work on this a while ago but what with the Dewback, N1, Speeder-Bike, Acklay & Biker Scout, haven't had time to get back to it...

Texture is just a temp colour map.

expect more soon

Neverhoodian · 11-23-2003, 04:49 AM

Ah, a Nexu. Those things are fierce. (and mean, scratching pretty Padme) I liked it how it yelped like a dog when it recieved that vicious kick in the arena. Still, it'd be one heck of a guard animal.

I look forward to seeing more of it!

Miko Reglia · 11-23-2003, 06:33 AM

i think itd be one hell of a steed too, riding it into battle against a rancor

thats if it was going to be a vehicle of course...

anyway good work!

tFighterPilot · 11-23-2003, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by Zaknafein
i think itd be one hell of a steed too, riding it into battle against a rancor

Don't they have spikes or something?

ouch

t3rr0r · 11-23-2003, 05:21 PM

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Originally posted by imyourfather
Don't they have spikes or something?

ouch

yeah, probably similar to a cat arching it's back/hair standing on end/porcupine.

monsoontide · 11-23-2003, 05:41 PM

Yeah, spines and teeth too

I've done them but I'm still working out which way will be the most practicle (And use the fewest points!)

Zappa_0 · 11-23-2003, 06:15 PM

Ah cool, I cant wait to see it. I have the Acklay and Nexu toys on top of my pc, and yes I am a collector. And I guess I will start on some sounds for you also monsoon.

Vinvar · 11-23-2003, 06:58 PM

Great work! Just 1 to go for my sandarena :P
I wanna be a beta tester (maybe to soon, but by the acklay I was to late, so...)

Can you also make a version of it where you can't ride on them?

tFighterPilot · 11-23-2003, 07:13 PM

There is

Unfortunally, you can't make one both attack and ridable.

Vinvar · 11-23-2003, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by Vinvar
Great work! Just 1 to go for my sandarena :P
I wanna be a beta tester (maybe to soon, but by the acklay I was to late, so...)

Can you also make a version of it where you can't ride on them?

Is there one for JA? Where can I download it?

monsoontide · 11-23-2003, 08:50 PM

"Sigh!"
"He will LEARN patience."

The one you can ride and the one you can't are the same thing - just one is the npc version and the other the vehicle version.

Changed the pic at the top of this thread to show the model with a temporary texture applied.

Usurpo · 11-23-2003, 08:57 PM

Cool...but you ride ontop of those spikes? Ow? Might want to put a padded sabble on or somthing...

Cazor · 11-24-2003, 12:03 AM

Wow. looks really nice. Saw your sith speeder at jk2files, and that looks really sweet. Hope you find a nice way for the player to sit on it without... ouch. Anyways, i have some other questions i would like to ask you, so could you IM me on AIM? I'm CazorFett. Thanks, and good luck with this beast.

monsoontide · 11-24-2003, 01:47 AM

You can PM me here with questions. I don't use any sort of IM programs.

DarkLord60 · 11-24-2003, 10:23 PM

I love your work I really wish you would join our Team.

monsoontide · 11-24-2003, 11:56 PM

Unfortunately, my spare time is VERY slim (& Los Angeles traffic is very bad)

DarkLord60 · 11-25-2003, 02:03 AM

Wow LA huh. Unfortunatlly I live in a very small town so I don't know what thats like.

monsoontide · 11-25-2003, 02:59 AM

I'm not overly fond of LA (Too much traffic) and am hoping to move back to Middle E... I mean New Zealand in the next couple of years.

Vinvar · 11-25-2003, 04:32 AM

I wanna go with you to

Tito · 11-25-2003, 04:42 AM

Great, let's switch homes... You get to live in old, boring, little Denmark, and I go to LA!

By the way, forgot to mention, great looking kitty you've got there!

monsoontide · 11-25-2003, 05:02 AM

Unless you have $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ LA is just like anywhere else, and did I mention the traffic?!

ALso something else they don't tell you about LA is the fog (They call it the marine layer)!!!

Vinvar · 11-25-2003, 05:18 AM

question: which program are you using for modelling??

Where can I get it?

monsoontide · 11-25-2003, 05:57 AM

Lightwave 7.5. But I would suggest going with GMAX (free cut down version of 3DS max) or downloading the demo of MAX 6 if you intend to model for Jedi Knight.
Although I personally feel Lightwave has the better modeler, 3DSMAX is more compatile with the plugins for making Jedi Academy stuff.
If you're interested in 3D animation, download the MAYA 5 personal learning edition (it's free)

tFighterPilot · 11-25-2003, 11:27 AM

3D Studio Max isn't that bad for animating either.

I'm still waiting for Wudan's "Dragon"

monsoontide · 11-25-2003, 01:05 PM

Of course, it all comes down to what you the artist do with the tools.

Did I mention Keshire now has my Biker Scout model for processing?

Should get to do some more work on the Nexu this weekend.

seks03 · 11-26-2003, 09:05 AM

awesome moonside! do you have any screens of ther biker scout?

tFighterPilot · 11-26-2003, 10:18 AM

I think the spikes should be thiner, and I have an idea how. Make a thin box, and use shaders to make it spikes.

I don't know anything about shaders, so I'm not sure about it.

monsoontide · 11-26-2003, 02:17 PM

For a pic of the Biker Scout, check out page 2 of the JKA: Vehicles WIP - Speeder Bike, STAP & Dewback Pix thread.

I don't think a shader will do for the spines as although doing thaat way would save on polygons, the main problems are that it's a very 2 dismensional look and secondly you can't really animate them if done that way.