Hi. I may need some introducing. I used to be called rach2cmin. I also used to do a few skins here and there. I once left doing Freedom Force things because I thought the modding community had died out over time. But to a pleasant surprise, I returned to the site to find a once again lively FF mod community.
So, I've decided to take up skinning once again. My previous skins are located here.
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/rach2cminskins1/?yguid=196623431
And the previous skins themselves.
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5708/skincollection1nt0.png)
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8780/metalmengroupshotjv9.png)
Anyway, I had some pet projects that I've been meaning to work on, such as these.
(http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5805/skincollection2jx5.png)
Ken, Zangief and Ryu of the Street Fighter games, and Marv from Sin City (shame that mesh is symmetrical, otherwise I could perfect the bandages)
So my next project will be to skin the cast of Street Fighter, assuming I can get good meshes.
Great work CF Kane. :thumbup:
Look at this man. I've hexed Renegade's Firebrand and Valandar's(NPI) Male Martial Artist and I came up with this. He has a bandage and a belt just like Ryu.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7338/gokousryuhexyl6.jpg
These are really good! I've always wondered who's Metal Men I've been using...
About the Ryu thing, since you're using Tommyboy's new Finger mesh, I'd just 'Skope pieces onto it. You could give it a try, or just do a request.
Marv looks good, and I may have a solution for you with the head thing. There's a mesh calles "male_trenchcoat_newhead" that uses the male_basic head, and I don't think it's mirrored. If you want to take a look at it, here's the link:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/3DMastermeshes2/
Great Job!
Those should work out great! :D
I may have a problem with Ken, though. I designed the skin to go with the Apollo vx mesh (because the hair is so similar). Is it possible to just nifskope the hair from the Apollo mesh onto that hexed mesh you just showed me?
There is a problem about the vxApollo mesh because I can't copy the hair. :( Can you upload the Ken & Ryu mesh you have so I can see if it's compatible with the hexed mesh?
I'm afraid I don't know anything about meshing. Run that by me again?
I'll just send/pm you the mesh I hexed for you to test. But I'll ask permission first.
Permission granted. :D
Yes man Ren approved. :)
I just tried it on the mesh, and it worked fine. The vx meshes use the male_basic format that most meshes use, so there was no problem with the basic skin. I'll have to modify some things like the headband and belt of course, but it should be pretty easy.
If we can get that mesh with Ken hair, then I'll be all set to release my first three Street Fighters along with my modified version of Marv (thanks for pointing me towards male_trenchcoat_newface!)
It's nice to hear that the mesh works fine. :) Btw here is the Ken hex using Tommyboy's parts & Ren's Sentry hair.
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3567/kenme0.jpg
Awesome CF Kane, I've been looking for the Metal Men! If you don't mind, I'd love to put them in my DCU quasi-mod. I like that Question skin too, the fabrics look pretty great.
Benton, I'd be honored if you used my skins. I'm really looking forward to your mod.
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beardedinlairmeshes5 (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beardedinlairmeshes5)
i've got a mesh here called trench.
it's got the male basic head and chest. i designed it to be marv, especially the head. blunt nose and crew cut. i'd really be happy to get a good skin for it.
Quote from: bearded on April 25, 2007, 08:56:45 AM
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beardedinlairmeshes5 (http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beardedinlairmeshes5)
i've got a mesh here called trench.
it's got the male basic head and chest. i designed it to be marv, especially the head. blunt nose and crew cut. i'd really be happy to get a good skin for it.
Just got the mesh. It's perfect. I'll adapt the head either tonight or tomorrow.
And I've just finished adapting Ryu and Ken for the hexed meshes you guys supplied.
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9011/ryukenkt4.png)
Sorry the image is a bit blurry, but don't worry, they look fine in reality. I'll release these guys along with Marv and Zangief once I finish the last adaptations necessary for Marv.
i started making a 'that yellow ...' mesh, but i didn't finish it. i'll try to find it, if you want. from sin city of course.
^ I was hoping to finish off the Street Fighter characters before entering into another series. Thanks for the idea though :)
Okay, they're finished. Expect to see them in the Releases boards sometime very very soon.
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4621/sfryukenzangiefmo8.png)
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7570/marvfinalce2.png)
marv is better than i could have hoped. would you be willing to show a close up profile of the face in the meanwhile?
(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7026/marvprofileck9.png)
as requested :D
and they're released!
Nice release CF Kane. :thumbup:
That Marv does look very nice. Good job.
You've got some decent wrinkles down and a fairly good handle on everything else from the looks of it. I see you starting to break away from the C6 base faces a bit. I'd say keep doing that. Faces really help a skin look unique. This is promising stuff, and I can't wait to see what you do next.
Here are the first drafts of my next two skins. I think I did okay, considering the meshes I had available. (hint, hint, meshers and nifskopers!)
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1623/sfblankahondaro2.png)
Ed Honda and Blanka, respectively.
I'm also trying to work on a third skin using Revenant's Ares mesh, assuming I can actually successfully nifskope something from it.
That E.Honda and Blanka skin/mesh are great. :thumbup: But it's sad that there is no mesh similar to Blanka's long hair. :(
Thanks. Hey, can you help me with this nifskoping problem I've been having? I've been trying to remove parts from a mesh, but after I save it, the skin stops reading and the whole mesh appears magenta.
Sorry man I'm not sure about what's causing those problems. When I try to remove parts from a mesh and view it on Ctool it looks just fine.
nevermind I got it working. I was saving it to the wrong folder :doh:
I'll release the two Street Fighter skins this weekend along with this third skin:
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8295/previewnn3.png)
THIS. IS. PREVIEW!
excellent can't wait to see the good king in full figure
SPARTAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
I need some help. I can't remember if the Spartans in 300 wore sandals with straps going up to the knee of if they had metal shin guards as well.
Quote from: CF Kane on May 02, 2007, 02:54:18 PM
I'll release the two Street Fighter skins this weekend along with this third skin:
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8295/previewnn3.png)
THIS. IS. PREVIEW!
:eek2:
can't wait for that to be done!
(http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8361/leonidasfk1.png)
And here it is. I'll release this along with Blanka and Honda ASAP.
And they're released.
now do a spartan skin and king leonidas will be in command!
1 with spear and shield, 1 with sword and shield
wheres his shield!?
To be honest, I couldn't find a mesh with a Greek helmet, a shield and a weapon (either a sword or a spear).
I don't really trust my hexing skills, but I'll fiddle around with it nonetheless.
u could use capt's shield can skin it
and use ENT"S ketframes
Well, I was thinking of using the shield from Renegade's Captain, but I have no idea how to apply it.
Great job on the King Leonidas skin, your metal texture really looks like the one from the movie! Hope to see more of your stuff!
I finally made a comprehensive list of the things that I want to do. (Note: I won't be releasing these skins in the order I presented)
Street Fighter:
Balrog
Chun-Li
Dhalsim
Guile
Sagat
Vega
The Trenchcoat Brigade
Dr. Occult
The Phantom Stranger
Mr. E.
John Constantine
The Challengers of the Unknown:
Ace
June
Prof
Rocky
Red
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen:
Mina Murray
Alan Quartermain
Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde
Cpt. Nemo
Hawley Griffen
Pulp Heroes:
Conan the Barbarian
Dick Tracy
Doc Savage
Fu Manchu
John Carter
Phillip Marlowe
Sherlock Holmes
Tarzan
Zorro
Other:
Jesse Custer (the Preacher)
Mario
The Spirit
James Bond
I already put this list in the requests forum (I don't have usable meshes for all of these), but I might as well put it in my own thread as well.
Man that great!
I can't wait to see them in action
(http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6057/300previewux9.png)
Now available!
Sweet!
Awesome shields! Great job...
now...
Where's Waldo?? :P
great spartans!!!! :thumbup:
this will be great in rumble room!
Aww man... Now I have to upgrade my rumble room limit to 301...
"... where three hundred Spartans held back the mighty Darkseid!"
I'm in the middle of working on Chun-Li (on my own hex of female_hairbuns) and the Challengers of the Unknown (for any male_basic compatible mesh). But they're still a long way from done. But I'll give you a preview of a character that I just finished up last night:
(http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/8717/constantinepreviewdc5.png)
The decidedly blonde, British, so-very-non-Keanu-ish John Constantine.
Okay. I've decided to hold off on any more Street Fighter skins until I find better meshes for the rest of them. I'm going to go straight through the Trenchcoat Brigade and Challengers now.
Can I just say ... yay?
I love the 'trenchcoat brigade' and no-one has done Mr E or Constantine before now.
Leonidas and the 300 Spartans are looking great!!! :thumbup:
One tiny thing with Constantine ... you should work out how to get a cigarette in his mouth or hand somehow.
Quote from: Jakew on May 14, 2007, 05:18:05 PM
One tiny thing with Constantine ... you should work out how to get a cigarette in his mouth or hand somehow.
YES! If you cant get it in his hand then a pack sticking out of his pocket.
You know, you could probably skope one from Texas Jack's Wasteland_Gunslinger (I think that was the name).
I'll check it out. Where can I get it?
either that, or you could probably use the cigar from Syn's Wolverine_TJ +, from www.freedom-asylum.co.uk (http://www.freedom-asylum.co.uk)
Hey CF Kane. I've hexed some Dragonball Z Chars and maybe you would be interested on skinning them and make them like Marvel & DC DBZ version. It's Gohan, Piccolo, Future Trunks & Trunks Armor. These meshes are compatible with the Ryu & Ken keyframes that I send to you. I'll pm you the link. :)
Pics
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7710/dragonballeh9.png
Ref
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3451/refrk0.png
I'd be happy to.
Unfortunately, I'm on vacation for a couple of weeks, and I won't have access to any of my software. I'll start work on the DBZ characters, as well as finish up the skins that I've started so far, when I get back.
a small suggestion: if you are able maybe you should look at skoping some trousers into johnny boy, the spandex legs with the shoes always looked awkward on that mesh.
@CF Kane - Ok man have a nice vacation. :)
Yeah, I agree with Car. It's always bugged me.
As for your skin... I love what you've done with the trenchcoat. The little belt and the collar look great. I think the shadow on the inside may be a bit too much, but that's just me.
However the shirt I'm not as fond of. The collar looks way too huge. Disco collar even. The tie seems really sloppy too. I'm thinking a lot of that is the mesh, stretching it weird, though. But the end point really starts too high and is way too steep. Neckties have always been a pet peeve of mine. I see so many tallented, professional artists, who can't draw one to save their lives, and it's sooo simple. It's not exactly the same with skins, but the principal is there. Anyhow, google up some images if you don't see what I'm talking about. You'll get it.
Anyhow, you're making some good leway. And hopefully you'll continue skinning much needed characters that I can't believe haven't been done before.
Quote from: The Pwime on May 16, 2007, 05:51:31 PM
either that, or you could probably use the cigar from Syn's Wolverine_TJ +, from www.freedom-asylum.co.uk (http://www.freedom-asylum.co.uk)
I can't find a cigar on that mesh, just a placeholder for one.
Oh, and I'm back from vacation.
i did the standard skin for syn's wolverine mesh, the cigar is hexxed off so you need something like nif skope or hex editor to turn it back on
Welcome back CF Kane. :thumbup: I read your pm man, I'll upload the file asap and send it to you.
I updated the old hexed meshes
http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/8748/dragonballzcharsupdatern6.png
sweet hex gokou! :thumbup:
Thanks dude. :)
Those are very cool DBZ skopes. I was a big DBZ fan a few years ago, it's really cool to see them getting some love.
Thanks Podmark. :)
CF Kane hasn't replied yet and the file I uploaded might die soon so I'll just put the link in my sig if anyone wants to try to skin them.
Oh, sorry. I downloaded them a while back, it just took me a while to respond. I've already made some headway on Goku and I've made a pretty decent stab at doing an anime-style face that I can easily use for the other characters.
It's going to take a while to finish them, but I'll get cracking.
Wow that's good news CF Kane. :thumbup:
Well, I tried my best on Constantine's tie, but I think that's as good as it gets for now. I may do an update later on when I'm more comfortable with my skinning technique, but I'm a bit anxious to release it. Also, I couldn't get a decent object to use as a cigarette (not a cigar), so I'll just leave that to more talented hexers than myself.
(http://www.mypicshare.com/image.php?id=171585&kk=4d8&aa=628f)
In better news, I'm pretty satisfied with my first two DBZ skins: Goku and Piccolo.
(http://www.mypicshare.com/image.php?id=171573&kk=324a&aa=55f1)
Are the pics showing up for anybody?
I can't see the pics CF Kane. You should upload it in imageshack.
I've managed to import a DBZ hair for Gokou, Gohan, Vegeta & Trunks. But they have no skin and I just edited the colors in nifskope.
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7121/updatedr0.png
pics aren't working now, but I saw it earlier when there was a link. Piccolo looked great. Goku was good but his hair wasn't right for his non-super saiyan form, and it seemed to just be a solid black which looked kinda boring. I'm not sure what kind of hair mapping you're dealing with though.
I'm positive a Goku mesh with the proper hair has been done in the past. No idea where it is though.
Lord Ehmsidy made some Dragon Ball meshes http://www.geocities.com/lo_ehmsidy/ Goku, Piccolo, and Majin Buu are there.
I can't wait to see CF Kane's skins. :)
@Podmark - I agree with you man, the hair is just pure black. Because the mesh isn't uvmapped and have no skeleton. I just imported it, attach it to the head and edited the color on nifskope. I'm just new at using 3dsmax. :(
Here is a front view pic of my hexed goku
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8465/headwe0.png
Hey guys, I'm afraid I'll have to delay the release of these skins *again*. My family is taking a rather long trip and they're taking me with them, so I won't be able to work on the skins for a while. :banghead:
I'll catch you later.
Good luck CF Kane. I have solved the problem on what's causing the skins to not show up. I'll send them to you when you get back. :)
Here is the fixed version with skins.
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/6725/faceff9.png
Those are looking really nice Gokou
:o Really awesome work you got there.
Thanks guys, btw the meshes are released. It's in my sig but they don't have DBZ skins. :)