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[Hekatoncheires]

hrm. Recolored only? I figured their flight trajectory would have to be modified, too, otherwise they'd collide with one another.

[Tarot Redhand]

@TAD Hint - I was kidding. That is what the smiley was supposed to convey.

 

TR

[The Amethyst Dragon]

hrm. Recolored only? I figured their flight trajectory would have to be modified, too, otherwise they'd collide with one another.

 

Recolored, removed the glow from most of them (just didn't suit my personal style). I didn't touch flight trajectories...I was never a very good animator, and I modified those years ago. I think I did a delay or something in the scripting to fix visible collisions (it's been several years since I looked at the code for those).

[The Amethyst Dragon]

I didn't get time to post yesterday, so here's the next thing for the community.

 

It's a collection of boxes, wrapped in shiny paper and tied with ribbons. For those wanting to add a little holiday or party decoration to their module or PW.

 

Day 5: Gifts (placeables)

 

[Pstemarie]

Are there rings inside - being the 5th day and all 

[The Amethyst Dragon]

Are there rings inside - being the 5th day and all 

Um, sure. If a builder wants, that'd be funny.

[SomethingSpicy]

OK TAD, I dare you to do this style in a tileset

 

 

Ah, the first real crpg I ever played (Ring of Darkness on the Dragon 32 (CoCo clone)).

 

TR

The Cyberspace tileset looks a lot like that, tweak the texture a bit and there you go:

http://neverwinterva...eset/cyberspace

[The Amethyst Dragon]

There is a treant in the CEP; I'm thinking it was created by DLA. I prefer healthy trees have a bit more foliage, so I removed the old leaves and filled it the thing out with foliage from _six's very cool Wild Woods tileset.

 

Day 6: Wild Woods Treant

 

[Hekatoncheires]

very nice, AD!!

[Pstemarie]

Yes, TAD, the treant is by DLA. This very same modification was already on my WIP list for Q. Now I can cross it off - ty so much!

[Mecheon]

I wish I can remember who uploaded that pack of modified treants to be different trees, but uh, it sort of lasted on the Vault for... All of one day for some reason or another

 

Goes well with that forest dragon, though!

[Pstemarie]

LoW has some tree giants in his Arbor Falls hak - reminds me I gotta add those to Q too.

[Mecheon]

LoW has some tree giants in his Arbor Falls hak - reminds me I gotta add those to Q too.

The World of Warcraft Ancient Protectors?

[Pstemarie]

I think LoW called them "tree giants."

[The Amethyst Dragon]

Running late tonight, but I really felt the need to figure out how to make a demo video for this one and get it uploaded.

 

This time, it's a collection of ground models and projectile VFX models to replace the standard 7 NWN grenade-like weapons. Now alchemist fire will look different than holy water, and different than choking powder, all while in mid-throw (or just sitting on the ground).

 

Day 7: Grenade Weapon Models & Projectiles

Demo video: youtube link

 

[Shadooow]

Those grenades fits into my community patch project, can I add them?

[The Amethyst Dragon]

Those grenades fits into my community patch project, can I add them?

Yes, feel free.

[The Amethyst Dragon]

Back in my Pencil & Paper D&D days, my campaign world had a variety of weak cousins to dragons that sometimes hunted in packs. They were intended to enable low to mid level groups of PCs to fight "dragons" without an immediate party wipe.

 

Years later, with NWN and improving model making skills, I decided to bring these beings into my PW. I consolidated the multiple types down to a single, more beastial one, then got to work.

 

The drake (Aenean Drake) is a dangerous predator. A wingless, distant cousin to true dragons, these creatures hunt in packs, much like wolves, to bring down more, and sometimes bigger, prey.

 

To keep with the wolf-like theme, I based the new model on the animations and general shape of the NWN dire wolf. I used modified pieces of hardpoints' fang dragon and its textures to make them reptilian and fearsome, then added yellow eyes that glow in the dark for that final touch. I ended up with just what I'd been envisioning...and from the screenshots, something I could envision as a "cuddly pet" to one of PLUSH HYENA of DOOM's characters.

 

Day 8: Aenean Drake

 

[tenor_general]

It makes a decent spiked felldrake stand-in as well.  Thanks for sharing with the community.

[Mecheon]

There are Felldrakes out there, check out hardpoint's dragon pack for them. Still neat, and especially taking from the fang dragon rather than one of the more used dragons

 

(Still does remind me I need to get around to making more dragons myself, to fill in the gaps)

[The Amethyst Dragon]

There's a fungus among us! Or even two!

 

I was minding my own business, building underdark areas for my PW, when I realized that there just weren't any models for certain underground hazards that made me think of those old D&D sessions. So, I made them, based off old Monster Manual descriptions and my own ideas.

 

I wanted my shrieker to look the part, so I looked at various illustrations, found and modified some textures, and went to work with gmax to create a completely original giant mushroom. Then I added the "speakers" that have always been a feature of these harmless, yet deadly in their own way, fungi. I went with purple as their top color because of another type of fungus they're often found with.

 

Violet fungi are, of course, purple. It's right in their name. I started with the shrieker mushroom, enlarged it a bit, changed up some of the textures, then swiped the animations from the really, really old Roper model that's in the CEP (not sure of the original source right off hand), because violet fungi are violent fungi.

 

So, there you go. Two new creatures for killing your module's/PW's player characters while underground. One to attract attention, one to give it.

 

Day 9: Shrieker & Violet Fungus

 

[The Amethyst Dragon]

Not going to get today's model out. Had it all packaged up neatly, ready to post on the Vault, launched NWN to grab screenshots, noticed a major visual problem with the model when it's actually moving (it's a creature, and when it moves it leaves a gap between the torso and pelvis). Going to have to fix this when I get time tomorrow, because it's going to bug me. 

[PLUSH HYENA of DOOM]

Hm... That Aenean Drake just might end up as a Cuddly Pet for one of my ladies, as you suggested...

[Fester Pot]

Hm... That Aenean Drake just might end up as a Cuddly Pet for one of my ladies, as you suggested...

Still quite early for me, and still working on the first cup of coffee.

Anyhoot, from the root of the forum, I saw this thread title - 13 Days of Content from The...

and you were the last poster mentioned - Plush Hyena of DOOM

So, early morning mind + old age equals new thread title!

 

13 Days of Doom.

Now there's a Christmas right up your ... well ... whatever the heck your avatar is

FP!

[Tarot Redhand]

So we do end up with 12 days of Christmas stuff anyway (always thought 13 was ambitious anyway).  <Note to AD, I am pulling your leg. Do not take this seriously unlike that previous post...>

 

TR