=== [TASK] === Male Head's

[Alexandermb]

@Genava55Non bearded german's already rendered. bake them whitout beard is as just ast disable colections:

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[Alexandermb]

Mod file with the latest factions added as gauls/germ's missing briton's. and some scattered faces: Heads.7z

[Alexandermb]

Added female celt/germ: 

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[Alexandermb]

We can delete the gold cap and spare some tris:

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[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

7 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

Added female celt/germ: 

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While you're doing good work here with skills I do not possess, I think the aesthetics aren't quite there. The men clearly have the same face, just different hair colors and facial hair. The women look severely swollen. Everybody just has a "Cro-Magnon" or "Neandertal" look to them. It's great to have normal mapped heads in the end, whatever the aesthetic. 

5 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

We can delete the gold cap and spare some tris:

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Very nice. We definitely could do that on a few things like this to save some triangles.  

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

9 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

@Genava55Non bearded german's already rendered. bake them whitout beard is as just ast disable colections:

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The Suebian knot here looks much better than the current one. 

[Stan`]

 

Can you make it so there is not so much wasted texture memory with transparency ? E.g bake on a 128x256 or something

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

8 minutes ago, Stan` said:

 

Can you make it so there is not so much wasted texture memory with transparency ? E.g bake on a 128x256 or something

256x128 you mean?

[Stan`]

Both work  It's currently 45 degrees 

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

52 minutes ago, Stan` said:

Both work  It's currently 45 degrees 

Just easier for modder readability if horizontal, is all.

[Alexandermb]

Heading to class soon so i won't be today available. 

 

2 hours ago, Stan` said:

Can you make it so there is not so much wasted texture memory with transparency ? E.g bake on a 128x256 or something

I try to leave a space in blank in case an accesory is needed like jewelry or prop's. but will do a 2nd round of baking later with a 1024x512 rendering if needed.

 

 

2 hours ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

While you're doing good work here with skills I do not possess, I think the aesthetics aren't quite there. The men clearly have the same face, just different hair colors and facial hair. The women look severely swollen. Everybody just has a "Cro-Magnon" or "Neandertal" look to them. It's great to have normal mapped heads in the end, whatever the aesthetic. 

Reshaped the mesh a bit:

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[Alexandermb]

Female too:

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[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

54 minutes ago, Alexandermb said:

Reshaped the mesh a bit:

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That's a really good improvement. Thanks for taking my critique to heart.

49 minutes ago, Alexandermb said:

Female too:

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Is the normal map correct for the women's faces? Something odd happening with their cheekbones.

[Alexandermb]

6 minutes ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

the normal map correct for the women's faces? Something odd happening with their cheekbones.

Yeah i need to rebake the normal map but before need to smooth the Cheeck, seems like pointy.

[Outis]

1 hour ago, wowgetoffyourcellphone said:

Something odd happening with their cheekbones.

German ladies look like they pulled an all-nighter at Berghain with those eye bags

[Genava55]

On 12/05/2026 at 12:10 AM, Alexandermb said:

Yes please!

The Britons adorned their bodies with either tattoos or body paint; it is highly likely that they covered their faces. The composition and color of these pigments are a matter of debate. They may have been blue, green, or red. The designs applied to the body are not known from historical accounts. 

I suggest using simple symbols inspired by those found on certain coins. The colors could match the player’s colors

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[Alexandermb]

8 hours ago, Outis said:

German ladies look like they pulled an all-nighter at Berghain with those eye bags

Theres something wrong when baking woman's normal map's like they are more sensitive than male low poly shape for rendering.

[Alexandermb]

5 minutes ago, Genava55 said:

The Britons adorned their bodies with either tattoos or body paint; it is highly likely that they covered their faces. The composition and color of these pigments are a matter of debate. They may have been blue, green, or red. The designs applied to the body are not known from historical accounts. 

I suggest using simple symbols inspired by those found on certain coins. The colors could match the player’s colors

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Those are perfect! i can do them.  @Genava55 are they CC licensed ? if that so i can use the exact same black textures that match the face painting to bake them faster. Otherwise i just draw them i can draw but i already have the first electronic laboratory test next week. 

[Alexandermb]

@wowgetoffyourcellphone

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[Alexandermb]

Wasn't the normal, was some random vertex on the mesh:

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[Genava55]

6 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

Those are perfect! i can do them.  @Genava55 are they CC licensed ? if that so i can use the exact same black textures that match the face painting to bake them faster. Otherwise i just draw them i can draw but i already have the first electronic laboratory test next week. 

I don't think there is any copyright on those drawings. The source is never mentioned and it has been copied over and over for decades. I know the British Museum authorizes non-commercial use under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. So I think we are good.

[Outis]

7 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

Wasn't the normal, was some random vertex on the mesh:

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The freckles are a great touch 

I fear they may be picked on at school though...

8 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

@wowgetoffyourcellphone

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These look great as well. Maybe one suggestion: the lips appear somehow too small.

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

8 hours ago, Alexandermb said:

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Nice! Can you make a female Kushite one like this with a leather eye patch over one eye? For Amanirenas.