wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, stanislas69 said: Smaller turret for elephant, @wowgetoffyourcellphone That looks great for the Ptolemies and maybe a Carthaginian elephant upgrade. I think a Kushite one could probably look different? @Sundiata Edited March 11, 2018 by wowgetoffyourcellphone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundiata Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 @stanislas69 Very cool indeed! @wowgetoffyourcellphone  I think it's important to emphasize the fact that these towers are very lightweight. Some of the artists' reference images of a Carthaginian war-elephant shows towers made of stitched leather, (probably hardened, and spun over a light wooden frame). I think that would do good to add to the authenticity of the look. Also, maybe the tower is still a little too tall? Spoiler  I made a stitched leather texture that I think would be more appropriate for the tower?  Secondly, I think there needs to be a thick blanket (3D) underneath the tower, to cushion the tower for the elephant and evenly distribute the weight. This image shows very beautifully, how the tower is cushioned by a thick blanket: Spoiler  If you look at all the references, the towers are usually fastened to the elephant with three straps: one across it's chest, one across it's belly, and one across it's butt. Most appropriate IMO would be a thick leather strap in the middle across it's belly, and metal chains across it's chest and butt. The leather strap in the middle holds the tower down (anchors it) and the the two metal chains across it's front and back prevent it from moving back and forth. Maybe @Alexandermb could help us here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sundiata Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Ooooh, cool, I think that looks way better! I like the way the blanket makes the tower look less large, but maybe the blanket itself is a tad too large/wide? By the way, here's an idea for the Ptolemaic tower (wood frame), although this one seems to be used for parades. I can still imagine some leather spun over it for actual battle:  Edited March 11, 2018 by Sundiata 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sundiata Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 @stanislas69 to me it looks perfect now... So this would be ideal for the Carthaginian war elephant, but I think it could also be used for the Ptolemies and even for that one Kushite hero-elephant, with their respective props, of course.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yeah, this is the kushite elephant hero texture Now I just need to boost my commit speed ^^" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widerstreit Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) Textures look good, but I think they would look better with some used look on them. It is no pilitary parade, the metal looks like fresh polished. Edited March 11, 2018 by Widerstreit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Where did this leg armor come from? I don't think it works too well with the contours of the elephant's legs as is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 27 minutes ago, LordGood said: Where did this leg armor come from? I don't think it works too well with the contours of the elephant's legs as is Enrique  It's not supposed to be used with that elephant anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Widerstreit said: Textures look good, but I think they would look better with some used look on them. It is no pilitary parade, the metal looks like fresh polished. Nah, should look nice IMHO. They only live for all of about 100 seconds before they die anyway.   25 minutes ago, LordGood said: Where did this leg armor come from? I don't think it works too well with the contours of the elephant's legs as is Right, perhaps a prop or modified elephant model for this.  6 hours ago, stanislas69 said: I think the tower and pillow should be positioned forward slightly on the eles' back. Right now it looks like it rests on the animals back hip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Like dis ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yeah, I think. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Yeah its better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 @LordGood 1. Meeting if you have time 2. Can I commit the tower and the elephant textures by wackyserious ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion.Kanzen Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 I want to see in the map editor... look some shinning.... distract the eye easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 11 hours ago, stanislas69 said: Can I commit the tower and the elephant textures by wackyserious ? Hey, yeah go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 @Itms can this pass feature freeze ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itms Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 51 minutes ago, stanislas69 said: @Itms can this pass feature freeze ? No problem for me. Stunning work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigal Son Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Perhaps the back leg armor could be wrapped a bit better? You could also add some straps/chains to hold the tower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Chains will be for A24 As for the legs as I said the texture is not fit for those elephants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigal Son Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, stanislas69 said: As for the legs as I said the texture is not fit for those elephants Yeah my bad, I missed that. Do you also mean another skin will be used? Or just edit the armor? Edited March 12, 2018 by Prodigal Son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Prodigal Son said: Yeah my bad, I missed that. Do you also mean another skin will be used? Or just edit the armor? Yeah the skins on the first page, so no leg armor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan` Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Carthago delenda est... but not today... Â Â 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Sneaky Nuba camp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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