MrLux Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Hey folks, Per the #1997 ticket , starting a thread for the gharial. ---------------------------------------------- Model The crocodile as in source blend as a comparaison. Triangle count of 507. Waiting approval. Spoiler Spoiler ---------------------------------------------- Texturing: Not being able for now to procedural texture the animals given the need for high detail on low poly, I decal photo texture into the lp model. So I prefer to wait for model approval to have as little as possible deformation in the texture. Question: I found some nice images on a website called pixabay.com . Create an account and the texture are said to be under their #pixabay licence which looks like a creative commons, sort of. Link to their terms: pixabay licence Quote Under the Pixabay License you are granted an irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive and royalty free right to use, download, copy, modify or adapt the Content for commercial or non-commercial purposes. Attribution of the photographer, videographer, musician or Pixabay is not required but is always appreciated. I guess that allows us to use them to texture cc0 models? Anyway, here is my list of textures that I will use, probably not all but well. I have a list for me, but I figure that if someone wants to take the mantle for whatever reason, better documents and threads are good to have. Pixabay or wikimedia commons for the deposit source. Spoiler Closeup photo of alligator Brown alligator Crocodile on body of water Black and brown crocodile on brown sand during daytime Gharial Crocodiles - Conservation Breeding Center - Kasara - Chitwan National Park - Nepal - 02 (13907462611).jpg Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial, Gavial) white background.jpg Gharial Crocodile - Conservation Breeding Center - Kasara - Chitwan National Park - Nepal - 01 (13931099394).jpg Gavial du Gange (Gavialis gangeticus), Ferme aux crocodiles.JPG Gharial san diego.jpg Indian Gharial at the San Diego Zoo (2006-01-03).jpg ---------------------------------------------- Rigging done by reusing the crocodile .blend in the source ---------------------------------------------- Animation Crocodile animation do not cleanly translate to the new model. I need to some clean up of the swim animation. For the walking, I learned that the gharial doesn't have the musculature to walk. He gliddes by dragging is body on the ground. Animation should reflect that, but then is it possible to code the behavior for it to not go to far from shores. I mean, it would be great to see a giant reptile glidding through the map but well not really realistic. XD 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowgetoffyourcellphone Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 28 minutes ago, MrLux said: guess that allows us to use them to texture cc0 models? As worded it is essentially a cc0 license. We can attribute anyway since the project in general is pro attribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescio Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Great initiative! More animals are always welcome, and the gharial would certainly be a nice addition. 8 hours ago, MrLux said: Crocodile animation do not cleanly translate to the new model. I need to some clean up of the swim animation. For the walking, I learned that the gharial doesn't have the musculature to walk. He gliddes by dragging is body on the ground. Animation should reflect that, but then is it possible to code the behavior for it to not go to far from shores. I mean, it would be great to see a giant reptile glidding through the map but well not really realistic. XD Good to know. Indeed many crocodilians (unlike other reptiles) are capable of both a ‘high walk’ and a ‘low walk’, but there are indeed exceptions. Perhaps you could make the tail a bit longer? It seems to be nearly half the length of the animal: Spoiler There are three crocodilians in the Indian subcontinent. Ideally 0 A.D. ought to have all three of them. The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) lives in the Indo-Gangetic plain (Pakistan, Northern India, Southern Nepal, Bangladesh). The mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is by far the most common and lives throughout the subcontinent. The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) lives along the entire Indian east coast (as well as throughout South-East Asia, Melanesia, and the north coast of Australia). Spoiler gharial: mugger: saltie: Lets end with an example of peaceful coexistence (three gharials and one mugger): Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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