Blackrose: a new skin for the Mynx model (Download included)

[WendyB]

Hey guys! I finally finished this skin for Mynx. I had to shelf it for a bit when I went on a Christmas holiday, and only got back to it now.

Download from Worldspawn:
http://ws.q3df.org/model/mynx_blackrose/

[lvlshot]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/216 ... render.jpg[/lvlshot]





Map featured in screenshot: http://lvlworld.com/download/Mu.innellim

In case anyone is interested, I also created some step-by-step tutorials on how I did the face and hair:
[lvlshot]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/216 ... n_hair.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/216 ... n_face.jpg[/lvlshot]

[Majki]

AMAZING.

Send this to QL devs!

[mrd]

Methinks you should do skin-work on some higher-poly models This looks pretty sweet though. Crazy that folks are still developing for this damn game 15 years later

[obsidian]

Wow! I love the hair and painted sheen of the leather. Nice mini tutorial too.

[WendyB]

Thanks guys, glad you like her!

@ mrd: That's what I do for a day job, actually. So In my free time, I like to kick back and have some fun with the oldschool stuff!

[mrd]

All is well then.

[Hipshot]

Very cool! Especially that it was released now, I had to check the OP post date to be really sure.

Maybe you started working with this in 1999, then you decided that now is a good year to release it?

[Eraser]

That looks awesome.
For some reason it looks like there's much more detail in this skin than the original Q3 skins, but that might be just me

[WendyB]

@ Hipshot: My plan is to make a bunch more of them. It's never too late to make a skin for Quake 3, is it?

@ Eraser: I upgraded the main body texture from the original size of 256x128 pixels to a larger 512x256 pixel sheet. I kept the head and chest textures at the original sizes. I did that because the pixel density on this character was very uneven. To be specific, the body suit had much less texture space than the rest of her. I tried to work at the original resolution at first, but I wasn't able to draw crisp buckles and clothing seams that way. So, I fixed the pixel density problem by upscaling the offending texture, and working at the higher detail level instead.

[Eraser]

Ah I see. And that works properly in-game as well or not? I imagine the wrapping goes all wrong then? Or is Quake 3 smart enough to fix that for you? I know it isn't that easy when it comes to texturing levels.

[WendyB]

With character textures you can simply use any texture size, as long as the proportions are kept the same.

[fKd]

wow, very cool! keep em coming

[Crayfish]

This is awesome. Mynx is my fave character, loving this version. The hair is especially great.

[CZghost]

Cool chick Have downloaded yesterday, looked in chat file for the bot and I must say there is number of jokes and she's pretty sweary Will try a game with her later

[CZghost]

A game with Rosie was pretty simple. I have loaded up Arena Gate (q3dm1) and placed Rosie there. Well, she's not much communicative type. Fair said, she plays a bit bored, skin is great, but I would not suggest her as a bot to play.