testing a steam-punk version … :hmm:
Game Art Challenge #10: Quadriped – Plasma cannon
AndyH
#5
Looking nice!
Your work has a really nice, blocky style and this one is looking good as usual.
astrofra
#6
thanks for the kind words ! I’ll go for the steampunk version, for sure !
Keeping this blocky look with textures & gouraud will be the main challenge for me 
Anyway, 'just tossed some piggy character in the vehicle, to test proportions …
With the current design, the pilot can’t even see what’s in front of him (including buildings, walls, enemies …)
'Still a long way to go :hmm:
AdamAtomic
#8
Bevels, lots of thin bevels! Take that, Gouraud! Cool design, I dig on the pig guy too.
AndyH
#9
Looking great so far - i like the pig pilot.
I suggest moving the seat to the side of the gun - if you move it higher so you can see over it, then hell have a very black face cos of the chimney belching smoke in his face!
Its gonna look great if you stick to that style you know so well…
astrofra
#10
yeah, i don’t really know where to put that damn pilot …the ‘head in the chimney’ seems a funny option I like those simple things that tells stories, it helps when it comes to texture.
In the meantime, i’m trying all sorts of color schemes.
AndyH
#11
I love it! Really nice lighting style. I like the first pic with the side shield, though, as you said, the face in the chimney could give him a funny look with the blackened face and goggle lines.
the only comment id say is that the actual barrel is a bit odd - i cant say i know what a plasma gun looks like, but those pointy things make it look more like a missile launcher or something.
astrofra
#12
yeaah, smoke in da face !! let’s try ! About the plasma cannon, my concept evolved, and though I changed my thread’s title, it remained the same in CGtalk’s database, damn … so now it’s more smthing like a “Burst Cannon” 
kinkypuss
#13
don’t think you can change the title of the thread… :shrug:
i really like what you got going… nice blocky style…
keep up the good work. 
AndyH
#17
Looks great, though its a bit rear heavy now. Also, the indent caused by the pilot seat would mess with the mechanics of the main gun. I know youre not going for realism, but it gives the main gun a much less imposing presence.
DevilHacker
#19
[color=white]I would have to agree it is rear heavy…
maybe if you make the chasse (that the legs are attached too), a little farther back (towards the middle) or stretch it out bringing the legs in the front up a little; and the legs in the back, way farther back…
Just some suggestions, keep up the good work!
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Ghostscape
#20
Holy crap!
How did I miss this?
I hope to see some more work on this, it looks really cool.
PKD
#21
I still prefer the one with mr piggy seating at the side with the shield in front. By the way, I think the smoke balls are taking way too much polygons. I don’t know whether you have done so, but I would delete all the hidden part of the balls.