SC2Mapster

Started a project back in January to create the 3 main bugs from Starship Troopers, been working on them here and there in my spare time.
Figured I'd make a work in progress thread since it seems like the hip thing to do :P
maybe it will motivate me to finish.

Tanker

modeling and texturing complete. currently working on animations

Hopper

-Textures still need a little work, mainly the wings
-Animation

Warrior

-Textures
-Animation

Also planning on doing death models/animations

Tell me, how can you not finish it when you have so much done already? :)

It's alot of animation helpers, they must be moving pretty smooth.

Doing great, I want to see those in a map.

@ZombieZasz: Go

your models are good but I dont like the attack animation of the bug in the video :P

@Leruster: Go The power of procrastination, and actually taking the time to work on them :P

@Zolden: Go yeah, working on the broad animations right now, but they should help out a lot with the finessing.

@SoulFilcher: Go Thanks, same, I might put a thread in the Request forum to see if someone can make one.

@Triceron: Go Thanks, yeah that would be awsome!
No I haven't seen it yet, is it good? never saw the 2nd and 3rd movies cause I heard they were awful, looked that way too. The animated series was on netflix, that wasn't half bad.

@Taintedwisp: Go All the animations are in the rough state, going to extending the timing for the Attack and add a particle effect for when the burning fire of death starts shooting out

@ZombieZasz: Go

Ahh COOL

@Triceron: Go

Watched it the other night, the ships and effects looked awesome, human characters made me cringe though, their animations made it feel like a video game cinematic.

the mini plasma bug was pretty cool, and the marauder suits were bad ass.

Took a break from Archnids to help out Biophysicist with his model request:
http://www.sc2mapster.com/forums/development/artist-tavern/requests/45843-request-young-woman/#p17

Shirt texture and dress model/texture.

new progression video for tanker:

@ZombieZasz: Go

Looks pretty. I wish you also rotate the camera around it to see how light plays on its surface. Do you use environmant map/mask?

@Zolden: Go

Thanks, I'll do a rotate on my next vid.

I didn't do an Env map on any of the bugs, just Diffuse/Spec/Normal/Alpha. I do have an idea for a future project that would use it though.

@ZombieZasz: Go

Wow Kinkycactus you're models are incredible great work on them, I hope you finish them with Animations there very well done in my opinion.

@DaFunk86: Go

Thanks

Progression video for Warrior Bug:

Hopper Bug Progression video:

@ZombieZasz: Go

You should give the warrior bug a secondary attack animation where it stands on its back legs and does a series of impaling motions, with its front legs and then upper arms.

I can already see the marine giblets flying.

I really like what you have there. Makes me want to work on a starship troopers map.

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@ZombieZasz: Go

You should give the warrior bug a secondary attack animation where it stands on its back legs and does a series of impaling motions, with its front legs and then upper arms.

I can already see the marine giblets flying.

I really like what you have there. Makes me want to work on a starship troopers map.

I plan on adding in one more attack variation, probly have it attack with its claws rather than bite. still tweaking the walks as well.

Physics test with Warrior Bug: