DaveSpectre's Assets
I do all kinds of different kitbashes and retextures.
I am currently struggling with burnout and I am learning to live in some healthy balance. That means I will not release models very often, but sometimes I will make some when I feel like it. So I guess you could consider me semi-retired ? Anyway, I am not doing any requests for the moment, until my mind is healed, which might take a long time. So please do not ask any requests of me, no exceptions (Asking for a fix if model is broken is not a problem). But I still want to do at least some models and share them with you. Hopefully you will find some of them useful :)
Stay healthy and don't forget to rest regularly ! :)
Here you can find a list of models I want to make one day (Note that there is no order to this list): Models I want to make
I would also love to continue making story maps that would include my own models (But that's probably only a dream now. I have very little time and energy for that).
And last but not least, I'd really love to do more commander concepts with videos, because people seem to love those, of course those would require additional models and lot of them. You can find the list of potential commander concepts that I currently have in mind here: List of potential Commander Concepts (on the bottom of the page).
Original credits go to Activision Blizzard and their respective authors. Most of my stuff is made from their models, textures and voicelines, which means, don't use my assets for any commercial purposes. Otherwise you are free to use my models as you want including edits. Crediting is not necessary as long as you don't claim the model as your own. For edited models, I'd like to be credited as original author.
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Posted Jan 7, 2022In reply to Enoki5708:
Nice, well done !
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Posted Jan 5, 2022Hey Dave, I love the newest model and I'm using it for a really cool Mech Walker unit, the Penumbra. However, I've noticed that the lighting on the gun portion of the model can look a little weird when the model is at facing sideways angles (I'm guessing inverted normals?). I don't think that this is related to my implementation of the model, but if you think it is then please let me know! (This is on Ultra graphics settings by the way)
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Posted Jan 5, 2022In reply to TheBeaver102:
Hi,
I'm glad you like the model. And yeah, you are right, the lighting / shadows on the gun are weird. I tried to fix it, but I was only able to make it slightly better, but not able to fix it completely. I just have no clue on how to do that in Blender.
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Posted Jan 6, 2022In reply to DaveTheSpectre:
Hey Dave, I figured out what the issue is!
I was right about the inverted normals. For some reason the M3 Material "CastanarPowerups blue" had a Flag checked called "Dark Normal Mapping", which I'm assuming flipped the normals for that texture. That flag just needs to be unchecked and then the normals on the gun work properly!
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Posted Jan 6, 2022In reply to TheBeaver102:
Hi,
Cool that you found out about this. However now the gun seems to have the lighting mirrored. Rest of the model seems to have lighter right side (from the perspective of the walk direction of the model) and darker left side, while the gun seems to be mirrored to that. At least that's how it seems on the image on the left.
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Posted Feb 19, 2022In reply to DaveTheSpectre:
Hey Dave, I have been going through some of the custom models that I was using and trying to fix some bugs I had with them. One that I had with the Crusader mech was that the selection circle would appear whenever I clicked on the unit in the editor, but in-game it would not appear.
I just found out what was causing the issue, the Ref_Origin attachment point on the model was about -1.1 units below ground level. Since selection circles in-game are drawn based on the origin point, it must have been drawing the selection circles underground. I'm assuming that it was like this because you forgot to move it after copying the colossus bone structure.
Origin Underground:
The Crusader after moving the Origin point up (selection circle appears!!):
Download link to the fixed Crusader Mech model:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/453287280296067072/944507435270406174/Penumbra_mkIII.m3
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Posted Feb 19, 2022In reply to TheBeaver102:
Congratulations on fixing it ! I really forgot about that. Can I add your link to the model page ?
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Posted Feb 20, 2022In reply to DaveTheSpectre:
Sure! go ahead!
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Posted Feb 20, 2022In reply to TheBeaver102:
Thank you very much :)
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Posted Dec 31, 2021Man, if I had known I needed to show up here 10 hours sooner than I've been checking on this place, to request things, I'd have been more on it.
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Posted Jan 1, 2022In reply to CerberusSC2:
I know, this sucks. I think generally the rules are good, but the monthly reset is something I need to figure out. Perhaps choosing some specific time might help, but then everybody would be stressing out to click "send" at the exact moment the time hits. And not to mention that there are many time zones, so choosing one that would fit everyone seems impossible. i don't want anybody to wake at midnight just to have a chance to request. This is really so hard :(
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Posted Dec 31, 2021I have a question. You have written in the rules that you do not need to request in advance if everything is busy. But the problem is that whenever I go to this page, I see that all requests for the month have already been made. What to do?
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Posted Jan 1, 2022In reply to chekagranati:
That's a good question. The answer is simple, you have to be lucky. There are probably many people who ant requests, but only one gets a chance every month (unless they choose only one model, then two people have chance). Just whoever is first to ask after the requests are made available is the one who gets the models.
There is just too many people and only one of me with a little time available. I'd like to make models for everyone, but I simply can't.
The reason why there is no requesting in advance is, that there could be models piling up in a list and it would only be stressing me out, which is not something I need, especially not lately.
That leaves only two choices, either the first one to ask gets the models, or I wait few days and gather some requests and then randomly choose some. I'm not sure which is better.
Anyway, I probably need to make some sollution to when exactly should the requests be available again, some exact time perhaps, but maybe that will only create more stress for people ... I really don't know what to do. There probably isn't any good sollution.
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Posted Dec 31, 2021Can I apply for these two?
1. Roach made of infected volatile residents.
https://www.deviantart.com/0207kty/art/Tarsonis-Infested-Roach-899416326
2. Ravager made of Roach.
https://www.deviantart.com/0207kty/art/Infested-Azmodan-902034132
2-1 If this doesn't work, can you make it with this link?
https://www.deviantart.com/0207kty/art/Ravager-Shield-900469092
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Posted Dec 31, 2021In reply to xodbs0207:
Congrats, you made it in time. I'll see what I can do.
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Posted Jan 1, 2022In reply to DaveTheSpectre:
I think your concern is my fault.
If you need it, I don't think it would be bad to give up this opportunity to others.
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Posted Jan 1, 2022In reply to xodbs0207:
No, it is not. The "reset" time is something I need to solve anyway.
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Posted Jan 24, 2022In reply to xodbs0207:
Hi there, I've sent you some progress in private messages.
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Posted Dec 31, 2021I wish you all a happy new year 2022. May you survive it in good health and may it bring you something nice into your life :)
Sincerely,
Dave
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Posted Dec 31, 2021Happy new year, Dave.
If i am not late, i would like to ask for two Creeper (Slivan Minion) skins - Char and Kaldir Brood. If it is possible of course.