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Your insect squad made my jaw drop 6 feet underground. I need something intelligent to say.

It's a big shame that you can't change the CAS area like in SCIV to test the lighting (or just to get better lighting than the boring white one.)
 
Glad you liked them Murasame, those 3 are the CAS i am the most proud of, right after Alien Space Marine...

I happen to think exactly the same as you do about the backgrounds for CAS editor, that would save me a lof of time and trial and error trying hard to make in-game pics with intersting angles, poses and lighting. This is so much more limited than "free look" in the editor with the appropriate stage grrrr...

Did you remember that in IV, apart from doing that and chosing all kinds of nice moves, you could also choose the end of fight stance by pressing different buttons (i wonder if that is a feature they kept in 5, but i doubt it, maybe some of you tried it out)

here your bonus pic, a mantis in an alternate stage (not forest) with different lighting :

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The winning move that could be chosen could be done from SCI (or SCII) to SCIV actually. For some reason they removed it in SC5. However, it's kinda nice we have character-specific dialogues (though it's a shame for CAS).
 
The one-liners in SCIV, if i remember correctly, were already there in 4, and in found them not better not worse in 5, but i think i like 4's better, especially because...
...one-liners for Xiba or Pyrrha though, are silly and feel completely out of place ("i'm hungry" or "i don't want to die"...come on, give me a rest !)

What is really nice though, and maybe that is what you referred too, are the silly yet funny ring out victims one-liners !
Some of them are truly priceless...adding more humiliation to the ring-outs ;o)
 
Though the ring-outs line are a GREAT addition in dialogues, I was referring to character match-up dialogues, such as Siegfried VS Nightmare/ZWEI/Hilde, Maxi VS Kilik, Mitsurugi/Edge Master VS Algol, etc.

I think I'll stop here since I don't want to clutter your thread!
 
What are your next plans? New CAS, reworking some already made/tweaking, more outfits for the already created?
 
right now, my plans are enjoying Le Bello's review, spending more time with my family ;o), and probably tweaking some of the early designs to match the quality of the more recent ones (and then maybe post pics of them then).

Le Bello, where are you ? i need my daily fix for new reviews ;o)
 
Awesome! i really love the insects! they suddenly become my favorite. :D I never got tired seeing your creations. Everytime i see your creations, i always suddenly got new ideas up in my mind. Though i might not be able to surpass your awesome skill, but i'm sure i can do much better than before. Well, not just you, i'm also looking at other people who also have exceptional creating skill. So i can have many references on how to be better.
 
Awesome! i really love the insects! they suddenly become my favorite. :D I never got tired seeing your creations. Everytime i see your creations, i always suddenly got new ideas up in my mind. Though i might not be able to surpass your awesome skill, but i'm sure i can do much better than before. Well, not just you, i'm also looking at other people who also have exceptional creating skill. So i can have many references on how to be better.

Thanks, it is good to give inspiration to other CAS fanatics out there, i like that some of my ideas and designs can be "copied paste", i find it rewarding for all the hours put into them...
the more you mess with the editor, the more you learn to tame it, so keep going at it until you find your own way...
i am always here for tips if you need a hand
 
I had a last insect in me. I called it Brundle Fly.

At the beginning, i went for black eyes with recognizable honeycomb pattern (which is okay for some species or fly), then i ended up going for another variety of fly eyes (orange with special pattern), which makes it stand out from the other 3, gives a bit of contrast in the coulour scheme, and overall a different soul.

An interesting thing is that i found the perfect shiny green color for the head (helmet) part by just giving it pattern 1 and all three colors pitch black (you know that if you use pattern 1 on metal surfaces you have that kind of magical effects)

You tell me which one you like best, i kept orange because it looked more unique and interesting in-game ;o).

Other than that, the head and the rest of the body are a lot of tweaks and differences with the other 3, i went for a more furry look for this one, because flies have hair on some body parts. I tried to replicate hair on the head too, and the antenna like thing they have between the eyes. I managed to use only one ball for the fly's globulous eyes (also a different use of it than for the other insects...it takes balls to achieve it ;o)

Also, following PockyYoshi's advice (hope he'll appreciate the credits), and to avoid making an all-Voldo insect squad, i went for Yoshi's style, and i must say, flag aside (i choose the most nature themed flag), it works pretty well, and i can't wait to try it on Le Bello's pandora's box of Dampierres ;o)

Quizz : which pattern did i use for the orange eyes, see pic number 3 (with an "***") for reference

Here we go :

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original design (and funny pics) :

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this is why i called it brundle fly in the first place (because Yoshi can spit, see embedded pic) :

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back shot (i rarely do this)

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for comparison :

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Thanks, and yes i know the wasp is your favourite, because it makes Dampierre p... in his pants ;o)
With this latest addition, my insect squad is now complete, too bad there aren't tag 2vs2 fights, i could have Mantis & Red Ant vs the flying species Vespula and Brundle Fly...Would be fun.

I have actually 7 or 8 insects in my collection (with alternates...), they are crawling all over my screen now !

your bonus pic (insects are drawn to light, so i my fly ;o) :

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Now back on topic with your next reviews, as soon as they are Le Bello perfected ;o)
 
Thanks, and yes i know the wasp is your favourite, because it makes Dampierre p... in his pants ;o)
With this latest addition, my insect squad is now complete, too bad there aren't tag 2vs2 fights, i could have Mantis & Red Ant vs the flying species Vespula and Brundle Fly...Would be fun.

I have actually 7 or 8 insects in my collection (with alternates...), they are crawling all over my screen now !

your bonus pic (insects are drawn to light, so i my fly ;o) :

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Now back on topic with your next reviews, as soon as they are Le Bello perfected ;o)

Le Bello is working on a Moth/Butterfly duo.

More reviews will be a little while. What free time I get is going on attempting to find a job somewhere where my new house is going to soon be, and any chance to unwind leaves me a little lethargic. Apologies for that, but at least it will keep the thread going with longer =|;}D
 
No need to apologize, wouldn't it be for you, and a few other supporters, this thread would have died a while back already...

There is simply too much stuff going on here, and people move on, or lose interest (for my quizzes for instance), which is understandable.
I noticed multiple "likes" are becoming a rarity too...

As for you, real life comes first, so i wish you good luck with the job hunting...and fun moving in and house-warming partying and all...

C'est la vie !
 
Le Bello formally invites you to the informal house-warming when it's formerly planned. Of course.

A large part of it, is that there are certain characters that I can't decide where I stand with them. Off the top of my hat none are coming to me, but I look and think "What can I say here? Do I like it, or not?" Le Bello is a little out of touch as of late.

I think people have moved on to other threads because a lot of people need new CaS to look at and get their fix. Which is fine, but you can still learn lots from old designs.

In attempting to refine my mantis, I decided I liked your concept, but didn't want to outright copy it. So, what Le Bello did, was look at your mantis for 30 seconds, close the page then go and edit mine. Adding what I remember and seeing if it came close. There're obvious similarities, but I've found better ways of doing things then what I was doing prior, so it's been good to go over the old again.
 
"A large part of it, is that there are certain characters that I can't decide where I stand with them. Off the top of my hat none are coming to me, but I look and think "What can I say here? Do I like it, or not?" Le Bello is a little out of touch as of late."

Well, i'd rather some of my CAS reviewed than have you discouraged (the task of reviewing everything is daunting).
So i'd say, publish what you have, even in what you think is imperfect state (i know you are a perfectionist, so am i, but i'd rather have a 90% Le Bello perfection than end up with nothing...

Another option is to publish reviews you have made on the CAS you dig, or maybe those that moved you in motion (you get me ? ;o)

Otherwise, with all that is going on in your life, i fear i will have to wait long before you regain your full Mojo.
And it would be sad (for me at least) not to read your hard work in this thread sometimes soon, because i feel i am gonna leave this community rather sooner than later, to be honest...

"In attempting to refine my mantis, I decided I liked your concept, but didn't want to outright copy it. So, what Le Bello did, was look at your mantis for 30 seconds, close the page then go and edit mine. Adding what I remember and seeing if it came close. There're obvious similarities, but I've found better ways of doing things then what I was doing prior, so it's been good to go over the old again."

You gotta show me the result live sometimes ;o)

A bientôt mon ami !
 
It appears thou hast made an insect with Yoshi style. The orange eyes are cooler than the black since black looks meh. Orange kinda compliments the whole custom imho. But overall, how many times art thou gonna keep making Pocky Yoshi like thine stuff?
 
It appears thou hast made an insect with Yoshi style. The orange eyes are cooler than the black since black looks meh. Orange kinda compliments the whole custom imho. But overall, how many times art thou gonna keep making Pocky Yoshi like thine stuff?

hey, nice to read some funny lines of yours again, glad you noticed this one was for you...agree on the orange, and apart from pictures i might post along Le Bello's reviews (in store), i don't think i'll bring much more novelty...

remember this one maybe, was your favorite, was it not ?
here with some new pictures...

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Is Pocky Yoshi's heart (sort of) content ?
 
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