A tale of souls and swords, eternally retold...

VILARCANE said:
Thanks Chobek and TopGun, those two messages made my father's day even better.
I really appreciate the review and thread tips from Chobek and the review from TopGun...i will sure keep that in mind, i have actually many ideas on how to make things fresh, but somehow, it would make me sad to start another thread, i dunno...but i understand what you mean, and your insight is very valuable, since you are in my top 3 other CAS creators out there.

Oh and TopGun, you know what, i thought of something with me unconsciously stealing your pygmy idea...
Actually, the blood gush i loved from your avatar CAS is very similar to something i did a long time ago on my medusa...a very early CAS, but already quite gnarly...and sexy ? You naughy little thief, you deserve some spanking all right ;o) (just kidding of course, steal away, and you probably did not need me to think of that yourself)

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Make a nice Papua then, and post it here if you want, my thread isn't locked to others' CAS efforts

A bientôt !
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Ow, I forgot about this one, so I didn't know that I was stealing your idea about the blood gush :P but I guess I did quite a good job replicating the blood gush without seeing this sexy medusa of yours :D

Hm.. I don't think I can create another good Papua, since yours are already great. But maybe I'll try doing it someday.

Oh yea I forgot, Happy Father's day! :) I hope you become a better father.. at gaming, and teach your kids how to become a good gamer. lol just kidding! XD
 
TopGun080587 said:
Ow, I forgot about this one, so I didn't know that I was stealing your idea about the blood gush :P but I guess I did quite a good job replicating the blood gush without seeing this sexy medusa of yours :D
No harm done, fun we got the same idea (and maybe others prolly), but your execution is as good if not better than mine...i was a CAS rookie back then lol

Hm.. I don't think I can create another good Papua, since yours are already great. But maybe I'll try doing it someday.
The trick is to give it skinny thighs and calves, and use the monkey mouth as well to replicate the full beard...the rest is about picking the right colors and making those special wooden/straw armlets that are not in the game (patterns you know ;o)
I'll try to post some new shots of him to guide you through it

Oh yea I forgot, Happy Father's day! :) I hope you become a better father.. at gaming, and teach your kids how to become a good gamer. lol just kidding! XD
Thanks, but they are already pretty good at gaming, and Lil Vil is a fierce combo masher at SC5, and it works sometimes (when daddy is caught by surprise ;o)
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Ga'hoole looks like an owl :O did you use the moon to create the nose?

Oh btw, I just updated my CAS thread today, so please visit it and give any comments or critics as usual :) I only updated 2 CAS though, cuz I'm starting to run out of ideas. So I'm planning to take a break from this game for awhile.
 
Another couple of sleepless hours (and a lot of fun !) to build this post, trying to listen to your recent advice as well…

On a general note, I think I will stick to pics for new CAS, before integrating them later on in slideshow form (like I did for “a tale of souls and swords” compendium slideshow).
Hope you like this new concept ;o)


1/First off, i have gotten a number of requests for a Hilde show-off, so i made a slideshow trying to capture the emotion and sexiness as good as I could.

The music is SC4’s chain of souls, which I think fits Hildegaru quite well…

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2/A new slideshow that took me even more editing work than “tales of souls and swords”, and special treat for CAS lovers, and a nostalgic jump back in time for me…I wanted it to be very special and I hope it will make you feel the same way I did…you might (who knows) recognize the music ;o)

I hope le Bello’s mustache raises sky-high on this one

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Now onto the pic gallery :

First, a few additional pics for Orc General (rusty color scheme matching with master weapon) and Pygmy (face build and bit of special arm texture), and Hilndia (misc. shots) :

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Also, more shots of Legend of the Owl Guardians / Ga’hoole inspired CAS…will it make you hoot of pleasure ? :

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Design notes :

- To hide the nose I used the hero ornament and the merged the Viking horns using rotation to produce an owl beak)
- Owls are fascinating creatures, so I might make a few more with different approaches, since the big round head could be done with other special equipment pieces, I am thinking of trying with the cat head that has pitch black eyes maybe…


For Lil Vil, I had to try a Bumblebee CAS, a lot of trial and error, so i hope you like the end result (Lil Vil loves it, especially because he has got the action figure with all bells and whistles) :



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Design notes :

- Mix of stickers (eye and a few others to do the face pattern and to the create impression of depth ie. protruding chin and upper brow section with trademark sad look of bumblebee (using bump-mapping properties). The ankle ring was used in slot 1 to do the wider part of the helmet…
- Also, body proportions were adjusted to produce the bulky transformer look : big arms, big feet, tiny waist/thigh effect…
- Too bad you can’t hear the voice ;o)
- The tires in the back are doable but missing < no slots left, a sham really ;o(
 
It's amazing how you are able to push the limits. Your Owl warrior is the best and maybe you could make a good Olcadan from that design. The pygmy is the perfect combination of a screamer and a way of trolling though.
 
Bumblebee? what are you doing in this game? are you lost? lol Anyway, your Bumblebee is awesome, but yea, it's a shame that the special items slot is limited to only 3.

And.. I think I was wrong about the Papua one, I think that's Aborigin, not Papua. Am I right?
 
I think the list of designer notes is a nice touch ...
The slide show focusing on just one character was short and sweet. It worked well.
The SCIV show took me back... I keep wanting to put it in and take some pics .... that slideshow has pushed me further in that direction.
also your owl and bumble bee are cool.
I like the new format.
:)
 
I like the Hilde slideshow, I also like her, I think she's the hottest female characters in this game. I was starting to experiment on her few days ago, making an alternate costumes for her that look good and fit on her, and then play with her in-game.

The SC4 slideshow makes me miss the game. I also miss all the equipment items from it that is missing in this game. I hope they will add ALL of them to this game, so everyone can be happy :) Oh yea, and I really hope they release the Zasalamel style to this game, cuz I really like the style, not really care for his character, just the weapon style. I'm sure it ain't that hard to do it. Or how about release all the missing character's style, like Talim, YunSeong, Cassandra, and SeongMina. But I don't think Namco will want to do that.. but if they want more money, they should do it.

Ops, I'm getting off-topic here, my apologize :P
 
Glad you liked the slideshows and it infused the same feeling of nostalgia i had taking the shots last night ;o)
I still think 4 is more interesting gameplay-wise (because it is slower) and some of the stages in 4 are just way better and more moody than the rather impersonal SC5 arenas...i tried to capture that too in the slideshow...
I spent hours listening to "infinite images" i put as a background music (the name of the CAS editor theme in SC4).
 
of all creations using the wings, this Ga'hoole warrior definitely is the most incredible I've ever seen
by the way... your slideshow is awesome... the choice of music was perfect
 
After many sci-fi CAS, i wanted to have my own Space Nighty...here it is :

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Design notes :

- the blue color scheme was matched with Nighty SC5 1P, and the orange was used to give the appropriate contrast. I used gradients to give it some depth, considering no stickers are allowed on any part of that CAS armor (keeping it clean and surgical like a space suit)
- i went for the moon crescent instead of the horn to produce the glowing / reflective effect in-game which the horn doesn't have
- the feathers of strength were carefully positioned to give the sci-fi look, but to let the bottom spikes of the helmet stick out like alien tentacles, can be seen in the 2nd pic
- i used the same assemblage of patterns and stickers on the body suit as for my alien space marine, just adjusted in colors
- i used biggest size calves to create the big boot (in your arse) effect

On a side note, i think i got enough CAS to make a sci-fi themed slideshow sometime soon...would you be interested ?
 
VILARCANE said:
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The alien I was referring to was the one with the big green head and rainbow coloured gauntlet- the hooker. And her glowing underwear.

The "OP" is your Original Post i.e. the very first post in the Topic. I know you've got the links in your sig but having them clearly signposted on the first post might stand a better chance of catching people's attention. They might not be willing to sift through 30+ pages or could overlook the links in your sig. Having them upfront will make it more likely people will view them and comment.

I'm diggin' the owl guy...I want the Collector's Armour now. I also like your Robomare.
 
TopGun080587 said:
Damn, he looks so badass! you just made him look more badass than his original 1P. Love it!
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Well, the 1P in this game is just about as lame as Sieg 1P in SC5...talk about iconic characters getting lazy 1P costumes, shame on you Project Soul...
Glad you both thought i did him justice (along with my 2 previous Siegs).
 
Before I really delve into your latest things, I must ask how you got those cool black bands on owl-guys legs? Is it part of his under layers that you've built over, or what?
 
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