Hey SD: really glad to see you are still active: I really liked 'Momo' a bunch! Yeah, I don't know: I feel like a need to find a middle ground for that Mitsu between the kind of more understated and realistic version and that more ornate, soul-caliburish (if you follow my meaning) one. Yeah, I think Star Knight has some potential if I explore the geometries a little. But all of the objects will probably go into the headpiece (which one could describe as "channeling your inner superdurand" ;), so finding enough to do with the surface of those particular armor assets to pull the design together will be tricky.
Thank you so much for all the kind feedback, Gaahl! I like your stuff too. :) And I agree: sometimes there is a lot to be said for a light touch in one area or another. While my stuff has trended very slowly towards being a little more busy than before on the back half of the SCVI years, I still try to prioritize style over detail, especially if it is a reference/recreation. hence some of my stuff being more intricate and some more streamlined. That's very nice to have appreciated. :) And thank you with regards to the pattern work too: I've definitely been spending a lot of time dialing those in with my originals and XPs in particular in my final batches here.
the right balance is kind of my credo for designing and I understand your wish to find this good alchemy. For Star Knight, this helmet reminds me of the challenge with Nix, one of my characters... For the rest, the whole armor is not my strong point. So I understand your difficulty in costumizing in order to make a character believable.
Yeah, eventually the helm is going to use three ExEq pieces (not necesarily the same object three times though) and I'm going to have more of a hexagram configuration with six points. At least, that's the plan: we'll see how it looks when I get to work on it. With regard to the whole-piece under-armor, you're absolutely right: difficult to do much with that because it already has a fairly detailed and busy surface, so I guess I'll just try to be creative with the colors. However, the Archangel overplates present more opportunities, so I'll probably end up either using some eye-catching textures like you often do with similar oddball characters and/or some stickers to add features, as Glitch might. Of course, it looks brilliant in my head, but there's every possibility it just won't come together well, as happens sometimes of course. :)
the first character has a trump card, it is a classic evident by its imagery in fantasy in general. But, as we have already mentioned in a previous discussion, its main flaw is its limitation to customize it due to its armor. But the challenge is super interesting and the knight in popular imagery is the indispensable character possessed.
I note a more vivid saturation of the red which favorably accentuates this kind of knight of the apocalyspe. The fifth picture is beautiful...
Yeah, higher saturation and just higher contrast in general. Actually, the surfaces on this one have far more custom patterns and stickers than it might seem like from first observation, based on the simple color schemes: because of the bizarre idiosyncratic way in which color opacity overlays on specific equipment (nevermind ExEqs), it can often be very frustrating trying to very dark or very bright colors to work consistently across a design using particular pieces.
You have a very fair look at all of the functionality and these shortcomings inherent in the Namco editor. Many corrections will have to be rectified in the future to perpetuate this frankness. I will not dwell on these obvious shortcomings which handicap our realization until a convincing finalization which is often very far from the desired subject and obliges us to choose less advantageous compromises. And to say that the creative mode has so much potential, but this one is supplementary, therefore less of a priority in absolute terms. It's a shame, because there are a lot of enthusiasts posted on networks, blogs... who continue to release their achievements, some of them breathtaking, despite the age of the game. I'm convinced that if they had regularly supported bets updates and DLCs to customize our characters, this game would be even more popular. They would have more followers.
Hey Durand, sorry for the super slow response: one of those weeks!
no, I stay on the console. I don't plan to invest the time to take advantage of the modding pool. Of course, there are beautiful things that are interesting and more suitable with some of these costumes very salient in the concept of the warrior. I wanted to know your opinion on this subject. I wish you a very Merry Christmas.
You too Durand--and a Happy New Year as well!
