Custom Content Challenge: December 2015: Historically Inspired Arms & Armors

[Legacy_Shemsu-Heru]

               

 

Here is the wheel-lock pistol, requested by TR. I have made two versions of the pistol, one as a light crossbow model and other as sling model...

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

@Shemsu, You are an officer and a gentleperson (I hate political correctness). The only pity is that there is only a like button when I wanted a really, really like button.

 

TR

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Shemsu-Heru]

               

Thaks, TR!

 

This community and their people are really, great ones. That is one of the main reasons why I'm still making NWN custom content....

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Grymlorde]

               

Why do they wear sneakers? '>

@zwerkules,

 

For a number of years I've admired your work on the tileset facelifts and in fact I incorporate most of them in my modules. You are a gifted modeler and I can only aspire to the level of your modeling. I, like most builders have to make do with the content available and can only create prefabs and modules. To submit anything to the CCC is for myself and other amateurs is quite intimidating given that we are "standing on the shoulders of giants."

 

Therefore to receive a snarky comment from someone whose work I admire is downright disheartening. After all, if someone of your talents refuses to fix the models and textures available and would rather make fun of the attempts to make "lemonade out of lemons". . .why should I bother?

 

Seriously. Why should I bother? Like most of us, I have a very busy life with work, family, and the holidays. I don't need one of the giants of the NWN CC community to make fun of my work.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_KlatchainCoffee]

               

@zwerkules,

 

For a number of years I've admired your work on the tileset facelifts and in fact I incorporate most of them in my modules. You are a gifted modeler and I can only aspire to the level of your modeling. I, like most builders have to make do with the content available and can only create prefabs and modules. To submit anything to the CCC is for myself and other amateurs is quite intimidating given that we are "standing on the shoulders of giants."

 

Therefore to receive a snarky comment from someone whose work I admire is downright disheartening. After all, if someone of your talents refuses to fix the models and textures available and would rather make fun of the attempts to make "lemonade out of lemons". . .why should I bother?

 

Seriously. Why should I bother? Like most of us, I have a very busy life with work, family, and the holidays. I don't need one of the giants of the NWN CC community to make fun of my work.

 

I read that as well-meaning light-hearted jest and never saw anything wrong with either your modelling/screenies or this comment.

 

Three points. 1. Because despite having hopes and aspirations for breaking into the nwn 3D modelling department I haven't even managed to 'bake' a bunch of simple cookies in gmax so far, ANYONE who submits any CC (esp 3D CC) to these contests gets an automatic 'Wow! That dude is cool!' reaction from me. YOU are no exception - thought I'd let you know. '>   2. Using bits of text on the internet for communication is a perilous venture, easily prone to misreading. From all I've seen of the guy on these forums and in vault IRC, Zwerk making a 'snarky' comment would be rather out of character. 3. Throughout observed communications with Z and other legendary entities both here and IRC, it might be noted that poking fun at each other and, indeed themselves, in a totally relaxed and non-mean sort of way can at times be the norm.

 

To sum up - don't take offense, since I'm pretty sure none was intended. '>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_OldTimeRadio]

               

@Grymlorde - Meh, I highly doubt that Zwerkules meant that quite in the way you perceived it.  Really.  If I felt he did, I'd probably post to say that as well.  But that's just not my impression of him.  Some people in the community or on the Vault can be abrasive or passive-agressive or whatever, though.  In situations where that's the case, just ignore 'em, nomatter who they are.  You do the work for you and if anyone else likes it, that's gravy.  I also strongly believe in flipping off my monitor from several different locations in the room when my own advice fails me...and then loading up Max or the toolset and getting back to the grind.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_3RavensMore]

               

@Grymlorde - I'm certain Zwerkules was joking hence the winky emoticon.  I was in a hurry and I hadn't actually read your post until now, I'd just looked at the pics.  I didn't even realize they were made with stock NWN models until now.  I liked how you worked with plain vanilla content here; with even those well used models, there are a huge combination of looks and colors, and people are bound to put together some cool stuff even after all this time.  The center one is really eye catching. 

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_CaveGnome]

               @Grymlorde: lighten your heart. I am sure Zwerkules was just joking. But even, if it was not the case,  use the input to better your creations. Doing anything custom, even a small thing is valuable. Your crusaders wear snickers... no problem... try to get them some poulaines ;-)  and coconuts :-) Ah, sorry... No Montys in historically armors... Seriously, limited simultaneous colors in cloth/armors is a major annoyance.


edit: playful cat got the chocolate :-) sneakers, sneakers, sneakers, sneakers... Please do pardon an old illiterate gnome monsignor...
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_MerricksDad]

               

I also strongly believe in flipping off my monitor from several different locations in the room when my own advice fails me...and then loading up Max or the toolset and getting back to the grind.

 

Doing that today

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

@Grymlorde Please take no offence. It is common in small "closed" communities for such remarks to be made. It is called teasing. It is part of social bonding. Here follows an example.

 

Your crusaders wear snickers... no problem...

@CaveGnome - doesn't that leave chocolate footprints? Or did you mean sneakers?

 

TR

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Zwerkules]

               

Therefore to receive a snarky comment from someone whose work I admire is downright disheartening. After all, if someone of your talents refuses to fix the models and textures available and would rather make fun of the attempts to make "lemonade out of lemons". . .why should I bother?

Please take my sincere apologies. I meant no offense. I thought the smilie would show that I wasn't serious.

Could you explain what you mean when you say I refuse to fix models and textures available?

 

Why I thought their shoes looked like sneakers is because they have the same colour as other cloth parts of the armour and because of the shoe laces. If there is no leather or metal footwear available I can help you with that.

 

And if you don't know why you should bother creating something for the CCC, just create things for the sake of creating them. Creativeness needs an outlet and the end result doesn't matter as much as getting there.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_werelynx]

               

I think someone already did indiana jones style rolling boulder trap.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Proleric]

               

I think someone already did indiana jones style rolling boulder trap.

Do you have a link?
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Thayan]

               

Probably this one - http://neverwinterva...-rolling-stones

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_rjshae]

               

Not even a Chakram...? They'd be useful for priests of Shar.

 

Ach, there's already one here. Never mind...