Preview #1 - Early Models

[ByzantineKnight]

Following are a few models made by our resident modelers


RichyG

Yavunolu - Rock Throwing Peasant
https://img144.imageshack.us/img144/574/renderyavunolubn8.th.jpg (https://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=renderyavunolubn8.jpg)

Chrerri Kona - Old Peasant with Club

https://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1180/randerchrerrikonakh0.th.jpg (https://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=randerchrerrikonakh0.jpg)

Lekay - Ayllo/Bola Thrower
https://img399.imageshack.us/img399/9343/renderlekayallnw1.th.jpg (https://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=renderlekayallnw1.jpg)


And our newest member meliritos

Concept Art

https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/inca_warriors.gif

The Result

https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior1.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior2.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior4.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior3.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior5.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior6.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/incawarrior7.jpg


For more information about our mod, check our thread on The Guild (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?p=1260517), or at Our Forums (http://incatotalwar.proboards106.com)


Concept art taken from www.peruguide.com

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

[UltraWar]

This is looking good :2thumbsup:

[Caius]

Yeah!

[Murfios]

Good Luck with the Mod!

[ByzantineKnight]

Thanks for the input guys, but Murfios and Caius, arent you with us?

ByzantineKnight

[Caius]

Hehe.

I never saw that models.

[meliritos]

i added a new unit, if you see the reference image you will know who this is. Never done this with imageshack, hope it works:

https://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8610/incawarrior2dvx9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7135/incawarrior2bsa2.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Another high quality model - well done!

[Roman_Man#3]

good job! If the uv(w) mapping is completed, I could, or at least try to, make a skin for it, just send it to me, and I will try.

[meliritos]

ok, and ill try skinning myself. We will be in touch. Im making an inca priest right now ill post when done

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

Can`t wait to see the Chimu ~:)

[Murfios]

https://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/Murfios/IncaTotalwarfakiescreen.jpg
Somehow, what it may look like.

[meliritos]

There goes the Inca Priest. He will have the ability to encourage friendly soldiers. Tonight i will finish the slinger warriors and the javelins and then i have a little surprise for you...

https://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5396/77391459fd6.th.jpg (https://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=77391459fd6.jpg)

https://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8893/93924372gn8.th.jpg (https://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=93924372gn8.jpg)

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

[meliritos]

i finished two more, man i need some sleep but i have ahead of me another 9 hours at work. Got to find a way to keep awake...Anyway this is the slinger

https://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8772/incaslinger1ot2.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4615/incaslinger2nl8.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

and this is the javelin thrower

https://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6748/javelinthrower1dg4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5969/javelinthrower3oi9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

Im sure i will have the Inca line done and uv mapped by monday...need some sleep though

[meliritos]

Now that i come to think of it, the slinger may pose some problems after rigging beacause of the bag. I must check it first and see if it works fine, but you get the picture of what the unit will look like...But rigging time is in the weekend boys and girls so for now feast your eyes upon the renders...:dizzy2:

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Another set of amazing models meliritos, I can't wait to see them skinned and ready to go!

[meliritos]

to tell you the truth, me too...

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

You are one of the best moddelers i have seen so farr....

[meliritos]

thank you for your kind words, but to tell you the truth when i look the work of, lets say, hoggy, i want to break down and cry. anyway rex we were trying to reach you, we need a decision about the inca units, see also the mod forum ok?

[Murfios]

Dude thats so freaking NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[meliritos]

ok yesterday i rigged a model to see how it works with the existing animations of rtw 1.6. this is the result, i believe they work ok. I will finish the models and check them before i send you the texporter files. I still dont have an answer about the final units inca though, still waiting....

thats a low guard

https://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1481/pose1yw3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

thats a high guard

https://img90.imageshack.us/img90/1209/pose4sv4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

run forest, run

https://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1010/pose5fd3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

[meliritos]

i think the first photo can one day make a nice unit card...

[Murfios]

Your just awesome.

[Murfios]

Can you make the rest of the noble units short haired?

[meliritos]

ha murfios, dont worry, they will have short hair and a cape. Two more remaining, a noble unit and the sapa inca.

This is one more, i intended it to be the chesqui but we can have him as light fast infantry anyway. Pick a name for him

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/340/pose2db9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

and this one

https://img156.imageshack.us/img156/9848/pose1oj3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

boy he is gonna get you...

[Filibustería]

ia that an axe what hes carrying?

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

:thumbsup:

Even more great work meliritos!

[Murfios]

:2thumbsup: You are fast, efficient, cool, and creative.Two thumbs up.

[Caius]

All the thumbs up

[ByzantineKnight]

Seconded!:2thumbsup:

[meliritos]

Finished the nobles (sorry no photo yet) and now only the Sapa Inca remains and then i start the Aztecs. Only one thing bothers me though, the noble unit has 900 faces, the biggest model ive seen so far in the vanilla game was about 800. I dont know if my units will cause a lag for the player, so far they were all 750-850 faces high. In another thread i show a post that said their models were well above 1.000, but still i have my doubts. Is 900 faces too high?

[ByzantineKnight]

Finished the nobles (sorry no photo yet) and now only the Sapa Inca remains and then i start the Aztecs. Only one thing bothers me though, the noble unit has 900 faces, the biggest model ive seen so far in the vanilla game was about 800. I dont know if my units will cause a lag for the player, so far they were all 750-850 faces high. In another thread i show a post that said their models were well above 1.000, but still i have my doubts. Is 900 faces too high?

No, hopefully the game will be balanced so that you can't spam noble units, it shouldnt be a problem if there is like 2 on the battlemap...

[meliritos]

First of all to answer a question of Fili for a model carrying sth like an axe. No its not an axe with the medieval concept. The Incas didnt have axes did they? As soon as the guys skin the models i send them this Monday you will have him on your PC and then you will be able to see more clearly what he is carrying.

About the units, you mean 2 as in 2*28 soldiers this unit is going to have (maybe)? Anyway, the lack of horses in the game, which would normally add the horses faces to the soldiers ones will relieve game speeds wont it? Dont the dorses attribute to the lag factor?

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Dont the dorses attribute to the lag factor?I think so, yet the size of cavalry units often counter-acts it from what I have seen.

[meliritos]

Thats ok, i dont think that an Inca noble unit should have more than 27 soldiers, dont believe they had so many nobles in the Inca empire at that time...

[Filibustería]

did the incas have round shields?

[meliritos]

I saw one small statue that had a round shield . Ill post reference if i find it

[Murfios]

Could you do the chimu after the Aztec?

[Filibustería]

The Incas didnt have axes did they?

Yes, they did, bronze, beautiful axes.

[Murfios]

Yes like a halberg

[Murfios]

https://img353.imageshack.us/img353/4573/renderhuaquitk5.th.jpg
https://img54.imageshack.us/img54/6053/renderpulqui1mo0.th.jpg
Done By Richyg

[meliritos]

Yes, i found it, so silly of me. And to think that i have already done a model with an axe and posted a photo at the .org. Anyway i mapped some units, anyone wants to do some skinning?

[meliritos]

and this is the final unit, the man himself, the lion among jacals, the sun between the stars, the Sapa Inca. Now we need some skinning...

Total 10 units and i have one more if we need a spare


https://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4521/sapaincavj4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Roman_Man#3]

I will do some skinning.

[Murfios]

Cheers!:2thumbsup:

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Great work guys!

[meliritos]

I must be in a completely different time zone from all of you guys. Nobody is around when im in!!! Where are you from anyway? Fili? Murfios?

[ByzantineKnight]

I must be in a completely different time zone from all of you guys. Nobody is around when im in!!! Where are you from anyway? Fili? Murfios?

India

[Filibustería]

Chile, South America.

[Murfios]

Honduras, Central America

[meliritos]

That figures...

[Ossie The Great]

yer ........... i am in england

[meliritos]

Ok. I live in Greece. I am from Thessaloniki (you know where this is, right?)and live in Athens

[Caius]

I must be in a completely different time zone from all of you guys. Nobody is around when im in!!! Where are you from anyway? Fili? Murfios?
Argentina

[Kagemusha]

Great looking models.Keep up the good work guys!:2thumbsup:

[Murfios]

Great looking models.Keep up the good work guys!:2thumbsup:
Thank you!

[meliritos]

Murfios how are we doing with the skins, people want to see some skins. If you are a nice boy and skin the Incas well, look what ill model for you

https://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5528/aztecbo4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Murfios]

Right...:inquisitive:



https://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/Murfios/MapucheSkin.jpg

There is the first skin of a Mapuche Warrior. Low class, no defence. Uses a white cloth. Waiting for someone to put it ingame.

[Murfios]

https://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r176/Murfios/MapuchePeasant.jpg
More so that I Murfios am able to see those models.:inquisitive:

[Murfios]

Note: 2 Low class units. In short terms, placeholders to see if they work. Ill make more. Meliritios, I can't skin your units witht heir unique UB mapping because I don't have rome. I'll make more when I see feedback from the others skinners, and their works. Murfios now in state of waiting.

[Filibustería]

Note: I can't skin your units witht heir unique UB mapping because I don't have rome.

So what? Is it nessesary? cant you just draw it on top of the files sent by merilitos to the mods email?

[Murfios]

GIve me a Prt Screen of them then. I'll be glad to do so

[ByzantineKnight]

I'll put the skins ingame asap, then post screenies!

[meliritos]

how many times do i have to tell you. The files i sent you are jpeg, you can put them in photoshop and paint over them. I will do it for the Aztecs, i will skin them myself but for the Incas i have no time to do both (although it looks like i should). Skinning though will take much of my time and that can put the modelling process for the Aztecs and the others on hold.

[Murfios]

THere is no need to be so arrogant. Im not a skinner and if I where im not the only one, so stop picking on me.

[Roman_Man#3]

Meliritos, you are doing a great job with the models, but you need to stop naggin on people. They are doing the best they can, and we are in very early stages. We will get this figured out.

RM3:inquisitive:

[Filibustería]

I agree.

[Caius]

Meliritos, you are doing a great job with the models, but you need to stop naggin on people. They are doing the best they can, and we are in very early stages. We will get this figured out.

RM3:inquisitive:
I agree too.Not to be annoying, but lets keep the team toghether

[ByzantineKnight]

but lets keep the team toghether

Definatly!

[Murfios]

A rotting apple can spoil the rest.~:pissed:

[Caius]

Aztecs and the others on hold

Bravo.this is Inca:Total War not Aztec:Total Wr

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

Please stop the fighting..
Lets act like a team, and face some thruths...
RichyG and Antarki left us... without Meliritos and his modding skills, this mod WOULD BE DEAD.

[Murfios]

Well, Withought Rex, This mod would be dead. Withought Caius, we would have no map, this mod would be dead. Withought fili this mod would be dead, no historical basis and no one that actually lives where we are recreating what we are doing. Ect.

[Caius]

Well, Withought Rex, This mod would be dead. Withought Caius, we would have no map, this mod would be dead. Withought fili this mod would be dead, no historical basis and no one that actually lives where we are recreating what we are doing. Ect.
True that.

Well, I can tried to revive America:Total War, but rex come with the idea and I joined he.Who cares now?

[meliritos]

A rotting apple can spoil the rest.~:pissed:

a rotting apple? me?

[meliritos]

THere is no need to be so arrogant. Im not a skinner and if I where im not the only one, so stop picking on me.

im not picking on you. anyway lets keep it down, i apologise if i offended you didnt mean to sound offending.

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

People, not act like children anymore, please !

Whith Meliritos we have progressed alot... without him, we would have been unable to make a single moddel ! Just think about that before making accusations.

If anyone ever offends him, that person will deal with me !

Rex Pelasgorum

MOD LEADER

[Caius]

Whith Meliritos we have progressed alot... without him, we would have been unable to make a single moddel ! Just think about that before making accusations.
what about Richg?He had done models for us!Does that count!

Oh, adn there are free trial version of 3ds max.30 days.I guess if everyone
tries can.Im not sure if that can help, but here there are 2 cents
the map isnt done, but i have a school life.Also im punsihed.I cant use the pc, and I have things to do.

Look, I know you are eagerly to see your mod finished.I too.But he isnt is a Warchief at the moment.I highly suggest a Warchief joining 'agree', where we, agree to certain things about how the developer and the team will make this and that, etc etc etc.

Regards

Caivs Flaminivs, the Diplomat

[meliritos]

nice to feel welcome. anyway lets not continue with this everyone will carry on with his work and everything will be fine. i uploaded a fully working .cas file at the mods email try this for ingame checking ill upload more tommorow

[Tuuvi]

what about Richg?He had done models for us!Does that count!

Oh, adn there are free trial version of 3ds max.30 days.I guess if everyone
tries can.Im not sure if that can help, but here there are 2 cents
the map isnt done, but i have a school life.Also im punsihed.I cant use the pc, and I have things to do.

Look, I know you are eagerly to see your mod finished.I too.But he isnt is a Warchief at the moment.I highly suggest a Warchief joining 'agree', where we, agree to certain things about how the developer and the team will make this and that, etc etc etc.

Regards

Caivs Flaminivs, the Diplomat
So what do you have to do to be a warchief? I thought that just as long as you were on the Inca total war or Megas Alexandros team you were in warchiefs.

[Murfios]

apologise if i offended you didnt mean to sound offending.
Don't worry Meliritios, Were cool .



If anyone ever offends him, that person will deal with me
Right, so you are goin to kick us all out? Yeah thats nice. Nice to know the rest of us are expendable.

[Murfios]

I guess im not a warchief either...

[Murfios]

:focus: Lets drop the heat. Everything said has been said for the while.

[cavenaghi9]

So.. is this moving forward? ANy in-game screenshots of the units?

[Tuuvi]

almost, but not quite. We just need to get a few skins done and we will have in game screenshots.

[Roman_Man#3]

There are in game screenshots.... Check the previews at the ITW Proboards.

[Vuk]

We have three skinners currently working. Not much can be done during the week (because of school), but come spring break, things will REALLY start happening (IF, we don't run into any glitches;)).

We have a lot of the models done, not a complete skin so far. That is soon to change, but great detail has to be put in to ensure that they are historically accurate.


Check back next Tuesday and you should see some some screenies.


Vuk

[Tuuvi]

I am actually on spring break right now, I am waiting for the models of the next faction because you wanted to do the inca.

[Murfios]

You could do the Inca liganator.

[meliritos]

anyone can do the Inca. We'll pick the best skins ok? I will send some semi skinned files, with the torsos and the skirts done so as to help you with your work ok?

[Vuk]

Go ahead with the Incas. I said that I'd try to do them, I didn't mean that I wanted a monopoly on them. Sorry for the confusion. :bow:
We'll use the best skins we can get, regardless of who did them.

[Murfios]

Sounds fair.

[Murfios]

New Skins, from Murfios!(made by Byz)

Introducing Inca Heavy Axemen!

https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/0005.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/0006.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/0012.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/0015.jpg
https://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/Lord_Elurin/0021.jpg

[Caius]

Good!

[meliritos]

sth good is getting started, i say. Nice work. All visitors, check our pages often because units are ready and in the next few days you will see the full line of units, incas fighting with the mapuche and many many other things

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

Murfios, you have maid a really, really great job !

You are good skinner.

[cavenaghi9]

lovely, just lovely... im really looking forward to this mod, che...

[Caius]

Eso es bueno :bounce:

[Filibustería]

bien, bien, más latinoamericanos en la comunidad

[Caius]

bien, bien, más latinoamericanos en la comunidad
Asi parece...

[meliritos]

Wlesmana suggested sth about the uv mapping of the models, ill give it a try. Gyus i promised him that if he is correct we give his name to an Inca general, will that be too hard? I mean, if he is correct he will save our mod!!!

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

I AGREE, Meliritos !

[meliritos]

I AGREE, Meliritos !

thanks you are being really supportive. I ahd read that the mapped objects should have been detached from the beggining but i thought what the heck, what difference would that make? Ill start remapping, well have the models by friday, full Inca and Mapuche, next comes diaguita?

[ByzantineKnight]

Wlesmana suggested sth about the uv mapping of the models, ill give it a try. Gyus i promised him that if he is correct we give his name to an Inca general, will that be too hard? I mean, if he is correct he will save our mod!!!

Sure!

[Murfios]

if he is correct we give his name to an Inca general
Like "Apu Wlesmana" 9Influence 8Command 11Management? Sounds fairly easy.

[meliritos]

It seems that Wlesmana was right after all, i did some testing yesterday and his suggestion was correct. My bad guys, Ill start remapping and by the weekend well have the final Inca and Mapuche units, full lines. Dont throw away your skins, keep them, well try them on the new texporter files, ok?

[Murfios]

Sure, tell us when ready. What Potrait Should Apu Wlesmana have?

[meliritos]

I dont know, sth like the ones you made or if you are planning to make new ones, sth that will look like the others, but he will carry the name Apu wlesmana as you ingeniously proposed. I did some further testing yesterday. It seems that my models arent the problem but its more like a problem of the RTW game engine. Ill have to remap 25 units. :furious3:

[meliritos]

Sure, tell us when ready.
ready, check the mods e-mail, he he. good luck with the skinning

[Rex_Pelasgorum]

Wow, so fast ! ~:)

[meliritos]

Wow, so fast ! ~:)

Only in game though, he he. By Monday the 16th we will have the diaguita as well!!!

[Murfios]

Shots taken by Vuk

https://img395.imageshack.us/img395/9861/apukm0.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5707/apu2ke1.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5413/apu3pu8.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

They look great!

[Murfios]

Ill skin the rest in some short time

[Murfios]

More Shots Brought you by Vuk!


https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/704/image1so5.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2038/image2ye2.jpg (https://imageshack.us)


https://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7141/image3ui7.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1439/image4lh4.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Caius]

Can we share the first Inca:Total War fight?

[Murfios]

Like the Mapuche one done by Fili?


https://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p41/Filibusteria/RomeTW2007-04-0503-39-36-64.jpg
https://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p41/Filibusteria/RomeTW2007-04-0503-40-54-65.jpg
https://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p41/Filibusteria/RomeTW2007-04-0503-41-08-14.jpg

[Roman_Man#3]

Maybe we need another preview thread:yes:

[Caius]

The mods can do that.Unfortunatelly both mods are offline right now.

[Murfios]

What do you think about the Skins?

[Caius]

What do you think about the Skins?
Those skins are good.I think new animations should make the mod a little better.

[Murfios]

Welcome back, Andres the Cunning.

[Caius]

AndresTheCunning?

[Murfios]

your Potrait

[Murfios]

Shots by Vuk
https://img58.imageshack.us/img58/310/image5bm9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2570/image6tt9.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
Skinned By me.

[Filibustería]

those look great! You should try to darken them a little, though. They look a bit shiny

[richyg13]

hey guys,
I apoligize for my sudden absence... i should explain ...
1) had major computer issues and lost alot of work
2) had lots of uni work to complete
3) lost the forum addy for the private forum lol :)
4) had a larger more carear forwarding project come available to work on

...

I dont know if any of you guys have the models i did before because im fairly sure ive lost everything. I cant seem to find anything backed up at current but maybe they're hiding.
I'll have a better more extensive look to help you guys out if you dont have any of my stuff.

... on an extra note your stuff is looking good! im glad you've made some major progress.
If i get any more chance to help you I will.

regards,
Richy

[Filibustería]

WOW you're back!!!!:beam:

[Tuuvi]

Yay! Richy's back!

[Murfios]

:balloon2: Hi lol. Long time no see. Things are pretty cool. Look, we have a great modeler, Meleritios, Filibusteria and I became skinners, and well that it mainly. I think that your models did not work.You could make the Diguita.

[Roman_Man#3]

I don't think he is working on this anymore.... he said if he found time he would help. So we shouldn't be dependant.

RM3


Good luck with your career Richy. Don't forget us little people, and where you came from. the TW community.

[richyg13]

Such a passionate response hehe.
Yeh i cant "work for you" as such simply because i dont have the time, i mean summer is coming, which gives me more time but alot of that will be spent getting the content for this new mod ready for when Crysis comes out.

Speaking to this guy from uni the other day he was saying that a good forwarding selling point as an artist is to make something with tiny polys look amazing and doing a few things for you guys may help in that region.
I mean we're talking 500 polys here, my other project is triple to 4 times that count excluding the weapons simply because the unit count is lower.

On a side note i found the models i did for this mod, in .CAS format mind you meaning i'd need to extract them again and try to fix those old bugs. However, thats asuming you need them now...
It looks like you've got a good 3D artist in meliritos and those skins are looking good.
All the same, I'm happy to give a helping hand in most fields now... I'm actually doing a Games Design Degree so i know a little about what you need to make a game succesful, even though its a niche genre few know about.

I'll keep in touch to see how things are, I'm online alot at the moment through various reasons so I can check between working... not that its doing my physique any good, having to do a fitness regime every night just to keep the missus happy lol.

anyway, I'll check back soon!

[Vuk]

Such a passionate response hehe.
Yeh i cant "work for you" as such simply because i dont have the time, i mean summer is coming, which gives me more time but alot of that will be spent getting the content for this new mod ready for when Crysis comes out.

Speaking to this guy from uni the other day he was saying that a good forwarding selling point as an artist is to make something with tiny polys look amazing and doing a few things for you guys may help in that region.
I mean we're talking 500 polys here, my other project is triple to 4 times that count excluding the weapons simply because the unit count is lower.

On a side note i found the models i did for this mod, in .CAS format mind you meaning i'd need to extract them again and try to fix those old bugs. However, thats asuming you need them now...
It looks like you've got a good 3D artist in meliritos and those skins are looking good.
All the same, I'm happy to give a helping hand in most fields now... I'm actually doing a Games Design Degree so i know a little about what you need to make a game succesful, even though its a niche genre few know about.

I'll keep in touch to see how things are, I'm online alot at the moment through various reasons so I can check between working... not that its doing my physique any good, having to do a fitness regime every night just to keep the missus happy lol.

anyway, I'll check back soon!


lol, Welcome back Richy! Good to see that you can help. Good luck with your degree. I will check you site out now ;).

[Murfios]

Good Luck there.

[richyg13]

My deviantart page needs new content :P just aint got around to finishing alot my better stuff yet to do any decent renders of them so alot of the content is quite old.

Ya, thanks for the support... im in the 2nd year... guess i never told you guys that :P
I'm finished for the year come a month from now :D so time on my hands to go play again yay!

[meliritos]

Nice to hear from you richy, the mod will need all the help we can get. Back to the subject, the diaguita are finished, i will correct some issues with the Inca and the Mapuche and we will move forward with the chimu

[Murfios]

:beam: *Gasp* The two modelers meet each other.... Cool
Who will make the Diguita? I'll make them if your ok with it.

[meliritos]

I talked to Vuk he can skin them he said, but you can have a shot on them. I will be starting the Chimu this week but first we have to talk about the references Murfios. I will contact you through our forum

[meliritos]

Maybe Richy can do some buildings...?

[richyg13]

Yeh I'll do some buildings as soon as i finish uni... its only like a few weeks left... my last assignment i think is may 18th. I'll progressivly become more avialable as that draws in and the deadlines kick in meaning im done with more and more work.

Collect some references ready for me!

[meliritos]

That will be a relief. If we collaborate we will definitely make this mod. Have you checked the work that has be done to the Inca proboards forum, Richy?

[Caius]

Yeh I'll do some buildings as soon as i finish uni... its only like a few weeks left... my last assignment i think is may 18th. I'll progressivly become more avialable as that draws in and the deadlines kick in meaning im done with more and more work.

Collect some references ready for me!
Now I am at school,but I will find the references for you.

[Vuk]

Here is the Diaguita faction preview #1!


All the units but one are completed for the Diaguita faction, and it will be done soon. Don't know why, but for some reason I decided to post a preview now instead of waiting till I finish the last unit. :P

We'll start of with the basic peasant clubman. :P

https://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7968/image13yg4.jpg


When I took the shots of the other models, I just used this guy and put them over him, so some of them with be holding their primary and secondary weapons at the same time, and other only their secondary. :P It may look just a bit strange because of that. ;)

https://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1007/image15tc0.jpg


Next, a levy slinger! Notice that he is holding his solid sling like a club. :P A pure touch of genius!

https://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9138/image17sw9.jpg

Levy archer...

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2212/image20hq5.jpg

Followed by basic macemen...


https://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1710/image25si7.jpg

and basic Spearmen.


Next come the Diaguita Nobles. The wealthy class of the Diaguita who could afford better arms, finer cloth, and more effective armor.


https://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8436/image21sf1.jpg

https://img404.imageshack.us/img404/2851/image23vt2.jpg


First the lesser nobles. Note that they are holding their three javelins and one mace all at the same time. :P



https://img178.imageshack.us/img178/545/image30zl3.jpg


https://img178.imageshack.us/img178/864/image31pi0.jpg

Next, the greater nobles. Note the improvement in their clothes and armour.

https://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6873/image32sa3.jpg

Finally, the noble archer. Just the same as the greater noble, but with a bow. :D

I do not specialize in the history and culture of Meso-American Indians, and do not know the real names for any of these units, but their the names that I am using. :D If you want historical accuracy, talk to Murf of Fil. :D

Hope you enjoy!

Vuk

[Vuk]

And finally, the ever-so-sexy Diaguita general!

https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8825/image34xt1.jpg

https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6162/image35yb1.jpg


https://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8649/image36wi2.jpg

This last skin is not final, but I thought that I'd post it so I could see your comments. :P


Vuk

[Caius]

Great!

[meliritos]

Hello all,

In the Inca mod, when we set out, we decided that one of our key words would be "accuracy". Accuracy in every aspect. Accuracy in the presentation of the historical facts. Accuracy in the geographical represenation of South and Meso America with a map that is close to the real thing. And to help bring you that realistic feeling, we had vowed to keep our units as accurate as possible, not only to historical facts but also to physical appearance.
Keeping this in mind we are modelling our units with significant innovations and differentiations from other RTW mods and the original vanilla game. There are two characteristic differences between our units and those from the vanilla RTW game and most of the mods, which we believe add to the realistic feeling of our mod.
The first one is the fist of our units. Unlike those of RTW vanilla game, our units have their thumb apart from the other fingers, so the hand forms a realistic fist when it grabs weapons.

https://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5767/incafisteg3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
this is a render demonstrating the "thumb apart" detail we introduced to our mod

This detail though, we have seen to another mod so we dont claim the pioneering rights. But for our next detail we claim to be the first to model such a thing, as far as we have seen in other mods (if not please correct us). And this "thing" is an ear. Unlike vanilla RTW game, we decided to model ears to our units, to the bald headed that is because those with hair have their ears covered with it, and thus bringing our models much closer to life and reality.

https://img95.imageshack.us/img95/1863/olmecearszu6.jpg (https://imageshack.us)
A detail from the merc Olmec Infantry unit demonstrating its ear

The innovative spirit never sleeps here in the INCA TW mod. Be prepaired for more surprises in the future

[Ossie The Great]

Wow,

that looks really good.

Thinking about it it might be worth doing that to my mod

[Motep]

Yes, as said earlier, you need to darken them up a bit. But other than that, they are perfectly fine (aka...much better than I could do) :2thumbsup:

[Filibustería]

Motep!? Where have you been?

[Vuk]

Yes, as said earlier, you need to darken them up a bit. But other than that, they are perfectly fine (aka...much better than I could do) :2thumbsup:

Motep! Welcome back!

Those skins have all been scrapped. We have much better ones now. Sign onto the dev forums to see them!

Vuk

[Motep]

Feels good to back....ah....smells like inca....

[meliritos]

To celebrate your home coming motep here is the renders from all the units we have already modelled. Hope you all like it, we welcome yours and everybody's remarks.

although the skinners of INCA TW mod are working full time to get the skins for our units ready in the next couple of weeks, we thought it would be nice to give you a glimpse of the work done so far. I mean, we have been talking about our units a lot, now its time to show you what we are talking about.

These are the units for the first 8 factions

https://img249.imageshack.us/img249/932/aguaranabc1.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img489.imageshack.us/img489/5471/aymarazs8.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img353.imageshack.us/img353/2608/chachapoyasvi8.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img256.imageshack.us/img256/372/chancatg1.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3747/chimuei3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3381/diaguitabo5.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9477/incabo5.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img256.imageshack.us/img256/848/mapuchebn0.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

and these are the mercs

https://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2412/mercs1nh8.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5594/mercs2qh3.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7383/mercs3oe6.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

https://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4682/mercs4bt5.jpg (https://imageshack.us)

[Motep]

nice work....hopefully the skinners pull through with something just as good. Much better than the people before, anyways. :2thumbsup: