The EB II Help Required Thread

[Ankhenaton]

First of all thank you for answering.
What do you mean with a sample of my work? Do you want to see some photos because i have no complete EB loadscreens right now? What would you like to see and why only weapons?
When i`m back home on friday i will post some of my photos (i would like to start with the reconstruction of the famous Altar of Pergamon build around 150 BC as shown in the Pergamonmuseum in Berlin).

[keravnos]

That would be EXCELLENT!

[Gleemonex]

Hello EB members and fans! I am one of the thousands of (previously) silent fans of this mod. Long time reader, first time register...er? Anyways...

I don't have very much free time, but most of what little free time I do have is spent enjoying EB or these forums. I'd be more than willing to pour some of that free time into actually helping create EB!

Anyways, here's what I can do:

1) Research

I was once the leader of an ill-fated Doom 3 mod called "Sapphire Scar". I started as the technical advisor for the harder sci-fi stuff. From there, I went into concept drawing for some weapons and vehicles. Then to managing a design document. Then to leadership.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

It was a hard sci-fi mod. In spirit, it had some similarities to EB (wanting to get replace arcani spiders-with-upside-down-dog's-heads with units that aren't laughably ridiculous bio-engineered super-troops, and whatnot). Our intended goal would have been something between Bioshock and Mass Effect. The mod failed, but I still learned a lot. Google still brings up a few old hits.

Also, I currently live in Mainland China, so I could probably track down some uni friends who have access to primary or secondary sources on some of the eastern factions from a Chinese perspective. Although I'm not sure how much this is needed; everything in EB seems so well-researched already, and the EB II setting is the same as for EB I AFAIK.

2) Concept Art

As I mentionned above, I did some concept art for Sapphire Scar. Sadly, it's all on a portable disk back in Canada but I was in a drawing mood yesterday, so I whipped up this pencil-and-marker drawing of a Gaesatae captain (or whatever the Gaesatae unit leader would be called).

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

He's foregone a helmet for the wild look of haphazard lime-whitened hair spikes, and he was hit by some arrows during the pre-battle boasting, so he had to discard his shield. As he's older, in his late twenties perhaps, he's had some tattoos (three dots, à-la Ötzi the Iceman) placed over his knees and shoulders to ward off arthritis. Also, he has a celtic spiral over his "breath", and a caduceus-like twin snake (a La Tène phallic symbol apparently) tattoo carrying the breath down to his loins. I'm not sure how historical these tattoos are for the Gaesatae, but I was just having fun at this point. One could also argue that he's been a mercenary for a while and, as such, has become something of an individualist.

EDIT: Grrr... apparently I can't include a URL in my first-ever post. I'll post the image right after this.

I'm familiar with pencil, marker, acrylics, and GIMP/PhotoShop/Inkscape.

3) Modeling and Animation

Again, Sapphire Scar. I did some weapon modeling for SScar in Blender. I noticed another user here with Blender -- I'm glad I'm not the only one! I'm no expert, but given enough time I can crank out some nice, poly-efficient stuff. I'll see what I can dredge up, or perhaps model anew.

4) Proof-reading and translation

As a French-Canadian, I am fluent in both English and French, and would be willing to proof-read one and translate into the other (I'll leave you to guess which).

Let me know if any of this appeals to the EB team. As I mentionned, I don't have terribly much free time, but I'm willing to chip away at whatever I can. If not, please accept the drawing as a token of the inspiration EB has given me to revisit my appreciation of history!

-Glee

[Ankhenaton]

I did not forget to post the photos but i was unable to do it because of a death in the family. Please give me some time and i will show some of my work.

[Gleemonex]

I did not forget to post the photos but i was unable to do it because of a death in the family. Please give me some time and i will show some of my work.

That sucks :( Many condolences, Akhenaton.