Weekly 13 - Almost done!

The end is in sight! We've made a lot of graphical improvement this week. We're mainly doing small touches at this point that really make the game more polished in my opinion. Cleaning up animation, getting props in, title screens, menus, textures, etc.

The character models and weapons are completed and textured. Models such as the tree, rocks, ground, and grass are being textured by me as well. I've also been posing them for animation for the title screen + poster for Sebastien's presentation which will be placed on the second floor wall. We're posing them in a field sitting on a stump. To their right will be a sign that cycles through all of the title options (New Game, Continue, Credits, End) with a moving camera. Awesome idea from Seb, programming extraordinare :)

Finn and Isa, modeled and textured placed in Unreal

Tree!

Stump!

Grass!

Maxin'

Relaxin'

List of completed in-game animations:

Presentation

Tobias

Concept art, modeling texturing, rigging, posing

Tobias by Kristen on Sketchfab

Rally

Concept art, modeling, texturing, game design, and mocap for this assignment.
Programming and Animation tweeking done by Sebastien Hutt.
UI done by Vinna Chan.
Mocap actor Karissa Neves.

Weekly 12 - Finalized Portraits

I finished the portraits for the two main characters. We've decided to cut the game down further so we might not make portraits for the bandits and revise the script accordingly. I will be adding additional portraits for facial expressions (I'd like to have an angry, annoyed, happy one, but it will be dependent on our revised script). Animation is my next top priority so that is what I'll be focusing on for the next update.

Weekly 11 - Finalized Portraits WIP

This week I am revisiting the dialogue portraits. I decided to reference my concept art from a while back because I realized it had the pose I was looking for. I'm pretty slow at digital art and lineart isn't my forte so it's been taking me a while, but all I need to do is Finnian, Isa, and two bandits. I'd like to have them all done by next week.

I've also gotten all of the mocap data out of Motive and into Motionbuilder. There were quite a few track data errors sadly so there will be some necessary cleanup.

Last weekend we met up with our group (Vinna Chan is joining us to help with the UI) and decided we wanted to alter the scale of our game in order to finish this by the end of the year. We will decide then whether or not we will want to further pursue this or leave it as a demo. We've scaled it down to just creating a tutorial level with basic combat introduced.

By next week I'd like the portrait art all done and, if I have time, I will need to create the weapons for the characters (broadsword and shortbow).

Weekly 10 - Modeling + Texturing finalized, Mocap

This week I spent my time refining my existing models and textures. As per the advice I received last time, I made the warrior's armor a big bulkier on his hips and legs to match his bulky shoulder armor and gave his hair a couple of loose strands. I also added a very simple texture to him in order to give him a bit more shape, though I want to keep it simple in order to retain a simplistic cute style and avoid texture hell. Along with the warrior, I've updated the archer's textures and mesh as well.

We also got a lot of mocap data for our game (thank you Karissa for getting in the suit!). Earlier this week, I've been patching it up all up in Motive and Motionbuilder. We have a ton of clips (over twenty!) so I've been slowly chugging out fbxs, however it's going to take me longer to clean up the animation since it's not my strong suit. Sebastien has been helping out with rigging while we get the clips cleaned.

Next week I would like the portraits completed for the Warrior, Archer, and Bandits. If I complete that, I need to begin modeling the sword and bow props for the characters.

Warrior Finnian

Archer Isa

Mocap hell

Week 9 - Archer Modeling + Texturing

This week I've been working on the Archer model. Building off a slightly altered base mesh from my previous work with the Warrior, I've modeled, UVed and done basic texture work for the Archer. I've been working on the uniform design, hopping back and forth between my Warrior and Archer to make sure their design is somewhat similar but contrasting enough. I like the additions I made to the Archer and would like to implement some similar design aspects back to the Warrior.

On Friday after 493 I'll be going into the mocap room to capture my animations! The animations range from a variety of battle stances to emotes (a total of 14 emotes). I will be directing the mocap work while Sebastien (programmer) will be in the mocap suit.

By next week I'd like to make alterations to the models + textures based on previous critique, work on the portraits, and clean up the animation to be brought into UE4.

Week 8 - Warrior Modeling + Texturing

I was able to meet my goal for this week, which was to have the warrior completely modeled and textured. The base color is all I have currently though, I intend to include specular map, metallic map, etc as well but I need to look up how to do that in 3D Coat since all I've done up until now is diffuse only. Each character will have their own unique head (the one I have right now is Finnian), however the body will be the same. Below are what he looks like within 3D Coat and UE4 respectively. I've also linked what we have for our game so far, which includes basic dialogue and placeholder portraits I made last week. On a programming aspect, the player controls are mostly done and the AI is the current priority and still in the works.

Next week I would like to have the Archer started and / or do the finalized portraits.

Week 7 - Warrior Modeling + Portraits

I've begun modeling the armor for the Warrior class. I'd forgotten how tricky it is to model armor so it's taken me some time. All I need to do from here is finish modeling the arm guards, belts, hair, and weapon and I can begin UVing / texturing.

I'm kind of bouncing around what I'm working on due to what my programmer is asking of me. This week he wanted to implement dialogue so I began working on portraits for the two first characters introduced in our game. They are placeholders for the moment until we settle on a design choice, but I've captured the general idea we're going for.

Next week I'd like the Warrior to be modeled + textured. I'd then be moving on to either more plished portrait work or beginning the Archer.

Wireframe WIP

Portrait Concepts

Portrait Sketch (Finn)

Portrait Sketch (Isa)

Armor References: