Update: Sniper Shows His Face

o_friedbunny · 10-24-2005, 08:03 AM

News writer's block? Never. Rather, we'd like to think that our first character skin speaks for itself. Thanks to the hard work of the developers (namely Spewok -- with the rest of us tagging along spouting obnoxious and officious criticism) we have some tasty morsels to toss at the ravenous pack:

As always, poke around in the media section for another treat or two, though we're featuring only the sniper skin this week so you'd do best to focus your attention there.

In other news, we've picked up MrBeefy, map texture arteest extrodinare, and soulescape, an additional sound designer. We welcome both slaves graciously and look forward to the fruits of their labors!

o_jinx · 10-24-2005, 08:06 AM

Very nice.

One thing: is it just me, or is the red team skin a bit off in color? It looks a little orange-ish to me. Though that's probably easily tweaked later on.

Circuitous · 10-24-2005, 08:07 AM

Haha, gratuitous crotch shot.

Very nice skin, it's good to see some detail on 'im. I wonder what other wonders media holds...

Damn, just missed first reply!

Also, the colors seem ... bright! I was expecting darker, more camouflaged. At least for the Sniper. And his knee pads don't go all the way around - are they just patches on his pants?

o_friedbunny · 10-24-2005, 08:15 AM

Nearly everything we post is a "work in progress", so to speak. The colors are still in the process of being tweaked, especially as we get ready to progress through the other skins.

o_bokko · 10-24-2005, 08:16 AM

Awesome!
Spewok showing some great talent there.

Circuitous · 10-24-2005, 08:18 AM

Yeah, I don't remember Spewok at all. Heh.

And it seems that logo has become official? It's on the front page now. The new header looks really good. Very battle-worn.

o_fresh · 10-24-2005, 08:23 AM

very very nice. i feel like stuffs starting to take shape and the game has a very definite style an didentitiy.

Defrag · 10-24-2005, 08:34 AM

Spewok has had to put up with us telling him that it's too orange, too pink, too red, too blue, too yellow, too monkified. Eventually you've just got to stand back and say "damn, that looks good" and then worry about tweaking it 100% for later. :P I think it looks really good, but I do prefer the blue.

As for the brightness: TF is TF. Part of the goal in creating the classes and skins is INSTANT recognisability. You must immediately know whether someone is a friend or foe and what class they are. Bright colours and distinctive models achieve this.

/me sticks two fingers up at the realism crew

o_jinx · 10-24-2005, 08:40 AM

yeah, it seems like you'll want to retweak the team colors at the end when all the models are done anyway to make sure they all 'match' so to speak. you might even want to look at how well the team skins match the team colors used in the map textures... would look weird to have an orange sniper running around in a red base

in any case, though, that's some sweet work there.

o_sobe green · 10-24-2005, 09:02 AM

Looks nice, I only have one gripe. The Sniper doesn't have full gloves on but the weapon hands are full. I know I'm being picky but if I didn't complain it just wouldn't be right. Err pie.

o_eat · 10-24-2005, 09:33 AM

In the end, the scout in TFC wore pink clothes. Its good having a contrast of 'shades' of each team colour for each class because it makes them more recognizable.

o_docwolfe · 10-24-2005, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoBe Green

Looks nice, I only have one gripe. The Sniper doesn't have full gloves on but the weapon hands are full. I know I'm being picky but if I didn't complain it just wouldn't be right. Err pie.

its only the trigger finger that is "ungloved" asuming that the sniper is right handed.

**mervaka** · 10-24-2005, 10:33 AM

i'll reserve my thoughts on colour until i see it ingame.

o_nuk3m · 10-24-2005, 11:01 AM

is it me or does the soldier look like Bruce Willis,

and the sniper look like

SYLVESTER STALONE!!!!!!!

o_thenuke0 · 10-24-2005, 11:21 AM

HURRAY! LOOKS AWESOME!

and dont forget the green/yellow skins.

o_ohcanep · 10-24-2005, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nukem373

is it me or does the soldier look like Bruce Willis,

and the sniper look like

SYLVESTER STALONE!!!!!!!

Soldier looks like Willis but how does sniper look like Stallone?

o_salty milkshake · 10-24-2005, 11:27 AM

Quote:

is it me or does the soldier look like Bruce Willis,

and the sniper look like

SYLVESTER STALONE!!!!!!!

It's you, he looks nothing like Stalone! Looks slightly like:

maybe...

o_etzell · 10-24-2005, 11:51 AM

Lookin' wonderful. That really killed the "Clint Eastwood" comparison from the concepts, though. :P

o_kam · 10-24-2005, 11:52 AM

He looks ...mean. Colours are fine tbh. nice and bright.

o_nuk3m · 10-24-2005, 12:00 PM

think judge dread

10-24-2005, 08:03 AM	#1
o_friedbunny Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kyoto, Japan Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Update: Sniper Shows His Face News writer's block? Never. Rather, we'd like to think that our first character skin speaks for itself. Thanks to the hard work of the developers (namely Spewok -- with the rest of us tagging along spouting obnoxious and officious criticism) we have some tasty morsels to toss at the ravenous pack: As always, poke around in the media section for another treat or two, though we're featuring only the sniper skin this week so you'd do best to focus your attention there. In other news, we've picked up MrBeefy, map texture arteest extrodinare, and soulescape, an additional sound designer. We welcome both slaves graciously and look forward to the fruits of their labors!

10-24-2005, 08:07 AM	#3
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Haha, gratuitous crotch shot. Very nice skin, it's good to see some detail on 'im. I wonder what other wonders media holds... Damn, just missed first reply! Also, the colors seem ... bright! I was expecting darker, more camouflaged. At least for the Sniper. And his knee pads don't go all the way around - are they just patches on his pants? __________________ Look at all those dead links.

10-24-2005, 08:18 AM	#6
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Yeah, I don't remember Spewok at all. Heh. And it seems that logo has become official? It's on the front page now. The new header looks really good. Very battle-worn. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

10-24-2005, 08:34 AM	#8
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Spewok has had to put up with us telling him that it's too orange, too pink, too red, too blue, too yellow, too monkified. Eventually you've just got to stand back and say "damn, that looks good" and then worry about tweaking it 100% for later. :P I think it looks really good, but I do prefer the blue. As for the brightness: TF is TF. Part of the goal in creating the classes and skins is INSTANT recognisability. You must immediately know whether someone is a friend or foe and what class they are. Bright colours and distinctive models achieve this. /me sticks two fingers up at the realism crew __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

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10-24-2005, 08:06 AM	#2
o_jinx Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Very nice. One thing: is it just me, or is the red team skin a bit off in color? It looks a little orange-ish to me. Though that's probably easily tweaked later on.

10-24-2005, 08:15 AM	#4
o_friedbunny Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kyoto, Japan Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Nearly everything we post is a "work in progress", so to speak. The colors are still in the process of being tweaked, especially as we get ready to progress through the other skins.

10-24-2005, 08:16 AM	#5
o_bokko Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Awesome! Spewok showing some great talent there.

10-24-2005, 08:23 AM	#7
o_fresh Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brum. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	very very nice. i feel like stuffs starting to take shape and the game has a very definite style an didentitiy.

10-24-2005, 08:40 AM	#9
o_jinx Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ohio Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	yeah, it seems like you'll want to retweak the team colors at the end when all the models are done anyway to make sure they all 'match' so to speak. you might even want to look at how well the team skins match the team colors used in the map textures... would look weird to have an orange sniper running around in a red base in any case, though, that's some sweet work there.

10-24-2005, 09:02 AM	#10
o_sobe green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Looks nice, I only have one gripe. The Sniper doesn't have full gloves on but the weapon hands are full. I know I'm being picky but if I didn't complain it just wouldn't be right. Err pie.

10-24-2005, 09:33 AM	#11
o_eat Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	In the end, the scout in TFC wore pink clothes. Its good having a contrast of 'shades' of each team colour for each class because it makes them more recognizable.

10-24-2005, 10:33 AM	#13
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	i'll reserve my thoughts on colour until i see it ingame.

10-24-2005, 11:01 AM	#14
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	is it me or does the soldier look like Bruce Willis, and the sniper look like SYLVESTER STALONE!!!!!!!

10-24-2005, 11:21 AM	#15
o_thenuke0 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	HURRAY! LOOKS AWESOME! and dont forget the green/yellow skins.

10-24-2005, 11:51 AM	#18
o_etzell Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Lookin' wonderful. That really killed the "Clint Eastwood" comparison from the concepts, though. :P

10-24-2005, 11:52 AM	#19
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	He looks ...mean. Colours are fine tbh. nice and bright.

10-24-2005, 12:00 PM	#20
o_nuk3m Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersy, USA! reppin' Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	think judge dread

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