Jale's Concept art

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:21 am

Some drawings of weapons designed for use in the jungle. The two I have titled Vinesythes are basically the dunmer/argonian versions of machetes: long blades with arm rests for comfort on long expeditions. They both have a small serrated section for cutting through thicker obstacles.

The double edged one is less for long treks and more of a sidearm.

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/NermoralVinesythe.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/NemoralHandscythe.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/ChitinVinesythe.jpg[/img]

DarkEclipse · Post by **DarkEclipse** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:33 am

Oooh, pretty weapons, Jale. No scanner though?

The chitin scyth would be nice to see somewhere, but I'm not sure it would be possible to form chitin into that shape.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:28 pm

This is with my (rubbish) scanner

I tried to make the chitin one look like it was made out of bits of invertabrates. Thus I have the pincer-like part for the handle and the general curvy design.

DarkEclipse · Post by **DarkEclipse** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:58 pm

Ohhh, I see now. Otherwise the blade would be a piece of cake to shape. Could just carve it from bone, in fact.

I have a rubbish scanner also.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:23 pm

Some argonian themed stuff: A helmet to go with the Hist Cuirass, some long wearpons and some shorter weapons

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/Argonhelmet.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/Argonweapons2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/Argonweapons1.jpg[/img]

sirwootalot123 · Post by **sirwootalot123** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:29 pm

I like the look of the blades, but their function would be impossible - the only jungle area like that is too laggy as is, last thing it needs is to be VERY TEDIOUSLY infested with script-heavy vines that the player will only survive 7 seconds to cut through anyway.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:37 pm

The idea of the vines themselves has been retracted. The blades can still be there, since we can assume that there SHOULD be vines there just arent due to the constraints of the engine. Its like in the same way we assume that morrowind is 10x bigger than presented and that it actualy has a population greater than a million, but the engine disallows it.

Its like the muckscoop. Ever seen an NPC scoop muck? Nope. But its there to imply the scooping of muck take place. Ever seen a pack guar carry an NPC's items to another town? Nope? Its there to imply that trade takes place? Ever seen the fishing boats haul in a catch? You get the idea

Plus they look cool

sirwootalot123 · Post by **sirwootalot123** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:41 pm

good point, but the way they're shaped makes it so the animations would have to be re-written... it's cool, but unless it's to be a misc item, just not possible.
The ones near the top with the elbow-support, i mean - the "primitive" weapons toward the bottom are just fine and perfectly possible.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:48 pm

Ive been thinking that through too. If you look at the way the arm moves while swinging the sword there is little movement in the wrist. With all the animations there is a point where this type of weapon would make contact. The only problem would be the hit being out of sync with the movement of the blade but lets face it...morrowind was awful at that anyway.

DarkEclipse · Post by **DarkEclipse** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 8:07 am

Anyone ever download, 'Assasin's Armory'? They had some wristblades with a handle running down the player's wrist, and a handle posistioned in the player's hand. It didn't look too bad, but in this case I don't think it'd work, unless there was a very talented modler at work.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:36 pm

Of course this is only concept art, it could be a small arm section.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:51 pm

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v149/Dark_Jale/DresStairs.jpg[/img]
Dres stair concept

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:17 am

Jale wrote: Plus they look cool

Well, they're alright, the chitin doesn't bear a resemblance to the Morrowind chitin though... I do like your twisty warhammer though!

Gez · Post by **Gez** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:49 am

Jale wrote:The idea of the vines themselves has been retracted. The blades can still be there, since we can assume that there SHOULD be vines there just arent due to the constraints of the engine. Its like in the same way we assume that morrowind is 10x bigger than presented and that it actualy has a population greater than a million, but the engine disallows it.

Script-heavy vines could still exist in the thicker parts of the jungle, if you use Arena's method of making them a dungeon. Interior cells with "vegetal tunnels", some of them blocked by vines that needs cutting.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:53 am

Bah screw that, its old. The Stairs, people, the Stairs!

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:59 pm

Actually, I like the weapons more than the stairs, first of all because they're drawn better, and second of all because I can't see how you could get up the stairs without breaking your neck. Can you explain the function of them better? Is there a special way to get up them or something?

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:59 pm

They are regular stairs but the actual steps are facing away from you in this picture...I just couldnt be arsed to draw all that

Ill do a better drawing later

The weapons are old.

Morgoth · Post by **Morgoth** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:03 pm

Ooh, I see now. I was looking at it from the wrong angle, cool.