Possible Creatures

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:15 pm

Anybody seen these imp-like creatures before? Sort of Clavicus Vile-esque to me. Also showing some Seducers I put together for personal use. Made from various available meshes.

Melchior Dahrk · Post by **Melchior Dahrk** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 11:07 am

I've seen those imps, along with the ogre or whatever. I don't remember how good the animation was, but I think it was decent. I never thought of connecting them with Vile before... not a bad suggestion.

The Seducers look okay, though the heels don't match the daedric armor very well, imo. I think they could maybe use some tattoos or something on their skin. Or maybe skin piercings. Something to break up the bare legs.

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:23 am

Working on a number of other humanoid creatures and daedra. Here is a Xivilai. Sort of a mix of Battlespire and Oblivion. Also an Oblivion style Ogre.

Melchior Dahrk · Post by **Melchior Dahrk** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:58 am

Oh man, I love those! Hahahah! They'll fit right in with the other monsters we encounter in Morrowind.

Yeti · Post by **Yeti** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:58 am

I'm afraid I don't share MD's enthusiasm for the Orge (the colors don't match Morrowind's aesthetics, and common fantasy mainstays like ogres are out of place in Morrowind), but the Xivilai looks like a fitting addition to our lineup of Daedra.

On an unrelated note, I'd love to see you finish those clothing claims of yours, Ashtaar.

Melchior Dahrk · Post by **Melchior Dahrk** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 1:41 pm

Yeti wrote:I'm afraid I don't share MD's enthusiasm for the Orge (the colors don't match Morrowind's aesthetics, and common fantasy mainstays like ogres are out of place in Morrowind)

I agree that it could stand to be de-saturated a bit. I can imagine Ogres being found in the Southern Velothi mountain border with Cyrodiil though.

edit: also might be interesting to add some tattoos or ritual scarring or something. Or maybe just scars to make them a bit more interesting.

Post by **rot** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 2:51 pm

P:C could perhaps use an ogre?
I'm guessing limb proportions are a limitation of the 'Humanoid' frame.

The Xivilai does look like it'd fit, nice job. Could look less like a horned buff Dunmer, with a different skintone?

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:58 pm

These aren't finished yet, so there will be tweaks and additions to the models. Am considering trying to attatch the Ogre body parts to a different skeleton and adjust the proportions to fit. Maybe. And yes, I would only place the Ogre's over near the Cyrodiil border.

Yeti: Sorry the clothes are taking so long. I got caught up making a large personal mod. Also real life things.

Yeti · Post by **Yeti** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 4:21 pm

That's fine, Ashstaar. Feel free to take your time. I just wanted to make sure you hadn't forgotten about them. I guess my enthusiasm for how awesome your stuff is makes me impatient to see it added to TR_Data.

RyanS · Post by **RyanS** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:16 pm

I was just wondering. How are these creatures coming along, Ashstaar? It would be disappointing to see them wasted.

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:04 pm

I am still working on things. Here is a Dark Seducer/Mazken.

Dormichigan64 · Post by **Dormichigan64** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:50 pm

Looks awesome! I've been always waiting for seducers to be in Morrowind.

horus · Post by **horus** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 11:35 pm

I like it, too! Looks really good

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:53 pm

Thanks for the likes. Xivilai. Should be ready for action. Going to work more on the face texture though.

RyanS · Post by **RyanS** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:13 pm

Looks great! It'll be neat to see these in game.

Dormichigan64 · Post by **Dormichigan64** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:41 am

I think the Xivilai could have a more demonic face.Great job, though.

greendogo · Post by **greendogo** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:10 am

The Xivilai is a nice start, however:

The Xivilai looks like a Dunmer with horns and yellow eyes. I think you need to start with a blank slate with the facial texture and tweak the facial model (those eye brow ridge cavities are dark/high elf ridges)

You did a nice job bulking him up in the legs and torso (maybe a little more in the torso), but the body texture is extremely reminiscent of the playable races. He really looks like a Dunmer, instead of being from a different species entirely.

Doing a Google search for Xivilai pulls up a lot of good stuff to work from, like this:
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Oblivion-Xivilai-347570021
(notice there are no ridge cavities like there are for dark/high elves)

The Xivilai you're working from (from Battlespire) is a specific Xivilai Lord named Moath. It's unclear from available sources (beyond finding a copy of Battlespire) how Battlespire depicted non-unique Xivilai entities, or if these would even be representative of the whole. Hell, they can probably look like whatever they want.

Nice Mazken!

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:18 pm

Here is a comparison shot of xivilai, dremora, and dunmer. I am continuing to refine the model. The face is ok to me but I understand what you are saying, and would like more of a different look myself. I have Battlespire and there are a number of different looking xivilai, or what I took to be xivilai, throughout the game from what I recall. I like the look of the Battlespire characters and chose to work from this one and mix in a little Oblivion in the skin color department. Thanks for the feedback.

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:07 pm

Lower brow ridge, bigger forehead, altered nose and chin. With and without tattoo.

RyanS · Post by **RyanS** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:45 pm

Wow, this is looking even better! I really like the one with the face tattoos.

greendogo · Post by **greendogo** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:43 am

I think the eyes are now different enough to set it apart from the eyes of either the Dunmer or Altmer. Nice work.

Melchior Dahrk · Post by **Melchior Dahrk** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:56 am

I like that Xivilai, Ashstaar!

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 5:44 am

Thanks, MD and others! Here is an update on the Ogre. Rigged it to an armature so it functions as a creature now. Still need to work on it some more though. Also de-saturated the textures.

Ragox · Post by **Ragox** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:37 am

These look truly awesome!

BTW please check your "Daedric and other Artifacts" thread Ashstaar

It would be such a shame if any of your models would get lost.

Ragox · Post by **Ragox** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:29 pm

Ashstaar could you please post the mesh and texture files as well? Also for the Daedric creatures you posted in another thread.

I'm freaking out about the possibility of losing any of your material...

You're like the last really talented mesh maker for MW imo

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Mon May 11, 2015 10:33 pm

Some Daedra I've worked up. A couple Xivilai, the yellow daedra from Redguard, a Herne, a Morphoid, a Mazken, a Seducer Oathkin, and Aurorans.

EJRS · Post by **EJRS** » Tue May 12, 2015 9:50 am

Love the herne and the morphoid. The unhelmeted auroran looks really outstanding, what's the concept with them?

Melchior Dahrk · Post by **Melchior Dahrk** » Tue May 12, 2015 2:05 pm

Being a big fan of the original game style. These are FREAKING AMAZING!!!

Such great work as usual. What's your plan for these?

Ashstaar · Post by **Ashstaar** » Thu May 14, 2015 10:49 pm

Love the herne and the morphoid. The unhelmeted auroran looks really outstanding, what's the concept with them?

Thanks! If you mean art concept for the aurorans, they are based on concept art for Shivering Isles on UESP. Otherwise the creatures are being made available to TR if wanted.

Being a big fan of the original game style. These are FREAKING AMAZING!!!

Such great work as usual. What's your plan for these?

Thanks again! I am releasing these independently soon but making them available to TR first. I still have plans to keep modding for TR but have been wrapped up in other things for a while.

Infragris · Post by **Infragris** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:04 pm

Ashstaar, would you be willing to share your Aurorans for Project: Cyrodiil? Your work is really outstanding.

Yeti · Post by **Yeti** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:48 pm

While a good-looking model, the Aurorans could use refining here and there. Better textures for one, and removing parts that appear a tad cobbled together, such as using Helseth's Royal Guard helmet for the second Auroran's face. Yes, Oblivion used a similar design for the Auroran, but it's a little too similar here.