by Rex Claussen » Mon Oct 23, 2017 16:00
Ed the Bat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2017 15:36
I wanted to quickly ask if anyone had any thoughts about Hintman. This past week or so, I made some small tweaks to his outfit that, incidentally, look a bit closer to the original model's. At this point, if I were to remove his beret and the scar on his face, he'd look even more similar to the old Hintman. But before I do that, I figured I'd ask the group for any opinions or suggestions.
I'm on travel through this week, so I won't be able to download and check anything until Sunday, at the earliest. However, in general, I'd say that non-HL models (such as the Controller/Hintman) don't need to look exactly like those in
Paranoid. In fact, there doesn't even need to be a passing resemblance. The only real consideration, of course, is gender: Controller/Hintman speaks with a male voice, so having a female model won't work. [Conversely, Col. Stinson speaks with a female voice, so a male model won't work.]
Oh, and separate question: Would anyone happen to know of, or have, an archive of BlackRayne Studios' models? From what I can see, the site is gone from the web, and I wanted to examine some of the source material, since I know Paranoid makes use of their work.
Please explain what you mean by "archive" and "source material". Many of the BlackRayne's models were downloaded by me and inserted into
Paranoid as-is. In other words, they were completely unedited, and what made it into the game was the source material. I do know that Nigel provided some of the models in the game, but I'm not sure of their source. Also, I know that he edited some of the models (light-baking in at least one instance) I had acquired, but I don't recall which.
I do have the zip files of all the BlackRayne models used in
Paranoid, as well as unused models. I have 24 models in all, totaling about 12 or 13 MB. I can upload them for your use when I get a chance.
[quote="Ed the Bat" post_id=65118 time=1508682995 user_id=2205]
I wanted to quickly ask if anyone had any thoughts about Hintman. This past week or so, I made some small tweaks to his outfit that, incidentally, look a bit closer to the original model's. At this point, if I were to remove his beret and the scar on his face, he'd look even more similar to the old Hintman. But before I do that, I figured I'd ask the group for any opinions or suggestions.[/quote]
I'm on travel through this week, so I won't be able to download and check anything until Sunday, at the earliest. However, in general, I'd say that non-HL models (such as the Controller/Hintman) don't need to look exactly like those in [i]Paranoid[/i]. In fact, there doesn't even need to be a passing resemblance. The only real consideration, of course, is gender: Controller/Hintman speaks with a male voice, so having a female model won't work. [Conversely, Col. Stinson speaks with a female voice, so a male model won't work.]
[quote]Oh, and separate question: Would anyone happen to know of, or have, an archive of BlackRayne Studios' models? From what I can see, the site is gone from the web, and I wanted to examine some of the source material, since I know Paranoid makes use of their work.[/quote]
Please explain what you mean by "archive" and "source material". Many of the BlackRayne's models were downloaded by me and inserted into [i]Paranoid[/i] as-is. In other words, they were completely unedited, and what made it into the game was the source material. I do know that Nigel provided some of the models in the game, but I'm not sure of their source. Also, I know that he edited some of the models (light-baking in at least one instance) I had acquired, but I don't recall which.
I do have the zip files of all the BlackRayne models used in [i]Paranoid[/i], as well as unused models. I have 24 models in all, totaling about 12 or 13 MB. I can upload them for your use when I get a chance.