Improved Imperial Officer Model

HapSlash · 03-17-2004, 12:59 AM

Now that I've finished the Improved Stormtrooper model, my attention has been turned towards the Imperial Officer that I've been working on.

For those who haven't been checking out my site, I've been attempting to revamp the Imperial Officer model in order to create something more befitting their movie counterparts.

So far I've refined the base mesh and reworked all of the textures.

The uniform colors have been changed. Rather than the original blue, black, and brown; they are now gray, black, and white, with perhaps an additional fourth color. I'm also planning on including 5 different faces with the model to add some variety into the mix.

Right now, the mesh that I've been working with is almost done. The entire body has been overhauled with the exception of the face and a majority of the head. I've added several new optional parts to the model as well, including a new holster, belt boxes, and 7 different rank bars.

All of these alterations will hopefully allow for multitudes of different officers to be introduced into the game.

In addition to the work that's been done on the Officers themselves, I'm also planning on including the DH-17 blaster model with them, which would replace the default Imperial pistol.

More to come,...

RaSiN_HeCk · 03-17-2004, 01:06 AM

Abstracked · 03-17-2004, 01:07 AM

Very nice, I like your attention to detail in your models, faces especially, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that the rebel blaster used at the very beginning of A new hope? I'm liking it

HapSlash · 03-17-2004, 01:16 AM

Yeah,... the same blaster pops up several times throughout the trilogy, usually used by imperials, but most notably in the hands of the rebel forces aboard the Tantative IV.

Vader218 · 03-17-2004, 01:44 AM

HapSlash, i have seen all of your work on your site and i think it is truly amazing. I downloaded the Improved Stormtrooper and I love that skin so much. It really brings out the detail of a Stormtrooper. Now that you are working on your Improved Imperial Officer, I can't wait for the final release. I wish you the best of luck on this model.

Miko Reglia · 03-17-2004, 03:46 AM

nice, quality work as always Hapslash!

Great work!

Lei Hng Wei · 03-17-2004, 04:03 AM

I agree, really great stuff.

BTW, for your Bespin Luke check out the OJP holstering system. Remove the pistol and saber from the model and with the proper placement of tags, the pistol and saber holstered in game will look just like the image on your page (plus the weirdness of multiple sabers in a fight will be gone).

And a final touch, reskin Anakin's saber to make Luke's and Vader's sabers from ESB to go along.

HapSlash · 03-17-2004, 04:34 AM

Actually I've already made a saber to go along with luke.

http://wat.midco.net/eggnog1/saber.jpg

I probably could add a few more touches to it, but I kinda like it the way it is.

monsoontide · 03-17-2004, 05:43 AM

I think he's referring to the fact that Keshire and ---- (can't remember) have been working on a mod that allows you to holster your current weapon on the model by using a series of tags on the model i.e. tag_blaster, tag_saber1, tag_rocket launcher.

There's some pix here
http://66.90.64.18/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123854
about the 14th post down shows the best stuff.

Don't know if it's really all that practical though...

keshire · 03-17-2004, 06:16 AM

At the moment its just aesthetic for the base game. Eventually ragdoll and hit detection will be added for the enhanced version of OJP. Hopefully bolt-on clothing will be next.

Lei Hng Wei · 03-17-2004, 06:22 AM

Ooo, nice saber work HapSlash.

As for the OJP's holstering, I feel it'll compliment the models. Ya can't see that spiffy saber with it's in Luke's hand, but hanging off the belt however...

Bolt-on clothing? Would that mean I can wear a trooper's helmet after I lop it off?

keshire · 03-17-2004, 06:31 AM

Ya, I'm diggin the saber. It's amazing what a good skin can do for a low-poly model.

And helmets would be easy. Its robes that would be a challenge to implement.

t3rr0r · 03-17-2004, 04:26 PM

the new boots look great, and you were right about the code cylinders.

now if there was only a way to edit the levels to use different npcs (ie. replace model A in level 1 with model B, yet in level 2 model A is the original, etc, etc.).

Daskers · 03-17-2004, 04:35 PM

Terrific Work!

One question, that I have yet to see answered. Will your models include the key cylinders on the arms that the origional ones used in SP?

TK-8252 · 03-17-2004, 11:26 PM

Yeah, I've been wondering for a while now, Hap, what are you planning for the shoulder key? No officers in the movies had a key mounted on their shoulder, the "keys" are really the code cylinders on the officer's torso. Would it be possible to have the code cylinders disappear from the torso when you pick up a key, like on the original officer? Although it appears that all officers in the movies had code cylinders, (number of cylinders depends on their rank) so, it'd look like all officers in the game have keys, even if they don't.

Hmm...

Thrawn42689 · 03-17-2004, 11:59 PM

You are planning on making a Grand Admiral uniform, right?

Zappa_0 · 03-18-2004, 12:18 AM

Hey all these improved models are looking awesome. Keep up the great work dude!

HapSlash · 03-18-2004, 01:53 AM

I never really liked the shoulder mounted keys that the originals had, so I hadn't planned on including them. I haven't bothered coming up with any alternate ways to incorporate the key into the model either, I didn't think that it was really that important.

I tried to recreate the look of the old square-toe jackboots by adding a few polys here and there. All total, the new boot has 11 more faces than the original.

Here's a pic of those new code cylinders,...
They're still painted on, but they do look better than the originals.

Daskers · 03-18-2004, 04:07 PM

I appreciate where your coming from in that the shoulder key is'nt exactly cannon, but it helps game play to have it visible, as I can imagine wasting time running back through levels trying to find a key on a dead officer that I can't see.

AlphaleX · 03-18-2004, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by HapSlash

with perhaps an additional fourth color.

mmmm.... this color?

http://tiger887.tripod.com/ImperialU...ImpUniform.jpg

Excellent mooodeeeelll!!!

Lei Hng Wei · 03-18-2004, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by Daskers
I appreciate where your coming from in that the shoulder key is'nt exactly cannon, but it helps game play to have it visible, as I can imagine wasting time running back through levels trying to find a key on a dead officer that I can't see.

Or you could just use Force Sense and target whatever shows up in blue.

TK-8252 · 03-18-2004, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by AlphaleX
mmmm.... this color?

http://tiger887.tripod.com/ImperialU...ImpUniform.jpg

That's the standard gray...

Neverhoodian · 03-18-2004, 11:08 PM

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Originally posted by Lei Hng Wei[/I]
Or you could just use Force Sense and target whatever shows up in blue.

Jedi Outcast doesn't have Force Sense in SP, mate.

I'm almost positive a JA version will be released, though.

Excellent work as always, Hap! You give these games a new lease on life!

Lei Hng Wei · 03-18-2004, 11:28 PM

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Originally posted by Neverhoodian
Jedi Outcast doesn't have Force Sense in SP, mate.

Well in that case, KILL EVERYONE.

Abstracked · 03-18-2004, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by Lei Hng Wei
Well in that case, KILL EVERYONE.

Guess who wins 1st place for lame post of the day.

I like what you've done with the boots there, simple yet very effective.

HapSlash · 03-19-2004, 03:14 AM

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Originally posted by Daskers
I appreciate where your coming from in that the shoulder key is'nt exactly cannon, but it helps game play to have it visible, as I can imagine wasting time running back through levels trying to find a key on a dead officer that I can't see.

I seem to have misplaced my JO disc so I can't check, but doesn't the key disapear from the body as soon as you blast 'em, then the world object spawns,...?

t3rr0r · 03-19-2004, 04:05 AM

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Originally posted by HapSlash
I seem to have misplaced my JO disc so I can't check, but doesn't the key disapear from the body as soon as you blast 'em, then the world object spawns,...?

that's what i thought, if i remember correctly... so in that case, you could place the key inside the officer's skull or chest cavity and it would still have the same effect.

AlphaleX · 03-19-2004, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by TK-8252
That's the standard gray...

Ah ok.... i think that is green....looks more green than gray...well ok

Those rank bars are included in the pack?

http://tiger887.tripod.com/ImperialU...ImpUniform.jpg

Rank List: http://www.imperialorder.org/docs/fleetops/ranks.jpg

or this: http://www.emperors-imperial-army.8m...Misc/Ranks.htm

monsoontide · 03-19-2004, 07:25 PM

I've seen Thrawn lurking on your site HapSlash, (Well... the picture representing a possible Thrawn anyway

) So I was going to say if you'd do him as an alternate officer that would be nice (Since I think apart from the uniform colour, the only difference is the funky shoulder pads.)
And would therefore like to suggest using either Jeremy Irons, Ralph Feinnes, or Alan Rickman (Remember, Thrawn is a villain, so he HAS to be English!)
Still, as always, just a suggestion...

You modeling for a living yet?

TK-8252 · 03-19-2004, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by AlphaleX
Ah ok.... i think that is green....looks more green than gray...well ok

http://tiger887.tripod.com/ImperialU...ImpUniform.jpg

I'm certain that Captain Khurgee wears the standard gray uniform. That picture of him has a very bad hue, just look at the color of his rank bar, which is supposed to be red, looks orange-yellow in that picture. Here's a better picture of Khurgee:

monsoontide · 03-19-2004, 10:47 PM

Hi HapSlash

Was just looking at your General Mohc model (On your website) and since I was mentioning using actors as references and you mentioned that you were having trouble translating the cartoon face into a more "real" face, I would suggest using a real life person as a reference for example (in this case) actor Joss Ackland (Leathal Weapon 2/Hunt For Red October) springs to mind, though I'm certain there are other people more suitable.
That way you can get a good resemblance to the cartoon, but with all the proportions of a real person.

HapSlash · 03-20-2004, 02:03 AM

I started on Mohc for the Dark Forces mod, and had originally intended to go Joss Ackland all the way on it,... But, the other members on the team didn't see it that way. They wanted it to look like Ed Asner,... To me, he doesn't even fit the character.

And since there was no way in hell I was going to go off in that direction, I settled with a cross between Ackland and the game depiction. I got as far as the pictures shown on my website before they demanded the model, so I haven't worked on it since.

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Originally posted by monsoontide
I've seen Thrawn lurking on your site HapSlash, So I was going to say if you'd do him as an alternate officer that would be nice

I don't think I'm going to include any specific officers with the first release. I'll probably keep it just as generic officers for now, just as a simple replacement for the originals, and then release a pack with different heads later on.

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Originally posted by AlphaleX
Ah ok.... i think that is green....looks more green than gray...well ok

Those rank bars are included in the pack?

While it does look green in the pic, it is the standard gray uniform. I've seen the colors look different from photo to photo, anywhere from a pure gray, to a medium brown, to a deep green. But what really counts is how they appear in the movies.

And yes, it is one of the 7 different rank bars included with the model.

Oh, one more thing,... I have no idea who put those rank pages together, but both of them are pretty screwy.

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Originally posted by monsoontide
You modeling for a living yet?

The problem is that a lot of the people out there who are hiring are looking with people with some sort of degree,... I got me a big ol' degree in nuthin',... 'cept sitting on my ass.

Strider74205 · 03-20-2004, 03:49 AM

great looking model hap. soon we'll be able to replace all the imp forces with better looking versions

also i was looking around your site and i noticed you had started the new EPIII clone trooper and I was wondering if you needed any reference pics. I just got the issue of star wars insider that features the new clone trooper so I can take pics of the two images they have. One shows just the helmet (its on the cover so you'v probably seen it already), but the other one shows the full body and quite a few varients (i haven't seen it posted anywhere on the web which is why I thought you might not have seen it yet). I can e-mail them/it to you or post them.

I actually bought the mag thinking i might do a skin version of the new clone for your excellent stormtrooper model (I may try it anyway although the model won't be quite the right shape in a few places.)

HapSlash · 03-20-2004, 08:21 AM

Yeah it would definitely help,... The only images I have so far is that cover shot, and then the EIII clonetrooper pre-production art that shows some possible color variations.

HapSlash · 03-20-2004, 12:22 PM

I thought I'd post one more time before I called it a night. Heh, the sun's already coming up,...

But anyway,... I put together the texture for the new boots and added them to the model. I also got around to moving his belt up a little.

I went ahead and updated the image at the top of this page, and here's a close up shot of the boot.

Mex · 03-21-2004, 10:20 AM

Just an idea, could you place seperate pk3 files when you release the model? I don't want to replace the Imp officers but i want the keep the new ones.

t3rr0r · 03-21-2004, 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by Michaelmexp
I don't want to replace the Imp officers

HapSlash · 03-21-2004, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Michaelmexp
Just an idea, could you place seperate pk3 files when you release the model? I don't want to replace the Imp officers but i want the keep the new ones.

Why would you want the new ones then,...?

Autobot Traitor · 03-21-2004, 10:59 PM

Yeh really, the default impofficer is terrible! He doesnt even have the metal pin on his cap. I never heard of anyone who woudl prefer the JO crap over hapslash's improved stuff

TK-8252 · 03-21-2004, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by Michaelmexp
Just an idea, could you place seperate pk3 files when you release the model? I don't want to replace the Imp officers but i want the keep the new ones.

If you're saying that you like Raven's Imperial Officer better... then what's the point of getting HapSlash's? I'm sorry, LOL, but I can't understand your logic.

And believe me, when this officer is done, you'll want to replace the original.