Feral Heart

Game & Forum Discussion => Game Discussion => Game Suggestions & Ideas => Topic started by: Silvertide on May 21, 2012, 07:13:57 pm

Title: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Silvertide on May 21, 2012, 07:13:57 pm
Instead of having new species, I thought it would be better if there were different model choices. You can choose to be feline or canine, but the models look like a lion and a wolf, when it says feline and canine. What about someone who wants to be an ocelot or a fox? Sure, the head sizing and tail, ear, choices can help make the models look more like said ocelot and fox, but they still look like a lion and a wolf. Ocelots have a much different look than a lion, and so do many other species of felines. Same goes for foxes and other canine species. So instead of making a whole new species, we could just have different models for different species of felines and canines.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Ramine on May 21, 2012, 07:49:11 pm
Would be great, yes. But I don't see it being added. Since Kov probably doesn't have time to create new character models for us.
Plus, he doesn't really want to let anyone help him either. The idea itself is pretty good though. x3
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Silvertide on May 21, 2012, 10:31:47 pm
Would be great, yes. But I don't see it being added. Since Kov probably doesn't have time to create new character models for us.
Plus, he doesn't really want to let anyone help him either. The idea itself is pretty good though. x3

Eeep. I was thinking that too. It's probably a pain to create character models, but yeah, it would be nice.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Caesar on May 22, 2012, 03:51:30 pm
cool stuff i have thought about that same idea before but ya it would be lots of models to add to Fh but awesome thinking. :D
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: DivineHeroine on June 13, 2012, 05:05:53 pm
Would be great, yes. But I don't see it being added. Since Kov probably doesn't have time to create new character models for us.
Plus, he doesn't really want to let anyone help him either. The idea itself is pretty good though. x3
Selfish is he? D:>
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: shusuke on June 15, 2012, 10:39:21 pm
Would be great, yes. But I don't see it being added. Since Kov probably doesn't have time to create new character models for us.
Plus, he doesn't really want to let anyone help him either. The idea itself is pretty good though. x3

Eeep. I was thinking that too. It's probably a pain to create character models, but yeah, it would be nice.
Line art drawn at certain angles as well as photographs of profile views make it 10x easier to make any game model. All of those things are attainable through drawing a crude outline of them with a pencil/pen alone and then using photographs to shape it out properly as it goes on.

Photos and the like are all found via google/bing/whatever search engine can be used. Youtube videos and diagrams help with animation. Art programs like GIMP help with basic textures and free stock images help save time on minute details like fur and the like.

The only hard thing about making a character is to have the time/patience/willingness to go through all of it, and when it comes to games like this that are usually updated on a regular basis, I don't see any problem with another animal model of a kind that fits into a "feral" category being put in as some sort of long term goal.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: ClickethTheCat on June 18, 2012, 07:29:44 pm
Domestic cat models maybe?..
Liek... Domesticated dog models too, for bulldogs or terries o3o

But i dont think they will ever add things like that .3.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Silvertide on August 10, 2012, 08:14:50 pm
I like all these ideas and I wish it was possible. XD
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Nowe on August 11, 2012, 01:40:24 pm
Would be great, yes. But I don't see it being added. Since Kov probably doesn't have time to create new character models for us.
Plus, he doesn't really want to let anyone help him either. The idea itself is pretty good though. x3
Selfish is he? D:>

From what I hear FH is being used for a portfolio for college he may just want to work on it himself as much as possible.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: LordSuragaha on August 11, 2012, 06:29:33 pm
It would be a great idea if Kovu could maybe implement a domestic cat model into the game especially since sooo many people have mentioned this because the current lion model does not look to great as a cat no matter how much you edit it. The foxes look great to me the way they are now. The most that we need for better fox character looks is just better markings for a fox and thats about it. I do not see a need to make a whole new model for the foxes only for cats. Who knows what Kovu has planned though since he has said many times that he does not plan to make any new models...
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Tessel. on August 14, 2012, 12:42:54 am
I agree. There has to be more models. But, it will be a pain for Kov to make tons of new models, that some people wont even use. Even though I don't see it added in, I still like the idea.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Silvertide on August 14, 2012, 10:56:04 pm
I agree. There has to be more models. But, it will be a pain for Kov to make tons of new models, that some people wont even use. Even though I don't see it added in, I still like the idea.

That is a VERY good point. If he were to make an Ocelot model and nobody used it that would be a waste. So, the types of models people would want would have to be voted on. So,  the domestic cat models would have to be made, but I still think a fox model should be made too. No matter how much you edit the wolf model, you still can't create that same, delicate and cunning complexion of a fox.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: littlepinksprite on August 14, 2012, 11:32:05 pm
I thought it would be better if we had more options for proportionizing parts of the body, and a greater effectivity of the sliding bars. The head and eyes are too small for any younger characters, no matter how large you make them, and the feline chin is too large to look like anything but a lion no matter how small you make it.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: LordSuragaha on August 14, 2012, 11:40:33 pm
I thought if we had more options for proportionizing parts of the body, and a greater effectivity of the sliding bars. The head and eyes are too small for any younger characters, no matter how large you make them, and the feline chin is too large to look like anything but a lion no matter how small you make it.

 True adding more size sliders to change proportions of the body could definately be a good alternative to making brand new models.
Title: Re: Different Character Model Choices
Post by: Silvertide on August 15, 2012, 12:10:43 am
I thought if we had more options for proportionizing parts of the body, and a greater effectivity of the sliding bars. The head and eyes are too small for any younger characters, no matter how large you make them, and the feline chin is too large to look like anything but a lion no matter how small you make it.

 True adding more size sliders to change proportions of the body could definately be a good alternative to making brand new models.

That could also work. I definetly wouldn't mind having that instead of a model, it's actually more customized and customization makes things all the more better! ^^