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# 76 15-07-2003 , 11:18 PM

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can you explain that more please?

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# 77 15-07-2003 , 11:21 PM

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If you want to emmit from the legs, extract those faces, duplicate emmit from the copy and make it non-renderable. ( I'm just thinking aloud here, I have never tried this myself, but it should work just fine. )

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# 78 15-07-2003 , 11:57 PM

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right I see what you're saying, could be interesting, maybe if I only did it on the big ones it might work ok. I think doing it on the little ones mite be overkill user added image

I will investigate

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# 79 16-07-2003 , 12:25 AM

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ok I've been working on the colour and bump maps.

Here's a couple of shots, there's still some problems with the colour map (especially where the legs join the body)

C+C how's the yellow? is it too much?

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# 80 16-07-2003 , 04:12 PM

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fredriksson: I was browsing the maya help file and it turns out you can paint the "baldness" of the fur and so you can have fur in places and not in others. It's a bit fiddly but it can be done.

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# 81 18-07-2003 , 12:05 PM

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here's the latest pic of the textured spider

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# 82 19-07-2003 , 12:29 AM

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Whoa looking really good! One thing that i dont personally like too much is the behind of the spider.... i know you probably wont be able to even really see that bumpmap from far away.. but because its the exact same bumpmap on each side (you texutred one side and then duped it over i think) it looks quite repetitious. I would maybe spherical map its behind and then apply a map that would make it more unique. Still looks great though user added image

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# 83 19-07-2003 , 12:47 PM

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yeah I may change the map a bit to give it a bit more randomness so that it doesnt repeat too much. I'm really not in the mood for spiders today... user added image

nevermind

Working on some new terrain at the moment

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# 84 19-07-2003 , 03:53 PM

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M: you wanted lots of spiders? user added image

how about this??!

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# 85 19-07-2003 , 05:09 PM

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Creepy,, looks CooL!!

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here are the final textures I am gonna use (randomly assigning them to each spider)

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# 87 20-07-2003 , 04:58 PM

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I've been looking for the post where you described how to make loads of the spiders, but I can't find it...

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it's way back at the start mate, basically though you do this:

create your rigged character whatever it may be.
then instance the geometry of that character.
Now when the original is animated then so will the instance.
You can now use a script to keep doing this and you can have loads of them.

That's the basic Idea

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# 89 22-07-2003 , 12:56 AM

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here's a shot of what I think it may end up looking like.

I'm gonna do a render overnite (cause that's how longs it's taking nowadays!!!) user added image

C+C anyone? I know the scene is a bit dark and there is a complete lack of bounce lite anywhere but I will sort that out soon

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