New Player Model - WIP

[esteel]

I also prefer the fat owl.. i'm not sure why, maybe it reminds my too of a certain penguin or it just looks more matching to the exoskeleton But i'm also interested in how 'he' is supposed to hold the guns.
This thing looks really great and will be a great addition to the other models. It might even make me switch from the beloved carni i have since version 1.0.. oh forget it i can't do that

[upQuark]

I like the fat one - it looks more original than the "normal" one and is more funny too. You should make sure that this model doesn't have waaaaaay to many polygons like the other playermodels in Nexuiz.

EDIT: I think you should make the head look a bit more silly... maybe like a chicken.

[DT]

First of all, thanks for your answers.
I also like the fat owl better.
I don't know if it will work out well, but i intend to let it hold the guns with its (real) claws.

Polycount will be about 2000. That isn't too much I hope.

@upQuark: I'll do my best to make it look more silly
@Ed: I also think it is a little narrow, I'll see if I can change that.

[Strahlemann]

Nice model.
Crazy idea
I also like the fat one better, because there the belts have something to hold back.
And why would an owl use an exoskeleton if not because of its fatness?
So go for the fat one

Maybe add some mechanical wings to hold the gun and to point out the feature that it's in fact a flying animal that's driving this mech.

And make some crazy skinning !

[obi_wan]

yeah really nice idea
a gun holder would be useful

[obi_wan]

perhaps something like that (sry its not really beautiful its just an idea :p )

[DT]

Small update:

I think it looks more like an owl now and less like a balloon with eyes

@obi_wan+strahlemann:
I thought about some mechanical thing to hold the gun, but if it holds the gun with its feet it adds to the weirdness of the model, I think.
Like this, but nicer:

Sorry for the ugly "gun"

[obi_wan]

kewl

[:)]

This keeps getting better and better.

[dIM]

totally weird!!
and cool

But keep in mind that ingame u cant see the details of the model - so make sure that it does not look like this eyerobot form QIII, with the gun at middle height it is just in danger to do so. It deserves to become something unique. maybe the gun over the head, if that is possible. (just an idea...)

Really good idea if that doesnt add to nexuiz innovation count, i dont know what else should