New Rider Model (.psd inside)

[ShowtimeMx]

So I have been working on a new rider model for sometime now and I have decided to release the rider layout as well as the .obj so that people can skin it and then i will release a skin pak with some of the top skins for the new rider model.

I used mva layout for the rider model and so i did a little preview of what it looks like (the skin is not mine, and i do not take any credit for the skin this is merely to show what the rider looks like, all credit goes to whomever created it, i simply used it because i did not have any mva skins that i created)



Here is the rider model in game so that you can test it out and let me know whether its worth keeping:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2d51ugwjzwj

Here is a .psd with three different sets of boots that i created that everyone is more than welcome to use:
http://www.mediafire.com/?kumjix5gmzz

Download the layout here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?m3tgj2zuzoo

and the .obj here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?moi0qzjyjmm

[brent26]

awesome man. good job showtime looks good

[yzmxer608]

Is the black just above his waist on the texture?

[ShowtimeMx]

Is the black just above his waist on the texture?

yes it is, i didnt edit the skin much just fit it to the layout.

[Brina927]

Very nice job!I don't know much about modeling but that leatt looks paper thin

[ddmx]

Can we see it in game, and maybe some other views?

[REIDY-171]

It looks good from that view. But the arms look rather large where they join the torso. Everything else looks good.

[tyskorn]

are u gonna release a skin with it?

[JB323]

hmm i might play around and see what i can get done, i haven't done any human skinning in a long time, always just did objects and weapons from CSS.

id like to see some fly gear i havent came across any yet.

[huntermx4]

IT IS F****ING AWESOME!!!!!!!

[ddmx]

I hate to be the debby downer here, but what exactly is the point of another rider model? Especially when it doesn't differ too much from the one we already use. I'm not dissing your work, just your choice of projects. What the game can really use is track objects, 125 models, and maybe helmets. I'll kinda review it here so you can use that to make improvements:

Pro's:
Skin looks great, and the wireframe makes it easy to take skins from mva...
Chest protector is an added bonus!
Nice name, creative

Con's:
Maybe you could have done the bionic brace, instead of using wake's/ekswaads brace
There are a ton of useless faces I saw, maybe tone that down
Your own skin next time? just a thought

[adhkcrfhonda]

i totally agree with you ddmx. i think your ddmxs model is good enough. and im not dissing your work either. it looks great. i just dont think its necessary. a lot of people are working on gear for ddmxs model and then this kinda makes it tough because you want to make it for both models lol.

[hvpunk62]

mhmh the model you sent me looks better than that no offense well the model i edited looks better wish you could have seen it i moved vertex's around to make the gear have that folded look,ive been trying to get ahold of you forever man!

[ShowtimeMx]

Let me list some of the differences and why i did this:

im not sure than anyone else has seen this but ddmxv2 is a good model but it has some issues that drive me crazy:

-the arms are horrific they fold in weird and make the rider look strange from behind.
-the boots dont seem porportioned right and are pretty hard to skin because of the seem in the back.
-the lower legs taper down to the point of looking like a cowboy with his pants shuved down in his boots.
-there is a little pointy penis looking thing that sticks down on the model

This rider in game looks very good and porportiond correctly
-boots are unwrapped in a way that makes them a little bit easier to create new boots,
-buckles are modeled and looks good in game
-joints are done so that there is no weird bend in the arms or legs or torso.
-the way i unwrapped this will make it so people can use their skins for mva as well as mx sim, cause i know for a fact that yahama 7 and a few others have some sweet skins for mva that would be great if they didnt have to redo all of the skin to put it in mxsim.

Honestly though I realize that i could be doing other projects, but what is so wrong with making a better rider model? And as far as debby downer goes ddmx, no offense but everything i have ever released you have had something or some reason why its stupid or not worth the effort i put in. Messiah hit it right on the nose with this community, when i started back in the mcm1 community i was 12, and if people created something people didnt constantly point out faults or try to push people away from doing better projects or creativity, instead it was more like this:

Hey ShowtimeMx, the model looks good lets see it in game and maybe what could be worked on, and if ya need help let me know.

I appreciate the Pros and Cons that helps but it seems like i can never please you or DJ. I have tried to add what i can to this community all though it may not be much im putting forth the effort and trying my best. I hope this doesnt come across as a rant or that im upset at ddmx i just really feel that sometimes things could be done differently.

I will put a .saf of some of the skins i have used to test it at the and then see what everyone thinks.

[ShowtimeMx]

I apoligize for the double post but i couldnt edit the first post so here is the link for the .saf of the rider:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2d51ugwjzwj