go-kart model

[Jenn0_Bing]

Wow, I'm loving those head options. This is shaping up nicely.

[jaboo224]

Here are some ideas for some helmets if you need any

Storm trooper speeder bike helmet

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merc ... r/1020.jpg

Helicopter beanie hat

http://www.iplayworld.com/images/propel ... ie_hat.jpg

[zaphod]

there are literally a million cool ones you could make. Some ones I have slated:

* big military general hat like this: http://www.thepeoplescube.com/images/So ... al_Hat.jpg

* full metal jacket style soldier helmet with flowers/peace sign

* old school big metal dive helmet

* some cutsey animal style ones like this: http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2007/ ... d_frog.jpg

frog, panda, etc

* jester hat

* knight helm

* tiki mask like this: http://www.rattanparadise.com/tikimask.jpg

really there is no plan though, I just sit down to do one and pick something that sounds good at the moment.

had a work session last night, we spent more time tweaking the vehicle physics model and actually got it driving around half way "kart-ish". Spent a good amount of time studying mario kart and trackmania for what to add next (acceleration curve, camera system ideas). Once we got the kart driving somewhat I realized the western level needs to be about 4 times as large as I had guessed to not feel cramped driving on it, so I have some work to do re-scaling a lot of props and the mine in particular to look appropriate at the new scale. I probably need to re-create a couple textures at a higher-resolution as well.

If work continues at a good pace I am thinking about starting some kind of development blog since there is a lot more going on besides WIP models.

[e-freak]

textures in higher resolutions? why not give some work to your fellow mapcorians?

[zaphod]

then what would I do!

[Skjalg]

sit back and watch "One tree hill" ?

[KoKo5oVaR]

Wow, haha

This one would look awesome, you could even add some feathers on the top and sides of it... you should definitely do it zaphod .

[zaphod]

yea, that one has a lot of character.

I'm leaving for a long overdue vacation at the end of this week, so there wont be any updates for a while.

[Algor]

great stuff, enjoy the vacation

[zaphod]

been back for a few weeks but I have been spending most of my time doing r&d and other not so glamorous work. Most recently me and my partner have been experimenting with the Unity engine to see if it might be a better option than rolling our own engine from various open source bits and pieces.

I wish I had more hats and stuff, but all I have to offer is a skybox for spaghetti west:

[Rick_D]

ah maya - the ultimate environment tool

/e nice sky

[zaphod]

guess who's tutorial I used to adjust the camera setting to render it!

[e-freak]

hessi?

[zaphod]

yep, sir hessi

[dissonance]

that

is

AWESOME.