Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

Ok, I did one more little touch-up. His leg was bothering me, so I extended it out a bit and played around with the muscle structure, so hopefully this version will look a little better:

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

I really like it, but I can't get past the eyes. (Just my opinion HB, please don't take offense. Everybody has different tastes and beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that. :) )

When I viewed your last image, I noticed a darkened section lower on the head and immediately pictured the following very cliche variation:

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/attac...1&d=1219293922

(I certainly don't expect you to use it, I just wanted to share it with you.)

Keep up the good work!

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

That's not bad, Ballbarian, and it gave me an idea.
I'd have set his eyes lower, but they're meant to rise above the water he'd be floating in. I'm not handcuffing myself with biology, but I am giving quite a bit of thought to the environment these dragons actually live in, and that'll affect the way they look, to a point.

Here's the latest version.
It's cheap, but it works, and it kinda ties the colors together:

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

Yep, this one is slightly better. More... hmmm... not really impressive but... how would I say this... odd and ugly :p

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

Well, I can live with odd and ugly. Impressive will hopefully arrive with the attack sprite, but on this one I was asking for a lot, and I think I got most of what I wanted from the pic. That I feel he fits in with the rest of the Dom3 sprites well enough that people won't be embarassed about using him in a real game was the real goal, in any case.

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

Hey, I'm in need for a chinese/japanese looking dragon (which will actualy NEED to be a demon too)... any chance one of the dragons you are gonna make will fit to this? (so I can steal it)?

I intend to use it as a high level summon for Jomon in dominions 3000

earthqake Dragons instant-spell ?
 

Hi HoneyBadger,
my admiration for your project.
do you plan to give the dragons automatical cast spells (like earthqake) at the begin of the battle ?
Or does this feature only work with items?

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

Some of them will have special abilities-and if I can with our current mod tools, this may include spells-but casting Earthquake at the beginning of combat would be too much of a balance issue with the already powerful Earthquake Dragon-these guys *will* get spell paths, like Earth/Fire/Nature/Death, etc. So they can cast these kinds of spells, but like normal casters would do. Mostly, they'll get 1 path, with an 80 to 125point cost for additional paths. The Earthquake Dragon will probably be on the low, 80 point side, since he pretty much needs Astral if you want to move him anywhere. Volcanic Dragon, on the other hand, will have access to both Fire and Earth, but other paths will cost 125-possibly even 150.

If I give them human forms-and I probably will-then they'll also lose 2 in all paths, in dragon form, but be able to kit out with full slots.

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

Aezeal, I may at some point do some unique dragons-one of which will be 'The Oily Dragon'-an Asian dragon/demon ('Big Trouble in Little China 'reference). It's going to be some time until that happens, though, but if/when I do, you're welcome to use it.

Re: Cataclysmic Dragons
 

The new version of Flood is pretty creepy, I like it. He has much more of a freaky fishy ugliness to him now. No more "Puff". :p