Example unit graphics from our mod

DominionsFan · #1 October 3rd, 2006, 08:04 PM

I just wanted to show you lads an example, that the graphics quality of the units in the TC mod will be very good. This is an Orcish national summon, a half-troll. [Well it won't be added until there will be researchable national summons, because an unit like this from start would be a bit imbalanced.

This unit should require conjuration level 5 to summon for the Orcs.] No attack sprite yet, and no shadows, also the basic image will be changed a bit more later on. Right now I am making the basic sprites without attack animations, and gfx fixing will also happen later on.

Endoperez · #2 October 4th, 2006, 03:19 AM

You're setting awfully high standard there...

That might be too big, though.

B0rsuk · #3 October 4th, 2006, 03:26 AM

You can expect Wizards Of The Coast to get angry once they realize you used their stuff.

DominionsFan · #4 October 4th, 2006, 06:08 AM

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B0rsuk said:
You can expect Wizards Of The Coast to get angry once they realize you used their stuff.

Not really, this is a photoshopped miniature. It isn't illegal to take a photo about a miniature and use it up when you want. [or use an existing photo about a figure]There are countless sites on the net with painted miniature figures.

Leif_- · #5 October 4th, 2006, 06:19 AM

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DominionsFan said:
It isn't illegal to take a photo about a miniature and use it up when you want.

Actually, it can be. INAL, but while most of the cases where people publish photos of miniatures no doubt fall under the aegis of fair use, your use of them might very well be deemed a derivative work and thus a violation of copyright.

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[or use an existing photo of a figure]

That is actually even less clear, as not only are you still dealing with all the copyright issues vis the manufacturer of the miniature, you're now also dealing with the copyright of the photographer. You might even have a case where use of the miniature does not violate copyright but the use of the particular photo does.

DominionsFan · #6 October 4th, 2006, 06:27 AM

Leif, please take a look at the Civ 3. units. Huge number of those used up miniatures as models, and their photos also for civilopedia entries.
I haven't read any restrictions about using up these photos, and I've checked it everywhere, trust me.

PDF · #7 October 7th, 2006, 07:19 PM

I can't even understand why someone not connected to Dreamlands can start such a debate :? ... A lawyer maybe ?

Go on DomFan, make the graphics please !

Frostmourne27 · #8 October 8th, 2006, 12:21 AM

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PDF said:
I can't even understand why someone not connected to Dreamlands can start such a debate :? ... A lawyer maybe ?

What's to say we're not connected to dreamlands? The omniprescence of cthulhu in incredible. (hmmm... degrees of omnipresence... that might not work...)

Gandalf Parker · #9 October 9th, 2006, 12:31 PM

Besides, its not like there arent netcops around

DominionsFan · #10 October 9th, 2006, 07:16 PM

I was playing around more with new style unit images.
2 test versions. Orc with a sword, and orc with a spear.

They are not complete [especially the orc with the spear], but you can have a general idea that how will they look like. Anyways unit gfx like this maybe won't be added to the final mod at all, but anything can happen.