Forum: MarketPlace Showcase


Subject: Hi, my name is Vincent Parker.

vincentparker opened this issue on May 01, 2008 ยท 135 posts


vincentparker posted Thu, 01 May 2008 at 8:49 PM

Attached Link: Panko

3) No, I am not compatible with Wardrobe Wizard yet, but I am sure that Mr PhilC will take pity on me at some stage, lol, and add me to that great list of figures he has going there.
  1. While I can use conforming clothes with no problems, the most innovative thing about me is that in my licence, clothes makers will have the rights to model clothes directly onto my body, and then use my standard rig. In effect, new clothes makers will not be creating clothes for me, but rather entirely new standalone figures. This figure, for example, will be the first clothed figure released. People can buy the US Paratrooper, and use him in scenes, without needing to buy my naked base figure at all.

Right, so now you are confused, lol, so let me explain. I am a digital actor, and I am required to play many roles. So, for example, in my role as a US Paratrooper, you don't need a naked figure, so you would buy the paratrooper, who comes with guns, hats, helmets, gear, pouches, etc. The paratrooper will use my normal face textures, but his body texture is totally new, so the texture maps for the paratrooper stay at the same amount of texture information. If someone makes a new face texture for the naked me, it will also work on the paratrooper me.

So, if you buy the paratrooper me, you will just load me, fully dressed, with gear and weapons already attached. No need to conform clothes to me, add guns or gear, etc. This makes me very easy to use.

Some people have questioned the wisdom of this approach, but seeing as it will be the same price to buy a conforming set of clothes and gear, as to buy a stand alone version of a fully dressed figure, it doesn't really make much difference.

PS In case anyone was wondering, my gear, weapons, hats and helmets are being made by the incredibly talented Panko. Yes, that's the man, the guy who made the Vietcong and Vietnam products for the millinium figures, and the same guy who has made all those wonderful weapon packs.