Proton Rifle

Current W.I.P




A lot of games have been flipping the receiver of guns like this https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6651308/FC3_MS16.jpg for visual interest and I think I'm going to do the same.

Looking promising, nice start !

Pretty good so far.

Btw what 3d package do you use?

I use 3ds max DT, thanks guys

What is a 'proton' rifle? Seriously, I'm curious, what is this? Which weapon?

it's supposed to be a shotgun as the traditional 'sandwich' gun looks like a sandwich and is retarded. Plus it's harder to model.


http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091125163829/starwars/images/7/7f/Proton_rifle.jpg

another update before I fix some things up and add whatever is missing / bolts n shit. this rifle is a bitch.

You've outdone yourself.

Mostly.

The grip/trigger area looks a bit bland and 'frail' compared to the rest.

danke and yeah that's what I have to finish and rework. This should be done relatively soon.

Ah, ok. yeah I agree that shotty looked crap.
Yours is awesome!

This is a fantastic model! Gonna be boss when it's finished.

Hp >

Unoptimized low poly is at 8k tris. should be able to shave that to 5/6k.

This is neat. My new favourite gun ;P
Is that triangle thing next to the trigger the magazine or there isn't any? Or maybe that whole tube section can be changable?

I think that's the magazine, it's all pretty unclear because the rifle doesn't show up a lot visually.

here's the fps view too

Are sights going to be added to the weapon at any point? I see there's none on the reference pics, but not having a method of aiming seems kinda odd.

it's a shotty so aiming is not too high of a priority, you can aim down it's just not going to be exact.

3.8k tris. Starting out on the texture.

Small suggestion: Those depressions in the heat shield should probably be holes that lead to the barrel.

Real weapons often have holes or gaps located on the heat shield/handguards so air can circulate and help keep the barrel cool. I'm assuming the artist had something like that in mind with the drawing.

I know what you mean but in the star wars universe (which is often the case) the design choices are purely stylistic.

http://www.swgemu.com/archive/scrapbookv51/data/20070130134644/protonrifle.jpg

the a280 is sort of similar. http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061203115752/starwars/images/thumb/c/c1/A280_blaster_rifle.jpg/1000px-A280_blaster_rifle.jpg

all the super materials that the guns are made out off would be fine dealing with the heat, especially the barrel.

Just paint those indents black and you'll be fine from pretty much any angle in-game.

Earthquake tut about marmoset and texturing is a gold mine, you could try that on your other weapons models too, keep up the great work .

scrapped the texture and started over. I love her. she is mine.

Looks great! Maybe the muzzle could be a little less shiny and have some burn marks at the end?