Tomato's Meshes: Mirror Mirror time again! (05/25/13)

[Tomato]

No way! You actually did it 'mato? Congratulations bro. I'm sure he's well worth the effort now with the killer keyframes.

One of the advantages to having a character who is intended to be super deformed anyway... if the legs are a wee bit stretched or shortened, no one really cares.

[herodad1]

everyone in earlier pages have been talking about more villians. my avatar can be sent to anyone who wants him for their collection. i'm a hero but my avatar could be reskinned and re-named into a villian. call him "Dark Dad" or "Step  Dad". kooky names off the top of my head.    my avatar is the classic super strong, near-invulnerable, flying hero. also...this new batch of avatars are VERY cool. really like glich girls.

[Tomato]

Mk, it's time for this nonsense to stop now, it has officially gotten old. Herodad, you are not the first person to bring this up (I've got half a dozen or so PMs in my inbox about the same thing) so I apologize if this response seems to come down solely on you... The only difference between you and them is that you outright posted it instead of hiding behind the almighty "PM".

I am going to be completely and brutally honest right now: The behavior you guys have shown is disgusting to me, and it's the primary reason that I have not responded to a majority of the PMs I've gotten on this, even just with a polite no. The selfishness implicit in the "requests" to be in my mod is glaring... they are all variations of "This is my avatar, This is where you can DL him (where applicable), and this is why I deserve to be in your mod."

Let me make this clear: I, and I alone, decide who goes into my mod. The overall story is about MY characters, and their struggles and growth. I could choose to make my own villains and just limit the mod to those characters. But because of my love for this community, I CHOOSE to use avatars where I can.

That said, I did ask if anyone knew any villain avatars in the community that I could slip in, and I am happy with the response (I honestly did not even think about chars like DJ when I asked it). But I find it irritating that people are now sending me PMs for no better reason then to tell me their avatar is a villain, or changing their av's mentality just to be in a mod... that was not and is not my intent. Villains are easier to slip in, certainly, but I am not going to only ever use villains... of the characters to cameo/appear in the first two levels (the only levels to include cameos in the first arc, for storyline reasons), I believe it's about a 2:1 ratio of heroes to villains. Outside of Freedom Corp and Gamma Patrol, which will be included heavily in later arcs, I currently have plans for an entirely new team of heroes from the community making repeated appearances, and I haven't really nailed down who exactly I want to be in it yet.

That said, I don't want that to be the new topic of PMs either. In fact, I'll make it simple: From now on, anyone who tries to bully their way into the mod here, in the mod board, or via PM, won't be put in the mod even if I was actually going to put them in(and I won't even tell you either... I'll just put you on a list). If you REALLY want to be a part of my mod, then prove you deserve to be. And let me tell you, begging me via PM is not very deserving.

[herodad1]

oops! sorry Tomato, just trying to help. i'm sure everyone else was too. i really didnt want in your mod. just wanted to expand your avatar collection if you wanted it. again sorry for bothering you. still love yah man!

[AfghanAnt]

I would hardly saying someone asking if you could include their avatar in your mod as a villain or otherwise meets "bullying". If anything it comes from a very honest place and people are excited and have interest in your mod. You could have easily said something like:

"Hey guys, I've already decided who is going to be in my mod. I'm excited that you guys want to be a part of this mod but the plot has already been planned out."

HD1, I think you are being very polite about this response. A+ communal effort.

[Tomato]

I agree. But as I said, Herodad was not the only one... It seems like I've been getting PMs like this every other day recently, some far less respectful then Herodad's post ("Hey, this is where my avatar skin is. Go DL it" -my paraphrasing of several I've received). The only thing truly different about herodad's was that it came right when I was on the verge of posting something anyway.

So yeah, HD1, if you feel like I was coming down on you... don't. It's not on you, and if it seems that way I do apologize. One of the downsides of PMs is that while I look at it in terms of all the other messages I've gotten, the only one everyone else saw was yours.

As far as bringing in other avatars goes, nothing is really planned. I'm doing this in 5 level chunks, and while the first chunk is planned and I have a rough idea of the "endgame" for the next few chunks (2nd episode is Red Ant, 3rd is time travel+antiverse, etc.), everything in the middle is fairly open for avatar whoring. I just want people to do it the right way... I see a lot of people pushing themselves, but not a whole lot of people saying "Oh, Syn might make for a good but creepy level" or "A parody of the zombie obsession in comics with DJ might be hilarious." THAT is probably the most frustrating thing for me, honestly. I know we're better than that.

[herodad1]

hey, no problem tomato! one thing ive always tried not to do is fight with family. instead of taking a persons comment to heart i just try to step in their shoes and understand what might be going on with them. in a round about way we're all a forum family. like i said before...still love yah man! 

[Deaths Jester]

I can understand where ye coming from 'Matter, and if I've come off as sounding like such I didn't mean too just wanted to offer up some help in anyway possible without forcing my own character on you. In fact, I'd be cool if you didn't use my character anyways becuase the mod is about honouring the community not single individuals.  As for bringing up ideas for missions, I had no idea you were looking for such...I might have a few ideas once I have a few glasses of vodka and let my mind slip awa..we'll see. 

[Tomato]

*reads through some of the thread*

ZOMG so much drama! *shoots it*

Now, back to the reason you come here... to see my silly meshes. Well, here's a few images to taunt you (don't feel too bad though... neither are complete yet anyway, and only have placeholder skins)

[Podmark]

Well one is obviously He-Man or Skeletor, and the other is...Joker?

[Sioux City Dynamo]

Cool!!   

[Amazo Version 2.2]

Well one is obviously He-Man or Skeletor, and the other is...Joker?

considerring the sword, i'd more likely say it's he-man. as for the other, i'd say either joker or ra's. looking good tomato, i cant wait tio see them finished.

[deano_ue]

actually the sword (known as the sword of he) comes and is used by a minimum of at least 10 characters.

and i can say that so far all guess's have been wrong, i have a lot of work ahead of me

[Tomato]

Yuh, the sword is the same for everyone from Skeletor to Faker, at least as far as the toys go (which is the basis for the meshes).

[Podmark]

Yeah I knew the old toys used the same swords. I used to have a bunch of them. Sadly my He-Man knowledge isn't good enough to make any further guesses...unless I draw on the unlimited power of the internet!

[BentonGrey]

Interesting.........

[cmdrkoenig67]

A MOTU versatile?

Dana

[Cyber Burn]

A MOTU versatile?

Dana

That would be cool. New weapons to play with.

[Tomato]

you're all giving me waaaay too much credit here. I'm making TWO motu related meshes here. if tue wants to go off and do crazy shenanigans with them, that's on him.

[deano_ue]

he said i can do shenanigans, you all saw it

no takey backseys

[Cyber Burn]

That is not good. Not good at all.

Bad Tomato! You've doomed us all!

[Tomato]

Yes TUE, you can have all the fun you want with the MotU meshes. In the corner. Where no one else can see you or associate with you.


You know, pretty much how you are now, except with new meshes.



Skin is obviously a placeholder (you think I'm skinning this too? Pfft) but I thought I'd show off what I have so far. Hair, Sword, and Harness are meshed, mapped, and ready to go, moving on to other extras.

[Podmark]

Looking good so far. That hair might even be useful to me beyond that mesh.

[style]

Man Pod I was thinking the same thing! I think everyone is in an 80's mood! Niiiiice mesh!!!!

[Amazo Version 2.2]

now i'm reallly getting curios as to what the second mesh is.

[Tomato]

He-Man ready for skinning by TUE... just as soon as he swears allegiance to the Herd.

[ShawDAMAN]

He-Man ready for skinning by TUE... just as soon as he swears allegiance to the Herd.

Looks great  i love the crisply defined hair and other details.

[spydermann93]

Apparently, Tomato also has the power of Greyskull 

[Cyber Burn]

That is cool 'Mato, I can't wait to get He-Man in the rumble room so I can kick his @$$. He was one of those characters that just made me root for the bad guys.

[Amazo Version 2.2]

sweet!