Batman, Incorporated Meshes (Updated 11.22)

[vorelliwiseau]

Batman, Incorporated Meshes

Latest Updates:

(12.24):

The Batman Incorporated, England, Part II Booster Pack is out now! Download it here! [Comes with Knight, The Hood, Doctor Dedalus]



DISCLAIMER: This promotion is intended purely as a work of "fan art" and in no way is intended to compromise or otherwise infringe upon the copyrights held by the owners of the character. Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. All Batman and DC Universe characters and merchandise are property of Warner Brothers, DC Comics, or their subsidiaries and licensors.

(11.22):

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DISCLAIMER: This promotion is intended purely as a work of "fan art" and in no way is intended to compromise or otherwise infringe upon the copyrights held by the owners of the character. Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. All Batman and DC Universe characters and merchandise are property of Warner Brothers, DC Comics, or their subsidiaries and licensors.

The Batman Incorporated, England, Part I Booster Pack is out now! Download it here! [Comes with Squire, King Coal, King Coal's Goon]

(11.12):

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The Batman Incorporated, Paris Booster Pack is out now!Download it here! [Comes with Nightrunner, Korrigan, The Son of Man]

(10/15):

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The Batman Incorporated, Argentina Booster Pack is out now! Download it here! [Comes with El Gaucho, El Sombrero, Scorpiana]

(9/30)
The Batman Incorporated, Japan 3-Pack is out now! Download it here! [Comes with Mr Unknown, Lord Death Man, Lord Death Man's Goon]

(9.21)
Heretic (Basic Armor) v1.2 is up, with belt and shoulder pads! Download it here!

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Hello, visitor! If you're looking for Batman, Incorporated heroes and villains to put in FFVTR, this is the place to go!

Click on the spoiler for some info!

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Who the Hell are You?

I have a better-sounding name in real life (I hope), but 'round these parts I go by vorelliwiseau. I discovered this community and have enjoyed it ever since. This whole thing is a new hobby for me.

What the Hell is Batman, Incorporated?

Batman, Inc. was Bruce Wayne's plan to spread Batman's influence around the world.

Recruiting an army of old and new vigilantes from different countries, Batman created a strong international crimefighting network...and prepared to face a globally-spanning war that would prove to be one of the most devastating in the Dark Knight's career.

Devastating because, uh, another Robin died. Long story. Long and confusing. 

What's all this Booster Pack Bullcrap?

Like those old trading card packs, boosters contain a few meshes from an entire set of Batman, Incorporated characters.
Every booster focuses on a specific country that appeared in Batman, Incorporated. I'm loosely following Batman's recruitment trail, so it's Japan, Argentina, Paris, London, Africa, etc. Stay tuned for updates!

What the Hell Am I Downloading?

Every pack comes with three characters from a country that appeared in Batman, Incorporated. It feels weird having just a hero to play with, so I've added a villain or a mook for them to spar with in the Rumble Room!

Just unrar the zip files and paste them wherever your custom characters are stored, and they'll be good to go!
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If there's any concerns, requests or questions, just PM me here at Freedom Reborn or e-mail me at vorelliwiseau@yahoo.com, and I'll try to get back to you.
Thanks for looking in!

[Starman]

Noone has done any of the international Batmen or villains, as far as I'm aware. I'd love to see these guys too

[vorelliwiseau]

I've checked my downloads and found out who made the Redbird mesh! It's from the amazing MartialStorm, maker of quality Doctor Who meshes:

http://freedomreborn.net/forums/index.php?topic=53920.msg753610#msg753610
(Click the Spoiler above the Sargeant Benton image)

As for the Heretic, I might try fooling around with a mesh of him. Anybody know of good muscular male meshes compatible with Blender?

[Amazo Version 2.2]

I've checked my downloads and found out who made the Redbird mesh! It's from the amazing MartialStorm, maker of quality Doctor Who meshes:

http://freedomreborn.net/forums/index.php?topic=53920.msg753610#msg753610
(Click the Spoiler above the Sargeant Benton image)

As for the Heretic, I might try fooling around with a mesh of him. Anybody know of good muscular male meshes compatible with Blender?

check tomato's section here: http://heroforce.freedomforceforever.com/ as I believe that he is the only mesher to publicly give permission to edit his meshes in blender

[daglob]

I did a Wingman, but it is a more-or-less silver age version, and may not be what you want.

[vorelliwiseau]

@Amazo: Thanks! I checked out Tomato's meshes, and he has indeed allowed public use+edit. I'm starting work on Heretic's basic armor right now.

@daglob: Searched through your Character Obscura groups - damn, that's quite a collection! Aside from Wingman, I also checked out your Bat-villain henchmen folder. Hope you don't mind.

[Cyber Burn]

@Amazo: Thanks! I checked out Tomato's meshes, and he has indeed allowed public use+edit. I'm starting work on Heretic's basic armor right now.

I would also send Grenadier a PM, he allows Nifskoping of his meshes, so he "MIGHT" allow for Blender usage as well. But be forewarned, he is not on the boards very often, so don't be offended if he doesn't get tight back to you.

@daglob: Searched through your Character Obscura groups - damn, that's quite a collection! Aside from Wingman, I also checked out your Bat-villain henchmen folder. Hope you don't mind.

I would say that 99% of Yahoo groups are meant for people to gather content from, I would highly recommend going on a downloading spree.

And definitely, welcome to the community.   

[vorelliwiseau]

Thanks for the tips, Cyber Burn! Glad to be here. I had no idea how massively customizable Freedom Force was until a few weeks back.

Anyway, I just finished a draft of my basic Heretic mesh, based on this image and others:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/mdg1024/SD/batman_053.jpg

I've read the rules on release permissions, but what are the rules on releasing preview images I've print-screened from CTool?

[Cyber Burn]

Thanks for the tips, Cyber Burn! Glad to be here. I had no idea how massively customizable Freedom Force was until a few weeks back.

Anyway, I just finished a draft of my basic Heretic mesh, based on this image and others:



I've read the rules on release permissions, but what are the rules on releasing preview images I've print-screened from CTool?

I think it's pretty much the same, if you've skoped anything that uses parts from someone who doesn't want their stuff used in Nifskope (Or Blender), then I wouldn't post pics of it.

[vorelliwiseau]

All right, I'll lie low for a bit and PM Tomato for permission before posting some preview pics. I guess I can close this matter for now. Thanks!

[Tomato]

I gave full permission for altering my TM meshes ages ago, so don't worry about it.

[vorelliwiseau]

Thanks, Tomato! I'll clean up the skin and write up some credits, and I'll post some preview pics soon.

[Amazo Version 2.2]

Thanks, Tomato! I'll clean up the skin and write up some credits, and I'll post some preview pics soon.

i'm not familiar with the character, but it has a really interesting design. I look forward to seeing what you do with this. also, its always sweet to have new content creators join the community

[vorelliwiseau]

Thanks, Amazo. With that in mind, here's a preview pic for my first edited mesh/skin!

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The Heretic (Basic Armor)



Mesh: Male_Stocky_TM by The Firey Tomato (Thanks for allowing me to use it!) (Source)
Skin:  Base Skin from Male_Stocky_TM, by the The Firey Tomato
Character Concept: Grant Morrison, David Finch.  Skin cobbled together from various page art by Chris Burnham

Mesh edited in Blender, Skin edited in GIMP!

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. All Batman and DC Universe characters and merchandise are property of Warner Brothers, DC Comics, or their subsidiaries and licensors.

Freedom for Force Versus the Third Reich Copyright © 2005 Irrational Games.
Freedom Force and the Freedom Force logo and related characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Irrational Games unless otherwise noted. All Rights Reserved.
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Comments:

- I chose Male_Stocky because he seemed the tallest of the TM meshes. 

- The Heretic easily towers over Batman and Nightwing, so I plan on making him a bit taller and bulkier. Here's an image for height comparison: http://bit.ly/18dAJCX

- I'll take a shot at it once I figure out why my Blender install's been on the fritz. For some reason after successfully exporting once it refuses to import anymore. Does anyone have thoughts on that?

- Anyone know of some compatible keyframes for Male_Stocky? If it helps, Heretic seems like a close-range, brawler type dude.

If anyone has some neat improvement tips on hand (skinning, meshing, sourcing), I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for looking in!

[Podmark]

Cool! It's great to see a character like the Heretic get done. And I'm sure it'll be therapeutic to take him into the danger room for some revenge 

[vorelliwiseau]

Thanks, Podmark! Once I find a release-able keyframe for Male_Stocky, I'll put up the whole thing up on Dropbox.

Meanwhile, I'll be doing research into adding that sweet golden utility belt around Heretic's waist.

[WyldFyre]

If I remember correctly, Tomatoes meshes all all accept _basic keyframes.  So any male_basic set will work.  There are some good ones for fighter types by a variety of meshers.  I think Mr. Mato designed his meshes to easily be skoped onto others, so if your skope-fu is working you could make him use virtually anything.


"For Freedom"

[Cyber Burn]

For Keyframes, try "Male Basic KF - Fighter - By Grenadier" located here: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Grenadiermeshes11/

[vorelliwiseau]

@Cyber_Burn: I took your advice and PM'd Grenadier to try and request permission for his Fighter keyframe. It seems like a long shot, but I checked the keyframe using CTool and they seem like a nice match. Thanks for the recommendations, guys!

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@Freedom Reborn:

I've uploaded the skin/mesh .zip file at MediaFire, and hey, you can download it now!

Please check my original post for the link. Feel free to test it out, tell me how it runs, or improve on it. Tell me how it goes!

[Tomato]

er... guy? you don't need to contact gren about releasing the keyframes. On the one hand, it's perfectly acceptable to release keyframes with meshes unaltered (so long as credit is given) regardless of who made them, and gren has long since given permission for nifskoping his work if you need to make any alterations.

[Cyber Burn]

er... guy? you don't need to contact gren about releasing the keyframes. On the one hand, it's perfectly acceptable to release keyframes with meshes unaltered (so long as credit is given) regardless of who made them, and gren has long since given permission for nifskoping his work if you need to make any alterations.

To be honest, I would rather see someone be a bit overzealous in regards to getting permissions, than to see someone who doesn't care.

[Starman]

Looking good so far! Please post some more pics when you start editing the proportions

[Tomato]

I would agree with that Cyber, but there's no telling when or if Grenadier will ever get back to him about it. The whole reason the nifskope permission list exists in the first place is so people can just look at it and not HAVE to ask the individual mesher every single time.

If any mesher to have done work for FF (myself, Gren, or anyone else) doesn't like how something's being used, we have the right to ask that the specific work be removed. The permission list is just so Podmark doesn't have to PM me every time he wants to use my Teen_TM mesh for another one of his New X-men skopes.

[vorelliwiseau]

Okay, I'll think about including the keyframes if and when I release my next revisions. If I do I'll just edit the readme to credit Gren.

@Starman: Still working on the resizing thing. I'll make sure to let you know!

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Speaking of which, since my Blender software and I are still locked in an eternal struggle to get it to import/export .nifs properly, I decided to look into other methods of resizing.

I've learned that if you put mismatched keyframes in a mesh, if you're lucky enough the KF will 'force' the mesh into a resized, yet still working character. So I checked out Sukhov's default KF from Irrational Games, since I remembered he was one of FF's taller characters.

Something...ungodly happened:


Source: Irrational Games Default Meshes

Gah!

But I ran him through the Rumble Room and I liked the noticeable height change. I'd use the keyframe, except he's got limited animations and his single melee animation doesn't exactly fit The Heretic.

But now I've got a desired height goal on hand to work toward, so, still good news!

What do you guys think? Any nifty resizing tips/tricks?

[Tomato]

http://frworld.wikispaces.com/Tutorial9+Changing+Mesh+Height

[vorelliwiseau]

Oh, man, it worked! I can't believe I missed that tutorial. Probably because I got scared of messing up in NifSkope's file structures and kept searching for Blender-oriented guides. You are a lifesaver, Tomato. 

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With that in mind, I've uploaded the latest, resized version (v1.1) with keyframes, so it's playable out of the box. All credit to the keyframe goes to Grenadier!

I've knocked the size issue down, so I'll be moving onto adding a belt next. I've fiddled with Nifskope+Blender and, some pink-skin issues aside, successfully rigged a belt to the mesh.

Next revision might take a while, though, 'cause I'll be studying Nifskope and, well, studies for a bit.

In the meantime, please enjoy the reasonably taller Heretic!

[Amazo Version 2.2]

in regards to nifskope, there are quite a few community members who could help you out. if you were to post any questions you had in the hexing forums, i'm sure that you'll get an answer. in the meantime  though, the heretic character looks pretty cool.

[vorelliwiseau]

Thanks, Amazo! I've been studying how to make individual mesh pieces (particularly shoulder plates) and, man, it hasn't been easy. UV seams, unwrapping, material properties...it's been tiring, but entertaining. Can't believe you guys mastered all this.

Anyway, I think I'm almost done with the Heretic and will be posting updated pics soon, but I have a question for the experienced Nifskope users: does embedding a texture on nifskope remove the need to include the .tga/.dds file?

[Cyber Burn]

I think that would most likely be a question for the meshers of the community (Tomato, Bearded), if I correctly understand what you want, I don't know if that effect can be done in Nifskope.

[vorelliwiseau]

Oh, all right! I'll wait and see if the others have their two cents on this.