A request from someone who dislikes polearms

[Tatha-Kitten]

ok, well here's my story, i hate how mithra hold polearms, so i've been heavily modding it so i can use swords and animations that are compatible with sword type weapons.

i've got all the animations sorted to a T, but i've run out of swords to use on the polearms, and i don't wanna use the swords that are actually in the game, guess i'm picky.

So, i would like it if someone could take on one of the polearms below and make a sword that would be fitting in it's place, if you would.

Reserve Captain's
Cermet Lance
Kamayari
Wyvern spear
Trident
Gungnir (relic)

Obviously i would be stupid to expect one single person take all of these weapons on, so take as many as you feel you can handle, even if that's just 1, :D Thanks in advance.

*note: if you want me to attach pictures of the said weapons then i will, but they're all in that exact order in model viewer, so i didn't think it would be a big problem.

[Tatha-Kitten]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

bump thread. (i know i suck...)

[Deo]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

1 handed or greatswords?

Why do you want a greatsword/1handsword held like a polearm? Turning a polearm into a sword will still leave the polearm animations intact.

Have you tried just replacing the polearm dat with a greatsword dat? It won't dance in modelviewer, but FFXI adapts pretty well in game. Even keeps the sounds and animation of the greatsword's normal attacks.

[Tatha-Kitten]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

lol, i think you misunderstand.

i want to use 1 handed swords based off of the polearms.

because i don't like the polearms.

[Taskmage]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

Let me see if I understand correctly. You're replacing your polearm animation dats with sword ones, and all the polearm models with analogous swords, so while you're really equipped with a lance in game you see yourself swinging a 1h sword? And you want someone to make sword models that resemble the remaining polearms so your can replace those dats also.

Is that about right or did I just imagine it all?

[Tatha-Kitten]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

that's it exactly TM. ^^

i basically love the drg job, but hate polearms.

[Deo]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

Interesting, so do you just want a spear head with a short handle or would you prefer a little artistic retouch (example, lower the side barbs of the trident and stretch out the center).

Reserve/Cermet lances use the same model as does the Kamewari/Wyvern Spear. Do you want to just reskin when finished, or would you prefer I do 2 different styles?
Do you want the Reserve/Cermet lances as a slashing sword or a thrusting sword?

BTW, do you know enough about metasequoia to be able to adjust the weapon to hand position? I don't know where the hand rests on the animations you changed.

Edit: Here's a Sample with a Couse. Used GKatana ws to make it look 1handed.

[Stromgarde]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

I'm a bit occupied with other projects at the moment, but if you want to do the body/texture work, I wouldn't mind changing the weapon type to sword once that's done.

[Deo]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

I think what she did was change the "global" dat that controls the animation of all pole-arms and swapped that out. So all we really need to do is just mold the shapes.

[Stromgarde]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

That is... quite odd. Anyway, l'll be around.

[Deo]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

Previews:

Don't think anyone else can use these, so I'll just post up pics for you to comment.

[Tatha-Kitten]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

lol, no, basically i 've been changing the individual polearms for swords. :D but those are awesome, if they are just sword type weapons i will definately use.

i think i confused you when i said the WS animations.

basically i just took all the polearm weapon skills, and swapped them for weapon skills that a single handed sword worked with in modelviewer.

[Deo]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

Ok, I leave these in Stromgarde's hands.

Oh, and I included Couse and Gugnir to the zip. Didn't want to make a sword out of the Reserve Captain. It's kinda ugly.

So... you were just looking for swords to replace those lances, not to actually make swords OUT of them? Kinda pointless if you'd have taken ANY sword at all.

[Tatha-Kitten]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

heheh, well the later lances looked good, so i wanted some weapons that looked similar but fitted my new dragoon swordsman theme.

these rock so hard, i can't wait to try them out.

thankyou so much deo, you are a legend!

Double Post Edited:
AHHH! ; ; they're so sexy weapons, but they're still showing polearm animations, how can i fix them to be one handed swords?

*edit: oh i see... you're going to ask Storm to fix the weapons to the correct animations?

Ignore my childish panic, it's 5am.... But these weapons are so pretty the Gugnir one is perfect! omg i so love you right now Deo!

[Stromgarde]

Re: A request from someone who dislikes polearms

It may be tomorrow before I get a chance to fix these; Homework and other such things still left to finish; However, be advised that using a sword for a spear WS animation might (and probably will) confuse things quite a bit. I suggest using a real sword to swap in for the spear for the purpose of testing WS animations until I finish it; If it does indeed fail to follow the animations, you may need to substitute the MR polearm animations with the MR sword animations.