The Making Of A Realm Part 3: The Eye-Candy Side Of Armor Forging
This time, Final Fantasy XIV character modeler Keiichi Baba explains in detail how the game’s armor and other piece of equipment play an important role in your character’s overall appearance. The MMORPG boasts a myriad of armor sets and, as explained by Baba, each piece of metal or fabric clothing has gone through extensive detail tests that involves a multi-faceted approach that employs simple and effective methods.
The video greets us with a plethora of weapons like round shields and a medieval pistol but, expect none of that for some time because, this one’s dedicated on how the game’s character modelers took their time in shaping your avatar’s armor in full-blown detail and color.
One particular feature that I think outshines any MMORPG design techniques is the armor modeling pattern which base a certain kind of protective gear from another. Much like in Dragon Age Origins, exact armor models like chainmails or splintmails have existing similarities between top-tier armor which the character modelers of Final Fantasy XIV adopted within the scope of the design process.
Here is the video further explaining other techniques employed by the designers themselves. Eorzea: The Making Of A Realm is currently on its third phase and believe me, the best parts have yet to arrive.
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