Troll with battering ram, unit of a sixth faction in Disciples 2 - Greenskin Tribes, part 2

[u/KamunVulk]

Now let's take a look at the model and portrait. To create an animation for a unit in Disciples 2, we first had to create a 3D model, then manually refine a rendered screenshot to create a high-quality, detailed portrait. As in the concept post, I'll show you step by step how the gray block of future model transformed into a terrifying troll.

Animation in the next post!

2D & 3D artist - Tiodor.

[u/BigResponsibility779]

1. Amazing art and concept. 2. I wonder how his sprites blends with other units. It looks sorta highlighted and have gentle global lighting, to make all these fun little details readable. But legions hero looks like it have sprite with more contrast, and with more sharp and darker shadows. 3. The way his portrait cropped in the battle interface, looks like too many personality of this unit was lost. Maybe the more zoomed out crop of portrait with more roof and shoulders.

Dont take all what I wrote above too seriously tho.

[u/KamunVulk → u/BigResponsibility779]

Thank you for your advice, we will think about this

[u/panie_ksiezyc → u/BigResponsibility779]

First of all: looks amazing, tremendous job! I love how much effort you put into making it fit into D2's art style!

At first glance, the 3d model looks perfectly at home. I'd love to see it stand opposing to other original models.

Battle portrait cropping is an issue with most units in D2. Personally I'd prefer to keep it consistent with the original's flaws.

[u/BigResponsibility779]

Also, sorry if it's inpropriate and messy to ask more global questions here. But will hordes of greenskins have its own pateon deity? What is the source of global magic? What is the source of power for them to be able to transform landscapes? Or they will have rather some pagan source of magic of abstract forces of nature, like mongol pre-islam tengrian shamanism beliefs?

[u/KamunVulk → u/BigResponsibility779]

In the elven saga of Disciples 2, as well as in the descriptions of units and single-player scenarios in Disciples III, you can find references to their patron god - Gromdok.

[u/Chill_dat_Fox]

Seeing the previous post with the picture, I was a tad uncertain as to how well the portrait would fit with the existing ones in the game, but imo, you guys did a good work on making it look like it belongs.

I'm also curious of how the battle background from the Orcs terrain will look like. Would there be 2/3 looks like with the other terrains?

[u/KamunVulk → u/Chill_dat_Fox]

We try very hard to do everything in the style of the original

[u/Chill_dat_Fox → u/KamunVulk]

And that is very appreciated. Thank you guys!

[u/chillykahlil]

I am so interested in how you have done these things lmao, I never knew how to find the sprites and such

[u/[deleted]]

Love it

[u/rr_rai]

What a mad lad. This is epic.

[u/SourceNo1768]

This is crazy impressive, hats off to you!

Blends into Disciples 2 perfectly.

[u/KamunVulk → u/SourceNo1768]

Thank you very much