Did some sketches today of some of the designs I've had on my mind, to be painted up later unfortunately sucky scans tho
looks nicer on paper.
This one I think would be quite oblivious to your presence, and you have to distract it by throwing stones, run under its limbs
and then run up its tails. then it pays attention to you and reacts.
this one is a giant ass black owl with golden eyes, pretty straight forward
a blind dragon like creature with heads where its wings and tail would be, which it sees through instead
Lastly the gollum like creature which stalks the player, you only occasionally see it from the corner of your eye.
Its body is part black smoke with eyes peaking from it, something I think unreal 4's particle will handle pretty well.
I want to make limbs and teeth and things grow and dissolve constantly from its body with its normal travelling gait
I can do this with blendshapes, Hopefully it will give the effect of a indistinct broiling sillhouette that's difficult to understand, for sounds, nothing vocal. just quite scurrying noises in the dirt.
also I think I don't want to give a reason for its following you in the shadows, I'd like the player to theorise it for them selves, all you know is its truly terrifying, and it wants you.... c :
i have some other ideas for the creepy stalker creature but this is my initial thought
@ tjpalmer: well maybe not evil'er, maybe just becoming more powerful
@greengospod: I hope the atmosphere and ambience will drive the feel of each individual behemoth
and I'm not actually sure if the game play will mean killing them yet, you could just destroy there halo and they become good or fade into ghosts I'm none too sure...
And so far yes oversized animals, but that could perhaps be because its early in the game and it should be more vanilla.
The arrows are actually ballista bolts from a previous unknown and failed attempt to kill it
when it notices you it will try to shake you off and holding onto the bolts is your best bet of remaining on board.
@rj @citizen5 @tjpalmer: gollum sorta concepted or atleast a first attempt : ). not sure if killing the monsters yet or freeing them or something else
p.s just realised clicking the pics resizes them to fit the forum
neat