Armor and clothes

[Forum admin]

First let's talk about clothes.
WELL online will show a "modern' version of a technomagic worl hence the clothes will be pretty modern aswell. Practical, versatile and above all - cool. That is the main concept for avatar clothing.

W.E.L.L. FASHION

Clothing from "Massive black"

American Massive Black Inc. is one of the leading developers in conceptual design, 3D-modeling and animation in the entertainment industry. The studio has collaborated with the likes of Microsoft, Nintendo, Bethesda, Sony, etc. Massive Black has also contributed to one of the latest renowned projects of the entertainment industry - Michael Bay's movie Transformers.

In WELL online they are creating avatar clothing and some city architecture (certain areas).

Here are a few shots at what they have come up with so far:




Vladymir Atykov - Sibilant 3d Modeller has created these poly models based on the concept art from Massive Black:


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apart from Massive Black designs there will also be "Special" clothing from IRL fashion designers that wish to popularise their work in an online world.
One of them - a Russian fashion designer Denis Simachev has already signed up a contract with Sibilant. Here's a couple of his own models



Surprisingly enough the article about his cooperation with Sibilant states that he is going to "earn quite a bit as a result of thiscooperation". So it is quite possible that some of his models will be sold ingame for IRL cash...
However so far the latter is nothing more than a rumor.


W.E.L.L. ARMOR

WELL online presents a new type of avatar armor - the Bio armor.
Vitaly Bulgarov - is the one responsible for creation and implementation of this new armor concept.


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As Mr. Bulgarov states in his interview "Bio" in the name of this armor is not a reference to the materials it has been made from but rather the look - the feeling that you get at a first glance - Th smooth shapes, the twisted curves and the way this armor suit "fits" any avatar.



The world off WELL online where magic and technology exist symbiotically in a modern environment has been the main source of inspiration for this armor. Simplicity and functionality won' matter any more, Bulgarov says, what we are going for is the beauty, the mystical unearthly appearance and the sheer "coolness" of design. The armor itself will have many small elements interchangeable and customizable for every avatr aswell.



First rough scetches and ideas were supplied by Sibilant designer Dmitry Parkin (The one who created the Arraun race). But then they were carried on and developed onto a atotally new stage.


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Now that the guide-book is being filled with more and more designs we come to understand that this is an absolutely new and unique style in MMORPGS, continues Mr.Bulgarov. The main characteristic features of this tyle are smooth spiral lines. s-shaped curves and contours mimicking the avatar's anatomy. A multitude of tiny connecting details and additional elements will also be present in the design.



Interestingly enough none of these models are polygonal - they were all created with Zbrush as monolith sculpture-like models. No concept arts were created either since the designer and the modeller were united in a single body of Vitaly Bulgarov.


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So far this style is stored in 300gigs of hard drive space and only the "breastplate" has reached it's final stage. Rest of it is being reworked and adopted to the "perfection" of the unique techno-magic next generation world that is WELL online.



And for the dessert - here's some exclusive video of avatar models with changeable armor pieces.

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Initial info taken from: www.cgtalk.ru/index.php?id=bioarmor
www.parkparkin.com/3dsculpting.htm
www.blog.wellonline.com

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[arberus]

btw Dmitry Parkin worked at Fallout 3

[komissar]

Really? very interesting, thanks for info mate

[Forum admin]

Energy Helmets

For centuries armorers have tried to create adequate means of defense to counter the fast development of offensive weapons. One of them is a helmet, main protection for the player's brain.


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Often technology that went into the creation of a helmet was by far more complex than the one used for the rest of the armor. Thus the Helmet often literally "crowned" the whole armor set.


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With the development of new technomagic technologies plain helmets were being replaced by energy helmets, that had many other functions apart from protection.


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Energy Shields

Since the day they have been invented shields have undergone an evolution mirroring that of the offensive weapons. Defending oneself from archaic swords and spears was not too tricky so the shields of those times were nothing more than a metal-rimmed leather-covered board though different in design and decorum. Allthough it is worth mentioning that the Lizards have always preferred small and light shields made of Ksarch carapax and the Sidhe used a rather intricate composite material resembling multi-layerd wood put on glue and reinforced with magic for their shields. Nowadays those ancient Sidhe shields can be sometimes found in the houses of antique weapon collectors or families with a rich history and genealogy.


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However the weapons kept being developed: the magically-treated blades became sharper and as often as not the ancient shields could not stop them. Often wooden shields broke after a single fight. Right before the great war the full-metal shields became fashionable and widespread. Most of them were very heavy and cumbersome, taxing warrior's strength and making him very slow in combat. But there have also been custom-made shields made of special alloys, richly decorated with heraldry devices and imbued with magic. It goes without saying that only the most well-to-do warriors could bost such a shield. Simple soldiers had to resort to the dirt-cheap wooden ones.

The appearance of energy swords as well as spellguns and casters have put an end to the use of a wooden shield. making them obsolete. Even the best of the metal shields could not offer much protection against directed magical fields. It seemed that the contest between the defensive and the offensive parts of the ammunition has been won by the latter... But this did not last long.


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Zwerg armorers have learned to place crytals on the edges of a metal shield in such a fashion that a continuous energy field was created. So the Energy shield was born. The core construct of the energy shield has undergone numerous modifications and to the end of the great war the energy shield assortment was really great: from fully metallic shields with a few magic crystals scattered along the perimeter to complex crystal structures, generating an energy field large enough to cover the whole body and offering supreme protection from all kinds of ranged energy weapons.

Nowadays energy shields are being used by lone-wolf mercenaries as well as the army and the police forces. Modern armor manufacturing industry boasts a broad range of shields made of extremely light but tough and durable alloys and imbued with powerful protective spells. Allthough some unique custom made specimens of the antique shield-crafting prove to be almost as effective as the modern prototypes. Their exquisite craftsmanship bordering on art often makes them a worthy competition to the best present day serial models.

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