General Discussion plus Hints, Tricks and Ideas
The idea of this thread is so we can have a central area where we can talk about what themes are overused, what can be done that's more original, that sort of thing. Because really, I have no modeling skills but I do have some ideas that I would prefer to be used.
I'll also be updating this first post showing what people are making and what themes they are using so any newbie can come in here, see that someone is already doing his idea and hopefully do something more original.
Demoman:____________________________________________________________________________________
Swizzle: Going for the Demoman with his second pack with a double barrel grenade launcher, a EOD helmet and a stick grenade for melee.
mikezoo: Going for a thor theme for the Demoman.
honeymustard: Going for a scottish king theme for the Demoman with a crown and chainmaill for a hat.
ColonelBD: Going for a pirate theme for the Demoman with a blunderbuss and a bottle of rum for melee.
christermime: Going for a homemade theme for the Demoman with a very nice looking sticky bomb with a launcher coming up.
BrontoThunder: A golf theme for the Demoman with a replacement for his eyepatch with a golf ball with a smiley face drawn upon it with more yet to come.
crazy-g: War Reparations for the Demoman with a huge double-barreled grenade launcher, a possible counterpart to the Gunboats and a very nice looking concept for a medal if I may say so.
levi0000: A Big Explosions theme for the Demoman with a huge one-barreled greneade launcher.
Mcloving_Master: Going for a Loch Ness Monster theme for the Demoman with a harpoon for melee.
rc4187: Going for a pirate theme for the Demoman with a portable ship cannon and captains hat.
Engineer:_________________________________________________________________________
TheDjinn: Going for a fast building SG for the Engineer.
Drax: Going for a carpenter theme for the Engineer.
Texy!: Going for a telsa coil for the Engineer.
Megabiv: Going for a compact-ish looking SG for the Engineer.
Lucy Charm: Going for a lovely looking defensive sentry gun for the Engineer.
Knuckle: Going for a art deco theme sentry gun for the Engineer.
Communist Cake: Going for a robotic theme fot the Engineer.
x-quake: Going for a texas life theme for the Engineer with the horns of a.. well, a longhorn for a hat.
Locutus: Going for a barbeque theme for the Engineer.
Sileya: Going with a electricity theme for the Engineer.
IanJ: Going with a trucker theme for the Engineer with a lovely hat and trucker beard.
duoxaz: Working on a very nice juke-box to replace the Engineer's dispenser.
-GG_Underscore: Working on the Engineer with a hilarious looking monkey wench that really does look like a monkey, a staple gun to replace the pistol and a pneumatic shotgun.
Gerre: Going for a hillbilly theme for the Engineer with a very nice straw hat.
Oobersli: Going with a "Think Big" theme for the Engineer with a gorgeous looking blunderbuss shotgun, a rubber mallet and a good looking revolver.
Ryu Ookami: Going with a long range type of Sentry Gun for the Engineer.
TeriyakiStyle: Going with a marvelous looking design for a Sentry Gun for the Engineer.
Zipfinator: Starting off with a fairly good looking wench and currently working on a can of oil.
Heavy:___________________________________________________________________________________________
ChazM: Going with a WWII tanker theme with a lovely looking bofors gun and a tank helmet.
Vassago: Going for a cuban theme for the Heavy.
Fearian!: Going for a scavenged tank theme for the Heavy with a huge tank gun.
Monkeez: Going for a mexican theme for the Heavy starting off with a sombrero and a taco.
Shmitz: Going for a pride of the motherland theme for the Heavy starting off with a Telsa shotgun.
Ruskeydoo: Going with a indian chief theme for the Heavy.
Thrillho: Going for a communist theme for the Heavy with hammer and sickle strapped to the Heavy's fist for melee and a Chinese commie hat.
seforin: Going with a bear theme for the Heavy.
Tahrinya: Going with the Heavy with a lovely shawl for a hat and a can of spinach for a secondly.
Buck: Going with two mini-guns rolled into one for the Heavy.
EzMeow: A chef theme for the Heavy with some good looking oven gloves for melee and a chef hat.
OpethRockr55: Going with the Heavy for a homemade industrial looking rivet minigun.
Medic:________________________________________________________________________________________
Omny87: Going for a drunk medic theme for the Medic starting off with a beer stein with a blade on it.
Jackablade: Going with a humourism theme for the Medic with a leach-gun.
Thomas Truong: Going for the Medic with a lovely looking lugar-ish syringe gun.
Screwonhead: Going for a Dr. Frankenstien theme for the Medic.
Betty Hime: Going for a shock therapy theme for the Medic with a defibrillator for melee.
fastturtle: Going for a combat medic theme for the Medic starting with a shield.
Swizzle: Going for the Medic with a lovely syringe gun and a injector for melee.
Bitza: Going for a sci-fi-ish theme for the Medic with a nuclear-ish medi-gun.
[URL="http://]http//www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73380[/URL][/COLOR]"]peppington[/URL]: Starting with a very nice looking backpack for the Medic.
Randomteddybear: Starting off with a marvelous looking syringe gun for the medic.
Y_M: Doing sort of a heavy-duty medicine theme for the Medic with a very beefy looking Medi-gun with more to come.
Pryo:___________________________________________________________________________________________
DeBoo: Going for a alchemy theme for the Pryo.
Wookie: Going for a fast food theme for the Pryo starting off with a hot dog hat.
Brettthefirst: Going for a harelquin theme for the Pryo with a nightmareish looking flamethower.
Baby Stomper: Going for a vintage hockey theme for the Pryo with a skate attached to a broken hockey stick for melee.
Robskib: Going for a aztec fire god theme for the Pryo.
Miltton: Going for a homemade theme for the Pryo with a hairspray and lighter flamethower.
Pogo: Going for a aviation theme for the Pryo with a jet engine flamethower.
chris.voudiotis: Going with a backyard aviation theme for the Pryo.
Coolbot4k: Going for a Mario theme for the Pryo.
Guitbox: Working on a gardening theme for the Pryo with a leafblower flamethrower, a scythe for melee and a lovely gardening hat.
Joe Inky: Starting off with a 3-round, automatic shotgun for the Pryo.
Norron: Doing a rocket propelled axe for the Pryo and a Flare Gun replacment.
Progg: A 1950's style gas station attendant for the Pyro with a gorgeous looking hat and a bow tie with yet more to come.
Radu cel Frumos: Going for the Pryo with a converted fire-fighting equipment theme.
Skeep: Going for a chef theme for the Pryo with some superb concept art for a chef hat and a waffle-iron axe.
tso: Going with a musical theme for the Pryo with a trumpet flamethower.
Willy-Wilson: Going for the Pryo with a fire hydrant for melee, a fire bucket hat and a fire safety badge.
Scout:___________________________________________________________________________________________
Vegas: Going for a "Astroscout" theme for the Scout.
Grobi: Going for an adventure theme for the Scout with a Indiana Jones style hat, gun and a golden idol for melee.
DanielAwesome:"]DanielAwesome: Going for the Scout with a gourgeous looking single barrel shotgun.
Pete: Going with a sport theme for the Scout.
Munkitron: Going for a fast food theme for the Scout with a foot-long corn dog for melee.
Luxy: Going with a inherited heirlooms theme for the Scout.
BANG!: Doing a very nice winged pistol for the Scout with more to come.
BaronVonFail: Going with a cheesy Buck Rogers sci-fi theme for the scout with some very good concept art for a ray pistol, a helmet and a jetpack.
Cheeezy: Going for an old newspaper delivery theme for the Scout with a rolled up newspaper replacing the bat.
Habboi: Going with a Keystones Cops theme for the Scout with a good looking hat and a police club for melee.
Hobo: Going with a steam-punk theme for the Scout.
Inzuki: Going with a gangster theme for the Scout.
Leroy Brown: Going with a 1950's mobster style for the Scout.
Masterfurbix: Going with a "useless heirlooms turned functional" theme for the Scout with a beautiful engraved shotgun now modified, a snub revolver with three sniper bullets and a chair leg foe melee.
REKLAS: Working on the Scout with a bat with old fashioned can openers sticking out of the sides.
skizot" Going for a space cadet theme for the Scout starting off with a very nice medel and an astronaut helmet.
Sliferjam: Going for a boy scout theme for the Scout with a neckerchief.
Spetch: Going for a old fashioned milkman theme for the Scout with a Milk mans hat, a bottle of milk and a 4 barreled derringer.
Sniper:____________________________________________________________________________________________
Mad Mike: Going for a Mad Max theme for the Sniper.
Reag: Going for the Sniper with a jar of ants to replace the Jarate.
Blue Kleiner: Going for a military theme for the Sniper.
AAA_Battery: Starting off with some very nice concept art for a horn tipped bow.
AshtonArdoin/Essence: Going with a medieval theme for the Sniper leading with a crossbow.
Bl4ckie: Going with a steampunk theme for the Sniper with a gearish Bow.
GoSsS: Going with a tribal men theme for the Sniper starting off with good looking boomarang and with plans to do a blowpipe and a witch doctor hat.
Murphy: Working on a red indian theme for the Sniper with a good looking tomahawk being worked on.
nrek: Doing a very nice looking croc head and croc back for the Sniper.
Ravidge: A hunting theme for the Sniper with a double-barreled bolt-action rifle.
ScudzAlmighty: Going with a Captain Ahab theme for the Sniper with a harpoon gun and a top hat with sideburns.
ShadowBrain: Working on a jungle theme for the sniper.
Svdl: Going for a Lawrence of Arabia theme for the Sniper with a very nice looking head-scarf, a scimitar and a very good looking rifle.
Treytnepunkid: Going for a aboriginal theme for the Sniper with a didgeridoo rifle.
Soldier:________________________________________________________________________________________
graff pirate: Going for a tropical theme for the Soldier.
Elbagast: Going with a airborne armaments theme for the Soldier with a bazooka and a cross between a shovel and a pickaxe.
The Flying Monk: Going for a japanese theme for the Soldier with a bamboo rocket launcher, a conical straw hat and a katana.
Ikimono: A naval theme for the Soldier with a Torpedo Launcher, an anchor for melee and a life-vest to replace the Gunboats.
JimeeB: Going with a historic theme for the Soldier with a spartan helmet, a navel cannon and an dinosaur bone for melee.
Konras: Starting off with a cavalry whip for the Soldier.
Larolaro: Going for a survival theme for the Soldier with a camo helmet, a survival knife and a Essentials Ruck for the Buff Banner.
Lorddon: Going with a "Aeronaut" theme for the Soldier with a vintage aviator leather skull-cap and goggles being worked on right now.
Nzdjh: Going for a military aviaton theme for the Soldier with a pin-up adorned rocket launcher.
Psyke: Going for a eastern culture theme for the Soldier with a rocket launcher reminiscent of those dragons you see in chinese parades and a religious shovel.
re.wind: A Viking theme for the Soldier with a ballista type rocket launcher, a horn, an axe, a wolfskin for a hat and a beard.
Zwebbie: An atomic weapon theme for the Soldier with a Davy Crockett style nuclear rocket launcher and a nuclear mace. And updating everyone by roleplaying the Soldier.
Spy:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Nerdlights: Going for a renaissance man theme for the Spy with a military officer hat, a misericorde for a knife and 17th century style pistol.
Camping Carl: Going for a effective assassination theme for the Spy with a small rifle, a mine and a kitchen knife.
StickFigs: Going for a spy gadgets disguised as ordinary objects theme for the Spy starting with a rubber stamper.
eXistenZ: Going for a support theme for the Spy starting off with a tranquilizer gun.
StrudelB: Going for a french military theme for the Spy starting off with a kepi hat.
ChemicalAlia: Going for a north african theme for the Spy with a lovely fez hat and middle easten-ish knife.
AmishInvader: Going for a musketeer theme for the Spy with a rapier, matchlock pistol and a cavalier hat.
Twigbag: Going for the Spy with some lovely concept art for an umbrella gun, a sapper replacement and a fountain pen for melee.
DamDam: Starting off with a good looking silenced revolver for the Spy.
Devioussam: Staring off with a very nice silenced automatic pistol for the Spy.
EVIL: Doing a "Traveling professional" theme for the Spy with a Razor currently being worked on.
Fragus: A very nice flower theme going on here with a double barreled revolver and a gun/pocket knife for the Spy.
Frump: Going for a anonymity theme for the Spy with a wrestler style mask and a silenced pistol.
MattQ86: Going for a anonymity theme for the Spy with a wrestler style mask and a silenced pistol.
Mico27: A electro-taser, a hologramic watch and a crossbow pistol for the Spy.
Ritz: A gambling theme for the spy with a hand of cards for a disguise kit with still more to come.
Tutorials, Tricks and Tips:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Basic guide to texturing
The following link is for a list of canon TF2 companies so that people can put something other then a Mann co. name on their item.
http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/List_of_companies
[U R L="http://www.teamfortress.com/scout.htm"]TeamFortress2 Scout[/U R L]
I'll also be updating this first post showing what people are making and what themes they are using so any newbie can come in here, see that someone is already doing his idea and hopefully do something more original.
Demoman:____________________________________________________________________________________
Swizzle: Going for the Demoman with his second pack with a double barrel grenade launcher, a EOD helmet and a stick grenade for melee.
mikezoo: Going for a thor theme for the Demoman.
honeymustard: Going for a scottish king theme for the Demoman with a crown and chainmaill for a hat.
ColonelBD: Going for a pirate theme for the Demoman with a blunderbuss and a bottle of rum for melee.
christermime: Going for a homemade theme for the Demoman with a very nice looking sticky bomb with a launcher coming up.
BrontoThunder: A golf theme for the Demoman with a replacement for his eyepatch with a golf ball with a smiley face drawn upon it with more yet to come.
crazy-g: War Reparations for the Demoman with a huge double-barreled grenade launcher, a possible counterpart to the Gunboats and a very nice looking concept for a medal if I may say so.
levi0000: A Big Explosions theme for the Demoman with a huge one-barreled greneade launcher.
Mcloving_Master: Going for a Loch Ness Monster theme for the Demoman with a harpoon for melee.
rc4187: Going for a pirate theme for the Demoman with a portable ship cannon and captains hat.
Engineer:_________________________________________________________________________
TheDjinn: Going for a fast building SG for the Engineer.
Drax: Going for a carpenter theme for the Engineer.
Texy!: Going for a telsa coil for the Engineer.
Megabiv: Going for a compact-ish looking SG for the Engineer.
Lucy Charm: Going for a lovely looking defensive sentry gun for the Engineer.
Knuckle: Going for a art deco theme sentry gun for the Engineer.
Communist Cake: Going for a robotic theme fot the Engineer.
x-quake: Going for a texas life theme for the Engineer with the horns of a.. well, a longhorn for a hat.
Locutus: Going for a barbeque theme for the Engineer.
Sileya: Going with a electricity theme for the Engineer.
IanJ: Going with a trucker theme for the Engineer with a lovely hat and trucker beard.
duoxaz: Working on a very nice juke-box to replace the Engineer's dispenser.
-GG_Underscore: Working on the Engineer with a hilarious looking monkey wench that really does look like a monkey, a staple gun to replace the pistol and a pneumatic shotgun.
Gerre: Going for a hillbilly theme for the Engineer with a very nice straw hat.
Oobersli: Going with a "Think Big" theme for the Engineer with a gorgeous looking blunderbuss shotgun, a rubber mallet and a good looking revolver.
Ryu Ookami: Going with a long range type of Sentry Gun for the Engineer.
TeriyakiStyle: Going with a marvelous looking design for a Sentry Gun for the Engineer.
Zipfinator: Starting off with a fairly good looking wench and currently working on a can of oil.
Heavy:___________________________________________________________________________________________
ChazM: Going with a WWII tanker theme with a lovely looking bofors gun and a tank helmet.
Vassago: Going for a cuban theme for the Heavy.
Fearian!: Going for a scavenged tank theme for the Heavy with a huge tank gun.
Monkeez: Going for a mexican theme for the Heavy starting off with a sombrero and a taco.
Shmitz: Going for a pride of the motherland theme for the Heavy starting off with a Telsa shotgun.
Ruskeydoo: Going with a indian chief theme for the Heavy.
Thrillho: Going for a communist theme for the Heavy with hammer and sickle strapped to the Heavy's fist for melee and a Chinese commie hat.
seforin: Going with a bear theme for the Heavy.
Tahrinya: Going with the Heavy with a lovely shawl for a hat and a can of spinach for a secondly.
Buck: Going with two mini-guns rolled into one for the Heavy.
EzMeow: A chef theme for the Heavy with some good looking oven gloves for melee and a chef hat.
OpethRockr55: Going with the Heavy for a homemade industrial looking rivet minigun.
Medic:________________________________________________________________________________________
Omny87: Going for a drunk medic theme for the Medic starting off with a beer stein with a blade on it.
Jackablade: Going with a humourism theme for the Medic with a leach-gun.
Thomas Truong: Going for the Medic with a lovely looking lugar-ish syringe gun.
Screwonhead: Going for a Dr. Frankenstien theme for the Medic.
Betty Hime: Going for a shock therapy theme for the Medic with a defibrillator for melee.
fastturtle: Going for a combat medic theme for the Medic starting with a shield.
Swizzle: Going for the Medic with a lovely syringe gun and a injector for melee.
Bitza: Going for a sci-fi-ish theme for the Medic with a nuclear-ish medi-gun.
[URL="http://]http//www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73380[/URL][/COLOR]"]peppington[/URL]: Starting with a very nice looking backpack for the Medic.
Randomteddybear: Starting off with a marvelous looking syringe gun for the medic.
Y_M: Doing sort of a heavy-duty medicine theme for the Medic with a very beefy looking Medi-gun with more to come.
Pryo:___________________________________________________________________________________________
DeBoo: Going for a alchemy theme for the Pryo.
Wookie: Going for a fast food theme for the Pryo starting off with a hot dog hat.
Brettthefirst: Going for a harelquin theme for the Pryo with a nightmareish looking flamethower.
Baby Stomper: Going for a vintage hockey theme for the Pryo with a skate attached to a broken hockey stick for melee.
Robskib: Going for a aztec fire god theme for the Pryo.
Miltton: Going for a homemade theme for the Pryo with a hairspray and lighter flamethower.
Pogo: Going for a aviation theme for the Pryo with a jet engine flamethower.
chris.voudiotis: Going with a backyard aviation theme for the Pryo.
Coolbot4k: Going for a Mario theme for the Pryo.
Guitbox: Working on a gardening theme for the Pryo with a leafblower flamethrower, a scythe for melee and a lovely gardening hat.
Joe Inky: Starting off with a 3-round, automatic shotgun for the Pryo.
Norron: Doing a rocket propelled axe for the Pryo and a Flare Gun replacment.
Progg: A 1950's style gas station attendant for the Pyro with a gorgeous looking hat and a bow tie with yet more to come.
Radu cel Frumos: Going for the Pryo with a converted fire-fighting equipment theme.
Skeep: Going for a chef theme for the Pryo with some superb concept art for a chef hat and a waffle-iron axe.
tso: Going with a musical theme for the Pryo with a trumpet flamethower.
Willy-Wilson: Going for the Pryo with a fire hydrant for melee, a fire bucket hat and a fire safety badge.
Scout:___________________________________________________________________________________________
Vegas: Going for a "Astroscout" theme for the Scout.
Grobi: Going for an adventure theme for the Scout with a Indiana Jones style hat, gun and a golden idol for melee.
DanielAwesome:"]DanielAwesome: Going for the Scout with a gourgeous looking single barrel shotgun.
Pete: Going with a sport theme for the Scout.
Munkitron: Going for a fast food theme for the Scout with a foot-long corn dog for melee.
Luxy: Going with a inherited heirlooms theme for the Scout.
BANG!: Doing a very nice winged pistol for the Scout with more to come.
BaronVonFail: Going with a cheesy Buck Rogers sci-fi theme for the scout with some very good concept art for a ray pistol, a helmet and a jetpack.
Cheeezy: Going for an old newspaper delivery theme for the Scout with a rolled up newspaper replacing the bat.
Habboi: Going with a Keystones Cops theme for the Scout with a good looking hat and a police club for melee.
Hobo: Going with a steam-punk theme for the Scout.
Inzuki: Going with a gangster theme for the Scout.
Leroy Brown: Going with a 1950's mobster style for the Scout.
Masterfurbix: Going with a "useless heirlooms turned functional" theme for the Scout with a beautiful engraved shotgun now modified, a snub revolver with three sniper bullets and a chair leg foe melee.
REKLAS: Working on the Scout with a bat with old fashioned can openers sticking out of the sides.
skizot" Going for a space cadet theme for the Scout starting off with a very nice medel and an astronaut helmet.
Sliferjam: Going for a boy scout theme for the Scout with a neckerchief.
Spetch: Going for a old fashioned milkman theme for the Scout with a Milk mans hat, a bottle of milk and a 4 barreled derringer.
Sniper:____________________________________________________________________________________________
Mad Mike: Going for a Mad Max theme for the Sniper.
Reag: Going for the Sniper with a jar of ants to replace the Jarate.
Blue Kleiner: Going for a military theme for the Sniper.
AAA_Battery: Starting off with some very nice concept art for a horn tipped bow.
AshtonArdoin/Essence: Going with a medieval theme for the Sniper leading with a crossbow.
Bl4ckie: Going with a steampunk theme for the Sniper with a gearish Bow.
GoSsS: Going with a tribal men theme for the Sniper starting off with good looking boomarang and with plans to do a blowpipe and a witch doctor hat.
Murphy: Working on a red indian theme for the Sniper with a good looking tomahawk being worked on.
nrek: Doing a very nice looking croc head and croc back for the Sniper.
Ravidge: A hunting theme for the Sniper with a double-barreled bolt-action rifle.
ScudzAlmighty: Going with a Captain Ahab theme for the Sniper with a harpoon gun and a top hat with sideburns.
ShadowBrain: Working on a jungle theme for the sniper.
Svdl: Going for a Lawrence of Arabia theme for the Sniper with a very nice looking head-scarf, a scimitar and a very good looking rifle.
Treytnepunkid: Going for a aboriginal theme for the Sniper with a didgeridoo rifle.
Soldier:________________________________________________________________________________________
graff pirate: Going for a tropical theme for the Soldier.
Elbagast: Going with a airborne armaments theme for the Soldier with a bazooka and a cross between a shovel and a pickaxe.
The Flying Monk: Going for a japanese theme for the Soldier with a bamboo rocket launcher, a conical straw hat and a katana.
Ikimono: A naval theme for the Soldier with a Torpedo Launcher, an anchor for melee and a life-vest to replace the Gunboats.
JimeeB: Going with a historic theme for the Soldier with a spartan helmet, a navel cannon and an dinosaur bone for melee.
Konras: Starting off with a cavalry whip for the Soldier.
Larolaro: Going for a survival theme for the Soldier with a camo helmet, a survival knife and a Essentials Ruck for the Buff Banner.
Lorddon: Going with a "Aeronaut" theme for the Soldier with a vintage aviator leather skull-cap and goggles being worked on right now.
Nzdjh: Going for a military aviaton theme for the Soldier with a pin-up adorned rocket launcher.
Psyke: Going for a eastern culture theme for the Soldier with a rocket launcher reminiscent of those dragons you see in chinese parades and a religious shovel.
re.wind: A Viking theme for the Soldier with a ballista type rocket launcher, a horn, an axe, a wolfskin for a hat and a beard.
Zwebbie: An atomic weapon theme for the Soldier with a Davy Crockett style nuclear rocket launcher and a nuclear mace. And updating everyone by roleplaying the Soldier.
Spy:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Nerdlights: Going for a renaissance man theme for the Spy with a military officer hat, a misericorde for a knife and 17th century style pistol.
Camping Carl: Going for a effective assassination theme for the Spy with a small rifle, a mine and a kitchen knife.
StickFigs: Going for a spy gadgets disguised as ordinary objects theme for the Spy starting with a rubber stamper.
eXistenZ: Going for a support theme for the Spy starting off with a tranquilizer gun.
StrudelB: Going for a french military theme for the Spy starting off with a kepi hat.
ChemicalAlia: Going for a north african theme for the Spy with a lovely fez hat and middle easten-ish knife.
AmishInvader: Going for a musketeer theme for the Spy with a rapier, matchlock pistol and a cavalier hat.
Twigbag: Going for the Spy with some lovely concept art for an umbrella gun, a sapper replacement and a fountain pen for melee.
DamDam: Starting off with a good looking silenced revolver for the Spy.
Devioussam: Staring off with a very nice silenced automatic pistol for the Spy.
EVIL: Doing a "Traveling professional" theme for the Spy with a Razor currently being worked on.
Fragus: A very nice flower theme going on here with a double barreled revolver and a gun/pocket knife for the Spy.
Frump: Going for a anonymity theme for the Spy with a wrestler style mask and a silenced pistol.
MattQ86: Going for a anonymity theme for the Spy with a wrestler style mask and a silenced pistol.
Mico27: A electro-taser, a hologramic watch and a crossbow pistol for the Spy.
Ritz: A gambling theme for the spy with a hand of cards for a disguise kit with still more to come.
Tutorials, Tricks and Tips:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Basic guide to texturing
The following link is for a list of canon TF2 companies so that people can put something other then a Mann co. name on their item.
http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/List_of_companies
[U R L="http://www.teamfortress.com/scout.htm"]TeamFortress2 Scout[/U R L]
Replies
Should say to replace the Gunboats
Edit: It doesn't appear anyone has ever done a Fez hat for TF2.
There's one on Facepunch, I'm sure of it >.>
(lot of stuff has been done there)
Y_M - Heavy duty medicine
Then you can have one thread per line and use bold/underlined/larger text/coloured titles for each class to make it waaaay easier to find what you're looking for. You're also missing loads of promising threads so get on that too :P
How exactly do I do that name link thingie? And I do plan to add on to the list.
I'm going to have to kick-start that heavy theme of mine...
Example: [U R L="http://www.teamfortress.com/scout.htm"]TeamFortress2 Scout[/U R L]
I'm confused, you're complaining about the current ones, but discouraging others to make new ones...
For a quick edit, I'm not doing an anchor anymore. Doing a dinosaur bone instead.
He's saying "don't make shotguns, there are enough already" what's confusing there? I think he's right, there are a lot of shotguns in TF2 already and there are a fair few shotgun variants on here too. Personally I'd like to see more radical shotgun redesigns (model on following pages)
@rouge, moosey_g has the correct syntax for making clickable name links.
Sounded like he just doesn't want shotguns : \
Agreed that people could make insane shotguns ("It's a shotgun and HOLY CRAP IT SHOOTS ROCKETS!"), but w/e.
also thanks for making this list, very helpful!
eg: Soldier **********************************************************
cheers
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73513
Get the description of each person on the same line, not two under it.
Yes, Mann Co is an awesome company.
However they are mostly just a weapon company, and there are other companies in TF2 as well.
Consider using some of the other TF2 company logos in TF2 for your models, to avoid conformity and to make your weapons stand out more.
When your weapons are more "makeshift" weapons rather than factory made, consider using the logo of some of the companies in TF2 that could sell the products your class used to make his weapon.
Here's some help for finding TF2 companies:
http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/List_of_companies
these are the calculated number of packs people intend to do
engineer 37
scout 35
spy 30
pyro 29
sniper 27
medic 24
heavy 23
demoman 21
soldier 18
I've seen quite a few threads with concept ideas and pictures of what they want to do, but no actual work done.
Floods of people from Steampowered forums who are really enthusiastic about TF2 but generally untalented in anything other than enthusiasm most likely.
Soldier really has the lowest number? wow that is surprising. I shall use this information when I pick my second class to work on.
Fookin
Explosive SAP: when u sap, "stunt" the building, but no destroy, when the time is out (2/3 of normal sap) explode the sap, destroy the building and do damage area. Maybe remove on 1 engi hit.
The alibi: is a watch for invisible. Only active after you backstab the enemy. Idea: u disguise, u backstab, instant (and auto) invisible and runaway. You can decloack before end of energy, but drains anyway (and only recharge after backstab).
Sorry about my poor english.
It may be that Soldier has the least entrants, however you will have hard competition from people such as re.win, Zwebbie and some other dedicated contestants :O
Many ideas have been made for Scout, but not that many people have gotten far into the modeling.
Some people have provided good ideas for the Demoman, but I've seen one person abandoning his Demoman to work on Spy and other than him I haven't seen many people making new models for Demoman.
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1145796#post1145796
Yes THIS! I'm getting abit annoyed that eveyone slaps mann co. everywhere.
(Also I was aware of spytech but I didnt knew there were so many different companies :poly142: )
THANKS
Good idea with the list. Hadn't seen most of these people's work before. There are so many awesome items being made that no matter who gets picked we are all going to win.
towering pillar of hat: 2550 tris
Football helmet: 974 tris
hound dog: 894 tris
woopie cap: 1451 tris
bandana: 1152 tris
Also brace yourselves: the camera beard: 4003 tris
I'm sorry but I believe the 800 tris limit is VERY limitating.
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73135
Not much of a total theme other than Texan Life. Disregard the pistol for now, though. I am trying to rework it. The current one requires too much work on the animation side to make it work.
does that mean each class will have 1 winner? or just 1 class wins and that's all?
at that rate the polycount update will include 18 weapons and 9 hats round about.
"The winners are announced: Monday, July 12th 2010."
quoted from the FAQ in here:
http://www.polycount.com/team-fortress-2-polycount-pack/
That would imply multiple winners.