I really liked the first game and I am looking forward to the sequel. Also I am always eager for a reason to create something, so here is the first impression of my take on an angelic axe.



Pretty basic shapes, but I like circles ;)

I'll have to play a bit with the proportions to fit it into the tamplate.
The blades will stay unconnected to the rest and just float there by magic.

Texture will be gold and blue, maybe wood for the shaft. Some engravings on the circles.

I also have an idea for a more evil looking mace, I hope I'll have enough time/energy to do both.

Damn, this looks already better than my angelic axe. Back to the drawing-board then.

Very interesting design, I'll definetly keep an eye on this one.

I hope you add a gem or two. Perhaps the middle could be a red jewel. Keep it up.

Originally Posted by Habboi

I hope you add a gem or two. Perhaps the middle could be a red jewel. Keep it up.

Damn...why couldn't I see that...a gem instead of the spheres...that would make a good eye-catcher...thanks.

Heh guess where I got that idea? From looking at their reference pictures. Really look at their ideas and break down what each one has. Cause it can be quite overwhelming figuring out a design at first.

cool i like the blockout you have so far
kinda reminds me of the staff of Ra, and hey its got wings in it for angelic :P

Yeah...I also had that staff in mind when thinking about the gem-idea. But in the end I decided against such a broad setting for the gem and instead made the ring around it broader.



I will add the angelic runes in Photoshop, once I found a good reference...

Looking good! I'm afraid we can't do floating pieces. These weapons will have to fit existing animation rigs. We won't be able to put custom animations on them. Your shapes could easily be connected with inset rings or braces.

- BoBo

They aren't intended to move...it would be cool if they did, but I didn't think it would be possible...but I can add some fixtures, if it looks too strange with floating, but not moving parts...

Check out the Live stream tonight. I'm actually going to be working on a weapon that has rings in the design. It might give you some ideas.

Added some braces, but I'm not sure if I like it...in any case I would have to eliminate 500 tris from my current lowpoly mesh to fit them. Probably doing something different...

You've done a great job with the beams and they are kept up the style of your piece as well.

Only issue I can think of is the thin bits in the middle. They might have some nasty results if they're not anti-aliased on the consoles.

Careful with really thin things. Think chunkier shapes

Different alternatives...some are just variations on the current braces, the other two use the wing-motif...but before I decide, I will watch Bobo's stream tonight, or rather tomorrow,,,it's too late for me here ;)

I'd go with A, or something a bit more crazy, the curve of the wings on B look a bit weird how they intersect with the rings. C and D are to fragile looking. Maybe try to go in a kind of gears of war logo cog wheel direction?

After seeing the Livestream I couldn't resist to see how it looks with some spikes.

tbh i really like B, really gives more of an angelic feel than the rest, although A also works well. The rest just seem a bit to either tech based or look like something from chaos.

Yeah A and B are the strong designs. The current design is heading towards Warhammer fantasy.

Another variation...

Hmm, dunno. This looks a bit too much like a steering wheel..

Jokes aside. I think the "closed" blade^ is looking less "dangerous", you know, than the rest of the open top axes . My favorite still is the "B" variant. It's very elegant and is, together with A, the strongest. Looking forward to seeing your progress, good luck

yeah, B and A seem the best so far.

Yeah A and B on your older pic was heading in the right direction. Also I wish you'd make the blade more chunky.

Nice solution to what you had going on earlier! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for all the comments. Here are two variations of B with the overall shape of A, second time upside down like in the last image.