Today small update on the John Do base male model. More to come!
that anatomically correct?
This is just an alpha model. Regardless, we won’t be able to make the models completely anatomically correct. We contacted Epic Games and asked them about anatomy being on the models and we were specifically told that the character’s cannot have genitalia present on them. So, in the package that we will be releasing on the Epic Marketplace the models will be more like Ken/Barbie dolls when it comes to genitalia. This doesn’t mean that we won’t possibly provide anatomy for the models as character attachments on a separate market. Whether or not we do will depend on whether or not it’s requested by customers. My guess is that it will be requested but we would have to release it as a separate package on a different marketplace because of Epic Game’s Marketplace rules.
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that anatomically correct?
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which portion? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b2/3f/25/b23f25aeb7e42d4386a3bb1080d48335.jpg
Keep in mind this is a work in progress 
Awesome work guys!
Looks very Cool!!!
carry on the good work!!! 
Please keep it up, this is awesome, and again, add exosuit! XD 
So just a few small updates on the tone and form build up. Almost done with this guys base anatomy. Still need to fix some of the Tricep and Brachialis connection around the elbow and then do a final pass on the face hands and feet.
Cant wait for this.
Awesome work.
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Alright guys just thought i would share some super early shots of the john do default male in progress. From this base model we will begin testing are blend shape and bone scaling system soon. Its not much to look at now but much more progress coming soon.
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perfect hero type of dude, keep it coming!
The lack of genitalia on the marketplace is disappointing and makes me think just a bit less of Epic.
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The lack of genitalia on the marketplace is disappointing and makes me think just a bit less of Epic.
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HAHAHAHAHA Epic seems not be intrested in men
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The lack of genitalia on the marketplace is disappointing and makes me think just a bit less of Epic.
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Weapons and violence are fine, genitalia are not: that’s not Epic’s fault, that’s USA in a nutshell.
True, but I’m not a fan of anyone who bows to censorship rather than standing against it.
Amazing work. When do you think releasing it ? I really need realistic characters.
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Amazing work. When do you think releasing it ? I really need realistic characters.
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We have a lot of ground to cover So cant really give you a clear release date right now. What I can assure you of is the art is flowing at a steady pace and Nightasy programming and editing system is working perfectly so ideally very early 2016 we should have something ready. We want this to be Strong and not thrown together so the balance in UI and character art quality is getting its needed attention.
Chuckling a bit at the complaints about the lack of genitalia…
Keep in mind that the end goal of this male character is not to showcase the authors expertise in modelling medically accurate genitals but rather to provide a generic male character for typical gaming genres.
So unless you’re doing a Sims nudist colony mod I’m not sure how omitting the dudes fun stick in any way detracts from the value of the character…
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Chuckling a bit at the complaints about the lack of genitalia…
Keep in mind that the end goal of this male character is not to showcase the authors expertise in modelling medically accurate genitals but rather to provide a generic male character for typical gaming genres.
So unless you’re doing a Sims nudist colony mod I’m not sure how omitting the dudes fun stick in any way detracts from the value of the character…
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Correction: We will be providing both a female and male modifiable character. Complete with morph targets, a few hair types, clothing types, and a customization menu system unparalleled to anything else on the market. We’re using morph targets, bone scaling, dynamic materials… the works. It will be some groundbreaking stuff.
Regarding the genitalia, well, that’s just the rules. We have to follow the rules set in place by Epic Games. They said no genitalia, so we can’t put it in the package. Here’s a new kicker for you tho, they also said no nipples. So we can’t even have nipples on the character models. I hear ya, I know what you’re thinking, “no nipples either?!!?” as I was also surprised to learn of this limitation myself. But those are the rules and we have to follow them.
Please keep in mind however that this does not in any way mean that we won’t provide a separate package on a personal store that will add nipples to the materials. We just can’t have them included in the package on Epic Games Unreal Market. They’d just have to be in a separate package on a personal 3rd party store. It’s all good. We are taking notes on what everyone is requesting. Anything that we aren’t allowed to sell on Epic’s market we will sell through our own store.
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Correction: We will be providing both a female and male modifiable character. Complete with morph targets, a few hair types, clothing types, and a customization menu system unparalleled to anything else on the market. We’re using morph targets, bone scaling, dynamic materials… the works. It will be some groundbreaking stuff.
Regarding the genitalia, well, that’s just the rules. We have to follow the rules set in place by Epic Games. They said no genitalia, so we can’t put it in the package. Here’s a new kicker for you tho, they also said no nipples. So we can’t even have nipples on the character models. I hear ya, I know what you’re thinking, “no nipples either?!!?” as I was also surprised to learn of this limitation myself. But those are the rules and we have to follow them.
Please keep in mind however that this does not in any way mean that we won’t provide a separate package on a personal store that will add nipples to the materials. We just can’t have them included in the package on Epic Games Unreal Market. They’d just have to be in a separate package on a personal 3rd party store. It’s all good. We are taking notes on what everyone is requesting. Anything that we aren’t allowed to sell on Epic’s market we will sell through our own store.
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Awesome! Glad to hear this.
Some people might shake their heads or chuckle, but there are plenty of more simulationist games where nudity is a feature desired by the playerbase, and these games are even decently, or in the case of Rust in particular, extremely, popular. Mortal Online, also comes to mind.
For one thing, in games that strive to be realistic, and have stuff to the detail of lip-syncing, facial expressions, detailed hair and clothing, blemishes and watery eyes, it makes no sense for everyone to be verisimilitude-breaking Ken-dolls.
Almost done with this guy. Decided to go back and balance out the body tone and work into the face a bit more. Also started doing some rigg testing to see how well the anatomy translates with the ue4 rigg. Would you guys prefer to have any bones in the face? We were debating rather to have bones for the eyes or not.
Once i finished his feet and create the teeth it will be on to finalizing the rigg and then ill start the female version.
