[Unit] Human mech

[methusalah]

Here is a very diesel-ish Mech that would perfectly fit the human race : the GP-1 Blackjack by Jeff Churill. A very inspiring model that may lead to a new ground legged unit.

Check the other models of this flickr for more inspiration !

• Concept validation
• Avoidance of the too-much-URSS-style white star
• Modelisation
• Bones and animation
• Importation in the engine

[poVoq]

Bi-pedal mechs are a pain to animate though. I would suggest to stick to non-legged ground vehicle and flying/floating stuff.

[DarkJymis777]

It depends of what you're thinking.

References and mechanic can be found, that's not a problem : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3UdEU0i1BI

For me, the problem is

• for organic biped units : how good are handled the bones ? For example, when i work with Unity, i don't have to make a 'start walking' or an 'end walking' anim. i only have to make an 'idle' and a 'walking cycle', and choose if i want to finish the walking cycle or not when the character stop moving. For many games (cartoon ; tactical small units) we make the choice to not finish it. And unity make the transition smooth, because it has a good bone management.
• for the walker, it's not visually good if it don't finish his move, especially if it's a heavy walker ; so we need a 'start walking' and an 'end walkin', and a good transition between all legs animations