Cormyr and the Dalelands

General Category => Suggestions & Ideas => Topic started by: Plot Lost on Apr 08, 2024, 12:00 PM

Title: Prettier Shield Models on NWNVault
Post by: Plot Lost on Apr 08, 2024, 12:00 PM
I stumbled on these:
Enhanced Small Shields (https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/prefab/item/enhanced-small-shields) and what they look like here here (https://neverwintervault.org/sites/neverwintervault.org/files/project/30441/images/shields.png).
Edit: Some more:
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/hakpak/original-hakpak/eurgigas-shield-pack
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwnee/prefab/item/enhanced-large-shields
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwnee/hakpak/half-shield-set
Title: Re: Prettier Shield Models on NWNVault
Post by: SpacePope on Apr 09, 2024, 06:50 AM
While these all look good, these HD asset packs clash with the low-poly low-res content of NWN so they've generally not been added. They work well for new projects who can pick and choose, making sure everything has the same style, but on a long running server like CD it'd require a review of all our assets.
Title: Re: Prettier Shield Models on NWNVault
Post by: Plot Lost on Apr 17, 2024, 09:11 AM
I get where you are coming from, but as a real world example, Leonardo Da Vinci was once hired to paint a shield, and the end result was so fierce, so realistic, that it managed to shock whoever saw it. And when people sold it on, and ever onward, the price people paid for it just kept doubling and doubling. Therefore, a highly detailed shield could be seen as a fashion object, if not a clear advantage when dueling.

Anyhow, when I edited my post, I seem to have managed to delete link to this pack: https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/images/texture/passions-protection-plan-fashionable-shields

Oh well.