Adding new images to SacredWiki Bestiary

[gogoblender 3,070]

wheeeeeeeeeeeee , Knuckles you are so good at this man:

 

http://www.sacredwiki.org/index.php5/Sacre...uestone_Pirates

 

You've got the formatting and frames down perfect.

 

 

What a treat to come home to from work

 

gogo

[Knuckles 904]

Caught me while working

Got most of the High Elf section done, though I want to get some new stat pics. Just need that question about Champs pics/stats answered (couple posts up) and I might have it done by tomorrow.

[gogoblender 3,070]

I just tchecked out this page here to see how it was done in past:

 

http://www.sacredwiki.org/index.php5/Sacred_2:Orcs

 

Champs have their own entry into index.... think that works out okay? heh, at this point you're fast becoming one of the authorities on the Bestiary... ^^

gogo

[Knuckles 904]

Existing HE enemies are about 90% complete, though I still need to add some new enemies stats/pics (especially champ versions)

 

Any quest you can think of that has unique High Elf enemies let me know

[Schot 407]

That High Elf page looks so much better Knuckles. Really. Awesome work. Before Knuckles vs. After Knuckles.

 

Just need that question about Champs pics/stats answered (couple posts up) and I might have it done by tomorrow.

 

Would this answer it? Flying Demon I think that's the same sort of thing as what you're talking about. You could do it the same way Knuckles. Well... Provided gogo the Bestiary Boss approves.

[Dragon Brother 619]

Wow! Huge difference now. Thats lookin amazing knuckles.

[Flooxim 49]

Really impressive work here Knuckles.

 

 

Max

[Antitrust 32]

Wow

[Knuckles 904]

Thx for all the positive replies

 

Having a lot of fun doing this. But I would also like to thank whomever originally did all the work. I believe it was Arperum. Without all the effort and time he spent getting it all together I would have had a much tougher time building the bestiary pages.

 

Think I'll start on the Human Enemy page next, but if anyone comes across any enemy I missed or a unique enemy from a quest (especially High Elf ones right now) please let me know what quest it is and the location and I can then add to the wiki.

[gogoblender 3,070]

Ahhh, good words Knuckles! Arperum spent MANY hours on the besiary...in fact he was the one who just one day out of the blue showed up and began doing nice things for us, un asked and simply on his own. His extraordinary work last year put together the baseline for the entire Sacred 2 Bestiary and is one of the mainstays of the database.

 

Props Arperum

 

And... now Knuckles with your revamp coming from the super comp. let me add that looking at that page you`ve been adding to is like eating a box full of sugar-coated giggles of pleasure.. Ancaria never looked so good.

 

Thank you

 

 

gogo

[Arperum 3]

Congrats Knuckles, you are making it way better then what I did!

 

Arp

[Knuckles 904]

Thanks Arp, but all the credit goes to my new rig lol. It's doing all the hard work

 

Without all your contributions, I would have had a much harder time and Schot's email would have been flooded with questions from me.

[Knuckles 904]

Got most of Humans done except for Thraconians and a couple camera-shy Champions

[gogoblender 3,070]

Knuckles, the new images are fantastic. This one stuck out at me almost immedietely:

 

 

 

 

Are you freeze-framing the game for pix, or are you just taking a bunch and then choosing which are the best?

 

 

gogo

[Schot 407]

Just saw that Humans page. Lookin very nice knuckles.

 

Big kudos to you Arp! You created a much needed base for others to follow in your footsteps.

[Knuckles 904]

I'm pausing then taking pic. I'll usually find a suitable volunteer to pose and then try to get him in mid-action as I step away (so my toon isn't in pic). It can take a few minutes to get the right angle and action shot, but I've tried to have the enemy doing some aggressive act in it. So I could be pausing/un-pausing dozens of times for each one.

 

I forgot about all the Cult members so I'll have many more Human pics to go yet.

 

The pic above probably took 3-4 minutes to get. Those dang arrows are fast

 

I like this the one best so far (but got some better ones not posted (yet)) If you look at the Inquisition Guard pic closely you'll see her forearms/wrists are all messed up

 

 

[gogoblender 3,070]

Ahhh, Knuckles that is so patience trying... Schot got hooked into using the pause button in the game in SP Lan. Have you tried that? It's like playing Sacred 2 in a Matrix stop-action world.

 

 

 

 

gogo

[Knuckles 904]

Yup I got F1 set up to Pause and F2 to take the pic...simpler that way

[Knuckles 904]

Man I'm having waaay too much fun with this. TBH I was kind of burnt out and couldn't find that spark I needed to become interested in Sacred 2 again. I was thinking Great, I have this awesome rig to play it on and I don't feel like playing it

 

Well just as it happened in S1 (World Discovered/Map Project re-kindled the desire then), I'm finding working on the Bestiary is doing the same for Sacred 2. I have been taking tons of pics. Got a bunch of Wild Animals to update too as I've been wandering the High Elf and Human areas. Sure I missed a couple but will re-visit each area at least once more.

 

Here's another pic (not in Bestiary yet) that I really like

 

Monster-Minotaur Champ with buffs active

 

[Schot 407]

Oooowaaaah. That would make an awesome new avatar for yourself Knuckles. Would be so perfect if you could get that same pic but with no background. Just a solid black... I wonder if the console could do that somehow while you're paused.

 

I can relate to the idea of the bestiary rekindling the Sacred love. Documenting the game really gets me into it. It somehow rejuvenates the feeling of discovering things in game. At least that's the feeling I get. Not to mention it must feel very rewarding to see your work on those bestiary pages. You're really making them look awesome.

 

P.s.

Isn't there a stomp animation for the Minotaurs? Can you capture that?!

[Knuckles 904]

The stomp is the animation used to activate the buffs it seems. Not sure if it will translate well into a pic, but I'm still at that cave and can try re-spawning him and see if I can grab one.

 

The 2 Shadow Warrior pics I posted in the 'Secondary Effects' thread are at the same spot at the same moment (I was paused). It seems when I Alt Tab out to save pic and then return, the game advances a few milli-seconds and sometimes I get a mostly black screen behind me or the enemy. I'll see if I can get one like that also of the Minotaur.

 

 

edit: the black background seems to only work in caves, but that's where the Minotaur is

[Schot 407]

Cool thanx Knuckles. I can't remember what the animation looks like and I'm curious about how nice it is. I do recall thinking it was a nice effect.

[Knuckles 904]

The Stomp Animation is really quick but here are a few pic (thumbnails-pics are big). Hopefully these were what you were looking for

 

edit: Seems I lose the Stomp Buff Animation when I Alt-Tab out, so no black screen with that animation-sorry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Schot 407]

Ah you were right Knuckles. They don't translate well as a screenshot. I guess it's the animation as a whole that impressed me. Thanx for taking them still. The detail on the Minotaurs is pretty wild though.

[Knuckles 904]

Humans section is basically done...off to the Orcs

 

My newest favorite (yes, it seems to change every day)