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Updated Return Zsamus, so here are some new screens!

apologies, nobody posted for awhile so i wasn't checking in much.

This model got very high quality, it's probably my new favourite out of ZSS' imports

thanks! It's actually a vertex with exception of the hair. Used the brawl model as base

is it just me? or maybe after seeing zs samus in ultimate for so long, now brawl samus looks hella thicc?

lol. the ult model is actually bigger overall, but just by a little bit. and this model is about the same as ult but slightly bigger and with a bigger bust size, smaller than vbrawl's tho

Here are some compare shots of the brawl model and this model

As for what's left, it's mainly just texture work. i've never been good with texturing so it's taking awhile. Been and currently am practicing and learning it.

Here's some in-game WIP screens






can ignore all the jagged edges and junk, currently focusing on texturing the base body texture/definition

You shouldn't just lock it, I'm sure people would appreciate being able to see everything being posted here.

lol i guess i can keep posting stuff

For now here's some Samus returns concept ZSS















W.I.P Alt costume







She'll be the next thing i release. Model work is pretty solid. currently working on the texture right now

lol so i know i said this a thousand times but this time i'm super cereal. This year this place will be overflowing with content for those who do not use either discord or twitter. The only exception is if there are no replies, (everyone probably moved on to one of the two by now) in which case i'll lock the thread and will let it go into an eternal slumber. There's a lot to post so lets get to it

Wanted to start this year of with a release so here's a mod i made not too long ago


^ image leads to download


in-game screens:

Next up is my Ultimate stuff. Still working on the shader/mats. I've gotten much further and they look much better than before. First I've improved/fixed the skin coloring and shading.

I've posted tons of revisions on twitter but here is the final


enlarged final


they now have proper coloring, Ultimate's fake subsurface scattering, and Ultimate's based skin shading

Second, though not final i've also made progress with Ultimate's normal maps. Unfortunately i won't be able to add this in anytime soon. For the normal maps to work i need to generate the z component in the shader. There is not enough space to add it into the shader atm. Currently looking into adding the z component into the blue channel like they use to be. that'll free up the number of stages need to generate it. Anyway here's the progress on that

Third i have no previews to show but i'm still working on trying to get the specular/metals settings to look/act like they are suppose to


Finally, My next project is underway and the progress has been smooth so far. Return ZSS(originally ZSS 2.0) is back. After two years of inactivity

current progress



Here's Bailey based on her Returns redesign

That should be all for now. Probably missed some stuff but it's enough as is lol

Ooooh, I love the Zelda, Samus and Link a lot. Neeeeat.

thanks! Stuff have been progressing really smoothly. so i have a lot to show. Will probably ease into it instead of dropping 30 images lol

It's been awhile but here's another update with in-game comparison screens. Since the last screen a lot has happened:

• fixed/improved skin coloring
• improved metal, specular, and roughness settings
• fixed/improved normal map setting

Before



Now






These new screens are actually outdated, but they are the only recent in-game stuff I have right now. Since these screens, I've lowered the rim intensity and made some other changes. At the moment I'm on a little break, I'll be working on stuff on and off but I won't show anything for about a month

wasn't able to get everything compiled for the mini update so it'll be a bit longer. Will try to have the update this weekend along with a big announcement. For now here is a small teaser

Super cool looking imports. Snake, Zelda, and Marth are looking really good. The picture of Toon Link is funny, he looks like he's made out to clay.

Yeah, it's due to how the skinning is done in Smash Bros Ultimate. Still working on the skin shader/material.

and ty

awesome job with ultimate zelda! when will you release her?

I'm not sure. It's going to be awhile, i still have to optimize her. i have her working in-game but her texture quality with this setup is poor atm because of her poly count.

and ty

It's pretty late today so I will post more content/progress this weekend when i'm free from work. I'll do another mini update to save on content to post in the future. I still have 11 characters to post with the new shader. Half of them have a working in-game model. Don't think i will have in-game pictures for this upcoming post.

whelp looks like this might be my last post here, looks like thread is died lol. Just in case the thread is dead i don't want to go all out so here is another mini update, a handful of chars, recolors, and a few in-game screens. Still have a lot more

Updated Ultimate Zelda








Updated Ultimate Samus








Here's a new one, Ultimate Snake








And new in game Screens! Meta Knight has been updated so i reposted him and toon link joins him





i have more characters in-game but their quality isn't on par with meta knight and toon link so they aren't worth posting at the moment. Should be able to post them after some model optimizations and other minor work

Been awhile so i have a ton of stuff to post. Going to split all of the content into 2 posts, some of the content today and the rest in a day or two. I have about 15 characters to post

Still working on my Ultimate shader and i've greatly improved them. The normal map settings, reflective/specular settings, and the way they reaction to lighting is much better. Here's a closer look at the shader/material setup and the result on the right.

There's a total of 8 material references and 16 stages in the shader. Now Here are some Previews in Brawl Crate on different characters

Mario



Zelda



Marth



Meta Knight


in-game

Woah, that looks really really close now. Cooooool.

thanks!

I edited them again, made the rim less intense. Below are in game comparison pics of how the shaders/materials use to look and the new one i showed off with zelda + rim edits.

(old/new)

Again more shader/materials stuff





much more vibrant and less washed out. Also got the proper reflection for her. A bit more tinkering and they'll be perfect

updated the shaders yet again lol. which each update they get closer and closer to looking similiar to Ultimates style.

This time i improved the rim lighting, made it a bit closer to Ultimate's. look closely at the edges to see the differences, below are some comparisons

old

new



old

new


old

new



here are more chars using the new rim

Here's them goodies!





















All are rigged! Rigging and optimization isn't 100% though. As you can see from the last preview I am working on adjusting the Ultimate shader. What you see is Dark Samus with Battlefield Lighting. This is how she looks on battlefield atm, or she should. None of these are in game yet, still have to get the textures and stuff optimize so that the pac files load. Currently have the HD textures in the files atm.

i'll try to get previews of the characters who are in game with the new shaders soon.

Shouldn't have let this die. Anyway, more goodies soon!

Another huge Update!

So i've been working on some custom shaders/materials to use with Ultimate imports. These shaders/materials make use of all of Ultimate maps: Diffuse, Emissions, Normals, & PRM. I also added the rim effect to make up for brawl weaker engine. All are approaching the final steps in the importing process, all that's left for each are:

- Samus: Rig touch ups, recolors, model changer replacement.

- ZSS: Rig touch ups, recolors, model changer replacement, optimizing, textures adjustments.

- Zelda: Rig touch ups, recolors, optimizing, fixing normals, texture adjustments.

- Link: Rig touch ups, recolors, optimizing, expressions, fixing normals, texture adjustments.