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[S3dition]

Given as hideous as the Dire Wolf model is, I've been trying to see if maybe they accidentally stretched the artwork, or otherwise failed at photoshop. I know this is grasping at straws, but maybe we can make a bit of sense out of this?

Exhibit A: Dire Wolf is shrunk vertically. This brings the legs and center torso more inline with the concept art, but still doesn't look good. I would say more acceptable, but still not quite what we want.



Exhibit B: The Dire Wolf is shrunk horizontally. This gives it the height typically seen in canon, but doesn't help with the nose or double chin. It also decreases the horizontal profile, but makes it very vulnerable in low cover, as it can be shot, but cannot shoot back.



Exhibit C: The suggestion that they used a fish eye effect on it that slightly distorted it's features is examined. After much deliberation, I'm confident that this is not the issue at hand.

Edited by S3dition, 27 May 2014 - 06:46 PM.

[The Mechromancer]

I lol'd

[Name140704]

nice analysis, compelling and rich.

[Vanguard836]

Please go look in the Media section, new screenshots of the direwolf in there with much better perspective IMO.

[Nothing Whatsoever]

Hmm... check these out.

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[101011]

Indeed, while the torso still looks too egg-shaped for me, it looks FAR better than the image.

[S3dition]

Vanguard836, on 27 May 2014 - 12:42 PM, said:

Please go look in the Media section, new screenshots of the direwolf in there with much better perspective IMO.

I did. Having a different colorscheme helps, but it looks the same. It's just like the timberwolf. As it turns towards you, the ugly factor rises.

[Yagubiougami]

I'd say it has too short nose with his height and width. They should either shrink those parameters or make it a bit longer.

Unfortunately I'm not versed enough in photoshop-fu to show it

[Nothing Whatsoever]

The nose reminds me of Cargo Planes.

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[S3dition]

Praetor Knight, on 27 May 2014 - 01:07 PM, said:

The nose reminds me of Cargo Planes.

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It reminds a lot of people of all types of aircraft.

[p8ragon]

http://mwomercs.com/media/screenshot

Updated with direwolf images.

[TELEFORCE]

The new screenshots are much nicer! The CT/cockpit of the Dire Wolf is supposed to be like an upside down egg shape, with a gun pod below it for CT-mounted weapons in some configurations.



[img]http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20071016211753im_/http://www.kerensky.ultraforce.org/btech/mechlab/mchdaishi.gif[/img]

Edited by TELEFORCE, 27 May 2014 - 06:51 PM.

[Alexandrix]

+1 for the dire blowfish lol

[LordKnightFandragon]

Is there a test server running with the Clan mechs on it?

[Malcolm Vordermark]

LordKnightFandragon, on 27 May 2014 - 06:57 PM, said:

Is there a test server running with the Clan mechs on it?

Not one that any of us have access to.

[Strum Wealh]

Praetor Knight, on 27 May 2014 - 01:07 PM, said:

The nose reminds me of Cargo Planes.

Yeah, the Clan 'Mechs tend to do that.

The front of the Mad Cat, for example, is rather obviously based on that of the B-29...

[Bishop Steiner]

Rouken, on 27 May 2014 - 09:00 PM, said:

Not one that any of us have access to.

[Corbenik]

Strum Wealh, on 27 May 2014 - 09:23 PM, said:

Yeah, the Clan 'Mechs tend to do that.

The front of the Mad Cat, for example, is rather obviously based on that of the B-29...

or

[Thorqemada]

Why do so many Clan Mechs have Helicopter Landing Plattforms on top?

[Grimmrog]

I choose option No C. cause the fish has epic spikes.

Thorqemada, on 28 May 2014 - 12:52 AM, said:

Why do so many Clan Mechs have Helicopter Landing Plattforms on top?

Unique module for Direwolf, gets an attack copter with 2 ER medium lasers to launch