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Tara again, this time as a spreadsheet. And now in English, too, by popular demand.That's the gear my gaming character carries to her missions. Helmet fixed. It still looks insect-y but given that the helmet is supposed to fit a military full-body armour, it sort of makes sense.
Edit: Updated the rifle a lot. finally it is the actual Shadowrun Ares Alpha and not the poor, underappreciated XM8.
Art bashed from other art, mainly Metal Gear Solid stuff, Shadowrun illustrations, The Witcher concepts, and a few original bits and pieces.
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this looks like across between The Witcher, MGS4, and some Halo. mashup?
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She kind of looks like Triss from Witcher 3.
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Yup. Though it's an odd feeling to have a character that - in real-life terms - is older than one of the players.
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This character is so pretty! (I can't think of much else to say, at the moment, sadly.)
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You could seriously be an illustrator for the DK book publishing company.Β They are known for doing stuff like this.Β Β Your attention to detail is great and fits right in with those artists from DK.
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Hey, the XM8 is cool (and VERY versatile, which makes it so much better).
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It is. Actually, it's in Shadowrun too, sort of (as XM30 modular weapon system).
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How did the soft gear come to be named "Sam Browne"?Β Just curious, in real life a Sam Browne belt are those pistol belts that have the stabilizer shoulder strap from the days of heavy revolvers.
A suggestion with the helmet, I'd have the filter split and hung on the cheeks for a smaller profile.Β Lord knows I hit the bill of my paintball helmet enough as it is, I wouldn't want something that stuck out farther.
Nice work over all though.
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It's an in-game brand name for all kinds of paramilitary kit and gear such as combat boots, straps, and BDUs.
Good point about the helmet. thanks.
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Doe she have face of Triss Merigold? Oh yes it's Triss face from The Witcher 2!
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And yet you didn;t fix the fact they are called MAGAZINES and not clips.Β Β other then that it looks.. alright.. better than most concepts I've seen for foot soldiers.
(sorry as a military person and a fire arms lover.. calling a magazine a clip is the most retarded know nothing mistake someone can make)
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I love these loadout illustrations. It'd be great to see them for all your characters.
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Working on it, slowly but steadily.
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I don't get it. Meryl Silverburgh with a Frog helmet. (Psst, they're called "magazines" not "clips".) Also, you should design your own carbine if you're going to call it something other than an XM8.Β
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It's very compact, yes. Always wanted to replace it with another, but that has been on the backburner for some time now.
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oh ok cool. very nice concept btw. im just picky when it comes to that stuff. keep up the awesome work
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Seems about right for an Ares Alpha, tbh. They're so reliable, compact and effective in the Shadowrun universe that one wonders what purpse SMG's and PDW's even serve by comparison. Some of the known features of this bullpup-style future-tech Assault Rifle include a smartgun system, an electronic firing mechanism, high velocity caseless ammunition and an auxiliary microgrenade launcher.
No, they don't explain how miniaturised bullets and grenades work so damn well, but it's Sci-Fi, so they don't have to.
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Looks like Triss!
Indeed... I've thaught the same.
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Looks like Triss Merigold to me. Only with guns instead magic staff. Btw, assault rifle would be quite handy in Witcher. )
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And combat drones. Yup, is Triss.
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nice, love the picture and an awesome concept.
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Well... I dont know about other people, but we ( being my squad when I was in the army) just called them thigh rigs or thigh packs. Mostly one side had a handgun, and the other had a pouch for various things like spare mags, a gas mask, etc...
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The things on the thighs are either holsters (for weapons) or combat webbing (for carrying equipment, including holsters, pouches, etc). Though combat webbing covers most load-bearing harnesses.
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Thanks. I'm not a native, and specialist equipment sometimes is just beyond me. This needs an update anyway.
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Does it sound geek if i say that it is a HK XM8 and not a Ares Alpha?.....and that the PSB doesnΒ΄t exist in the 3th edition......
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PSB did exist, it just had no stats. 
As for the gun, yes, and I am none too happy about it, but unless I finally mnage to come up with a decent shaded colouring of the AACG art, we're stuck with this.
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Ok, yes - but ther is a need for me to make a clear line between 3th and 4th, and thatΒ΄s hard sometimes. Theoretically itΒ΄s marginal, but 4th isnΒ΄t the game i played so long - itΒ΄s a dance on the grave of it. ThatΒ΄s my reason - no afford
IΒ΄m curious to see the AACG, itΒ΄s one of the most cool oneΒ΄s
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Oh, no need to convince me there. Except for the two German-only books (Berlin is great, and Rheinruhr-Plex is solid), the production value of SR products has fallen way below FFG's Dark Heresy, in terms of rules quality, and below the new 40K codices in terms of fluff.
I've been playing mixed games for a long time now though, gradually phasing in 4th Ed items with 3rd rules, and this probably shows in my pictures.
I'm frustrated with the AACG, but eventually it should be done. I'll update the image(s) of this charatcer then accordingly.
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Yeah, background was best in 2th(i use this books until today for mastering) and only some technical details/rule-fixes make the 3th usefull....
But the whole new stuff is such a scum...no recherche, no technical understanding and no functional world view there. That sucks - that is only a playground for a shooter, not an rpg.
About 40K, i kicked all rules after the 2th edition and run fine with it. The Warhammer-RPG i never understand....the whole game-universe isnΒ΄t made to play rpg, itΒ΄s unrealistic, bloody and facistic. I would call Games Workshop in one line with Tupperware(tm), Partylighte(tm) and Scientology - all of them has a similar style to buy his products and messages.
I understand the will to implement the "today used future-stuff", even 3th seems made from a SciFi-book of the 80Β΄s. But i tried to play one time with a GM that wanted to use 4th tech and backgrounds. The catastrohic fail of this hardent my hate for the 4th edition - made from stupid children played D&D to long.....
No prob - i think now you can understand my problems with the new stuff
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is that XM8?? wow !!! everything is perfect dude . nice work art
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Thank you! Been following your work for some time (though I only recently actually use some of DevArt'S features). Your work on vehicles is just amazing.I'm flattered you like my meager hackjob.
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Thanks a lot! Nah, you did really well. Really like your stuff.
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as mentioned before - strange helmet.
and - most important - she's not naked - change that!
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OOh. Very nice.
On occasion I've come up with characters who would be awesome drawn in this sort of style.
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Very nice. Makes me wish I could read German.
Or draw. I'd love to do something like this for my characters.
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You totally can, all you need is Photoshop. Liquify Filter, cut and paste, and the smoothing tool are your friends.
And you need a huge stock library of images, of course, or a good idea of what you are looking for.
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I have destroyed computers trying to draw on them. It is literally a skill I cannot develop.
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Should totally take Incompetent: Artist next time you play. (Year too late on the joke, but hey!)
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