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Published: 2012-07-02 04:44:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 2383; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 40
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Description Composition of both the solid and textured versions of my recreation of PTMC's GuideBot.

Whenever I do futuristic models, I always give them a flare of realism and anyone who has played the game knows that the original model consisted of 3 pyramids with a triangular prism on its back. That model lent itself really well for my purposes (creative liberties) as I attempted to preserve that general 3-pyramid shape while giving it a body and a range of sensor suites that would make the GuideBot seem like a proper... Well... Guide.

This is one of the first models I recreated. My emphasis was on the model itself so no UVWing/Skinning was done, the textures seen are mostly procedural and were mapped globally (except for those on the glass domes covering the lenses).

Thank you for watching and reading this!

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Comments: 13

swingarm1032 [2017-03-04 05:04:47 +0000 UTC]

I always wondered how the original guide bot got around with out any visual eye sensor in the game... 
   [I can guide you, but I am blind]

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guidebotplz [2014-09-28 00:51:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for redesigning me! Can't wait to get back into the mines and guide you, Material Defender!

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Viper1999 [2013-12-03 11:55:53 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job on the modelling!

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draenei-friend [2013-06-14 00:50:36 +0000 UTC]

This is certainly a more robust design than I am used to but I do like it!

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Half-dude [2013-06-04 02:59:36 +0000 UTC]

Kickass render! I love the old Descent games. : D

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Vertigo-one [2012-07-08 12:12:15 +0000 UTC]

I really like how you made it looks like a workable machine. Great work!

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TheAscentProject In reply to Vertigo-one [2012-07-14 02:32:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, and you're right - it actually has a couple of moving parts. Stay tuned as animated turntables are coming soon!

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damianGray [2012-07-07 00:26:39 +0000 UTC]

Wow fantastic job! Favorited

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TheAscentProject In reply to damianGray [2012-07-07 21:20:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Aegis-Runestone [2012-07-06 15:41:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's totally awesome!

I liked the Guide Bot in Descent 3 so much better than in 2. II's Guide bot was annoying and always attracted robot attention. x.x;

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TheAscentProject In reply to Aegis-Runestone [2012-07-06 16:07:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment!

I haven't played D3 much as I can't get over how different it is from D1 and D2. It's funny you say that about D2's GuideBot - I always use it to actually scout ahead for me as other bots seem to ignore it

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Aegis-Runestone In reply to TheAscentProject [2012-07-06 16:19:53 +0000 UTC]

Huh. Interesting. In D3, the Guidebot is in your ship and you can call it out whenever you want. It won't immediately go to the goal. Instead you can give it different commands.

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TheAscentProject In reply to Aegis-Runestone [2012-07-06 20:41:19 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I remember that one.

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