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This is a model I created in 2005 when I was near the end of my one-year 3D course. We were asked to choose a final project. Most stuck with knocking out a level in UnrealEd. I wanted to do something a bit more challenging and so for whatever reason I had the idea of creating and rigging a three-legged low-polygon character. Considering I had no custom-rigging or character modelling experience at the time it was probably a dumb idea.

I finished it anyway and animated it walking, running and jumping. This model was originally created with just a few thousand polygons which I then sub-divided with the intent of generating a normal-map. Sadly the software we were using didn't yet support normal-maps so I left the subdivision on to give a better impression of what it would look like. All the surface details are hand-modelled including the spots, which took ages to do. I'm aware of the texturing problems and certain modelling glitches; i've learned a lot since then and wouldn't repeat those mistakes, this is just meant to be a blast from the past.

"Xerxes" is the alien inhabitant of a dry desert world. He is evolved for toughness and speed. If you look at the full-version you'll notice he also has three partially-merged pupils to give him a wide field of view. Gills in the torso draw air directly into the lungs allowing him to run at high speed and for great distances.

Description
This is a model I created in 2005 when I was near the end of my one-year 3D course. We were asked to choose a final project. Most stuck with knocking out a level in UnrealEd. I wanted to do something a bit more challenging and so for whatever reason I had the idea of creating and rigging a three-legged low-polygon character. Considering I had no custom-rigging or character modelling experience at the time it was probably a dumb idea.

I finished it anyway and animated it walking, running and jumping. This model was originally created with just a few thousand polygons which I then sub-divided with the intent of generating a normal-map. Sadly the software we were using didn't yet support normal-maps so I left the subdivision on to give a better impression of what it would look like. All the surface details are hand-modelled including the spots, which took ages to do. I'm aware of the texturing problems and certain modelling glitches; i've learned a lot since then and wouldn't repeat those mistakes, this is just meant to be a blast from the past.

"Xerxes" is the alien inhabitant of a dry desert world. He is evolved for toughness and speed. If you look at the full-version you'll notice he also has three partially-merged pupils to give him a wide field of view. Gills in the torso draw air directly into the lungs allowing him to run at high speed and for great distances.