This is something I have been wanting to do for years (Ask Mireneye XD)...... So anyway I finally got my lazy procrastinating [censored] away from other things and decided to work on this dude with a squid face.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/AnOldFriend/Illthid_WIP.jpg

And btw I know it is called an illithid and or mindflayer..... :stare:

Just a bit more modeling to do. One more tentacle and finishing up some tweaks and junk and the model will be done. Then comes mapping... oh joy :violin: However after mapping comes my favorite part..... texturing!!! :celebration:

I will not be animating this guy though, I don't really know how to nor have the inclination to learn. :S Maybe I can at least get somebody to make the squid face guy's eyes blink though.

Anyway, I am done on this for the night, will continue more later. :tops:

Looks cool :thumbsup:

I wish the game was populated with all those races from modders.

Looks great, do you have plans for a body? Race?

I believe http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=7645 was initially going to have tentacles, but he had problems getting them correct or something. Still a nice mod though.

Thanks vurt. I too would love to see some modded races roaming around along with maybe even with some of there native lands to explore.





Well I don't think I will model a new body, proly just use retextured BB's.

As far as race..... I will be making at least this one guy. I think the biggest problem I might have as far as making a "race" would be trying to come up with a more feminine female counterpart.

Looks pretty sick so far, I wonder how will it look with texture on..can't wait to see! :celebration:
Keep up AnOldFriend3

Ilithids are hermaphrodites (meaning they have internal reproductive organs of both sixes), so you really only need one type.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illithid#Illithid_biology.

Well I will hopefully have some progress on the texture in the next few days.





Hmm alright, maybe I can come up with some alterations for the head model and texture to allow for some different unique looks then at least.

Looks Wonderful so far. Hope you can find someone to animate it. BTW I have thoughts on a Forgotten Realms/ D&D mod if you are interested. These would be great. Otherwise due to the planar nature of the Illithid you could put them in whatever environment you wanted to. Mindflayers FTW.

AWesome! Perhaps you could have diffrent, slightly shads of colour/pigmentation on the fore head/tentcles for diffrent "faces". Kinda like how argonian heads have diffrent colour scales and what not.

also i know they have internal six organs and what not, but for females you could just add boobs and a bra That should top people moaning "i want a female version"


:goodjob: you get my vote anyway


=MA=

*eyes blink* Cthulhu? In Morrowind? :ahhh:

Anyway, it looks cool. Can't wait to see it textured.

You've read my mind.

Reminds me of http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Quarren from Star Wars

Hey man, congratulations =)
So you might be getting a 'lil bit into modelling again are you?

Keep it up mate! Somebody should give that face some zbrush treatment, imagine the details haha. I may borrow it once it's done if that is ok?

Of course it's Cthulhu!
Mr Gygax filed the serial numbers off and dubbed him an his ilk 'Mindflayers'.
Later someone else at TSR allocated the name 'Ilythid' for some reason.

It's Cthulhu, the stars must be right!

I love the look of this. An I mean love as in love.
:wub:

Cthulhu, Quarren, Mindflayer, Illithid.......Squid face guy!!!!!!!! :toughninja:

Anyway, I have the head mapped and the texture is in progress. Not much to show yet, the texture is rather flat and plain atm so I will hold off showing it until it is a bit further along. :wave:

If you produce two more heads one for blink, one for talk I'll animate the squiddy for ya.

I have an old squiddy crossbow that this chap could use too if you like!

EDIT: Forget cthulhu etc - it's an http://animoscrypt.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/ood.jpg from Dr Who

Somehow this reminds me of http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/a/a4/Facelessone.jpg seen in WC III

Yeah, I remember that the author for that mod said that he thought they were ugly and there were issue with clipping so he just nixed the tentacles. Glad to se someone wants to have them with the tentacles.

Cool, I will let yah know when i am done with the texture(s). You should come onto MSN some time. :stare:




Here is an update on the texture. Still very much a work in progress...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/AnOldFriend/Illthid_WIP2.jpg

wow that looks great! and you have Phijama willing to animate it! i couldnt think of anyone better to do that.

:goodjob: - nice to see you still around and working on stuff.


=MA=

Oh, yeaaah. That's really cool. ^_^

T'would look even better with a bumpy, shiny, slimy skin.

I'll try and get on msn over the weekend, busy tonight with my ladyfriend.

Excellent work, AOF :celebration: !

Thanks, this place is a vortex.




I agree and am working on the remedy.