[HN Gopher] How to print your Guild Wars 2 character
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       How to print your Guild Wars 2 character
        
       Author : debesyla
       Score  : 53 points
       Date   : 2024-11-27 10:19 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | AdmiralAsshat wrote:
       | I never played Guild Wars, but I would've definitely loved to do
       | something like this for my Diablo 2 character, or Phantasy Star
       | Online character, or any number of ones I put hundreds of hours
       | into.
        
         | 127 wrote:
         | Diablo 2 characters are billboards, there's no original 3D
         | models to rip in the game files.
        
       | icu wrote:
       | Thank you for posting this guide, although I've stopped playing
       | WoW, I would have loved to immortalize my druid with a 3D
       | figurine. I think there was a service for this a long time ago
       | but I think the cost for the size was the reason why I didn't buy
       | it. Do you have any advice on how to paint a figurine? For some
       | reason Warhammer 40k has been popping up on my YouTube feed and
       | I've been watching a lot of Warhammer figurine videos. It seems
       | like you need a lot of specialized brushes and skill to make it
       | look nice.
        
         | asc0ra wrote:
         | Second this. Stopped playing a while ago, would love to have a
         | couple of chars of mine as a memory.
        
         | Lammy wrote:
         | > I think there was a service for this a long time ago
         | 
         | Rock Band 2 had this too https://i.imgur.com/cgpJWHg.jpg (Not
         | my photo as I was also too poor in 2008 lol)
         | 
         | edit: Relevant PA
         | 
         | https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/12/31/the-ungift-par...
         | 
         | https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/01/02/the-ungift-par...
        
         | panzagl wrote:
         | Don't overthink painting figures too much- it's the type of
         | hobby where you start off with a few paints and some cheap
         | brushes, then go through a journeyman phase of tons of
         | specialized paints, brushes, tools, etc, then run into a real
         | master who uses a few paints and some cheap brushes.
         | 
         | Basically, just start by trying to get color onto the right
         | part of the figure, then watch some videos on how to use shades
         | and highlights to add depth and texture. Play with the
         | different techniques, buy some specific brushes or tools to
         | make those techniques easier or more consistent, ditch the
         | techniques that don't seem to work for you.
         | 
         | Look for 'Sonic Sledgehammer' on youtube for a good way to
         | start, at least for Warhammer sized figures. His focus is for
         | people who need to paint a bunch of figures in something of a
         | hurry, but that means you can get a decent looking individual
         | figure in an evening, which is encouraging. He'll usually call
         | out optional extra steps to add more depth or detail, which
         | gives you a good idea of how more advanced techniques work when
         | you're ready.
        
         | irusensei wrote:
         | I was going to post this. Would have to log in once again to
         | make sure to equip my favorite set (which was not Judgement it
         | was paladin 10 man Ulduar!) and weapon. Kinda sad these sets
         | are very well poly.
         | 
         | Similar situation with High Alagan Coat of Healing on FFIXV.
        
       | jayd16 wrote:
       | I'm a bit surprised you need to eyeball the perspective.
       | Shouldn't the transformation matrices be scrapeable, let alone
       | grabbing the raw vertex data?
        
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