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Sneaky Trader Mod - Update and help needed

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CatalinaThePirate

Unholy Terror,
Storm Modder
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":gday" border="0" alt="hi.gif" /> mateys!

Well, it's been a while since I posted anything about my Sneaky Trader mod - some of you may not have even heard of it! I set this mod aside to help get Build 12 released, and so now that things seem to be winding down, I want to get back to it...

Here's some pics of my trader:
<img src="http://www.ganotherapyusa.com/extras/sneaky4.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <img src="http://www.ganotherapyusa.com/extras/sneaky3.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

He's supposed to be a "handsome Harry" kinda guy, slick and glib, a real salesman and has HE got a DEAL for YOU! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

The premise is, he's a walking trader, so you'll encounter him in towns all over the archipelago. He's always just <i>one step</i> ahead of the law, because <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_eek.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock:" border="0" alt="icon_eek.gif" /> not all his dealings may be strictly legal! He'll sell you lockpicks and prybars, stolen jewelry, a corvette that may turn out to be a leaky tartane - or you could get LUCKY and it'll be a GREAT SHIP for a small amount of money - but again, it'll be a STOLEN ship... Heh...

I think you get the picture... Here's a list of what I want him to carry - at various times - this will be random:

Lockpick
Prybar
Compass (points SOUTH, ha!)
Land Deed (to swampland or a forgery)
Corvette (that turns out to be a leaky rowboat)
Sword (not sure which, but it'll be a good one yet be completely useless stats)
Pistol (same as above)
Keys (to jail? to the governor's mansion? to a hidden treasure chest locked behind a door in a dungeon? or USELESS??? This will be a mystery... Will they be good, or not?)
Jewelry Items (stolen, naturally)
Incan Idols (not really gold!)
Thiefbuster ™ Wallet (that leaks!)
Four pieces of a MAP... (TREASURE!)

For this last one, I thought there probably SHOULD be some treasure, if you can get the four (maybe six) pieces of the map together you'll get a clue to where some gold is hidden - but guarded by desperados you have to fight - something like that...

Here's pics -

<img src="http://www.ganotherapyusa.com/extras/items_st.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> <img src="http://www.ganotherapyusa.com/extras/item_map.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

I'm thinking that MAYBE you could get caught by the guards for carrying stolen jewelry if you DO buy this stuff... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

There's a lot of promise in this mod, and I'm really looking forward to developing it. I'm hoping it will add a bit of insanity and fun to PotC - as he'll be outrageous and unpredictable as well as selling you items that cold be useful - or not! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

Anyhoo... I'm still trying to sort out what I've done with this so far, so I start where I left off instead of retracing my steps.

What I need a bit of help on, is this - <span style='`font-size`:30pt;`line-height`:100%'><b>PLEASE, I NEED A MODELER</b></span> who can take an existing model and edit him slightly and put him into the game so I can use him...

What I want to do is give this model (searcher) an eyepatch on his LEFT eye, the one that has the scar underneath it.

I am not a modeler; I tried this myself but just couldn't figure out what to do with it... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" /> It's just a tiny edit, making the area in front of that eye socket flat and taking out the eye opening...

I hope someone can help! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" /> THANKS! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> (more soon!)
 
Well blow me down! Well done Cat. That fella looks like he'd swindle you out o' your last piece o' eight. Just a question: Why do you need a new model? I think the current one looks dandy. Just a thought. Anyhow good luck!

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/diomed.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dio" border="0" alt="diomed.gif" />
 
Heh, thanks! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":eek:ops" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> That was the intended effect! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/diomed.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dio" border="0" alt="diomed.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

I need an eyepatch on him - or for ONE of the "him"s... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" /> That's all. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
An obviously fake eyepatch would be funny too. Like you draw one on his face, but you can still see his eye through it, but it's obvious he tried to make it look real...
 
Wow! THat's bloody awesome! Great work Cat, I hope you can finish this!!!

I love the new items, btw, except I think you should scratch the "light" in the sword and pistol. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
 
That would be funny, like a failed attempt at a disguise... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/diomed.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dio" border="0" alt="diomed.gif" />

But no, this is the effect I want for this model - he gets progressively more beat up as time goes by. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/slap.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":slap" border="0" alt="slap.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<!--`QuoteBegin-CatalinaThePirate`+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CatalinaThePirate)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->That would be funny, like a failed attempt at a disguise...  :dio

But no, this is the effect I want for this model - he gets progressively more beat up as time goes by. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/slap.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":slap" border="0" alt="slap.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel_pa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ixi" border="0" alt="duel_pa.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" />  :rolleyes:  xD:[/quote]

Haha!!! All that rum and scraps with the law AND disgruntled pirates <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
But the ladies still LOOOOOOVE him! He's the quintessential irresistable "traveling salesman" or tinker who the men hate, and the women love... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
If nothing else... there're a couple heads with eyepatches, and one with a single `foggy-looking` eye (the guy used for Zain Murrow). If you give him roughly the same face, the heads and hair lengths and everything might not matter.
 
I thought of that, and tried it, but the hair doesn't work... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/urgh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":urgh" border="0" alt="urgh.gif" />

I think a modeler can do it - heck, like I said, even *I* tried it via Maya, but I couldn't get it to export... Couldn't get the texture to bind, or something like that. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
Cheers Nathan, you can doo eet!!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="icon_wink.gif" />
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/bow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":bow" border="0" alt="bow.gif" /> Thank you, Nathan... Like you don't already have enough on your plate! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/oops3.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":eek:ops2" border="0" alt="oops3.gif" />

Nonetheless, if you can do it, I'd be extremely grateful... <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/onya.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="onya.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":dance" border="0" alt="danse1.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":beer" border="0" alt="beer2.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/buds.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":drunk" border="0" alt="buds.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/flower.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ty" border="0" alt="flower.gif" />
 
My pleasure. <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Here you go.
(Sadly I forgot to raise the arms first. So I'll do a wee bit of splicing and then send him over.)
<img src="http://img27.exs.cx/img27/8161/spatch19yh.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<img src="http://img27.exs.cx/img27/7301/spatch24iy.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />
 
Now admitedly this was the lazy man's approach: just delete the faces and cap the hole. A better version would be to leave the hole there and add a patch on top. But that would require more polies (to curve the patch edges) or an opacity map.
 
He looks great, Nathan! Thank you!!! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/flower.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ty" border="0" alt="flower.gif" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> Now how do I get his "talking head" (h_searcher.gm) model to have the eyepatch? Can you do that, too? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" />
 
Aw, kin we be namin' him "Stan"? <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":?" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

Uhh, Nathan me ol' matey, it be lookin' like ye mighta patched over Stan's good eye! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Yep, he started off as being modeled after Stan, HA!

<img src="http://www.ganotherapyusa.com/extras/stan1.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

We were missing the sombrero, but I suppose that now we have your Tool, Inez, we could switch heads with one of the models that is wearing one! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

<img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" /> That coat is a fright - and stands out like a neon sign! <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" /> <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> I like him the way I have him - and I am REALLY happy with the eyepatch (thank you again, Nathan!).
 
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