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Stradden Managing Editor Joined: 7/08/05 Posts: 6729	4/17/07 11:06:15 AM#1 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Jay Doherty is a Character artist who is currently working on Cryptic Studios' City of Heroes / City of Villains. Today, he writes this developer journal about designing the costume piece wings that are available in the game. Hey, I'm Jay Doherty, and I am a character artist for City of Heroes. One of my specialties is inventing wings for City of Heroes and Villains, and I am here to tell you how it all goes down. With each new content update that has come out over the recent years, I always saw players making their own threads on costume pieces what they wanted, so I decided to start a thread on the City of Heroes several months back asking players what they most wanted. Within about two weeks 10,000 requests were made. So I started chipping away at the ever-growing requests. Obviously one of the cool aspects of City of Heroes is the ability for characters to fly, and not surprisingly one of the biggest requests was that players wanted wings. So wings are what they got. Read the whole article here. Cheers, Jon Wood Managing Editor MMORPG.com
mastervalek Novice Member Joined: 4/11/06 Posts: 2	4/17/07 1:48:13 PM#2 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) cool, fairy and butterfly wings.... oh i kinda like the way that the broken angel wings look too, maybe i can make baxter from the ninja turtles or something... they sorta look like they could be fly wings
mooshim Novice Member Joined: 10/02/06 Posts: 1	4/17/07 2:23:27 PM#3 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Awesome work!! Its really cool seeing a little glimpse of what goes into making the characters and their differents aspects. Honestly I would like to see more! Looking forward to playing again!
geldonyetich Novice Member Joined: 1/15/07 Posts: 1348	4/17/07 6:47:23 PM#4 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I'm looking forward to Tech wings, myself. I'm not holdig my breath on easily obtaining them as they're likely going to be hot items on the auction house.
DAMNIROCKASS Apprentice Member Joined: 4/17/07 Posts: 1	4/17/07 10:22:07 PM#5 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) I just have a question about the new wings. I know you can invent them but can you invent them even if you don't have the 15 month badge? I don't have the 15 month badge yet and I just wanted to know if you have to be playing for 15 months before you can make the wings or you can make them right when Issue 9 comes out?
Lumynous Novice Member Joined: 8/14/06 Posts: 7	4/17/07 11:20:34 PM#6 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Inventable wings do not require the veteran reward. The Veteran Reward Wings were intended as a preview of the larger range of wings thats coming in Issue Nine. Of course, the drop rate for the recipe needed to make the wings is very, very, low, so don't get too excited about these.
skinnys Novice Member Joined: 9/13/04 Posts: 369	4/18/07 8:23:17 AM#7 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) But with the cross-server auction houses, i don't think it'll be that hard to get some of the new wings. Nice preview of the new wings, i cant wait to get some tech-wings for some of my bots :D Now we just need the fame-system! ------------------------------ Currently have trial for: Champions Online, City of Heroes (US). PM for more info.
Vallenar Novice Member Joined: 8/03/06 Posts: 124	4/18/07 2:06:41 PM#8 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Unfortunatley I have never played this game but kind of admired this from afar. This addition though looks really cool.
Arson1c Novice Member Joined: 10/27/05 Posts: 21	4/18/07 3:10:05 PM#9 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) This article is a perfert example of how the devs of CoX listen to their community. For once I would like to commend the development community on such an excellent addition to the game. Great work guys, please keep it up on behalf of your fans!
XxjagoxX Apprentice Member Joined: 6/05/06 Posts: 144	4/18/07 7:47:46 PM#10 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Arson1c This article is a perfert example of how the devs of CoX listen to their community. For once I would like to commend the development community on such an excellent addition to the game. Great work guys, please keep it up on behalf of your fans! They Listen? HAHA! If they Listen, Rather then bull craping around with costume stuff, they would install lvl 50 unlockable epic toons for cov by now and IOP's "Items of power" already.... these 2 things alone people have been crying for months now!! at least a year or so.. i just stop playing cox about 2 months ago because i was tired of waiting for them, thats after playing for 2 years off and on...
SkullZero1 Novice Member Joined: 4/18/07 Posts: 3 City of Heroes/Villains Liberty Server @SkullZero ---- http://www.xfire.com/clans/notsafeforwar/	4/18/07 9:14:34 PM#11 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) So, anyone else notice that the undead guy with the bone wings has what appears to be a Statesman Helmet?
dalevi1 Novice Member Joined: 7/12/04 Posts: 858	4/18/07 9:41:08 PM#12 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) This is an interesting article on 'dev' development. I actually enjoy reading little snips from artists, programmers, producers, and developers on their internal processes. It's sick I know, but it really gives the playerbase a feeling that they don't sit around all day drinking coffee until the bell whistles. I liked the art concept photos as well. Overall a high rating on this article. BTW, we made wings by the dozens in SL 3 years ago! Played (more than a month): SWG, Second Life, Tabula Rasa, Lineage 2, Everquest 2, EvE, MxO, Ryzom. Tried: WoW, Shadowbane, Anarchy Online, Everquest, WWII Online, Planetside Beta: Lotro, Tabula Rasa, WAR.
Nitrius Novice Member Joined: 2/04/06 Posts: 175	4/19/07 5:25:28 PM#13 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Have CoX got an auction house and items now? or what? what did i miss? if this is true maybe i'll give it a try again.
skinnys Novice Member Joined: 9/13/04 Posts: 369	4/19/07 6:16:22 PM#14 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Originally posted by Nitrius Have CoX got an auction house and items now? or what? what did i miss? if this is true maybe i'll give it a try again. Nope still no real items, still only enhancements. But in the upcoming issue 9, there will be salvage and recipes for crafting new costume parts, temp-powers and Invention orgin enhancements. There will also be an cross-server Auction house , where you can sell your enhancements and recipes. ------------------------------ Currently have trial for: Champions Online, City of Heroes (US). PM for more info.
TheKraken Novice Member Joined: 12/09/05 Posts: 155 Playing-CoH/CoV Played-WoW, EQ,EQ2,GW, AO, SWG, EVE, AA, VG	4/20/07 12:39:05 PM#15 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Only problem with wings is that they are so awesome, that all my characters without them now look drab by comparison. I have only two characters that wings worked for thematically, and they are lots of fun to see move around. I keep trying to think of story reasons to give all my other characters a pair, just because they are so well-done.
Pneulemen Apprentice Member Joined: 4/19/07 Posts: 2	4/22/07 1:47:04 AM#16 Report this post Explain why you are reporting this post: (750 characters max.) Although i must admit the wings are well done when moving, i find it too stiff when your just standing there... even when your just walking or running, the wings are too stagnant, it needs to animate, during idle poses and walk cycles as secondary animation to truly complete the wings The only time wings animate is when your off the ground, by either jumping or flying ... otherwise your stuck with this cardboard thing on your back that cant even pose itself along with the rest of the appendages. Consider and observe the toon when hes just standing there. Random animations of stance shifting and arm folding happens... you could at least allow the wings to stretch themselves on their own or let it flutter a bit... Also perhaps you could fold the wings more compact if your going to make it so stiff.. a smaller folded state of the wings that doesnt take up too much , i mean really fold it and tuck it in ... otherwise please give the wings some animation during the toons idle and walk times.