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Loginer
osu! has a lot of awesome functions at the moment. Online scoreboards and multiplayer, skins, storyboarding... There's only one thing EBA/Ouendan has that osu! is still missing: 3D dancers. However, when the point was brought up almost a year ago, no one wanted to/knew how to actually make dancers. Well, I was bored, and after a couple of tutorials in 3ds Max, my ugly/semi-decent Ryuta model was born.

However, the character design was stolen from iNiS. osu! needed a custom design for a dancer, so when the subject of creating a mascot was brought up on IRC one day, I spontaneously made a topic. The rest is history, and the mascot, currently known as Pippi (resembles the nick peppy), was soon born.
A bunch of 2D artists presented their drawings, and in the end, Sarumaru's design was chosen.

I'm currently working on the dancer. I post a picture every now and then, and ask the community about things to improve. The model is getting close to the finish line, and we'll hopefully see it in-game before during the start of at the end of November in 2008 When It's Done.

Pippi will most likely be cel-shaded with outlines for that anime-like look, and the triangle-count will be at approximately 10,000, which means you'll need a decent graphics card (Mid-range GeForce 6 series/Radeon R400 series or better should be more than enough for 60 FPS). If you're not sure if your computer is powerful enough, click here. If your computer is ancient, don't worry, there will be an option to turn off dancers (but you should really just spend ~$50 on a new graphics card). Look at the last/next-to-last page of this topic for the latest WIP render.


Show's over, folks. New thread will be created once everything else is finished.
July 2011 Update: Might as well post this somewhere. Super-duper-final model with a real-time HLSL material.


LuigiHann
I still say it should be Osu-tan. :p
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Loginer

LuigiHann wrote:

I still say it should be Osu-tan. :p
Yes, thank you. That's an incredibly detailed description. <___<
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Topic Starter
Loginer
Sakurai damn it. NO MORE PICS, PLEASE. DESCRIPTIONS. DE. SCRIP. TIONS. Also, ideas.
LuigiHann
Style One:
-An osu logo as a giant face with arms and legs. It wears a top hat.
Style Two:
-A cute anime-style girl wearing a frilly dress with Osu-themed accessories.
Style 3:
-A robot.
Topic Starter
Loginer

LuigiHann wrote:

Style One:
-An osu logo as a giant face with arms and legs. It wears a top hat.
Style Two:
-A cute anime-style girl wearing a frilly dress with Osu-themed accessories.
Style 3:
-A robot.
Good. I'll make a poll. Any other ideas?
chan
Why don't you model peppy :P
RemmyX25

chan wrote:

Why don't you model peppy :P
I still elect my idea of Peppy's avatar popping out at the 30x/50x/100x combo marks
Topic Starter
Loginer

chan wrote:

Why don't you model peppy :P
That's the worst idea yet. <_<

RemmyX25 wrote:

chan wrote:

Why don't you model peppy :P
I still elect my idea of Peppy's avatar popping out at the 30x/50x/100x combo marks
That's just weird. >_>
machol30

RemmyX25 wrote:

chan wrote:

Why don't you model peppy :P
I still elect my idea of Peppy's avatar popping out at the 30x/50x/100x combo marks
Ha ha ha ha ha!!

I picked the robot (it was hard to choose, they're all too good), but if Peppy's avatar was included, I would choose that. :lol:
awp
The robot was awesome. I give Weegee props for that one. (I'd give you literal props but I'm on windows box right now and it's my unix box that has the "Props" key.)

If we were to take a more serious look at it though, what would make a good candidate? Human? Animal? Some kind of unique, non-descript alien species? Male? Female? Should we ballpark this before narrowing down to specific ideas?

Also shouldn't drawings help ideas out a lot? A drawing is a description damn it >=|
Topic Starter
Loginer

awp wrote:

The robot was awesome. I give Weegee props for that one. (I'd give you literal props but I'm on windows box right now and it's my unix box that has the "Props" key.)

If we were to take a more serious look at it though, what would make a good candidate? Human? Animal? Some kind of unique, non-descript alien species? Male? Female? Should we ballpark this before narrowing down to specific ideas?

Also shouldn't drawings help ideas out a lot? A drawing is a description damn it >=|
I think we should try to agree on what the mascot should look like before starting to make concept art. Sure, if you don't have anything else to do, a drawing is OK, but it's easier to chuck out good ideas, rather than good pictures.
LuigiHann
The anime-girl-style mascot could easily have a face modeled after Peppy's avatar.
awp
Something else just crossed my mind. Are we having a mascot? Or would it be a trio, akin to osu!'s forefathers, EBA/Ouendan? One (the 'leader'?) being your typical attractive young anime girl, the other two being...other uniquely-designed encouragers?

While it would work great for the aforementioned proposed 'leader', I don't think pink would look very appropriate for men. And that's basically osu!'s colour. If we were to, say, take from the game's main menu...still very bright and lively (aka gay, thinking wardrobe-specific) colours.

It would make sense if the supporting members wore white, but can you make a white costume look cool is the question I'm stumped on.
Saturos

awp wrote:

the other two being...other uniquely-designed encouragers?
A robot and an osu! logo with top hat! Problem solved.

I'm just trying to think of a reason why we'd need a mascot(s) when the osu! logo is already indentifiable and fits in just about anywhere, which is what a mascot is meant for. But if it's agreed that we should actually have a mascot(s), I feel it should be whatever default dancers that are supposed in osu!'s future, whether they be what Loginer was working on before or something new.
awp

Saturos wrote:

I feel it should be whatever default dancers that are supposed in osu!'s future
That's what we're trying to conjure up, I think.
LuigiHann
I would think that the "supporting" dancers would be dressed more or less identically to the mascot one. Differences would be mostly in face and hair. and bust size
awp
annnd body size?
RemmyX25
I too believe we have on central theme on the outfits. One backup male needs a unique hairstyle, too
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Loginer
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awp
k idk I will try sketching some designs later tonight if I remember

I'm thinking one female (lead) two males (support) and osu!bot
LuigiHann
Why would the support dancers be male? Just wondering. Actually, I don't have a problem with it. Just wonder what the logic was.

Also, I think the mascot girl should be dressed sort of like a cheerleader, but different from the Cheer Girls in Ouendan. A more modest cheerleader outfit, pink and white, with sort of a gothic frilliness to it. Face, eyes and hair should be modeled after Peppy's avatar (red eyes version).
Topic Starter
Loginer
An awesome multi-purpose navigation wheel... Aero support... Must model... O_O
awp

LuigiHann wrote:

Why would the support dancers be male? Just wondering. Actually, I don't have a problem with it. Just wonder what the logic was.
I considered a few things:

-Variety
-The active community of osu! is mostly male, and we're trying to be somewhat representative of osu! here
-I figure most musicians are male (based on experience, I did not go looking for statistics to back up this hypothesis because I don't care), however there is a large number of female vocalists, and the vocalist is often seen as the "leader" or "frontman" of a band.
-Contrast (perhaps in support of above point)
Topic Starter
Loginer
Pics or it wasn't modeled.
awp
yes we need more discushunz
Topic Starter
Loginer
What about another meeting on IRC? :'D
awp
Yes osu! community meeting #2 we can address this issue !!!
Saturos
Then you shall have it! Osu! Wi-Fi Meeting #2 will be included in the next public release.
LuigiHann
We don't need no more discussions. We just need somebody who can draw.
(not it)
awp
wait did we actually decide on something

because if we did I missed it

and I can draw some sketches if need be considering it doesn't have to be drawn particularly well, just drawn well enough for Lolginer to "get" it.
LuigiHann

awp wrote:

wait did we actually decide on something

because if we did I missed it

and I can draw some sketches if need be considering it doesn't have to be drawn particularly well, just drawn well enough for Lolginer to "get" it.
Then do it!

We didn't really decide anything so just wing it
rtsmarty

LuigiHann wrote:

I would think that the "supporting" dancers would be dressed more or less identically to the mascot one.and bust size
...Just got an image of Kai in a big, round "Osu!" logo costume with a top hat and pink gloves. (As per the top option in the poll). His head is sticking out of the costume.

This should be the mascot.
Topic Starter
Loginer

awp wrote:

wait did we actually decide on something

because if we did I missed it

and I can draw some sketches if need be considering it doesn't have to be drawn particularly well, just drawn well enough for Lolginer to "get" it.
I still think we should at least agree on the major details before drawing any sketches, but if you want to, go ahead. :/

rtsmarty wrote:

LuigiHann wrote:

I would think that the "supporting" dancers would be dressed more or less identically to the mascot one.and bust size
...Just got an image of Kai in a big, round "Osu!" logo costume with a top hat and pink gloves. (As per the top option in the poll). His head is sticking out of the costume.

This should be the mascot.
This is Kai in an osu! costume.









*insert huge wall here*







This is an original character.
k?
rtsmarty

Loginer wrote:

rtsmarty wrote:

LuigiHann wrote:

I would think that the "supporting" dancers would be dressed more or less identically to the mascot one.and bust size
...Just got an image of Kai in a big, round "Osu!" logo costume with a top hat and pink gloves. (As per the top option in the poll). His head is sticking out of the costume.

This should be the mascot.
This is Kai in an osu! costume.









*insert huge wall here*







This is an original character.
k?
I was kidding but sarcasm + Internet don't mix :'D I'm sorry.
Topic Starter
Loginer

rtsmarty wrote:

I was kidding but sarcasm + Internet don't mix :'D I'm sorry.
It's OK. Here, have a tiny cookie.
wiicademan
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Topic Starter
Loginer

wiicademan wrote:

OH GAWD NO.

NO ANIME STYLE GIRLS WITH FRILLY DRESSES.

It's bad enough that almost the entire game is... pink, but if it was full of anime stuffs as well... I don't think I'd be able to play it any more.
GuardianHX
Er... I vote for a cute Anime-style girl. >_>

<_<

>_>

*Cough*
Though if she HAS to be young, then maybe loli+ or something. I'd rather have something nice and LARGE to look at instead of something as flat as a board.
*Cough*

EDIT:
Here's an idea:
How about an animal of some kind holding a stylus, tapping the Osu! icon?
Or better yet, a Catgirl! Just... With only the ears and tail, not completely furry. *Shudders*
wiicademan
NO.

I'll KILL MYSELF.

NO ANI--*assassinated*
LuigiHann

wiicademan wrote:

NO.

I'll KILL MYSELF.

NO ANI--*assassinated*
Geez, can you be a little more melodramatic? We're still in the "tossing around ideas" phase, so feel free to make a suggestion if you have anything better. Your vote isn't worth more than anyone else's, either. :evil:

(Yes, LuigiHann is still just as grumpy as ever when it comes to mascots)
Topic Starter
Loginer

LuigiHann wrote:

wiicademan wrote:

NO.

I'll KILL MYSELF.

NO ANI--*assassinated*
Geez, can you be a little more melodramatic? We're still in the "tossing around ideas" phase, so feel free to make a suggestion if you have anything better. Your vote isn't worth more than anyone else's, either. :evil:

(Yes, LuigiHann is still just as grumpy as ever when it comes to mascots)
Don't be grumpy, a mascot is supposed to fill you with happiness, motivation, and an urge to LOL @ wiicademan. D:
wiicademan
ASSAAAAASSSIINNNNATEEEDDDDfgjsf fdhxsdf;'j]vgdsxcvrz16w8uwsgb;

K. I'm done now.

I actually think the robot idea sounds pretty good. It wouldn't really be that original, but I haven't seen many games with dancing robots, either.

On second thought, the anime girl thing might be a good idea, because the game is pretty much influenced by Ouendan, which is like... a stereotypical Japanese game, I guess. It's not my style, but it fits the style of the game.

YAY WINRAR

Edit: I don't know what it is with me and mascots, but I didn't exactly help contribute to the Wiicade mascot project either.
awp
A "catgirl", while inherently Japanese, isn't very osu!y if you ask me. But the whole "dancing anime girl" thing seems to fit osu! to a T. T...tosu. Just need to come up with a cool design. And then super rough sketch because awp can not draw either ^______________^;;
Topic Starter
Loginer
Why can't anyone draw? <_< ;_; >_>
awp
There are SOME people who can draw

and I can *pretend* to draw. I'm a good actor at that sort of thing.
James
And her eyes, lips, skin and teeth are also pink too right? :)
awp
You forgot hair.

Thinking hair will actually be pink.

Because Japan has a rainbow of haircolours.
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