Starting off with the naked body underneath the armor, it's important to note that Spartan-II bodies are NOT able to be described by the same metrics as mere human bodies (Spartan-IIs are trans-human cyborgs that are augmented in many different ways they're close to, but not *quite* the same as, broader, taller, idealized humans-they're around 7-feet tall, have unnaturally intense physique proportions, longer limbs, and an agile yet powerful look to them). I'm going to include links to where you can see some of the images used to communicate the details of what we were going for: So here I'm going to walk you through how I've been directed to get to where I'm at right now with this character. Now I'm always looking to improve my skills, and while I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out so far, I know it can be better, and so that's where I need your help. We even have an image we use to communicate this: The overall goal of Venerance's visual identity design is to stay absolutely true to the soul of the Halo novels, while still taking the designs forward in their level of detail (kinda like asking the question: what would Halo look like if technology were not a limiting factor?). So, with that out of the way, and with the assistance of my Lead's ability to articulate via text, today I'm hoping for you to brutally rip apart this model of a SPARTAN-II that's wearing their last version of Mark 4 MJOLNIR armor before the model-2's started being switched over to the Mark 5 in 2552. All concerns about "Cease & Desist" letters can go ahead and be nipped in the bud, because we've been at this a long time, and we've always operated within Microsoft's "Game Content Usage Rules". No ads on our site, no "donate buttons" to other organizations, nothing: nothing at all. Venerance is not a product, it is merely a mod using the CryEngine it is a single-mission labor of love based on the novels that is in NO WAY associated with money. Just a bunch of Halo fans expressing our love for Halo through our talents and abilities. We at Venerance have to call ourselves something, so we call ourselves Tributary Creations, but we're not a company or anything like that. I am the Lead Character Modeler over on the Venerance project ( ) My name is Justin Butschi, and today I'm hoping to gain some constructive criticism on my model.
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