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LIVE! In the store NOW!! LowPi - the Low Poly Figure, and Crowd Creator Scripts

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  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,162

    Artini said:

    Looks great. What about the horses visible in Totte's previews?

     

    I have included a mounted partial pose to help build some mounted soldiers, but the Medieval Army set doesn't contain horses in itself. I had to draw the line somewhere!

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,817

    Totte said:

    Some teasing of what is coming soon for the LowPi Crowd Generation,
    Formations for LowPi Crowd Generation and Formations Builder. 

    And PhilW has something wonderful coming too for this...



    Wow, this is looking like a must-have product.

    I like your cheeky Asterix/Obelix promo image!

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,817

    PhilW said:

    As Totte has done some teasing, here are a few preview images of my set LowPi Mediaval Army which will be released at the same time as Totte's Formations set. Very excited to see everyone's reactions to this, it's been great fun to work on it.

    Also looks right up my street!

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    Horses are Pred LowPoly Horse, worn by LowPi. But the updated PopPlus handles lowpi wearing things under it like horses or bikes now. 

  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 1,026

    With those formations, we just need marching band skins/props to go along with the Arena thing I suggested a few days ago for a good half time show. :)

    And being able to add the props to the base lowpis would solve the issue of never seeing someone randomly carrying a sousaphone in a normal crowd. :) :)

    Love all you do, guys. Hope I made you smile. 

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621
    edited January 26

    Totte said:

    Horses are Pred LowPoly Horse, worn by LowPi. But the updated PopPlus handles lowpi wearing things under it like horses or bikes now. 

    Great to know and well done.

    Is PopPlus already released?

     

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621

    PhilW said:

    Artini said:

    Looks great. What about the horses visible in Totte's previews?

     

    I have included a mounted partial pose to help build some mounted soldiers, but the Medieval Army set doesn't contain horses in itself. I had to draw the line somewhere!

    Thanks for the explanation.

     

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    Some teasing of what is coming soon for the LowPi Crowd Generation,
    Formations for LowPi Crowd Generation and Formations Builder. 

    And PhilW has something wonderful coming too for this...



    Wow, this is looking like a must-have product.

    I like your cheeky Asterix/Obelix promo image!

    Thanks!
    I'm a big fan of Asterix & Obelix since like 55+ years, so when I started with Formations, a Roman Tortoise formation was something I decided it needed to support, and the rest just came naturally when making a promo for it.

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    And the new goodies are in the store!

    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-builder
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpoly-crowd-creator-expansion-medieval-army
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-extension

     

  • AnEye4ArtAnEye4Art Posts: 864
    edited January 28
    Cool script. This might have a place in my toolbox.
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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621

    Congrats on the release.

    Looking forward to this updated PopPlus that handles lowpi wearing things under it like horses or bikes.

    Where it is located?

     

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    Artini said:

    Congrats on the release.

    Looking forward to this updated PopPlus that handles lowpi wearing things under it like horses or bikes.

    Where it is located?

     

    In DIM ( was released about a week ago) 

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,817

    Totte said:

    And the new goodies are in the store!

    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-builder
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpoly-crowd-creator-expansion-medieval-army
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-extension
     

    I'm a little uncertain what is the difference between the Builder and the Extension - neither says that it needs the other as a required product. Is this correct?

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    And the new goodies are in the store!

    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-builder
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpoly-crowd-creator-expansion-medieval-army
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-extension
     

    I'm a little uncertain what is the difference between the Builder and the Extension - neither says that it needs the other as a required product. Is this correct?

    Thje extension is needed to create formations of LowPis. The extension comes with  a handful formations:
    Formations (.JSON)

    • Default 8x8 Square
    • Default Cavalry Arrowhead
    • Default Inward Crescent
    • Default Large Diamond
    • Default Long Firing Line
    • Default Marching Column 4 Wide
    • Default Napoleonic Hollow Square
    • Default Outward Crescent
    • Default Phalanx
    • Default Small Circle

    The Medieval Army comes with another set of premade formations

    The formation builder is a tool to define your own formation layouts, how large, facing, formation form etc.

     

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621
    edited January 28

    My first test with Medieval Army.

    Formations are a big challenge for me to figure it out. It looks like I do not have enough grey hair, yet laugh

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  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,817

    Totte said:

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    And the new goodies are in the store!

    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-builder
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpoly-crowd-creator-expansion-medieval-army
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-extension
     

    I'm a little uncertain what is the difference between the Builder and the Extension - neither says that it needs the other as a required product. Is this correct?

    Thje extension is needed to create formations of LowPis. The extension comes with  a handful formations:
    Formations (.JSON)

    • Default 8x8 Square
    • Default Cavalry Arrowhead
    • Default Inward Crescent
    • Default Large Diamond
    • Default Long Firing Line
    • Default Marching Column 4 Wide
    • Default Napoleonic Hollow Square
    • Default Outward Crescent
    • Default Phalanx
    • Default Small Circle

    The Medieval Army comes with another set of premade formations

    The formation builder is a tool to define your own formation layouts, how large, facing, formation form etc.

     

    So I need the Extension for sure, and only need the Formations Builder if I want the extra shapes - but if someone buys the Builder only, does is actually do anything without the Extension?

    Sorry to be so stupid, blame my old age!  

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    And the new goodies are in the store!

    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-builder
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpoly-crowd-creator-expansion-medieval-army
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-extension
     

    I'm a little uncertain what is the difference between the Builder and the Extension - neither says that it needs the other as a required product. Is this correct?

    Thje extension is needed to create formations of LowPis. The extension comes with  a handful formations:
    Formations (.JSON)

    • Default 8x8 Square
    • Default Cavalry Arrowhead
    • Default Inward Crescent
    • Default Large Diamond
    • Default Long Firing Line
    • Default Marching Column 4 Wide
    • Default Napoleonic Hollow Square
    • Default Outward Crescent
    • Default Phalanx
    • Default Small Circle

    The Medieval Army comes with another set of premade formations

    The formation builder is a tool to define your own formation layouts, how large, facing, formation form etc.

     

    So I need the Extension for sure, and only need the Formations Builder if I want the extra shapes - but if someone buys the Builder only, does is actually do anything without the Extension?

    Sorry to be so stupid, blame my old age!  

    You can make formations, but not really do anything with them, except hand them over to someone who can use them. But someone could use it to create formations to use with whatever they like ( a game engine for example ) as the generated JSON could work if you parse it for something like that. 

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940
    edited January 28

    Artini said:

    My first test with Medieval Army.

    Formations are a big challenge for me to figure it out. It looks like I do not have enough grey hair, yet laugh

    Nice one!
    Yes Charge/Break was something I came up with late in the process ( called feature creap in PA lingo ), but I felt that would really add something extra to it. 

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  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,817

    Totte said:

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    MelanieL said:

    Totte said:

    And the new goodies are in the store!

    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-builder
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpoly-crowd-creator-expansion-medieval-army
    https://www.daz3d.com/lowpi-formations-extension
     

    I'm a little uncertain what is the difference between the Builder and the Extension - neither says that it needs the other as a required product. Is this correct?

    Thje extension is needed to create formations of LowPis. The extension comes with  a handful formations:

    ...[SNIP]

    So I need the Extension for sure, and only need the Formations Builder if I want the extra shapes - but if someone buys the Builder only, does is actually do anything without the Extension?

    Sorry to be so stupid, blame my old age!  

    You can make formations, but not really do anything with them, except hand them over to someone who can use them. But someone could use it to create formations to use with whatever they like ( a game engine for example ) as the generated JSON could work if you parse it for something like that. 

    Thank you for your patience, I think I understand now. So I'll grab the Extension and PhilW's medieval army folk for now and wishlist the Builder for a future cart.

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621
    edited January 28

    Thanks.

    Any chance to get a list of steps necessary to create a simple scene with the formation, please, please.

    I am reading the PDFs, but when I open the Formation tab in LP Crowd Generator there is nothing in it.

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940
    edited January 28

    1. Add an LP Formations Marker to the scene.
    2. Make sure you have a Saved Area Set that you want to use for the Formation, or make one and save that.
    3. LP Crowd generator - Formations tab
    4. In Formations Tab -> Formations Setup Tab
    5. Check a formation defintion to the right
    6. Click Set - button at Formation: ( Now stuff is filled in )
    7. Set the Area Set  (right click the area set column)in the Section Type List under Base Formation Set
    8. Name it, save it
    9. Click on Formation Selectort Tab
    10. For the Formation Marker, right click the Formation column (saying not set), choose your Formation
    11.  Set the params
    12. Hit Generate Button
     

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621

    Totte said:

    1. Add an LP Formations Marker to the scene.
    2. Make sure you have a Saved Area Set that you want to use for the Formation, or make one and save that.
    3. LP Crowd generator - Formations tab
    4. In Formations Tab -> Formations Setup Tab
    5. Check a formation defintion to the right
    6. Click Set - button at Formation: ( Now stuff is filled in )
    7. Set the Area Set  (right click the area set column)in the Section Type List under Base Formation Set
    8. Name it, save it
    9. Click on Formation Selectort Tab
    10. For the Formation Marker, right click the Formation column (saying not set), choose your Formation
    11.  Set the params
    12. Hit Generate Button
     

    Thanks a lot. Will check this workflow as soon as I can.

     

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621
    edited January 29

    I have followed your guide / description, but I still cannot see these sub tabs in the formations tab.

    Where they suppose to be located?  Please help.

    Below are the screenshots of the scene and relevant tabs of LP Crowd Generator.

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    I see the correct version is not in DIM of Croewd Generator, it was supposed to have need uploaded ( was tested ) 2026-01-12.
    I send a ticket to PA support.. should be idone tomorrow.
    There seems to havre been issues with the activation of the new download, never failed before.


    Sorry for the inconveience, I missed that, (I already had the latest on all systems as I'vr been testing there.

     

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621

    Thanks a lot for checking this out.

    All the best for you, @Totte

     

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940

    Artini said:

    Thanks a lot for checking this out.

    All the best for you, @Totte

     

    My bad though, should have verified the update, but that weekend when the update was tested and supposed to end up in DIM,  it was kind of weird here. My father passed on the nineth, so I had my head and heart elsewhere. 

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,707

    Ah Totte, you have my sympathy. Take the time you need. It is not easy to lose a parent or other family member.

    It will not ease your heart or soul, but I picked up all three packages yesterday. 

    Mary

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621

    Yes, Totte. No hurry - take the time you need. Condolences to you and your family.

    My mom has passed away 15 months ago and my father many years ago.

    One need to find enough strength to keep going on.

     

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,940
    edited January 31

    OK, Crowd Generator 1.4.0.1 is now in DIM!
    Update and then things will work a bit better,,,
     

    The reason for an empty Formations Tab is that that tab has been there (unpopulated) a while, but it is only visible if the Formations Extension is installed.

    Now it will be populated with 1.4.0.1 version of Crowd Generator!

     

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  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,621
    edited January 31

    Thanks a lot for the update and all your hard wok to deliver such amazing products.

    Below is a render of an example formation.

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