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[Shikari]

And now for something completely different.

Ed and I have been working on a cart for gandalf the grey, for no particular reason other than we thought it would be fun. It will most likely be featured in the campaign cinematics, and I'm sure we'll find some other uses for it.
Don't worry though, its not gonna be an alternative mount for gandalf, that would be, well stupid.

So, first up, here's some renders:




And some ingame screens:




and lastly, a whimsical video of gandalf cruising through various regions in the cart
Download Video

Hope you guys like.

Credits:
Modelling and Animating by Ed. Fitzgerald
Horse and Cart skinned by Shikari
Base Gandalf the Grey skin by TEA, with blue hat and new face/beard added by Shikari & Ed

[Hendambar]

Absolutely Brilliant, this will be great to see in the game whether just the video or actually to use! Great work!

[TowerGuard418]

I loved the video.
Good job!

[myster]

haha awesome!

[Scryer]

Wow, that was fantastically done! Hahaha, trying to show up Rob's LWM break-through are we ?

[Fruity.Gnome]

That is beyond brilliant, nice job you two.

[Fyro11]

...wow...

[Devon]

Hmm....alternative mount? Maybe when he's grey? Never really liked the grey gandalf on shadowfax...

[Dalf32]

great work!
perhaps this could replace shadowfax as an easter egg...

[Fyro11]

I'd actually like to have the cart in the game, replacing Gandalf the Grey's Shadowfax, like Yoda said. The reason being, that I don't wanna play the game with Easter eggs. Just never took to Easter eggs.

Edited by Fyro11, 26 May 2008 - 11:20 PM.

[Funbomb]

Good Job

[Dalf32]

yea i couldnt ever see it as a normal mount in mid-battle because it just makes no sense; hense the easter eggs. i mean gandalf never did, nor would he ever, ride to battle in a firework-filled cart.

[Fyro11]

Lol, true! Well, whatever...

[Devon]

yea i couldnt ever see it as a normal mount in mid-battle because it just makes no sense; hense the easter eggs. i mean gandalf never did, nor would he ever, ride to battle in a firework-filled cart.

Rhun chariots?

[Dalf32]

mmmm, thats different because imo a cart hampers gandalfs ability to use his magic and his cart was obviously not built for combat but instead for travel. its like the ricketiest cart ever built; i mean it seriously would not work out well for old gandy

[Devon]

Doesn't look very rickety from shikari's pictures.

And he can launch fireworks out of it!

[Dalf32]

based on the movies it is quite rickety. true, he could launch fireworks, but that would be more of a fear-inducing tactic imo.

[tylerman29]

lol ^ nive work looks perfect:P

Edited by tylerman29, 27 May 2008 - 12:13 AM.

[mike_]

You even did the pipe...

[xno The Black]

This is so Amazaing! He's good enough to be in real game instead of Easter Egg.
As somebody suggested, replace him to gandalf the grey's mount ability.
So he could move faster and give him a power What powers could he have?
Firework that causes fear to the enemy?