World of Warcraft Creation

[ILoveNightwishsomuch]

omg what program they use for this

[wowaylol193]

@ILoveNightwishsomuch noob

[Iwatchtrek]

@ILoveNightwishsomuch Maya

[MrAllanDelon]

Am I the only one that would like to see that night elf naked?

[naltizy]

@MrAllanDelon yes, yes u are

[KingLevi10000]

tell me that the undead dont look like voldemort

[bychop2]

I,m pretty sure it's done in Softimage and Zbrush.

[palad1ncz]

@bychop2 3dsmax....

[Bodilijan]

that is how the orcs should have looked like

[thewowgamer100]

Undead ftw

[perrucis2]

so fucking awesome, :3

3d max, i think xD in the retrospective they say they use 3d max por modeling but this is animation so i dont know xD

[Luisknet]

COMO HAGO PARA ANIMAR ASI ..

[PiromancerFreak]

carl sagan once said, "to create an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the univurse." well carl..heres the univurse you wanted

[NotRetarded123]

omg, this is amazing! i've never thought about how difficult it is to make wow

[AlphaKrizz]

3DS max?

[zeloragirrl300033]

2:20... Hamster Nelf!!! Gotta love that!!

[SwEXbE]

WoW can't look at this... i mean try make something like this in cinema ¤D and look at the render time... even on a high end PC a render like this would take HOURS if not DAYS!

[IaintnoArab]

2:20 lol

[makjep]

1:43 Boobs!

[urmibish]

ewwww .. Undead Scares Me XD

[TheSuomiFTW]

oh my god undeads looks so scary! Imagine if one walks in the street! d:}

[Crikenfull]

2:18 laughted so hard!!!

[wallhackergotdammit]

If the graphics looked like that then I would have -- JIIIIIIIIZZZZZZZZZEEEEEED!

[malasarma]

can anyone explain workflow of night elf char. and panther ? ok, any of chars. in this video ? :)

[keyan3d]

@malasarma 1. They first draw the character in different poses and expressions;

2. They model it in a 3D software, namely 3ds Max or Maya;

3. Painting (texturing) the model;

4. They setup a bone structure for the char;

5. Animators start animating;

6. Rendering;

7. Post-work edits and effects;

8. Awesomeness!

[malasarma]

@keyan3d it looks like they makeing lots of layers, like 1. for animation, 2. low poly model, 3. hig poly, 4 . high poly with dissplacment map. lots of work, lost of skills, panther animation is crazy, do they model like that just beacuse of easyer skining ? working in 3ds max and z bursh, half year :P.

[VisionXtream]

@keyan3d I think they would have done it in ZBrush with the models that defined.

[malasarma]

sorry blizzard, but im gona copy all from this video :).

[quattrodonkey]

7 people are...man i don't know... running 486?

[Conjurus77]

I want this graphics in WoW!

[TheBloodVortex]

omg now THAT is CGI graphics

[ClubPENGY11]

4:48 i feel sorry for the bear :(

[Hypochrisy0]

its really nice to see how they do it and what the humas are able to do with just some words tipping on a board.... crazy

[kmelalzate]

why to use biped?

[AwsmGames2010]

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[SOAD525]

blizzard always has the best intros

from diablo 2 it was a like 640 pixle game but had a real like intro

[MultiBooder]

wow movie who agrees

[donnieking]

This Cinematic vanillatrailer was the BEST trailer with the BC ones...with LICHKING the quality of trailers wasnt so good...very machinima-like..to much ingame scenes...Cata same issuses...less quality...

[felreaverguy]

even though it would take a while, id' like to see blizzard make a movie with with those graphics

[waxcoatedbanjo]

now i see why i pay £8.99 a month to play

[DrNecromancer64]

How did you get this vid?

[DrNecromancer64]

How did you get this scene?

[kirillos24]

I shited when I saw the undead

[mattyparnell]

poor bair :(

[Gamezonemachinima]

this amazing i hope i can gte a job in doing somthin like that when i molder ^^

[donaltios]

what software use blizzard for cinematics ? 3ds max ? maya? cinema 4d ? or something else ?

[ErikeRKK]

@donaltios

Without truely knowing, I'd say it's most likely Maya.

[iwkya1]

@ErikeRKK its max btw

[Chippychops7]

@donaltios I think they use 3ds max now but they used to use maya.

[AndrePoundz]

3:07 TRANSFORMERS!!! :D

[TheWolfstien]

1:44 :D

[Vladdyboy]

that for only 3 seconds of video.

[renark1]

y por que no usaron esos modelos en wow? online osea ... los modelos con los que jugamos silo usaran PUUUUUUUTA MUCHOS PERO MUCHOS MILLONES ENTRARIAN ahasta yo

[1122montana]

just reached lvl 10 and already ha

ve one gold... im on a trial account... NO 80 used

[M4XC4V413R4]

They don't use any commercial software, Blizzard has their own custom modeling software, they've had one since Diablo 2.

[markcambria]

the use 3ds max dumb ass

[M4XC4V413R4]

no they don't dipshit

[JohnWelsch]

you are wrong, boy, they used maya for animation, max and mudbox for modeling and effects came from various plugins for those both. They rendered in Renderman, composited in Nuke (and some other progs), Mirage for storyboarding.

I am also pretty sure they used photoshop, premiere pro, avid or final cut too.

You are right they have their own custom things like maya scripts and plug ins

[AtheistMonster]

Hell, they might even be utilizing Zbrush for these models.

[hicks16]

have fun trying to master this just by yourself. 3DS MAX and MAYA are the hardest and most complex programs I have ever used. They are fun as all hell but you have to have that little something to master these

[NobleValerian]

They are much more intuitive and user friendly than Blender...

[NemesisMovies]

sick

[killbox101]

to SIck :O

[arabaggins]

I think they used both

u can check on autodesk's site

[raytraced999]

@arabaggins No i think they used Talent!! who cares if it's maya, XSI, MAX or else...the result is what matters

[arabaggins]

@raytraced999 But the tools there using will have to do as much as they want them to in order to get the result they want.

Its talent of the user and power of the tool

[HeartStrong4ever]

Do you think they used 3DS Max or Maya?

Heh, I've been in training in order to do high'er end machinima...to 4th Gen level in-game cinema. O_o

Redoing races all over with real eyes, hair etc.

I just wanna know what did THEY use?

[Toastage]

They used 3ds max for this then switched to maya and renderman I think. Which just goes to show it's the talent of the artists that makes these not the name in front of the software ;)

[HeartStrong4ever]

Well, true about artist regardless of software. If you suck, it'll show either way.

Anyway, I own both Autodesk softwares.

(3DS MAX 9, Maya 2009 Unlimited)

You say they used both, like how...

model polygons with one, then render with the other (hair, effects, etc)?

You must note, both softwares ARE different...so technique, style, and quality are different too.

What I'm planning is using models 'in-game' as a template to make high-poly scenes (redraw with finer vertex details).

[MiloSai]

hey

can i download 3DS and maya from the internet?

and if i can

someone can past to me the link PLEASE?

[HumbleHermit7]

bad ass

[bloodshed400]

the undead gave me chills

[Boompass]

12 million subscribers.

[scottslayer7]

lol 3 word pwnage

[fleajr1]

word

[VergoingDuke]

Just for kids, OK, lol and what are you 15?

[compactsoul2]

Blizzard made the Wow with graphics like this so people all over could play it even with somewhat outdated hardware, and the graphics grow on you, smart move on Blizzard's part if you ask me, more customers

[AbStractWARior]

plus it allows the semaless transitions with no load times in game for everyone too

[Glorfindel117]

@compactsoul2 Oneday when peoples internet is faster (much faster) they will probably have the game looking just like the cinematic does. Still people will complain thow.

[Mastermind12358]

@compactsoul2

hmm no!, when blizz first realised gameplay fotage the graphics were extremly good at the time !.

[Hocoboz]

@compactsoul2 this is for cinematics only....

[SimlishSammy]

@compactsoul2

That's one of the things i love about WoW. I actually was pretty amazed at how well it ran on my laptop.

[silentdreameater]

@compactsoul2 thats true but also keep in mind that with all those polygons on screen that make up the map u need to keep the polygon count low but none of that matters because the overall gameplay quality surpasses the graphic elements.

[Beazle123]

@compactsoul2 Actually the reason they made it like that is because if they made it look much better, the servers wouldn't be able to handle it. It's not really about the customer's computer.

[mentalhazr]

@compactsoul2 and still the graphics are beautiful

[Mastermind12358]

@compactsoul2

hmm no, you do realize that the first gameplay footage came in 2001, at that time these graphics were the best and not everyone with outdated hardware could play it.

its a old game dude.

[alternativehero]

@compactsoul2 They made the graphics non-realistic because making them realistic would make the game look dated after 2-3 years.

[knightimer2]

@compactsoul2 Exactly, I try playing high end graphics on my computer and the immersion goes DOWN for me due to the lag and frame rate loss just to see cool looking water or thin lines. Stupid if you ask me.

[P47ThunderboltJug]

@compactsoul2 I guess I agree but wow would have made a bigger legend if it was a super graphics game. I know when they started, graphics didn't have these capability but it would be cool if they switched to a high end graphics game.

[evilmoofin]

I really had chills on my back when i saw this

[xstabyx]

dude war i'm with you on that one that would be insane'but for now we wait.

[Warcrafthaven]

I will sell my soul if Blizzard made WoW with the Far Cry / Crysis Graphics Engine! first i would probally puke of the overwhelming sickness then i would pass out! then i would probally call my boss and ask for overtime then buy a new PC!

[TheSodaFreaK]

That night elf can't be a real night elf! Wheres the mailbox dancing? or the obnoxious gold begging or run begging? what about the goldshire whores and ERPers? Fake night elves i say!

[denniswarcrafter1]

i've played on alot of Private Servers,

but i gotta tell you:

the programmer's of Blizzard are GODS

[Vikramthewhite]

@denniswarcrafter1 The Artists are greater gods.. :D

[Sangster94]

technology will enslave us all.

[ScareBear]

Perhaps such graphics will be playable in the future.

Keep in mind; we probably NEVER thought the current WoW graphics would be possible back when we were playing the other Warcraft games.

As technology advances, so will CGI. I have no doubt in my mind that it'll be possible, someday.

In the meantime, enjoy what there is so you can laugh at how outdated it is later. :D

[Mgjaggers]

Well, if you look at how games are advancing now, it's pretty crazy stuff. Look at this year's best games and last year's best games (Besides crysis) and see the HUGE difference in graphics. Games are getting much more graphic much more quickly. And the hardware for it is advancing so quickly, it can support such rendering. And with hard drives getting to large amounts ( 1 terabyte) large texture and model files can be supported. Gaming like this is soon in the future (not for MMo's tho) :)

[iluvluckystar]

i guess its kinda relevant

i have the diablo 2 box right here

Quote

'For the first time, wage your never ending quest for vengeance in stunning 800x600 resolution.'

[ccfreakMetal]

i'll never gonna be that good :\

Using Maya i school

[R4Zy3L]

Damn they look so real...

If they would make wow with these graphics in the future when computers would be much better it would be great ;)

[Nitros8891]

3d max??? tell us sebam17

[Irdeen]

They are using Maya

[Nitros8891]

hahaha thx...how do you know??

[Irdeen]

My friend said it, he have found it somewhere :P

[Nitros8891]

all right send him my thx

[MnSPictures]

2:18 :)

[mssnor]

O_O

[thualin]

WoW HAS better graphics than L2

[Electrotsolias]

wow is best i only wish to had beeter grafics... like lineage 2 for example

[darvoz]

if WoW had better graphics it wouldn't be WoW

[piwoot]

idd :)

[darvoz]

Blizzard wanted to make a World of Warcraft not a "Heroes of Azeroth." Ergo, they have to keep a certain visual style like the on in W3. They could update the graphics, but then it wouldn't be the proper style.

[diedy5]

if they give it these graphs it woulend be playable ... like 20 mins loading for instances or somehing, it rocks as it is right now.

[jakenem]

VIDEO CRADS AND PC THEMS SELVES ARENT GOOD ENOUIGHT TO HOLFD A GAME OF THE SIZE THAT wOw IS WITH THESE GRAPHIX

[diedy5]

if they give it these graphs it woulent be playable ... like 20 mins loading for instances or somehing, it rocks as it is right now.

[spider853]

How they did skeleton morphing in 3ds max?

[taven8494]

i want to play WoW With That Graphics XD

[muddertate]

i made one its called world of warmaking looks the same but alot alot more diffrent it make take some more time to get it up and running and make all the server and put in the stuff and make the gold in and chars and all that and buliding so yea im making it and trying to make it better so yea just wait

[chunchoe]

rofl stop uit at 2:18

[whatthepho]

lol perve

[Klorel92]

like the music :) could cry everytim when i ame in game^^

[Belronden1]

omg that was take alot of time to create this game xD

[Charlieschaltz]

1:43.. BEWBZ!

[tauren224]

Nice job stealing the vid

[CidCaldensfey]

holy shit looks like a lot of work

[eddy2299]

yeh, thats why game is so good.

[ivkonibg]

@CidCaldensfey why ? :D

[BjornBS]

@CidCaldensfey

it is i'm following the gaming education and we also work with 3DS Max it takes about 32-40 hours of work to complete only 1 person ^^

[Tracer2k]

@BjornBS that's pretty fast for a fully rigged and textured character. It would take me close to 100 hours :P but im not a professional.. :P

[FireSnakeR7]

hey..i will learn to work in 3d studio max,and i will do 3d cinematics like this

[MinasTirithSCV]

If you need progs to pull this stuff off lemme know.

[MoldyPotato1]

if only, if only... the grahpics were like that.

[xprofessorelliot]

1:44.BOOBS!!!

[al11al]

this is nice. its pretty fun/and nice to see they got idears from warhammer,tes, and that movie with the king that tries to find hes lover on a moving castle.

[speedy1985]

would be cool 2 know how to make that...

i'm starter with 3ds max (¬_¬)

[MikeG738]

wow its wow!

[triguy1995]

Sreck!

lol

[greendoom]

it's just behind the scenes of the intro movie....

[Akamuro]

wow...

[Kthenbai]

Cool... o_O

[hanzo12]

koo vid

[RocDisjoint]

WOW That looks tatally awesome! To bad that has nothing to do with the actual game and the game looks like a stupid smurf cartoon

[StupidMovieinc]

it was made in 2004

[Negatyfus]

HEY! Don't talk shit about the Smurfs, asshole!

[Pelodin]

smurfs are ftw asshat go burn in smurf hell!!!

[DofkaVlog]

asshole

[Tha2ndWimp]

Exactly.. it was made (or well released 5 years ago), and ofc they could make better graphics, but they choose not to.. probably because they've always made their games a bit cartoony, which is something that's so special about the whole Warcraft universe.