You are either a troll or just being plain ridiculous. Please stay out.
Thanks for bumping the thread though.
Hey man, i'm not trolling, I dont know why you have to be so harsh, think you totally missed what I was refering to - Cicero's post and pictures, and what they DID put in 2.4
I'm here to back your opinion UP...
what was posted by Cicero and showed pictures from Osprey books, both are 16-18th century. (dunno about the chichak in 2.4, i'm guessing mid-late 15th to?? or maybe later post crpg start?)
As for the stuff you posted? Great ideas, the last one is spectacular, I dunno THE FIRST THREE, they seem to lack a finishing touch or something. (maybe its the lighting and texture resolution in those pics?) (maybe just a black dot stipple gradient affect, going strongest to weakest from skin edge towards center/non-edge, as seen on some of the better 'pitted metal' adds already in crpg, or maybe it just needs a less uniformed more variable 'skin' on the metal? dunno just thinking out loud and trying to make helpful suggestions.)
I'm here to back you up and say ADD IT. But, I'm a skinner myself, and I think for quality sake, those could be touched up a bit with some detail and dynamic weathering affect to the edges of the metal to make it look antiqued.
My GRIPE, was , regardless of the quality, the additions they DID make, are late/post crpg era, and Cicero posting the 16-18 century Osprey stuff, and getting history illiterate people to drool over it, is just the wrong thing to look at even BEFORE you sit down to make a model and texture for crpg. Its like saying 'look at these great ww2 helmets I made for the american civil war sim mod!"
Anyway, yeah, get some byzantine helmets in there, get some more heavy (45+) west and east euro, AND middle eastern helms in there, some heavier middle eastern chest pieces, maybe a plate armor or two as well AND MAKE THEM 12TH- LATE 15TH CENTURY, but 16-18th century middle-eastern stuff?
I've seen some other nice candidates like the crested crusader helms from War of the Roses, A nice Edward the black prince detailed sugerlloaf, etc. A bucket without a christian cross or 2 would be nice as well. How about a nice leather viking spectacle helm to replace one of the three almost exactly the same, spangen/spectacle helms?
Oh, and that last one you posted Ujin, AWESOME, if the three above it used the same/simular metal texture and augmented shadow, theyre more than good to go, and am looking forward to seeing a couple of them in game soon! (could see for slot purpose them choosing one of the first three, and defenitely the last one!)