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Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 9th, 2025, 16:16
by orinEsque
loregamer wrote: May 9th, 2025, 15:20
Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster
Time to look for some good pierce brosnan videos

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 9th, 2025, 20:02
by Lancaster
loregamer wrote: May 9th, 2025, 15:20
Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster


Maybe along these lines?

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 10th, 2025, 00:08
by orinEsque
Lancaster wrote: May 9th, 2025, 20:02
loregamer wrote: May 9th, 2025, 15:20
Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster


Maybe along these lines?
Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 10th, 2025, 01:05
by Lancaster
orinEsque wrote: May 10th, 2025, 00:08
Lancaster wrote: May 9th, 2025, 20:02
loregamer wrote: May 9th, 2025, 15:20
Once this is done, we will likely need a voice conversion @Lancaster


Maybe along these lines?
Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman
The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 10th, 2025, 08:30
by DagothGeas5
Lancaster wrote: May 10th, 2025, 01:05
orinEsque wrote: May 10th, 2025, 00:08
Lancaster wrote: May 9th, 2025, 20:02




Maybe along these lines?
Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman
The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.
I hope you can make him sound actually scary/unnerving instead of the "token monster character with a strangely deep voice", truly make it feel like his "real voice" is from a person's thoughts as illithids were, in my opinion, treated like a circus show in the "full version" of this game :?
The mod I was planning to use myself is this one as it is the closest I could find https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/ ... tab=videos
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Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 10th, 2025, 10:07
by Lancaster
DagothGeas5 wrote: May 10th, 2025, 08:30
Lancaster wrote: May 10th, 2025, 01:05
orinEsque wrote: May 10th, 2025, 00:08


Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman
The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.
I hope you can make him sound actually scary/unnerving instead of the "token monster character with a strangely deep voice", truly make it feel like his "real voice" is from a person's thoughts as illithids were, in my opinion, treated like a circus show in the "full version" of this game :?
The mod I was planning to use myself is this one as it is the closest I could find https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/ ... tab=videos
► Show Spoiler
Sound good, but I here a lot of AI bite.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 19th, 2025, 08:39
by baconsoda
not final helmet!😅 :old:
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Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 19th, 2025, 16:47
by loregamer
He's cooking

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: May 22nd, 2025, 12:29
by KOS-MOS
DagothGeas5 wrote: May 10th, 2025, 08:30
Lancaster wrote: May 10th, 2025, 01:05
orinEsque wrote: May 10th, 2025, 00:08


Need to find some way to remove all the sounds
effects from the squidman
The sound effects in the Darkest Dungeon background for the statue is fitting due to the statue being memories of Balduran's past life. We'll have to figure something else out for the squid.
I hope you can make him sound actually scary/unnerving instead of the "token monster character with a strangely deep voice", truly make it feel like his "real voice" is from a person's thoughts as illithids were, in my opinion, treated like a circus show in the "full version" of this game :?
The mod I was planning to use myself is this one as it is the closest I could find https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/ ... tab=videos
► Show Spoiler
**** I love his voice, so much "monster-like"

I wish the giths and drakoids had more alien voices too. Mass effect was great for this

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 23rd, 2025, 07:48
by baconsoda
hello everyone, :wizard:
overall concept
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alternate mesh for later
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what good helmet accents alternative to baseball brim :mrgreen:
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Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
by Rand
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 23rd, 2025, 11:36
by SoLong
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
It is a statue built by people who never actually saw him. Many of those are dressed in fancy if impractical outfits. Honestly, getting the race wrong was far worse in my opinion.

As for his age in the cutscene: let's not kid ourselves, this world has enough ways to make yourself young again if you're sufficiently skilled and especially if you're an explorer like Balduran was. Not just for wizards, who basically have an entire immortality spell list in different flavors, but for mundane people. Harder to do, yes, but possible even for a fighter (if he was a pure one and not mixed class).

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 00:20
by orinEsque
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
it's gonna be stylised, the statue will need to be glammed up with ceremonial gear, because the whole point is to maake it look cool.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 00:44
by Norfleet
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 01:15
by orinEsque
Norfleet wrote: August 24th, 2025, 00:44
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.
You'll be able to see his face. Why do you think baconsoda went to the effort of modelling Pierce Brosnan?

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 01:37
by Rand
Norfleet wrote: August 24th, 2025, 00:44
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.
Bascinets and such have visors...

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 04:38
by baconsoda
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
i am trying to match the original concept art, but very little in concept art images as source reference
open to ideas

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 07:06
by rusty_shackleford
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
What's wrong with copying conquistadors?

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 09:09
by Reichspepe
orinEsque wrote: August 24th, 2025, 01:15
Norfleet wrote: August 24th, 2025, 00:44
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
Yes, but this is a statue and you have to be able to see his face. If you gave him a full knight helmet, you wouldn't be able to see his face, which defeats the point.
You'll be able to see his face. Why do you think baconsoda went to the effort of modelling Pierce Brosnan?
@baconsoda is a true architect, if you will :scratch:

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 13:24
by Rand
rusty_shackleford wrote: August 24th, 2025, 07:06
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
What's wrong with copying conquistadors?
It has no relation to the history of Balduran.
He built up a local area. He didn't go to Maztica to conquer and loot, as far as I know.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: August 24th, 2025, 13:39
by rusty_shackleford
Rand wrote: August 24th, 2025, 13:24
rusty_shackleford wrote: August 24th, 2025, 07:06
Rand wrote: August 23rd, 2025, 08:03
Are we going to lose the Conquistador and/or baseball style helmet and use a more noble/knighly helmet?
Balduran was an explorer and warrior. He would have used what worked and gave him actual protection in battle.
What's wrong with copying conquistadors?
It has no relation to the history of Balduran.
He built up a local area. He didn't go to Maztica to conquer and loot, as far as I know.
Right, it was Anchorome.

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: October 1st, 2025, 11:09
by baconsoda
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:knight: :knight:

Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: October 8th, 2025, 19:42
by loregamer
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Balduran The Caucasian (statue restoral)

Posted: October 8th, 2025, 19:56
by CheesusCrust
make baldur's gate white again :axe: