I was super excited for Hytale to release. To the point where I started making models for it before the early access even dropped.
AFTER it came out, I started falling quickly in love with the world and it's wild life. After seeing the unique style they used to design and create the wildlife in the game, I had an idea. Would I be able to take the various animals I saw in game, and turn them into Anthro playable characters? I wanted to try, so I came up with a plan, pick a region of the game, and make a series of characters based on that region. First up, the Desert Clan!
Desert Clan - Sand Lizard https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vbg5Gd
Desert Clan - Sabretooth Tiger https://www.artstation.com/artwork/V2PZzZ
Desert Clan - Hyena https://www.artstation.com/artwork/a021VR
I'll let you all decide on how good a job I've done, but I am very happy with the results of this project so far. I have four total models planned for the Desert Clan and this is one of them. My goal for this project was to learn how to create textures and styles that represented the animals in the game and keep close to the Hytale visual style. I wanted these characters to feel like they were always here, already a part of Orbis.
Once all 4 are done and posted, I will begin working on a different Clan of animals. Might leave it up to a vote on my Ko-fi site too.
SPEAKING OF WHICH! These models are available for purchase over on my ko-fi shop! Check it out over in my socials!
Take a look at the model in Sketchfab.