Thanks everybody, I finished the sw rifle animation today, and I hope to complete the rest of the SW direction (the tricky ones, falling, getting up, stimpack) this weekend, then I will think about making the tommy gun, maybe the gun too.
Concerning the fitting in the wasteland setting, I agree with all of you, it stand out. But I always thought the major flaw of Reno was that the design was badly introduced. The Idea of a town protected by the descendant of the mafia ain't bad actually, in opposition to Den (slavercity), Vaultcity(based on prewar) and the NCR (newdemocraty of the wasteland). But it wasn't made right.
Idealy for me, the outskirt of the city should have been a mix of destroyed tall building and cultivated area, wherever possible (parking slot, destroyed building). The farmers there should have complained about how everything they farm would go to the mobsters, other would admit that they are better off paying the protection in Reno instead of living in the Wasteland. Maybe a caravan outpost or two, for the Den and the NCR, and some brahmins. The long statu quo betwenn the mobster would have been explained by the fact is too big to be protected from the outside by only one gang. Each gang would have had its outskirt area to protect (north, east, south, west...)
The Mordinos would have this gangster protecting their area.
or this one
That way, the player would be less surprised when he enter the central area. (but yeah, the neon need to go)
The clean appearance of the made man could be explained by the fact that its an external sign of power and wealth. In a wicked way, the mobsters are the protectors of civilisation in the Wasteland. The might extort moneys from the people, but the raiders would simply kill them, the slavers would take everything.
In the wester of old, we can see that all the people had 2 set of cloth, the regular one for work, the other one to go to church the sunday. Well the mademan can wear sunday clothes everyday. Why? because he can. (he can afford the pressing bill of the San Francisco imigrant
)
It would also require other wealthy person living in the city, like successful slaver, rich farm owners, caravan masters, ranchero, all that would pay the protection to the mob. That way Reno would have a real source of income (instead of tourism and gambling)
Another type of mobster:
Some experimentations for the rich people, try to imagine them with different head instead of the hat:
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Of course, since the made man are all clean, they would need some people to guard the outskirt, patrol the wasteland, the goodfellas:
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Anyway, end of the fantasy and back to work, I only have made 10% of the frames for the made man...
To MIB:
My fault actually. I thought I could use some quick copy past to escape the 70 frames of the animation. Turns out I can't. (Damn you Josan! Your work is too good!)