The Ugly Beginnings of the Scout
The <a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2195">TF2 Blog has updated</a> once more this week. This time, the team shares with its readers a glimpse at the evolution of the Scout's graphical design.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="/image.php?id=44706"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44706.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a> <a href="/image.php?id=44707"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44707.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a> <a href="/image.php?id=44708"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44708.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a><br />
<a href="/image.php?id=44709"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44709.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a></div><br />
They had this to say about the first design you see above.<blockquote>Here's one of the earliest ideas for the Scout. We thought that a wired-up-on-coffee bike messenger had the right body shape for the Scout, and would provide a variety of fun animation possibilities.</blockquote>More information on the Scout's "humble" beginnings can be read over <a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2195">at the TF2 blog</a>.
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<div align="center"><a href="/image.php?id=44706"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44706.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a> <a href="/image.php?id=44707"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44707.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a> <a href="/image.php?id=44708"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44708.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a><br />
<a href="/image.php?id=44709"><img src="/writeable/images/uploaded/t_image_44709.jpg" width="175" height="131" border="1" title="click for a full image"></a></div><br />
They had this to say about the first design you see above.<blockquote>Here's one of the earliest ideas for the Scout. We thought that a wired-up-on-coffee bike messenger had the right body shape for the Scout, and would provide a variety of fun animation possibilities.</blockquote>More information on the Scout's "humble" beginnings can be read over <a href="http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2195">at the TF2 blog</a>.
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