Had a catastrophe with KotB, I hacked in half a dozen cats, went look for a model, and... no cat? I coulda sworn I have seen them wandering around Hommlet (probably thinking of Tibby in Britian, but what the hey). Anyways, I'll be hornswaggled if I am letting Mr Fluffy, Sir Purrsalot, Marmalade and the rest get left out! So what can I use for a cat? Is there a dire tiger or summonable panther or something I am missing in the game?
If it helps ted, I used a small wolf for the cat familiar, it doesn't look or sound quite right, but it's the closest model I could find (it's either the dog/wolf/jackel model or the leucrotta model).
Shame on you guys; hunting about for strange pussy... _O: I think a shrunken & re-skinned Leucrotta might be the thing. As for cat noises, Zorn ought to be able to help with this. He's got a ready supply of feline actors. Frankly, I doubt whether or not anyone here would be able to tell him from a cat on the recordings, short of analyzing the waves or something. :Crazy_Tig
I should just head over to the Ultima pages and try to find Dr Cat. I was thinking of reskinning the leucrottas as horses (ok, not thinking THAT seriously, Cujo pointed out it was not the best idea) but yeah, I think a shrunken one of them would make a nice cat, all things considered. I wasn't thinking talking cats, but a realistic sounding purr, meow, caterwaul and hacking 'here comes a furball' cough would all make it into the game, if Zorn feels so inclined. Or I could just speed up a TIE fighter
Ugh, lo-fi. :blegh: I must say, Zorn's recordings are very high-quality hi-fi. Aside from that, I may be able to turn up a hi-fi cat for you. Remember the golden rule of modding: if you can't do it well, don't do it at all.
And, remember the platinum rule of modding: if you can't do it well, don't jack someone elses stuff [without giving proper credit to the original author].
@gaear: There were some recordings (should be hi-fi...don't know) I found that could be downloaded at a cost of one dollar per download. * Someone here, maybe even a modder, is most likely to have a current girlfriend who owns a cat.
Not to worry; Zorn & I both have cats; I just don't have his system for capturing sound. What Max can't cover, Pyouaquet is sure to finish.
Here's some more. -> listen to animals020 (bottom of page) -> listen to animals021, 022, 023 (top of page) -> Big Cat felines
various wildlife background and noises...wildlife sounds (gators & more) from US Fish & Wildlife Service [US Govt] that is completely free to download and use at will. -> various wildlife
laff...even more enraging a Charolais Bull a beaver tail slapping water alarm coyote moonlight howl in the background echolocation of an American bat (if you could hear their high frequency noises) American Western Diamondback Rattlesnake American bullfrog chorus