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Adds Lagiacrus, The Lord of the Seas, to Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Replaces Royal Ludroth (model swap)
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Lagiacrus
The Lord of the Seas
The Lord of the Seas
(artwork by @coolaise21)
A shallow forest stream
Coursing through the night
Amid the sound of water
A beast prepares to fight
Those who go in unprepared
Will bow before its might
Bathing in the falls it waits
Using lightning as its shield
Long neck standing proud
Its fangs shall never yield
A shallow forest stream
Coursing through the night
Amid the sound of water
A beast prepares to fight
Those who go in unprepared
Will bow before its might
Bathing in the falls it waits
Using lightning as its shield
Long neck standing proud
Its fangs shall never yield
Monster Hunter Tri released for Wii in Japan on August 1, 2009. To commemorate its 13th anniversary, I'm releasing this mod today.
This is a personal project, to include Lagiacrus in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak in the only possible way I currently know: replacing the model of another monster.
(Monster Hunter Tri artwork by Capcom, modified by @ILagiacrus)
No, this is not a "modders do what lazy Capcom devs don't". If anything, it's a "lazy artist creates a lazy mod for fun because he likes Lagiacrus".
This mod does not prove that Lagiacrus could have been in Sunbreak
It only proves that the Royal Ludroth skeleton works "just fine". Although they share a very similar skeleton, animations and proportions, Lagiacrus is larger than Royal Ludroth and that will make its problems more evident. Perhaps not only visual problems, but also gameplay problems. Almudron is a clear example of that, and it might be at their limit of acceptance of how glitchy it sometimes behaves.
This mod does not demonstrate the problems that prevented Lagiacrus from being added in Sunbreak
Any glitches this mod contains are my fault. I had to edit the mesh a bit and do the weight painting by hand, so expect some strange movements. I also couldn't modify the skeleton, so the neck is a bit stiff (original Lagiacrus has more bones there). Clipping is a problem that all monsters have. If Lagiacrus clips into a wall, so does the original Royal Ludroth. Increase its size and this problem is more apparent.
Don't blame the Capcom devs for not including Lagiacrus
I'm a dev myself, and I know all the complications we can encounter in a big company. Budget, time constraints, tool limitations, bad decisions, marketing, hardware limitations, skills. Everything affects development. At least they know it's a fan favorite and they show us that they are still trying.
About this mod
This mod replaces Royal Ludroth, using the Lagiacrus model and textures from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U). It's just a "reskin". This means that you will be fighting a Royal Ludroth, that sounds and looks like a Lagiacrus.
Other changes have been made to rename the monster's name, quests, materials and item descriptions. These changes are only available in English and Spanish. The other languages were not modified.
I included the "Lagiacrus X" Master Rank armor and a Switch Axe (both replace Royal Ludroth's weapon and armor).
Notes
- This is the first time I edit a model. So keep in mind, I used it to practice and have fun.
- Nothing has changed on the monster other than the model and textures. It's a classic, regular Royal Ludroth.
- This Lagiacrus will be now bigger than Royal Ludroth (78% bigger). Thanks to Blacktuna13 for figuring out the size modifier of the model.
- Breaking the "sponge" will break the back, chest and claws of Lagiacrus. Royal Ludroth has fewer breakable parts than Lagiacrus.
Known issues
- Depending on the terrain, the legs may glitch a bit. This could be fixed with better weight painting and mesh editing, but the current state is good enough.
- Of course, the neck and tail will clip through the walls and ground. All monsters do this, and it's unavoidable.
- Some text mentioning Royal Ludroth I forgot to change (NPC dialogs).
- Armor and weapon are lazily ported. They are 3DS ports. Someone else can do a better job than me.
- The head has a smaller hitbox (keeps original from Royal Ludroth). This is because I couldn't modify the bones at the time. But it's not bad, it's only the snout.
- The sponge hitbox is still present.
Installation
- Install with Fluffy Manager 5000. (You may need to extract the contents of the zip)
You can expand this mod:
- If you want to port more weapons and armors for Lagiacrus, or make custom models and textures for them, go for it!
- If you know how to edit the monster's behavior and attacks to make this a "real" Lagiacrus mod, go ahead! You can use these files to do so.
- You can create custom quests.
Credits
- Capcom for making this awesome game. The models and textures belong to them.
- coolaise21 for allowing me to use the Lagiacrus icon with Rise's style.
- Ygnaris for helping me with sounds.
- PittRBM for the NRRT normal map fix.
- Rayquaza999 for the converting and testing the mod on Nintendo Switch.
- Blacktuna13 for figuring out the monster size modifier, the color of the material icons and other stuff. Check out his mod!
- Anonymous artist for editing the icons for Ivory Lagiacrus and Abyssal Lagiacrus.
- Everyone who contributed to the Monster Hunter Rise Modding wiki, and the tools mentioned there.
- A good friend who helped me testing the mod.
- All the content creators who featured this mod in their channels. Thank you.
- Everyone who wants Lagiacrus and underwater combat to come back. You are based.
Optional Ivory Lagiacrus and Abyssal Lagiacrus versions now available!
