How to make stalactites and stalagmites?

cornontheCoD

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how could I make them? could I use a brush or would I need someone to make a custom model for me?
 

Lord Ned

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Hmmn. You MIGHT get away with some displacement work.

Make a shape similar to a slagmite, (big to smaller, big to smaller, etc)
make them into displacements and subdivide them.
 

Open Blade

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If you want to make a quick one, just create a brush (spike) and change how many sides you want.
 

TheDarkerSideofYourShadow

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I think if you wanted to make it with displacements, you'd make a cylinder with however many sides, and then narrow the sharp end. Make all sides but the base a displacement and do what Lord Ned said. Oh, and bubble out the tip.
 

Snipergen

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You really will want a model with a normal map on it, that would be the best.
 

Lord Ned

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After playing around a bit with displacements, subdivide, noise, powerlevel changes, etc.

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Could probably make it more bumpy, but i dunno,.
 

Kaiser

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Arn't there some in the Half-Life 2: Episode Two caves level you could base them off?
On 2nd thought...those may be props :(