Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder *prototype finished*

[LeMarchand]

I am looking for good reference material for this device, especially the text on the sides and the artwork on the back. Only found 2 pics on google. Looks like a nice electro-etching project

thanks,

Marc

 

[Alan Cross]

Re: Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder

Yeah, that thing is pretty cool. Good luck with your search. Anyway to do game screen caps?

 

[DARTH SABER]

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I'll see what I can do.
I really like the decoder prop but after looking at it for a few minutes is said " damn, that's a lot of precise metal work"...just don't have the tools for that.

 

[Landstalker]

Re: Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder

Have you tried contacting Naughty Dog?
They may have pics, schematics or tech specs that they could let you have.

 

[d_jedi1]

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I saw a book at work, something about "history of the world in 100 artifacts"
I'll get the proper name next time I see it.. anyway, there is (go figure) an astrolabe in there that looks almost the same.
It's labeled as a hebrew astrolabe in the book, I'd guess that they used that as a starting point and modified the design from there.
edit: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...l1l0&q=hebrew astrolabe&orq=hebrew+astrolabe+

 

[LeMarchand]

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I looked at astrolades on google past week, but it looks like they only took the idea of the astrolade and went running with it.

I sent an email to naughtydog, asking if it is possible to get in touch with the person who designed it for the game to learn more about it, so here's to hoping i get a response.

 

[LeMarchand]

Re: Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder

Did some more research. All the text has been figured out on the top and the side. Only thing that i still need to find out, is an amount of symbols between the text on the sides and the bottom.

The bottom looks like some sort of enneagram with the birthsign symbols, but it is not the 'compatibility' enneagram.

Haven't had a reply yet from naughty dog

 

[LeMarchand]

Re: Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder

I think i cracked the pattern used for the engravings on the side. All i can say at the moment is....WOW, someone over at "Naughty Dog" sure put a lot of thought into this thing. Once my research is complete i will write a short essay on this piece.

I am now also convinced the bottom pictures an Astrological pattern.

 

[Fennec]

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Best I could do.. You might already have had this one though.

 

[Mike J.]

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Another image - apologies if you have this one already:

2 mB pic from the Wikia


-MJ

 

[LeMarchand]

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I downloaded all the cutscenes from Youtube in 1080p and capped the hell out of them. I think i have all the engravings figured out including the back. Only thing you never really see clear enough is the thing in the center on the back.

Made some good progress on the top section in the quiet hours of the night. Just need to add a few things and then i can work on the side and bottom.

 

[ejh343]

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:O OMG!!!!! That's crazy!!!!!

 

[DARTH SABER]

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Damn, I got a headache just looking at all those details.

How are you planning on making this ? CNC machine?

 

[ejh343]

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You're welcome hahaha

 

[ejh343]

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http://area.autodesk.com/inhouse/bts/uncharted_3_with_naughty_dog

Awesome stuff....

Bonus scroll to the bottom and under Additional Links it says:
Christophe Desse Masterclass Video: Uncharted 3 Cipher Disk (Maya+Mudbox)

Watch that video and it's eery single detail you will ever need of the cipher disc

I'll post the link to it but idk if it will work

http://area.autodesk.com/masterclasses/masterclass/class4_q4_2011

 

[LeMarchand]

Re: Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder

wow, excellent pics and links. This gives me that last piece i needed, the knob on the back.

Turned out i was right about the engraving on the back. It's a constellation called "star of david" or "solomon's key" one of the rarest if not the most rare of constellations.

I will probably start with a plastic prototype to make resin copies. Brass will be really expensive and will have to wait till i have my own cnc machine

 

[ejh343]

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Well I'm in for one whenever you get around to making it.... should be pretty awesome!!!

 

[CSMacLaren]

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Awesome. Just a suggestion: if anyone's making this, make sure the artwork looks engraved rather than just your run-of-the-mill computer font. This may mean modifying vector fonts to create irregularities so that no two characters are alike. Lastly, straight lines should appear with slight fluctuations so that they will still appear precise but yet have that hand-engraved look.

 

[ejh343]

Re: Uncharted 3: Drake's Decoder

Awesome. Just a suggestion: if anyone's making this, make sure the artwork looks engraved rather than just your run-of-the-mill computer font. This may mean modifying vector fonts to create irregularities so that no two characters are alike. Lastly, straight lines should appear with slight fluctuations so that they will still appear precise but yet have that hand-engraved look.

Sounds like you know what you're doing why don't you make it haha

 

[Darxide]

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Any updates with this LeMarchand?