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u/gertgertgertgertgert Death Knight Dec 15 '23
Naga = great (minus the arm thing)
Arch Magi = great
Iron golem = great
Genie = great
Titan #2 = great
Everything else makes me very sad.
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u/reddorical Dec 16 '23
Got to appreciate a bit of high def genie side boob.
Maybe in 2023 the master genies can be female too.
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
hahah thank you for the honesty!
AI I use is still pre-alpha, hopefully it will just get better in time3
u/Melkorwrwr nwcwhatisthematrix Dec 15 '23
are you also planning to replace the original game files with these AI generated images?
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
yes, but not with these, need AI models that can preserve style and need improvement on the motion AI tech. I hope in 1-2 years this will be possible
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u/ZedsDeadZD Dec 18 '23
So you are putting these designs in the original game with enhanced graphics? That would be awesome.
Stone Golems look like metal too though. Would love to see what AI does with gold and diamond golems.
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u/altobrun Dec 15 '23
This was way cleaner than the rampart one
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
Thank you! The AI I use has been getting some updates and I have been working on prompts.
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u/BunBunny55 Dec 15 '23
Just want to say I absolutely love this series. I've been trying to do some direct upscales myself but havnt gotten nearly as good results.
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
Please don't give up, I would love to see different AI models render these
openart.ai will give you 150 free credits if you join their discord channelhere is the image of all the modeling processors they offer:
https://imgur.com/a/MxERcNi2
u/BunBunny55 Dec 15 '23
Thanks ! I've been trying with both Midjourney and Leonardo. I'm not that fluent with ai art yet though, still learning. Definitely will upload, or at least send you some if I get decent results !
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u/dunko5 Dec 15 '23
This upsets me deeply
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u/Ok-Wafer-3491 Dec 15 '23
Yeah this just makes me appreciate the original art so much more
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
Sry if I spoil it, I do as well love the original homm3 art. I have been working on some homm3 and fallout sprite/pixel art back in the day and I still cherish it. On the other hand, it's really fun to see what I get from processing these images.
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u/Ok-Wafer-3491 Dec 17 '23
Oh no don’t worry, this can’t spoil the original for me :) And yeah I’ve played around with stable diffusion and it’s quite addicting. But to me it all just looks the same still, and it just can’t capture the vibe or real art like the original homm3 art
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u/CoffeeTimeRightNow Dec 16 '23
I like that the AI turned the gremlins into Gremlins.
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u/ZedsDeadZD Dec 18 '23
Thats the problem with AI and the internet. It will just take what it can find the most/easiest.
If you googled corona pre-corona youd find beer. Now all you find is virus related things. Which makes sense its still not perfect though. In my kind of business there exists a Korona surface treatment and I am glad its spelled with a K and not a C, haha.
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u/MechanicIcy6832 Dec 15 '23
What this did more than anything is make me appreciate the original spirtes once more. I have to be honest, the only acceptable or even good ones were mages and nagas.
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
Some turned out great, some are meh, extra NagaQueens, extra Titans
All resources gathered from (will be the order list for future vids)
https://mightandmagic.fandom.com/wiki/Heroes_III_creatures
uploading all images here https://imgur.com/a/dlsydYr
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u/Melkorwrwr nwcwhatisthematrix Dec 15 '23
on fb I've seen a post recently about how they re-imagined nagas;
...since I can't find the original post I've reuploaded it here:
https://imgur.com/a/g3BTSGg2
u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
Thank you these are great! I did decide not to use the transparent background and use kreia.ai to upscale.
These are some manga/cartoon/fantasy models you can use as well
openart.ai will give you 150 free credits if you join their discordHere is the image of all the trained AI processor models you can use
https://imgur.com/a/MxERcNi
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u/Libious Dec 16 '23
HoMM 3 has no remaster.
HoMM 3 needs no remaster.
Out with the AI nonsense. Not only it is not needed, as HoMM 3 art is timeless, it looks ugly.
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u/Elf_7 Dec 15 '23
I was thinking how a homm 3 remake would do, it could be very interesting. I liked the golems and wizards, rest not so much.
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u/csorfab Dec 16 '23
Eeeeh. Not bad, but it isn't really there yet. Most images just look off and weird
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u/NickeKass Conflux Armageddon Supremacy Dec 18 '23
Much better then the HD remaster that was released on steam. A bit cartoony in some but as a whole, much better. And the magis get an extra finger to hold their staves! They probably need it after the great improvements to the genies and naga queens.
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u/Irelia_My_Soul Dec 15 '23
What an horror show really all very cring and creepy
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
sry if it was nightmare fuel, the AI I use is still pre-alpha, hopefully it will just get better in time
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u/brooklynbluenotes Dec 15 '23
I'm really not a fan of AI art in general, but I gotta be honest, these are pretty slick.
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u/Mr7000000 Dec 15 '23
Congratulations on removing all the charm and appeal from the designs in favor of plastic bullshit.
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u/aniobash Dec 15 '23
Very good. The one I don't like is the goblin.
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u/locokrang Dec 15 '23
thats how AI interprets gremlin, I tried with Gnome and it does get more humaniod features, but I went with gremlin in the end
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u/Beat_the_Deadites Dec 16 '23
These are fun, even the ones I don't personally like.
The ones I really like are the stone gargoyle, both magi, the basic genie, and the giant.
The golems and the 2nd titan are solid too.
I appreciate the effort, don't let the naysayers keep you from playing around with other factions.
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u/locokrang Dec 16 '23
thanks man, if I inspire a single person to use AI creatively (and make it even better!) my mission is done, also it's just fun
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u/SundayFox Dec 15 '23 edited Dec 15 '23
The stone gargoyle looks extremely friendly while obsidian one becomes ultra evil! And Naga is very pretty if you forget about her weird extra arm starting nowhete :D.