Standing and idle animations?
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LOL, maybe an exception for that... I'm still waiting to see the Walking Corpse skipping idle anim that was in one of these threads make it into the game =D
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If they did put in the WC dance routine, i should think it would be the rarest of the rare.thespaceinvader wrote:LOL, maybe an exception for that... I'm still waiting to see the Walking Corpse skipping idle anim that was in one of these threads make it into the game =D
I mean they could go all out. Fully and perfectly put out the whole routine perhaps even to music from a sound file.
The rarity would b ethat A) it would require X amount of Walking Corpses to be near each other, B) that their in a line (or rough line if horizontal) and C) should be on such large odds against of happening that it'd take a week long of running wesnoth with all the appropriate conditions met, before they actually wound up doing it.
This would mean that someone might see it once in a year or so. Now THATs an easter egg.
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I've finished off Redeth's thief idle animation, for both genders, and committed it to SVN as r22522. What I added was that the unit tosses the moneybag up in the air, and catches it; twice. I don't have time to prepare a gif of the thing, so if someone else is feeling sharp, they can go ahead and do so. Otherwise you can all see it in action in a few weeks, when the next inevitable release trots out.
The original animation was here:
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 890#250890
The original animation was here:
http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 890#250890
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I made idle animations for the dark adept. I suck at drawing so I just used existing adept and halo frames but I think it turned out alright.
also I didn't know how to make a .gif so I made a swf to preview and it can be seen here http://bestintha.biz/dadept
any and all feedback is appreciated
(included is male and female versions as well as the animation wml code)
also I didn't know how to make a .gif so I made a swf to preview and it can be seen here http://bestintha.biz/dadept
any and all feedback is appreciated
(included is male and female versions as well as the animation wml code)
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A tip: If you:jaques_strappe wrote:I made idle animations for the dark adept. I suck at drawing so I just used existing adept and halo frames but I think it turned out alright.
also I didn't know how to make a .gif so I made a swf to preview and it can be seen here http://bestintha.biz/dadept
(a) say you suck at drawing; then
(b) attach your work in a non-standard format so it's inconvenient for people to look at,
then odds are ~90% of people won't view it.
What software do you use? We can probably help you turn it into a .gif.
Instructions for doing it with The GIMP can be found at: http://www.wesnoth.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 815#207815
P.S. Your work doesn't look bad to me, but it's hard to tell 'cos it's ultra-zoomed in when viewed in my browser.
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The WCs have been redrawn since then, so the skipping anim would have to be redone from scratch before it could be used.thespaceinvader wrote:LOL, maybe an exception for that... I'm still waiting to see the Walking Corpse skipping idle anim that was in one of these threads make it into the game =D
[EDIT] I stand corrected.
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Re: Standing and idle animations?
All he does is flip it above his head, could you fit a few more frames in there?
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Re: Standing and idle animations?
I've made lich idle animation.
Not much else to say.
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Re: Standing and idle animations?
I appreciate the effort, but it's a bare minimum of "select and slide" motion, with some lighting effects overlaid. It's not the kind of quality we need.BLM wrote:I've made lich idle animation.
Not much else to say.
We need animations which feel 3-dimensional; to give us that true "polish" of professional sprite art, we need animations which rotate -into- the screen, rather than rotating on the screen. We need animations where you can't rotate something by just turning the image around - where you actually have to draw new images. We also need, actual motion of the character during the frames - what you did here doesn't count. Exaggerate the motions like a wild stage actor, or a looney-tunes character.
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Re: Standing and idle animations?
I quickly did a idle animation for the ruffian. Maybe not the importanst unit, but I really like it.
Here the animation Frames:
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Re: Standing and idle animations?
I'm no sprite artist so sorry if this isn't valid, but in my opinion ,and from what I am gathering from what Jetryl has said above, more then just his hands need to move. For example; if he took a step forward(or to his side) and practiced swinging it like he's physicking himself up for a fight, or something, might be more along the lines of getting the 3D idea. Again I'm no artist thats just how I'm interpreting what Jetryl has already said. I could be wrong.
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You're right. Something else has to move - wich could be the head.Mirion147 wrote:I'm no sprite artist so sorry if this isn't valid, but in my opinion ,and from what I am gathering from what Jetryl has said above, more then just his hands need to move. For example; if he took a step forward(or to his side) and practiced swinging it like he's physicking himself up for a fight, or something, might be more along the lines of getting the 3D idea. Again I'm no artist thats just how I'm interpreting what Jetryl has already said. I could be wrong.
But I wouldn't move the feet - I've seen no idle animation where a unit just "walked around". What I could do is turning the head to us (like the peasant) and/or move/enlarge the upper body part (I don't know the word in english).