::astonished: Correct true to life, maybe a horse really far away and hardly visible can be free in the bg. lmao. Not something i thought I'd ever read but i am amused by the free old-p.c. convo. (ah the memories) so many cats. Back to game, mmm that is one decent use of these a.i. action scripts at least, smarter a.i.…
@Fabi_G Yeah for now I only use minimum time to block in the animations and not doing any polish. There are no transitions at all so its a bit janky. But playing feels smooth and responsive so getting animations to fit will just be a process of iteration. But its only a single main character and I don't have any special…
Ah yes, good if such a project aligns with ones interests. Forgot you also wrote that you're interested in animations. Based on my own (small) experiments, I just worry when much weight is on visual/non-gameplay features - will the whole thing die if they can't be realised within budget? But I suppose that's also game…
Updates - Level Blockout In the level blockout I've built from the Farms up to Streets Arena 3, which is about 30 minutes of gameplay, going from easy to moderate difficulty. I am pleased with the pacing now, it feels like what I would expect from the first level in a game. It is a pleasant level of challenge and feels…
Tested out maya live link with unreal and it's pretty good to be able to preview animations in real time. But feedback is a bit choppy so its really only good for blocking in. Little details don't read at all. Not sure if it really speeds things up or not, but definitely nice to get some immediate feedback. Character…
@8:16 in vid, arrow to back or just being near the enemy or did the enemy stomp on her? That was sudden, i didnt see any arrow.Yes things get a touch repetitive (what you mentioned does) she seems at the misfortune of the enemies (unprepared) for anything other than arrow fighting. About that how does she collect arrows,…
Okay last time I posted my next plan on the agenda was to start refining the level geometry. However, I realized that I didn't feel confident enough about some of the gameplay to be ready to commit to making art. The ranged vs ranged combat I felt was pretty solid, but fighting pure melee enemies left a bit to be desired.…
Okay, got some actual gameplay going on. Although I am just sticking to typical mythological creatures for the enemies, of which there is no shortage of concepts I could pull from, I wanted to wait until I've actually had a chance to fight them quite a bit before I consider how they might look. Now I have played quite a…
thanks sacboi! I feel like I've been making progress very slowly with the level design but things are starting to get moving. i didn't expect it to be as big a deal as it is - so far it has been the most challenging aspect of the development. But it is also area I have less experience. Had done a bit of enviro art and…
Still grinding out the blockout. Working on second to last area. Workflow Very glad I chose to do this in maya because I've made a few major overhauls and it has been painless to do so. Level is starting to come together nicely - it plays decently and each area has a distinct look. I am sure it will evolve considerably but…