Idling Animations Commited

Post by **kbaskins** » October 10th, 2006, 1:18 am

If you're interested in doing any sort of animation, please consult the list
here before proceeding. The units coloured green have base frames that are ready to go.

Idling animations for following units have been completed and committed:

Dwarves
Berserker
Fighter
Guardsman
Runemaster
Steelclad
Ulfserker

Elves (Wood)
Archer

Humans (Loyalist)
Dragoon
Fencer
General
Halberdier
Lieutenant
Longbowman
Peasant
Pikeman
Sergeant
Swordsman

Humans (Outlaw)
Footpad
Outlaw

Gobins
Direwolf Rider
Spearman
Wolf Rider

Nagas
Fighter

Ogres
Ogre

Orcs
Archer

Undead (Skeletal)
Archer
Skeleton

Idling animations for following units are in progress:
Elf Shaman (Redeth), Elf Sharpshooter (Flametrooper), Lich (ascendant), Saurian Skirmisher (Syntax_Error)

The idling animations were originally posted in this thread.

Flametrooper · Post by **Flametrooper** » October 10th, 2006, 1:58 am

Add Elvish Sharpshooter to the In Progress list, please. I'm almost done.

Cuyo Quiz · Post by **Cuyo Quiz** » October 10th, 2006, 2:03 am

I read Completed and thought you have done everyone already

.

Maybe use just committed?. I got very hopeless once i realized what it really was.

Post by **kbaskins** » October 10th, 2006, 2:12 am

Flametrooper wrote:Add Elvish Sharpshooter to the In Progress list, please. I'm almost done.

Done.

Cuyo Quiz wrote:I read Completed and thought you have done everyone already .

Maybe use just committed?. I got very hopeless once i realized what it really was.

And done.

BTW, anyone can edit the list whenever they want. I don't mind.

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Karen

Sabata · Post by **Sabata** » December 29th, 2006, 8:33 pm

Hmm... is this already in game????

i need to make update to 1.2... but this is not so important for custom campaings, rigth?? Since i almost finished editing/creating my units it would take too much time... and i am not good enougth yet.

Post by **torangan** » December 29th, 2006, 8:58 pm

No, they're not important at all for your campaign.

Post by **kbaskins** » December 30th, 2006, 2:06 am

Sabata wrote:Hmm... is this already in game????

Sorry, idling animations won't work until 1.3.

Sabata wrote:i need to make update to 1.2... but this is not so important for custom campaings, rigth?? Since i almost finished editing/creating my units it would take too much time... and i am not good enougth yet.

The units that have had idling animations created for them are all mainline units.

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Karen

Flametrooper · Post by **Flametrooper** » December 30th, 2006, 2:12 am

Just to say...I got a new mouse for christmas, which means i can draw better, plus did a little brushing up on art abilities, so if everyone still wants me to, I'll have another go at that Sharpshooter animation.

Post by **kbaskins** » December 30th, 2006, 8:00 am

Flametrooper wrote:Just to say...I got a new mouse for christmas, which means i can draw better, plus did a little brushing up on art abilities, so if everyone still wants me to, I'll have another go at that Sharpshooter animation.

Cool! Go for it! You create it I'll commit it.

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Karen

Post by **Blarumyrran** » December 30th, 2006, 10:19 am

if nobody minds, i could take on Saurian Skirmisher myself.

(another try at animation after the Great Wose Death Making Failiure)

Post by **torangan** » December 30th, 2006, 1:02 pm

I don't think anybody has to ask for wheter we want any animation for mainline units. If they're good, they go in. If there's already a good one, both can go in depending on filters or simply alternating randomly. Just look at the animation tutorial to see what's possible and provide any animations you feel like drawing.

Post by **kbaskins** » December 30th, 2006, 4:48 pm

Syntax_Error wrote:if nobody minds, i could take on Saurian Skirmisher myself.

(another try at animation after the Great Wose Death Making Failiure)

You can work on anything you want. I was just keeping track so we wouldn't get any duplication. Not that having more than one idling animation per unit is a bad thing, but it might be nice for units to have at least one done before we start doing alternates. That's just my view; if someone wants to do a second idling animation for a unit that already has one, that's their prerogative.

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Karen

Post by **Blarumyrran** » December 31st, 2006, 12:04 am

i am on Linux diet, so i cant use Photoshop to animate my idle animation of Saurian Skirmisher. on Gimp, i dont know how to animate, so i just post them all.

10 frames.

saurian stabs ground with its spear, gets a worm with it, watches it move-before-dying on the spear and eats it.

Post by **Blarumyrran** » December 31st, 2006, 12:14 am

and 5-9:

Post by **Zhukov** » December 31st, 2006, 1:36 am

Syntax_Error:

To make a .GIF animation with GIMP:
1. Create an XCF image with each frame on a seperate layer. First frame goes on the bottom layer, last frame goes on top.
2. Do a 'save as' and change the extension type to .GIF.
3. A dialogue will appear giving you the option to 'save as animation'. Do just that.
4. A second dialogue allows you to choose (a) how long each frame is displayed and (b) whether or not you want your frames to stack.
5. You can also adjust the timing of each individual frame. After you have saved it, look at the names of your layers. They will all have been renamed to 'Frame 1 (180ms) (replace)' 'Frame 2...' etc etc. The number in brackets, 180ms in this example, dictates how many miliseconds the frame is displayed. Change this number to tune the timing of your frames.

And so, here is your peckish saurian. Snax.