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Published: 2018-10-09 20:36:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 674; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 3
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Another Lore Finder animation, we're working hard on creating an unique cosmic horror metroidvania with a demo & kickstarter later this month.Curious? There's a demo available and the Kickstarter is now live!
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I love the blowback motion. Really brings it to life.
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Thanks! With this project in general I'm really trying to focus on improving the weight of my animations to have it feel nicer!
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This does a good job. I couldn't do better myself. I was reading an article about that by an animator about the micro movements that happen independent of points of action, like hair and clothing, and you did that really well here as far as my untrained eye can tell.
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There's a ton of great resources & awesome extra animation like that. The large of it is to make sure you're implying the movement from secondary sources. Though speaking of good concepts on movement, one of the animators on Skullgirls did a nice talk at GDC some years back & it's a pretty good watch:Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw0h9Wβ¦
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Ooooooo crap I'd never seen that. Thanks!! I always get too invested in the immediate composition. Like "But I drew his collar PERFEECT I don't wanna have to flip it for dramatic effeeeect..."
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This is one of those things they call BIG MOOD, haha!
As long as you have some strong keyframes it'll largely go unnoticed if something is awry for an in-between anyway so I try my best to let it go a little, haha.
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Wicked good animation here! I know I keep saying this, but your animation style always takes me back to the 90s: just the right amount of detail, simplicity, and side-scrolling goodness. I'm very excited to see where you guys go with this game, it looks like it's got a great atmosphere.
(A little detail here, but I appreciate that this character's using both hands to shoot. That's always been a pet peeve of mine, ahaha!)
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Gosh thanks a ton, I'm always trying to tweak my style & push myself a little farther for each project in one way or another. This game has definitely been a focus of color separation & getting some extra monstrous designs. We should have quite a bit more to show pretty soon as we gear up for a demo & a kickstarter.
Funny thing you mention the gun stance, it's actually based on a popular shooting stance, the weaver stance.
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Hey you're super welcome! Good luck to you guys on finishing up the demo and future game, I'll def try to chip in when the time comes.
Weaver stance-- oh I had no idea there was a name for that! I'm tiny (5'1 and aΒ Smith & Wesson user), so my inner marksman shouts "Two hands! Be safe!!" every time I see a scifi hero running around shooting one-handed. Small realisms are always cool!
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Sometimes I think there's a mix between uncanny valley and realism where appropriate. Like sometimes technical limitations only lend to certain things being available or where it doesn't matter as much due to the non-realistic vision of things. But at the same time it's nice to pick up on something more grounded in reality & appreciate the little details. :3
I give ya a lot of credit for using a handgun, pistols always make me feel uneasy and less safe. I was always more comfortable firing rifles for one reason or another.
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Hahaha, that's a good point!! Nobody can deny the Rule of Cool. 
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I can't say I'm as into firearms these days as I was previously, but largely due to the lack of funds and access to them more than anything. I think all sorts of technology is interesting especially coming from the gaming world where a lot of weapons both real and sci-fi are very fore-front. This was mixed with a group of friends I had being a mix of military and enthusiasts which also led to us attending a lot of airsoft events which was always a blast. I don't think I could do the hunting thing, but target shooting was always fun to me!
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Oh man, I've heard airsoft is a ton of fun! It's true, sometimes simply handling the gear and tech gives you the inspiration to work with it in your creations. I admit: we have this two-handed framing tool , and every time I hold it I go ".....scifi weapon. gotta remember this". Hahaha!
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It really is a bunch of fun, especially if you find a good fun group! Though I haven't done it in ages unfortunately.
There's all sorts of neat things you can find inspiration for like that, it's so fun!
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Thanks a ton! I have even more squiggly tentacles to show coming up!
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH This is amazing. I love the recoil animation. So spot on.Β
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Thanks so much, I had a lot of fun with making it feel good!
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