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[JamietheAuraUser]

Something about the pose she ends in seems wrong. Like, it might look okay on someone like Link, or on Samus if she were in her Power Suit, but it doesn't look right for ZSS.

[pikazz]

Thanks Eternal Yoshi,



I converted all my keys to spline.  I'm pretty much cleaning up the curves and then I'm done. -...though she seems floaty now


ehh...Looking at these more.. I realized that the animation lacks Samus's personality....which is sorta important........Ehh I'll try to focus on character/personality better for future animations since this ones nearly done

great example would be the "base pose", the flip, the legs and the end pose!
the base pose, try to make her something that Samus would stand like

the flip looks like something a kid would do, add something more samus to it like close the widthen of her legs, make her spine straight like she does on his Down B attack

legs, please put the legs more together, samus isnt that type of woman who shows it all!

the end pose, you can try to make her show his back and look behind?

but regaless of its not "samus personallity", its a excellent animation!

[TheShyGuy]

Thanks for the feedback guys.  I'm unsure if I'll change the current animation to have more personality since it's nearly done.  Also the animation is just for looks, it won't even be for anything.    The next few animations I do will be for actual game use and I'll make sure to pay more attention to character.  -I don't have a use for any animations hacking-wise since I don't PSA, so I'll probably put future animations up for download

[Large Leader]

New wait animation for my eventual revamp for Hector

[Eternal Yoshi]

I think that should be a wait 2 or 3, because I think that's a little too much arm movement on his left arm for a Wait1.

[Large Leader]

I think that should be a wait 2 or 3, because I think that's a little too much arm movement on his left arm for a Wait1.

I have the animation labelled as Wait2 (I'm thinking about only giving him 2 wait animations, like my Dark Link). Any other critiquing you would like to add? (aside from the clipping, I forgot to add the Tsune bone in the control rig, so I have to add it manually)

[TheShyGuy]

The axe feels a bit weightless because it moves too much with ease. If you want to keep the motion, have the axe and upperbody/shoulders drag/lag before moving. (Link for better explanation)   I'm unsure how I feel about the knees popping like that either for an action like that.  I also noticed that the hips are completely horizontal.  Having them tilted higher on the back leg could add to the weight of the character + axe in general (weight distribution).  Doing so should also help break up the "twinning" of both knees popping up at the same time which looks odd.

[SonicBrawler]

that cape movement doesnt look right

[Large Leader]

The axe feels a bit weightless because it moves too much with ease. If you want to keep the motion, have the axe and upperbody/shoulders drag/lag before moving. (Link for better explanation)   I'm unsure how I feel about the knees popping like that either for an action like that.  I also noticed that the hips are completely horizontal.  Having them tilted higher on the back leg could add to the weight of the character + axe in general (weight distribution).  Doing so should also help break up the "twinning" of both knees popping up at the same time which looks odd.

I think I forgot to animate the legs moving up in a keyframe before the popping actually occurs, making it slightly smoother. The axe itself is balanced on his shoulders (or as close as possible), so that's where you probably get the weightlessness from. I also want to give it a bit of the Ike "I can hold it in one hand and you can't" feeling. I'll see what I can do with the axe.

That being said, I thought I had tilted the hips forward, towards the direction he's facing (I had been acting the animation out earlier, and that's what seemed most natural to me). I'll have to check that tomorrow.

that cape movement doesnt look right

The cape isn't animated, so that's why it might look odd. I'll let the physics and gravity do the work. If it needs touch up that I can do via animations, then I'll fix it.

I'll be posting the attack11 up tomorrow. I know for a fact that it needs polish and I want to know what you guys think of it.

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

[JamietheAuraUser]

On the subject of Hector, does he have anything resembling a Special Grab available to him? If so, he needs a GBA-style Critical Hit as his Final Smash. Like, a rectangle of white light appears over him and the area in front of him. If it catches anyone in its area, they and Hector are pulled far into the foreground right in front of the screen, with the stage in the background darkened and possibly even blurred. Then, Hector slams the foe with a critical hit, and he and the opponent are zoomed back out to the stage proper before the foe goes flying.

[Rosetta-Hime]

I have a little bit to show off for different characters.

Palutena's Wait


Rosalina's Final Smash


Peach and Daisy's Wait


Rosalina's Entry

[Large Leader]

On the subject of Hector, does he have anything resembling a Special Grab available to him? If so, he needs a GBA-style Critical Hit as his Final Smash. Like, a rectangle of white light appears over him and the area in front of him. If it catches anyone in its area, they and Hector are pulled far into the foreground right in front of the screen, with the stage in the background darkened and possibly even blurred. Then, Hector slams the foe with a critical hit, and he and the opponent are zoomed back out to the stage proper before the foe goes flying.

The moveset (and that specific move) are already done. I'm just trying to improve/change a lot of animations. What he does right now is that he throws a small throwing axe and then slams on top of the opponent using his Crit animation. Its really bad quality, and the ext gfx references are messed up. But I'm going to improve the animation.

[JamietheAuraUser]

I was just trying to suggest something I thought sounded really flippin' cool, and like a neat reference to the graphical style of the original GBA games.

[Large Leader]

I was just trying to suggest something I thought sounded really flippin' cool, and like a neat reference to the graphical style of the original GBA games.

And I was just saying that I've already done it

The reason I didn't use the white line is because it'd be impossible to tell how it'd hit (the line just appears and then thins out). That's why I stuck with the throwing axe.

[JamietheAuraUser]

White line? Nah, I was thinking a blinking white rectangle over Hector and his foe, like when you confirm an attack action on a foe and the camera zooms into the combat screen. And then the map is still visible in the background, just darkened out.