#vivariumgame

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Rough animation and prototype for the idle animation system.

I couldn’t make a 2D animated game without some cool idle animations. If you stand still for a few moments, she’ll turn to face front, so you can see the idle animations clearly. (I animated her turning from every angle so it’ll look nice and smooth in-game).

I think little idle moments and acting-driven animations in games are great ways break from cycles to inject show some of the personality of the protagonist.

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New idle animation.

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If you turn to the opposite side while walking, the character skids to a stop. On the left, a turnaround of the skid drawings. On the right is a motion test.

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By the way, here’s the run cycle from yesterday with the startup and skid-to-stop animation. If you tilt the analog stick in the opposite direction and change angle by more than 90 degrees, the character performs the little skid.

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Pencil test in-engine, and an idle animation at the end.

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Tackling a bunch of the game’s character animation head on right now, and feeling pretty good about it!!

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WIP fast walk / trot cycle.

These are tricky to do because you see them across the entirety of the game, so it’s important to get the drawings and the speed right.

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New run cycle — this one is a lot more playful and light. The older one felt too heavy in gameplay.