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[coolfile]

Juan asked me to make some animations for the Chinese assassin. I got the unboned gmax file. Could you please tell me something about this unit and what you want.

[juanmanuelsanchez]

well first of all you have to think that this is a VERY fast one on one combat unit... it will be cloacked and can kill lot of infantry in no time.

So about animations well you will need the standart ones (running, walking, etc.) as for the running one I would prefer to have the sword in the back to make it realistic.

The sword animations ... uhmm you are free to do what you think is the best. Take a look at videos if you want some feedback.

And it will need another to put bombs in enemy structures.

Any other questions please feel free to ask

Edited by juanmanuelsanchez, 03 July 2004 - 04:31 PM.

[Lt.Zack]

ever play Shinobi? kinda like that with large groups of infantry....that or watch Kill Bill or The Last Samuri for an idea

[Slayer]

If u will do the walking and running of the ninja like the spy in RA2 it will be cool!
like a stelth movment.

[Lt.Zack]

no walking maby but running needs to be a martial arts sprint, short quick steps with only front of foot touching ground, again see martial arts movie with sword fighting for details

[coolfile]

have you seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? There are many fantastic martial arts in it. long jump instead of run. Would you like that style?


cleave/chop/hew or puncture/stab/stick, which is you favorite action?

Lei Mu Bai NOGC.wmv
Jen's Movic

Edited by coolfile, 06 July 2004 - 01:06 PM.

[Lt.Zack]

naw the running is better than the long jumping, kinda want it to stay realistic and dont need anti-gravity assassins

also on those CTHD game clips that is good Chinese strait sword fighting style which works great for the unit just try and keep the attack movements fluid and somewhat realistic

[juanmanuelsanchez]

you can change it (as long as you skin it) jeje and about the bomb feel free to do whatever you want. I suppose the best thing is to show it when its used

[coolfile]

Would you like to send the texture file to me? It is better to make all in one file.
[off topic]it is hard to get in the forum. what is going wrong with revora's sever?

[Marcjs]

hes right it just keeps going on and offline

[juanmanuelsanchez]

I suppose they are making updates ands they need to shut it down for a few minutes

[coolfile]

It is hard to combine the 3 textures into 1 like original infantry textures. and after that, It has to remap the whole model again.
:-(
who will like to do it for me?

on the other hand, I have boned the model with the bones in NIAGNT_SKL.W3D which is in W3DZH.BIG but unused by EA. That means most of the niagnt's animations can be extracted from the BIG file and used for this model.

BTW, If you want to take a first look, please connect me.

[juanmanuelsanchez]

why not leaving the textures as they are now? I mean everything is mapped and skinned (except the new sword) you can draw the sword in the body skin and use it if you want to.

[coolfile]

Zack, I got all you said. But I cann't figure out the 2 stabs and how to hang them together with the slices.
BTW, could you make the sword in Chinese style?
and it is suggested that you take a look at the 2nd above movie clip from 0:46 to 0:50 and 1:09 to 1:12.

Edited by coolfile, 16 July 2004 - 07:08 AM.

[juanmanuelsanchez]

coolfile the fie you sent me is the final version with the chinese sword and everythitng isnt? and one more thing. what are those strange things that are with the blade ?

See ya !

[Lt.Zack]

those are bindings I guess Juan....also it is not final as Menace made a new sword for the assassin since the one coolfile made was too basic....What you mean that is a Chinese style sword....

On the long thing I said last night...damn would be so easy if we had mocap tech , well try and do the motions yourself with a stick or something (have a real sword than great!) read what I said and try and do it the flow of the movements will tell themselvs to you...just try that out

[Marcjs]

what u guys dont have swords

[Lt.Zack]

what you talking about !?

[Marcjs]

well try and do the motions yourself with a stick or something (have a real sword than great!)

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ur impling hat he doesnt have a chinese swords i have and a Celtic one too

Edited by Marcjs, 16 July 2004 - 11:08 PM.