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are they 3d models or pictures?

 

[Enslaved]

Look like 3D models. But I think thats kinda weird because what if you mix hand drawn/ cartoon sprites with those it'll look like a strange Mugen.

 

[Pirotic]

Look like 3D models. But I think thats kinda weird because what if you mix hand drawn/ cartoon sprites with those it'll look like a strange Mugen.

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The reason i picked 3D over 2D is because its less work, the monsters are going to have a lot of animations - so i created the animations using bones in 3ds max, and then all i need to do is create a new 'model' for each monster, and it'll automatically be animated (i will tweak the animations a little to better suit each monster). also i can just 'rotate' for each of the directions it can be facing, so no need to re-draw it for facing each direction.

im a rather lame 2D artist, so trying to draw good 2D animations would take me far to long, and on such a small screen i can just make a crude 3D model and it looks acceptable when shrunk down etc.

the project is coming along really well (for me), it's probably only about 10% complete but i'm happy with the direction its taking, i animated the debug monster (the stupid robot fellow) and i'm happy with my AI/object interaction code so thats done and dusted.

i recently coded some basic physics in, so objects have a weight and the monster can shove them about or throw them at one another etc, graphically its fucking ugly but thats something i can work on once the coding is done.

given a few more weeks i think it'll be a basic virtual pet game, then i can start working on the combat/games/trading aspect, plus all the mini games etc.

 

[mechanori]

This is fantastic! I'm genuinely excited. If I can help at all, just PM or something.