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[process]

Oh man, these last few batches plus the MC MKII ones are making this my new favorite thread.

jjm1, on 13 July 2017 - 05:57 AM, said:

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As others have brought up in the past, I think a lot of the problem with the in-game animation is the impression that the run animation is just a sped-up walk cycle. I think this example is excellent, but could do with more leg extension and air time -- like it's leaping -- and greater spring between the landing and the next leap.

I would also say, as far as I'm concerned, this is a perfect walk cycle:

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[jjm1]

Alternative Mad Cat MK II config. Same walk cycle.



Scenery somewhat inspired by Goat Path instant action map in MechWarrior 2. I think it was probably my first outage in any mech ever.

More MKII goodness.

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[jjm1]

Tackling the Direwolfs run cycle.

I made sure its actually cruising at around 50-55kph. Assuming the mechs ~15m tall as imported.

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Of course, a tribute to TheB33f's Direstar.

[Nelos Kniven]

jjm1, on 25 July 2017 - 05:37 AM, said:

Tackling the Direwolfs run cycle.

I made sure its actually cruising at around 50-55kph. Assuming the mechs ~15m tall as imported.

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Of course, a tribute to TheB33f's Direstar.

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These are all so amazing! Thank you jjim1.

[Juodas Varnas]

That looks so much better, man.

Be careful or I might start demanding you make new animations for ALL of the mechs

Or at least that rubbish model of a Scorpion i've had made

[SneekiBreeki]

I shall repeat myself here... Can i haz hellbringer/summoner plixplox? :Y

P.S. Gud thread is gud
P.P.S. How about trying something similar to this for the warhawk/direwolf walkcycle just for the sake of science and more mechporn? :Y

[Luscious Dan]

The little bit of bob and weave in the animations makes them so much more organic. I do wish the game animations would reflect that.

Do agree that the Locust needs its feet off the ground a tiny bit more in the run cycle, but overall lovely work. Do the Cougar like the old gif!

[FerrokenFibrous]

Lovely animations.

I would love to see a nice run/jog animation for the Timber Wolf in the future as well.

[AncientRaig]

I love it. So many of MWO's walk animations feel so... stiff, to put it politely. They don't feel right, and they look downright pathetic when compared to the animations of MW4 or even MW3. These look so much nicer. I also hate how most modern mechs don't have arms that shake when you're in cockpit view. Take out a Cataphract, then take out... I dunno, a Marauder, or any other new-ish mech that you can easily see the arms in from the first person cockpit. The older mechs all have animated first person arms that bump and shake as you move around, while the newer mechs don't have that. They're just completely stiff and unmoving in first person view. It also slightly effects arm weapon accuracy (they'll bounce around very slightly on the ones that have arms that move in first person), which I always thought was a pretty cool little detail.

[Trenchbird]

Hey, anyone know of any good guides on 3DS Max? I wanted to get into it thanks to this post.

[jjm1]

Third try at the Marauder. One day it might be good enough that I can stop

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[Juodas Varnas]

Can you do some non chicken walkers next?

[jjm1]

Juodas Varnas, on 24 August 2017 - 04:54 AM, said:

Can you do some non chicken walkers next?

Like a Tarantula? If only I didn't have too many projects already. I would build one from scratch.

Unless you are referring to humanoid mechs, which would make me wonder what you have done with Juodas.

I might get out of bed one day and feel animating a humanoid, probably a Summoner or Fatlas.

[jjm1]

Its walk to work day they said.

[Funkin Disher]

Dat Atlas got swagger.

Also very strong toes.

[jjm1]

Scary AS7-D ...with its deadly lurm

[Juodas Varnas]

jjm1, on 11 October 2017 - 03:41 AM, said:

Scary AS7-D ...with its deadly lurm

That looks so much more intimidating than the current Atlas's animations. Wow.

[jjm1]

Juodas Varnas, on 12 October 2017 - 01:31 AM, said:

That looks so much more intimidating than the current Atlas's animations. Wow.

Its just the lighting. It looks cute and cuddly in daylight.

[William Slayer]

Just noticed this thread. Cool stuff Jim, thanks for sharing!

That Atlas could be a great cover art for the Halloween week event!

[Glaive-]

jjm1, on 11 October 2017 - 03:41 AM, said:

Scary AS7-D ...with its deadly lurm

-atlas-

Easily one of your best animations yet. Has a reasonably weighty feel to it while looking really strong and aggressive. Totally walks like an Atlas should