Ragoon's Graphics For HoMM3SW

I have managed to bring my mantis to more-or-less complete stage
What do you think? Is it ready to animate?

COMPARISON:

 

damn this looks cool but so hard to animate . will it always fly? or just long distance

I think it's ready. The only adjustments required are the color transitions on the body parts, but I can do it myself and they are anyway mostly static, especially in the movement animation. I suggest basing its movement on H4 example where the body is almost not moving during flight. It should be easy to do and make the creature unique in its movement scheme.

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will it always fly? or just long distance

It is currently impossible to make several movement modes for creatures.

I say we give the treant an upgrade. Its more of a magically formed creature than an animal.

Truly awesome work! Thank you very much for this. With the improved design it started looking much more convincing compared to the first iteration presented on info sources.

Very nice!

Rest of mantis animations
It's all of them for the beta I think (I can make idle later)

ATTACK:

GETTING HIT:

DEATH:


PS Updated animations thread

PS2 I've made some other drawings too (high res). Can upload them when they'll be complete if you want me to

Very nice job Ragoon! It looks lovely I am glad to see you return to animating creatures, it is one of the more difficult tasks remaining.

Yay! Beautiful I'd give a lot to play the Mod and see them in action already...

Easter has already passed.... but Ragoon is so nice he still gives presents :d

Very nice input, my friend. You motivate me so much.

Here is the whole set of anims for lizardman Got it recorded, will edit it later :p

Move & Start/End Move
Idle
Shoot
Getting Hit
Death

What do you think? I personally love how idle animation turned out

Lizardman Warrior - you're next!
Updated animations thread

Extremely cool all this. Only I'm not sure that the tongue will be clearly visible.

Could the knees flex a little at the idle animation ? One thing that could be improved.

Other than that,really cool

He was supossed to breathe only, so I dont see flexing his legs any better :p

Agar, It will be visible, because there is (if I remember correctly) white outline during his turn

Is walk animation with completely motionless torso and head ok?
Don't know others' opinion... just have remembered minotaur's and paladin's walk animation.

I could do something about it, but first I would like to see how it works in game as of now (and see if it needs the change in the first place), because I'm working blind right now.
Uhm help needed!

Here is quick Lizardman Warrior anim with 1px movement:

1:1 version:

 

PS Thank you all for comments and opinions

Looks very cool, my friend! I am currently updating the Animations thread as promised.

Hi Ragoon... your work looks amazing/astoundingly. Especially that mantis i would like to use it my mod, could you share the def files? of course i will credit you in my mod.

Cześć/Hi

Sure, you'll be provided with those, but you'll have to wait for it's initial release (and one month of exclusiveness). I would not like to see situation, where somebody sees it elswere and accuse me or SW Team of stealing. Sounds stupid, but I had that situation with this mod already, so it's more common that one might think.

Leave me your email adress so I can contact you later :p


It's wrong thread for this though, posts can be moved if someone wish to do so.

I will experiment with the idle anim then
Lizardman Warrior almost ready, one anim to go, will post soon

Okay, Warrior done!



First, fixed idle anim according to your feedback:
Before - After

Idle




And now, whole set for upgrade:

Move & Start/End Move
Idle
Shoot
Getting Hit
Death

I really like the feathers! Very colorful and pretty!