some work in progress drafts/tests + long list of updates
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Hey all, got some WIP footage I rendered a bit ago to take a look at. Things are getting busier towards the holidays but I'm desperately trying to catch up with the never-ending backlog haunting me. Throwing it into perspective I do a massive majority of the model edits myself and everything else on top of the animations, so I'm usually spread out.
I ordered some motion capture equipment in the summer and it should be arriving in mid-January 2022. I hope to use it for complex/natural walking cycles, cinematics, and other general features that should aid long animations with story and make for higher quality production. Naturally the naughty stuff will still be animated in the same fashion as it is now.
Hinoa & Minoto are about to be shipped off for voice. I honestly didn't expect fill-in/polishing to take that long for the two but there were a lot of intricate movement and face details that needed adjusting - on top of some mild burnout at the time.
The princess stuff was animated way back earlier and was going to be released on time but I ended up trying something new since I wasn't too happy with the results. I've decided to make two short loops for her instead of a long single loop as she was not an official poll winner.
I've had a few people ask me about ice mom and the other FE3H animations: these are still absolutely in the works, it's just that work distribution is all over the place because I'm running behind my intended release schedule. So sorry for the wait!
Apologies if this one hasn't seen the light of day here too much. This past poll winner 3H animation will have a shader and visual overhaul like in the recent Halloween video since it's currently outdated, but for now you might not have seen the old proof of concept image as it was previously shared in the Discord:
The 3H visual style is something I keep arguing with myself over and changing, but I think now I know where to take it for final.
Endless amount of thanks for your patience. There's so many factors involved that throw the flow off but I'm trying to get through it. I'll have some new approaches in 2022 to elaborate on.