Informations about Zombies update (AGLS v1.4)
Hi everyone,
I’d like to let you know about the upcoming update for the Zombies System. Unfortunately, I’ll need to postpone the release by at least a week—possibly a bit longer. There are several reasons for this:
To create Motion Matching, I used the automatic generation of animations based on trajectories, which is MotoricaAI. Unfortunately, the creators of this program currently do not allow the use of animations generated in this way for commercial purposes. I tried to contact the company to buy the animations, but currently there is no such sale. This means that it will be necessary to remove all animations related to ZombieAI that were created using this tool. In this case, I have 2 solutions to propose:
- Remove the animation and Motion Matching for Zombies. In this case, I will create a very simplified locomotion and if the person is interested in implementing MM, it will be necessary to generate the necessary animation database. For this purpose, I could record a tutorial on how to do it using MotoricaAI (educational purposes only). However, I would like to point out that the process is long.
- The second solution I can propose is that I could make the necessary animations for Motion Matching myself using the Cascadeur program. It has recently had a great function called Inbetween, which allows you to create animations much faster (it is a tool somewhat similar to MotoricaAI, but more simplified). In this case, MM could remain in the project, but the quality of the animation will be much worse than in the films that presented locomotion. This will of course mean that I will need more time to refine the locomotion. Although it is currently difficult for me to estimate how long it will take to create the entire animation database, I think it will take no less than a week.
Example walk cycle using inbetween and physic:
The second major problem is unfortunately also problems with the computer itself. In short, sometimes I am unable to start Windows, or even after it starts, not all components are correctly detected, including internal drives. For now, I do not know what is causing this, but I hope it is not a problem that could result in data loss. If the problem worsens, it will be necessary to repair it before the update is released, which will cause delays.
I know it’s been a while since anything new appeared on Patreon, but the quality I’m aiming for simply takes time. Thank you for your understanding and for supporting my work :)
Comments (18)
Hello, I was gifted this subscription. So how or where can I download this project?
No Problem my friend, i understand this decision, i will be waiting for this wonderful pack, congrats on the work!
my advice is that everything you do is yours, and do not use anyone's plugin, because in the future you will continue to depend on those plugins or components as you want to call it, and later will give problems. then everything is very good. better send to do the animations or someone from youtube to help you with the animations, you can make an order to your community that can provide you with animations.
Hello Jakub can i get discord link of your
Here: https://discord.com/invite/uBQYuKjbbB
Sorry about this hurdle! Appreciate your work
Why not create a tutorial on how you made the custom AI animations and then integrated them into unreal engine?
Hi. In the message I explained that if I don’t manage to create replacement animations, I’ll record a tutorial on how to make the animations yourself. However, I stress that the process will still be long and complicated. To shorten the animation‑generation time I’d like to write a macro, though I’m not sure I can pull it off. Currently, I am still trying to buy the animations from Motorica, and in the meantime, if that falls through, I am creating a replacement animation library.
Thankyou for leaving an update like this. Regular updates, even very brief text posts, would be appreciated.
I see. Thanks for the info. At this point I've trying creating replacement animations, but I'm still trying to buy the animations from MotoricaAI.
I support the idea of leaving motion capture in, with lower quality animations. As hopefully the animations themselves could be updated in the future by individuals that contribute to the project / individual project creators. Hoping your PC issue is not serious. Sounds scary.
I am currently working on a replacement animation database. If all goes well, the quality should be acceptable. As for the computer, the issue is very strange—it’s hard to tell whether the problem lies with the system or the hardware. Sometimes I simply can’t boot the operating system, and when that happens I work on my laptop. Thankfully, I do have at least some of the files backed up :)
if you would like to have some fun,search for Dollars Mocap
I’d use “standard” motion capture if it were practical for home use, but animations made that way bring several issues: you have to clean up the captured data, you can’t really match the actor’s movement to specific physical parameters (like speed), and you need a lot of work space. So any animation technique where physical interaction is necessary is out of the question.
Hey Jakub W why are you not asking @threepeatgames on YouTube he makes a lot of animations for free and he is also in the community of Clydiie. he would be happy to help. that would be cool! 🫠👍
I think disabling MM would be generally a great option. Because there are a lot of issues that are directly related to MM, so having the option to bypass it would solve a lot of headache for some of us (me at least). Good luck with the PC problems and keep up the great work Jakub.
I have a fairly rudementey motion capture system- I’d love to help capture some animation for you! Might make the animations a little worse but hopefully they wouldn’t be that bad!
With this, I’d love to help with other animations too- maybe some of the ones from the packs you use- we can make them with mocap, refine them, and then have them all in project!