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Thread: Just realized something -- Heroes 3 idle animations | |
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EnCamp
Tavern Dweller
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posted August 18, 2012 01:36 AM |
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Edited by EnCamp at 01:37, 18 Aug 2012.
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Just realized something -- Heroes 3 idle animations
While playing a random map yesterday, I suddenly came upon a realization that kind of blew me away. So you know how when you're in a town screen and click on a dwelling, there's a little preview picture that shows the unit and its animations, right? Most of the time I just buy the units and close the window without thinking twice, but yesterday I actually watched the animation for a bit and then it hit me:
Every single unit was supposed to have an idle animation! No, i'm not talking about the little animation that happens whenever you mouse over a unit. They were actually supposed to be fully animated even when standing in place. As in, you can see them breathing in and out or effects like the efreet's and genie's trails sparkling.
I mean, have you ever thought it was a little weird how all the units just stand there frozen in place like a bunch of statues before they are issued orders? I mean, it never really bothered me much because it's just cosmetic... but I kind of feel, I dunno, a bit cheated out I guess. Is it a bug? I have no idea, but maybe you guys would know. Check it out for yourselves.
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Star_King
Known Hero
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posted August 18, 2012 03:25 AM |
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Yeah, they planned on including putting in idle animations (did you look at the Phoenix? - fully animated flames!), but didn't in the end due to RAM issues if I recall correctly. A shame, really. With all the modding done with Heroes 3, I'm surprised nobody has bothered to try and mod the idle animations into battles - as far as I know, anyways.
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revolut1oN
Famous Hero
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posted August 18, 2012 08:43 AM |
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HotA team has implemented this feature.
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Warmonger
Promising
Legendary Hero
fallen artist
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posted August 18, 2012 09:02 AM |
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EnCamp
Tavern Dweller
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posted August 21, 2012 11:16 AM |
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Quote: HotA team has implemented this feature.
Really? Which version? I don't recall seeing it.
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revolut1oN
Famous Hero
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posted August 21, 2012 11:24 AM |
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Star_King
Known Hero
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posted August 21, 2012 08:37 PM |
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What I want to see is this implemented to vanilla HOMMIII (preferably so that it works with the HD Mod), without gameplay modification... :/
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revolut1oN
Famous Hero
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posted August 22, 2012 06:57 PM |
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Quote: What I want to see is this implemented to vanilla HOMMIII (preferably so that it works with the HD Mod), without gameplay modification... :/
It doesn't affect gameplay at all, just adds more content
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Star_King
Known Hero
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posted August 23, 2012 04:26 AM |
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Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Stuff like HotA modifies gameplay, and I want to see it implemented in a way separate from HotA/VCMI so that it DOESN'T modify gameplay.
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