Tech Update #9: Animations! (Patreon)

Hello, friends, and welcome to today's most special tech update!

One of the most common questions is whether Star Periphery will ever get animations. My answer was always the same: "I am learning how to animate, and I would like to have animations in the game one day."

Well, I have been tinkering around for a while, and now I can also add that animations might be in the game sooner than expected!

Obviously, as you can see from the tiny (it's actually quite huge) teaser above, it is very basic, rather rudimentary, and frankly just bad. But it is moving, and it is most certainly the start of something fantastic. Especially since my models are nearly finished and thus ready for animation!

To show you a little bit more (and also finally give you a bit of that sense of thiccness!), I have made some 360 views of some of the main cast. Since Patreon does not allow embedded videos other than the one above, you will have to click on each link manually. You'll be taken to my Dropbox folder, where you can check the videos!

For Iris' 360 turntable animation, click here. 

For Markala's 360 turntable animation, click here. 

And for Tessa's 360 turntable animation, click here. 

Alternatively, you can check the folder here! 

Now, how will that work for Star Periphery?

Once ready, I will start implementing animations gradually. First, the main cast's static figures will be upgraded to their animated counterparts, including simple breathing, basic emotions, etc. In the second iteration, I will be adding selected simple animated backgrounds. In the final iteration, I will be adding spicy animations to selected scenes.

Again, I have no idea when that time comes, but expect more reporting about animations in future Tech Updates!

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed these little snippets of the future!

And just like always, if you have any questions, suggestions, or ideas, do not hesitate to let me know!