Personally, I prefer it without the headdress, just for sheer customizability. While the hair is still visible on the version with the headdress, it makes far less of an impact, so the hair having more area helps break the colors of the sprite up some.
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Without the headdress looks better imo. Looks like it will be a smooth animation when fleshed out overall.
Magic/Staves rough animation idea.
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^^ War Cleric Melee ^^
^^ War Cleric Magic ^^
^^ War Cleric Melee Crit ^^
^^ War Cleric Magic Crit ^^
I just have to do the Hand Axe sprites now… Hmmm how to make a ranged mace…
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A flail (with a bit of inspiration from the General’s chain and how Yeti uses that for Generals having a ranged usage of melee weapons in Tactile)?
In buildfiles It’s possible to use two palette slots for a battle animation. This way you can have access to 32 colours. Vanilla FE8 doesn’t support it, but by making some edits to the code, this can be changed. AAA is an animation assembler that can prepare such 32-colour animations to be inserted in the game.
https://feuniverse.us/uploads/default/original/3X/2/2/220344362df24692c9f42ea7917ae9aa3c7b9705.gif
As an example, the sprite on the left is using more than 16 colours.
I thought about a chained morning star styled weapon, but I went with the thrown BONK stick
WIP:
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Workingbon uograding the Chocobo Knight to be more fluid and less jank.
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I’ve been tinkering with FEBuilder and got all the War Cleric animations to work!
Only thing I have to figure out now is making the skirt blowing animation loop during the casting animation.
(no the class card totally isn’t just a poorly edited Priest)
Overworld
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That’s pretty nice! I like how they attack with the staff.
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Yeah I decided “If Hammer can count as an axe, then War Clerics can use Maces that are technically Axes”.
Maybe a class exclusive weapon that has the Hammer effect and can heal or something…
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Hooded Assassin is done!
Complete with the new attacking style!
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Cool but the critical is kinda boring
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The totally not Chocobo Knight, the Ostro Rider is now implemented too!
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I’ve added some more “flair” to the Assassin crit, but I don’t think it should be too flashy since the whole schtick of the Assassin is stealth kills from the shadows, not flash over the top cuts like the Swordmaster.
If anything I’d change the Silencer animation from being a 2 frame purple starburst to being a 2 frame “Cut and Spray” like thing.
(But I’ve not even begun to look at learning how to make Spell Animations).
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Fire Dragon went in surprisingly smoothly.
Eirika’s had a bad day.
She burnt her baguet…
What if Mage Knights were Anima x Sword?
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Links to the sprites I’ve completed so far!
Succubus
Lich
Fire Dragon
Chocobo Knight
War Cleric
Assassin (hooded, new Attack pattern)
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I love your work so much man
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Thinking of finally getting this behemoth done since the Fire Dragon inserted so smoothly.
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He’s been in so many gifs, time to showcase what he can do!
Gladiator, replaces Warrior as a promotion choice for Brigand/Pirate.
Uses Axes and Lances.
Lance rough animation:
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