Where does the enemy stands in Magic Animations? [FEBuilderGBA]

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So, when creating my magic animation, just for easiness and convenience, I would like to know where the enemy stays at both short and long range so I can create a precise magic animation.

Would someone be kind enough to show me the ropes?

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If I wasn’t clear enough, it is the same thing in these two images; however, these show the battle animation references; I need the magic animation references.

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I would also like help with this, because I would like to make custom spell animations.

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Lul, we are both!

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I’ve assumed magic uses the same locations as melee and ranged. In fact, I’m pretty sure that’s the only way it can work since there’s no such thing as a non-magic ranged attack that scrolls. Only thing l’d hesitate on is long, long range spells like Bolting and Ballistae, but even those most likely use the same spots as ranged.

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So, I tested Kemui’s theory, and it’s pretty much that. However distance changes the “focal point” where the animation will show. As seen in the example:

  1. Purple: Long Range
  2. Red: Close Range

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How it looks in-game.

—Short Range—
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—Long Range—
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I believe someone did some research into it some months ago. I will try to check it out or find a solution for the rendering of the animations changing between distances.

Thanks for clarificating for me! @Kemui52

@Glofrithu, You may be interested in this reply.

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Yep. I believe that’s why you’re able to define different magic anims for melee and ranged. Yeah, there’s a patch called “Melee/Ranged Different” that allows this.

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I see. I just looked for the FE8 patch and found it!

So. Just to help people out, I will put the image with both a Green Background and a Transparent Background here.

Base Image

[A] Use this as a base, with you want to compare, etc, etc, etc
A Base

[Transparent BG]
A Base (Transparent BG)

IF you are using patch
  1. Long Range - Only
    1. Long-Range Only

[Transparent BG]
1. Long-Range Only (Transparent BG)

  1. Short Range - Only
    2. Short-Range Only

[Transparent BG]
2. Short-Range Only (Transparent BG)

IF you are NOT using patch
  1. Middle Term - Only (Non Patch Only)
    3. Mid-Term Range Only (For Non Patch)

[Transparent BG]
3. Mid-Term Range Only (For Non Patch) Transparent BG

My deepest appreciation and thanks! @Kemui52, without your help, I would be drifting in tests and making mistakes for a long time! I will ping your prior comment as the answer to the question. If you would like, you can also copy and paste what I wrote, and I will ping the new comment. Thanks again!

@Glofrithu, since you commented, these are the images you can use as a base to create your magic animations! I will also be working on mine!

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