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Heya ^^, just wondering how long will it be till' it's out?

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I collected every one of your Renamon flashes, I really like them.

I like the addition of the background.

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>>560

Renamon Vs. Zorori probably would be out now if I hadn't taken a comission. When I do comission work, I stop everything else because I'm being payed. I have some scenes finished, but I'd rather do the whole thing and just release that in one go.

As for the big animation project, that's a long way away. Months away. It's going to have a lot of work put into it, using 3D technologies I currently know nothing about. It will be a series. I'm hoping I'll be able to keep up with the work, so that new episodes can come out regularly.

You see, there's a large amount of time that is capitally invested in 3D. So I'm hoping that once everything's set up, I'll just make periodical new models and such, and that will leave me open for animating each episode.

>>561

Thank you, I appreciate it. The background is a bit cheap, but it serves its purpose.

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Before the boards were wiped, I had stated my intentions for the big animation project. I'm just going to repost the copypasta from my FA journal just in case anyone missed it.

Back in November last year, I mentioned that I wanted to do something a little more than just random, contextless porn. My research was far from demographic, but I at least arrived at the general agreement that accompanying story is desirable. My desire to add story and interactivity to my flash work has led me to start quite a hefty project.

I also want to try my hand at designing some original characters. I've still got my other animations I've been mentioning on the go though.

Details will slowly be disseminated as I come up with them, but I can dish out a few facts just now...

The theme will be science fiction, just for a change from The Tail Underground and High Tail Hall (both of which I cite as inspiring me to do this project). The setting is aboard a starship.

I've decided so far to have six characters, and I'll probably introduce more as time goes on. No other characters will be designed until I get myself established though.

I don't want to give away everything at once, but most of the characters will have their own work aboard the ship. These will be a commander (head honcho, of course), a programmer (for keeping the ships operating system intact), a doctor (for obvious reasons), an engineer (for running the hardware), a cook (not a large crew, but for nostalgia) and finally, a guest.

I think the game will be episodic, so there are a number of different stories and each of these can be accessed by players whenever they desire. I'll just use the ship at first, but there's plenty of expansion available (space stations, other ships, planets and so on).

The player will be mildly customisable. It will always be first-person-perspective, but parts of the player will show at times, and I'm going to allow them to choose their skin type (furry, scaly, feathery), their color (not sure how expansive it will be) and their gender (male, female, and even herm). The characters will react to you depending on your appearance (and there will be slightly different options available to you). I'm considering allowing name input aswell.

I'm not sure where I'll host it, but I'll come to that when I get there.

Finally, the episodes will have different mini-games. This might slow down the workflow, but I want to make something more than just mindless clickthrough. It won't be too tricky though.

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Before the boards were wiped, I also ran a survey to help me decide on the different routes I could take with the big animation project. I then took the results and commented on them, so here's the copypasta...

First of all, thanks to everyone who gave their time in helping me out. The data you've provided will help me a lot.

Here's a breakdown of the results, with my own observations...

1. I have decided to use diffuse-lit backgrounds like traditional 3D environments, but how should the characters look?

Cel-Shaded - 40%
Diffuse-Lit - 17.1%
Advanced Fur Textures - 39%

My my. This was the most important question of the lot I think, and it's a nigh-tie. I'll definitely need to do more research into this one.

2. What kind of style should the characters themselves be in (their actual shape and form)?

Realistic style - 47.6%
Cartoony style - 26.7%
Abstract Japanese style - 21%

A clear winner here.

3. What type of feet do you prefer?

Plantigrade - 32.1%
Digitigrade - 60.4%

Digitigrade is almost twice as popular. I don't really have a preference, so I think I might do a combination of both.

4. What type of genetalia do you prefer?

Human style - 26.2%
Animal style - 68.2%

Wow, a vast majority. I had no idea it would be skewed toward animal style so much. I prefer animal style myself, but I think there's still no harm in keeping the choice.

5. If you could see 3D characters in any artist's style, who's would it be?

Now this one was funny. The results were all across the board - not a single artist stood out. It's amazing how many different artistic styles have their own fans.

6. What is your favorite type of story?

Romance - 33.3%
Action - 47.6%
Mystery - 16.2%
Drama - 2.9%

Quite a predictable one. Though Action gets the gold, it's surprising how close romance is. I'm going to enjoy a number of different styles of storylines throughout the series, but this pushes me in the right direction for the first episode, or perhaps a teaser-trailer.

7. What's your favorite kind of game?

Action - 36.2%
Adventure - 59%
Puzzle - 4.8%

A clear winner here, and quite a relief, if I consider the programming involved in each style. I wouldn't have it any other way.

8. Which gender of character would you like to play as?

Male - 86.1%
Female - 24.1%
Herm - 23.1%

I think this one was a multiple choice. While there's an extreme bias towards male, females and herms need not worry - the only other similar flashes I know of have just male player characters. Mine is going to be different.

9. Which gender of character would you like to pursue a relationship with?

Male - 41.7%
Female - 73.1%
Herm - 27.8%

Another multiple choice. In comparing these results to the last question, it looks like there will mainly be heterosexual relations going on. Again, I want to stress that everyone's going to get a fair shake.

10. What are your favorite fetishes?

I'm just going to list the top 10 here...

1. Toys/Vibrators - 52.3%
2. Fellatio - 43%
3. Orgy - 41.1%
4. Tentacles - 40.2%
5. Herms - 35.5%
6. Bondage - 33.6%
7. Rape - 31.8%
8. Paws/Feet - 30.8%
9. Cunnilingus (and joint) Submission - 29.9%
10. Roleplay - 29%

Some obvious results and some surprising results here. I'm surprised that tentacles got in there really high. I had no idea they were so popular. I'm also surprised rape is in the top 10. I had some kind of conception that it was a bit... taboo maybe? Not a lot of these fetishes will be so readily prevalent throughout the series. I thought that it might be a useful subject for something like a holiday special.

The pressing matter is - should I go for cel-shaded or fur-plugin? This is really getting to me. I think fur textures would look so cool, but I don't know if it's worth the hassle. I don't even know how much extra time it would take. Presumably, it would take me a while to get to grips with it, but after that, and once the characters are mapped, that would be the only "time overhead", if you get what I mean.

Some people expressed confusion when I talked about the fur textures. Of course, there are plenty of examples of cel-shaded work in my gallery, but the fur textures I'm talking about are along the same lines as Taurin does. His website can be found here...

http://www.taurinfox.com/animation.html

"Taurin and The Yiffing Machine" is a good example of the kind of effect I would like to achieve. Is it worth it? I don't think it would be too difficult, I'm just wondering if I should bother.

Thanks for your time.

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I have the renamon masturbate one. I have never seen the rest. They aren't on the FA page. (at least that I can see) I assumed they were all part of 1 big renamon animation?

I myself recently started to learn 3D using blender. Animating is great, modeling and texturing, not so. Do you have any preferance?

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>>578

Yeah, I released three separate loops. The Complete version has sound added to it. There's also a test animation where she blows a kiss. That's on my FA page aswell.

I use 3D Studio. It's expensive, but there's a legal free version called gmax. It's no longer supported by the company, but I'm sure you can find it somewhere.

It's very advanced, and has lots of modifiers that make animation and modelling much easier. Takes a while to get used to, but it's worth it in the end.

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>>574
There's probably a correlation... I'd expect most people who voted for Japanese style probably voted for cel-shading, and most people who voted for realistic style voted for realistic fur. Therefore, since you're going for realistic body styles, I recommend realistic fur.

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>>610

Oh yeah, I didn't think of that. Correlations. I figured that a lot of people might pick cel shaded because they know what that looks like from me.

I'm planning on figuring out the ornatrix plugin. It's a free hair plugin and it seems to have the features I want. It's quite complex, even for a 3D Studio plugin.

The cool thing is that the color of the fur pattern can be determined by a bitmap - once a base texture is applied to the model, ornatrix picks that up and shades each hair based on where it is.

I think it will be worth it. Or, at least, I hope. I'm going to run some tests - I'll create a character and then do comparison materials. I just want to know which would be more enjoyable, because I'm having a hard time deciding myself.

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Where can I find these Renamon flashes? They sound really hot. Thanks.

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>>614

You can find them on my Fur Affinity page...

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/itoril/

You require an account to access adult content.

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Thanks. It turns out you need to turn on adult work AND set your birthday. But the flashes look great.

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>>617

Maybe I should have mentioned that. Maybe I'll write it on my artist profile - it's a common problem people have.

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---Well, what are you waiting for?---

Just look at that predatorial gaze. Zorori isn't leaving the room without a good seeing to!

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>>631
Mind sending me the build&version of opera you are using? (Can be found in Help->About)

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>>632

Version: 9
Build: 8502

I probably just need to update it. I haven't updated it since I started using it. It seems to work with other chan boards.

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>>636

I'm no expert, but I think it would depend on the individual. I would have thought it would be jarring, but then that didn't spoil the digimon hentai show when I first saw that.

I think (again, I'm not expert) that it would have more to do with where the menu was placed rather then should there be one or not. If there is a point in the animation where someone asks 'What do you want to do?' would be better then interupting anything.

One way to avoid this could be a 'play all' button, but then I'm not sure that would work or not with what you want to do.

"Salami Showdown" : D

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>>643

Well, in each of the scenes I've got a clip which just shows them holding still. This is where I think I might put the buttons.

For example in >>631, before anything is done there's a separate loop that just shows them in that pose breathing and swishing their tails.

Then in each scene there are several stages, all of which are loopable. So I'm thinking that each scene can be a series of loops much like my last Renamon animation.

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justa quick note: wasn't able to find a download of that version, so i can only ask you to upgrade. ^^

one thing i noticed about the images: when you put them on a bed or anything that isn't completely stiff like wood or stone, let them sink in a bit. ;)

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>>674

No problem, I'm just lazy. Thanks anyway.

And about the characters - yeah, I'm paranoid about clipping, so it's almost an instinct to keep them from colliding with other objects regardless of their structure.

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Visually it's stunning, easily one of the top furry flashes to have ever been made.

My biggest problem was how much time passes between pressing the button and the thing happening. Other then that, I don't dislike much.

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Also I meant to say that some of the facial expressions were kinda freaky, like at the start of the fellatio. And fluids would be a plus

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That was great. I only noticed the bitmap expressions when I was looking out for them. That said, Renamons face is fabulous.

I agree with elliot in that the buttons didn't seem to do anything or show signs they were working at all. It wasn't until the second scene when I finally realized it was the way it was made. Some way to confirm a button press would be ideal, but not necessary.

Great Job.

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"0 Poor 'web version' quality in the video (had to get it to a postable size)."

You could post a hi-res version at one of those download sites like megaupload, megarotic, rapidshare and post the link instead.

Also the angle from Preview H was changed in the final cut. To showoff Zorori's facial expression I presume, but I preferred the angle in the Preview H cuz you could see more or Renamon getting cummed on :( But that's just my 2 cents.

Overall I think this is a spectacular piece of work. Keep up the awesome job :)

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>>942

Hmm, yes. You see, what I wanted to do was have it so that you press the button, and then the current loop plays to the end before moving onto the next one. That way, the animation is fluid and doesn't skip.

>>943

Yes, I'm quite disappointed with myself when it comes to the expressions. If I'd only invested a few more hours in the initial stages, it would have been so much better.

>>944

Right. I originally had it so that there was only one button for the loop at a time, and when you went to the next loop, that button disappeared and the next one appeared. However, when I exported this, it didn't work properly.

>>946

Well, I wouldn't be allowed to post a link on fchan. Outside sharing's against the rules. I originally converted it from DivX to FLV when it was imported into flash. FLV sucks hard, and that makes it look grubby and artifact-ridden. I then realised that it was too big at high quality, so I lowered the clips to medium quality. The change between high and medium quality is much less dramatic than the change from DivX to FLV. So there's not much point in dishing out a high quality version, unless I were to just rar the video files on their own and upload them.

Thanks for the support and criticisms everyone! It's a lot of help!

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"So there's not much point in dishing out a high quality version, unless I were to just rar the video files on their own and upload them."

I wouldn't mind having the collection of hi-rez video files. You could post the link on your furaffinity account :)

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I noticed that the transitions between some loops seem rough, probably due to a number of factors. While the quality is certainly better-than-average for "amateur" work, it is still significantly behind what I would consider "professional", in terms of movement fluidity, expression (bodily and facial), and environmental interactivity.

If you want some inspirational material, I recommend the Sexual Fantasy Kingdom series, or other professionally released 3D erotic games. While almost none are "furry" per se, you might still benefit from noting the detail work that they implement, and mentally identifying qualities that distinguish a "better" animation.

I'm not saying your work is bad, of course. I just think there's a lot of room for improvement.

If (when) you start your BIG PROJECT, I suggest enlisting the aid of a writer, preferably one whose works you particularly enjoy. It never hurts to have a second opinion, especially when dealing with something as delicate and intricate as a well-developed storyline.

I assume you knew most of these things already, but it's 3am and I'm feeling obstinate. Good night.