Creature Forge 2D

Hello !

I would like to show you an idea i had today, inspired by the 3d software "creature creator".

I'll try to do a similar program but for 2d colored and animated sprites.
This is a screenshot :


Sorry if the alien i've made is not enought beautiful, but i'm not a pixel artist.

I'm searching for a graphist interested by the project. I'll program all, i've a clear idea in my head of what to do, and i don't need money, so, if someone is interested to work with me, the software will be him's when it will be finished. It can be a shareware, a freeware... the only thing that i want is to program it.
It can be a usefull tool for "2d beat them all" games if there is a lot of creatures limbs/animations.

I very hope this project will be created :-)

OK so it will do all the bodypart moves by itself? But I don't thin kit will handle torso turning left and right let's say when you are slaying a dragon with a big sword... :P

Tough call doing a good and efficient tool for this. Also, you could have movement of the eyes, or head turning...

There will be those animations :

static
idle
walking
running
crouch
jump
protect
hands attack (kick with hands)
leg attack
simple gun attack (like a sword or axe)
firegun (one arm)
firegun (two arms)
power 1 (a sangoku like attack)
power 2 (a shinobi like attack)
power 3 (undefined at this time)
get a hit
die

For each bodypart, they will be those animations.
The sprites movements will be inspired by the games "altered beast", "barbarian 2" and "rastan saga"

This is a simple creature combo screenshot :

Um, I think they did something like this on the Commodore 64 in 1982 or something. Cant remember who the publisher was.(Maybe Commodore?)
Perhaps you should get hold of that and have a look?
Maybe someone here can remember the name of the game??!

Rastan Saga!!!!!!!!!!!! :P~~~~

OK, so when do you think this will be ready?

:D

I know "5th axe" on amstrad cpc, where monsters where bodyparts randomely used together. Is it the game you say, mrbombermillzy ?

the program will be quickly made but sprites for sprites, it's another thing... :-)

Hi,

It could be a very useful tool. But I don't uderstand what you expect from an 2D artist now...

Hi Réno,

I need a 2d artist to draw better that i can do ! :-)

The best i can do is here : , but i've not enought knowledge on pixel art to make all animations alone.

Attends, mais tu es français !!! Ecris-moi sur :

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Explique moi en quoi consisterait ta demande ( dessiner un personnage en entier, ou alors faire une tête, un bras, etc par fichier ).

Peut-être que je peux t'aider ;)

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Salut Réno :-)

Je viens de t'envoyer un email avec le logiciel et quelques explications, dis moi ce que tu en penses.

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@Vignoli
>J'ai bien reçu ton message. Je regarde tout ça demain ;)

Oki Réno. :-)

Réno, I have a problem with your e-mail. twice the message comes back...

how are the animations put together?

Hi,
they will be for each bodypart 5 sprites by animation.
(but they are no animation for the static position)

Each animation has a ".txt" file containing how the limbs are joined together, for each animation.

@_33
>I've e-mail you too, but no responses :(

I will email you again with another adress...

Caramail have problems with their servers.

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