secretstash

Plant enemy test

Added 2021-09-23 17:18:36 +0000 UTC

The next new enemy being introduced (and the last big one for the first level) is the first plant creature. The animation used here was the first one I've ever done that was drafted by someone else, one of the guys that also works on the comics. That created some interesting challenges because I still had to time the action and correct the original frames quite a bit, plus extending the sequence. It was fun working from someone else's keyframes for the base animation and I'll be open to doing more like that in the future for sure.

The plant design shown here isn't complete yet, lacking both a base and the leaves around the head. This draft is intended mainly for testing the integration into the game. The final design is likely to have a few changes to the teeth. I'm considering making them look more like a giant venus fly trap's "teeth" than something animalistic. Fewer might also be better for the sake of making sure the animation stay clean.