character graphics - i know it will take a LOT of time but..

flak · Post by **flak** » Wed May 29, 2002 8:08 am

Mabey a lot later on you could add this..
your character graphic changes according to what items and wepons you have equiped, eg if you equip a flame sword, your character walks around with the flame sword in his hand.

i think it would help because the clothes like the robe are of no use, but if your character wears it, it would look cool and your character would stand out.

just an idea

martin · Post by **martin** » Wed May 29, 2002 8:29 am

wow, what a *great* idea. i never thougt about this, but now, as you mention it: we'll add this next week. you're most probably the first one to have this idea, so i tend to call it "flak's graphics style". maybe the guinnes book of records is interested.

martin

Erdrick · Post by **Erdrick** » Wed May 29, 2002 1:21 pm

Wow, really? Next week! Woo! Thanks, flak-o-mighty!

Tatonka Bearpaw · Post by **Tatonka Bearpaw** » Wed May 29, 2002 1:31 pm

Oh man, I really like martins sin for humor

flak · Post by **flak** » Wed May 29, 2002 5:29 pm

*WoW* im the first person to propose this idea? wow... its great that your putting it on net week... your so *great* , if only every one was as *cool* as you, mabey we can both go in the book of records, you for being the *coolest* guy on earth

by the way.. i dident know all ideas were considered with such "humor" (aka sarcasm) as this, its realy encouraging...

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Wed May 29, 2002 7:26 pm

This would require alot of work, something that they don't readily have. I am not sure what graphics it wold take, but I suspect that a new graphic would have to made for each thing that you can hold in your hands. Too much work, and what good would it do? It could add a slight realism, but think of all the commands in the server/client for constantly switching graphics and such. This equals LAGGGG....

martin · Post by **martin** » Wed May 29, 2002 11:58 pm

astral (nearly) got the point. there are a lot of much more important things missing.
there are about 5 or 6 races, each with male and female characters, 4 directions each and 4 animation phases per direction. that makes 5*2*4*4=160 single graphics. if we'd implement such a system, we'd need for EACH item 160 single graphics!! 160! each weapon, each armor, shoes, ...
UO does that, but they have a professional team of full-time-artists. illarion has a crew of 4 graphical artists (galdriel, emhyr, damien and me), we are not very skilled, we have jobs to do or study at university (or visit school sometimes) etc.

we do not plan to implement that.

martin

Bror · Post by **Bror** » Thu May 30, 2002 1:39 pm

@flak: The reasons, we often react this way on proposals is, that many proposals (like this) come up almost once a month, are again discussed and turned down for the same reasons. This means, this topic has been discussed about 24 times the last 2 years.

Setherioth · Post by **Setherioth** » Fri May 31, 2002 2:58 am

i think it's more then once a month, Bror *grin*

Message to everybody new to the Boards! Check the last little while for messages regarding what your thinking of just posting. There are very few acuall NEW ideas lately

Likwid Air · Post by **Likwid Air** » Mon Jun 03, 2002 1:24 pm

It would be nice but there are more important things to be done first.