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Making A Grunt Dance
NylePudding Offline
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Making A Grunt Dance

So here's what I want to do, make a grunt dance. It's only going to be for an intro, so nothing very complicated is going to happen, I simply want the player to see the grunt dance. So I thought the best way to go about this would be to make a copy of the grunt himself, and change the idle animation to him dancing. So then all I would have to do is make him ignore the player and he can stand there and dance. Big Grin

I've found an idle animation for him in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\amnesia the dark descent\entities\enemy\servant_grunt\animations\idle.anm"

So am I right in saying all I would have to do is change that idle animation, to one of him dancing? (There is also an animation called "idle.dae_anim" to which I don't know it's purpose)

And here's the big question, in what program (is there a free one?) will I be able to change that animation to a dancing one? (which I will make myself)

I have never done 3-D modelling animation, hopefully I can work it out.

Thanks. =]

11-03-2011, 10:27 PM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

It's done in Maya. I have thought about doing this myself, so I could do it one of those days when I'm bored.

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11-03-2011, 11:09 PM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

I'm strangely reminded of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV7gl9GcWAc

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11-03-2011, 11:17 PM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

(11-03-2011, 11:17 PM)Your Computer Wrote: I'm strangely reminded of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV7gl9GcWAc
Hahaha Big Grin



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11-04-2011, 12:32 AM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

I was tempted awhile ago to do a grunt Thriller, but I decided against it since I had too many things on the go at the time. D:


Also, idle.anm and idle.dae_anim refer to the same animation. The anm is some sort of cache file I think.
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11-04-2011, 01:03 AM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

(11-03-2011, 11:17 PM)Your Computer Wrote: I'm strangely reminded of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV7gl9GcWAc
I didn't know it had been done before. But I still want to do it myself. Big Grin
(11-03-2011, 11:09 PM)Acies Wrote: It's done in Maya. I have thought about doing this myself, so I could do it one of those days when I'm bored.
Thanks, I'll give the Maya trial a go. But I've noticed it isn't free, perhaps I'm just being too hopeful, but there isn't a free alternative is there? x]

I would probably buy it for future use if it was around £100-£200, but $3,500 for Maya is a bit too much of a set back for me. xD


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11-04-2011, 09:19 AM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

Don't quote me but I think you can use Blender as well.

11-04-2011, 11:15 AM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

(11-03-2011, 11:09 PM)Acies Wrote: It's done in Maya. I have thought about doing this myself, so I could do it one of those days when I'm bored.
It's also done in 3ds max, but eh both 3ds max and maya cost shitloads.
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11-04-2011, 08:14 PM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

If this works out for you PLEASE put a download link on the forum. I'd want it so badly for an easter egg. Lmao xD

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11-04-2011, 10:52 PM
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RE: Making A Grunt Dance

Will give this a try tommorow. Ripping and rigging the flappyface probably won't be that hard but currently no idea on how to get the animation into amnesia. Eh i'll see what I can do.
11-07-2011, 12:38 AM
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