New Custom Story Help

[crisosphinx]

I know how to create intro and outro animations, but I need to know whether you want to do it via game engine or if you want to import video. IF I recall, HPL doesn't support video, thus you'll have to do it in game.

Now for the headache part... If you want to have the player character be seen, you'll have to have a camera that is separate from the character you will have to animate. You will have to fully rig a character (even if you have an ingame model, so you can give it custom animations). Next you have to animate it. When the character is now in the game engine, you'll have to set up the scene so you can "film" your character and what he's interacting with. This might be a huge hassle.

The easiest way is to have the camera in with the arm models (default) and just do what the developers did with the grunts at the end of the game (capturing you and putting you in jail). Be sure to focus on the important aspects of the scene and storyboard out your scene before you create it!!!! I cannot stress that enough!

So there are two options:
-custom rig, custom animation, tons of preplanning
-in game rigs, in game animation, a little bit of planning

If there is a third option, I'm either too lazy to think of it right now or too tired. I might be able to help with storyboarding/ animation if you give me time. I have a lot of work on my hands right now (I'm making my own mod/ CS ). As always, GOOD LUCK!

PM me if you need any suggestions or help!