patent void
Currently i have an aseprite-project for Walk/Idle/Turn.
How do you handle it if your character does have other animations? (like talking-moving animations)
are those in the same aseprite-project?
i love using the "_ImportCharactername"-Option,
but when i have more than aseprite-project, then i cant use the "_Import...."-File? correct?
cunning juniper
You can make copies of the importer and have as many as you want. It's up to you.
One tip- If you change the size of the aseprite file keep it centred (so increase left, right, top, bottom) so the characters pivot stays the same.
patent void
"One tip- If you change the size of the aseprite file keep it centred (so increase left, right, top, bottom) so the characters pivot stays the same."
THAT is exactly what i was fighting with 👍🏻
outer stag
Yeah I keep all my character animations in one file with a really long timeline. Sometimes the huge timeline is cumbersome but it works. I didn’t know you could have more than one importer, that’s cool!
patent void
yes that is great i think for "extra" animations, keep thinks clean and tidy and findable 😄
as if dave has thought of everything 🥂
cunning juniper
One file would have been insane for the drifter 😅
outer stag
Ooohh yeah I’ve always wondered about that kind of thing. Like how you did things for the drifter, given it’s such a big game.
hazy raptor
Does anyone have any sample character and/or room aseprite files they'd be willing to share? I'm learning quickly but would love to see how people use layers to keep things cleaner than I have them (though learning about the Guide layer was a big win recently).
patent void
Does anyone have any sample character and/or room aseprite files they'd be willi...
currently mine looks like that
outer stag
Mine start all organized with layers and groups, and then as I add more animations to the end of the timeline all the organization falls apart and it’s a free for all
still optimizing my Aseprite layer approach. I think it's useful to have a lot of organization/groups when developing the initial art, but when animating it seems like flatter might be easier to work with
patent void
oh maa gaad 😮
well i have no idea, maybe dont "overcomplicate" it?
i am myself a newbe in that game 😄
cunning juniper
Waaaa that's huge ha ha
shadow crown
cunning juniper
I mostly only have a few layers for the charcter, and flatten it down once i'm done animating. And extras for props/effects and then guide layers for background/foreground
Some get pretty wild, Alex works on lots of random layers and is a lot messier (faster though)
this was one of his after I cleaned it up-
outer stag
How does the animation tag within an animation tag work? For example, does that create 2 animations: In/Out, frames 2-12 and loop, frames 7-12?
cunning juniper
Here's a bigger one for you
That's mainly big because I added a bunch of frames of anims for screens in the room
Pen's file after 3 games 😄
For that one I have the same file but separate importers for outfit changes (he gets the cloak/sword/etc later)
outer stag
Do you use the nested tags for organization or does that do something special in the importer?
cunning juniper
Just for organisation, I don't try to keep them in sync with PQ
hazy raptor
Thanks all. Got something similar for a room? Trying to understand best practices for managing multiple states of a prop vs an animated prop.
patent void
Thanks all. Got something similar for a room? Trying to understand best practice...
i for example have a room with a desk, on it there is mouse the wiggles around.
the bg and desk is one frame and one layer (no tag needed bc no animation)
the mouse is in the next frame and on a separate layer (with a tag) and to see how it all comes together you could use a layer below called "Guide" and on that layer is the room again.
fir now i find thst workflow usesful 👍
also (and this is a huge help):
https://powerquest.powerhoof.com/manual_spritesandanims.html
hazy raptor
Thanks! Definitely working off of that. I think I just need more cycles playing with it but currently struggling with props (like a door) that have multiple states and I feel like I end up doing a lot more manual work than I could be.
And apologies for taking this thread down this path but this has all been super helpful!
shadow crown
I haven't done super detailed work yet, but I tend to just have bg's be bg's so I can import all the bg layers in one go...and props are separate files with layers and animations for them. So it if animates I have a separate file. if not, it's just a static bg layer. Basically I treat props like characters if they animate. Now then I may have the prop in the bg file just as size placeholder, but I'd toggle it off before import.
...as usual, do whatever Dave has setup as it's generally best practice.
cunning juniper
I do it in the one file for prop anims. Each prop on it's own layer
shadow crown
I do it in the one file for prop anims. Each prop on it's own layer
Oh that's interesting. Instead of having x number of prop anim files you have a giant one with a ton of props? What's the thinking there? Just easy access and everything in once place? /good advice
cunning juniper
I have the prop drawn into the room already, so adding a few frames there is just easier
shadow crown
Wait now I'm confused. Do you have prop anims in the background room file, or a separate prop file (that may have many props?).
If all the room bits and props in that room are in one file, then cool. I can see it.
outer stag
yeah that's what I do too. All the room props and animations just in one Aseprite file. When I realized how the Aseprite to PQ importer workflow worked, it made things so much easier!
