So yeah... I'm FINALLY working on my first character. It's Kain Blade from Golden Axe: The Duel, and he will have all the fundamentals seen in Infinite, R@CE and SennouRoom's characters. I'm building him off of Memo's POTS template, and the SFF from Werewood's Kain.But there are some difficulties I might run into since I'm a first timer:FX: These are the norm for POTS characters right? Well, I don't know how to make 3D effects. But if there are open source effects I can use, let me know.Rolling animation: Also the norm for POTS characters. Golden Axe didn't have rolling and sidestep mechanics. I dunno... maybe I'll find sprites in Werewood's SFF that will make do for those. Feel free to help me out here. And if you want, make your own palettes and post them in the thread. 6/21/2019 UpdateUpdating this post because here's another character I got in the works. I'm using the sprites from Nexus Games's Tifa because the palette looks a helluva lot better than YAMAKICHI's. Also, NG's Tifa plays like a DivineWolf character instead of Infinite's Cloud.
Unless you've gotten a ton of practice coding MUGEN characters prior, this is a pretty big up-taking for a first character, especially if you're striving for PotS accuracy. Phantom.of.the.Server's characters are really complex in basically every aspect, not to mention you'll need to study CvS2 to see what functions right as an equivalent to a weapon user like one from a Golden Axe FG. The FXs are multi-layered helpers just so you know, so, that adds an extra layer (excuse my pun) of difficulty.
Infinite, R@Ce and Sennou all have different styles, so I suggest trying to achieve accuracy along one style rather than all 3 + PoTS.I'm excited for this character, and would like to see it done well and be successful. So to echo Nep Heart, you should study characters who use weapons. Nakoruru by PoTS, Haohmaru by Chazzanova, and Genjuro by KarmaChameleon are all good places to look. I would also please, please suggest you take the time to track down the original game and play it, or at least find footage of Kain Blade, so you have an idea of what he does in the game and how it would translate to a "CVS3" style.In terms of missing sprites, this looks a bit extra but could do for a sidestep, see if theres enough sprites relating to this one/its animation in the SFFAlso, you don't neccesarily need to have a roll, custom combo, parry, etc. PoTS made his Darkstalkers characters act much more similar to their source games than CVS or his custom style. I would stress you take the time to try and come with a unique-CVS3 take on the gameplay system of GA:TD
Looking forward to this one. You know, Dick Buckus planned to do his own take of Kain Blade. Can't wait to see what you got in store
Im interested as to what you'll do with this character as well. Some things I will say, since this is your first character, try not to rush it and also in my opinion, don't feel too pressured. Make the character how you ever you feel like making it and have fun but try to find some balance for the sake of gameplay purposes. Even if you don't get it right the 1st time around, its ok, that's what updates are for. Converting someone who didn't play in the gameplay style originally is kind of sketchy as it is, but finding "SOME" kind of balance is key.I always wanted to make my own Kain Blade after what I saw Buckus was going to do a few years back so I'll be looking forward to yours.
I'm not coding him right now. I'm still building the SFF.What's done so far:-Walking (Forward)-Walking (Backward)-Turning animation (Standing)-Turning animation (Crouching)
Umezono said, June 12, 2019, 07:11:29 amInfinite, R@Ce and Sennou all have different styles, so I suggest trying to achieve accuracy along one style rather than all 3 + PoTS.I apologize, I meant to say features not fundamentals. And I wouldn't say they have different styles because characters made by Infinite, Sennou, R@CE and Falcon Rapper (forgot to mention him) have these features in common:-Palette Selector-Config files that let you toggle chain combos, air combos, sounds, etcQuoteI would stress you take the time to try and come with a unique-CVS3 take on the gameplay system of GA:TDI'll see what I can do. The source game was nothing special, aside from the magic system. It came out in '94 and by then, fighting games have graduated from trying to copy Street Fighter II's vanilla "I hit you, you hit me, no super meters included" gameplay. QuoteI always wanted to make my own Kain Blade after what I saw Buckus was going to do a few years back so I'll be looking forward to yours.I saw that too. Was looking forward to his Kain Blade, but he never released it. Goat and Shiva were other WIPs he didn't finish.
I think the styles are quite different outside of those two similarities (and other aesthetic choices) personally.
QuoteLooks good, even if he looks tall compared to Urien.Fixed. I scaled him down to xscale = 0.57 yscale = 0.53QuoteOther plans of GAD characters in this style?I might consider making Death Adder. If I get the hang of coding how his shield works. In the source game, it breaks after taking too much damage,Nexus Games made a POTS Milan Flare, but... it's meh. I don't want to sound like an ass, but his coding leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe I'll fix up his Milan, and Tifa Lockhart in the future.
You can do a lot without extra sprites. Get creative with that magic system, maybe take some pointers from how they did Simon in smash. How Bexmius did Devilotte is another good example, The Unknown solider someone was working on. Did something similar with Marco from Metal Slug, gave him his arensal from said game.
Just a suggestion but you could use Warusaki's Haohmaru as a reference to help balance out how a CVS character with a sword should play and to help scale, damage wise.
QuoteJust a suggestion but you could use Warusaki's Haohmaru as a reference to help balance out how a CVS character with a sword should play and to help scale, damage wise.I'll look into it when I start coding.Anyway, here's a sample. When I added Werewood's SFF onto the template, things got messy. Some frames look inconsistent. But I found a workaround by going to the AIR section and copying the time/ticks for each frame from his Kain.
Looking good! Also if you need help to get the basics down as far as the system goes, look into Divine Wolfs KFM and make the needed adjustments in the AIR file bit by bit until everything matches up. A lot of older characters dont have the needed sprites to do everything so his KFM is perfect because it shows you what you can do with limited sprites.
Alright, I got his Normals fixed. What's missing next?-Dodging -Rolling -Air guard -Power Charge -Special Moves-Taunt-Win posesI might have to do some frankenspriting for some of these...https://streamable.com/k89hs
I'm kinda bothered by the Sword Swings, becuase of the slashes on them.One would remove the fire from the slash and convert it to Hi-Res, but I guess you wouldn't be capable of that.
QuoteI'm kinda bothered by the Sword Swings, becuase of the slashes on them. One would remove the fire from the slash and convert it to Hi-Res, but I guess you wouldn't be capable of that.Doesn't Fighter Factory have a tool that lets you edit sprites? I could use that. Or remove the sword slashes in GIMP.
So I responded to RagingRowen's feedback and removed the sword slashes. The process was tedious as fuck but it paid off. I used FF3's image editor to take them out.https://streamable.com/hrxkqAnd this is the first of many custom sprites for my Kain Blade. It was made from his guard and jumping frames in GIMP.
YoRHa Unit A2 said, June 20, 2019, 07:41:28 pmSo I responded to RagingRowen's feedback and removed the sword slashes. The process was tedious as fuck but it paid off. I used FF3's image editor to take them out.https://streamable.com/hrxkqAnd this is the first of many custom sprites for my Kain Blade. It was made from his guard and jumping frames in GIMP. If you need help with the sword whoosh like FX, you could use Haohmaru's sword FX and use Angle Draw coding and Scale coding to help shape them onto Kain Blade's sword as if they were meant for him. Like how me, Sennou Room and others have done for sword like characters.If you do decide to, please go download my version of Haohmaru as I made some really top notch Double High Res sword FX that you can use. It'll give him that CVS like feel if you manage to pull it off right. Also note, there are 2 versions, one that has all the colors in the FX, and the other with the FX matching the palette which downgrades the quality of the FX. Go with whatever you want
YoRHa Unit A2 said, June 22, 2019, 01:12:37 amUpdated the first post. Announced another character, I'll be making on the side.Really good news.I just hate the fact that almost every f*cking version of her uses this weird spriteset with strange animation and body proportions...If I had time and worked faster, I would create a real CVS/POTS type spriteset for her.And would include her moves from Ergheiz...Anyway, I encourage you with this, because I think you will make some good conversion.Keep it up.
YoRHa Unit A2 said, June 22, 2019, 01:12:37 amUpdated the first post. Announced another character, I'll be making on the side.D I D S O M E O N E S A Y T I F F A ? !That's great news, haha,I was wondering less than a week ago if someone was gonna make Tiffa eventually...I wish you the best luck on this project!
There were also these tifa sprites but they were unfinished as far as i know.kayui UMA is author of the sprites.
Progress with Kain so far.Got most of the basic animations done including the power charge, custom combo, and reused frames from his jumping animation for rollinghttps://streamable.com/4hjo6Finished Tifa's standing, walking, running, crouching, and jumping animations. https://streamable.com/2dvlk
Might have to put Kain on hold... until I can find a way to fix these issues that came up.I added most of the basic frames in his SFF and AIR but this happens during a win posehttps://streamable.com/xemq6And I can't find the right frames to use for when your character gets thrown, nor do I know the Group numbers needed. You'll notice it when Cloud throws him.https://streamable.com/h0qw3And this. I found this in Werewood's SFF and it looks too complicated to edit, unlike the sword slashes I erased.
QuoteThere's nothing wrong with asking for help, cause it's better for you in the long run.I know that. Criticism also helps you not hurt you.
QuoteCant make any promises but if you send me Kain Blade I can see what I can do.After you're done with Janne?
Since I've been focusing on Tifa, I'm considering taking liberties on mine, where she will have special moves based on her Ehrgeiz and Dissidia appearances.Hell, some of these moves could be implemented if I reuse various attack frames in the AIR file Some animations have to be reused since I can't draw for shit and I don't have money to commission, someone to draw extra sprites. Infinite had to do the same thing for his Cloud's Omnislash.
Nice to see there will be some stuff from Ergheiz particularly. ands dissidiaI wouls dream like so much to see some great skills into a fitting spriteset, like dampir...anyway, good news!
QuoteNice to see there will be some stuff from Ergheiz particularly. ands dissidiaI wouls dream like so much to see some great skills into a fitting spriteset, like dampir...anyway, good news!She has a projectile in Ehrgeiz so that will be implemented.Also, I found some Win quotes for her.Vs. Yang: Serves you right blondie. That was for trashing my bar!Vs. Mai: "There's this new invention in case you haven't heard. It's called a bra!"Vs. Chun- Li: Strongest woman in the world? Don't think so.Vs. Cloud: You lose focus, you lose a fight. Vs. Ryu: About time I met another fighter who only uses their fists! Vs. Haohmaru/Kain Blade: Looks like the fist is mightier than the sword.Vs: Dan Hibiki: All talk and no muscle. Figures.Vs Akuma: Definitely a miracle I pulled through a tough fight like that!The list goes on.
YoRHa Unit A2 said, June 28, 2019, 06:24:23 amQuoteCant make any promises but if you send me Kain Blade I can see what I can do.After you're done with Janne? I can take a look today. My only question is, do you have all of his required sprites in, did you input all of the system of the gsmeplay style in him.I was willing to do the sword FX and etc for you on his attacks. Like how Ive done with Jeanne, Earthquake and etx
QuoteI can take a look today. My only question is, do you have all of his required sprites in, did you input all of the system of the gsmeplay style in him.I was willing to do the sword FX and etc for you on his attacks. Like how Ive done with Jeanne, Earthquake and etxAs luck would have it, I was able to fix the missing sprites issue. I only got his basics and normal attacks done in the AIR file. I haven't added the hitboxes yet, nor did I start coding. I uploaded him to Mediafire. You want me to send him to you through PM? Or just post the link here?In the meantime, I finished Tifa's SFF. I just need to fix the power charge because it's misaligned >.<Haven't added the hitboxes, or special moves yet. https://streamable.com/zwm4h
I'm adding Kain's hitboxes as we speak.As for Tifa, I'm putting her on hold since I can't come up with a proper Level 3 Super. Then again, YAMAKICHI didn't draw the required sprites for her limit break.
RagingRowen said, July 09, 2019, 07:40:37 pmDo you have Level 3 Ports for these 2 by any chance? I can do one if not.You can make one for Kain. I already have one for Tifa.
Back to working on Kain. I added the hitboxes and the Level 3 port Rowen made for me. Now I'm working on his Specials and Supers. in the animations tab. Golden Axe: The Duel didn't have super combo animations so I'll have to come up with my own. His Deadly Flare (The fire hurricane he does in the source game) will be his Level 3. Problem is, I need the proper FX to make it work. The FX in Werewood's Kain don't seem to cut it.
RagingRowen said, July 29, 2019, 09:01:33 pmDid you see my Lvl3 Port for Kain?http://mugenguild.com/forum/msg.2447267I did.And by the way, do you guys think I should do something about the sprite's color palette? Like, should I change it up to make Kain look CVS-ish? Race did something similar with Mickey Rogers. He scaled down his AOF2 sprites and changed up the palette. I wish I wasn't horrible with making palettes
RagingRowen said, August 14, 2019, 12:12:36 amI'd recommend getting rid of the black pixels on the outlines first. They're very clashy.Werewood ripped the sprites with a Sega Saturn emulator. Hence why they look like that. I hope there's a quick and efficient way to get rid of the outlines.
Hey everyone, I apologize in advance for the lack of posts in this thread over the past 3 months. Lately, my work on Kain has been put on hold due to all sorts of shit. Health issues, real life, and other stuff I've been working on since I have a Youtube channel and a Deviantart page. As a result, I have no desire or the time to work on Kain Blade and Tifa. That, and I'm still inexperienced in coding. However, I'm considering releasing these characters as open-source WIPS. It would be a waste if I left them on my hard drive unfinished for God knows how long. If anyone's interested, I'll upload them to Mediafire.When the money is right, I'll just have the characters I want made commissioned.
Hey!If you're discontinuing them, can you upload Tifa? I'm sure one of us would love to take a crack at it.
Suprizle said, December 10, 2019, 05:26:28 amHey!If you're discontinuing them, can you upload Tifa? I'm sure one of us would love to take a crack at it.I could send you Tifa through a PM. I'm not gonna post the links in public because I don't want my shit taken and posted on Mugen Archive without my consent.
Ahh yes, great point!You know what, yeah. Send her my way whenever via PM. I do love me some Tifa, so I'll definitely give it a look. If I go forward, I'll be in touch for a collab or something!
