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Title: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on August 16, 2017, 05:02:47 pm
Hi guys! I'm taffy, and i'm making a few Undertale characters in my own spriting style with a MVC3 styled combo system.

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/BadShortAcornwoodpecker-size_restricted.gif)

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CookedSilentCockatiel-size_restricted.gif)

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SoftValidBlackbird-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: EndercreeperMugen on August 16, 2017, 05:55:12 pm
This looks great so far, I really like the sprite style and MVC-based gameplay. Definitely can't wait to see more like this! ^^
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: SuliOfTheNerdVaid Suli on August 16, 2017, 05:56:52 pm
YO THAT LOOKS CLEAN ASF, I wish u luck my guy XD
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Realra on August 17, 2017, 04:04:03 am
This looks incredible. Best Undertale characters in MUGEN these sure could be. Get these finished NOW so I can check them out. Just kidding, can't wait to see the finished products.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: ZimKoraku on August 17, 2017, 06:26:16 am
Those sprites look out of this world. The style's almost reminiscent of that of Skullgirls. Best of luck on completing your characters, Taffy!
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on August 25, 2017, 08:17:34 am
Thank you all for the support!! Slight update real quick with a new special:

(https://s2.postimg.org/o0fqny661/walls_are_dum.gif)

In the move, Sans rears back for a second before swiping with a hand at the opponent. It's not safe on block, but when it activates, you'll get a number of slams based on whichever button you used to activate the special. Light will give you four, Medium will give you six, and Heavy will give you eight. these can be combo'd into and out of, so it depends on where you make them end up after the special is over.

Now as for a release date...

This looks incredible. Best Undertale characters in MUGEN these sure could be. Get these finished NOW so I can check them out. Just kidding, can't wait to see the finished products.

This character is probably going to be done really soon actually! I need to add a few more sprites and some more coding, but he's mostly done! School does start in a few weeks, so updates might be spread a little thin.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Dark Waifu on August 25, 2017, 01:08:55 pm
Looks really nice so far
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: altoiddealer on August 25, 2017, 08:02:43 pm
Is that an in-game screen recording?  Looks great!

My only suggestion would be to play around with the Screenbound controllers a bit more, to try and get rid of that weird vertical camera jump.  It looks like P1 loses Screenbound once P2 starts flying, snapping the camera back down - should probably just keep it applied until P2 hits the last wall.

My Jailbot character has a "bash-n-toss" grab where I made the camera follow the enemy exclusively, until he hits the wall.
Spoiler: Jailbot's Screenbound (click to see content)
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on August 27, 2017, 06:17:31 am
Is that an in-game screen recording?  Looks great!

My only suggestion would be to play around with the Screenbound controllers a bit more, to try and get rid of that weird vertical camera jump.  It looks like P1 loses Screenbound once P2 starts flying, snapping the camera back down - should probably just keep it applied until P2 hits the last wall.

holy fuckoli a vet commented on this i'm gonna
I've already fixed that issue, but thanks a lot for the help!


Also, is there any way to edit the topic for this thread?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on September 29, 2017, 03:03:03 pm
Alright guys, expect a Halloween release. Gonna go on the grind and add more stuffs.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: altoiddealer on September 29, 2017, 03:23:57 pm
holy fuckoli a vet commented on this i'm gonna
I've already fixed that issue, but thanks a lot for the help!
A noob vet :P  I've made one character and one stage heh
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Solid Snivy on September 30, 2017, 06:07:26 am
This looks pretty cool. What other Undertale characters are planned after Sans is released?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on October 15, 2017, 12:34:15 am
This looks pretty cool. What other Undertale characters are planned after Sans is released?

I'm gonna do Toriel after him, but the main characters are basically all planned out in some way or another
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Dark Waifu on November 27, 2017, 07:58:55 am
If I may ask how is this going now?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on December 15, 2017, 05:32:39 am
If I may ask how is this going now?

Hey guys! quick update:

MY computer's hard drive crashed and i'm moved to another computer for now, and i don't think it's possible to get the new version of sans back. there is however, an older version i'm gonna be building off of for now. I did record a demo vid just before the crash happened. Explanations are all in the subtitles:



EDIT: formatting on this youtube link

Thank you for checking in on this project though! It's still going to be up and running again soon enough, just a minor-ish set back is all.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: TheFclass97 on December 15, 2017, 05:41:50 am
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that sucks ass my dude... I really hope to see you bounce back cause I like your work (and I was afraid shit like this would happen). Shit always look promising and fun. Real quick tho, you gonna upload your stuff to a cloud now?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on December 15, 2017, 06:11:39 am
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that sucks ass my dude... I really hope to see you bounce back cause I like your work (and I was afraid shit like this would happen). Shit always look promising and fun. Real quick tho, you gonna upload your stuff to a cloud now?

yeah i am. probably google drive's one since i use that already to do updates for stuff. i do have the animation files and the character from a while ago saved but i'm likely not gonna work on him till like after the 25th at the earliest. i do wanna finish him tho, super fun to do

also ty fam means a lot x v x
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on December 15, 2017, 04:06:01 pm
In the Meantime, if you guys have any suggestions for me to add to him when i get back on him, feel free to drop them in this thread!
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: altoiddealer on December 15, 2017, 05:00:28 pm
Pro tip: Frequently backup your work in multiple locations.  I was so paranoid about HD failure when making my character I had duplicate copies of backups in 3 locations.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: RMaster007 on December 15, 2017, 05:13:05 pm
Oh man, that Sans looks awesome. Shame that your hard drive crashed, that could really set people back.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 09, 2018, 03:54:22 am
Hey Guys!! New update here:

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/235166386651922433/399740704756072459/Idlyne.gif)

That's right! I'm working on Undyne now too! Expect a hardhitting pressure heavy gameplan from her!!
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Solid Snivy on January 09, 2018, 04:35:41 am
Already calling it; her level 3 Super is gonna be Undyne the Undying.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: dreadedpotato on January 15, 2018, 04:07:13 am
wow, she looks pretty cool! i'm curious, though; do you plan on having the protagonist be playable?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Killerking75 on January 15, 2018, 09:00:23 am
Awesome stuff, it's good to see Undertale getting some love. I mean I know people have tried to replicate the static sprites but it just doesn't work in a 2D fighter...goodluck and good job so far.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 16, 2018, 05:15:10 pm
Hey Guys!! Another update on Undyne for you!

I like giving people choices. There's always room for customization in my book, so one of the most important things for me was to give Undyne quite a few options. These include:

An entirely color separated pallete. Every shade and highlight is a different color. The pallet box is almost full. Please help me.

However, in something like Undertale, there's always gonna be people who won't be just satisfied with color changes. So, in the file for Undyne (and for Sans too xux) there's gonna be a .fla file. I'll release a tutorial for how to edit these later on, whichever one of the characters is out first will have the tutorial with them. This'll allow you to make all the Fell!Space!Hope!Determined!Z2!Swap! Edits you want. As proof of concept, here's a screenshot and a few animations.

(https://i.imgur.com/LWYkJmp.png)


As you can see, Undyne has a variant with her Helmet on. To access it,  you need to hold start when selecting her. This won't change anything about gameplay besides how things look.

(https://s17.postimg.org/fngiu10cf/STSP.gif)
(https://s17.postimg.org/seup0iuov/STSPH.gif)

This, by the way, is her Standing Heavy punch.

(https://s17.postimg.org/ov8rap4tr/STMP.gif)

(https://i.imgur.com/mdtc0tA.gif)

oops, gotta fix that eyepatch crossup there

Standing Medium Punch...

(https://i.imgur.com/nrWAHzO.gif)

(https://s17.postimg.org/s23auc4pb/STLPH.gif)

and her Jab.


Not too shabby, huh?

Anyways:


Awesome stuff, it's good to see Undertale getting some love. I mean I know people have tried to replicate the static sprites but it just doesn't work in a 2D fighter...goodluck and good job so far.

Thanks, man!! That's basically the exact reason I wanted to Start these in the first place. Kinda sucked seeing Undertale characters that just used the battle sprites. These are actually super easy to edit (as you'll see in this update) so people can make things into their desired AU's however they want to.

wow, she looks pretty cool! i'm curious, though; do you plan on having the protagonist be playable?

I don't want to spoil all the fun, would I? xux

Already calling it; her level 3 Super is gonna be Undyne the Undying.

I have different plans for that form.


Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: altoiddealer on January 16, 2018, 06:25:15 pm
Looks great!  That first floor jab thing looks perfect, but I think the other 2 moves fall short a bit with her movement.

Here's an edit for example.
Spoiler, click to toggle visibilty

I adjusted the timing, increasing the speed of most frames, but added a pause to the start/end swing frames.
I also added a frame to the end of the swing to make the spear stop smearing before she recovers.

The jabs would pack more punch if you follow this principle.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 16, 2018, 07:40:09 pm
Looks great!  That first floor jab thing looks perfect, but I think the other 2 moves fall short a bit with her movement.


I adjusted the timing, increasing the speed of most frames, but added a pause to the start/end swing frames.
I also added a frame to the end of the swing to make the spear stop smearing before she recovers.

The jabs would pack more punch if you follow this principle.

Thank you! i have changed those moves timing and added an extra frame to help the timing now. I'll keep that all in mind.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Killerking75 on January 17, 2018, 12:04:50 am
ALRIGHT! Showing some real determination here Taffy, I'd love to help but I can't access Photoshop...yet. I think the customizations are a really cool Idea and the sprites are still looking great as ever. Also this is a bit bias but if it were me spriting I would make Undyne look more angry when she strikes 'cause it adds to her character; Y'know, she's kind of the fierce warrior type, but that's only a suggestion. This is YOUR character.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 17, 2018, 02:46:24 am
ALRIGHT! Showing some real determination here Taffy, I'd love to help but I can't access Photoshop...yet. I think the customizations are a really cool Idea and the sprites are still looking great as ever. Also this is a bit bias but if it were me spriting I would make Undyne look more angry when she strikes 'cause it adds to her character; Y'know, she's kind of the fierce warrior type, but that's only a suggestion. This is YOUR character.

I make her smirk because she does enjoy fighting. She smirks through the first parts of her battle with Frisk too. I've had ideas to make it so when the battle goes on longer, she'll start to get angry (like in game) though.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Killerking75 on January 17, 2018, 04:05:33 am
ALRIGHT! Showing some real determination here Taffy, I'd love to help but I can't access Photoshop...yet. I think the customizations are a really cool Idea and the sprites are still looking great as ever. Also this is a bit bias but if it were me spriting I would make Undyne look more angry when she strikes 'cause it adds to her character; Y'know, she's kind of the fierce warrior type, but that's only a suggestion. This is YOUR character.

I make her smirk because she does enjoy fighting. She smirks through the first parts of her battle with Frisk too. I've had ideas to make it so when the battle goes on longer, she'll start to get angry (like in game) though.

Taking the game itself as a reference is even better please disregard my comment and of course an angry mechanic could work, just do what you feel
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 18, 2018, 03:32:51 pm
Taking the game itself as a reference is even better please disregard my comment and of course an angry mechanic could work, just do what you feel

It's all good! I appreciate any and all feedback and suggestions you guys have anyways xux
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: puffolotti4iji on January 19, 2018, 12:05:00 am
very nice animation. The jab looks kinda heavy. It is an excellent animation, but it looks odd that she can return to previous position so quickly after putting so much weight on the front leg.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: dreadedpotato on January 26, 2018, 03:53:01 am
something just occured to me: will these characters have voice acting? or will the sounds used for when they are speaking in game be used in place of voice work?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 26, 2018, 03:59:45 am
very nice animation. The jab looks kinda heavy. It is an excellent animation, but it looks odd that she can return to previous position so quickly after putting so much weight on the front leg.

Timing's different in game. The startup is faster and the end lag is slower than that. She also takes the step forward instead of going back.

something just occured to me: will these characters have voice acting? or will the sounds used for when they are speaking in game be used in place of voice work?

there will be options for both. when have the money to, i'm gonna try to hire some voice actors for them. PM me if you have suggestions for who to ask! X u X
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Memo on January 26, 2018, 07:44:15 am
Off topic but when my hard drive crashed I was able to
aaccess my hard drive, I was fiddling with reinstalling
windows of a thumb drive and it gave me access to the
documents and I transferred my stuff over, might work
for you I don't remember 100% the steps I took tho.
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: dreadedpotato on January 28, 2018, 02:31:05 pm
do you think you would ever release a full game like shades of manhattan or hyper dbz with the undertale characters you make, or do you just plan on keeping them all separate?
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on January 31, 2018, 07:11:51 am
Off topic but when my hard drive crashed I was able to
aaccess my hard drive, I was fiddling with reinstalling
windows of a thumb drive and it gave me access to the
documents and I transferred my stuff over, might work
for you I don't remember 100% the steps I took tho.

I'll try to do that when i can. hope it'll work but as for what i've tried, they're gone

do you think you would ever release a full game like shades of manhattan or hyper dbz with the undertale characters you make, or do you just plan on keeping them all separate?

most likely they'll be in separate characters but that might change
Title: Re: MVC3 Styled Undertale Characters
Post by: Taffy on March 08, 2018, 02:38:16 pm
Hey guys, sorry for being absent for so long! This is a backburner project and I only really touch it when I need to take a break from more involved projects of mine. You'll see something about that project in the future.

Here's a WIP Undyne dropkick.

(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/TameHeftyFlee-size_restricted.gif)