Hey, new update. Almost done (just need to finish shading one frame and draw another).

I've changed the suiting-on animation again. It just didn't look right because it had no basis in existing CPS2 animations. Thankfully, the answer was right in front of my face the whole time, dumb me.

I just replicated the effect of how he summons his Proton Cannon!



Now there can be no argument saying it doesn't look CPS2-ish (from me, mainly) because it's exactly what Capcom did.

I'm probably not going to replicate the disappearing animation (it's much more complex), so I suggest having him dash off-screen then falling from the sky, if that makes any sense.

Graphicus said, October 01, 2018, 10:51:14 pm

Hey, new update. Almost done (just need to finish shading one frame and draw another).

I've changed the suiting-on animation again. It just didn't look right because it had no basis in existing CPS2 animations. Thankfully, the answer was right in front of my face the whole time, dumb me.

I just replicated the effect of how he summons his Proton Cannon!



Now there can be no argument saying it doesn't look CPS2-ish (from me, mainly) because it's exactly what Capcom did.

I'm probably not going to replicate the disappearing animation (it's much more complex), so I suggest having him dash off-screen then falling from the sky, if that makes any sense.

Damn that looks good! I actually like the idea of having him dash off screen then falling from the sky. he can also float down in the hulkbuster armor for a winpose if he defeats an enemy in the armor.

Okay, so I'm basically done. The sprite I mentioned I still had to draw would be a "shake" sprite for the end of the animation (when he's charging) so he's not completely static as he's dashing forward, but... I don't even know if it's fully needed since he's going to have this whole dashing effect on top (not shown in the GIF but it is in the sheet).

Below is a GIF using all the finished frames as well as a spoilered spritesheet. If you need the "materialization" FX sprites without iron man inside, let me know (I drew them on a different layer anyway). I just left it as-is because there's only one way to align Iron man with the armor (the head sticks out).



Spritesheet:

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Something else: You see those three frames where the armor is lighter? I didn't just brighten up the sprites in software because that would add colors to the palette. What I did instead was cycle the colors so that each color would use a progressively lighter and lighter shade in the existing palette (what was once the lightest color would no longer be needed and just become "white". I didn't know if this would be helpful or not, but I hope it is.

Um... don't hate me, but I think I'll make one last change. I don't exactly like the way the mask sort of flaps onto his face. Kinda makes it seem like one of those trash bins with the foot pedal that opens the lid. I'll quickly edit it tomorrow to have it go down as a visor, more in tune with the way it works in the movies (like a bicycle helmet's visor, basically).

You can color separate the rest body for the time being, if you want. I'm positive I'm not changing that.

no hate here my friend. i did however CS one frame.
Behold, A sample of awesome!

Here we go, here's the final version. The faceplate movement is a million times better, I feel.



SPRITESHEET:

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I expect an awesome video as soon as it's coded and working :shakes fist: