Final Fantasy Hacktics

Quote from: "SilvasRuin"How does the flying animation work for black chocobos, cockatrices, hydras, and ahrimans anyways?  Is there just a certain flag for monster sprites or something?

Yes, there's a flag for flying. Its ticked for those flying units, however, I'm wondering how it split between Chocobo and Black Chocobo because Chocobo don't fly but Black do. So how do the system/patcher/whatever it is, know and set, walking for Chocobo and flying for Black Chocobo? Hmm....

As for the sprite, it looks like the wing is slamming, to me though.

Also, twinees, you didn't use the helmet shading that I made? ^^

I did use the helmet shading slightly, just not the part closest to the face, because it made him look a bit chubby

Edit: This is what the original looks like (from revenant wings)

Hmm....you follow this flying frames?

Yeah, i had to make some up because there are only 3 frames...

FFT have 5 frames right? Hmm...

yeah tricky

How if you follow Chocobo? Cockatrice, Ahrimans, and Hydra only have 2 frames (First, they bring up their wings, then move forward and flap once.), if I'm not mistaken. Chocobo have 3 frames.

It's not going to be a monster XD, it's gonna be like a normal walking sprite but flying.

I thought it looked fine, but I'm honestly not too familiar with how flying looks in-game anyway, so...

Oh, I see. Sorry about that. Hmm....it looks okay but something is wrong. I think its because of the flap where the wing bends. It should bend at the end of flap rather than middle of the flap then straight, in my opinion though.

im having a hard time at doing this.... because the action of the wings is different when it is going down a coming back up...

anyone got any suggestions?

Well, my suggestion is follow the original flying frames from the Revenant but adjust a little bit because you have 5 frames unlike the Revenant, have 3. Meaning, at the 3rd frame, the wing should be at middle rather than the end, like the Revenant, and from there, continue bend the wing and flap. Hope you get what I'm trying to say here ^^

That's probably the best way to go about it.  But... I think if he followed exactly what you're suggesting, there would be two frames for the wing at its highest position, which would potentially make the movement look like it is taking too long.

Hmm...Sorry but what do you mean by that? Two frames at the highest position? Why is that?
Something like this.

Wing Test (I know its ugly, just a rough sketch)

Whoops.  I completely misread what you said somehow.  Not sure why...

Thanks Jimmy and Silvas. Here is what i came up with...

Yes, that's much better. Though instead of flapping towards us, it should flap downwards like the Revenant. Try take a look at Chocobo or Cockatrice wings and see how they bends and flap downwards.

that 1 looks alright, for now i sleep XD

Yes, that's right ^^

Preety good sprite this is twinees! I want