[S] REX DUODECIM ANGELUS - Thread Two!

[MoraicTrochee]

True - at least that is in pretty good shape, though. We basically just need effects, if I recall correctly!

Can't wait to see the final version I did talk to Elica about the Nepeta outlines; do you want me to remind her, or is it taken care of?

[crystallinePerplexity]

Yes, please do remind her. When I said I'm almost done, I meant fixing some timing things and adding in some last stuff. I'd rather not mess with other peoples art if it can be avoided so I was still waiting on those nepetas, but if she's too busy atm to fix them, I can do it myself...

[MoraicTrochee]

OKAY I HAVE THE NEPETAS! YAYYYYY!!!
Posting them here. Let me know if any are missing or if I made any mistakes and re-uploaded old ones.














Hooray!

Sending another PM to Afrowolf to ask about the status of the flash compilation.

We still need a new person to be in charge of Terezi's section.

[crystallinePerplexity]

Awesome. Here's the pretty much finished flash then: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53935606/eqnepalmostfin.swf
Flash file: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53935606/eqnep02.fla

I'm still always open to suggestions for improving stuff... Scarodactyl mentioned something about one of the fadey red transitions stopping the momentum but I have no idea what to do about that, I tried making it a bit shorter and altering the zoom...

If no one else wants to, I'll take over Terezi's section...

[Elanor Pam]

Mostly I think Nepeta's strikes should be in time with the music. They don't match up at all as they are right now.

[crystallinePerplexity]

Oh, well, I think someone else will have to do that because I don't see it... I did my best to line up the attacks with the music and to me it looks ok...

On an unrelated note, here's the Terezi stoyboard with all the art assets:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53935606/te...oardassets.swf
I'll post screenshots and descriptions of the stuff that's needed tomorrow, because there are a lot and it's 3am.
(There are pics of Terezi for the bit where she's pretending to be afraid and grinning but they have a white background and I think Morphosky mentioned that she didn't want to use those...)

Edit:
Here are the screenshots of the needed art assets.
Click the pics for the descriptions. If you have more questions, just send me a PM or go to the irc, I'm pretty much always there...

[MoraicTrochee]

CP Appreciation Post Time!


ARRGH this is great. Personally, I think the Nepeta attacks sync up pretty well to the music, and making the fade to red shorter seemed to work pretty well for me. The only thing I found distracting was the part at the beginning when we can see her in hero mode in the background and then she jumps immediately into the picture.... while she is still in hero mode in the background. I would take out that particular hero mode shot, I think. Otherwise, I am loving it, and I think it is basically done!!!!!!

And now you are also taking over Terezi!! Oh CP, CP..... so hard-working! So diligent!! I could go into rhapsodies over your devotion to the project and how much you seem to be able to get done in such a comparatively short period of time, but perhaps I should stay on business.

Still no word from Afrowolf unfortunately... let's give him a bit more time to respond to my PM. DreamHazard, last I heard he was sending you his flash files to be put in the right format.... did that ever happen?

Terezi Art Asset discussion will come in a second bc I have to run out the door right now, but long story short - loving it so far, and lots of great art for us to get!!

[Nimz]

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I've been largely neglecting the forum, this thread included. Sorry about that. I've been hanging out in IRC, though, so I still see lots of the goods as they get put together (crystallinePerplexity appreciation x2 combob (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*-･ﾟ✧).

Mostly I think Nepeta's strikes should be in time with the music. They don't match up at all as they are right now.

There are a couple of spots that I can see that you might be referring to with the timing being off. I mentioned them to crystallinePerplexity in IRC, but aside from the attack in the opening shot being maybe a wee bit early, I think the other timing issues are largely stylistic. I don't see a need to have a bunch of attacks retimed. I probably would have timed things differently than Hussie did in [S] Dirk: Synchronize., given the same vision of how it would go down. Not that the way he did it was bad, but stylistic differences.

MoriacTrochee, I believe the Hero Nepeta that Flying Sprite Nepeta flies across faded away in an earlier version swf of the Nepequius section, and that fade probably disappeared unintentionally. I think the sudden, mysterious disappearance of that fade might be what made Flying Sprite Nepeta flying across Hero Nepeta so noticeable. When I first saw this version of Nepequius, I also found that spot a bit distracting, but I pinned the distaction down on the wrong cause. Hero Nepeta fading away (like she originally did) ought to work nicely.

[Minti]

Hey guys! I made an account just for this thread and I think you guys are doing really great. I actually made a picture for one of the art assets needed for Terezi's section on cP's storyboard. Sorry if I just kinda randomly popped in here with a pic without telling anyone. If someone's already working on it or the picture isn't needed, you can completely disregard this.

[crystallinePerplexity]

Gosh, I feel so appreciated :')
And yes, that Hero mode Nepeta part was supposed to fade, it's fixed now. Let me know if that's better or if I still need to remove the hero mode pic...

Minti, welcome to the forums and this thread
No one has claimed that pic yet so it's very welcome and it looks great, I've added it to the flash.

[Scarodactyl]

I'm still always open to suggestions for improving stuff... Scarodactyl mentioned something about one of the fadey red transitions stopping the momentum but I have no idea what to do about that, I tried making it a bit shorter and altering the zoom...

I think it's less the fading to red, and more zooming in on equius. A transition like that probably needs to lead into zooming out of another image to really flow. I'm not sure how practical that would be, though?

[MoraicTrochee]

Hi Minti!! Glad to have you We would love to have more pictures from you - just claim them first in the thread so we don't assign them twice! Can't wait to see what you come up with.

The fade makes a lot of sense..... I am pretty sure that will fix the problem!

I am still working on updating my outmoded Terezi art asset list. It should be posted sometime this weekend, hopefully!

(Sorry that turned into the longest second ever, guys!)

[Minti]

Thank you! I'm glad to be apart of this awesome project. I can make some more drawings of Terezi, but it may take some time since I don't own a tablet. ><



EDIT: Here's some more. I didn't know if I was supposed to put the question mark on the second one so I just put it there. You can delete it if you want.)

[crystallinePerplexity]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53935606/eqnepalmostfin02.swf

How's this?

[Scarodactyl]

Now that's what I'm talking about! Great tweaks, it looks really good now.

[Lientie]

Love the Terezi pictures, Minti I shall be claiming some assets for that part as soon as a list is posted awell..

[Minti]

Thank you very much I'll wait until the list gets updated and hold off on the pics so people won't be confused with the random pictures I choose from the storyboard. I'll start to claim beforehand as well.

[Bellstrom]

ok so here are all these things

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It's supposed to replace the other Terezi I submitted. Apparently, the idea is to animate Terezi sliding down the King's eye. The two blood images switch between eachother to make it look like blood gushing out, and slowly appear by using layer masks or something.

[crystallinePerplexity]

Thanks, Scarodactyl (^-^)
I've updated the .fla file as well, so the link should lead to the newest version.

I've also added all these wonderful new arts to the Terezi storyboard:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53935606/te...oardassets.swf

The link to the photobucket album of the needed assets is in my spreadsheet, so it's easy to find, and I'll make sure to keep the album up to date...

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I... Kinda also started working on the Feferi/Eridan part, because I was bored... I hope that's okay.

[Lientie]

Totally didn't notice crys's earlier post with the art assets >.> I shall work on this bit if nobody else wants to: http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...0assets/23.png

[crystallinePerplexity]

Great, Lientie, that scene is yours :3
I've put it in the description of the pics in the album...

Also:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/53935606/feferidan.swf
Almost finished yay!
Vikiel drew those two frames of Feferi and Eridan fighting tentacles but then kinda disappeared without finishing the rest... Also apparently his last activity in the forum dates back to end 2011 so I don't think I can PM him to ask him to make the rest.
So stuff that's needed for this part:
* the tentacle fighting part (screenshots in spoiler below)
* flashy effects like the wind when the black king flaps his wings and the shooty explosion bits at the end...

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Other than that I just need to tweak the timing here and there and animate the backgrounds yay.

Edit: Almost forgot, that one Feferi socialghost drew still has a gold trident instead of a brainfork one... I guess I'll see if I can edit it...

[MoraicTrochee]

Minti, is there any way that you could repost your Terezi art assets as .png files? Thanks! They're looking great so far and it is awesome to have you as part of the team.

CP - I think that EqNep section looks done!!! AMAZING WORK!
Could you get me the Terezi flash file link? Also the EqNep flash link again so that I can archive it on the wiki? (I accidentally deleted it ugh.) And also the Feferidan flash link? Basically just, if you have a flash link, send it my way. You're being incredibly diligent, as per usual.

Also, good news: I heard from Afrowolf!!! Turns out that he is still waiting for DreamHazard to send him the converted files. I'm trying to contact him in IRC but he.... doesn't seem to be here. Even though he changed his name to LordEnglish. (Seriously? With a name like that you have an obligation to be here.) So if you see him there, then can you ask him to get on that ASAP?

Sorry it has taken me so long to get the list version of the Terezi art assets - I just started working a full-time job and spent the entire weekend at work. I couldn't even check email until Tuesday. But I was hoping that people would just use the screenshots, which they have been, so.... awesome!!


HERE WE GO WITH ART ASSETS NEEDED MASTERPOST:

Terezi – CP is in charge!

ALL BACKGROUNDS

Terezi drubbing tentacle

Close-up of Terezi’s hand preparing to flip a coin

Close-up on Terezi hand holding her cane, then unsheathing it. -??

Close-up of the coin flipping and falling

Terezi running

Terezi running, then jumping, using a tentacle as some kind of spring to jump even higher - LIENTIE

Terezi in flight

The coin falling and flipping

The coin is about to land

Coin landed on scratched side

Lots of tentacles!

The black king not happy, then he tries to take Terezi off his face, but she jumps

First Interlude
*Reworking storyboard needed.

Tavros
• Black King, edited to have appropriate injuries
• Small Tavros
• Many backgrounds
• Tavros’s car being whacked
• Tentacle batting tavros away (two frames)
• The car plummeting towards the Lilypad (several frames)

Feferidan:
• effects of stabbing/shooting
• The feferi battle sequence

Second Interlude:
* *Terezi riding knight like a mechanical bull – BOOOM
*black king
*backgrounds for everything except Eridan shooting. We also have two other backgrounds. (reddish colour since there's heavy meteor rain during this part)
*maybe some meteors, though that's not all that important...
rearing black king...

Gamzee:
DreamHazard is making it in flash! Dream is in charge of all the art, so nothing is needed right now. Would love an updated sneak peak of this.

Desperation:
*Backgrounds (red team trolls falling- MOPOMOTO, blue team trolls falling – MOPOMOTO, reaching out with sceptre)
*Eyebeams for Black King - REDUX
*BK blasting out eyebeams, first up and then out at camera
*BK from side with massive eyebeam explosion
*BK reaching out sceptre - BELLSTROM
*Meteors descending - LIENTIE
*Battlefield in flames
*Black King with battlefield in flames
*Zoom in on Vriska standing facing away from camera

Vriska - Psych is reworking.
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**DESPERATION PEOPLE: Please note that if you are currently listed as working on Desperation and haven't yet gotten me the art, I would really appreciate it if you could get it to me in the next two weeks. If you can't, please tell me when you can get it in (more concrete is better). If I don't hear from you by the end of the week, I will reassign it.**

[Minti]

Oh sorry. I thought I uploaded all of them as .png but I only did one. ><

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I added the one I already uploaded as .png too.

[Nimz]

Progress, beautiful progress.

I just have some minor nitpicks on Nepequius for now. The picture of 8888Yy moves a pixel to the left on my screen when the picture fades from OW! WTF!? to Nepeta bouncing away. This might not even be noticeable at normal resolution in the final product, but it would bug me if I didn't mention it. Btw, crystallinePerplexity, just curious - did you decide whether or not to move the OW! WTF!? around like the SNAP! moves around in Equius' tentacle tearing part? I think it looks fine stationary, but just putting out a reminder in case you decided that was a thing you wanted to have happen.

Equius tearing apart a tentacle after Nepeta's tail twitch might look a bit smoother if the tentacle started showing signs of breakage the frame before Equius appears. I don't know if that fade to black became a tentacle in previous versions (laggy computer where I have a decent connection, laggy connection where I have a decent computer, bluh bluh), but that transition looked kind of wonky the first time through. A little bit of red in the middle of the tentacle in that frame would probably dewonk it. Something like this, maybe: ██████████

Like I said, really minor stuff. I'm pretty good at straining at gnats while swallowing camels (It's not that I can't see the forest because I'm too focused on the trees, I can't even see the trees because I'm too focused on the individual leaves)... >_>

[DreamHazard]

WHOOSH! NEVER FEAR, I IS (already) HERE!

UPDATE ON A THING: I only found out I'd been sent the flash file literally just now while reading IRC logs, and I'm on my laptop away from home so I've just popped a fresh copy of flash on download, could be a few hours but that'll get done as soon as it's finished downloading.

RE: Gamzee, at the moment there's nothing new to see so it's not worth popping up a preview, I've been working hard on rebuilding the storyboard version so I have a working copy I can just flip the assets straight over to, because it was easier to work with the timings that were already in place.

EDIT: Conversion finished, and posted, and alternate solution suggested in case it doesn't work, to wit, obtaining a copy of the latest Flash