Other Idle Animations

[Theo]

I'd like to see some animation when a character/player or Town NPC stands still. You know, like these guys:

It's such a simple little tweak that can make the game kinda more lively.
Here ia a sample created by @MegaMage314:

There could also be speech bubbles, which would be emitted by NPCs. They would have different sayings, i.e. when a player approaches the NPC, he/she would say aomething like "Hi <player name>!" Or they could talk/chat with other NPCs (i.e. Arms Dealer and Demolisionist arguing: "Explosions rule!" "Guns are better." "A boom is cooler than a bang!" "A bang is more precise than a boom." etc). Or they could monologue (i.e. Merchant's quote: "Sales have been lower today.")
A sample sprite of a speech bubble:

(Not a high quality sprite, but you get the point)

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[Vikri]

you want us to make some animations? sure, why not! could imagine the arms dealer holding a gun, practicing.

 

[Theo]

Thank you for the feedback.

 

[NiteSeal]

that sounds neaties!
supports!

i can imagine the merchant holding a sack of gold

 

[Theo]

you want us to make some animations? sure, why not! could imagine the arms dealer holding a gun, practicing.

i can imagine the merchant holding a sack of gold

Imagine what each NPC would hold!

 

[Wigglesniff]

It was revealed that the Town NPCs would have more interaction with the environment in 1.3... i.e. sitting in chairs, talking with each other, etc

 

[JoeReturns]

This would flow with NPC's being able to sit,
+1 support

 

[Wigglesniff]

Here's the link for anyone who hasn't seen it already: http://forums.terraria.org/index.ph...d-terraria-1-3-spoilers-tcf-launch-event.342/

 

[Theo]

It was revealed that the Town NPCs would have more interaction with the environment in 1.3... i.e. sitting in chairs, talking with each other, etc

This could be extended to characters too. For example, when you create one for the first time, you could choose which idle animation you like.

 

[Wigglesniff]

This could be extended to characters too. For example, when you create one for the first time, you could choose which idle animation you like.

Ah, I see what you mean. So your player could be tossing whatever item he's holding up and down or something like that.

 

[Theo]

Ah, I see what you mean. So your player could be tossing whatever item he's holding up and down or something like that.

Maybe... or it could be a simple breathing animation.

 

[Mamaluigi71]

I would like this, it would make the NPCs seem more lifelike. It's simple, but it's a nice idea!

 

[Theo]

Once again, thank you all for the positive feedback. I never forget to thank you for that.

 

[MegaMage314 🌳]

I made this little thing

Just a simple animation of the guide blinking, looking around, and talking.

 

[zeskorion]

this is awesome ! @Cenx

 

[JoeReturns]

I made this little thing
View attachment 13324
Just a simple animation of the guide blinking, looking around, and talking.

Looks awesome

 

[Theo]

I made this little thing
View attachment 13324
Just a simple animation of the guide blinking, looking around, and talking.

That looks so cool! I'll add it on the main post!

 

[XenoCat]

As much as I'd love to see this, it would probably only be made on NPCs if implemented, because of differing player sprites and the need to resprite them all. But great and simple idea!

 

[MegaMage314 🌳]

As much as I'd love to see this, it would probably only be made on NPCs if implemented, because of differing player sprites and the need to resprite them all. But great and simple idea!

Well, with the animation I made only the face is animated. Implementing that wouldn't require a bunch of new armor sprites like implementing sitting.

 

[XenoCat]

Well, with the animation I made only the face is animated. Implementing that wouldn't require a bunch of new armor sprites like implementing sitting.

That's true, but what about different skin colors? Eye color? They change the face sprite, not sure how easy that would be to change, never sprited anything decent in my life.