0017873: Illusion of Flight Animation Idea

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0017873	Starward Rogue	Suggestion		Nov 25, 2015 4:08 pm	Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm

Reporter	Pepisolo	Assigned To	Chris_McElligottPark
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	0.137 (Revised Room Art)
Fixed in Version	0.204 (Mechs!)

Summary	0017873: Illusion of Flight Animation Idea
Description	One of the major problems with the game right now is there is no feel of flying or illusion of momentum. I think that the animation -- or lack of animation -- on your ship plays a big part in this. Everything is just so flat and static. To this end, someone suggested to me that it might work if the wings of your craft were to fold back aerodynamically as you sped around like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SwbpHUdBqE&feature=youtu.be&t=29 To this end, to see how something like this would work in Starward Rogue I mocked up a clip of the craft with varying wing positions based on the current speed, which should elucidate. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30011618/Starward%20Rogue%20Flight%20Illusion%202.mp4 I think that this does seem to give the craft a greater feel of momentum. Of course, in space this type of aerodynamics is not necessary. But maybe the wings do that because of sci-fi babble. In any case, I think this shows that a few little animations here and there could enhance that feeling of speed and inertia.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Nov 25, 2015 4:08 pm	Pepisolo	New Issue
Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Note Added: 0043803
Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Status	new => resolved
Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Fixed in Version	=> 0.204 (Mechs!)
Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Resolution	open => fixed
Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm	Chris_McElligottPark	Assigned To	=> Chris_McElligottPark

Chris_McElligottPark Dec 15, 2015 4:19 pm administrator ~0043803	No more flying -- now MECHs! :)