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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Animation program

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Silence
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Posted: 24th Jan 2013 16:17
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What program can I use to make a simple walking character that I can put into darkbasicpro?
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MrValentine
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Posted: 24th Jan 2013 16:39
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Have a look at Enhanced Animation

Someone will be here to mention Blender etc... so I will leave it to them

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Sph!nx
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Posted: 24th Jan 2013 16:41 Edited at: 24th Jan 2013 16:42
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There are way too many... Most 3D modelling tools like 3D studio max, maya, Blender, character studio, Milkshape....

Not to be condescending but if you looked around this very site you would have found character shop:
http://www.thegamecreators.com/?m=view_product&id=2094

Regards Sph!nx
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Posted: 24th Jan 2013 16:43
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Wow thanks! This should be very fun to use c:
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Posted: 24th Jan 2013 19:05
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Can anyone show me a free program instead of one for 50 dollars?
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zeroSlave
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Posted: 24th Jan 2013 20:48 Edited at: 24th Jan 2013 21:13
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Blender is pretty free! I would suggest this. There are a bunch of animation applications out there, but it's just gonna come down to what you feel the most comfortable with.

Blender is pretty impressive. Some people have issues with the GUI, but apparently, it has been revamped and has a better layout in newer versions.

I have never used it, but you could also check out Anim8tor. It seems easy enough and fairly capable.

A google search for "3d model animator" brought up this page:
25 (Free) 3D Modeling Applications You Should Not Miss

You may want to check it out!

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
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Posted: 25th Jan 2013 16:07
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I'll check out Blender first, but before I spend time on it, is this compatible with DarkBasicPro?
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Chris Tate
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Posted: 25th Jan 2013 21:30 Edited at: 25th Jan 2013 21:36
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DBPRO is based on Microsoft Direct X; 99% of 3D programs out there can export Direct X files.
How to export blender files into DBPRO
Blender video tutorials

Note that Enhanced Animations, is an enhancement for animations.... It does not create them...

First learn how to animate in blender, get comfortable with Basic3D commands, then try out the enhanced animations plugin.

In a nutshell, to create a character, you need to build your character mesh, a single mesh. Create vertex groups for each bodypart, create an armature, add bones with the same name of the vertex groups, then animate the model in Blender and export to .X format.

Obviously if you are new it will take a while for you to grasp this stuff, took me months; but at least it is free.

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wattywatts
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Posted: 25th Jan 2013 22:08 Edited at: 25th Jan 2013 22:10
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I use Fragmotion. It's not free, but it's only like $20 and it's very easy. It also ONLY does animation, so it's quite easy to get started with.

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Never mind, they've apparently raised the price to $50. It's still a good program, but I'm not sure I can recommend it for that much dough...I thought the price was perfect back when it was $15.

http://mattsmith.carbonmade.com/
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