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game-dev-combat-animation

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Build, fix and review character combat animations (melee strikes, bow shots, spell casts, skills, monster attacks, whole move sets) so they read like Diablo IV, Baldur's Gate 3 or Elden Ring and never stretch, lock, wring or break an arm, wrist or hand. A written standard with numbered rules, per-frame tests on the real skinned mesh, keys designed from upper-arm, forearm and blade intents, checks from every camera the player sees, two blind critics plus a blind A/B against the last release, and every critic claim verified against full-resolution frames and live-rig numbers. Use when creating or reworking any attack, skill or move set; when the user says arms, hands, wrists, elbows or weapons look stretched, weird, broken or wrong; when they ask for a standard, rules or tests for animations; or when they ask to score animations or get them to N out of 10.

When to use

• creating or reworking attack, skill, or move sets
• fixing stretched, weird, broken, or wrong arms, hands, wrists, elbows, or weapons
• providing standards, rules, or tests for animations
• scoring animations or getting them to a specific score out of 10
• melee strikes, bow shots, spell casts, and monster attacks

When not to use

• using Mixamo or Quaternius motion capture
• adding a version for a pushed but unpublished release that regresses

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