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Update - Tuesday February 6 * Added lip-syncing to all cinematic sequences in the Prophecies campaign. * Added lip-syncing to all cinematic sequences in the Factions campaign. |
New update: Lip Synch in Prophecies and Factions.
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LifeInfusion
It's about time.
EDIT: I didn't mean to sound cynical or thankless. If anything, it gives me reason to replay the missions.
EDIT: I didn't mean to sound cynical or thankless. If anything, it gives me reason to replay the missions.
Str0b0
Wow that is actually really impressive. That's a rather lot more recoding and adding in of new animation sequences than most people think. Kudos to the devs.
Void Assassin
I flipped out to the extreme for a full 3 min after i saw that.
That is totally awsome.
That is totally awsome.
Exoudeous
Im guesing its in preperation for the future hard mode stuff
Alfrond
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Originally Posted by LifeInfusion
It's about time.
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brokenmonkey
Nice, I was also really surprised.. this new Hard Mode is looking to be really cool, Thanks A-net!
Teger
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Originally Posted by Str0b0
Wow that is actually really impressive. That's a rather lot more recoding and adding in of new animation sequences than most people think. Kudos to the devs.
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CyberMesh0
I was definitely surprised.
Kudos Anet! Bring on hard mode
Kudos Anet! Bring on hard mode
cellardweller
awww I kind of liked the old "power rangers" acting :P
Taala
Yeah, I was also surprised. I didn't take this thread seriously until I checked the update myself.
Zinger314
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Originally Posted by Teger
It isnt as hard as you think. If Anet uses at all standard modeling programs (im speaking from experience with 3dsmax and Maya, but thats what I would expect anet to use), then all it requires is setting keys for the diffrent shapes the mouth makes forming each letter, then essentially retypeing the script into whatever program they use. ie: 1 day for 1 dev, or so.
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From what I can tell, the jaw depth is proportional to the intensity of sound. There's no rhyme or reason to the movement of the jaws. If you watch the Shiro vs. Vizu cutscene from Tahnnakki Temple, you'll see that both of their mouths are just moving randomly.
It's just a jaw going up and down, not side to side and diagnol to diagnol, as games such as Oblivion use.
icedwhitemocha
Yeah I just wish Anet had put resources from this into something a little more meaningful.
brokenmonkey
Iced come on.... so negative.
Phenick
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Originally Posted by icedwhitemocha
Yeah I just wish Anet had put resources from this into something a little more meaningful.
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To me I see that Anet is really looking to spruce up the older chapters lately. Look at the past month or 2 of posts and you will find this a direct answer to peoples complaints..
You can also look at this as a good sign that now we know where SOME of the dev time has been going, now we can expect new projects from those avenues of resource to be started as well.
This is a very good sign of very good things and totally free. A gift that carries some good assumptions behind it as i see it..
RSGashapon
It's the same method as the mouth animations in the first Half-Life. The volume of the speech files determined how far the mouths opened. Simple, easy to model, yet fairly effective.
I like this little surprise update, adds continuity into the cinematics. Just tune out the people that complain, as if their mouths are the ones that don't move now. =D
I like this little surprise update, adds continuity into the cinematics. Just tune out the people that complain, as if their mouths are the ones that don't move now. =D
Kuldebar Valiturus
It is the little stuff that counts, this was a nice update.
Perynne
Hooray for lip-synch! This is a very nice treat Anet's giving us. 
pkodyssey
The game is so perfect and doesnt have any bugs, so I am so glad that they spent valuable developer time working on a trival issue.
thedork01
Awesome! I thought it would just be like that forever. Thanks Anet!
Lord-UWR
When I Saw the update, I yelled to my brother from 2 floors down: "Sam, GET YOUR A** DOWN HERE!!!". This update was something i have been expecting for a LONG time (Since NF Release). Anet could not do anything else (except maybe a new elite area down ascalon, or openning the Catacombs) to make me go back and play every mission again. Thank God !!!
Feminist Terrorist
That's cool. I'll have to check it out. I guess I can only hope that they got around to fixing the rest of the character faces that were changed the first time they messed with lip synching.
Reks
A pleasant surprise, and kudos to ANet. I'm still going to skip the cutscenes with Danika, though... 
Jeff Highwind
I got the sweet pleasure of killing Shiro again with the guys at [Akki]. I must say I was impressed with the synching, but we found a small glitch with the envoy fading. >_>;
Overall though great job Anet, I get to see my Ele look more dramatic!
Overall though great job Anet, I get to see my Ele look more dramatic!
Orinn
A nice surprise. I have to assume this was something they've been working on as a side-project, that just got done, and not a heavy use of manpower. There are still a lot of things that need fixed and adjusted, but it's also nice to see little things like this (and I have no idea how hard or easy it was to do, so it might not be "little")
zwei2stein
Yay, totally unexpected!
Lets just hope that they now add important stuff to old chapters (inscriptions, insignias)
Lets just hope that they now add important stuff to old chapters (inscriptions, insignias)
DreamWind
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The game is so perfect and doesnt have any bugs, so I am so glad that they spent valuable developer time working on a trival issue.
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Exoudeous
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Yay, totally unexpected!
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Longasc
I could not believe that ANet did that. A positive surprise!
But to make me cheer, it needs some more than lip movements: Insignia and Inscriptions for Prophecies and Factions.
But to make me cheer, it needs some more than lip movements: Insignia and Inscriptions for Prophecies and Factions.
tre_peter
Wow, didn't expect that! Thanks ANet!
I wasn't expecting this thread to be serious...
I wasn't expecting this thread to be serious...
Grolubao
As already stated in other forum, clearly this is more important than the AT's. Sigh...
gg ANet
gg ANet
zwei2stein
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Originally Posted by Exoudeous
that wont happen though, thats a chapter specific mechanic
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Inscibable weapons are also loot in HoH chests, so it can be considered part of core features.
Vandal2k6
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Originally Posted by Exoudeous
Im guesing its in preperation for the future hard mode stuff
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Ferret
Gotta say this was a surprise and it may be worth completing some of the Factions and Prophecies missions again just to see it in action.
A nice touch that goes a long way
Good job devs!
A nice touch that goes a long way
Good job devs!
SotiCoto
Meh.... I never gave a toss before and I don't give a toss now.
I play an Assassin with a face-mask, so why would I care about lip-synching...
If they could get a better voice-actor for Shiro and replace his speech files.... now THAT would impress me. I find myself laughing whenever I come across a Shiro cutscene at just how obscenely stupid he sounds...
Plus I wish the main character didn't sound so...... american. Factions characters should sound Asian... irrespective of what campaign the cutscene itself is in. Likewise Prophecies characters could sound more Western, and Elonian characters more African. It would just make sense that way.
Admittedly I'm amused that its the same guy as did the narration for Baldur's Gate.
I play an Assassin with a face-mask, so why would I care about lip-synching...
If they could get a better voice-actor for Shiro and replace his speech files.... now THAT would impress me. I find myself laughing whenever I come across a Shiro cutscene at just how obscenely stupid he sounds...
Plus I wish the main character didn't sound so...... american. Factions characters should sound Asian... irrespective of what campaign the cutscene itself is in. Likewise Prophecies characters could sound more Western, and Elonian characters more African. It would just make sense that way.
Admittedly I'm amused that its the same guy as did the narration for Baldur's Gate.
-Loki-
I actually went back and did some Ascalon and Kryta quests to see this. Pity you can barely see Hablions face. Arenanet could have gotten away with leaving his mouth movement off.
Tact
Totally unexpected, but a very cool update. Cheers Anet!
Graywing
So great work!
Count to Potato
Too bad it didnt add Spearmarshall with the lip sync, that wouldve been nice..
Lonesamurai
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The game is so perfect and doesnt have any bugs, so I am so glad that they spent valuable developer time working on a trival issue.
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