20-01-2002 02:17									#1
	Tutorial: How to create a convincing new unit animation (By Dark Sheer) Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Dark Sheer has written this tutorial on how to create a unit animation. And I think it could be useful around here as well.

It is in PDF format.

Attachment: how to create a convincing new unit animation.zip
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Last edited by Gramphos on 28-05-2002 at 18:59

	20-01-2002 03:50									#2
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Thanks again for posting it on Apolyton

I does hope it provides some help to those who wish to create their own units but do not plan to use any 3d programs.

	20-01-2002 15:30									#3
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I am attaching a gif file showing as an example of what is said in the tutorial. The flc file from which the gif came from is effectively a combination of 3 flc, a swinging sword, a man on horseback in fighting position (with no weapon in hand of course) and a bucking horse. By using the method I mention in the tutorial I can switch the rider, switch the horse or switch the weapon and combine them as I like.

Attachment: dupreattack_w.gif
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	21-01-2002 08:06									#4
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I get that the file is corrupt... could you email it to me at larrytek@yahoo.nospam.com [don't forget to take out the nospam]. Thanks

	21-01-2002 14:33									#5
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The file is not corrupted. When you save the file, don't save it as attachment. Rather, save it as tutorial.zip.

	21-01-2002 15:51									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Dark Sheer The file is not corrupted. When you save the file, don't save it as attachment. Rather, save it as tutorial.zip.

Unfortunately, that did not work for me either.

Are you sure it is not corrupted?

	21-01-2002 18:15									#7
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I am sure it is not corrupted as I just downloaded a copy to test and it works!

Anyway, if you guys are having trouble, you can also download it here at Civfanatics

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showt...&threadid=14394

	23-01-2002 16:55									#8
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Ummm...can I have some feedback on whether the tutorial is useful or not?

Even a feedback such as "Its total junk!" is appreciated.

	25-01-2002 03:53									#9
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Good work. I will find this usefull.

	06-02-2002 23:27									#10
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God bless the turorials!

	07-03-2002 09:46									#11
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Great Job!
Also a Stupid Guy like me could create some sort of units!

Saluti

	16-04-2002 01:31									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Gramphos Dark Sheer has written this totorial on how to create a unit animation. And I think it could be useful around here as well.

What in the name of Sid Meier is a "totorial" ?
In how many threads and how many times has Gramphos butchered how many languages? Only Gramphos, MarkG, and good ol Ming will EVER truly know.


Chriss

	25-05-2002 00:18									#13
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quote: Originally posted by chriss What in the name of Sid Meier is a "totorial" ? In how many threads and how many times has Gramphos butchered how many languages? Only Gramphos, MarkG, and good ol Ming will EVER truly know. Chriss

Yer jest beggin fer it, ain't ya, 6/16?

	28-05-2002 17:29									#14
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ummm, I , uhh well, you and, ummm, yea , uhhh, ::end of intelligent thought::

It's too early in the morning, bro :/

	26-07-2002 11:50									#15
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Prolly a dumb Question But what is a good program to use For Making units

"The only dumb question is one you don't ask!"
~Every teacher I've ever had :roll:

	13-08-2002 12:05									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Ass "The only dumb question is one you don't ask!" ~Every teacher I've ever had :roll:

I bet teachers are regretting that when it comes to grade 10 science and you have a major druggie who should be in remedial, but is really in academic science. *Ahem* Allow me to explain: during a test "What's a proton?"; during a major test "What's a vector?" And these are all spoken with sincere ignorance.

Let's just say he failed miserably (~20%)

	22-08-2002 20:53									#17
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Thank you, Dark Sheer,

I was hoping that someone would discover the "how to" and share it with the rest of we meer mortals...

Very respectfully,

Jerry Sindle

	18-12-2002 01:38									#18
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What programs do you use to create units like your Bandit?

	18-12-2002 03:38									#19
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quote: Originally posted by chriss What in the name of Sid Meier is a "totorial" ? In how many threads and how many times has Gramphos butchered how many languages? Only Gramphos, MarkG, and good ol Ming will EVER truly know. Chriss

classified. It should never have leaked to the public now I'll have to erase your memory so that you won't know of the existence of the word t*******.

	18-12-2002 23:49									#20
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Well, I can look at the unit's file with Paint Shop Pro 7. Don't know if I can make them or save them.

120 frames for a unit. But I was thinking that if I wanted to change the graphic, and call it a new unit, then maybe I could. Actually the unit's movement graphics are a Autodesk type graphic, but I think that program costs an arm and a leg.

So, Paint Shop Pro 7, patched to 7.04 may work. I should work with it more, and really see, but..........time permitting..............be back to report in a couple of days if I think that it can!!

Probably can somehow, even if changing the already existing graphic to some other picture that fits in one of the 120 frames for the unit, and saving it as something else. Have to experiment!!

	19-12-2002 00:06									#21
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Actually I should have said that the Animation Shop 3 part of the total Paint Shop Pro 7 package, is what one uses to view all the frames of the unit graphic.

Animation Shop 3 part of the graphics program - Paint Shop Pro 7.

Excusa mea!

	19-12-2002 00:07									#22
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Tutorial looks fine, but it will be a quite a bit of work to make a unit!!

	26-12-2002 10:18									#23
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I use the PSP 7.0 animation shop and when ever I edit andexisting unit the file I create won't be read by Civ3 and the game crashes.

Its saved as a flc but is there some other options I have to select to make it readable? Could someone give me some dumbed down instructions please?

	27-12-2002 03:33									#24
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FORGIVE MY IDIOCY, BUT I have no idea how to make a .flc file. What different software can I use? I have now only Windows Paint, which I have a feeling won't get the job done.

Seriously, someone please help Mr. Fool here out. I have many great ideas for scenarios, and I want to get started actually >making< them.

Also: can someone help me out with "Leaderheads"?

Seriously, I could spend days doing this stuff, if I just knew HOW!

Merci bien...

	15-02-2003 10:19									#25
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can anyone help me figure out flicster and storyboard builder if so please e mail me and let me know Click here

	15-02-2003 18:06									#26
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HELP US!!!! please...

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I just dl'd FLICster and havent had a chance to play around with it as i didnt have civ on this machine and didnt know you had to edit a file to make a new one so ive only had a glance at it. Anyway. I was wondering if anyone knows if you can paste into it? Ive got some great ships and units designed in Dogal3 and wanted to edit renders and use em as units for a mod.

Anyone know if this is possible?

	23-12-2004 14:41									#28
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Yes you can paste in to the storyboards, look in the tutorial link in my signature to see how I did it.

There are also other tutorials and a more active moding comunity at Civfanatics, there is also a progam better then FLICster called Civ3FlcEdit.

Last edited by Level on 23-12-2004 at 14:59