Larian Studios Forums Beyond Divinity (English) Suggestions When Characters are bored.

What about having our character whistle or hum a tune when you leave them alone for a while, hence they show they are bored with you not playing the game, whilst making a cup of tea or whatever.
I have seen something simular before but can't for the life of me think where?

Extra animations for boredom ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" /> Nice idea !:-]

What about meditating ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

What about starring at a make belief wrist watch,you know, a really big hint to get on with it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Boredom animations sound great, but lets go even further. What animations do you want your char to make?

I'm thinking about flashing, mooning, YMCA song , polonaise with the DK... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

Yeah... the <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> gamesare humoristic... I like your idea Morbo <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Yeh, boredom animations. The last time I saw those was in Duke Nukem 3D (what are you waiting for?? Christmas??) and Shadow Warrior (starts to catch fly with his sticks <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )

Not christmas that 9 months from now. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />

some more animations:

dagger jugling, sleeping, growing roots that have to be cut when you start moving again, a game of fisticuffs with you dk. dancing with you dk, set up a table and start playing poker or an other card game. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

lol

Well for ideas like that you only have to look at NWN there you can have your character Pray, scratch his/hers head, put her hand to her forehead as in looking far sit on the ground, dance act drunk and several more, sure these are all scripted functions, thru a "DM/Emoticon wand" but the animations are there, and if they are going to use 3d models in DD2 (which would save a lot of pixels) it is a lot easier as you make the body in parts anyway <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I remember Zanzarah. When you have a lot of time that you have left your char. without playing she was sayng "Hallo! Is anybody here? " in a cute british accent. Really nice. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" />

Jazz Jackrabbit 2: Hey! Come on! What are you waiting for?!
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

...donald duck...achwoh...or something quacky...dont liked the rom... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

Your character could say "C'mon, get on with it, this is getting BEYOND a <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> joke !" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> Get it?

In Jimmy White's Snooker: the balls start pulling faces.

Surprising, that someone really remembers Jazz Jackrabbit ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I realy like the poker table idea.. And the moonig thing was funny..But.. What do we do when it is nothing to do?? W e sits down playing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" />... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

reminds me of the old "Earthworm Jim" when he used to stand around.....tapping his foot and looking at his fingernails and stuff... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

All these ideas are great,BUT...is it too late to put it some of them in the game, we don't want to delay it any longer now do we!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/think.gif" alt="" />

I do! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Many games have those special "idle" animations. Most platform games ("sidescrollers") that I know have them. Spaz eating that bird is a nice one <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

I got an idea about that . there could be a sort of easter egg that u find a laptop. when u find it ur charcter says sumpfing and the dk makes a sarc comment. then when u leave the game for a while ur character sits down on the ground, takesthe laptop out of his/her rucksac and starts plaing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" />.


good idea aint it?

So it was your level pack I was playing 2 months ago!
It's great although hard at times...
You guys (Alrik and Kejero) got JJ: Secret Project?

Good Idea, Blackhawk.
You find the laptop, the chars start playing Beyond Divinity. A black border appears arround the game screen and you can play a new game in that screen. Then you can find the laptop again in the new game and you see another border....
Finally you play a-game-in-a-game-in-a-game-in-a-game-in-a-game...

Yeah it was too hard at moments <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> The sequel should be a bit better balanced <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

You mean "The Secret Files"? I have it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Oh yes, "Secret Files", sorry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ouch.gif" alt="" />.

Though that yellow bunny isn't drawn the same style as Jazz and Spaz... Still it was a good game, if rather easy-ish.

Secret Files ? Hm, yes, I think I have it, although it's quite a long time since I played it. (Where's my CD ?)

Well, it's still there, even after all those years : <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
http://www.jazzjackrabbit.com

LOL ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />
"Kejero's Homepage is currently not under construction." ROTFL ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

EDIT : I'm just visiting http://www.jazz2online.com . I didn't know that there is such a huge community still ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

It's by the same artist though (although I've seen some box art which obviously was from a different hand)

-> Noogy



Yup, there's still a bunch of em, although I'm not an active member myself. I know there's still a lot of online games going on as well - though I never do that either... I'm a singleplayer-player, and -maker <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

*cough* <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I think I'll open a new thread, then. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

@deathatthedoor that would probably get a bit too annoying tho if u think about it.

ive just thought of a problem with it, wot would u do to get ur character out of the 'bored animation' <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/question.gif" alt="" />

The bored animation happens when you do not move for a while. It goes away as soon as you give a command.

BTW, Baldur's Gate had the characters saying something along with the bored animation.

ohhhhhh ii understand now. theres nbo problem then <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" />