After a little time posting it to my guild website, i have made the elective decision to post all of my spiral spy works here as well to be enjoyed by a broader audience (seems i am not the only one doing it anyway :P). I have been making images with the program, and plan to even make animations with it to an extent not currently done; complete with a central plotline, soundtrack, and voicing... but at the present time the most i have done for animating is simple test animations in the form of music videos, and a youtube page welcome video that was plagued by background music louder than the voiceover (regardless of how much i played with it, it still seems to be rather annoyingly able to drown out the voice entirely). That said, at the moment, i will post what i have currently created here, in order as they were made, with the original descriptions (slightly edited for use here and to be up-to-date); and add posts to the thread as i make more or as a means of speaking with commenters. Now, to allow the images to do their job.
<< Carving The path through The Darkness... >>:
At the time where i had only done two, this one seemed pretty long. This was the first one i had done, and this one had the hassle of remembering people's appearances. It was done up as an Owsla promotional image... suppose it does it's job. Featured in the image are existing and well-known (amongst the guild that is (by no means all of them... just all i had space and memory for (that skybox has a ridiculous memory taxation))) Owsla members. From left end of the curve to the right: Kimchi, DestroyerOfTheNort(h. yes.. there is supposed to be an "h". I hit the character limit and didn't notice), Admonish, Icreep, Faithwarrior, Sitonabiscuit, Dark_Flame_Slayer, and Cleitus. All of us fighting off the "oncoming endless horde" fearlessly. Basically, an overdramatization of what our expeditions are REALLY like; in which the real ones consist of random utterances of Leroy Jenkins and laughing at our deaths.
http://i.imgur.com/OgQmrkp.png
For those who don't like my text and spiral bunny logo (noone will get the reference with the bunny... i know that for a fact), see this instead:
http://i.imgur.com/aoHCogm.png
<< Admonishstrative >>:
This was just a quick satirical piece i made illustrating our GM's normal day at work. Ok... noone will get the title, SHORT STORY TIME: Typically when we are on busy guild days or there was simply little around to do (to a less frequent extent in normal usage); when we would note ad to be AFK, we would entitle it something completely different, referring to him as not being away from keyboard, merely "being Admonishstrative". Yes, because at owsla, we don't have an administrative branch, we have an Admonishstrative branch. *STORY END* That said, i decided to make a short little cobbled together work of just what it would look like when he is " being Admonishstrative" from an in-character prospective, and this was the result... lot of snapshots of this one...
http://i.imgur.com/aOzTUGH.png
http://i.imgur.com/4ZnoigF.png
http://i.imgur.com/zbaC7d6.png
http://i.imgur.com/Q875eK1.png
http://i.imgur.com/y1cNBhL.png
http://i.imgur.com/TSHbdoI.png
<< Area Secured >>:
Third one i had ever made. A little image i did featuring my character. For one, i needed a profile pic for the guild website. For another thing, i felt i wanted to do another epic image standards. This was the result of those desires was this. An image of Destroyer taking out a gremlin outpost to secure the area for a troop deployment to overthrow a gremlin base nearby... done in a semi-stealthy matter, of course. I think that works as an explanation... Yeah, let's go with that.
http://i.imgur.com/Foi4gP0.png
http://i.imgur.com/2FryJoD.png
http://i.imgur.com/qML8xbV.png
http://i.imgur.com/Ct9IUSt.png
<< Owsla: Fear In the Dark PROMO >>:
Promo image for the story i have been making of the same name, and a bit of an advertisement image for the spiral spy animation i plan to make based on it. The title, beyond having our guild name, is a reference in the title that people will also not get, which calls out to the same thing the bunnies reference calls to. The written work itself shall be posted shortly after this thread.
<< Spiral Bloopers >>
Spiral spy is a great program, as i have covered and i believe has been demonstrated. It gives you opportunities to experiment with appearances in ways not found in game; lets you combine animations; and allows a full access, un-restricted connection to all relevant model files within the game... some that are never even shown in-game, or are exclusive OOO items. When given this ability, it is only natural to look around; experiment with things... see what works. Inevitably; some things don't work; and these things can be potentially nerve-wrecking mistakes that lead to an entire project's ruin (like, say, loading an animation file instead of a model; which basically auto-crashes the program)... or a wrench thrown, ironically, by the creator into the project (or model setup, if you prefer). But sometimes, when merely experimenting around, they can also be funny; glitches that are never observed in-game; and shows you there is a reason an animation was never meant to be used on a model, or why it has not been put in, or why it is only low in development (you know how we can't dance in-game? yeah... based on an animation file labeled "dance" hidden away in the player folder, let's settle with saying that is because it is a direct health risk to the knight involved).
This is a collab of these occurrences... coupled with a few that have no issues, but are just a little humor to make things more interesting.
With guest commentary from the creator!
It begins....
anyone else think this lag is getting juuuusst a llliiitle out-of-hand?
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
seems he thinks so... hey, wait... um... not sure that is lag. You alright there buddy?
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
....
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
.... guess not...
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
... yep, most definitely not. Talk about a headache, too.... alright, who broke my buddy?
... How about another topic.. oh! I know, how about i do a tutorial?! Sounds like a good idea!
(idiot)
Now then, first thing to cover is your weapon. You can use swords, bombs, and guns. Swords are for those who like to carve up in close-quarters, guns are for those who like to prefer perfectly safe forms of attack at long-range, and bombers ... just like blowing things up. I think each shall be demonstrated for you. Rrrright then! newbie, step up and demonstrate how to use a sword.
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
right... then...
Okay... there are many ways to hold a sword. THAT is not one of them... haven't you any mind? *hears him stab himself accidentally*
okay... maybe i should avoid doing a tutorial...
Let us play charades! What am i?
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
not sure? let's try this
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
... still not sure?!?!? It is SOOO obvious! I am a mecha zombie! duuh! can't you see that is CLEARLY a zombie climbing out of the ground, and the first one was attacking!
let us go for an easier one...
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
.... you really aren't good at this, are you? Well, okay... i see how it could be mistaken for an epileptic seizure as opposed to a trojan charge. Hm... in fact, inda looks like something else...
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
yeah, looks random now, but maybe at another angle...
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
hmmm... that gives me an idea for another one! What am i NOW?
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
Yep, i believe you got it!
Uh-oh! the guild hall is on fire!!!! No need to panic, the worst firemen in cradle are reporting for duty!!!
http://imgur.com/w8HVmPG,uRPGPXR,0fod2Gx,Mkfa21I,n64GDf8,OYk1BRf,cWxwrmk...
Just look at them... the department may hate them, but look how clearly well set up they are?!?! I mean, just look how well equipped they are? What an excellent non-fire approved airplane rebreather? If it is good enough for the sky, it is good for fire, right? And they may not be issued aesbestos suits, but what protects better than highly-conductive copper-engraved plate mail??? nothing! And just look at how prepared he is with JUST the right tools for the job? And more importantly, notice his taste in hatware, and apparent level of seriousness about his job? Mhmm, they are one upstanding group of men, eh?
<< Legend of Cradle: Vanguard of Time >>
Made this out of boredom to kill some time... it had been buzzing in my head to do something with the sleeping caps in the files.... this specific idea stayed in there, refreshing every time i accidentally opened them up. Finally did it to get it out of the way:
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
And did one of him drawing the master sword for the heck of it.
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
Hmm... what's that; you prefer the classics? Fine...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
(W/Text)
http://imgur.com/PXE6Ati,oN0c5be,I4y2MbM,D4tPWee,fPNt2GW,wOWz3Bo,AjeVpTr...
<< What Is Spiral Knights >>
Decided i needed to test to see how the system for animating videos worked out...
Hypercam does it's job
Imovie allows the clipping and moving where neccesary, and insertion of quality audio, but reduces video quality
Youtube filters actually do not do much as far as quality distortion, but MAY desync at some points.
ALSO... 3 cameos at once... in this manner: priceless
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb-tqulQWPk
<< MEEEEDDIIIIC! >>
I did this for fun... it is a satire of sorts. With the thoughts on menders, no health revs, and the current player "medic system", i thought "what if we could heal our teammates?" i present a representative of an alternate view of the potential this seemingly hopeless, paid rev future may hold, inspired by TF2 (ok. This will neve really happen. in all honesty, this was boredom induced). Name was a slpit decision between this and "Charge Now, Doctor!"
http://imgur.com/pUec5LG,KeyG9on#1
<< Emotions of Exile (FITD Wallpaper) >>
This is something based upon the content in the story i mentioned before... wanted to do something for it in Spiral Spy, so... I made a wallpaper (that doesn't look good if you have a wide screen. Little redundant since i do :P). Nothing directly taken from the story, this is rather meant to reflect them dark mood of the flashbacks, feelings, and emotions Destroyer has been haunted by within the story so far. This showcases him over a shadowed backdrop... watching the destruction at his feet... whilst behind him looms the physical representation, in the form of Seerus, of his memories
<< Dwake's Heaven >>
Done for a forum contest, the theme: Muffins. The title was basically a stamp-on of the contest host's name onto what it was a parody of. For those who don't know what it was a parody of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9I7tfqgk5k. I had seen the opportunity to enter something and win after seeing the other entries, so i gave it a shot. That 175k was awarded to, guess who?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyJGgeOD_Y&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-j...
<< Meet The Destroyer >>
InB4 incomprehensible voiceover. This one served the purpose of being the front-page video on my channel... to get people introduced to the channel. The issue i have with this one, on reflection: I dare you to pick the voice out of it. Not even the captioning could: i tried to set captions and it tuned it to the music. Regardless, this looked into the actual prospect of clipping apart and putting together the videos, and doing voiceovers. Voiceovers: Need volume balancing. Clipping: Fairly seamless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cEFvNBjGQU&feature=c4-overview&list=UU-j...
Well, that is all i have to show right now. Feel free to comment below, and if you feel so intrigued, the subscribe button on the channel is also an option... but there isn't much for now... and that may not change very soon...
Now, off to post the story so people will actually get the purpose of two of these that dealt with it.
