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Started making a new character and thought since I had spent time already I may as well make him totally usable by others... so...

What sequences can you not do without... like push, die, walk, weapons, fist, crawl, etc.

What do you not care whether its there or not?

What can you not do without?

What would you like to see that we don't have already?

Since I've seen your character, I think it'll be OK to say that the only thing I would consider adding is a magic sequence (casting something), since he doesn't really look like a brawler. You already have the walk, die, idle, and they look fine (probably better since you did some edits to it). Idles aren't even added most of the time, but adding them is a very nice bonus.

I want to see a character that scratches his bum, then sniffs it, like in Baldurs' Gate.

And this poor wee monkey...
Ewwww what IS that...

So now u have seen it ....

Fist definitely, because it can work as spell cast animation. Sword is nice, I could do without bow for example. However, an original weapon like maybe a staff or spear hasn't been done yet, so that could be cool. But for most intents and purposes, Fist, Sword & Crawl will fill in all the blanks for what authors need. You can do push scripts without the push animation.

Thanks for those so far, now schnapps is off watching the monkey videos (there are sooo many) I seriously wanna know what is essential to you as a player .

Kyle, the staff has been done - I vaguely remember a wizard as the character (not dink) and he wandered round smaking things with a staff -never finished that game - kept glitching on me

so far its fist sword crawl and spell (magic totally slipped my mind so ta for that)

Any other suggestions peeps?

Spell animation should be easier than a weapon, and can be used for so many different spells, so it's more flexible...
Oh and yeah, I've seen him too and he looks lika a mage and not a swordsman.

I wouldn't say that IPD, just look at the Sith in Star Wars, swordsman yet dressed sort of the same.

well sounds good and well i wouldn't mind some more social sprites like kissing someone or something(if i'd use it it would be for kissing loved ones or a lover) or even hugging(quite useful for cut-scenes where you show the action instead of just mentioning)

one thing i would also love to see is carrying stuff graphics could be great for thrown weapons or puzzles with stuff too big for the bag to fit.

more I think about it, I quite like the thought of him with a staff - or a 'beating stick' hehe think he lends himself more to that than a sword, casting spells and adding weapon - its all the same - I still have to draw it.

You mean bags (like Dink has on his back) merder?

I believe this "staff guy" you're referring to, is the Spike graphics guy by SimonK.

As for this new character, first you should probably make him capable to do all the stuff Dink is able to, if you feel like you are capable to. Then maybe give a shot at some ideas that this thread has/is about to have.

I believe this "staff guy" you're referring to, is the Spike graphics guy by SimonK.

I believe you are quite incorrect there - the "staff Guy" that I am talking about is a normal wizard sprite... with a staff... which he uses to hit with...

Thanks for your kind comments Skull - I so appreciate the support you always show to others

You should make him be able to shoot ice cream from his ears. Just a thought.

I'm really doubting your memory MsDink. I may be wrong, but I can't recall ever seeing such sprite.

Skull, you ARE wrong..

Legend of Smallwood - A Dink to the Past

AM I wrong lol. I remember playing that D-Mod, but I can't remember a wizard with a staff though. Oh well, my memory is failure anyway.

Mike the Magician. If I remember right, the attack graphics were rather a mess, but that might be easy to fix.

Other ideas, NOT generated by watching monkeys gaining perverted olfactory satisfaction:
- Dink laying eggs
- Dink pitching a tent
- Dink with a propeller hat flying through the air
- Dink doing the "Triumphant Air-Hump"
- Dink doing dancing the rumba
- Dink putting on an apron
- Dink riding an air Harley Davidson
- Dink jumping up and down while maintaining a squatting position
- A shrubbery, which you must place here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle.

Now go finish that character, and let's hope it gets accepted soon (And doesn't stay at "pending" for more than a week.. *pokes admins*)

@scratcher, IPD linked the one I was talking about. Clever wee thing isnt he.

@IPD he is finished, jut wanna know what else to add

- Dink doing the "Triumphant Air-Hump"
@schnapps what can I say well that was fun haha

Edit: despite requests to see dink in this sequence naked - I decline - I soooo dont need to see him doing *the helicopter* ok !

- Dink with a propeller hat flying through the air

This also looks like fun to make - tho I did do the umbrella thing a while ago...
linkage though it was one of the earlier attempts at making graphics haha you could make the umbrella smaller and stick it on his head - note the truly dinkish colours Muhahahaa

I still want to see him shoot ice cream from his ears.

FINE!!

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Iloveyou... what?

Anyone who can make ice-cream come out of a mans ears is deserving of a little love I mean you shouldn't eat it but it's cool.

Not a dink chicken?

seems so - what can I say - I have been bored silly today

LOL that egg one xD

How about you add some weapons to the original Dink? That could be fun Maybe a Scythe!

A serious comment \O/ yay
(takes notes)

Very funny.
I wanna see him eat a piece of toast.

What i want to see is a flame bow that actually has flames on the arrows when you fire it.

Last one DD

Not a bad idea Predator...

Thank you, but I meant Dink. Although if that is Dink, he's got scary teeth.

New weapons and new spells, the most needed features for graphics, cause they also will have a huge effect on the gameplay.

Ohh thats Dinks teeth alright - just ask Toast

Lovely links.

A sparkly spell effect would be cool. Like a heal/buff effect to use that's not the omegasuperextremely overused blue/red sparks from the original Dink

What's going on in the last frame of that egg one?

Lovely, MsDink, lovely! You have successfully passed the preliminary tests

- Dink riding an air Harley Davidson

Somebody please PLEASE do it.

Look I made an air dink riding his air harley

AirLink

Woot I am air awesome

How about dink kicking.

Uhm... you can make the character have some social skills: Shaking hands for example ^_^

Hehe what's the point of him shaking hands if there is no other sprite that does it? XD

All of the characters could use some additional acts/emotions. Things such as shaking/nodding their heads and stuff like that.

Having ice cream shoot out of his ears was the best one.

@predator, Rabidwolf made some awesome ninja kicking sprites - you should check them out

Ohh and I just realised you need to click the end of all the text when you do a link predator, maybe you were typing before the end - try that.

@Sumi, yes, the social graces are indeed missing will see what we can come up with

Next step random character interactions.

How about having dink hold the weapon in a "for the power of grayskull" claim, and then having thunders fall over him and empowering him like He-man?

Rabidwolf made some awesome ninja kicking sprites

Made? Not by a long shot. I merely converted them for Dink use. Likewise with the crow and wasp files. I'm certain it's stated in the readme files. Perhaps the descriptions should be changed to better reflect this.

Well MS dink with the carrying i meant more like actual carrying and not storing the stuff in the backpack(some things could just be too big to fit there but still needed(a good example you could find in Zelda games)

Apologies Rabid, just saw your name on the file and had a quick kick with it - thought they were pretty cool wee things

How about having dink hold the weapon in a "for the power of grayskull" claim, and then having thunders fall over him and empowering him like He-man?

Wasn't me! I swear! Innocent! Actually, that was a pretty cool comment... yeah, AWSOME comment!

What I would like to see is Dink on a mount. A horse, a dragon, something like that. That would make for an interesting new aspect to a mod. I have been wonder why always the speed boots, but never a mount.

Dink should be on a mount, but instead of it being a horse or dragon, it should just be another dink.

One of SimonK's (I think) D-Mods had Dink riding a dragon.

Dink should get a dog that follows him around it's name should be sink. Then some one can make the d-mod adventures of dink and sink.

Dink on a mount
this is also in production and has been for a while (about 50% done), got sick of it for now... so its waiting for some willpower/energy/interest - will get around to finishing it one day. Also, yes there is graphics of dink riding a dragon

Might as well burry it in the graveyard of forgotten dink projects.

aww its still very much in production - got sick of the graphics so am back into the scripting at the mo Its been 2 years and its still moving forward have some faith mrgantoe!

*gets on knees and prays*. May the dead dragon carcass be appeased now cult mistress msdink.

We worship you dead dragon carcass, WE.WORSHIP.YOU.

Updated
Progress to date... Still adding sequences tho (3 more) - getting there
So far we have...
Hit (4 directions
Walk (4 directions)
Magic (4 directions)
walking with staff (4 directions)
idle (4 directions - nice and wobbly like dinks heh)
Reveal (3 sprites)
Crawling through a hole
1 death sprite
Summon
Hit with staff
Death sequence
appear sequence

New Menu
Playing Now hehe...

Last call for suggestions... what about climbing - anyone find that useful?

PUUUUSHHHHHH

Could be but I am definetly going to use one in the contribution that will come around as soon as I download WDE+. Climbing would be nice if they were a main character and then there are other uses.

Awesome work, really!

I have one last valuable suggestion, with all this mysterious stuff, it would be cool if the shady stranger could actually have an appear/disappear animation, like how he would come into being at a moment's notice. Maybe something like this: Youtube. It's at the 3:45 point.

Just a cool addition basically

Nice job. If I only had that character back when I made MN2.