Term 'character' in games is usually associated with complex interacting game entities which represent either player itself or non-player entities (NPC).
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How can I add the Mouse Look to the Unity 3D 3rd Person Controller?
I don't know how to add the Mouse Look to the 3rd person controller in Unity 3d.
The animations work and there are no problems but if I move the mouse the camera does not move!
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Designing Videogame Character Parodies [duplicate]
Was it okay to make a playable character when making a videogame despite its resemblance? For example, I'm making a 3rd-person action-platform genre and I have to make a character design resembling ...
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What's the name for the random animations played when character isn't doing anything else?
In many games, the main characters or enemies usually do some random stuff when idle other than just standing there breathing. For example, they may take a nap or eat some food.
These add nothing to ...
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How can I get animated bone's transformation in LibGDX?
I am trying to get transformation from a bone, but i can't, I exported just a animated armature with just a bone from blender, then I converted to .g3dj, so I just need the bone transformations so ...
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How can I make the “Strength” attribute more attractive to Wizard/Caster classes in a RPG game? [closed]
I have a game where, among many attributes, is Strength and Constitution.
In Ultima Online, Strength was used for hit points. However, I would like to avoid this- as Hit Points are so incredibly ...
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2D motion synthesis for a human character
I want to make the player controlled character of my two dimensional sidescroller responsive to environmental forces, while still being controllable.
I read about the commercial software product ...
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Representing feelings such as temperature, pain, smell, taste, hunger, and thirst immersively
In a totally immersive, simulation-type role-playing game, the player should not look at bars or numbers to keep track of his or her stats, so another method of showing these stats is needed. For ...
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Methodologies for deciding the number of characters a design should have? [closed]
I need to identify a maximum number of characters in a game so that I can provide a high number of choices without overwhelming the player. How do I determine the optimum set of characters to use in ...
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Does the gender of a game's protagonist affect sales?
Most protagonists of games are male. I imagine the conventional wisdom is that this is because
We live in a patriarchal society, especially when it comes to game development, and
The target ...
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Why is it that the majority of npc character models are roughly the same height in video games?
In the majority of video games I play, I notice that NPC's are the same height. What's up with that? It kinda takes me out of the experience, when I see ten people in a row that are 5 foot 8. Anyone ...
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projected textures not appear on the “back” of the mesh as well?
I want to create blood wounds on my character's bodies by using projected textures. I've watched some commentaries on games like Left 4 Dead and they say they use projected textures for the blood.
But ...
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Alternative to unity's character controller
I wonder what you guy would do for a cheap replacement of character controller in unity. I try a bunch of implementation and they don't work at all, what I'm doing wrong?
I'm trying to make a game ...
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How to balance hybrid classes?
In RPGs sometimes there will be hybrid-classed characters, ie, characters that can fill the roles of multiple characters. Sometimes they're really weak and useless because despite filling out many ...
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Load character animation on button press - Unity3D
I am new to Unity3D and I am going to develop a simple animation application. There is a human character and there are three button Eg:- "jump", "down" , "roll", I want to bind the animation files ...
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Legal issues concerning using superheroes in games
Before proceeding on with the idea of developing a mobile game that involves superhero characters from both Marvel/DC Comics, I am taking a serious dip into looking into things from a legal point of ...
