Behind the Scenes : Rise of Nations Units
4/17/03Behind the Scenes : Rise of Nations Units
Big Huge Games has just released a brand new behind the scenes look into the units in Rise of Nations. In the article they go over the processes they used to create the units and bring them to life in the game.
After the unit was modeled and textured it was animated. Each one would have several attack, death, move, and idle animations. The "idle" animations play when the unit is sitting around doing nothing, and were usually the most fun since this is where we could add some character to the units. For example, a modern infantryman might start smoking, or a merchant might have a tussle with his mule, or you might even find an out-of-work peasant lying down on the grass, laying down on the job! Try looking for some more my favorite is the salute that the Mamelukes, an Egyptian mounted gun unit, performs.
Check out the full article to learn more about the units and even get a glimpse into the high tech motion capture techniques used by Big Huge Games.