I watched a video on 2H animations that brought up a good point.
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The animations are great, but it all falls apart once light attack weaving is added. In case the time stamp doesn't play it starts at 4:38 in the video. This is not my video. Credit to Ninja Pulls for the deep dive! 🙏
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAI9iXB_l_A&t=4m38s
Can I suggest something unconventional. Would it be so wrong to have 2 character models at once when a weave cancel happens. One character model continues to play the canceled animation and fades out. The other character model pulses into existence doing the next animation. I guess you can describe it as 'character echoes'. I am no artist, so I can't mock anything up. I'm sorry and hope I am getting the idea across in this post.
Edited by Red_Feather on January 28, 2026 11:51PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAI9iXB_l_A&t=4m38sCan I suggest something unconventional. Would it be so wrong to have 2 character models at once when a weave cancel happens. One character model continues to play the canceled animation and fades out. The other character model pulses into existence doing the next animation. I guess you can describe it as 'character echoes'. I am no artist, so I can't mock anything up. I'm sorry and hope I am getting the idea across in this post.
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✭Are you talking about something similar to Shadow of Mordor?
Dragon Priest [Restoring Light, Draconic Power, Grave Lord]
Death Knight [Grave Lord, Winter’s Embrace, Siphoning]
Pyromancer [Ardent Flame, Dawn’s Wrath, Earthen Heart]
Summoner [Living Death, Grave Lord, Daedric Summoning]
Ranger [Animal Companions, Green Balance, Shadow]
Druid [Earthen Heart, Animal Companions, Stormcalling]
Elementalist [Stormcalling, Winter’s Embrace, Ardent Flame]
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✭Red_Feather wrote: »
It’s pretty awesome. If done well, this would add a lot of value to the aesthetic of the animation canceling, and make it feel less like a bug, and more like a system rewarded.
You could also easier measure your progress when learning how to do it.Dragon Priest [Restoring Light, Draconic Power, Grave Lord]
Death Knight [Grave Lord, Winter’s Embrace, Siphoning]
Pyromancer [Ardent Flame, Dawn’s Wrath, Earthen Heart]
Summoner [Living Death, Grave Lord, Daedric Summoning]
Ranger [Animal Companions, Green Balance, Shadow]
Druid [Earthen Heart, Animal Companions, Stormcalling]
Elementalist [Stormcalling, Winter’s Embrace, Ardent Flame]
Dawnguard [Dawn’s Wrath, Restoring Light, Ardent Flame]3