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About
About
There are various mounts in the game with a wide variety of features. Some have interactive abilities.
Technical aspects
Technical aspects
Mounts have several technical details that need to be considered when creating a replacement.
Some mounts are classified as a terrestrial creatures and some are flying/floating creatures
Mounts can have unpredictable scaling.
Some mounts are also NPCs, and may require a collection to keep them separated.
Mounts have an extensive list of movement animations including flying, swimming, water transitions, etc.
Due to their unpredictable nature, mounts can be very complex to edit.
A mount replacement is a unique style of creature replacement which is broken down into Core Components and Mount Components. Mount components make up a major bulk of a mount replacement.
Core Components
Core Components
Model
Textures and Colors
Skeleton
EID Binders
Mount Music and SFX
Player Mount Animations
Mount Components
Mount Components
The following are possible animations that a mount may have. Some of these (such as jump, dive, and emerge) are multiple animations working together, but are considered a single component.
idle
forward walk
backwards walk
left walk
right walk
forward run
left run
right run
jump
forward slow flight
backwards slow flight
left slow flight
right slow flight
forward flight
left flight
right flight
fly up
fly down
flying idle
flying glide
takeoff
landing
swim idle
swim slow fowards
swim slow backwards
swim slow left
swim slow right
swim fowards
swim left
swim right
swim
dive into water
emerge out of water
mount ability animations,
mount ability timeline, vfx, and sfx
give it thought
give it thought
When thinking about what kind of creature you want to use for a replacement, think about some details about the creature.
If it's a terrestrial creatures, does it have any movement animations? Some terrestrial creatures, like Menphina with Dalamud, are stationary and thus do not have movement animations necessary for a terrestrial creature to appear to be walking or running. This is usually not an issue for floating/flying creatures that can get away with using their idle for movement.
Cost Estimate
Cost Estimate
Mounts can be a uniquely challenging creature replacement due to their interaction with the player character and many of them having a long list of animations. It can be difficult to give a reliable estimate for all mounts. When calculating a possible estimate, assume to be quoted $5 for each core component and $2 for each mount component.
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