Hellfrog Medium is a Ninja ability that summons this frog creature summoned weapon. It is also used in Deathfrog Medium.
This weapon has several technical details that need to be considered when creating a replacement.
This summoned weapon is one of the rare examples of a pseudomount. Meaning the player appears to be mounted on top of the Hellfrog even though the Hellfrog is technically attached to the player. This mount appearance is faked using multiple animation files unique to most races. Creating something similar is highly complex. Having created a pseudomount before for a Limit Break 3, it's a lot of work.
This weapon replacement generally involves several basic parts
Model replacement
Texture replacement
Skeleton replacement
Weapon Animation reaplacement
In addition to the basic parts of the replacement, there are often other factors to consider that are more advanced edits
Scaling the model, skeleton, and animations
Some creatures, like Demi-humans, have multiple separate pieces that are combined by the game to give them variety. These parts have to be combined together to use as a replacement.
Basic Asset Information
Weapon ID: w1903
Model File: chara/weapon/w1903/obj/body/b0001/model/w1903b0001.mdl
Skeleton File: chara/weapon/w1903/skeleton/base/b0001/skl_w1903b0001.sklb
Weapon Animation File: chara/weapon/w1903/animation/a0001/wp_common/resident/weapon.pap
Hellfrog Medium Player Animations: chara/human/c0101/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c0201/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c0401/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c0501/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c0601/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c0801/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c0901/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c1001/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c1101/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c1401/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
chara/human/c1801/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.pap
Player Timeline: chara/action/ability/dgr_ninja/abl023.tmb
Hellfrog Medium Animation Code: cbbw_kaeru
Hellfrog Medium C031 Animation Code: [94] weapon/ability/drg_ninja/kaeru
Deathfrog Medium Player Animations: chara/human/c0101/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
chara/human/c0201/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
chara/human/c0501/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
chara/human/c0601/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
chara/human/c0801/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
chara/human/c0901/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
chara/human/c1101/animation/a0001/bt_common/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.pap
Deathfrog Medium Player Timeline: chara/action/ability/dgr_ninja/abl037.tmb
Deathfrog Medium Animation Code: cbbw_kaeru_abl359
Deathfrog Medium C031 Animation Code: [329] weapon/ability/drg_ninja/kaeru_abl359