Holders Animated Battlers(MZ-MV-XP-VXAce)

Holder · 2012-03-17T08:28:17+0900

Holders Animated Battlers -streamline- Give your battles that unique look and make it stand out! Can be used with any engine since RPG Maker XP to MZ and even Unite! Set-up guide: https: //animatedbattlers.wordpress.com/scripts/set-up-guides/rm-mz-akea-2/ Open project demo: https://holder-anibat.itch.io/holder-aab-demonstration Set-up guide: https://animatedbattlers.wordpress.com/scripts/set-up-guides/mv-battler-graphic-setup/ Visual weapons add-on: https://github.com/foppii/Tei_CustomWeaponOverlay Demo: https://github.com/foppii/Tei_CustomWeaponOverlay/commit/09b84257295893e226a047b024b0d3a2afc1f3bd Set-up guide: https://animatedbattlers.wordpress.com/scripts/set-up-guides/ve-animatedbattle/ Set-up guide: https://animatedbattlers.wordpress.com/scripts/set-up-guides/xp-animbat/ Spoiler: About Holders Animated Battlers Holders Animated Battlers is a project which I started early 2011 time ago to give everyone who's developing an RPG a chance to have a consistent and solid collection of animated battlers. Since then I've improved in what I can do and what I'd like to see this project be. It's now in it's third and final version and I've combined all my knowledge to start as a means to go on. First goal I've set it to have a basic set of enemies and a full set of bases containing 15 classes! Each will have two different weapons available giving some nice alternative classes which will double the total class range to 30. Spoiler: How they work Actors and Enemies will follow the same style and format so they can even be used as either depending on your preference. I've created this to be as flexible as possible. Also with that the format style is not to that of any default RPG Maker engine, reason for this is that the engine keeps changing what's default. So outside scripts and plug-ins are always required to use these. I've started creating guides and help to use these in whatever engine you're using. If you'd like to submit your own guide (Video or Text) I'm open to submissions. Thank you and enjoy. Spoiler: Examples The best way to show your weapons in battle! Have them seen all the time during the fight and simply equip different weapons to see the difference in battle! Once set up adding new weapons is easy and so effective on your players. Give every weapon their own unique look in battle, from swords to guns, there's thousands of weapons that you can have your party use! 32x32 images for actors and monsters, includes all colour variations and without boarder. Use in battles, save file previews, mini-maps and more. 32x32 weapon icons for every weapon there is! Plus for every weapon there's a single still image file for a close look at the weapon. Use in menus, shops, info books and even in pop up windows when collecting. Single large weapon images for those special shops Character and enemy images come in Portraits, Busts and Face cropped sizes. Spoiler: Additional Links RPG Maker MZ Akea Animated Battle System 2 - By Raizen VisuStellaMZ RPG Maker MV Battler Graphic Setup - By Victor Sideview Battler Enhancement - By Yami *Configuration Help* RPG Maker VX Ace Victor Engine – Animated Battle - By Victor Sant TSBS - Theolized Sideview Battle System - By TheoAllen Animated Battlers - By Jet Animated Battlers - By Fomar0153 Animate Enemies - By Rhyme Tankentai Sideview Battle System v1.00 - Translator: Wishdream Animated Battles - By Galv Battle Pets – By Galv Battle Cut-In graphics by Archeia/Nessiah in Archeia's RTP Workshop. RPG Maker VX Animated Battlers VX - DerVVulfman Animated Battler Graphic Script V1.0 - By Neon Black RPG Maker XP AnimBat Animated Battlers – Comprehensive - By DerVVulfman ACBS - Atoa Custom Battle System 3.2 - By Atoa Moonpearl’s Animated Battlers - By Moonpearl Spoiler: Media Examples Any comments welcome, if you'd like to contribute with material, tutorials on how to use or anything you like then reply, send a message, reach me where you can. Itch: -All my free work can be found here and it's regularly updated. Wordpress: - All information, Terms of service and more Discord: - see the progress, share your work or just hang out. Twitch: - I stream working on graphics and in engine content on Sundays. Youtube: - When I'm able I upload my streams or time-lapse. Twitter: I share progress here and retweet your stuff.

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Kes

#324 Jan 20, 2023, 09:43 PM Source

I rarely find anything in your designs which I disagree with, but I do think for the latest one (last 2 posts) the legs look awfully spindly. If you're shifting around in heavy armour you're going to develop muscular legs.
Holder

#325 Jan 21, 2023, 05:17 PM Source

Kes said:
I rarely find anything in your designs which I disagree with, but I do think for the latest one (last 2 posts) the legs look awfully spindly. If you're shifting around in heavy armour you're going to develop muscular legs.
You're the first to mention it and I'm pleased someone else did because I thought I was overthinking it. I couldn't post it here (double posting little changes) but I did a recolour as someone mentioned the bright hair and noticed the legs then.

I rarely find anything in your designs which I disagree with
Such kind words, thank you it really means a lot.
Kes

#326 Jan 21, 2023, 08:40 PM Source

Those proportions on the left look much better.
Holder

#327 Jan 25, 2023, 05:24 PM Source

New Hero Appears!

You can download for free via my itch page: https://holder-anibat.itch.io/holders-animated-battlers-free-heroes

This animated battler comes in four colour variations and can use both a 2 handed sword or a 2 handed axe.
The old timer still knows how to fight, the others I could picture as kings guard or a deserter looking for revenge.

I'm almost finished the next set of 6 types of big swords and axes.
Holder

#328 Jan 27, 2023, 06:06 PM Source

Thoughts on this?
Holder

#329 Jan 31, 2023, 03:38 PM Source

New set of 60 free weapons have been uploaded:
Holders Animated Battlers - Free Weapons by Holder
2 Handed Axes and 2 Handed Swords.
Holder

#330 Feb 15, 2023, 02:22 PM Source

New Hero Appears!

You can download for free via my itch page: https://holder-anibat.itch.io/holders-animated-battlers-free-heroes

This animated battler comes in four colour variations and can use staves and a minigun.
Classic combat mage knows how to control the battlefield. Take arms and fire from the backline with a massive minigun.

I'm almost finished the next set of 6 types of staves and miniguns so those are coming soon! Make sure you follow to keep updated for when they release.
Kes

#331 Feb 15, 2023, 03:21 PM Source

The roughed up trimming seems to have worked out well.
Holder

#332 Feb 15, 2023, 04:35 PM Source

Kes said:
The roughed up trimming seems to have worked out well.
A nightmare to animate with the other poses to make sure I didn't fluff it up more or less than it was originally.
Kes

#333 Feb 15, 2023, 07:00 PM Source

I think you can take a great deal of pride in what you've done then.
Holder

#334 Mar 1, 2023, 10:19 PM Source

Been working away on the Heavyguns and now have those complete with icons for them and the staves:
Holder

#335 Mar 4, 2023, 04:28 PM Source

Weapons are getting bigger! Staves and Heavyguns are ready and free now to equip your Mages and Sentinels.

This update brings the total number of weapons to 240! These also have matching single images - for use within shops, information library and previews. Icons in 32x32 format for use within menus and battle screens to show attacks etc.

Holders Animated Battlers - Free Weapons by Holder
Holder

#336 Mar 20, 2023, 06:59 PM Source

Moving onto original characters now, this is Rose a Lancer with her main weapon. Still working on it and the cape is still yet to be animated:

would love some feedback.
Kes

#337 Mar 20, 2023, 09:22 PM Source

The sprite itself is nice. What I do find odd is her weapon. It looks like a massive flower with a huge steman sticking out of it. Whatever it's made of, the weight of it would unbalance the lance as a whole. Also lances were typically held much further back so that the amount of the lance available to piece enemies was as long as possible. Here she seems to be holding it so that virtually none of the lance is available as an actual weapon.
Holder

#338 Mar 21, 2023, 05:22 PM Source

That's more or less some of the issues I had when creating the template for this class, I had to have the hand closer to the top of the spear. I have seen in a lot of media though that it does and or can rather be held there for idle and casual stance. So I pulled from that.

Example

As for the weapon itself, I think I was having a bit of creative freedom XD
Thank you for the feedback x
Kes

#339 Mar 22, 2023, 08:07 AM Source

Based on the samples you show above, could I suggest something?

Those 2 sprites work, and the lance looks more like a weapon, because in the idle pose you can see both hands, one further back and one closer to the blade. In yours we only see one hand and have to deduce the type of weapon by the tiny amount that shows behind her back. Could you change the angle of the lance and move it to the front? Then move her left arm so that she's holding it? Because it's going diagonally the lance should still fit in the existing cell size.
Holder

#340 Mar 22, 2023, 03:09 PM Source

I see what you mean, the base sheet itself I hope shows a better answer to what you're saying about the handling of the weapon. I also had to make some exceptions as the other weapon for this base is a large shield.

Base sheet
Kes

#341 Mar 22, 2023, 03:17 PM Source

Yes, that's a much better base. Looking good.
Holder

#342 Mar 25, 2023, 04:48 PM Source

A new enemy, before I complete the rest of the colours, singles and icons.
Toxsick

#343 Mar 29, 2023, 01:10 AM Source

Hi I found your assets recently I struggle with drawing “as in I can’t at all” are your assets free to use including for monetized games? Atm I don’t really plan to but just incase lol. Btw great work they look amazing!