Nicheling Poses

[Mulan the Cat]

The idea for this came from finding an easier way of adding animations. 

There are two main ideas that I will explain:

 

1: 

Start-of-the-day-positions

How it would work:

• At the end of the night/when the screen is completely dark nichelings would 'pose' 
  • When a predator is next to them they might prepare to fight
  • When they are in a nest they might curl up or look asleep
  • When they are in a river they might be frozen in a swimming position
  • When they can gather and are near a berry bush they might hold a berry in their paw
  • Standing on top or beside a pile of meat they would hold some meat in their paw
• As soon as they move - but not as soon as they take an action - their pose would go back to the current look
• Optionally: after a few minutes and while the camera is not looking at them their pose would change - like that one game 

 

2: 

Condition related look

How it would work:

• A nicheling's appearence would change 
  • If they are starving they would look thin
  • If they are an alpha, beta or omega they might look somewhat different
  • If they are elderly 
  • If they are wounded
  • If they are too hot they would look dehydrated
  • If they are too cold they might have snow in their fur or something

 

Note that none of these would be animations, they would be 'poses' or slight appearance changes