Nikolay Salikhov @techAnim_diary Twitter profile

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Nikolay Salikhov

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7 months

Spider-Punk is in a rush. Just a small traversal prototype. Thanks, @GiacomoLiberio for the Spidey model. #UE5

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It's a bird, it's a plane... Just a small traversal prototype. Samurai rig by @KielFiggins , had to rig the wings though) #UE5

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Better not mess with Lyette - the angry mail carrier. Rig by @KielFiggins #UE5

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1 year

Since some people asked this. The bag is just an FK chain and hand-animated which makes state transitions quite clunky. Physics Control Components is running on top of animation to make the bag respond to velocity and direction changes. (1/2)

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@di_angeel @GiacomoLiberio Thanks! yes, it's all gameplay

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Take-off in T-minus six seconds

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This is my take on Distance Matching in Unreal Engine, originally presented by @LDelayen . Such an elegant way to maintain animation fidelity without using RootMotion. Rig: BatSniper by @KielFiggins #UE4 #gamedev #animation

Animation System Prototype: Distance Matching

This is my take on Distance Matching in Unreal Engine 4. Originally presented by Laurent Delayen from Epic Games in 2016, Distance Matching approach is used to synchronize…

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

Finally, got my hands on @Cascadeur_phys since I received closed beta. Nothing fancy, just getting acquainted with the tools. I fell in love right away with what a rig actually represents in this software.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

One little Spidey shot done for @kyle_kenworthy Advanced Body Mechanics class. Thank to @KielFiggins for the great rig.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

Also, each animation has precise control over physics to turn it on and off on certain frames to prevent it from messing out timing, arcs, and such. (2/2)

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@techAnim_diary

5 years

Little action with @Cascadeur_phys .

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

This is gonna be great. After watching @Foofinu lectures on iAnimate vault, his workflows completely changed my life. Since then, I've developed some tools based on Richard's approach that I use everyday. Here are some of them:

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5 years

I'd like to formally announce Animation Sherpa, opening January 20th! For more information on the school and to download the free #BaqirRig , visit

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

Aim Space. After diving in an aim space approach, everything is possible in a matter of minutes.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

Just another Spidey shot for @kyle_kenworthy Advanced Body Mechanics. Thanks again for the rig, @KielFiggins .

Another Spidey Shot

Just another little Spidey shot. Thanks again for the rig, Kiel Figgins.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

Foot Pivot. The most mindblowing approach which allows you to concentrate on one set of foot transforms at a time rather than having tens of keyed attributes such as Roll, Pivot, Bank, Rock, Step etc.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

4 years

Got credit in @CallofDuty Cold War for some skinning job.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@KielFiggins Thanks Twitter for the weird video quality

Flying Samurai Traversal Prototype

It's a bird, it's a plane... Just a small traversal prototype Samurai rig by Kiel Figgins

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

7 years

Well, I guess this is how it starts...

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@techAnim_diary

5 years

Aim Trick. Looking at your animation through aim space allows you to see a whole different picture and do some free and interesting things such as an overlap, in this instance.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

@SleepyMushroom2 @KielFiggins just a personal project. way too much free time)

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

Center of Mass. A simple yet effective tool to see what your character is really doing in the scene.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

7 years

RigDev: Started a complete rewriting (basically, from scratch) of ADAM Rigging System (). Trying to make it modular, flexible and structure as much as possible. #rigging #gamedev #maya

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@techAnim_diary

5 years

@animfocus When my Lead was leaving our studio, he told me: "Just save more often"

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@techAnim_diary

7 years

I am a Master of International Finance, represented my country at the 2016 Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Research Challenge in Chicago (basically, the Academy Award for students studying finance), got bored, ran away, got a job in a game dev studio in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@_arieleo_ @LDelayen @KielFiggins Please check Laurent's presentation on this matter.

[Nucl.ai 2016] Bringing a Hero from Paragon to Life with UE4

From the nucl.ai 2016 conference, Laurent Delayen shows how Epic Games brings a Hero from Paragon to life. With a programming focus, this talk shows and expl...

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@techAnim_diary

5 years

Really looking forward to learn more from the master.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

@Supra69Z @KielFiggins nothing too special. for strafing - 4 directions with Orientation Warping tech in UE5 and some additive lean poses on top.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@KrisZadziuk @LDelayen @KielFiggins I used 6 directions (4 cardinals+2diagonals). I did not used a classical blendspace for directions. I tried @LDelayen approach, which consists of rotating root bone of the character to achieve a desired movement direction. It really helps to maintain fidelity

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@techAnim_diary

5 years

@23edsa @LDelayen @KielFiggins Thanks. In my case, just for basic locomotion: 6 directional cycles + 2 lean variations for each сycle, 4 stops, 4 starts, 4 turns in place

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@KielFiggins Thank you, sir)

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@techAnim_diary

1 year

@cannibal_elk @NOTOKEKE @KielFiggins just lots of semi-transparent cubes

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@RihamToulan @LDelayen @KielFiggins Thank you. If I correctly understand your question, it's the other way around. The capsule is directly controlled by a player and the root joint of the character is following the capsule.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

All mighty Motion Matching:

Dan Lowe

@danlowlows

6 years

Let's talk Motion Matching tips for people who are new to it. I’ll keep things general so it’s not specific to any one company or pipeline...

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@techAnim_diary

3 years

@ryansmallman Finally I know who made the coolest loading screen for Fortnite

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@KrisZadziuk @LDelayen @KielFiggins Thanks. Yes, I considered using side steps for the 90s, but decided to stick to the usual strafing for those direction. But for the diagonals, it's just a magic.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@h_chin_1 @KielFiggins No IK, just different turn animations

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@gibb09 @KielFiggins Thanks! No sequencer. I used Camera Manager BP for more complex camera settings and calculations based on the character animation and states

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@volodXYZ @KielFiggins Thanks. Each enemy has a second rig where each rock mesh is skinned to a separate joint without any hierarchy, during Death animation the main body is hidden, while these separate pieces are shown and simulated.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

What a beautiful story covering the human side of game development. #astroneer

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@techAnim_diary

3 months

@AlonHelman Thanks, bud)

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@techAnim_diary

11 months

@Supra69Z @KielFiggins a bit of both. there is recoil on animation but it's being extended or shortened in code based on the attack

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

@MaxGariepy Yep. Mostly Anim Notify States to control intensity or switching on and off

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@techAnim_diary

3 months

@brendancaseyart @SPRWtv Thank you. It's a part of the samurai rig. I added additional mesh and joints to his rig

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@techAnim_diary

5 years

@kiaran_ritchie @LDelayen @KielFiggins Thank you so much

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

@zexy_wizard @KielFiggins yes

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@Vontadeh @SonnyBurge @Cascadeur_phys Thanks, Alejandro.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

@0BlueDall @KielFiggins thanks, just tried to utilize everything that the given character design can provide me with. The same goes for the dude made of stones

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

4 years

@games_inu So fluid. Are you using a blendspace for the sharp turns, so you can turn at any angle?

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@newwaveydavey Thank you. It would not be possible without Richard's thorough explanation.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

4 years

@games_inu nice. but did you encounter any problems using sync markers in this type of blendspaces?

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

@cubitstudios This is great stuff. Are you using root motion for character controller? Looks very smooth

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

@jo_annechovy Thank you so much) yeah, getting ready for the Spider-Man PS4)

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@LDelayen @KielFiggins Thank you @LDelayen . Would not be possible without your thorough explanation. Is there any chance we'll see this tech in a public build any time soon?

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 month

@agvanimation It's beautiful, compadre!

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@animturnbull @KielFiggins Thanks, Adam)

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

@cutieanimls In August it'll be 2 years, since I do it professionally

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

1 year

@truthdesperado @KielFiggins no, didn't use any plug-ins, just pure blueprint madness.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

@kyle_kenworthy Thanks for the cool experience, Kyle!

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@23edsa @LDelayen @KielFiggins Right. Diagonals L45 and R135

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

4 years

@games_inu That would be geat. Your Wolf stuff was was very interesting and helpful. Thanks

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

3 months

@volodXYZ @KielFiggins The reassemble is blending those separate pieces back to animation pose, hiding them at a specific moment and showing the main body mesh again

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@RodroEq @Cascadeur_phys Thank you, Rodrigo. Well, this render was done in Maya. You can apply textures in Cascadeur by selecting your mesh and hitting 'Bind Texture' button on the toolbar. You can also render your animation as a video or a sequence under Export menu.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

5 years

@Saihtamen @soyposmoderno @KielFiggins Thanks for the tip. Yeah, those correctives do not fully follow the arm joint. It's even less then 50%. I find them doing the best job when they are as stable as possible.

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

6 years

@cubitstudios In that case, that is an awesome animation job. Keep it up. Looking forward to new updates!

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Nikolay Salikhov

@techAnim_diary

4 years

@games_inu well, in my case with the same blendspace setup, because of sync markers during the transitions to the sharp turn state, turn animations started playing not from the beginning, it kind of chops off a part of my turn animations. Would really love to see how you handled this

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