Hand Swap (Left Handed Animations/Characters)

[Cairdeas]

This was requested a long time ago before the game ever came out and I don't know if anyone ever posted a request on these forums. Doing a search of the forums I don't really see anything.


With the announcement that they can just make Weapons Disappear with a /command. I'm wondering if they can also do the same with making characters fight Left-Handed. even if all it is, is a mirroring of the animations.

Something like:

/attackhand right - Makes you appear to use your right hand as your attack hand, equipping your shield to your left.
/attackhand left - Makes you appear to use your left hand as your attack hand, equipping your shield to your right.

I know theres not a BIG demand for such a function, and I know I most likely wouldn't use it. I myself am Right-handed. But I know quite a few people are left handed and would love the option.

[Anonymoose]

I'm all for stylistic options; maybe this one will come in around the same time as those "barber shops" and such that we heard about so long ago.

[RabidSquirrel]

Making something disappear versus revamping ALL animations for the left hand as the main hand are worlds different in implementation. Just saying.

[Estellios]

I figure they could just mirror the model/animations, kinda like what they did with the Wii Twilight Princess (although in that case they mirrored the entire game). There's no gear with writing on it that I know of so stuff wouldn't look off.

[RabidSquirrel]

I figure they could just mirror the model/animations, kinda like what they did with the Wii Twilight Princess (although in that case they mirrored the entire game). There's no gear with writing on it that I know of so stuff wouldn't look off.

I know it's sounds simple, but it really isn't. It's not about mirroring the model, it's about mirroring the rigs/animation to an unchanged model. Depending on the way it's setup, it can be close to impossible.

[Jynx]

Depending on the type of animation skeleton they used this could be either really hard and time consuming...or impossible.

[Cairdeas]

Inverting animations and models is not hard. A HUGE majority of models are symmetrical anyway.

[Zkieve]

I know theres not a BIG demand for such a function, and I know I most likely wouldn't use it. I myself am Right-handed. But I know quite a few people are left handed and would love the option.

Not attacking you , i think we need more threads with less whining and i tell you this with the most friendly way posible.dont take it the wrong way,but,
Damn man you have a way of asking the most useless stuff ever now and then.
I support your idea none the less.
like from me.

[Anima]

Would be nice, although It does seem hard. Maybe in the future yes, but for now I'd prefer they focus on more important things.

[Cairdeas]

Not attacking you , i think we need more threads with less whining and i tell you this with the most friendly way posible.dont take it the wrong way,but,
Damn man you have a way of asking the most useless stuff ever now and then.
I support your idea none the less.
like from me.

If you never ask, you never get anything.