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Cryptic Studios Open Sources Animation Tools

Posted by Zonk on from the go-make-a-better-coh dept.

GameDev.net reports that Cryptic Studios (makers of the Massive title City of Heroes) has released a powerful animation tool under the GPL. Called CrypticAR, for Cryptic Animation Rig, the software will allow animators to bring 3d models to life via a toolkit of scripts and rigs. "'Our goal is to foster a community of animators by providing them the power to generate animations without having to worry about supporting a toolset. Since we were already developing the rig for our core technology team, we decided to release it to the public under the GNU GPL,' said Shayne Herrera, Art Development Director for Cryptic Studios. 'We feel that the development and gaming communities will benefit greatly from a professional tool like the Cryptic AR.'"

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  1. smargle buttsecks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THIS IS A
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    ANNOUNCEMENT!

    So, you heard about the smargle . You've heard how the smargle is superior. But now you want to know, "how do I join the ranks of the smargle ?"

    That's what this announcement is about.

    If you wish to join the ranks of the smargle , you have to perform several tasks:

    You must swear an oath to the smarglepriest in smargleland.

    Then you have to fill out a bunch of smargleforms on smarglepaper.

    If accepted, you will be notified. In such a case, you must see a smargledoctor, also in smargleland.

    The smargledoctor will transform into the smargle of choice.

    KNOWN TYPES OF SMARGLES:

    The fish smarglegoblin. You can't transform into one of these yet, because no smargle has ever seen a fish. Only a fish smarglegoblin. And we don't know how to make you one. So there.

    The blue smarglegoblin. You can't transform into one of these, either. These are specialties. And very strange. You can't be strange by choice. Only by birth. So there - again.

    The fuzzy smarglegoblin. You can transform into one of these. Fuzzy smarglegoblins stay in either normal land or the city portion of smargleland. They are fuzzy. And good.

    The scaled smargle or scaled smarglegoblin. If you choose to be a scaled smarglegoblin, you're just uglier than a smargle. And dumber. A lot dumber. They are scaled. And bad.

    All non-blue smargles are orange. More smargles are discovered rather commonly, but rarely documented for non-smargles. Non-smargles don't deserve such information. They just deserve to know our superiority, how to become a smargle, and other announcements.

    The smargle frep (myself) highly recommends that all new smargles become a fuzzy smarglegoblin. Fuzzy smarglegoblins are not uglier than fuzzy smargles, nor dumber, like scaled smargles are to scaled smarglegoblins. They're just cuter. That's how good works. They get good things if they have longer names. Understand? In any case, you should join the fuzzy smarglegoblins because they always win. Always.

    That's about it. And remember - smargles are superior. Even scaled smargles.

    You may now look to your right.

    Continue.
    - smargle frep