Okay, this is really messed up and embarrassing. We’ve got some serious apologizing to do, please read all.
Our email notifications of posts are apparently not working as we totally missed the recent posts starting with Bullyproof on 8/12 and BlackRang666 on 8/22, our Zendesk is bouncing the notification emails and this needs to be ffing fixed.
If I had seen these I would have immediately responded and sent BlackRang666 the fully implemented Mobility pack with full root motion in final testing and apologized for Epic not updating the description verbiage as I was informed they did right after and I started the dialogue, and I swear I saw the change and it’s back to the old verbiage(?). Actually, I bet the listing goofed and reverted back to the old description when they put it on sale.
I have been working with constantly and other buyers/developers that contacted us directly on implementing full root motion with great success, and adding other animations such as different types of strafing 45’s, split up jumps with in-air loops, etc.
has been very busy as well and never reported back in on this thread, as neither did we as there was so much great feedback as to improvements/tweaks/additional animations to fill out the pack that we didn’t have a super clear list of updated/added motions etc. and didn’t want to speak prematurely. So I suppose this backfired as well.
Add insult to BlackRang666 when we inadvertently “ignored” his post with kind words about our animations and inquiry as to what was up with the root motion progress, and he is now irate saying we suck, are apathetic, and our stuff is “low quality garbage”. Ouch. Dude, we cannot apologize enough for missing your posts, we would have totally hooked you up and WILL totally hook you up now. We get direct support emails but the forum notifications are bouncing, we need to fix it.
Quick note about Epic submissions, I will not bad mouth Epic, but I will say that any repeated questions about default inclusion of root motion with all packs has had no reply at all, seemingly a no comment stance. I guess they want to stay out of it and let the Marketplace decide(?).
Back to the root motion topic.
We do have a root motion version of Mobility_01 which we can share with current buyers before it is 100% locked down and an official update on the Marketplace, which takes time. It has some extra motions as well to test out, as we appreciate the beta feedback we’ve been getting from others so far who have contacted us directly at our support:
mocap@motusdigital.com
Please contact us directly and we will hook you up.
Rifle_01 is also about done with root and other added animations, Pistol_01 is partially done. All these moving forward will be free updates pushed to the Marketplace. All our packs will be getting root motion updates as well at the very least.
Honestly I have been working relentlessly with and these other fine folks to implement these updates since Steve’s first comments, as to be more complete when compared to another animation seller on the Marketplace whose work and packs are very good indeed. It is a lot of work, so the official updates will happen as soon as practical. We pulled any mention of “root motion” from all packs so we could figure out our update strategy, and of course we missed Mobility, damage control and hara-kiri again.
PMBullyproof, no it doesn’t come with any setup blendspaces and only the UE4 SK_Mannequin. There are lots of tutorials online about UE4 setup and retargeting. We are looking at including an example blendspace and blueprint.
Generally we respond quickly and really like to work with those who contact us, others will hopefully testify to this at some point, and other than growing into UE4 specific tech specs all have commented our motions look great and we just need to fill in some blanks and add root motion etc. Hopefully BlackRang666 will forgive and give us a chance to make it right, and revise his scathing review. We are accustomed to working one on one with developers and delivering to their desired specs in all sorts of engines, catering to one Marketplace with generic animations for all users is a new paradigm for us, constructive feedback is essential. This has been a real black eye, please contact us directly and we’ll make sure current buyers get the updated pack now if they want it.
Best,
Cris