So I know blocky is part of the world and all that but..I really hate the avatars, when its one player I am fine with it but in multiplayer, its just boring. When looking on minecraft wiki I found this ( http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Rana ) of a former test npc/mob named rana, and black steve, their designs were much nicer, and I was wondering if we'd ever get avatars similar to those?
They would remain blocky but a bit smoother maybe a bit more chibi like with small bodies and large heads, the skin mapping would be more difficult but allow for more customization, and even better armor. I think it could fit into minecraft well enough and that the avatars should be improved.
Note: If you didnt look at the link, dont reply all pissy about minecraft being blocks, the avatars would STILL be blocky, just nicer looking.
I don't have a problem with the current avatar, it fits the setting. Notch just needs to add a gender option so that it doesn't sound awkward when one of your female friends gets hurt in game.
Someone a while back had a better idea, I think. It was literally multiple faces that displayed emotion (pain and stuff). That would be more interesting.
Meh, I could care less. And, it would be harder to have custom skins then.
This could be very easy, keeping the same skin format, the game could just shape it a little, into a more round avatar.
But then again I couldnt care less.
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I think it would be cool to be able to switch between a male or female vocalization in the same way you can edit your skin on the minecraft.net profile page. My current avatar has a female skin and I think it is hilarious when I fall or get hit by a hostile mob and a male grunt is heard.
No. As I see it, you are not playing as yourself. You playing as Steve. That's like going into Super Mario World and wanting to play as Peach just because you are a girl. HOWEVER, I do support gender support in other games, just not this one.
I understand that in single player, I dont much care what I look like in singleplayer, but in SMP it would be nice to have nice looking avatars running around instead of blocks that just kinda blend into the scenery. Most multiplayer games have a some customization, all we can do is change our skin, it would be a bit more tolerable if the avatars at least looked nice. Thats my opinion anyways, I'd just like nicer av's I understand for some people it doesnt matter, but there are people who would like it.
One of my thoughts is that complicated avatars would be hard to texture. I'd suggest an accessory system, like roblox has, except in a way that you can customise things, like for example hats, capes, hair and shoes (because who wouldn't want their character to look like a caped Roxas?)
I like your idea. A lot. But Minecraft revolves around blocks, including avatars and mobs. So, would you like to ruin a Minecraft tradition? And plus, getting rid of that in my mind essentially ruins the whole point of the game, so we'd just be babbling idiots talking about nonsense.
And now I'll give a troll a chance to say, "We are babbling idiots already, smart one!"
They would remain blocky but a bit smoother maybe a bit more chibi like with small bodies and large heads, the skin mapping would be more difficult but allow for more customization, and even better armor. I think it could fit into minecraft well enough and that the avatars should be improved.
Note: If you didnt look at the link, dont reply all pissy about minecraft being blocks, the avatars would STILL be blocky, just nicer looking.
Not really they would just have to provide a new template and you could make it, it would just allow more detail is all, or just a new shape.
Bat Solo.
This could be very easy, keeping the same skin format, the game could just shape it a little, into a more round avatar.
But then again I couldnt care less.
I understand that in single player, I dont much care what I look like in singleplayer, but in SMP it would be nice to have nice looking avatars running around instead of blocks that just kinda blend into the scenery. Most multiplayer games have a some customization, all we can do is change our skin, it would be a bit more tolerable if the avatars at least looked nice. Thats my opinion anyways, I'd just like nicer av's I understand for some people it doesnt matter, but there are people who would like it.
And now I'll give a troll a chance to say, "We are babbling idiots already, smart one!"