Character personalization

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi everyone :slight_smile:

I have a big problem so I need a big solution!
If I want to make my user able to personalize his own character choosing from different haircuts, dresses, weapons and so on how can I do that?

Thanks so much for your answers :slight_smile:

#2

What is the context of the game and character?  i.e. is this just a static avatar, or is it an in-game character that needs animation?

#3

I did something like this for the PROCJAM. It’s for random generation but I guess you can tweak out the code a little bit to make it fit for your needs. Here:

https://madclown.itch.io/chargen

#4

Hi guys, thanks for your answers =)

I need something similar to your chargen madclown and for you jbp1 I can say that the contest of the game is static, I just need to move my characters with transition.to but they are not animated.

Any advice? =)

#5

The approach from bgmadclown is basically what I was going to suggest – separate out each modifiable “body part” into a set of images (hair, body, clothing), the user picks 1-of-N body images, 1-of-M hair images, etc., then you just overlay the selected images on top of each other.  

The only addition I might add to bgmadclown’s code is is to put them all into a total-character display group, then you can use transition.to on that group and move all the parts at once.

#6

I would suggest adding all body parts to a table instead of a display group. It will save you from some unwanted group transforms that can easily get out of hand when your project gets bigger.

#7

What is the context of the game and character?  i.e. is this just a static avatar, or is it an in-game character that needs animation?

#8

I did something like this for the PROCJAM. It’s for random generation but I guess you can tweak out the code a little bit to make it fit for your needs. Here:

https://madclown.itch.io/chargen

#9

Hi guys, thanks for your answers =)

I need something similar to your chargen madclown and for you jbp1 I can say that the contest of the game is static, I just need to move my characters with transition.to but they are not animated.

Any advice? =)

#10

The approach from bgmadclown is basically what I was going to suggest – separate out each modifiable “body part” into a set of images (hair, body, clothing), the user picks 1-of-N body images, 1-of-M hair images, etc., then you just overlay the selected images on top of each other.  

The only addition I might add to bgmadclown’s code is is to put them all into a total-character display group, then you can use transition.to on that group and move all the parts at once.

#11

I would suggest adding all body parts to a table instead of a display group. It will save you from some unwanted group transforms that can easily get out of hand when your project gets bigger.