guys,finished creating the Brett Lee action…! its come out really well..much better than what i had expected..!
also, finished the bowler run-up in a combined effort by me and Paul !
this is the list that i had put up for the next vid….the ones in RED are INCOMPLETE !
1) NEW PLAYER MODELS
2) NEW REFINED ANIMATIONS – much smoother (WIP)
3) NEW BATTING SHOTS :-
i) Lofted Square drive
ii) Lofted Pull (Spin)
iii) Paddle Sweep
iV) Scoop Shot
v) Baseball Shot
vi) Lofted Slog (Kneeling)
vii) Leave Ball
viii) Duck
ix) FF DEFENSIVE BLOCKS (PACE)
x) Over-The-Keeper / Slips Flick
xi) BF DEFENSIVE BLOCKS
4) NEW BOWLING ANIMS :-
i) Fast / Fast Medium Bowler (Generic)
ii) Fast / Fast Medium Bowler (Slingy / Malinga)
iii) Fast / Fast Medium Bowler (Brett Lee)
iv) Medium / Medium Fast (generic)
v) Off Spin (Saqlain Mushtaq)
vi) Off Spin (Chris Gayle)
vii) Leg Spin (Warne)
viii) Leg Spin (Anil Kumble / Afridi Style)
5) LEFT ARM BOWLERS COMING INTO PLAY
6) NEW RUNNING ANIM
7) NEW BOWLER RUN-UP ANIM
cheers
JK
As you all know we have been working hard on the bowling and batting animations to get them looking more realistic and adding new stuff to add to the depth. The bowling runup was always a point of contention and was in drastic need of an overhaul, ditto for the player running loops.
So, im pleased to announce we are getting close to completing the bowling animation overhaul and the new batting strokes. I have added a couple of renders of the new running loop in the gallery so hop over and have a look.
Once it is all completed we will be releasing a new video to showcase all of the work we have been doing.
LM
a new revamped website and my first post in the forum. its like starting all over again lol.
2008 was a very poor year in terms of progress. except for the new player models, nothing concrete and major happened; but since the new year, things have picked up really quickly and we’ve made some crazy progress since.
if everything goes according to the plan…we might be able to release a new
video around the 2nd week of march….and it will have the following things…
1) NEW PLAYER MODELS
2) NEW REFINED ANIMATIONS – much smoother
3) NEW BATTING SHOTS :-
i) Lofted Square drive
ii) Lofted Pull (Spin)
iii) Paddle Sweep
iV) Scoop Shot
v) Baseball Shot
vi) Lofted Slog (Kneeling)
vii) Leave Ball
viii) Duck
ix) FF DEFENSIVE BLOCKS (PACE)
x) Over-The-Keeper / Slips Flick
xi) BF DEFENSIVE BLOCKS
4) NEW BOWLING ANIMS :-
i) Fast / Fast Medium Bowler (Generic)
ii) Fast / Fast Medium Bowler (Slingy / Malinga)
iii) Fast / Fast Medium Bowler (Brett Lee)
iv) Medium / Medium Fast (generic)
v) Off Spin (Saqlain Mushtaq)
vi) Off Spin (Chris Gayle)
vii) Leg Spin (Warne)
viii) Leg Spin (Anil Kumble / Afridi Style)
5) LEFT ARM BOWLERS COMING INTO PLAY
6) NEW RUNNING ANIM
7) NEW BOWLER RUN-UP ANIM
and if the vid and the anims turn out to the quality which am picturing in my head
right now….it’ll be the best TAOC vid to be released yet !!! 
I am currently working on the bowling animations – in particular the fast bowler run ups. JK is working on refining animations for batting and bowling, as well as adding some new batting strokes. The new batting strokes include the ‘Paddle Sweep’, ‘Baseball style stand and deliver’ and ‘kneeling’ version of the latter. There will also be a flick/lob over the keeper’s head shot. Hand animating is time-consuming but we are doing some great work, hopefully can showcase all this stuff soon.
Once done with the bowling run up stuff I will be focusing my attention back to the wicket keeper bugs and then back to fielding, where there is still a lot of work to do with the AI. JK will be looking at improving/adding animations to wicket keeper/fielders during this time. I truly believe that once we get the core stuff done then the rest is going to move nice and quick.
Don’t forget to check the forums for more updates on the community stadium making efforts – some great work there, very promising stuff.
LM
Just like the game itself, the website for The Art Of Cricket has come on leaps and bounds since it was revealed to the public in late 2005. Over the weekend the latest version was launched, with improvements to our software meaning it is easier to look at what we put up here, as well as being easier to put it there.
Now we would like to remind you who runs TheArtOfCricket.net:
legend_master: the Australian behind the entire game brings you personal updates.
jkartik: the Indian who has been a sensation since joining the team, bringing his own updates. Has created many of the stadiums and animations in game.
whitehornmatt: another Australian, the website’s technician, who is a dab hand at keeping the website innovative.
Skateboarder: the English presence, the way with words brings you the most linguistic updates. Author of the game’s blurb, seen at the top of the homepage.
Hi everyone,
i have added some new screens in the gallery so hop over and have a look. I will be adding more over time, so please enjoy.
I am going to be migrating some older videos to this site, so please bear with me.
LM
Hi everyone,
just want to let you know we have overhauled the website to make it easier for me to organise stuff and add updated etc.
Please bear with me as i migrate all of the data from the old site and get everything back up and running. Thanks again for your ongoing support and here’s to the new website going forward!
Cheers,
LM
