VF Moves Project - Updates on construction of the Early Build

VF Moves Project
The VF Moves Project is currently under construction. Since I have reached a small milestone in getting it built (Stage 2 completed), I thought I would make the blog temporarily viewable to everyone. I will close the blog down again once I start Stage 3 of the project (November 19 or so). (Edit: blog left open)

The VF Moves Project is something I had in mind to do since the original Virtua Fighter 5 (some may remember the images I did with vanilla). The overall goal was to make an alternative way to view/discuss the game (outside of the VFDC command lists/forum/wiki) with a main component of the project being the images and later videos (at the end of the post is an example).

The Early Build construction is divided into 3 Stages. The first stage is the capturing and uploading of preliminary still images (completed). I plan to replace the images once the early build is completed. The second stage ("The Trunk") is the Default Stance Posts (links to them below). The last stage ("The Branches") is all the pages/images that links from the Default Stance Pages.

[Akira] Default Stance
[Aoi] Default Stance
[Blaze] Default Stance
[Brad] Default Stance
[Eileen] Default Stance
[Goh] Default Stance
[Jacky] Default Stance
[Jean] Default Stance
[Jeffry] Default Stance
[Kage] Default Stance
[Lau] Default Stance
[Lei] Default Stance
[Lion] Default Stance
[Pai] Default Stance
[Sarah] Default Stance
[Shun] Default Stance
[Taka] Default Stance
[Vanessa] Defensive Style / [Vanessa] Offensive Style
[Wolf] Default Stance
[Dural] Rapid Mode / [Dural] Massive Mode

At the third stage of Default Stance Pages - I will likely be seeking volunteers to help flesh out the posts with details ("The Leaves").

Once the Early Build stage is completed, I will open it to the public permanently (Estimate completion, January 2013 I was way off the original schedule ). Afterwards, efforts will be placed in polishing the VF Moves Project.

Example of planned move videos (After early build constructed)

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Side-turned frame data - I do not plan on any large scale plan to incorporate it (only one page dedicated to it). I think the files Libertine made already have that info? The videos are the last step and not part of the Stage 3.

The meaty and nitty gritty info of moves I will likely depend on volunteers (beginning) and viewers of the blog to help fill out. My goal write now is to get the basic skeleton framework of all the characters done first.

 

This took longer than expected, but the Akira sections for Stage 3 of the VF Moves Project is done! Thanks to Feck for a quick review of Akira. The project is to layout all options of a character at any given moment of the game with visual references. Details are lacking and is nowhere were I want it to be, but at least all the page entries have been added. The main goal of Stage 3 was organizational - connecting all the move entries and images together. I wanted every page linked, similar to a wiki, but also leave comment section so people can contribute or ask questions specifically related to the moves in an organize way. Once early build is completed (still aiming for January 2013), the comments section will be opened publicly

I will describe the organization of the characters sections using Akira as an example. First you have two character directories to help navigate through the character sections:

1. The character main page (top row of tabs) - presently the table of contents, but envisioned to be more than just a table of contents in the future. You have links to the character's main sections from there.
2. The character indexes (right column list) - same function as the index found in the back of a book.

As described in a previous post, I used the anatomy of a tree to describe the organization/building of the project:

1. The Trunk Pages- example of this is the default stance page and back turned page. The characteristics of these pages is a photobucket slideshow with an ordered list of numerous options (below image). The slideshows can be manually paused and moved forward or backward to the desired move (hover your cursor over the slideshow and a control panel will appear on the slideshow's lower right corner). The titles above the images correlates to the ordered list below it. You will noticed that the moves are organized in a certain way. For strikes they are organized by attack level, execution speed, and damage. For throws it is ordered by escape direction and damage. Every option listed have a short description and links to their separate pages.
   
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2. The Branch Pages - these are the pages that usually links from a trunk page (below image). It can be relatively short or large depending on the move and options from that move (for example, Kaiko and Fujinkyaku Pages). For each of these pages, it starts with the "flow chart" (The flow chart image are not part of the Early Build). These charts usually start with "default stance" or "back turned" label. Some special options such as Shichiseiho or Teirou Kanpohave the list of moves that lead to the option described on the page. Images within the branch pages have captions with text links leading back to a trunk page.
   
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3. The Leaves - The detailed information (frame data, properties/description, and miscellaneous notes) will be relatively incomplete for the Early Build (Akira high strikes and low strikes are relatively detailed while the other moves are not). Most of the information posted in the command lists will be added during Stage 3, specifically the frame data. You will notice that the many of the information have links to general non-character-specific pages.

Now that I got one character done, I hope the other characters section will move a lot faster! Thanks for reading if you gotten this far.

Current Count:
62 Blog Entries for Akira
182 Blog Entries Total

 

Mister - Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, none of these images are final. Since all the images were already taken I was using them as placeholders (majority of them are fine). I went the cheap route and wrote this at the top of the pages:

"Please use the names above the images to identify moves and ignore the names on the images." most likely too stealthy of a note for people to notice and still very distracting.

Throws likely will be the first thing I will clean up on when the Early Build is finished. Since the plan is to made short videos for moves later, I will have new still images from them.

 

Done with Wolf for Stage 3 construction of the blog! Trying to streamline in getting all the characters done for Stage 3, so Wolf and all the other characters will not be close to what Akira's content (and that is still lacking). Still taking a long time, off pace to get stage 3 completed at January 2013...so need to streamline the process more (blog going to look even more ugly!)

Current Count:
72 Blog Entries for Wolf
277 Blog Entries Total
2 out of 20 characters done

 

http://vfmoves.blogspot.com/2012/12/news-stage-3-of-blog-construction-move.html

Move Execution/Throw Escape Data added to all the characters Default Pages

The goal of December - get the bulk of pages added to the VF Moves Project blog (placeholders). Likely 1300+ posts when done...7/20 characters done

The goal for January - get all the preliminary images added to the pages made. Still expecting to complete the early build by end of January...2/20 characters done

 

Placeholder pages for all the characters completed (no images) - total posts entries 1354. I met my December goal!

Now to add the images to the placeholder pages. Akira and Wolf finished a while ago. Now I am working on [Dural] Rapid Mode. Images added to 20 of the 49 pages so far. You will see a "working on this part' by a move's name. That is where I have left off and will be working on. The goal is to finish adding all my preliminary images by end of January.

 

Update Post - The Introduction section have been updated. All preliminary images have been added to Dural's and Vanessa's sections.

 

Thanks Andramelech.

All preliminary images have been added to Aoi's and Blaze's sections. Next up is Brad, then Taka. Looks like I won't reach my January goal, should likely finish adding all preliminary images by February.

 

All preliminary images added to Brad and Taka's sections. 12 more characters to go.

 

All preliminary images added to Eileen and Goh's sections. 10 out of 20 characters done. Half way there!

 

Thanks Genesis. All preliminary images added to Jacky's sections. 9 characters left - on track to finish this portion of the project by end of February.

 

All preliminary images added to Jean and Jeffry sections. 7 characters left (working on Pai next).

Bad News: Due to photobucket changing their website in the beginning of February, some of the applications I used for the blog have been disabled temporarily and all my images have been scrambled by the site (no options to unscramble them -_-). This had led to a delay in getting the characters' sections completed.

Good News: I took the time waiting for photobucket to fix their site by learning javascript and incorporating command inputs emoticons to the blog site. The introduction page now have an javascript file for easy linking to each character's VF move page and VFDC's command and combo list. Check out Jeffry's default stance page and the links from their to see how I plan to use the emoticons.

 

Its been a long time and I am way off the original schedule. Nevertheless, I am almost done with adding the images ^_^.

I only have Shun left, and he is organized somewhat interestingly - he has 5 subtly different default stance pages, organized based on number of drinks.

Once Shun is done, I will add links to all the index pages and everything should be linked!

The idea was something I thought up for VF more than 5 years ago. So for better or worse, I'm glad I'm almost near the finish line for the Early Build. Hopefully the next phase of the blog would be more rewarding (instead of just 1700 linked pages with pictures -_-).

 

...and all preliminary images completely added.

Got a few other things to tidy up and the Early Build of the Project is complete. Onto the actual meat of the Project!