NPC 025: Remote inflation (Patreon)

Xazelle may be the only one who can pass through the laser beam unharmed, but what if she were to block it's path?

Attempt at bike pump inflation. And in this case, of course, it's remote! Couldn't help but to give the cute dullahan many, many pumps after wondering what would happen if you did this to one.

Also I have to say but... this animation is LONG. Much longer than most of the animations I usually do. The next time I do a pump inflation it's going to be shorter. Though in this case I kinda figured I'd just experiment with going the whole mile. Sporting a whopping 225 frames, this is the most lengthy animation I have done. Though, to be fair, animating anything with a background element, such as her head fire, adds more frames to it. Ven'drothe's blimp animation was only 120 or so frames for comparison. But it might end up closer to 160 if the frames had to be separated individually instead of just having a delay on frames.

Either way, the actual in game implementation will vary for sure. Aria might not be at this exact range for example when she uses the catalyst. I also may make it so that the bookcase falling over is triggered by the catalyst and then you have to actually walk over and interact with her head to inflate it. Might also make it into a little up and down mini-game to inflate her. We'll see how it goes.

And hey, if you were curious how exactly each animation will start in game, well now you know. Aria will hold the catalyst up and an FX will play burning it out, then the tf will begin in some way. As you can guess, the catalyst doesn't always just 'transform' someone. It just causes 'something' in the world to happen which will allow the tf to happen. Sometimes that means Aria has to actually get involved afterward. Like with a bike pump. Other times the inciting event will be more direct. Like with Mallory, Aria will likely use the catalyst and Mallory's breasts just suddenly swell up. Really, I will have to work it in on a case by case basis. (Mun would be the exception here since a catalyst isn't involved in making her blimp)