<2021-05-22T01:17:37.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: oh i was going to ask what tool you use for your lil animations
<2021-05-22T01:27:13.000Z> niggy: thank you for asking friend
<2021-05-22T01:27:20.000Z> niggy: most things i do in after effects just with the puppet-pin tool, for example the niggytoro pinned on my profile
<2021-05-22T01:27:29.000Z> niggy: it's very easy, and capable enough for the simple stuff i do
<2021-05-22T01:27:41.000Z> niggy: some of my animations i've also done in opentoonz, which despite the weird name is porbably the best free/open-source animation tool out there, it's great for stuff like skeleton-rigging
<2021-05-22T01:27:51.000Z> niggy: my niggy kickflip gif if you've seen it for example was done in opentoonz
<2021-05-22T01:30:32.000Z> niggy: on animating existing static images, which i do a lot, there's a youtube channel called Pantsu Shot that has some videos on their animation process that's pretty close to my workflow
<2021-05-22T01:30:42.000Z> niggy: basically editing the image seprating out the elements into layers (they use photoshop, i use krita), exporting to psd, and importing that psd into after effects
<2021-05-22T01:32:15.000Z> niggy: if you want to get more into animations i'd love to help you and give advice if you need it, it's really easier than it looks and i've got some experience at it now
<2021-05-22T01:32:42.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: neat, yeah i know a little about hybrid animation i just don't have any tools for it atm
<2021-05-22T01:33:18.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: the stuff i make like that niggy gondola are made in flash2005, still works alright but pretty dated and hard to work with
<2021-05-22T01:35:31.000Z> niggy: wow flash 2005, amazing
<2021-05-22T01:35:41.000Z> niggy: adobe basically has a successor to flash called adobe animate now
<2021-05-22T01:35:53.000Z> niggy: i wouldn't recommend it though
<2021-05-22T01:36:33.000Z> niggy: after effects does everything adobe animate does, but with more functionality (3d stuff, etc)
<2021-05-22T01:38:17.000Z> niggy: if you watch some youtube videos on the after effects puppet-pin tool it's pretty easy, i would recommend trying it out
<2021-05-22T01:38:53.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: i watched a guy i know play with aftereffects and yeah it looks pretty powerful
<2021-05-22T01:44:13.000Z> niggy: i've poasted & tagged you an example of an unfinished little after-effects animation 3d "scene" from something i've been working on
<2021-05-22T01:45:01.000Z> niggy: you can do a lot in it, it's great for camera effects like 3d perspective etc
<2021-05-22T01:54:31.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: might be time for an upgrade then, thanks again for the info
<2021-05-22T02:09:14.000Z> niggy: you're very welcome friend, let me know how it goes. and thanks for that early-2010s renard nostalgia
<2021-05-22T02:14:44.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: lol yeah takes me back to the TF2 days, one of his tracks became a ytpmv fad think that's how i found it
<2021-05-22T02:33:39.000Z> niggy: i probably found it though youtube meme stuff as well, around 2011 the "intensive _ unit" etc videos were everywhere
<2021-05-22T02:33:42.000Z> niggy: an early gateway into more "wierd" music like breakcore, might give him more of a relisten now, some albums under the renard alias were actually quite good
<2021-05-22T02:38:23.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: it's interesting that he had a different alias for each genre he played with, probably the best use of selfsonas
<2021-05-22T02:52:13.000Z> niggy: i think he got it from the old rhythm games, in beatmania etc the musicians would include their songs under many different aliases
<2021-05-22T03:04:51.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: ahh maybe, i dont remember much about beatmania. had a cd demo for it on ps2 from a magazine
<2021-05-22T03:05:52.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: at least i think it was beatmania, this vid im watching looks familiar but a little off
<2021-05-22T04:50:44.000Z> niggy: i've actually never played it, rhythm games have never really been my thing
<2021-05-22T04:50:48.000Z> niggy: i've looked up japanese musicians before and seen work for dance games under different aliases though, seems to be common
<2021-05-22T04:53:01.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: used to play quite a few of them, its funny i got into a lot of JP stuff from playing osu all day back in 2007
<2021-05-22T04:53:23.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: thats how i got into touhou, vocaloid, all sorts of stuff
<2021-05-22T08:56:20.000Z> niggy: i played audiosurf a little about a decade ago, i think that's the only one i've ever played
<2021-05-22T08:56:23.000Z> niggy: have you played the touhou games? are they actually worth playing?
<2021-05-22T09:02:32.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: yeah they're alright, simple little shmups that are a bit short unless you're doing lunatic but i'd say they're worth a try
<2021-05-22T09:03:16.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: don't tell the touhouposters i started with the first fighting game though lmao
<2021-05-22T09:04:06.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: actually if you like fightin games the 2hu ones are some of the best, really great mechanics
<2021-05-22T09:08:12.000Z> niggy: thank you friend. any one you recommend? i think i'll try one
<2021-05-22T09:15:02.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: i think if i could go back i'd start with the first one, embodiment of scarlet devil. the early ones had the characters everyone loves and i prefer the old artstyle
<2021-05-22T09:15:52.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: easier to get into also, after UFO they started adding gimmick mechanics per game
<2021-05-22T09:17:26.000Z> niggy: thank you friend, i'll try it out and tell you how it goes, i've always wanted to get into touhou
<2021-05-22T09:22:29.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: splendid, let me know if you need anything or have any trouble with it
<2021-05-23T10:26:45.000Z> niggy: i have got it running and started to play it, it's very cute and im liking it so far, i will update you on my progress
<2021-05-23T10:27:00.000Z> niggy: i will also make a poast about this now
<2021-05-23T11:35:26.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: wonderful, i think i'll reinstall it myself glad you got it working
<2021-05-25T12:34:53.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: good morning my friend! how did the 2hu-ing go for you?
<2021-05-27T00:01:29.000Z> niggy: hello friend, sorry about the delay, i have been busy the past few days
<2021-05-27T00:01:35.000Z> niggy: i just played a few more attempts and i am getting better, im dying a lot even on easy difficulty though
<2021-05-27T00:01:54.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/663d78e5ee676545ce1f3f44f9fb65d40fdf8b2b3724f6b0fc2c683153432c4f.png
<2021-05-27T00:02:10.000Z> niggy: this is my best run so far, i'll try find some gameplay guides to see if i can do better
<2021-05-27T00:02:19.000Z> niggy: you mentioned reintalling it yourself, have you been able to replay it? if so how is it going?
<2021-05-27T03:33:45.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: ah yes, i did play it for a bit, indeed those fellas were right about eosd being noticably harder than the later ones i had forgotten about that, got up to meiling
<2021-05-27T03:40:46.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: honestly you're probably doing better than me lol so yeah don't be afraid of turning the difficulty down or even increasing the continues, it's the only one of the windows games with arcade tier difficulty
<2021-05-31T00:55:41.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/ae9aaef58cbb9d7524ff39c3051c6abe0ccffb7f043c1459055c2e907405cd41.png
<2021-05-31T00:56:34.000Z> niggy: i managed to get a bit further, im finding it very hard though, it will probably be a while before im able to finish it
<2021-05-31T01:00:30.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: exellent work, think i'll boot it up agian now that im done rsyncing our server
<2021-06-01T15:58:54.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: good morning niggy have a tenshi https://img.poast.org/f02abac5df84fba3f25c4547dd4857abe7794c2b5ea9ec3475a6fdf41352bd9f.jpg
<2021-06-01T16:03:37.000Z> niggy: thank you friend, i love this tenshi
<2021-06-01T16:04:11.000Z> niggy: im playing the touhou game right now and making good progress, i may be in my best run yet
<2021-06-01T16:09:20.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: splendid, i played a bit this morning and almost got to sakuya, which i think is the 2nd last boss
<2021-06-02T01:09:33.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/04351d46eb6b541849d64f2daa3fcdbad6ca087f468c332f826fb5eeb5563500.png
<2021-06-02T01:09:54.000Z> niggy: im getting a lot further, ithink ill be able to finish it soon
<2021-06-02T01:10:02.000Z> niggy: how is your playing going?
<2021-06-02T01:12:56.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: been busy today but i think i've time to give it another go
<2021-06-02T01:18:08.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: gonna try reimu this time
<2021-06-02T04:56:23.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: got to sakuya finally https://img.poast.org/527cc6d363aa061d07abdc395fd66d6d4109a57f9cdab2c3f00f37cf61fce573.jpg
<2021-06-02T05:03:45.000Z> niggy: very nice work friend, you got much higher score than me
<2021-06-02T05:05:00.000Z> niggy: is reimu better? i just play with the default selected character and options
<2021-06-02T05:06:07.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: reimu A seems a lot better at clearing the fairies and such, DPS against bosses is a bit worse but the spread helps
<2021-06-02T14:45:59.000Z> niggy: thank you for the tips friend
<2021-06-02T14:46:27.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/0fd309e1b97076dbeca381e898988d25193d724994922e9c0f6c9331d3c31f0c.png
<2021-06-02T14:46:32.000Z> niggy: i finished it, i think? at least i got to an ending screen
<2021-06-02T14:47:25.000Z> niggy: im confused though because i thought game progression rate was how far through the game i got, but it said 77%
<2021-06-02T14:47:42.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/5f30d699dcf86dda8f154323752c43f741782240e22fa904df5fba1a686a98b7.png
<2021-06-02T14:48:08.000Z> niggy: was this actually the ending?
<2021-06-02T14:59:10.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: i believe so, though you get a better fluff text at the end if you beat it on normal+ without continues, which is a lot easier in the sequel and the other games i should say
<2021-06-02T14:59:23.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: there's also the extra stage with flan if you can beat it on lunatic lmao
<2021-06-02T15:01:31.000Z> niggy: thank you friend, i will try beat it on normal without continues now to get a good ending
<2021-06-02T15:01:40.000Z> niggy: let me know how your playing goes
<2021-06-02T15:05:54.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: sure, i'll give it another go this morning, and good luck my friend
<2021-06-02T15:07:27.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: and congrats on pushing through to the end, in hindsight i think id've had you start with the next one, PCB; it's what i started with
<2021-06-02T15:08:34.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: bit of a trial by fire but at least you're well prepared if you decide to try the later ones lol
<2021-06-02T15:14:33.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: ahh ok i was reading the wiki and you get a good ending by doing normal; continues are fine, and beating it on normal+ without continues is what unlocks the extra stage
<2021-06-04T03:00:59.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: got to remilia's stage with 2 lives left i am boned https://img.poast.org/4e641f63d368793937c69a8890c76d302d7de3d750633457caa03a7e57804137.jpg
<2021-06-04T04:00:34.000Z> niggy: rip friend, good job though im sure you'll be finishing it soon
<2021-06-04T04:08:20.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: it's been quite an ordeal but i think a few more tries should do it
<2021-06-06T01:37:15.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: good evening niggy my friend have a tenshi https://img.poast.org/5e6c76887504f0ac54fd95a294b3cf5de79234f2a2496abe1329ec8c0aa53abe.jpg
<2021-06-06T01:40:40.000Z> niggy: thank you very much for this mcdonalds tenshi friend, i love your tux tenshi too
<2021-06-06T01:40:52.000Z> niggy: i have been busy but hopefully ill have another go at the touhou game in the next few days, let me know if you make any more progress too
<2021-06-06T01:43:18.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: yes i've been quite busy as well, spent the weekend working on the server. i bid you fortune's blessings on your next attempt!
<2021-06-15T15:44:51.000Z> niggy: thank you so much for that art friend, i enjoyed being sniggy for a bit
<2021-06-15T15:45:00.000Z> niggy: i have been trying at touhou but normal difficultly but finding it very difficult, this was my best run where i got up to patchouli
<2021-06-15T15:45:21.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/7405f65a992962706343083045497e544a5381085a7da043e19e23180b5d56bf.png
<2021-06-15T15:45:39.000Z> niggy: ill have to keep trying and see if i can get better at avoiding the enemy bullets
<2021-06-15T16:21:50.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: yes i haven't got back to remi yet, almost want to try PCB to see what it's like in comparison
<2021-06-24T12:25:55.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: good morning niggy! https://img.poast.org/2c15d02c3f78951678e631891137ded93ddbdaa8a2a7aeed8529b3dadec71ef0.jpg
<2021-06-24T12:28:05.000Z> niggy: good morning friend!
<2021-06-24T12:28:20.000Z> niggy: thank you for this niggy, i love it. i will post it
<2021-06-24T12:28:38.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: splendid
<2021-06-29T02:13:56.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: behold the world's smallest niggy! https://img.poast.org/bf6827689404848b67876f7f299ef64c4e0fd177f73d89c0d2568ee9a33a50ba.jpg
<2021-06-29T02:16:42.000Z> niggy: amazing. thank you so much friend, i love this niggy. i will post this
<2021-06-29T02:16:57.000Z> niggy: i need to start finding some cute tenshis for you
<2021-06-29T02:17:24.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: that would be wonderful my friend!
<2021-06-29T02:32:50.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/2eb40043d863229f1f0431a88411b8161de43238628bb59599ce5f240ed87eab.png
<2021-06-29T02:32:59.000Z> niggy: look at this tenshi
<2021-06-29T02:40:59.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: a truly majestic peach rider indeed
<2021-06-29T02:41:30.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/1ae9db891eb7567aa4a048d1801dfd555b4ca1ca98a99d4d419b75dc03365008.png
<2021-06-29T02:50:09.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: here is a beautiful summer tenshi https://img.poast.org/b2342107bb658d6dac6fc6318be4360fdc75e63b52310ff1485515dbeff79da5.jpg
<2021-06-29T03:11:18.000Z> niggy: thank you friend, i love this tenshi
<2021-06-29T03:11:36.000Z> niggy: i will try find more tenshis to send you
<2021-06-30T23:37:59.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/f65fc5142726d6753c69c042366656435b8c6c535ceede05cb7c6539756e24c1.png
<2021-06-30T23:38:15.000Z> niggy: she has burger
<2021-07-01T00:33:08.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: feed the tenshi https://img.poast.org/7f455044e69f43091eef3994af7661e1ec3d6ebcdddb610654a8ab60245e5f27.jpg
<2021-07-22T22:13:39.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: thought i'd show you the full one, dont feel it turned out good https://img.poast.org/d5b048f2f33ef937c0674817e7d52db6cf4d311e6b62ca260394b8125cfc58c6.png
<2021-07-22T22:14:51.000Z> niggy: thank you friend, i love these niggys
<2021-07-22T22:15:01.000Z> niggy: we just need to find 2 more to fill the chart
<2021-07-22T22:28:54.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: hmm https://img.poast.org/18c0122e3335c60d99125a0b0a6a8e9f08fb6cf4306250a0eb529526aee986d7.png
<2021-07-22T22:31:18.000Z> niggy: thank you so much friend, i love these niggys
<2021-07-22T22:31:23.000Z> niggy: will you post it
<2021-07-22T22:31:58.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: sure why not
<2021-08-06T15:50:05.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: gooood morning niggy! https://img.poast.org/27c6814325ad530a2f1503eaff9e471c61551f88ca365b0cc44e901f061b6e80.png
<2021-08-06T16:01:39.000Z> niggy: good morning friend!
<2021-08-06T16:02:01.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/fe1511c244b2fe747f9cc97796a918783f571957bd436d89c33f47714dc1bc04.png
<2021-08-06T16:02:16.000Z> niggy: have a tenshi bowl
<2021-08-06T16:03:18.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: wow tenshi for breakfast, thank you my friend
<2021-08-17T12:53:48.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: gooood morning niggy it is good to see you again! https://img.poast.org/a941d6f17fbe414b611ae8af89a4933f30f3e3186f624267b93e946b1665355b.jpg
<2021-08-17T13:03:12.000Z> niggy: good morning and thank you friend! i love this niggy
<2021-08-17T13:03:35.000Z> niggy attached file https://img.poast.org/a25be2541ccda43c200bdc1d36f3f297edf7fde479cdeac29640d0b13ff27906.jpg
<2021-08-17T13:03:52.000Z> niggy: have a tenshi
<2021-08-17T13:05:01.000Z> TouhouTerrorist: wow very strong!