Behind the scenes special: Bowstring animations

**CraigTW** · December 13, 2010, 05:07 AM

Hi guys,

Just a quick note to say if you want to see our new bowstring animations in action, you can over here:

http://forums.totalwar.com/showthrea...nimation-video

Thanks!

Craig.

**TheGreatOne** · December 13, 2010, 05:09 AM

NOPE, not wobbly enough! DO THEM AGAIN!

**garudamon11** · December 13, 2010, 05:12 AM

Wow my pc will never be able to run that thing...

other than that, the animation looks good

**TheGreatOne** · December 13, 2010, 05:14 AM

i'm joking btw they look cool, cant wait

**Requies** · December 13, 2010, 05:39 AM

Yay

**totalwar-zone** · December 13, 2010, 05:42 AM

thx

1. the second one (at the right side) shoot faster than the first one. Nice Detail

2. beeta Footage? Hm, i think we become really soon a new Ingame Video. Maybe Battle Report 2?

**+MementoMori+** · December 13, 2010, 06:07 AM

Cool

**Fenon** · December 13, 2010, 06:21 AM

I feel happy, yeah yeah yeah!

Nice to know I don't have to worry about bow strings, I may just send the first day I get this game watching them twang those arrows.

I can't express how much I love CA for making this short video!

**Neige** · December 13, 2010, 06:11 AM

Looks very nice. Much smoother than the current Medieval 2 modification.

**Swagger** · December 13, 2010, 06:19 AM

looks nice but it looks like to be a robot :S

for some reason it feels somehow unnatural and mechanic

**totalwar-zone** · December 13, 2010, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Swagger

looks nice but it looks like to be a robot :S

for some reason it feels somehow unnatural and mechanic

but its in the game after 10 years and without mods

Thats enough i think so.

**Wundai** · December 13, 2010, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Swagger

looks nice but it looks like to be a robot :S

for some reason it feels somehow unnatural and mechanic

If you're talking about the movement.

It was traditional Japanese Archery (Kyudo) to first raise the bow above your head, then lower it to aim, and then shoot the arrow? I think they've captured it perfectly!

Here's the slowmo of it in HD

**Ballacraine** · December 13, 2010, 03:41 PM

@Wundai

Very interesting that.

That said though.. In the heat of battle I doubt they would be that calm & collected........

Not if there is some screaming maniac charging you with a naginata!

Balla.

**Lord of the Drunk Penguin** · December 14, 2010, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Wundai

If you're talking about the movement.

It was traditional Japanese Archery (Kyudo) to first raise the bow above your head, then lower it to aim, and then shoot the arrow? I think they've captured it perfectly!

Here's the slowmo of it in HD