Galaxeers : Whirled of Possibilities

An infinite Universe offers us infinite possibilities for an infinite variety of lifeforms. The Galaxeer V1.0 avatar is meant to serve as a humble stepping stone towards the goal of an infinitely complex spaceman avatar generator.

My initial concept was something of a Bomberman meets the Power Rangers … but you will quickly see that the Galaxeer has grown quite far from those original roots.

This first rendition of the Galaxeer is far from complete (in my mind), however, the timing of its release made it impossible to explore all the possibilities my imagination had planned for. This could easily be a blessing, as the Galaxeer quickly began to gobble up hours, days, weeks, at a time with the ease of a time vortex.

While the Galaxeer remains incomplete and rough around the edges (in my eyes), I still think owners of the avatar will have a blast exploring all the potential combinations available to them. It’s far from infinite … but what on Earth is?

What’s with the Funny Symbols?

You’ll notice every now and then, either while standing still or engaging your weapon, that there are a number of symbols that appear. If it hasn’t become obvious to you, let me quickly summarize.

The initial concept of the Galaxeer had nothing to do with a “game”. However, when Cleaver mentioned it’s “game-like” quality, I quickly began to see the potential for such an avatar. The symbols are a crude representation of how the avatar could possibly interact in this hypothetical game.
(+) A gain of energy. (-) A loss of energy. ($) Currency. (<3) Love. (x) Anti-Matter.

Again, these symbols were pretty much thought up on the spot, with little planning. And yet, while utilizing them into the animations, I began to discover their potential purposes (kind of like the reverse of “planning”).

Rather than health, the Galaxeer uses energy as its life force. Think of it as a battery. When you’re idle, you recharge, if you run around too much (or use jet propulsion), you spend energy. Numerous attacks allow you to take energy from your foes (among other things).

Currency is rather obvious. There would be a number of ways to earn currency: headshots, taunts, destroying entire spawn swarms of space baddies, and so on. You can also dance.

Love is a strange one…and a bit contrived. However, in the world of the Galaxeer game, love would be a means of avoiding enemy attacks. In fact, if you can love an enemy enough, they would in fact join your side (until they inevitably take a lazer for you…and die).

Anti-Matter was also an attempt at adding a pseudo-dimension to the game. Were you able to concentrate enough anti-matter into a foe, you could turn them into a blackhole (portal). After effectively antimaterializing two or more enemies, you would have the ability to hop to different portions of the level. It would be mainly used as a puzzle solving tool.

Let me repeat … there is NO GAME! This was all hypothetical and the avatar was based on!

Something looks Weird…

As I mentioned before, I was racing the clock to complete a version of the Galaxeer suitable for the whirled audience…so there are inevitably a number of animation hiccups and other imperfections (some dependant upon a specific combination of pieces). I want these bugs squashed!

If you happen to witness anything strange with this avatar, please do post a comment here with a clear description of the problem. I’ll be sure to patch it up for the next round of Galaxeers.

Oh! I Have an Idea!

I always love to implement the ideas of the Whirled community. If you’ve got an idea you’d like to share, please post here (in the form of a comment), rather than sending me an email. Thanks!

Of course, it would be impossible for me to take every suggestion that comes my way, so if I don’t respond to a comment or email (or both), please just assume I’ve read it, appreciate it, and am either working to implement it or not.  These are crazy times, my friends!

To Be Continued…

That about wraps it up, but as I mentioned before, I do plan to release an even cleaner, more comprehensive, more action-packed Galaxeer … down the road. If you’re a fan of the Galaxeer and would like to take a look at some of my other work, you can always visit my Whirled profile here.

Take care Galaxeers, it’s a crazy Whirled of possibilities out there!

the best,

M!ck Lauer

That said, I will release them soon… reluctantly, as well as Rabitaki, a new samurai Bunn!e.

That is all.

The time is drawing near for a new Bunn!e to join Whirled.

The direction our population dictates is the direction that I shall create. I have taken several requests for what I believe will be the next truly Epic Bunn!e. This avatar will push my limits and hopefully raise the bar for Whirled, as well. Expect this Bunn!e to cost the same as (if not more than) the Geomancer.

What does this all mean? It means I want your help in selecting what you all think the next truly epic Bunn!e will be.

There are three directions on the table, your job is to vote for the one you think would make the most Epic Bunn!e to date. They are…

Archetypal Black Mage
Think Final Fantasy. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you probably have no desire to vote for it. For those that are savvy, I’d plan for at least another 20 spells (all the familiar goodies…and possibly new ones).

Fully Loaded Mecha Suit
Exactly what it says: Fully Loaded. This battle suit would be ridden by a pilot Bunn!e and would be equipped with big guns, rockets, missiles, lasers, land minds, and other goodies.

Demonic Necromancer
In response to the high demand for darker-spirited Bunn!es, I’ve offered up the Necromancer Bunn!e. While I’ll stay away from as blood splattering…I can’t promise there won’t be blood. Likely fewer spells than the Black Mage, but guaranteed more detailed and lengthy animations.

The Bunn!e population has spoken and the results are in!

It appears the Hyper boy and girl will both be adorned with “flying” states. Both Soda Flyer (submitted by Crossfang) and Bow-Copter (submitted by Fghik) have swept you voters off your feet. Along with these new states, Taizen’s “Sweet Intake!” action and NinjaClad’s “Pure Bliss” sleep state will be added to the Hyper Bunn!es. After which, the price will be set in bars, and will be unavailable in coins.

Don’t you worry your fuzzy wuzzy little heads, all previously purchased Hyper Bunn!es will be updated. That’s right…the Bunn!e you bought for a couple thousand coins will be the EXACT same bunn!e re-released on the market for bars. That’s my little thank you

I’ll be sure to announce when the additions have been made!

~M!ck

Bunn!es of Whirled!

You may have noticed some big changes to the group hall, namely, it’s not much of a hall anymore. The Bunn!e Nation map is well under construction, with the help of all of you great creators (namely Shael, M.Biclin, Godspeed, AnmanBurritos, Mr. Whiraely, and the numerous amazing avatar creators)!

Currently, most of the map locations are placeholders for greater things to come! Not only will there be places to visit, battle Wyvern beasts, dance to Whired beats, and thoroughly explore, but there will also be a number of avatar bases hidden through out the map.

That’s right…bases. Plural.

To be clear, the bases will be simple. Each one will outline different tools and tricks you can use to making better avatars. For example, tutorial bases on blurring and glow effects, using color modes, incidentals, and reversable animations (no more text flipping problems!), and possibly help with configs (though, that is debatable).

These additions will come in time, so please refrain from asking for the bases or when they will be available. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to notify you all.

Come visit the new Bunn!e Nation group hall (map) today

Happy hopping along this Holiday weekend!

M!ck

One may notice references to “Vulcan” and “Jupiter”, for those not savvy with the Roman/Greek pantheon, “Vulcan” was the Roman name for Hephaestus, while “Jupiter” translated to Zeus.

There are, admittedly, some lazy points in a few of the animations, and a number of actions and incidentals I’d like to have added.  But, perhaps, another time…I too often lose sight of making nice little animations and constantly obsess over perfection.

There have been a number of Bunn!es that have been crafted from stereotype rather than historical fact (namely the Japanese Bunn!es).  The Legionnaire Bunn!e will be my first step towards a historically accurate Bunn!e.

Inspired by M.Biclin and motivated by his Good Vs Evil Godly Roman backdrop, the Legionnaire Bunn!e is next on a mighty long list, that is the Bunn!e Pen.  It will include all the conventionally known equipment of the Roman Legionnaire.

Voting polls have closed!  I will announce the results in a new post.

So it appears Poll Builder (PoppyDog) has the magical fail of allowing folks to revote after 24-hours.  Funnily that was never mentioned in their fine print.  In order to ensure that all results are accurate and fair, I will (with great reluctance) be forced to start over of the voting process.

This new system tallies votes by IP and only allows one vote.  So I am confident we won’t run into any voting bugs again…which is good, considering I’d like a majority of the judging and selection to be done by the group.

And so, without further ado…let the voting begin!   …  (again…)

Table of Contents

• Hyper Bunn!e Boy finalists
• Hyper Bunn!e Girl finalists
• Original Event Thread

Hyper Bunn!e Boy Finalists
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1. Drink energy drink, get JITTERY!

I think that the hyper bunn!e would be nuts if he drank an energy drink like Monster or Red Bull. A transition to that certain state would be the bunn!e would drink a can of Monster energy drink, then his eyes get a little larger and then he gets jittery. He will bounce around ALOT when he walks, and his walk speed would be faster than the default walk speed.

2. Pogo Stick

I’m shocked that no one has suggested this yet, but these hyperactive little bouncy critters could really use a pogo stick to get around. This state would have several incidentals when walking (including the upside-down “ear hop” and an occasional fall, complete with “pow” bubble to denote bouncing into something at high speed). When standing still, the bunn!e would gently sway back and forth atop his pogo stick, and occasionally rocket into the air / out of view, then fall back to Earth. (For maximum effect, the pogo stick should remain on the ground, while the bunn!e flies into the air. He’s that hyperactive)

3. Rabid Re-enactment

With many role-models to look up to, he has plenty to look forword to.. this anxious little bunny cant wait and hes hopping mad to get into it…(literally?) Therefore my suggestion is for a state where he tries to portray his rolemodels Bunimitsu, _____, and the Geomancer.. The state would consist of him play fighting the air (you know how kids are when they see a new action movie or something with their *pew* *pews* and what not XD) Maybe he could use a carrot for this. The actions would consist of him using (secondhand) goods to try and make outfits like his heroes.. one for each bunny, the actions would portray him attempting to use the skill and precision of the bunn!es before ending in a blunder. [I suggest he move in intense action in which a screen of his face pops up (like the one in comic books... seen while using Meteor shower on the ninja bunn!e) for this before a sudden stop then a realization that he is not them and then a fall flat on his face, you know like a cartoon when they walk a few steps over a cliff before realizing they're over a cliff and the the realization ensues and they fall]

4. Soda Flyer

The Hyper Bunn!e boy straps sodas to his back, while running around, well cuz hes hyper.

then the sodas do what most do, and start spraying so that he can fly

and when you switch to defaut, or some other action, the soda runs out and he falls

5. Buddy

I think a cool state for the Bunn!e boy would be Buddy. The Bunny would wave and another bunn!e boy would come in and throw you a ball, and it would repete the ball throwing animation. The Walking would be the bunn!es hop together like the regular walking. The other bunn!e would have a red baseball cap. And going back to default would have them wave goodbye and the hatted bunn!e hops away.

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Hyper Bunn!e Girl Finalists
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1. Fan Girl

This would portray the more humorous side of girls “spazzing” out, especially when contemplating their favorite boy band member or rockstar. It would have her listening to something on headphones and possibly having an accessory or hat conveying a fictional bunny band and the occassional incidental where she has the fangirl scream. The fangirl scream would have her close her eyes tight, arms brought to her chin and ears spreading out. To convey the scream the mouth should be exaggerated in size and there should be somewhat of a jump to it. Of course, you could add in an mp3 sound effect, but I think that would get a bit annoying, so perhaps you should just use the simplistic body language to portray the fangirl excitement |3

2. What Should I WEAR!!

Cant find the right clothes for a date, concert, or just to go out? Well this girl cant and shes freaking out! Jumping all around switch clothes and everything else! This bunn!e is hyper and a girl. She needs to find the right clothes!

3. Cheerleading

Da bunn!e pick up her pom pom n she pick it up in a regualer way n once it does have it in it hand it go fast

Da girl hyper bunn!e should have a cheerleadin state jumpin around shakein it pom pom n makin a backflip also shakin with it face happy n doing it all in 5-7 sec n reaptin it all over again n it can b a LSA mode were it does trickz wit other bunn!ez like a pyramid dat would be so hyper n very funny i hope u pick minez n dont steal my idea>:(

4. Bow-copter

I think the best possible state for the Hyper Bunn!e Girl would be the Bow Copter. She would first move her bow to the middle of her head. Then she spins it really fast, so it creates a helicopter effect. She lifs of the ground (Like as high as your emoticopter). And she flies about 3 times as fast walking. And she makes an ” XD ” like face as she’s flying. This should be the state because Every Bunny wants to fly. But, due to racism issues, they can’t. This bunny has a dream. A dream to fly…

5. Jump Rope Fun

In contrast to little Bunn!e boys who like rockets, little Bunn!e girls prefer getting airborne with jump ropes! During this state, she’ll pull out a small jump rope which matches her bow (of course <3) and will start jumping in place, with a cute little kawaii-ish smile. As she moves, she will change her hop from straight on to a kind of shifted side hop, alternating from her left side, to her right side. (This would be like a person jump roping with one foot in the air at all times, trading off between their left and their right, to somewhat simulate walking.) She might occasionally cross the rope in front of her or do a little double jump. When the state ends, she’ll get stuck in the rope and fall to the ground. She’ll shed a few tears, but she’ll quickly get up and get over it, tossing the jump rope away.

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