The whole image is just AI imagination (Google Gemini), not a real 3D model.

If you've come for the gamepad, you'll be sorely disappointed. 🤪

Definitely on my radar as a control option! The challenge is managing those moments when cameras switch angles rapidly - need some smart hysteresis to avoid jarring control reversals.

On the radar, but not the initial focus
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Cheers Ben! Origin's technical DNA spreading across their titles created something special in that era.

EA took a battle-axe to Origin's spinoffs around that time. Here's a similar print ad for Bioforge Plus... I believe a build of this one is floating around out there. They also killed the planned (but not advertised AFAIK) Ultima 8 enhanced CD-ROM (alongside its constituent expansion, Lost Vale.)

Thanks for the offer! The project isn’t ready for playtesting yet, but I’ll keep you in mind when it reaches that stage.

That's awful, I'm so sorry that happened. The BioForge big box in good condition is indeed a rare treasure - glad you at least still have the manuals and CD.

6/6 After many iterations, it's working great! There are areas that rely on the root motion implicitly that can't be avoided, but the hybrid system is as generic/elegant as I hoped. What other BioForge aspects should I consider improving? Let me know!

5/6 Pros: Better responsiveness, consistent speed, acceleration support, simpler collisions, future analog control. Con: Potential foot slippage, which I'm minimizing with careful tuning and blending.

4/6 Solution? A smart hybrid movement/animation system. Player-controlled movements now use the physics system, not animation root motion.

3/6 BioForge uses root motion for all movement - animations drive character movement directly. This explains issues like unresponsiveness and faster backward walking.