Hello everyone! As usual, it's Friday and we have more work in progress and updates for you. The Kickstarter has been taking off and we are already 94% towards Astride's initial goal! It has really taken the entire team off-guard and we are incredibly grateful to have such a wonderful community with us.
Animation progress
Marius, our fantastic animator, has been working on touching up some of the existing animations. The medium or mid trained trot is one of the animations being worked on and has been improved a lot! This is the seal brown Norwegian Warmblood.
Horse prediction system
Trond has been working more on the prediction feature where he sends the horse into the future to see if it will collide with something, which in return will make the horse react. Above you can see that if the horse is pushed up against the all, its hind end will rotate around the front, creating a turn on the forehand.
Buildings
Tirna has been working on some buildings! The riding arena is also starting to take shape. This one will be the more upgraded arena considering its size.
Icelandic horse
We are also working on a new horse breed, the Icelandic horse! There is still a long way to go with polishing and tweaking, but it's starting to take the shape of an Icelandic. With a fluffy mane and tail it will look even closer to the breed.
More splash art details
Maja has been working on the Easter splash art and we can share some more details! The great tit is a bird species very commonly found in Norway, so of course they had to be included. The art is getting closer and closer to finished, and we can't wait to share it with you.
Please note that everything shown in these devlogs is mostly just work in progress and not finished. Changes may happen and the things showcased will have further work put into them! To see work in progress daily, join our Discord server community here!