References and Examples

🕒 Created: 2024-05-17 | Updated: 2026-01-23

Blender#Rigging .
- Walkthrough 'Tripod Monster' .
  - Parental and Deform techniques are used.
  - Inverse Kinematics is not explained, but it is a very good intermediate video explaining the whole workflow.
- Walkthrough 'Biped Monster with Reverse-joint Legs' (knee turned backwards) .
  - This video is quite interesting.
  - Several Inverse Kinematics setups are shown, without explanation.
  - Creating a dynamic articulated tail with 'Curves + Array'.
- Walkthrough 'Biped Monster with Digitigrade Legs' (knee turned forwards) .
  - Inverse Kinematics is explained.

Game References for 2D Procedural Animations

Teleglitch .
- I don't know if it necessarily uses it, but still very cool.
- I think the creatures use it.
Rain World .
- Rain.
- Slugcat.
Animal Well .
- Vines.
- Rain.
Barotrauma .
- Ragdoll of the player character and enemies.

3D

Spider with 4 Legs .
- The video is basically the application of the 'Foot Placement Method'.
Skeletal robotic creatures .

Top-Down

Lizard in 3D Pixel Art .

Platform

Tentacle creature in Rain World .
- Very interesting video.
- The number of tentacles stuck to something affects how much the creature is affected by gravity. Meanwhile, the creature technically moves freely through space.
- Pathfinding :
  - AStar, grid-based.
- Physics :
  - Home made.
- Climbing :
  - Score for each grab position.
  - It does not reach all positions, only the closest ones. If a new position is better than the previous one, then switch to the new one.
Lizard in Pixel Art .
Human Shooter in Pixel Art .
Human Shooter in Pixel Art .
Legs .
Cut-Out Shooter in 2D Pixel Art .
Cut-Out Character Pt. 1 (Bone and IK Chain) .
Cut-Out Character Pt. 2 (Skeleton and Bone) .
Monkey Swing .

Movement transitions

Etc

Reuse of procedural animations .