Animation Versus - Blog Posts

NO WAY YURI.

Sorry guys I forgot Eye's uhh white hand thingy...

I need to know their names...

Sorry for the low screenshot quality lol.

I can't even look at you

Animation VERSUS introduction animation

As a little celebration for the kickstarter hitting 1 million 🎉 (sound recomended)

Had to compress the file a little hope its not to bad in quality

The official design of them is absolutely stunning

YESSSSSS YOU GET IT

oomf brought up something and my mind exploded

a Theory

I like them <3

Live stream happened, and we got some designs revealed! As well as a couple of information, but not anything major.

Miss conductor, not much of a surprise (but miss girl looks gorgeous as always)

And Node, who is sort of the main antagonist.

I made a prediction before, and April 21 hit,.. so I believe it is well due for an update by now.

While we did not receive nearly as much information as we were anticipating, a design still reveals much on the character itself when going through the lens of a general analysis. In this context, their abilities and name aid significantly in the status and essential depths of their character.

With what I can gather in my research, nodes play an important role in networking because they are the building blocks of a network, precisely the gateway for connection, direction, sending, creating, receiving, and storing data. It requires only software to connect to the network, and it can be run by completely anyone. Applying this knowledge with concept arts of the game and overall worldbuilding of the series itself—everything becomes a lot clearer.

So now, how can we apply this to Node?

Node's name is simple in itself, and it connects to their design as well. They are quite literally made up of nodes. One in their head and the other in their limbs. Their body is translucent.

Network nodes are categorical. Thanks to DJ, we got a helpful hint that incredibly reduced their types to a digestible and simpler layout.

Their name starts with i.

There are countless forms and types of nodes, the hint condensed it down to 2 answers, both starting with the letter “i”

Intermediate nodes

These include devices like routers and switches that help direct data to the correct destination while also receiving it. They don't originate or terminate data but instead pass it along to where it needs to go.

IoT nodes

loT (Internet of Things) Nodes serve as devices that establish connectivity to the Internet via a gateway, effectively enabling the integration of the physical world into the vast realm of the Internet. Within an loT ecosystem, these nodes function as crucial components for bridging the gap between the physical and virtual worlds. Taking charge of managing the entire loT system.

We had seen this ability before vía King's icons' staff, in which it only sucked in Minecraft mobs due to the strong force being their obligatory origin, overriding the game itself due to the overlapping icons.

In regards to King, he used this ability for the very destruction of the game itself, down to the code, reducing it to nothing but.. nothing for the sake of vengeance. Or at least what would have occurred if he did succeed.

way to go CG! Give credit where it's due

Despite this being marked with the intention of erasion and minimization, I think it's safe to group this as receiving and storing data. The two icons combined created a horrifically dramatized version of the force with storing and receiving, which created an incredibly overpowered demolishing force.

In Chosen, we had seen this ability before as well, as the constellations are seen right as he creates the gateway from the Outernet, which sounds awfully familiar. This is what you would refer to as an "extension to the digital world"

I think I can be able to safely group this to direction and creation.

From how I see it, it seems as though it's quite diverse in a fictional worldbuilding sense within characters.

And obviously, it won't be the last time we would see it. It seems as though we would be exploring this quite a lot.

In their cameo, Node is in an assumed line-up with all the major series antagonists.

But if you’re asking me, it seems as though our iconic antagonists appear to be rather victims of Node. Menacingly behind them, their abilities floating not far behind as they're stuck in a swampy substance. But that's just me.

Node's entire antagonistic ordeal is beyond my grasp, but I'm assuming their abilities and attacks surrounds the embodiment of network topology, which would mold and diverse into the connections of nodes. They possibly intend to screw up with the gateways that are responsible for the receiving, directing, and sending of data between various devices through communication links that are defined as network—with the basic visuals of concept art we were given.

(The gateway, ethernet tunnels, the train cough cough)

Node's goal and story behind that destruction remains anonymous, as the writing is still in early development. Regardless, food for thought.

Node predictions!

We had seen the constellations before vía King's icon staff when it absorbed the mobs. Only the mobs because that's their obliged origin.

The story mode can possibly take a very similar direction in regards to the technical system. Node's antagonistic ordeal being either the erasion or destruction of the game itself.

For contrast,

The green particles are essentially coding/perhaps the very essence of coding. Every single animation and/or piece of medical technology consists of coding. Second can tap into that code and control it.

Which ranges from manipulation

Restoration

And creation

Hold me on gunpoint because I have absolutely no idea what the dark purple swamp is or why Dark, Chosen, and King are seemingly the victims of it. Guess we'll have to wait until April 21st

Balatro Animator Vs Animation/ Animation Versus Retextures!

Watching AvG's Balatro video inspired me to draw my own card faces for the game! I actually got them to work too!! :D

i didnt do all the jokers and tarots bc lord this was already a ton of work but ITS REAL!! If you want to use these, you can download it here! This will only work with the PC/Steam version of Balatro! Also, this is the tutorial that I used to get the files in the game! It's not exactly a mod, but more just replacing the files. Feel free to ask questions and I will do my best to answer to the best of my ability, otherwise, hope yall enjoy!! :D Here is also a bonus video of me testing things out at the dead of night

So that new Animation Vs game, huh?

Everyone keeps talking about what new characters they should add next and a terrible idea popped into my head.

I am so very normal about the new Animation Versus story concept so i had to draw stuff for it...first of all! Fuchsia the charismatic conductor! (MORE DOODLES AND CONCEPTS BELOW)

Red and Yellow got separated from the others! But Fuchsia is happy to help (though this was not really what she expected of her first day)

Hopefully Yellow and Red can find their friends in this expansive world....

???

ok but like,

Looks like a new antagonist!! This opens up to a new storyline, so I'm excited. Not sure what's up with King and the hollows in black swampy goo. We haven't seen any abilities with purple coloring before, so it's anonymous for the time being

It would be cool if there was a story mode now that im thinking about it (as unlikely as it is)

And about King's bit

I wouldn't be surprised if his storyline is him reliving his PTSD HAHSHHA

Something’s wrong with them.

(From the Kickstarter)