Mustang Sketch & Foal Predictor Fixes
Happy Saturday! Today, we have a the Mustang sketch and optimization of the Foal Predictor.
๐ด Mustang Sketch
Hereโs a sneak peek for you! If you have any feedback, please give in the comments so Thunderbolt can review. If youโre curious about where other breeds are, please refer to this breed tracker.
Additionally, to address concerns about AI appearing in the artwork, this is not in the plans. The artwork will continue as it has been for the lifetime of the game. Granted, it will be a bit slower but thatโs to be expected.
๐ฎ Foal Predictor
I optimized the foal predictor so it should now load a lot more quickly. I also went through and debugged it so it should no longer infinitely load.
This fixes bug #1676, bug #1661, and bug #1645.
๐๏ธ Update Schedule
Next updates scheduled for:
- July 19
- July 26
- Aug 2
- Aug 9 - no update, will be hosting an event
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Very happy to hear about the AI ~ and so happy to have the foal predictor back up and running! Ran to unfreeze some horses just to test and so far so good (at least I can see Arabian foals now :D ) Will be nice being able to work on my Arabians again at least here and there.
Hopefully some others will also give their thoughts on the mustang art to either help give feedback or balance out maybe what I am going to say / am not sure how to say (maybe my brain needs sleep). The body itself doesn't scream Mustang as much to me. Like I like the overall stance and motion, but the head feels a bit off and its missing the stockiness / sturdiness I feel like I am used to seeing with Mustangs - but it also very much depends on the Mustang herd (I know more of the draft / stocky ones) so there isn't really a one size fits all - and know others may be more familiar with different builds. I think its a good start at least though! Can't fully put my finger on the best way to describe EXACTLY what feels a bit off from MUSTANG to me though. You are doing a great job with it though Thunder! Still very excited to see where you take a lot of these breed arts.
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Love the use of original artwork! I also really like the pose! I agree that the mustang could be a bit stockier and I think the eye placement/positioning a bit off. Not sure what position would work best.
I'm kinda in agreement with @FaminesRose with something feeling a little off and not quite โmustangโ, although I think it's a great sketch if the intent was to try merging the stockier type of mustang with the slightly more โelegantโ types. The front leg that's lifted looks very slightly weirdly turned, but I'm not sure if that's the sketch itself or just my brain's way of looking at lines. The head is also at an odd angle. We can just barely see the right eye peeking over, but the position of everything else on the head suggests it's looking straight forward, so we shouldn't be able to see anything that might possibly be the eye.
I think there could be more space between the ears and eye, too. It's just a smidgen too close together. And I think the eye might be turned a tiny bit too much? Like the lowest line on the top corner should be where the highest line on that corner is, out of the 3 lines making up the lid/lash line, if that makes sense.
Lastly, and this one's super minor because it could be more of a personal preference since I don't have much first-hand experience: I think the transition between the, uhโฆ I don't know the proper terms for them, but the big round cheek (jaw?) part and the straight edge of the bottom jaw (chin?), just before it. I think that should be a little smoother/flatter. Think Rain's head outline vs Spirit's, referring to the animated movie. Hers is more what I think when I hear โmustangโ, whereas his is more quarter horse- or American paint horse-y. Although, I do think they did a good job of giving Spirit definition to seem stronger/more masculine without making it too defined. But again, this one is very likely more of a personal preference. :)
Overall, I love it! Excited to get back into mustangs when this is done.
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@Nichikiiwe, the right eye was not intended to be visible, but fully obscured by a brow ridge. Unfortunately it's a bit of a rough sketch I didn't fully clean up. As for the head angle, the most natural option for the pose would probably be a full side view, but we try to keep the heads turned towards the viewer at least a little bit, so that the markings are visible and the tack is easier to fit. I'll definitely keep the comments in mind, thank You for Your input!
@FaminesRose the bodytype is based on one of the reference photos provided in the Mustang ideas thread but I think it's probably the torso and the butt that's a bit too slender and possibly the head should be a bit heavier, with a slightly roman nose shape that's obscured by the flared nostrils here. Thank You for Your input, I'll look into it!
@Westernwind Thank You for Your comment, and I'm happy to hear You like the pose!
I love the Mustang art so much!!! As a Mustang breeder/buyer/seller I love anything Mustang! If any one is interested in breeding/buying/selling a Mustang Message me! -Rani Harvord Mount Mustang
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I'm a bit suspicious because it looks awfully like the Horse Reality Trakherner.
https://imgur.com/a/zrvJSdj (link)
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@Mysteri, the pose is inspired by several photos in the Mustang Ideas forum thread (https://horsefable.com/topic/7256).
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