Well I did buy the whole bundle (of all your asset) and I'm a bit upset. Your gifs are showing that there is North and South pose. I was thinking since there is North and South pose shown on the page there will be certainly North and South animation.... Well it's seem that not the case. I'm now cant use the asset pack for caracter coming from top or bottom of the screen without making them strange by using Northwest or other diagonal direction.
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Hi there, I'm sorry to hear that the characters did not meet your expectations.
I will work on improving the clarity of my presentation, but each character post states that the 8-dir rotation poses exist as a foundational base, while most shared animations (Walk, Hurt, Attack) are authored in 4 directions (diagonals: NE, NW, SE, SW). This is a compromise to balance versatility and efficiency of producing the assets so that I can provide more functional character options, sooner. The intent is that you can use the "South-East" Walk or Attack animations for walking or attacking downwards OR towards the right, for example.
Some South-facing animations do exist among the various characters but there is limited coverage, and not all characters have head-on South or North animations to begin with. The standard animations shared by all characters are: Walk (4 diagonals), Hurt (4 diagonals), Attack (4 diagonals), and Death (South / front-facing).
I am interested in updating TTMini characters over time, to add to their animations sets and coverage, especially if there is a demand for more head-on, South-facing animations. I don't think it is likely that characters will quickly receive many more "North-facing" animations (looking directly from behind) however - I would suggest substituting the NE or NW animations for those cases. I can feasibly update characters to add South-facing walk, hurt, and attack animations down the line, if it's something that people want!
Again, sorry these assets weren't quite what you expected, but I hope they can still be useful to you! Please let me know here if you would like to have a refund issued. Alternatively... I will ensure that you get your hands on the "Lancer, Cavalryman, and Priestess" when they are ready, since you suggested those concepts on an earlier post, and you are an early supporter who has purchased the full set of characters as it exists now!