When I released qilin, I wrote this, but I felt kinda ashamed to share it. Since then, this keeps haunting my head, so I'll let it go out now:
"I dedicate the qilin to myself. I know that this fantastical creature is an omen of a forthcoming sage, but this is no selfish depiction. Qilin animations include sprites from several videogames I used to play often when I was younger. Nostalgia is a very strong power, and each frame that I exported manually was a storm of remembrance of my past and how much I've learnt through my short life. I mean, the sage we expect is our self future. All humans fail, that's a fact. But only a true sage acknowledges their past mistakes, offsets them and learns from their experience. Denying people is able to change is denying people is able to learn."
Also, fenghuang is finished. Loong got some changes again and qilin is kinda modified as well... This file includes them all:
Changelog so far:
- Loong wasn't moody enough.
- Loong now likes Hawkkeye's chinese giant salamander & Hawkkeye's koi.
- Loong & qilin now like bamboo and gingko tree as much as their prefered items.
Loong
Qilin
Fenghuang
I dedicate the fenghuang to the whole ZooTek community. ZooTek Phoenix now has a new Phoenix for all their members. ZT is like a phoenix itself. It constantly burns and rebirths from the ashes. Every ZT player can confirm for sure: You can leave the game, but you know it will recall eventually back to it. Btw, I used AI for my previous works like cat plaques, floofy dinos backgrounds and the mango tree was the first foliage item with AI graphics. Loong has also AI graphics for urn, but fenghuang got its texture also made with AI. Guess this opens a new oportunity spectrum for these kind of Works. I got three mythical animals, but chinese tradition has five elements, so expect two more son! My detail-perfecionist arse keeps finding things to change, so expect several updates as well.
File deleted Sep 22nd 2025. This version is no longer available, Get the newest version here!
Have a nice week!