I don't really have much to talk about: Just got home, got a bit of a headache, but I LOVE this skin! Whoever decided on the dance for it needs a raise ASAP.
Just wondering if I could catch you for a bit, if you wanted to talk about/share something about this skin or it's development.
Yo!
So I was trying to think of any like note worthy things in development of the skin and I have a few.
The skin was actually started over a year ago before Tristana's visual update, and by started I mean concepted based on her old model. But once we saw what champion update was cookin (CUTE STUFF) we decided to wait and re-concept her with the new model in mind. With the new model we were able to make Riggle bigger and it gave us ultimate freedom with her animations.
One of the first animation to be completed was her AMAZING death animation....the entire team (like 40 people) groaned and made sad noises when it was shown in our team review. Lol
Her animations were done by a team of all male animators, so a team of grown ass men made all dis cute! Even the dance. :3
Aside from that stuff we pretty much left nothing on the cutting room floor. We got all of the VO, SFX, animations, and particles that we wanted, this skin was a real labor of love. We really wanted the bond between Tristana and Riggle to feel as real as possible and I think we did it based on the community's reaction to her. :P
If you have any more questions let me know, and I can most likely answer them!
Hey Siachi!
I actually wasn't a part of this skin's development, so I don't have a lot of context here. Lemme try and summon Riot Galetta, she was the lovely QA lady on this skin - she knows a bit more about the development of the skin! (She also animated the Riggle Ward!) :D
Best skin! I LOVE this one. ALso, even though I'm a Tristana main, I never liked the "march" dance, so I LOVE her little "puppet Riggle" dance. All the little touches are great (riding Riggle while ghosting is great). Awesome job to all the team. One last thing, maybe its just because I love the skin so much, but I swear it even PLAYS a little bit smoother than even the default skin. I'm not sure if the animation is quicker, or just smoother, but it is all around just an amazing job.
