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Shayel wrote:

zeroone506 wrote:
There aren't any plans to do that. However, apart from a few constructs, I heard they had worked on a few additional areas. There was some kind of a power plant with zombies, and possibly some other area they keep in secret.
My theory would be the freeway system since it was already modeled for the movie and I think Rarebit mentioned they had had some kind of an intention to do that.

To a question concerning his world design abilities, he also stated that he basically was able to create some kind of new district or neighborhood, but from what I've read, it would probably be some sort of copy of what we already have.

Just repeating, they don't have plans, but you shouldn't completely give up your hopes.
Where did you read this?

The Ask the Devs thread, mainly the old one (too stupid it isn't searchable right now).

Veil, you n00b!!!

Why do you have your little, pathetic spot light on? My suggestion: Fly to the Machine City, find the computer the Matrix is run on, get that little chip called useropts.cfg and turn off that dumb spot light!! It's just fatal for your reputation among other redpills to run with that silly, bad looking spot light! Believe me, I'm right!!!

j/k

Well, it's not like you couldn't use Aikido at level 11 :smileywink:

However...

Darminian wrote:

And i think the spinning one is aswell, and i've seen it work properly once lol (animation wise.)

Well, I'm pretty sure it's a misplaced Lupine attack -- that wouldn't be the only case with wrong animations: Guard Breaker often causes the wrong move, and the Lupines conceal some of their attacks as silver bullet shots. However, I'm not so sure... maybe both animations are just similiar.

It's just that it's not the standard way a broken grab finisher looks: Normally, the loser falls down to the ground, dead, and then the winner performs his attack in the air.

However, I think I now remember the new Speed finisher, either. Again, has any former Self Defense finisher been removed due to the new ones?

I also would like to have the lupine style in the ability tree. Although it would interfere with the idea a little, but it still would be great.

Nooo....

What have I done... what have you done?!

The Mods will kill me!! I'm a dead man...

SMILEY

OK, before we continue, I'd like to adjust the name of my thread. Apparently, I had forgotten (or overlooked) the new Speed finisher, and maybe there's also a new grab finisher, who knows? Anyone mind if I change the message subject? You can always change it back later SMILEY

*changed*

Yea, let's start with that: Has the grab tactic also been enriched by a new move?

I've never been a Gunman myself and only seen the animations on NPCs, so I'm not sure about something:

Before CR 2.0, I clearly remember my enemies kicking me a few meters back or jumping back themselves and then firing their arm(s); what I don't remember from CR 1.0 but see all the time now is my enemies performing artistic rotations and jumps while shooting off their guns.

Has the first group, indeed, been removed by CR 2.0 and the second one added?

ByteCrawler wrote:

Its definitely Pistol Aerial. I also think Pistol Aerial is responsible for the desynching of Interlock (the RSIs are no longer facing each other while fighting, animations are totally desynched). Or it may be the whole tree that's susceptible to desynching Interlock.

No, I don't think so.. That's been around before, no matter what style the two opponents use. The separate styles have their own flaws, though, particularly certain moves not being played at all and the responsible character freezing.

By the way, how long has Pistol Aerial been bugged this way?

Message Edited by zeroone5069 on 06.02.2006 12:15 PM

Downtown

Neighborhood: Chelsea
Gang:                Bookwyrm
Collector:           Stiletto

Gang item:         Hoots the Owl Bookmark
Reward:             The Storm

First message: (typo)
"I roll with the Daggers. We've been after the Bookwyrms' territory for a while now, but we need someone to go in and weaken them. It can't be one of us, that'd tip them off. Kill as many of them as you can, bring me back their Bookmarks as proof."

Second message:
"The Bookwyrms are getting weaker, but they're not weak enough to be vulnerable to an attack yet. I need Bookmarks as proof of how many you've taken out. Bring me more and we'll be good to go."

Third message:
"Man, look at all those Bookmarks you've got. You've been a big help to the Daggers - soon we'll be able to roll through here and take Chelsea away from the Bookwyrms. We owe you, take this submachine gun. Be sure to use it on a few more Bookwyrms if you get the chance."

Closing message:
"We're getting closer to our goal. Every Bookwyrm you kill will make it that much easier for us."

Neighborhood: Maribeau
Gang:                Daggers
Collector:           Yorkie

Gang item:         Ornamental Dagger
Reward:             Action Pants

First message:
"A war is brewing between the Daggers and the Dog Pound. You're gonna help me with a few preemptive strikes. Don't get uppity, there's plenty in it for you. Go kill me some Daggers and bring back their pretty knives. They don't let go of those things for any reason but death."

Second message: (typo)
"Well look at you, doin' good so far. You been killin' Daggers, pickin' up the knives they carry? I need more knives, and that's a lot of dead Daggers. What are you waiting for? Get to it!"

Third message:
"Wow, and here I doubted anyone could get me this many knives. Here's the reward I promised you. Anytime you wanna kill some Daggers, it's fine with me."

Closing message:
"Feel free to keep killing Daggers. It only helps the Dog Pound."

Neighborhood: Lamar
Gang:                The Dog Pound
Collector:           Bowie

Gang item:         Dog Tag
Reward:             Boosted Shotgun

First message:
"The Dog Pound made the stupid mistake of trying to extort an ally of the Daggers. If you assist me in fulfilling their death wishes, you will be well paid. I require their Dog Tags as proof of their deaths."

Second message:
"The Dog Pound will never learn their place unless you carry out total carnage on them. And I won't know that you have unless you bring me more of their Dog Tags. Do that, and we can make a deal."

Third message:
"Maybe The Dog Pound will learn their lesson that attacking a friend of the Daggers is the same as attacking the Daggers themselves. That should make our point, not that you care.

Here is what you do care about: your payment."

Closing message:
"The Dog Pound hasn't stepped out of line in quite some time. We can thank you for that."

Neighborhood: Hampton Green
Gang:                Suits
Collector:           Jacob

Gang item:         Gold Fountain Pen
Reward:             Coward's Pants

First message:
"They're after me! They're after us all! The Suits! But they can't take my money, they can't take my life...I want you to kill them. Kill them all. Bring me their magic Gold Fountain Pens and I'll make you rich."

Second message:
"Not enough! NOT ENOUGH! Keep killing the Suits! Kill them all! More! I need more pens! Bring me more Gold Fountain Pens!"

Third message:
"Ha! I win! The Suits can't stop me! They'll never stop me! I have the Gold Fountain Pens! Take this item, noble warrior. It is full of glamor and magic...it will keep you safe..."

Closing message:
"They're still out there, you know. They just keep coming, no matter how many you kill, they just keep coming."

Neighborhood: Park East
Gang:                White Security
Collector:           Officer Taylor

Gang item:         Silver Badge
Reward:             Police Special

First message:
"I'm in charge of drills and training for White Security. Our final exam is harsh. I want you to find my men and try to kill them. If they live, they pass. A warning though: they'll respond with lethal force. Bring me their Silver Badges. If you can."

Second message:
"It's a shame, these badges came from good men. But being a good man doesn't mean that you're cut out for White Security. If you can't bring me more of these Silver Badges, their test is over."

Third message:
"That's a lot of Silver Badges... It looks like this White Security class has failed their tests. This is never easy, but they know the risks. Bah, what do you care? Here's your payment. You can leave now."

Closing message:
"White Security is the best there is. Our final exam ensures that no second rate officers ever graduate."

Neighborhood: Center Park
Gang:                Chisels
Collector:           Viktor

Gang item:         Ivory-Handles Chisel
Reward:             Victory

First message:
"The Chisels gang thinks that they have dirt on me. I'm sure a few dead bodies will help them to see why they should hand it over. Bring me some of the Ivory Handled Chisels that they use and I'll give you part of the payout that they're looking to get from me."

Second message:
"The Chisels are trying to wring me for $info. They need more motivation to make a deal and a pile of their dead friends is the best motivation I know of. I see you have some of those Ivory Handled Chisels there. You must've already taken a few of them out. Get some more and bring them to me."

Third message:
"You've brought me those Ivory Handled Chisels. Good job, you really saved my *CENSORED*. Those bastards won't ever try to blackmail me again. And just as I promised, here's something that was meant for them."

Closing message:
"The Chisels learned that I do not like to be embarassed. They may try again, never underestimate the persistence of the stupid."

Neighborhood: Morrell
Gang:                Warriors
Collector:           Wrightby

Gang item:         Red Bandana
Reward:             Brightflash Auto

First message:
"The Warriors have been around for far too long. I got some guys poised to move in and take over this place and they just need a little moral boost to get ready for it. Go on a little killing spree and bring me back those Red Bandanas."

Second message:
"Get me some more of those little Red Bandanas you got there and I'll buy ‘em offa you. I need to motivate my boys before we attack. Grab me more Red Bandanas. Do me a favor and take the heads out of them first."

Third message:
"Alright, these Bandanas should really help out. I'll show ‘em to my boys and they'll know what a bunch of chumps the Warriors are. Take this pistol, just make sure you don't use it on any of my boys when we move in."

Closing message:
"Anytime now. We'll be ready to move in anytime."

Neighborhood: Vauxton
Gang:                Sleepers
Collector:           Deadboy

Gang item:         Ankh
Reward:             Caution

First message:
"I'm with the Runners. Rumor has it that the Sleepers are gonna hit us soon, but we need time to get ready for them. We can demoralize the Sleepers if we make them think that there are more of us than than there are. Start killing as many as you can and bring their Ankhs to me."

Second message:
"The Sleepers are gonna attack any day now. You've done a good job takin' ‘em out from what I hear, but not good enough. I need more Ankhs if our plan is gonna have a prayer of working. I'll have something for you if you can get ‘em."

Third message:
"You have Ankhs from the Sleepers? Bitchin'! I think this just may work out for us. With the Sleepers worried about who's going to get it next, they may call off their attack on us. Take this, you've earned it."

Closing message:
"Everything has been quiet from the Sleepers. Maybe they really did give it up."

Neighborhood: South Vauxton
Gang:                Runners
Collector:           Jokah

Gang item:         Silver Anklet
Reward:             Jokah's Beanie

First message:
"We have a demonstration planned for the Runners but we can't afford to have any of our own people injured while collecting what we need for the show. Bring me Silver Anklets from the bodies of dead Runners."

Second message:
"I'll have a use for those Silver Anklets if you can get me enough of them. Come back with more of them."

Third message:
"Oh, this is good. We will send these Silver Anklets to the leaders of the Runners to announce our attack. It will be a glorious demonstration of our might. As for you, here's a reward for helping us. You will not be forgotten when the Sleepers rule the streets."

Closing message:
"Soon the day of reckoning will come to the Runners!"

Neighborhood: Historic District
Gang:                Pit Vipers
Collector:           Hasad

Gang item:         Snakeskin Pouch
Reward:             Panacea

First message:
"The Pit Vipers are a nest of backbiting traitors. They need to learn that one cannot simply abandon one's loyalties. Kill them. Don't stop killing them until you collect their Snakeskin Pouches. Then return to me for payment."

Second message:
"The Pit Vipers must learn that no one walks away from one's loyalties. I see that you have been busy collecting their pouches. Come back with more Snakeskin Pouches, and all will be well."

Third message:
"Excellent. This will not go unnoticed. The Pit Vipers will learn that betrayal has a price. And, I'm assuming, so do your services. Here is your payment. Use it well."

Closing message:
"Loyalty is the most valuable trait one can possess. One man's loyalty is more valuable than all of the $information in the Matrix."

Neighborhood: Edgewater
Gang:                Wharf Rats
Collector:           Mikah

Gang item:         Rat's Tail
Reward:             Hacker Glasses

First message:
"The Wharf Rats have a strange process that alters the RSIs of new initiates. I wish to study this process, and I'm willing to reward you for providing me with samples. Bring me their Rat Tails."

Second message:
"I need more Rat Tail samples if I'm going to have any hope of puzzling out the code that the Wharf Rats integrate into their new recruits. Come back to me when you have them all and we'll make a deal."

Third message:
"Excellent, this should be all of the samples I need for my next battery of tests on the code of the Wharf Rats gang. You, in the meantime, are probably interested in a reward in exchange for these."

Closing message:
"Soon I will be able to reverse engineer the secret code that the Wharf Rats introduce into their members."

Neighborhood: Union Hill
Gang:                Hellions
Collector:           Winston

Gang item:         Devil's Head Medallion
Reward:             Reactive Gloves

First message:
"Sometimes in order to avoid a massive confrontation, one must cut corners. The Hellions have strayed into our territory too often. We will decorate our borders with the Devil's Head Medallions."

Second message:
"We wish to have a demonstration using the Medallions of the Hellions. We do not have enough medallions to make our point yet. My patience is short. Come back with more of them, or don't come back."

Third message:
"You have Hellion Medallions? Oh yes, this will do nicely. Normally, I wouldn't think an outsider could handle this job, but you get what you pay for and I pay well. This is for your troubles."

Closing message:
"You impress me. And I am not an easy man to impress."

Neighborhood: Baldwin Heights
Gang:                Assassins
Collector:           Sergeant Wynn

Gang item:        Skull Coin
Reward:             Winner's Coat

First message:
"I am charged with the task of eliminating members of the Assassins. This necessitates the hiring of mercenaries such as yourself from time to time. You will be compensated handsomely if you return to me with more Skull Coins."

Second message:
"In order for the Assassins to be eliminated, their numbers must be reduced. It is known that I will pay anyone who assists in this task. I require more of their Skull Coins before the bargain will be fulfilled. Return when you have them all."

Third message:
"Excellent. My contract for the elimination of the Assassins is satisfied and our business is concluded. Here is your compensation."

Closing message:
"I am continuing my efforts to control and confine the Assassins."

Neighborhood: Pillsen
Gang:                Shades
Collector:           Officer Peck

Gang item:         Onyx Pendant
Reward:             Peck's Shirt

First message:
"Assets of Corporate Security have come under attack recently, and our investigations point to the Shades as the responsible party. We do not with to engage in open warefare. Eliminate them and bring me their Onys Pendants for my employer's collection."

Second message:
"I am told you are doing well in the elimination of the Shades, but I require more Onyx Pendants before I can consider my operation a success and offer you any sort of compensation."

Third message:
"Excellent. The Shades have been punished, and my employer has his trophies. You have earned this reward, mercenary. Use it well, and never against Corporate Security."

Closing message:
"I'm watching you."

Neighborhood: Stratford Campus
Gang:                Corporate Security
Collector:           Chavers

Gang item:         Gold Badge
Reward:             Clamor

First message:
"The gangs in downtown have a mutual problem. The name of that problem is Corporate Security. We have come together to sponsor a bit of a hunt. Bring me their Gold Badges, and you win the prize."

Second message:
"I see that you have been participating in the hunt on Corporate Security. Your progress is impressive, taking on Corporate Security is no small task. Still, we set the bar high and we will need more Gold Badges before a prize is delivered."

Third message:
"You have handled Corporate Security in a most impressive fashion. Few are able to complete the goal that we set. As we have promised all who compete, here is your prize. Use it well."

Closing message:
"Corporate Security continues to be a problem, but it is a problem that we are working to solve."

Neighborhood: Industry Square
Gang:                Corporate Security
Collector:           Chavim

Gang item:         Gold Badge
Reward:             Bedlam

First message:
"Have you met my brother, Chavers? He and I represent the same consortium of downtown gangs in opposition to Corporate Security. You may participate in a round of the hunt here if you wish. The rules are the same: Gold Badges in exchange for a reward."

Second message:
"Already you have defeated the members of Corporate Security. I am confident that soon you will present me with more Gold Badges, and I will present you with your reward."

Third message:
"Capital work! Defeating so many members of Corporate Security is no small task. Here is your reward for such an impressive feat, a mighty weapon for a mighty warrior."

Closing message:
"Corporate Security grows weaker by the day. Feel free to send any new warriors to participate in the hunt."

Neighborhood: Creston Heights
Gang:                Neighborhood Watch(ers)
Collector:           Taggart

Gang item:         Eagle Pin
Reward:             Taggert's Pipeline

First message:
"The Eagle Pins that the Neighborhood Watch use to identify one another are very valuable to me. Please, bring me a few of them and you will be rewarded handsomely. A warning: the Neighborhood Watch will not part with them easily."

Second message:
"I do love those Eagle Pins that the Neighborhood Watch wears. I see that you have a few already. Come back with more and I'll trade you something valuable for them. Go go go!"

Third message:
"Excellent! Excellent! This is most excellent! I have wanted these Eagle Pins for such a long time and you bring me so many of them! Here is something for you, I'm sure you will find it as valuable as I find these treasures!"

Closing message:
"Do keep an eye out for anything else that I may like for my collection."

I took the pics in Lemone, but it's the same on any sidewalk in Richland and Westview (not sure about Downtown).

Basically, I don't quite understand how "existing texture" automatically results in insect cave drawings. I mean, the cracks on the main streets are also patterned, but don't look like insects as far as I've seen...

And Joakim, the older live events contained clues in the very world textures. At least that's what they said in laucnh interviews, and I've a read a player on the forum complaining about the new events mention this aswell. So I automatically thought it was some remnant from the beginning of the game where everything revolved around flies and insects...

I agree the textures in the screenshots can't be identified as insects with a 100% certainty insects. But still, they look much like insects than your picture. One has six legs and two antennas, and has other details that look very bug-like. The other one looks kinda mutilated, but the limbs still remind me very much of insects.

Your image does kinda look like a butterfly, but the inferior wings look rather like bubbles and are separated from the rest, the sorta swelling in the middle of the body looks weird, and there is littke that would remind of a head, limbs or antennas.

But I agree, it is kinda ambiguous. Maybe it's really an accident that looks like a bug...

As far as I know, the Agent Disguise tool is the only one.

"Disable smilies" -- makes even the most stupid spam post imaginable look comparably intelligent!
~~Purchase~~ click on the little square right beneath the message body input field now! You won't regret it.

1. /disagree: Maybe you want to come back and exact vengeance. And if you don't want to get "ganked", just go to an other hardline or something.

2. /agree Yes, that would make PvP much more interesting and fair. Although there might be other solutions for that, this one would be good. Although you can still continue the fight after the PvP effect's gone.

There's a certain Aikido Grab move (where you pack your opponent's leg and twist it around, carrying off his feet) that needs an adjustment. I even doubt it's within the CR 2.0 responsibility.

After you've brought him to the floor, he's lying on his back, with the legs towards you. The move he always uses to get up puts him in a (vertical) position where he's looking in the reverse direction from you, which causes him to slowly turn around. That uprising move works correctly in other cases, but in this one, it's misplaced. It should be replaced by a move that makes him stand towards you from the beginning -- there are such in the game.

aiolos wrote:

In other words, the OP was just bored.

And yet another aggrieved flamer from the old days who holds grudges over months.

No. When I found and posted that, I was actually very excited. I'd say that's the exact opposite of bored.

Stack wrote:

Yeah, a lot of games take textures and flip them so that they are symmetrical, just so they don't have to draw so much new material. It usually results in a sort of Rorschach-ish type image, and Rorschach ink blots always look like either an insect or a pelvis, at least in my opinion....

And we all know what Freud would say about seeing a pelvis in an inkblot.

Probably it is some sort of accident, but especially the figure in the middle still reminds me too intensively of an insect. Anatomically not entirely correct, but still.

That's what I'm saying, it's no matter to go to another hardline.

Also, let's say you're an MA and get killed by an Arbalest. He stuns you first, and then... well, you know the rest. So you can return as Gunman and shoot him everytime he tried to execute the virus, then interlock him and try to succeed this time. Something like that... Although, of course, since it's you who's died and not him, he'll still be flagged and you can attack him -- what, of course, causes you to go into PvP mode again.

So maybe, I'll have to /agree in some way.

TheSorrows wrote:

Ya this game had such great potential in the start. After time things change, it's getting better bit by bit, but still IMO if the game would have ended up like it was meant to I think we would have a whole lot more to keep us ingame than random events and pvp.

You're right concerning new districts. But the events are not random (not judging after their content... perhaps after their timing), and there's still the story.
I don't PvP and have hardly partaken in an event. Why do I think am I still playing? SMILEY

Done.

Some of the collectors are harder to see because they were conveniently taken at night. I'm probably going to replace them with daylight ones.

Thanks! Also for this one SMILEY

Bayamo wrote:

It's not like the existing districts are full enough, anyway. I remember reading somewhere that before adding anything new, they'd like to give incentives for players to do stuff outside of Richland.

As far as I know, Richland does not have any more or any more dense content than the other three. Just if a storyline mission is neighborhood specific, it's always in Richland.

Just to throw out a question: what exactly is the reason why you (in a collective sense) want to have new districts?

Do you think the current city is too small (for you alone) and want it to be bigger or do you feel unsatisfied with only a few red spots on the grand green map being filled, and want to see more of the city? Would you like new districts to expand the city's diversity?
That's my motives, at least. And filling out the current districts doesn't help this.

Or is it the playable content, which you've run out of, and hope to get more of with new districts? Rarebit's right, filling out the current ones is the way to go. This can include both building on the current city content and including new elements.
Except you want new, fresh neighborhoods with their own backgrounds?

Or do you feel the city's just too small for the player base, and needs expansion in order to give you and everyone more air to breathe? ROFL. That's also what those players who only value the community and player interaction about an MMO think.
Except there are the above aspects, too.

Rarebit also said "never say never" ")

There aren't any plans to reinclude them, which doesn't mean it's never ever gonna happen.

Because they adjust investments to profit?

What's good about CR 2.0?

New animations added.

What's bad about CR 2.0?

Old animations removed.

:smileyhappy:

pack-hunter wrote:

zeroone506 wrote:
Because they adjust investments to profit?

actually because all profit from this game goes into games like everquest and so forth, but before we get new Districts, the other ones need to be utilized.
everyone agree's that DT is much much better looking than richland, yet nobody ever is there on a regular basis

People are saying this all the time, but is it a fact or speculation? Where has it been stated?

And no, not everyone agrees that Downtown is better looking than Richland. In my opinion, they are equal in quality. And I'm not the only one - look for the "Who likes the Barrens?" thread somewhere below.

Again, my original question - what's the reason why everybody wants new districts?

Hyper Jump is sold by almost every ability vendor you see (f.e. Code Vendor, Hacker Vendor, Martial Arts Vendor...). As far as I know not at Mara c, but mostly it's there.

If you're looking for Code Fragments, they're sold by rare Fragment Vendors, one of them at the Kedemoth Plaza. You can also compile them from code bits.

If you're looking for red fragments ("Coder Interface" for example), visit www.mxoarchive.radiomegacity.com.

The interaction with the environment also added an additional layer to the system.

But you do agree that all of this content could be aswell implented into the world as it is right now, without a need for city expansions?
I mean, that's what the talk is about: filling the current city up with content before creating new ones.

(I've read your other points, I just react to this one in particular)

Well, I think that's exactly the map you see when totally zooming out in the Atlas. But without the zooming in.

According to Rarebit, it was never planned to recreate every building and street from the movies, but they got it approved by the original Matrix stuff or something like that, in terms of shape (the Wachowskis wanted it to look like a computer chip from above) and look.
They got this Mega City map from the original stuff, aswell.

It's actually sad that we'll never get to access this entire city with its original shape.

Prior to CR2 the higher the level of Karate Master (for example) the faster and quicker, and more precise the attacks were culminating with Karate Grandmaster animnations that were outright vicious.

Now it seems they do not get progrssively more intense and at higher levels sometimes they are somewhat like self-defense.

I miss the old animations

Ok, could you translate that one for me? SMILEY

I've made it to about level 37 before CR 2.0, and haven't seen any differences or improvements neither with tactics nor with abilities. And what looks like self-defense?

20136098 wrote:

A new district with more movie locations and a story line to close some doors could work (i.e Morpheus dead or alive?) yes it sounds drastic but not finishing things puts people off. I love the archive missions and find it a good way for brand new players to catch up so it is friendly for old and new players alike so the potential is there!

Why drastic? This is what the current plot is about. But the answer might aswell come in four chapters or something - you don't have to answer questions immediately, that's often the thrill.

The new district's "storyline" (probably not what you meant) will rather be a static portrayal of its gangs and underground Exiles.

As for movie locations, I'm not terribly enthusiastic about those... but would be a possibility, I guess.

zeroone506 wrote:

Do you think the current city is too small (for you alone) and want it to be bigger or do you feel unsatisfied with only a few red spots on the grand green map being filled, and want to see more of the city? Would you like new districts to expand the city's diversity?
That's my motives, at least. And filling out the current districts doesn't help this.

((... new, fresh neighborhoods with their own backgrounds?))

My own reasons to wish new districts summarized.

My lack of interest in movie locations comes from their lack of authenticity.

Hyper-Jump is really soo cheap, why all that effort? SMILEY

Westview is appealing through its crappiness. That's how it has been designed, as a totally decayed place.

I've always thought it was the right animation...
the back-rolling and shooting might be a part of the grab hit-hit animation, after which the Body Shot can be used.