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New Animated Horse Asset: Does Horse Herd by 3D Bear beat Horse Animset Pro in Anatomical Accuracy?

Popular Animated Horse Asset Pack Horse Animset Pro by Malbers Animations has become a bit of a thorn in my side, as someone who always keeps an eye out for new games that include horses. From its initially completely wrong walk animation to its current issues with wobbly bendy forelegs, the suboptimal asset pack is the direct cause for many game horses looking sort of wrong. With the release of Horse Herd by 3D Bear last month, it looks like HAP is getting some much-needed competition in the animated horse asset market.

developmentAlice RuppertSeptember 16, 2022asset pack, assets, unity asset, unreal asset, horse animset pro, horse animation, horse herdComment

8 Common Horse Mistakes I Want Game Developers to Stop Making

As a surprise to literally no one, I have a lot of thoughts on what the creators of games with horses in them could be doing better. Every horse game player has dreams and ideas and could start listing all the features that their ideal horse game would have in an instant. Let’s ignore the dream projects today and focus on a handful of fairly basic, relatively easily fixable* mistakes that horse game developers should really stop making.

analysisAlice RuppertAugust 22, 2021horse game mistakes, hap, horse animset pro, hall of fame Comments

The Unicorn Princess: An Open World Fantasy Horse Game Coming to PC and Consoles This November

German developer Caipirinha Games has a new horse game in store in time for this year’s Winter Holidays:

The Unicorn Princess is an open world horse game with a fantasy twist: “Befriend Unica the unicorn while exploring the real world and the world of dreams,” says the promotional material.

The Most Popular Unity Asset for Horse Animation has a Fatal Flaw, but it’s Getting an Update

The Unity Asset Store offers everything from code toolsets, over individually animated character models to complete game projects. The quality of these assets varies drastically, with many being created by hobbyists.

In the case of one particular Horse Animset Pro however, the assets popularity has lead to several games having the same problem: the walk animation is completely wrong.