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asset emberpup "Ember pup" complexity=4
// a chibi fire puppy: a round body on four short sturdy legs with coal-dark paws, a big head with
// a pale snout, chunky pointed ears, an ember forelock, and a curled tail ending in a fat flickering flame.
// Two states: idle (wag + breathe + flicker), bark (head bobs, sparkles burst at the mouth).
let S = .95..1.1
let earS = .9..1.12
// colourways: 0 classic ember, 1 cherry coal, 2 rare shiny frost-flame
let pal = 0:6|1:4|2:1
let coatC = sel(pal, tangerine, cherry, lilac)
let bellyC = sel(pal, cream, peach, white)
let flameC = sel(pal, marigold, tangerine, aqua)
let tipC = sel(pal, lemon, sunflower, white)
let pawC = sel(pal, inkDark, #3a2a2e, navy)
let irisC = sel(pal, walnut, walnut, grape)
 
// body: the root bone on four stubby legs
ball body at=(0, .26*S, 0) r=(.17, .16, .22)*S color=coatC under=bellyC segs=20 rings=12 joint
limb leg x2 on=body row=(0, 0, .24*S) at=(.095*S, -.06*S, 0) mirror len=.15*S r=(.062, .055)*S color=coatC segs=8 joint
ball paw on=leg at=end+(0, .01*S, .02*S) r=(.068, .05, .078)*S color=pawC segs=8 rings=5
ball chest on=body surf=(0, 22) upright lift=-.08*S r=(.11, .1, .06)*S color=bellyC segs=12 rings=8
 
// head: big and round, pale snout, button nose, big eyes
ball head on=body at=(0, .17*S, .17*S) r=(.17, .155, .15)*S color=coatC under=bellyC segs=20 rings=14 joint
ball snout on=head surf=(0, -20) upright lift=-.06*S r=(.085, .06, .07)*S color=bellyC segs=12 rings=8
ball nose on=snout surf=(0, 18) lift=-.012*S r=(.028, .022, .022)*S color=inkDark segs=8 rings=5
face look on=head eyes=round mouth=smile size=.25 spacing=28 eyeY=12 mouthY=-32 mouthW=.3 iris=irisC blush detail=.7
cone ear on=head surf=(38, 48) lift=-.03*S mirror h=.15*S*earS r=.07*S r2=.012*S depth=.55 color=coatC segs=10
cone inner on=ear at=(0, .012*S, .022*S) h=.11*S*earS r=.045*S r2=.008*S depth=.4 color=flameC segs=8
cone tuft on=head surf=(0, 68) lift=-.02*S h=.09*S r=.045*S r2=.006*S depth=.6 color=flameC segs=8
 
// tail: three links curling up and back, a fat flame on the last
ball tail x3 on=body at=(0, .04*S, -.19*S) chain=(0, .06*S, -.05*S) rot=(-30, 0, 0) scale=.93 r=(.06, .06, .075)*S color=coatC segs=12 rings=7 joint
ball ember on=tail at=(0, .05*S, -.02*S) r=(.075, .07, .075)*S color=flameC segs=10 rings=7 if=i==2 joint
cone flame on=ember at=(0, .02*S, 0) h=.17*S r=.065*S r2=.005*S color=tipC segs=10
 
// fx: embers rising off the tail flame; a sparkle burst at the mouth when barking
fx puff on=flame at=top n=4 hz=.9 speed=.35 spread=14 gravity=-.3 size=.025 grow=1.6 color=tipC color2=flameC
fx bark: sparkle on=snout at=front+(0, 0, .05) n=10 hz=1.6 spread=.15 size=.03
 
// idle: wag, breathe, flicker
anim idle: tail wag stagger=.12
anim idle: body breathe
anim idle: ember s sin amp=.12 hz=3
anim idle: head sway amp=4 hz=.3
// bark: the head bobs out each yap, body hops, tail wags hard, flame flares
anim bark: head rx keys=[0:0 .25:-14 .5:6 .75:-10 1:0] hz=2
anim bark: body py bounce amp=.02 hz=2
anim bark: tail wag amp=35 hz=3 stagger=.1
anim bark: ember s sin amp=.25 hz=5