Good afternoon, friends, and colleagues.
After being in the community for quite a long time and making my edits, I've found myself repeatedly thinking that I often don't know what sex positions and states are used in the characters. This was clearly evident when I was making my pony edits, thinking I was doing a regular edit on my Futa ponies. But it turns out I was making them based on Bara-compatible characters, with a few Kuromaru Press animations added. Despite this, it turns out that my work was done for nothing and the Bara-compatible characters' compatibility and Kuromaru himself have been updated, and I wasn't even aware of it.
Opening up freshly downloaded characters through Fighter Factory, I frequently see that Bottoms are having animations, but the editor hasn't labeled what the pose is and where it's used. Example: Animation is Doggy Style, but in FF it is nameless.
There's a similar pattern with tops that have states and animations of how their character is dominating, but it's nobody knows how the opponent must be positioned for it.
There have been instances where the Top uses the Doggy Style, but the Bottom uses the Missionary position as a reaction. (Wrong animation example)
And also seen one where a character has reactions for Doggy Style, but it doesn't apply when Top triggers that pose (Top humping the air).
One thing that is comforting is that versatile characters can give an idea of the poses that are used during sex. But often it's either Futas or Gay/Bara
And why am I writing all this?
There are many examples in the community where edited characters use different states and different animations to display the same sex pose with the same speed. This is often a problem when creating an edit and trying to make it compatible with other characters.
And here is a question:
Has the community made standards or tables for poses, states, and animations to give the editor an idea of which pose and in what situation it applies?
I think this kind of standardization could help the community as a whole when creating their edits, as it would be easier to understand and adapt the character for compatibility with others.