Many (most?) animations in DE are erroneous.

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Look at this video from SpiritOfTheLaw at the time mark that it plays at.

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Watch the lumberjack as he moves back and forth across the screen. Notice anything? The animation speed is incorrect for the movement speed (the animation speed is too slow). Because of this, the unit appears to slide across the map instead of walk, almost as if he is walking downhill on ice.

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If you keep the same animation speed as is current for all villagers but double their movement speed then the problem would become even more exaggerated.

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I think there are many other units whos animations are not timed to their movement speed, but I dont have access to the beta.

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