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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2016, 03:22:18 pm »
Quote from: Meph on January 05, 2016, 02:59:58 pm
Wouldnt it make most sense not to make a unique sprite for each, but a spriteset with icons for all professions, and the copy+paste all creatures into those? It would be better than nothing, and so much less work.

You just make an icon for all professions, once. And use it as a template to add to the creatures.

For me, the tile is the icon. If I came up with a "Hammerman" icon, I might as well draw him holding a hammer. Especially since I'm working with a 12x12 pixel canvas. I'd also want to avoid mystery meat navigational icons, so to speak.

I begrudgingly ignored that last thought with a few of the giant animals I use and it still irks me.

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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2016, 03:28:05 pm »
Doren: Did you write that because you just did a ton of work, or because some creatures dont fit into the template?

burned: Agreed, especially on 12x12. I always end up thinking about GemSet with 24x or 48x.
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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2016, 03:29:02 pm »
Quote from: Meph on January 05, 2016, 03:28:05 pm
Doren: Did you write that because you just did a ton of work, or because some creatures dont fit into the template?

burned: Agreed, especially on 12x12. I always end up thinking about GemSet with 24x or 48x.

I mean there is a ton of work to fit them all.
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And of course i've just copypasted them, just to estimate how many tiles there will be
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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2016, 04:55:14 pm »
Quote from: Doren on January 05, 2016, 03:29:02 pm
Quote from: Meph on January 05, 2016, 03:28:05 pm
Doren: Did you write that because you just did a ton of work, or because some creatures dont fit into the template?

burned: Agreed, especially on 12x12. I always end up thinking about GemSet with 24x or 48x.

I mean there is a ton of work to fit them all.
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And of course i've just copypasted them, just to estimate how many tiles there will be

To be fair, a number of those won't actually show up in vanilla because they're [AQUATIC]. Don't let me discourage you though, they're merely [AMPHIBIOUS] in the Modest Mod ;)

That's an impressive start, Doren! Obviously plenty need adjustment, but a lot of the soldiers look ready to go. (What weapon is that between Pikemen and Bowmen?)
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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2016, 05:20:32 pm »
Has to be the Blowgun.
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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2016, 05:57:10 pm »
Quote from: Doren on January 05, 2016, 03:29:02 pm
And of course i've just copypasted them, just to estimate how many tiles there will be

On the subject of tiles, the total amount of tiles in one sheet cannot exceed 1024.

I thought it was worth repeating so others wouldn't find out the hard way.
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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2016, 03:33:14 pm »
On other hand copypasting isn't that bad. It speeds up work significantly after all.



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Re: Graphics Set Challenge: Vanilla Visitors
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2016, 04:06:00 am »
I see what you did there, Doren.
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