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[mal]

Inspired by Oryx's and Oddball's compilations, I decided to try my hand at doing 8x8 sprites for DF, for no other reason than because someone ought to.

Maybe someone will have a need for these, but mostly I'm just having fun seeing how far I can get.

Please post any questions, suggestions and criticisms, and I'll keep the thread up to date with my progress.


First up, dorfs!

I used the same palette as my DF (Lee's colour scheme), although it's likely I'll do a second pass later with a more complex palette.  Only did a cursory play, but the jobs were surprisingly easy to distinguish.

2X Zoomed, on a black background for visibility:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Normal size, magenta:

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Graphics text for use:

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[OBJECT:GRAPHICS]

[TILE_PAGE:DORFS]
   [FILE:dorfs_8x8.png]
   [TILE_DIM:8:8]
   [PAGE_DIM:12:27]


[CREATURE_GRAPHICS:DWARF]

   [DEFAULT:DORFS:0:0:ADD_COLOR]
   [STANDARD:DORFS:1:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CHILD:DORFS:2:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BABY:DORFS:3:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DRUNK:DORFS:4:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MERCHANT:DORFS:5:0:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DEFAULT:DORFS:10:0:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [DEFAULT:DORFS:11:0:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [STANDARD:DORFS:10:0:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [STANDARD:DORFS:11:0:AS_IS:SKELETON]

   [ADMINISTRATOR:DORFS:0:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CLERK:DORFS:1:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [TAXCOLLECTOR:DORFS:2:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [TRADER:DORFS:3:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [PHILOSOPHER:DORFS:4:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DIPLOMAT:DORFS:5:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [EXECUTIONER:DORFS:6:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DUNGEONMASTER:DORFS:7:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ALCHEMIST:DORFS:8:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ADVISOR:DORFS:9:1:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [GUILDREP:DORFS:0:2:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [OUTPOSTLIAISON:DORFS:0:2:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [BARON:DORFS:0:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BARON_CONSORT:DORFS:1:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [COUNT:DORFS:2:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [COUNT_CONSORT:DORFS:3:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DUKE:DORFS:4:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DUKE_CONSORT:DORFS:5:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [KING:DORFS:6:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [KING_CONSORT:DORFS:7:3:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [MAYOR:DORFS:0:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CAPTAIN_OF_THE_GUARD:DORFS:2:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SHERIFF:DORFS:3:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MANAGER:DORFS:4:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BOOKKEEPER:DORFS:5:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BROKER:DORFS:6:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [HIGH_PRIEST:DORFS:7:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [PRIEST:DORFS:8:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SHOPKEEPER:DORFS:9:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SLAVE:DORFS:10:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [PRISONER:DORFS:11:4:AS_IS:DEFAULT]


   [RECRUIT:DORFS:0:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WRESTLER:DORFS:1:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [AXEMAN:DORFS:3:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MACEMAN:DORFS:5:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [LASHER:DORFS:8:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BOWMAN:DORFS:10:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:6:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   
   [CHAMPION:DORFS:0:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_WRESTLER:DORFS:1:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_AXEMAN:DORFS:3:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_MACEMAN:DORFS:5:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_LASHER:DORFS:8:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_BOWMAN:DORFS:10:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASTER_BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:7:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [RECRUIT:DORFS:0:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [WRESTLER:DORFS:1:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [AXEMAN:DORFS:3:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MACEMAN:DORFS:5:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [LASHER:DORFS:8:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [BOWMAN:DORFS:10:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:8:AS_IS:GUARD]
   
   [CHAMPION:DORFS:0:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_WRESTLER:DORFS:1:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_AXEMAN:DORFS:3:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_MACEMAN:DORFS:5:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_LASHER:DORFS:8:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_BOWMAN:DORFS:10:9:AS_IS:GUARD]
   [MASTER_BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:9:AS_IS:GUARD]

   [RECRUIT:DORFS:0:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [WRESTLER:DORFS:1:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [AXEMAN:DORFS:3:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MACEMAN:DORFS:5:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [LASHER:DORFS:8:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [BOWMAN:DORFS:10:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:10:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   
   [CHAMPION:DORFS:0:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_WRESTLER:DORFS:1:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_AXEMAN:DORFS:3:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_MACEMAN:DORFS:5:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_LASHER:DORFS:8:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_BOWMAN:DORFS:10:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]
   [MASTER_BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:11:AS_IS:ROYALGUARD]

   [RECRUIT:DORFS:0:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [WRESTLER:DORFS:1:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [AXEMAN:DORFS:3:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MACEMAN:DORFS:5:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [LASHER:DORFS:8:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [BOWMAN:DORFS:10:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:12:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   
   [CHAMPION:DORFS:0:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_WRESTLER:DORFS:1:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_AXEMAN:DORFS:3:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_MACEMAN:DORFS:5:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_LASHER:DORFS:8:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_BOWMAN:DORFS:10:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]
   [MASTER_BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:13:AS_IS:SKELETON]

   [RECRUIT:DORFS:0:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [WRESTLER:DORFS:1:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [AXEMAN:DORFS:3:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MACEMAN:DORFS:5:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [LASHER:DORFS:8:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [BOWMAN:DORFS:10:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:14:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   
   [CHAMPION:DORFS:0:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_WRESTLER:DORFS:1:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_SWORDSMAN:DORFS:2:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_AXEMAN:DORFS:3:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_HAMMERMAN:DORFS:4:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_MACEMAN:DORFS:5:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_SPEARMAN:DORFS:6:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_PIKEMAN:DORFS:7:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_LASHER:DORFS:8:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_CROSSBOWMAN:DORFS:9:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_BOWMAN:DORFS:10:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]
   [MASTER_BLOWGUNMAN:DORFS:11:15:AS_IS:ZOMBIE]



   [BONE_CARVER:DORFS:0:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [LEATHERWORKER:DORFS:1:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WOODCRAFTER:DORFS:2:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [STONECRAFTER:DORFS:3:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [STRAND_EXTRACTOR:DORFS:3:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [TANNER:DORFS:4:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WEAVER:DORFS:5:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CLOTHIER:DORFS:5:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [GLASSMAKER:DORFS:6:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [FURNACE_OPERATOR:DORFS:7:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WOOD_BURNER:DORFS:7:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [METALSMITH:DORFS:8:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BLACKSMITH:DORFS:8:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WEAPONSMITH:DORFS:8:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ARMORER:DORFS:8:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [METALCRAFTER:DORFS:8:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [JEWELER:DORFS:9:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [GEM_CUTTER:DORFS:9:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [GEM_SETTER:DORFS:9:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BOWYER:DORFS:10:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CRAFTSMAN:DORFS:11:19:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [MINER:DORFS:0:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MASON:DORFS:1:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [STONEWORKER:DORFS:1:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WOODCUTTER:DORFS:2:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CARPENTER:DORFS:3:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [WOODWORKER:DORFS:3:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ENGRAVER:DORFS:4:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ARCHITECT:DORFS:5:20:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [BUTCHER:DORFS:0:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ANIMAL_DISSECTOR:DORFS:0:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [FISH_CLEANER:DORFS:1:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [FISH_DISSECTOR:DORFS:1:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [FISHERY_WORKER:DORFS:1:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [FISHERMAN:DORFS:2:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ANIMAL_TRAINER:DORFS:3:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ANIMAL_CARETAKER:DORFS:3:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [HUNTER:DORFS:4:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [RANGER:DORFS:4:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [TRAPPER:DORFS:5:21:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [HERBALIST:DORFS:0:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [CHEESE_MAKER:DORFS:1:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [THRESHER:DORFS:2:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [PLANTER:DORFS:3:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MILLER:DORFS:4:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [FARMER:DORFS:5:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [MILKER:DORFS:6:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [BREWER:DORFS:7:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [COOK:DORFS:8:22:AS_IS:DEFAULT]

   [MECHANIC:DORFS:0:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [ENGINEER:DORFS:0:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SIEGE_ENGINEER:DORFS:1:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SIEGE_OPERATOR:DORFS:2:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [PUMP_OPERATOR:DORFS:3:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [SOAP_MAKER:DORFS:4:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [LYE_MAKER:DORFS:4:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [POTASH_MAKER:DORFS:4:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]
   [DYER:DORFS:5:23:AS_IS:DEFAULT]



Up next, gobbos!

[Arucard]

I had actually thought about this too, those little sprites were so great. Hope it turns out well. 

[Asatruer]

Excellent!  When I saw those sprites in Great Dungeon in the Sky I thought they would make a great start for a Dwarf Fortress graphic set.  Thank you for having the motivation to start this project!

[TeDDD]

Okay, this is pretty cool.

[xoen]

Whoa! This is SO sweet!
Keep it UP!

[Hugo_The_Dwarf]

I like, I like alot. Brings back the days when I had that old Nintendo (before the SNES or N64) playing Final Fantasy (of course I never beat it) its good old 8-bit well to me it looks like it, either way very good.

Keep it up

[Arucard]

Do you plan on animals as well, or just gonna make whatever you can until you get sick of it?

[Deon]

GTiTS have animals, and they are pretty.

[mal]

Do you plan on animals as well, or just gonna make whatever you can until you get sick of it?

The plan is for a full pack, all animals included.  The Oryx pack (linked in the OP, used in GDitS) has a great deal of them done already, so once I get to that point it should move rather quickly.  I've been preoccupied with work stuff, so I've only had time to do a second pass coloring/shading of the dwarf sprites, which I should have up tonight when I post gobbos.

As I've got both this and my other mod, my attention is kinda split and the spriting should move a bit slow.  I'd really intended to work on 8x8 sprites once "DF2010: the Next Update" is released, but I started early on a whim.  So... patience, etc.

[xoen]

so let's clear it up: you are not going to make full set for d16 or whatever?
df2010 is rather distant area...

[DennyTom]

2x zoom looks awesome
1:1 unreadable for me

[mal]

2x zoom looks awesome
1:1 unreadable for me

8x8 is always going to be tough to see if you aren't running at a real low resolution.  That's just the limitations of a sprite this size.

so let's clear it up: you are not going to make full set for d16 or whatever?
df2010 is rather distant area...

Incorrect.  I'm doing a full gfx set for 40d/40d16, I just hadn't intended to start this soon, so things will move a little slow.

[xoen]

full gfx set? so it will include /art gfx? it would be MAD. 8x8 for /art is truly challenging, imho.

i am trying to imagine such 8x8 set on 1280x800/1680x1050 fullscreen, and DAMN, this is what i would like to see. really.
(sth like this: http://i48.tinypic.com/2n80n0h.jpg - we can see DFG2.1 with linear interpolation(;/), so it is other thing, but..)

btw, "Great Dungeon in the Sky" is absolutely FANTASTIC piece of gfx, these sprites are SEXY, omg.
How can i extract these from that game(well, besides of prtscrn + px by px extract)?

(strange thing - i suddenly started having dirty thoughts about...LEMMINGS chars(=lemming tribe in DF) after playing "gdos"...weird - just imagine these in DF).

[mal]

full gfx set? so it will include /art gfx? it would be MAD. 8x8 for /art is truly challenging, imho.

Ideally, as I do have some terrain and item tiles as well.  I'd like to try to do one using .png translucency features, which should really shine with the limited pixel space.

btw, "Great Dungeon in the Sky" is absolutely FANTASTIC piece of gfx, these sprites are SEXY, omg.
How could i extract these from that game(well, besides of prtscrn + px by px extract)?

(strange thing - i suddenly started having dirty thoughts about...LEMMINGS chars(=lemming tribe in DF) after playing "gdos"...weird - just imagine these in DF).

The sprites are available here.  I've actually seen them used in a couple neat games, both GDitS and Realm of the Mad God.  They look really nice in use, and I'm hoping I can bring that to DF.

[xoen]

The sprites are available here.

outstanding! well, i can see many tiles for /art there

btw...these 1-bit sprites(and tiles) are just WOW!
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2182/galaxy1bit.png
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5996/1bitanim.gif
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6918/lofi1bitbig.png

this is SO awesome;
i can imagine atari xl game with these...
thanks for that link, man!

btw..rick dangerous gfx ripped(look on these ground/soil tiles...):
http://www.rickdangerous.co.uk/graphics.htm

well, ignore that post, i am just pxgfx fan...
g'night.

I'm hoping I can bring that to DF.

Good luck with your plan