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[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Declare.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Commander: Follow me!
Rocketbot: Yes sir!
Gunner: Ye- Ahhhhhhhh!

As the soldier falls, a radiobot arrives on scene.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Also, I'd like some tips on my army:

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Radiobot: Although commanders have short range radios, they'll need a radiobot for long-range/orbital transmissions. Armed with a pistol, these guys are worthless in battle.

Gunner: The grunts of the army, they're your standard bot in the field. Armed with an assault rifle, they can fire burst, auto, or single shot, making them fairly usefull in battle.

Rocketbot: Whenever enemy armor needs exploding, or buildings need breaching, a rocketbot is the bot for the job. Armed with an inaccurate rocket launcher, they can dish out damage, but miss most of the time.

Stealthbot: These are base-infiltrators, they are armed with electrical fists and a stealth generator, they can kill without being seen. They're stealth field is short-term though, and prolonged use can destroy it.

Drone(Does not have a slot of it's own, look in parts): Able to travel through rough terrain, they are used as scouts and don't see action very much. They are armed with a laser, though it won't do much more than burn the target.

[stabbymcstabstab]

You arms needed to be shaded to show which one is in front and behind(lighter in front darker in back and you drone needs some shading to other then that pretty good.

[RandomRabbit]

I'm currently working on my first PW army, only a few poses have been done. I'm yet to shade and detail the helicopter, though I am a tad conflicted about the design. I wanted it to feel like a lightweight fast and simple helicopter. The appearance is like a giant RC helicopter.



As this is my first army, and I have little experience in pixel art some critique would be fabulous. Last of all, how is a sandbox game actually played. I understand people declare they will make the next edit, but is there some sort of limit to when a player can make his move.

Also, I found this on the picture wars forum and I believe it would be great help for any wanting to build a army. Do note this is not mine:

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Mine are 33 pixels tall... Maybe they're mechs?

[RandomRabbit]

Mine are 33 pixels tall... Maybe they're mechs?

They do not have to be, most of the humanoids in this match are larger than those represented on the chart. There is no real scale of what is human should be.

EDIT: Just finished a quick texture for the helicopter, I feel I might want to replace the helicopter later on.

[SirAaronIII]

Went ahead and added some pixely shading. I decided to keep them as stick figures because 1. they're easier to draw that way and 2. there was a dude with cubes, why can't there be sticks?

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Troops with weapons. Left to right: Rifle, handgun, submachine gun, heavy machine gun shooting at a target that bleeds for some reason, guy dying who I should hopefully never have to use myself.
All weapons shown firing with their bullets midflight. The submachine gun's stock can be retracted/collapsed.
Generic soldier, copy-paste this guy. Soldier with a rocket launcher, before and after firing. Hand-drawn explosion!
People running with rifle, nothing, handgun, and submachine gun. APC armed with a heavy machine gun. Rocket launcher guy walking because those things are pretty heavy. Soldiers aiming with each weapon. Heavy machine gun guy holding it in his hands, and aiming it from the hip (NOT FIRING! those things are too heavy to be any good when held in hands).

So what do you think now? Are they entrance-worthy?
Also, are we allowed to change existing terrain (like building a bridge, mining, stuff blowing up)?

[RandomRabbit]

Went ahead and added some pixely shading. I decided to keep them as stick figures because 1. they're easier to draw that way and 2. there was a dude with cubes, why can't there be sticks?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Troops with weapons. Left to right: Rifle, handgun, submachine gun, heavy machine gun shooting at a target that bleeds for some reason, guy dying who I should hopefully never have to use myself.
All weapons shown firing with their bullets midflight. The submachine gun's stock can be retracted/collapsed.
Generic soldier, copy-paste this guy. Soldier with a rocket launcher, before and after firing. Hand-drawn explosion!
People running with rifle, nothing, handgun, and submachine gun. APC armed with a heavy machine gun. Rocket launcher guy walking because those things are pretty heavy. Soldiers aiming with each weapon. Heavy machine gun guy holding it in his hands, and aiming it from the hip (NOT FIRING! those things are too heavy to be any good when held in hands).

So what do you think now? Are they entrance-worthy?
Also, are we allowed to change existing terrain (like building a bridge, mining, stuff blowing up)?

The army is quite readable, and that is always a positive thing. Just as a suggestion I would raise shoulder/arms so they do not have huge necks. If you feel you want to progress the army, you can always try building armor on-top of the stickmen. That should make things much easier.

Constructions are allowed in some matches while in others they are not. 'Blowing stuff up' can always lead to fun matches, especially if it includes environmental damage. Picture a rocket hitting the the monorail, the rail swings off like a rope and the carts drop down into sea below. The enemy desperately leaps off before it falls and grabs the hand of his team-mate. That makes more epic matches.

From what I have read the general rule of weapons that cause large amounts of destruction is that the missile/bomb/grenade is pictured before it hits the target. As an example you would draw a rocket shooting out your RPG, then the next turn the other person draws it hitting the target. This avoids random explosions propping up suddenly.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

I'd love someone to delcare. And one of you might make an army thread for the making, updating, and disucussing of armies.

[stabbymcstabstab]

Also RandomRabbit The weapons can have a warm up too.


Edit: made a thread about PIcture wars dudes.

[RandomRabbit]

I'll give it a try and declare with my current army.

[RandomRabbit]

The helicopter swings low above the tracks, dropping the armored car and three infantry. One jumps off ahead of the vehicle, only to realize it rolling back at him. He leaps into sprint, narrowly avoiding being hit.

The light machine gunner smirks at his embarrassing brother, then calls out to the scout "Oi, any idea 'ow we getting off this track?".

With a sigh, the scout begins to get out some rope out. "Don't worry, I have things sorted. Continue with your idiocy."

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

Declare.

[JacenHanLovesLegos]

The gunners head plops off with clang. It's body stiffens as the cyberbrain disconnects.
"Hostiles!"
"Potential hostiles. I'm going to attempt diplomacy. Stand here and hold ready."

The radiobot jumps over the hole without a word.

Meanwhile, in orbit...

Two Robotic Conglamorate frigates and their fighter squadrons sit in the emptyness of space.

"This is Zebra 1 contacting Elephant 3, copy"
"We copy. No conacts in sight."

OOC: PPW go!