Slimy The Sahagin Workshop (PA)

[Ratty524]

I've finally discovered the "indexed color" tool, yeah I can be pretty stupid sometimes. :D

New robotic enemy, Metal Scorpioid
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6246 ... oidky9.png[/img]

A monster I kept forgetting to make, Rexxaur
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4238 ... aurrf2.png[/img]
I hope I didn't mess up too badly while trying to draw in the ground with Photoshop...

And to conclude this update, Rolloid Megabot
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6048 ... botob4.png[/img]
The white specks are supposed to give off a "paint peeling metal" type of feel, which was done to make it look more junky.

 

[Ratty524]

Whew! School Finals and other upcoming events in my life are going to slow me down from production, but I've started some more stuff that I'm just dying to post.

Facesets:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8505 ... imyai1.png[/img]http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4933/ssfacesslimysadwd9.png[/img]
I've gotten two out of the twenty-two facesets for Slimy done. That is a "neutral" expression and a "sad" expression. Yeah I've got a heck more work to do.

Game Menu:
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4558 ... empbt0.png[/img]
Yes, I'm following the glorious trend of using Moghunter's "Scene Menu" script, thanks to khmp for helping me get this the way I want. As you can see, the design looks very simplistic, yet it took me well over half an hour to get everything in the right position and in the end, I still had to go back and make some touch-ups. Oh well, what you make will always come out looking bad when you make it for the first time, fact of life, unfortunately. :P
The terrible, transparent facesets; the cursor and the HP/SP/EXP/LV bars are all placeholders at this time.

Tileset:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5135 ... empsv5.png[/img]
Keep in mind, this not only one of the first tilesets I've ever committed to making, but it's still a work-in-progress. Because it is still in the making, using this tileset in its current state would be an utterly pointless waste of downloading time. I'm not a very good spriter, as you may see, so any type of helpful advice on how to improve this is welcome. I would also like to give credit to Colormagix, since at one point I got a bit lazy and used the palettes off of her site.

About this tileset: This is a "special" tileset set aside for a "special" stage feature that I'm going to have in my game, Slimy the Sahagin. The design is intended to be a little surreal, and I intend this to work with a Mode7 script.
Here are some screens of the Special Stage from my beta version:
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2310/ssbetaspecialstagescreerd5.th.png[/img]
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/102/ssbetaspecialstagescreelz8.th.png[/img]

 

[Ninjitsu]

The first face is SO awsm.
Cool Tileset too.

 

[Diedrupo]

Great battlers. I approve of people drawing their own goofy looking things instead of using RTP or existing serious looking japanese battlers.

 

[Nijiame]

Alright, I have to say it. SLIMY IS JUST ADORABLE.
I'm gonna download this just to play as Slimy.

 

[Ratty524]

Many days and not much has been done.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8770 ... perna0.png[/img]
I came up with a "jumper" object similar to that of the sonic games.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9334 ... opsxz2.png[/img]
These are the props for the "special stage" feature of the game. I could give you an unofficial run-down of what each object is for in my game:

Blue Sphere: What you need to collect in order to complete the stage.
Red Sphere: Touching these will warp you out of the stage.
White Sphere with Star: I intended it to work as a bumper which makes you go backwards, though I don't know how to implement that with XP as of yet.
Yellow Sphere with Exlcamation Mark: Touch these, and you'll get a surprise item.
Green Sphere: Touching it will make you jump forward ten paces, great for avoiding traps.
Black Sphere: A bomb which I don't really know what to do with yet. I'm thinking of either deducting an HP bar made specifically for the special stage, and when that bar runs out you'll be warped out.
Gold Coin: Touch this and you'll get 10 Zobiates (currency).

 

[Ninjitsu]

The jumpers look awsm. I want to use them....

 

[Ratty524]

New monster battlers to be added.
My progress is going so slow I kind of feel like  and while making these I was feeling like  :tongue2: but in the end I was  :lol:

Buzz Baddie
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9831 ... dieuj9.png[/img]

Diamodroid
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/185/ ... oidbz1.png[/img]
Kind of f-ed up a little...

Poison Betty
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4843 ... ttyai9.png[/img]
Doesn't it look cute with those beady eyes and spiky hands? ^_^

Stone Crawler
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/8966 ... lerkd0.png[/img]

 

[Luminier]

Lookin' good, :ratty:! I like Poison Betty. She seems very trustworthy.  :tongue:

Your skills are improving a lot! Keep up the good work.

 

[boon]

I love that bomb thing  :cheers:

 

[Kisa Yukaki]

All of your work is adorable!
Slimy is rather amazing and cute. Amazingly cute.  :3

I also like the Stone Crawler, with those cracks on the stone and his red eye~!

 

[Lunarkys]

<3 poison betty and your monster battlers are awesome. (did I just say 'awesome' O.o)

The slimey facesets also reek of pwnage. :cheers:

So many great artists!

 

[Ratty524]

Thanks for the comments, guys. I really appreciate it. :smile:

Here are some more faces of Slimy for you to feast your eyes on:
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8753 ... akysf6.png[/img]http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1351/ssfacesslimyslymr1.png[/img]http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9490/ssfacesslimyopeneyesxp4.png[/img]

Also, here are some character sets with a few poses. credit goes to Mac for creating the template for them:
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1708 ... osefl5.png[/img]
I might add a little more to this one (above) in the future.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4913 ... sesxw4.png[/img]

 

[Venetia]

I think your linework and coloring has definitely improved since I first saw this. This newest stuff looks smooth as butter :3

 

[Denko]

Ratty, these resources are REALLY good. I especially like the very creative battlers/monsters. I'm a sucker for that "cutesy" style for some reason, and your style is just so appealing.
Also, I can't wait to play your game because it looks so original.
I hope you continue to make more of those monsters, I really like them.  :grin:

 

[Ninjitsu]

Wow, Ratty has some modicum of talent. I didn't expect that.

:ratty:

Good work, I especially like the facesets.

Haha.
You finally got TREG to admit it! Yay for Ratty!

 

[Ratty524]

Wow, Ratty has some modicum of talent. I didn't expect that.

:ratty:

Good work, I especially like the facesets.

Haha.
You finally got TREG to admit it! Yay for Ratty!

I never even tried. :P

@Denko: Thanks. I haven't really made much plans on how many monsters/enemies to include to my game, I just try to imagine "what would work best here", "here" being the areas that I have in mind in the game. Also, I'm kind of into RPGs that have something unique about it's gameplay and not too serious (yet not too goofy either), which would explain why I'm going for a more cartoony design with these resources.

@Venetia: Glory to the pen tool! :smile: A comment from you is always appreciated, thank you.

 

[Ratty524]

Finally I got around to designing the main enemies of this game.

New Battlers:
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9215 ... terzj8.png[/img]
Banuku Fighter, a.k.a. Arshes with a mask. Don't let his "mean" look fool you, he's still a pansy. :P

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3043 ... morjy6.png[/img]
Banuku Heavy Armor

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6171 ... hagxp9.png[/img]
Grandpa the Sahagin. Not an enemy character, but one whose purpose is to give you a little battle tutorial.

Charactersets
The following are edits to the original RTP and made to be the official members of "The Banuku Bandits". Majority of these took less than 5 minutes  :tongue:

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5708 ... teraq7.png[/img]
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2264 ... manup3.png[/img]
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2168 ... ceryb9.png[/img]
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8486 ... terxm1.png[/img]
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1025 ... iorjv1.png[/img]

That's really all I have for now. Coming up will be:
> Battlers for the rest of the bandits
> A new battler for Laura the Lightwing. I wasn't really happy with the one I have for her at the moment, since I wanted her to have a more mature appearance, and since my art skills gradually develop a little more by the weeks, I feel like I know how to do certain things I haven't done before.
> More facesets. Yes, I will get off my bum. :P