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Sonata - The sand and the rocks look good but the tree and the plant look very out of place. Desert trees don't really show the bottom roots cause the sand has been blown over them. Your branches and twigs look like different shape triangles, it all seems very unnatural. The trees should look a lot more dead, and sort of a creamy grey, but by the palette your using with the rocks and sand I say give it an orange-y brown colour. The tree also has no texture, it needs more of a rough wooden look, dithering may help. Here are some reference photos of desert trees.
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3383991-md.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _2004a.JPG
The bushes perspective seems of, it seems like it belongs in a platformer. It needs to come down a bit, if that makes any sense. Also the bottom of the smaller rock needs to be more flat, right now it looks like its floating above the ground. Hope that helped at all. Its a great start, better then the desert stuff I was making.
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/3383991-md.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _2004a.JPG
The bushes perspective seems of, it seems like it belongs in a platformer. It needs to come down a bit, if that makes any sense. Also the bottom of the smaller rock needs to be more flat, right now it looks like its floating above the ground. Hope that helped at all. Its a great start, better then the desert stuff I was making.
Zoro the Gallade
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A little test of RTP mapping and Face message (Event based)...
how did it go?
Ps:I know the charset has a jacket instead of the cloak, I'll fix that asap.I have so much on my hands right now...
how did it go?
American Hero
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So, these are some screenies of me just playing with the program, I'm not really making a game, just seeing what I can make I guess. All of these are Zelda inspired maps I created, except for the last which is actually some barracks I made for fun.
Amber Dragon
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Here are some extremely beta maps done for my game... Perhaps i can get opinions on them? <:
First there is the first city in my game, It's basically a city carved out of a volcano in honor of the Queen's first born daughter, Athame. (The city is actually named Athame). The city is the home of the Queen herself, and some of the most important and richest families in the world. The houses aren't very big, considering only so much can be carved out of the volcano. The city is kept alive by constant magic being cast by 6 wizards.
Next is a closeup of the Queen's castle.
This is the magical circle that keeps Athame from falling. It is constantly kept by 6 wizards, which take shifts casting the spell.
This is the outside of the Wizards house. It overlooks an almost constant sunset, and is surrounded by a firewaterfall. (I hope the fire-fall doesn't look too... Odd. although i may redo it.)
This is a nicer looking house
An example of the dialog system, where the character speaking's portrait (conveying whatever emotion) is viewed above the message.
Something you may have noticed: Obvious lack of people. As i said Athame is a city for the rich, and the rich rarely leave their house.
I also worry that it looks too... plain? Any suggestions? I can't seem to make roads look right though
First there is the first city in my game, It's basically a city carved out of a volcano in honor of the Queen's first born daughter, Athame. (The city is actually named Athame). The city is the home of the Queen herself, and some of the most important and richest families in the world. The houses aren't very big, considering only so much can be carved out of the volcano. The city is kept alive by constant magic being cast by 6 wizards.
Next is a closeup of the Queen's castle.
This is the magical circle that keeps Athame from falling. It is constantly kept by 6 wizards, which take shifts casting the spell.
This is the outside of the Wizards house. It overlooks an almost constant sunset, and is surrounded by a firewaterfall. (I hope the fire-fall doesn't look too... Odd. although i may redo it.)
This is a nicer looking house
An example of the dialog system, where the character speaking's portrait (conveying whatever emotion) is viewed above the message.
Something you may have noticed: Obvious lack of people. As i said Athame is a city for the rich, and the rich rarely leave their house.
I also worry that it looks too... plain? Any suggestions? I can't seem to make roads look right though
@American Hero My biggest problems with your maps is that they are far too open. The trees in some of them look unnatural, and that the village is also too open, with hardly anything in them. I swear I remembered that Zelda game had stone walls, with green stuff on top.... I don't think the grass goes too well, with the Zelda trees, to be honest. You might have to either change the tree color, so it don't look too odd or change the grass. Not sure which would be easier, though.
@Amber Dragon Your mapping is good, but I only have a single issue. What's up with all the crazy plant life in the city? You have WAY too much in my opinion, and it is standing out. Plus, it would be really hot and I'm not sure how plants would do in that environment. I think you've filled it up nicely, otherwise. Actually, it's your game, but I don't see people living like this, because it would be a pain the butt to do.
@Amber Dragon Your mapping is good, but I only have a single issue. What's up with all the crazy plant life in the city? You have WAY too much in my opinion, and it is standing out. Plus, it would be really hot and I'm not sure how plants would do in that environment. I think you've filled it up nicely, otherwise. Actually, it's your game, but I don't see people living like this, because it would be a pain the butt to do.
Zoro the Gallade
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Hm, I agree with Cait.You should try to "frame" the maps more, maybe by making the environment a bit tighter but more detailed.As for the trees...well, from a village built on active volcano, you'd expect it to be different, how about you edit the tileset to make the tree stand in, like, ash dark soil?It would look good and more logical...
Amber Dragon
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Cait":183o4rer said:
Live what way? In such a "hot" environment? Keep in mind that this particular city is kept alive by magic, and with the addition of magic in a world, virtually anything is possible.
As for the plant life, thats due to me wanting to fill up deadspace with details. although i'll see if i can find something else.
There are a few thingsi still need to modify, such as the trees having different colour leaves and the such.
But thanks for the critisism :3
Zoro the Gallade
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Err...and how about mine?How did I map "Hopeless Peak" (some posts ago)?
@Amber Dragon In a volcano, where you have to depend on the use of magic to make it so you can live there. Not sure if it would happen, because of how complicated it would have to be. Fantasy places have to give in to some reality at some point, but it is your game, and if you can get it to work. It would show how good of a game maker you are, because I couldn't, unless I could see it in my mind as a possibility.
Zoro the Gallade
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Oh well one of the best parts of an RPG is finding maps representing "exotic" and strange places...a volcano is kinda classic, but a good mapper as Amber seems to be can easily make it look really interesting from many points of view.
I have a new screen from Sabriel. These show Wyverly Colleage, the school that Sabriel grows up at. I've spent ages tweeking the tileset. I'm working mostly on the maps at the minute, so there isn't much gameplay yet.
Another thing that I have done for the game is giving NPC's 'brains'. They walk around like normal people, and interact with other NPCs. Comments please.
Another thing that I have done for the game is giving NPC's 'brains'. They walk around like normal people, and interact with other NPCs. Comments please.
Zoro the Gallade
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I un-spoiled my screen...can you comment it too?
By the way, the academy looks fine...just, the windows maybe look slightly too high/small and the carpets under the stairways...uhh,look a bit strange.
By the way, the academy looks fine...just, the windows maybe look slightly too high/small and the carpets under the stairways...uhh,look a bit strange.
dadevvtsvre
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Zoro: There's a lot of different contrasting colours going on there that is kind of distracting. The window skin is a tad too bright, and the green and red monsters don't look good right beside each other like that. Tone down the saturation a bit.
The carpet underneath the statues is kind of uneeded as well, the bright yellow and red doesn't look good in a single straight line.
The carpet underneath the statues is kind of uneeded as well, the bright yellow and red doesn't look good in a single straight line.
Amber Dragon
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@Fox5 : i would put the railings on the stairs on the opposite side, other than that it looks nice.
@zoro: I'm a little confused about the wall thing in the upper section. It almost looks like its indented. I would get rid of the border if you can.
@zoro: I'm a little confused about the wall thing in the upper section. It almost looks like its indented. I would get rid of the border if you can.
@ Zoro: As somebody who spent WAAAAAAAY too much time messing with FE portraits...well, nothing. Just nostalgia. :3
Anyway, nitpick is nitpicky: Because the outline for those portraits is a medium purple, darker colors (especially reds and blacks; the hair being suspect) inside of it look awkward when they're right up against it. Do whatever looks good, but you can always steal a palette from another sprite, since they're so uniform. 'N the charset that represents said character has hair hanging out the sides in a way that looks impossible, if that's a hood, and doesn't really match.
Anyway, nitpick is nitpicky: Because the outline for those portraits is a medium purple, darker colors (especially reds and blacks; the hair being suspect) inside of it look awkward when they're right up against it. Do whatever looks good, but you can always steal a palette from another sprite, since they're so uniform. 'N the charset that represents said character has hair hanging out the sides in a way that looks impossible, if that's a hood, and doesn't really match.
Zoro the Gallade
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Dadevster":2wea9vlq said:
So you basically say to remove the border from the tower, use a bite darker colors for the skin and remove the carpet,huh?
Ok, I'll start working on it, thanks.
Puffy":2wea9vlq said:
I've redone the charset, does it look a bit better this way?
Ok, I gave all of the advice a test, here's how it worked out:
LegacyCrono
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@Zoro:
Two things.
First, that map is looking bad. It's too empty and the tiles are all messed up. Near the girl with angel wings, close to the statue, there's something there. There's also a lot of misplaced tiles (e.g. near the first statue to the right).
Second, rips are bad. It doesn't fit the RTP style. The portrait is okay, I think, but those monsters (gargoyles?)... just don't. You could try to edit them so they have a RTP-ish look.
Keep it up, and good luck.
SEE YA!!!!!
Two things.
First, that map is looking bad. It's too empty and the tiles are all messed up. Near the girl with angel wings, close to the statue, there's something there. There's also a lot of misplaced tiles (e.g. near the first statue to the right).
Second, rips are bad. It doesn't fit the RTP style. The portrait is okay, I think, but those monsters (gargoyles?)... just don't. You could try to edit them so they have a RTP-ish look.
Keep it up, and good luck.
SEE YA!!!!!
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