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EyeCraft
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Topic: Army Game GFX :update 2:
Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:45am

Got stuck into this game project today, which is actually an assignment for uni, how cool is that! Here's how things are shaping up:

:UPDATE 1:

Altered the perspective on the bunker

:Update 2:

Tank!

old images:
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2646/bullet040so.png

It's a high res game, 800x600, which is quite new territory for me. C&C would be muchly appreciated, cheers.

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PixelSnader
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Posted: 19 October 2005 at 4:45pm

though the rest isnt, the bunker looks -very- mirrored, even though the details are different

and the perspectives are bent weirdly, like a very close horizon..

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Posted: 19 October 2005 at 5:29pm

Well, I'm guessing you get the close horizon effect because the back ground hasn't been dropped in yet.

I think this is pretty cool :) Something about the way the bunker comes out bothers me, but that's probably because you haven't dropped the back ground in.

Reminds me of TFC... those guys could be spies, and that could be the blue base.. haha

EyeCraft, you always put out really sweet stuff. I wish I was working on a project like this. Good luck, buddy

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Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:08pm

Originally posted by snader

though the rest isnt, the bunker looks -very- mirrored, even though the details are different

and the perspectives are bent weirdly, like a very close horizon..

Hmmm I don't really know what to do about that perspective problem.

And mirrored, yeh, it's a simple geometric shape, I guess I would have to add in a lot of details like craters and sandbags and things like that to really differentiate the sides, but I just dont have time!

Originally posted by Citizen_Insane

Well, I'm guessing you get the close horizon effect because the back ground hasn't been dropped in yet.

I think this is pretty cool :) Something about the way the bunker comes out bothers me, but that's probably because you haven't dropped the back ground in.

Reminds me of TFC... those guys could be spies, and that could be the blue base.. haha

EyeCraft, you always put out really sweet stuff. I wish I was working on a project like this. Good luck, buddy

Lol yeh it ended up having a mjor TFC vibe...wasn't deliberate, hahaha. Thanks for the praise, I just hope I can get it all done in time

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Citizen_Insane
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Posted: 19 October 2005 at 9:56pm

Dang, when's the deadline? Is there a site for this game?

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Posted: 19 October 2005 at 10:21pm

A couple of things that I think would greatly help improve this would be to give the bunker some dark outlines... this would make it pop IMO. At a quick glance, all I can see is black with some touches of red. The details are lost on them.

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Posted: 19 October 2005 at 11:24pm

The deadline is TOMORROW. haha. I dont think I'll be getting any sleep tonight

. Damn my perfectionism coupled with my bad planning.

Yeh I think Im going to play around with the values and colours of things later on to compress the range a bit, the soldiers are very stark.

No there's no website, but I'll try to post it up somewhere when it's done.

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Posted: 20 October 2005 at 2:11am

yikes... last minute, huh? how much more do you need to do?

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EyeCraft
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Posted: 20 October 2005 at 2:57am

Yikes indeed. Hmm, well I've just about finished off the animations for the troops, and I just got the tank done then, the colours are attrocious, hehe. Still need to do a helicopter and the BACKDROP

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Posted: 21 October 2005 at 12:16pm

How'd it go? Did you finish on time?

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Posted: 22 October 2005 at 6:11am

Looking good eyecraft!

My main issue with the pic is the lack of colors in your texture for the grund and grass. Maybe addin 1 or 2 other shades would help to make it look more "alive". Also, you could always cast shadows on the ground coming from the buker, the fence and the soldiers.

Very nice work!
take care!
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Posted: 22 October 2005 at 6:58pm

Well, managed to get it finished on time, but by 5am my pixel art skills were basically non-existent. So I really spat out some sh*t graphics, hahaha. Final mockup, in the game theres a HUD along the top quarter of the screen.

Unbelievably tiled background!
Non pixelled sky!
Regurgitated cliff graphic!
Palette swapped player graphic!
No tank animation whatsoever!
No shadows!

Sigh, such a shame.

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Posted: 22 October 2005 at 7:30pm

where can I play this thing? It doesn't look that bad, haha

maybe the colors clash a bit between the back drops and the play area, but I guess it's good to have some contrast in that aspect, so the player knows where he can and cannot go.

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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Topic: Army Game GFX :update 2: Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:45am
	Got stuck into this game project today, which is actually an assignment for uni, how cool is that! Here's how things are shaping up: :UPDATE 1: Altered the perspective on the bunker :Update 2: Tank! old images: http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/2646/bullet040so.png It's a high res game, 800x600, which is quite new territory for me. C&C would be muchly appreciated, cheers. Edited by EyeCraft
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 05 June 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 4:45pm
	though the rest isnt, the bunker looks -very- mirrored, even though the details are different and the perspectives are bent weirdly, like a very close horizon..
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 5:29pm
	Well, I'm guessing you get the close horizon effect because the back ground hasn't been dropped in yet. I think this is pretty cool :) Something about the way the bunker comes out bothers me, but that's probably because you haven't dropped the back ground in. Reminds me of TFC... those guys could be spies, and that could be the blue base.. haha EyeCraft, you always put out really sweet stuff. I wish I was working on a project like this. Good luck, buddy
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 7:08pm
	*Originally posted by snader* though the rest isnt, the bunker looks -very- mirrored, even though the details are different and the perspectives are bent weirdly, like a very close horizon.. Hmmm I don't really know what to do about that perspective problem. And mirrored, yeh, it's a simple geometric shape, I guess I would have to add in a lot of details like craters and sandbags and things like that to really differentiate the sides, but I just dont have time! *Originally posted by Citizen_Insane* Well, I'm guessing you get the close horizon effect because the back ground hasn't been dropped in yet. I think this is pretty cool :) Something about the way the bunker comes out bothers me, but that's probably because you haven't dropped the back ground in. Reminds me of TFC... those guys could be spies, and that could be the blue base.. haha EyeCraft, you always put out really sweet stuff. I wish I was working on a project like this. Good luck, buddy Lol yeh it ended up having a mjor TFC vibe...wasn't deliberate, hahaha. Thanks for the praise, I just hope I can get it all done in time
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 9:56pm
	Dang, when's the deadline? Is there a site for this game?
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pixelblink Commander Joined: 19 February 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2865	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 10:21pm
	A couple of things that I think would greatly help improve this would be to give the bunker some dark outlines... this would make it pop IMO. At a quick glance, all I can see is black with some touches of red. The details are lost on them.
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 19 October 2005 at 11:24pm
	The deadline is TOMORROW. haha. I dont think I'll be getting any sleep tonight . Damn my perfectionism coupled with my bad planning. Yeh I think Im going to play around with the values and colours of things later on to compress the range a bit, the soldiers are very stark. No there's no website, but I'll try to post it up somewhere when it's done.
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 20 October 2005 at 2:11am
	yikes... last minute, huh? how much more do you need to do?
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 20 October 2005 at 2:57am
	Yikes indeed. Hmm, well I've just about finished off the animations for the troops, and I just got the tank done then, the colours are attrocious, hehe. Still need to do a helicopter and the BACKDROP
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 21 October 2005 at 12:16pm
	How'd it go? Did you finish on time?
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Guert Midshipman Joined: 06 June 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 50	Posted: 22 October 2005 at 6:11am
	Looking good eyecraft! My main issue with the pic is the lack of colors in your texture for the grund and grass. Maybe addin 1 or 2 other shades would help to make it look more "alive". Also, you could always cast shadows on the ground coming from the buker, the fence and the soldiers. Very nice work! take care! Guert
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 22 October 2005 at 6:58pm
	Well, managed to get it finished on time, but by 5am my pixel art skills were basically non-existent. So I really spat out some sh*t graphics, hahaha. Final mockup, in the game theres a HUD along the top quarter of the screen. Unbelievably tiled background! Non pixelled sky! Regurgitated cliff graphic! Palette swapped player graphic! No tank animation whatsoever! No shadows! Sigh, such a shame.
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Citizen_Insane Commander Joined: 30 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 189	Posted: 22 October 2005 at 7:30pm
	where can I play this thing? It doesn't look that bad, haha maybe the colors clash a bit between the back drops and the play area, but I guess it's good to have some contrast in that aspect, so the player knows where he can and cannot go.
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