Pixel Joint Forum: Naval Sprites

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Working on a iPad game. Top down shootemup/strategy. What I am after though is an honest opinion on this sprite. I am trying to decide if it is the style I want to go with. The seem a bit flat but I am not sure what I can do to make them pop, or if I am being too critical.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

Edited by domox - 27 July 2010 at 9:40pm

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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Topic: Naval Sprites Posted: 27 July 2010 at 9:38pm
	Working on a iPad game. Top down shootemup/strategy. What I am after though is an honest opinion on this sprite. I am trying to decide if it is the style I want to go with. The seem a bit flat but I am not sure what I can do to make them pop, or if I am being too critical. Thoughts? Thanks! Edited by domox - 27 July 2010 at 9:40pm
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 27 July 2010 at 11:51pm
	More detail added and few frames of animation, I will double or triple the frames for the fire... Still not sold on the style.
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 28 July 2010 at 11:30pm
	No thoughts huh? Here is another one with more fleshed out smoke and effects. Debating if I should draw a shockwave on the water, I may wait till I have a water tile developed...
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Rerg Seaman Joined: 15 July 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 22	Posted: 29 July 2010 at 7:34am
	Darker outlines and I would like to see a bigger boat because I mean to be honest this is kinda of small for a Ipad even, I just say a bigger scale with a focus on smoother outlines especially on the hull.
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onek Commander Joined: 19 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 416	Posted: 29 July 2010 at 7:49am
	i dont like the waterdropish shape too much... also i think the volumes arent described very well , it looks more like a some sort of plank (...surfboard?) with a bunch of stuff laying on it... the huge amount of colors (39..)and the dithering create a lot of noise and make it less readable aswell ,.. heres an edit ( 5 colors ) Edited by onek - 30 July 2010 at 6:23am
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bannanawalrus Commander Joined: 23 April 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 230	Posted: 31 July 2010 at 1:02am
	WOW. that is one sexy edit onek.
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 31 July 2010 at 6:55am
	:O Oh, I like your refinements. Thank you for your time! I clearly need to work on the volume definition some more. One problem I have is that the ships will not all be facing the same direction, which could be troublesome when it comes to shadows. Man I like your work. :D
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 21 May 2026 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 01 August 2010 at 2:45pm
	One slight crit on onek's edit, make the gunbarrels --- instead of ^^^.
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 12 August 2010 at 6:04am
	Round 2!
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 12 August 2010 at 4:58pm
	More progress today... http://cl.ly/1yY8 Edited by domox - 12 August 2010 at 5:04pm
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Ambient Midshipman Joined: 02 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 75	Posted: 12 August 2010 at 5:06pm
	Your second water looks too shallow, I like the first better.
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 13 August 2010 at 1:08pm
	Thanks for the feedback! :)
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PizzaEnergy Seaman Joined: 07 August 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 28	Posted: 14 August 2010 at 12:37am
	Just wondering, are the ships going to be individually controlled? The skinniest one might be a little too skinny for fingers to easily control? Just a thought, I'm sure you've put some time into UI already. :) If you put this game out I'll certainly be downloading.
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 15 August 2010 at 7:26pm
	The ships will be placed on a map and pressed/released to fire. :D So even the smallest ones will be big enough to do this. I will post a video as soon as possible. :D
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PixelSnader Commander Not a troll! Joined: 21 May 2026 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3194	Posted: 16 August 2010 at 7:10pm
	The water is a bit too complex, and at the same time too simple. Have you tried looking at google maps or something?
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domox Seaman Joined: 09 April 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 15	Posted: 18 August 2010 at 3:12pm
	yes, If I wanted to to do realistically I would probably do a sort of diffuse with aqua/deep blue. I guess I was trying to pursue a more cartoony approach. Being a kinda big advance wars fan I was playing around with different styles. One think I am a bit concerned about is that the maps will largely be water, so I don't want the entire screen too drab. Thanks for the feedback!
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