Here is what I've accomplished today.



I decided to extend the skull pattern, because I feel it's more faithful to the ancient temple carvings that I've seen in museums and books.

I probably won't be able to get more work done till Sunday evening due to work, but I'm really liking how it's coming along and can't wait to get it finished.

The only thing I'm worried about is that I might be deviating stylistically from the rest of the project.

Harmonica, that looks great. I'm not sure its deviating at all, I'm sure it will all come together once there are more assets. As for a "base set", I think it will fit in fairly well with the temple assets currently being made, of which we haven't actually got a tileset. As for critique, I'd say put a bit more emphasis on the bevels, but yeah, looks great :)

@Harmonica - the line art is nice, but the shading deviates too much from the rest of the project imo.

I think we should make base tiles first and decorations/traps afterwards. There is no point in decorations if they don't fit the temple. And making temple fit the decorations is just wrong.

Nice speedycube! It reminds me of the castle set.
Other design suggestions are still welcome :)


Here is an attempt to put a3ums mockup into tiles...

Does it work?



Other suggestions, like the one from speedycube

Here are Some ideas I've been thinking on. Basically Large step like blocks would serve as a base for smaller block clusters. Also I wish I had access to a reliable scanner.




Edited by Oh look a Harmonica! - 27 May 2015 at 12:03am

It looks really really simple, could use some more details and alternate tiles. I might have a go at that and/or the pillar.

My thought is that you are a genius!

I like it a lot, it seems very flexible and fun to construct with!

I wonder if we should be able to look at the blocks from the top a bit, like with the grass tiles..


I tried, but it removes the nice dark lines between the blocks... I am not sure if it is even needed, perhaps here the characters can just stand on top of the blocks? Or would that look inconsistent with the other tiles?

Not temple tiles, but this seems to be where most attention is atm. I've started on an arctic/icy tileset, and wanted to post. Should I make a thread for it?

Speedy: Yeah I think you should do a separate tread for an arctic/snowy area so it won't get crowded.I like the pattern you got going on the base of the snow, looks kind of snowflake-y :) It looks a bit flat though, see if you can incorporate the purple hue into the large gray area so it looks the same as the jungle set in the center, I think it'll give it a more unified look if every set has sort of the same "base".

Harmonica: I like the look of that temple, especially the outline the gray area creates (those rooftops). I think the problem with the texture is that it's too detailed, and I also think that maybe the building blocks that you're coloring in could be bigger. If used in a large area it'll become too noisy fast.

I might try to do some iterations too

@speedy: I am looking forward to see your thread :)

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As much as I like the double outline, to match the rest it will probably need to deal with a single outline (right side of mockup)
Also I made the floor 1px wider...

I really like how that is looking!

Oh wow, that looks great Kazen. I'd suggest making some of the inner bricks darker, like the rest of the project.

I'm liking the combination, but the dark block outlines in the shaded areas seems off to me.

I still think the second layer from the back, the dark-yellow one is too messy, too much going on, but I like the idea of having layers to make it have more depth.

a3um: Wow, really liking that tree down at the bottom! Also, I have to try and tile the temple-stuff and see what it looks like, because it liiks really nice.

Wow kazen, I love it! I hope you keep on working on it :D

I think Speedy meant the connection to the ground. But we'll figur that out, surely.

I don't like the second layer blocks so much, so I made a quick edit, tiles in top left corner.
Also, in the current state the third layer tiles have not much use, though I do believe a third layer would be cool.. I won't have much time soon to make a serious attempt at it :(
Anyway, here is the edit

Kazen, you are doing an epic job on these tiles!

Good idea! Can you post the tiles by themselves? I would like to play around with them.

I tweaked it, so the tile set should be more condensed, efficient, and easier to use now.

Tried out a bit with the temple. It does need some more adusting to improve flexibility, especiall on the temple entrance which can now only be accessed if the stairs are underneath it AND there is a platform underneath the stairs.

Also, perhaps the blocks might need to be reorganized to be easier to understand in what order to place them, I was confused.




Latest version of the tiles: