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Topic: (WIP) Shmup ships, critics needed!
Posted: 01 June 2010 at 5:47pm

Hey fellas',

Kramlack (producer/artist), Sam (programmer) and I (artist) are currently developing a shmup game and need suggestions to improve the ships from ya'll. Any form of help is appreciated.

I have a complete sheet, however we would like to nail three at a time.

Thanks! =)

Edited by Nothingbutzack - 01 June 2010 at 5:47pm

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Posted: 01 June 2010 at 8:52pm

Updated the first ship thanks to the help from Tremulant/Kevin...

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Posted: 01 June 2010 at 9:35pm

They look very good tho the red BG makes for harder appreciation. My only nitpick is that every ship is entirely angular and unless the game's design is to be angular then some more round/organic bits would look nice.

Edited by jalonso - 01 June 2010 at 9:35pm

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Posted: 01 June 2010 at 11:01pm

Thank you for the reply, Jalonso. Actually, Kramlack had mentioned to keep it sharp/angled. However, the old version of these ships were infact rounded.

Anyways, I decided to transparent them from now. Thanks for the suggestion. =)

and I made a few edits to this fella'

Edited by Nothingbutzack - 01 June 2010 at 11:01pm

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Posted: 02 June 2010 at 4:04pm

I like the boxiness of the sprites. It's the "look". Are you going to do damaged sprites, or do they blow up directly?
Anyway, I have no crits but I'm looking forward to it!

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Posted: 02 June 2010 at 6:44pm

Originally posted by jalonso

...every ship is entirely angular and unless the game's design is to be angular...

I totally understand and even thought it was deliberate since you are a top-notch pixel pusher and wouldn't naturally just make angles alone.
Maybe when you get into the GUI and missile/explosions/etc. all will work :)

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Posted: 03 June 2010 at 12:24am

Pulp London: Thank you, much appreciated! I'm unsure about animations/alterations at the moment.

Jalonso: Thanks! Much appreciated.

a few edits I did to the second ship. I was asked to remove a few things and clean up a few spots... ect.

I started to work on the third one while my buddy does some stuff with the first ship, also. I'll see if I can put them up tomorrow!

Edit - Here is the third ship edited. I basically cleaned it up and fixed some errors.

Edited by Nothingbutzack - 03 June 2010 at 8:20am

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Delicious Rear Admiral Joined: 18 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 273	Topic: (WIP) Shmup ships, critics needed! Posted: 01 June 2010 at 5:47pm
	Hey fellas', Kramlack (producer/artist), Sam (programmer) and I (artist) are currently developing a shmup game and need suggestions to improve the ships from ya'll. Any form of help is appreciated. I have a complete sheet, however we would like to nail three at a time. Thanks! =) Edited by Nothingbutzack - 01 June 2010 at 5:47pm
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Delicious Rear Admiral Joined: 18 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 273	Posted: 01 June 2010 at 8:52pm
	Updated the first ship thanks to the help from Tremulant/Kevin...
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 01 June 2010 at 9:35pm
	They look very good tho the red BG makes for harder appreciation. My only nitpick is that every ship is entirely angular and unless the game's design is to be angular then some more round/organic bits would look nice. Edited by jalonso - 01 June 2010 at 9:35pm
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Delicious Rear Admiral Joined: 18 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 273	Posted: 01 June 2010 at 11:01pm
	Thank you for the reply, Jalonso. Actually, Kramlack had mentioned to keep it sharp/angled. However, the old version of these ships were infact rounded. Anyways, I decided to transparent them from now. Thanks for the suggestion. =) and I made a few edits to this fella' Edited by Nothingbutzack - 01 June 2010 at 11:01pm
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Pulp London Seaman Joined: 19 April 2005 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Posted: 02 June 2010 at 4:04pm
	I like the boxiness of the sprites. It's the "look". Are you going to do damaged sprites, or do they blow up directly? Anyway, I have no crits but I'm looking forward to it!
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 02 June 2010 at 6:44pm
	*Originally posted by jalonso* ...every ship is entirely angular and unless the game's design is to be angular... I totally understand and even thought it was deliberate since you are a top-notch pixel pusher and wouldn't naturally just make angles alone. Maybe when you get into the GUI and missile/explosions/etc. all will work :)
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Delicious Rear Admiral Joined: 18 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 273	Posted: 03 June 2010 at 12:24am
	Pulp London: Thank you, much appreciated! I'm unsure about animations/alterations at the moment. Jalonso: Thanks! Much appreciated. a few edits I did to the second ship. I was asked to remove a few things and clean up a few spots... ect. I started to work on the third one while my buddy does some stuff with the first ship, also. I'll see if I can put them up tomorrow! Edit - Here is the third ship edited. I basically cleaned it up and fixed some errors. Edited by Nothingbutzack - 03 June 2010 at 8:20am
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