Pixel Joint Forum: [CLOSED] Pixel art for sci-fi roguelike

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   Update 1/26: We've received a large number of applications, more than enough to find the artist we need.

I'm the lead (read: only ;)) dev at Grid Sage Games, working towards releasing Cogmind, a modern take on the traditional roguelike genre. Cogmind was already named one of the upcoming Best PC Games of 2015 by Rock, Paper, Shotgun, so we're on the right track ;D

In addition to the existing ASCII style, we'll be needing a tileset to make the game accessible to an even wider audience. This job's specifications, considerations, workload, requirements, etc. have been posted in a centralized location here: http://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2015/01/wanted-pixel-artist/

If you may be interested, check it out for all the details and more related images.

A general visual introduction to Cogmind:

Animated ASCII Title Logo

Destruction, Animated

Examining/Managing Parts (UI excerpt)

Activating a Terrain Scanner

EMP Explosion

See the Cogmind website for much more.

Edited by Kyzrati - 26 January 2015 at 6:42am

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Kyzrati Seaman Joined: 19 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Topic: [CLOSED] Pixel art for sci-fi roguelike Posted: 20 January 2015 at 4:25pm
	Update 1/26: We've received a large number of applications, more than enough to find the artist we need. I'm the lead (read: only ;)) dev at Grid Sage Games, working towards releasing Cogmind, a modern take on the traditional roguelike genre. Cogmind was already named one of the upcoming Best PC Games of 2015 by Rock, Paper, Shotgun, so we're on the right track ;D In addition to the existing ASCII style, we'll be needing a tileset to make the game accessible to an even wider audience. This job's specifications, considerations, workload, requirements, etc. have been posted in a centralized location here: http://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2015/01/wanted-pixel-artist/ If you may be interested, check it out for all the details and more related images. A general visual introduction to Cogmind: Animated ASCII Title Logo Destruction, Animated Examining/Managing Parts (UI excerpt) Activating a Terrain Scanner EMP Explosion See the Cogmind website for much more. Edited by Kyzrati - 26 January 2015 at 6:42am
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Oggy Seaman Joined: 29 May 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 21 January 2015 at 1:48pm
	I wouldn't make a more modern interface to this game - it looks fantastic.
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Kyzrati Seaman Joined: 19 January 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 21 January 2015 at 3:45pm
	*Originally posted by Oggy* I wouldn't make a more modern interface to this game - it looks fantastic. Thanks :D. While an ASCII map is actually quite thematically appropriate in this case, some people really need their tiles before they can enjoy a game... I'm torn between wanting to just keep it as is and using a tileset as the default, and I think to maximize the number of players the ASCII map should be an alternate mode Either way, the only addition will be map tiles--the particle effects, UI, ASCII art etc. will all remain the same!
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Oggy Seaman Joined: 29 May 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 22 January 2015 at 4:20pm
	On the job page it says that you want robots etc. also as sprites, not ASCII graphics? I don't know how will combined tiled background work against units if they remain ASCII. But maybe you have already found some artist who did some nice examples.
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daLk Midshipman Joined: 29 July 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 27 January 2015 at 10:32am
	As I wrote in my application, "this look perfect just like that, but i suddenly remembered why i played Nethack with tiles, instead of ascii" :)
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