I suggest on providing a base sprite like a bald stripped man w/ short. So the clothes and hair or weapon if necessary will be customize-able.

Edit: The map is a little boring so I decided to make a grass/rock tile that fits on the tile size and map.
Here:




Edited by Digital - 21 July 2012 at 11:14pm

Hi guys, this night I have made a mana choice system. The NPC choses himself if he uses his spells or not, according to his stock of mana, the distance of the enemy, the magic damage that causes compared with those with weapon, etc. .





You're absolutely right, the only problem with this system is that it requires much more graphic work. Since currently I wonder how I will find someone ready to do simple tiles, I can not imagine the reaction if I ask for clothing and equipment in all possible positions. Although technically, it is widely achievable.


Oh yeah it's boring, but I can easily use images.





Like yours.





Thank you for the tile
Sounds a little strange because it does not fit with the rest but it's nice for a start

And, you know, dimensions are easily adaptable. (even if characters are too small for this kind of dimensions)






It's not, sure But we can wait longger to see a better technical result before doing graphics.



Right, that's why I've said :


So one ground can be made in one image, the transparent matrix in front of. This allows to make every pixel of the ground as we like.


Edited by Mizur - 22 July 2012 at 4:11pm

As I said, it's technically possible, the program, my code, etc. CAN do it : but the graphist who has to create each hair, weapon, armor : for each step of the mouvement of the character (walking, attacking, dead, and every other positions) : the graphist, him, will have a huge work


Thanks ! Note that's for some tests of tiles for the beginning : at the end, I think I will use a single bloc of map, with transparent matrix on it. 'cause a real beautiful map should only have 3 or 4 times the same tile on it.


Edited by Mizur - 22 July 2012 at 7:03am

And what about magic mouvements, sword mouvements, protection position, dead position, use object (like potions) position...? I imagine.
Even if in your image their is a lot of positions I don't need.

For example in FFTA :


AND for someone using magic spells :



And it should be THIS kind of work, but stripped, and all the armors, weapons and hairs...?
What a huge work !

Note that in the sprite you have shown here, the character is much bigger than than I need, but it's still a big work !



Edited by Mizur - 22 July 2012 at 7:47am

I currently work with single images: ie I have an image for the character sets, an image for the character with the right leg forward, an image for the character with the left leg forward, etc..
I know it is not optimized at all, but are tiny images, processed in transparency from the start of the program, and stored in cache memory: as to say that for your computer it is very easy to do.


Here to see it bigger : http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/694047bddimg.png

SO, I need maps (it would be easier for me, and for the designer, to do a single image rather than tiles, BUT it involves making a map of good quality from the start), and secondarily : characters.
Then come the weapons, armor, etc.. applied to the characters.
Then come the effects. (as for magic, or anything that could be displayed around your character, outside of his sprite)
Then there are the icons and interfaces.

All this in an order of priorities. I am in no hurry at all, but I am a perfectionist.

PS: the artificial intelligence that I develop is really limited, should be avoided maps with large potholes in the middle, or mountains.
Knowing that an area with an elevation of more than two tiles is considered high by the AI, ​​as "impassable" and "can not attack what it is."
Knowing that water will be traversable (with the character a half in, and preventing certain maneuvers): vacuum, lava, etc.. are impassable.
SO please, easy maps a the beginning.


Edited by Mizur - 22 July 2012 at 8:50am

Okay we did it, I'm waiting to see what it's going to tell you for what we can do together, and why not redefine dimensions for my tiles, because they are, for a computer, rather small.
(64 * 32 as I showed just above seems too big, but the 32 * 16 as at present, is not it just a little?)

I said that because for some pixel artists, 32x16 should be too small for a really good result.

So it depends of you skill, and what you can do. ('cause I don't want a too little map, if it has to make the player dreaming a bit, with a charming atmosphere, etc. So, AT LEAST a 10*10 tiles map. At least. And smaller are the tiles, bigger is the work on the map)

BUT, for now I don't know what is your level, what are you capacities, so I don't talk more about it


Edited by Mizur - 22 July 2012 at 2:25pm

Hum, for now...





But where are you ? Yuran ? Digital ? No news... ?