Hey guys,

I drew up this moon lander a while ago, and recently stuck it in a very simple moon lander game.




Right now I am thinking the surface is pretty noisey and hard to see. Im thinking that the nose should be improved. Also, maybe I should make the craft narrower.

I dont know, what do you think?

I like the first and last versions, the bigger flag looks nice. It would be cool if you could make a sprite sheet that includes versions how the shadow moves when the orientation changes. Shouldn't be too difficult to pixel or code, and could probably get away with 8 sprites? worth a try.

I think I prefer the original, the forms/lighting read the best on it and it's fairly detailed and realistic. I think the booster underneath needs work on all of them. The perspective doesn't match the body.

Oh huh, you guys like the original better? Interesting.

I was worried it was just kind of a mess of random details. I could shade and anti-alias those details, but I think it would just become a blurry mess.

Thanks guys! Ill just start over from the original. Maybe work on the thruster a bit.

Also here is some more progress I made. I realized that the perspective on all of these hasnt been directly over head, but rather from an angle, kinda like pokemon. I wondered if drawing something totally from the side would improve it, and I dont think it did. Its kind of weird how giving the lander an angled perspective seems to be better, even though it defies the actual perspective the player has on the lander in the game.

I think it's too flat. The original had a definite primary light source and 3D form. You've also used a lot of colours.

Here is where I am at. Im really happy with how much some simple shading added. Maybe I could improve it with dithering? Now it looks almost exaggeratedly cylindrical.

Thanks rocifier. I wonder if I could get the same benefit with shading with fewer colors?



Yeah I noticed the thrusters are basically invisible on a black background. I tried to brighten them in these revisions. That said, if I ever take this game anywhere, I would probably add levels and different areas, some with bright backgrounds.

I think you're using the dithering a bit too much :b but that may just be me

I dk might be hard to do on this. But what i mean is that it kinda gives the surface some texture. Like small bumps on the spaceship. But as i said. It might just be me :)

Im drawing landing gear now. Im partial to the upper right most, and lower left most. My biggest problem with the upper right most, is that it looks too flimsy to support the craft. My biggest problem with the lower left most, is that its hard to understand

Yeah I think that helped Michno.

Eishiya,

Oh, I dont know. Thats a good point. Im trying to work out a version of this game where the ship stays stationary in the center, so perhaps dithering has a use.

Still tho, thanks for your insight.