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Frickin' Genius · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject: Maptiles

Here are some maptiles I've been working on. What do you think?
http://www.geocities.com/thelonechimaera/tiles.html
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Grandtrain · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 85

It's hard to judge it like that. Maybe you could make a small map.

Uncommon · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:52 pm Post subject:

That's what I was thinking, too, but he just sent me the picture like that and asked me to post under his name. I'd make a map myself, but I don't know exactly how the tiles are supposed to fit together.

Eggie · Joined: 12 May 2003 Posts: 904

They look pretty good. They could work.

Uncommon · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 8:06 am Post subject:

Alright, got a picture of a map up, too.
http://geocities.com/thelonechimaera/tiles.html

Grandtrain · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 85

It's a good start. Should have more variety, though. Also, it looks a bit too 'clean'.

madhatter · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 2:22 pm Post subject:

Gah! The floor tile looks exactly like one of my tiles! Now I have to change it!

But otherwise, they look very good, 'cept maybe you should try making them look "worn", otherwise they just look too new.

Frickin' Genius · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 3:24 pm Post subject:

Okay, old looking, gotcha. Man, I hate making maptiles.

Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 4:04 pm Post subject:

The tiles look fine actually. What I would recommend, though, concerning the floors:

http://pixeltutorial.cjb.net/

This has a lot of annoying pop-ups, but teaches some pretty good lessons on the Do's and Don't's of Pixel Art (and it more specifically covers maptiles)
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madhatter · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 4:09 pm Post subject:

I really wish Tsugomo would update that. But it won't happen. Phooey Neutral

Frickin' Genius · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 4:17 pm Post subject:

Thanks, This will help allot.
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byako · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:30 am Post subject: not too bad really

great start.
as for the variety, which is what I was thinking you need as well,
make a copy of tiles , then add things like broken tiles, different pattern, mabey plants or something, objects on the on the floor, or walls, such as torches, or other form of light. windows mabey(unless it is a dungeon)

Look around your house and other places you go during the day. Rarely do you see places that are completely the same all over. Get ideas from differences you see in real life.

Hope that helps
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RedMaverickZero · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:10 am Post subject:

Not bad... But I personally don't like em. Show more variety. Players don't like looking at the same stuff all the time. Show them new scenery every now and then. Like maybe dripping water, some prision bars. Holes, tattered debree. Be creative. It's your game, spice it up!
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Shadowiii · **It's been real.** Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 2460

They are really boring. But I'm assuming this is simply a base, not the final product, and if so it is an excellent start. You seem to have all the 3dness down and it actually has some depth...nice.

But dark. Might want to make the background of the web page be white or something so I can see where the tiles end and the background begins...grah!
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Uncommon · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:19 pm Post subject:

That was my fault, Shadow. I made the background black 'cos I thought a white background would conflict with the blackness in the shot.

For the record, you were right about them being a base. He's just treying to get something down at the moment. I'm sure he'll add some variety before he releases a demo.