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[RareSloth]

Hi.

I'm wondering how many of you use your code to manage color for more complex games... Vs managing color in illustrator, photoshop, etc. In other words starting with white / greyscale assets and then rendering them in color.

I see benefits and drawbacks of managing color values in code, and I can't decide if its worth it. I'm pretty sure rocketcat did it for punchquest.

Do you do this? What are the pros and cons?

Pros:
Rendering them in a different hue is much faster than creating a new set of assets, skin
Smaller file-size (less assets)

Cons:
Time consuming to put in color values for each piece if for example eyes, horns, head all require different colors




Thanks!
Brian

[Tobers]

I'm planning on doing this myself, but I think the overhead is all in setting things up to work this way, rather than in typing in all the color codes.

It's easier to find/change a color and compile than to re-export some changed assets. For my work it is anyway.

I'm pretty sure that's how Songbringer is being worked too.