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« Reply #2480 on: June 19, 2014, 03:41:10 AM » |
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Those are really nice pixel trees - some of my favorite ever. They are very interesting to look at.
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« Reply #2481 on: June 19, 2014, 10:50:08 AM » |
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Those trees are damn gorgeous, is what they are
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« Reply #2482 on: June 19, 2014, 04:38:50 PM » |
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thx guys, the trees went through 2 years of iterations, and i'm finally happy with them  |
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« Reply #2484 on: June 23, 2014, 11:27:43 PM » |
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Update: Added marble blocks and some marble decorations. Blacksmith and merchant are both in there now. The blacksmith walks around, and you can 'use' him to craft things. If you hurt him too much then he goes agro on you. Same with merchant who's in the screens below. Blacksmith and merch both have custom items, which MM can get in various ways (e.g., killing or maybe as a gift?). Oh, I also animate the plants slightly now, scaling and rotatin them (see 1st screeny) ... breaking the aligned pixel purity even further (I'm a monster). Furthermore, you can now carry your inventory and wielded items between different regions (a simple bit of code which was a long time coming).  Moonman meets a merchant.  Moonman with blacksmith items meets a merchant in an ornate marble building.
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« Reply #2485 on: June 23, 2014, 11:52:54 PM » |
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO he looks ace in current form... plus he's from the moon he doesn't need cosmetic surgery to fit in!! |
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« Reply #2486 on: June 24, 2014, 12:10:18 AM » |
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Do I get a badge for being around at the start?  Yes you do, so does Belimoth, Ashkin, etc. You guys will definitely be getting the game for free. That's the least I can do.. I have a post on 1st page, where I admire I would love to possess your power. Do I qualify for free moon planet, yet?  Yeah of course kamac I'll either post here or PM everyone with a code to get the game for free, but it's still quite a few months off yet! I STILL REMEMBER. |
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« Reply #2487 on: June 24, 2014, 02:04:29 AM » |
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The new art looks great! I too agree that Moonmans looks should stay as it is. It's all fine if he gets some new facial expressions but I think he should have his signature smile most of the time. Could be pretty comical though if he would break out in big grin (like the pic quoted above) at special occasions (after a massacre?) and then abruptly going back to his content smile. Or getting the coffee-drugged face from last page after using certain substances. My suggestion is to keep his expression fairly static most of the time though, it's his signature thing. Anyway, this is just my opinion. I was a bit skeptical when you were upgrading the background art too and that turned out for the better by far, so I'm sure Moonman is in good care however you chose to do things  |
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« Reply #2488 on: June 26, 2014, 09:43:02 PM » |
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Hah, @knifeyspooney, he's back to normal now. Although I'll probably have a customize option to change the head etc. @kruxus Thanks for the idea. Could be a fun thing to have expressions, we'll see. Update: Worked on strangeworld background, and updated many of the armours and helmets. Here's crystal, gold, gold, iron, and merchant outfits. I also started a twitter account @pixel_dailies where I'll post daily pixel art challenges, so come along and join in and let's all improve our art and pixel art skills. [:D]  Edit: second update, just made it so tooltip's appear above cursor when pressing 'ctrl' during play, or automatically when showing inventory.  |
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« Reply #2489 on: June 26, 2014, 11:38:58 PM » |
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If you are going to break the pixel sizing for the font I think a higher resolution font would work better. Only 4 pixel high fonts can be hard to read. Apart from that, looking better every time you post a screenshot! |
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« Reply #2490 on: June 27, 2014, 06:29:21 PM » |
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« Reply #2491 on: June 27, 2014, 06:44:06 PM » |
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like this? Yes. And if anybody wants to cry about mixing resolution for the sake of reading, they can jump off a cliff. |
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« Reply #2492 on: June 27, 2014, 11:32:30 PM » |
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« Reply #2493 on: June 28, 2014, 08:00:08 PM » |
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Ok cool, will do. thx guys. Here I'm experimenting with different body shapes.  |
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« Reply #2494 on: June 29, 2014, 04:11:02 PM » |
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Really digging that fifth one.
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« Reply #2495 on: June 29, 2014, 05:26:39 PM » |
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i like #7 :L
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« Reply #2496 on: June 30, 2014, 12:42:39 AM » |
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Also in the back of my mind I'm starting to come around to the idea of slightly redesigning ol' MM to bring him into the new art style. I'll probably sit on the idea for a few months, but I've drawn a few different heads and things, and I'll experiment with them and see if anything sticks.
I think he looks even more hilarious than before, so I'd say it's an improvement. But seeing how Moonman's grin has become his trademark thing you'd have to be mad to change it. Then again, there are more people who are yet to see this game than those who've already seen it and gotten used to the current look so keeping it for that sake is rather silly. |
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« Reply #2497 on: June 30, 2014, 05:17:50 AM » |
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The current appearance of the moonman guy is wonderfully simple, pretty much memetic. He's easy to take in and easy to like. If you're going to make changes, keep them minor. The silly grin is cool, of course, but I doubt whether it could pull people in like how he's looked so far.
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« Reply #2498 on: June 30, 2014, 05:41:22 AM » |
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I would have to say I agree that you should keep him the way he is, the other faces just don't look as simple and cool as the original.
But I must say, the graphics work you have been putting into this is simply amazing, I love how some of these screenshots look.
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« Reply #2499 on: June 30, 2014, 07:34:47 AM » |
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The third from the right looks nice and stocky, but not too short. I think thicker arms might be nice. Liking the overall look and feel, nonetheless!
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