SCREENSHOT SURVIVAL 20XX

@ESBY:
Sure is brown

esby is that an ara fell fangame

it looks fine. i wish refmap had more variety though



<liberty> hey a winter-themed event
<craze & karsuman> clearly it's time for a game about a beach resort

finally cobbled together enough assets to appease myself. if i get really ambitious, i'll make some wet sand coming up for 2-3 tiles. it needs that bit more shading.

all the autoshadows will be gone, don't worry about 'em... fucking bullshit autoshadows ;V

edit: why'd i use one purple flower. replacing it with a white bunch to fit the rest of the map

very tasteful, craze. not overloaded or patchy. a respectable balance of detail. the road autotiles are a little bland, though - perhaps use a road autotile with a distinct border, or break up the road a bit with sand sort of "blowing over". the beaches are also a tiny bit too straight in spots (by maybe one or two tiles). I'd also cluster a couple palm trees together here or there. still, like I said, it's tasteful. ps: the cactus in the upper-left looks a little odd because it's so close to the cliff edge.

good use of refmap, esby. that's what I like to see; it's not too cluttered or random, instead choosing to be nice and compact. the rope ladders need to be extended, and a tiny bit more color would indeed help matters (just another couple splashes of green/yellow would go a long way). you may also want to use the deep water tile in the center of the water. that would help achieve some of that color variation. the best thing about the map is the overall shape - it feels organic without being over the top.

loving it, harmonic. nice and colorful. detailed with logical layout (though some of the mountain ranges clash with the surrounding regions a tiny bit). has the same vibe of the old FF world maps but in a proper map form. a few town avatars would help make it feel complete.

The game is based on Florida's beaches and marshlands, and Florida beaches most definitely have grass. The grass right up against the water is silly (and would go away if I do make the wet sand tiles), but otherwise it's pretty normal. Fun fact: grass and its roots are used to help reconstruct dunes that are falling apart. Like any vegetation, it helps hold soil in place, and grass in particular is hardy and clingy.

I thought about more trees and such. Might try it. It's the outside of a hotel though, so it's not meant to look truly wild, just "not clinical." I'll experiment. =)

@Craze- If you do add more trees maybe it can be for "shady" spots and put a chair underneath it for people to just sit and watch the water :)

that's just europe turned sideways

author=LockeZ
that's just europe turned sideways

Ah yes I see you've never seen a map of Europe

@Harmonic:
Looks very good. Is it an in game map or just a reference?

@Craze:
I don't mind grass on beaches at all, but generally it's not right up on the water, yeah? Even if you have a specific basis in mind, most people are going to raise an eyebrow at that.

Someone dumped a bunch of snow in the mediterrainean sea to try to stop global warming, and England's heart grew three sizes. But it's close!!!

No, I'm not complaining, I just have a weird sense of humor.

REBIRTH OF REFMAP. I like.

Speaking of which, here's some good old fashioned REFMAP for Rise of the Third Power along with a portrait for one of our adorable little thiefy protagonists. The expressions are all done, just not colored. I was worried the image wouldn't do well resized so small, but I think it actually came out great.