THE SCREENSHOT TOPIC RETURNS

I dunno, after thinking about it again, the dithered one is basically all in your face "Hey this character is made of LITTLE PIECES" and that seems appropriate for a game about puzzle pieces. Even though they are pixels and not puzzle pieces, my mind makes the connection when I look at the screenshot instead of just looking at the face by itself.

So, I definitely wouldn't do it like that if it were me, but I guess it works.

Too bad you're not doing it at higher resolution; you could make the portrait actually look like an assembled jigsaw puzzle. Maybe it's still possible? I think something like this would be utterly brilliant:



I love your sprites by the way.

author=Craze
Itaju, is there any sort of middle ground? Your game on the whole looks great, and it is going to stick out regardless of bizarre dithering. I mean, your levels are full of puzzle pieces; you've already got a trademark.

but if you going to be "NO I AM DIFFERENT!!!!!!!" then okay, do it up, as long as people on either side don't become dicks

Na, I just use the dithered chars because I like 'em, not because I want to achieve something, be artsy. I am happy that there are people out there who actually like it the way I do it.

I do respect that people prefer the non-dithered version.

I created both versions (the dithered first) and I just continued using that style based on my personal preference. Also I appreciate the suggestions you guys made (also on my other artworks), especially Locke. But I think puzzle-shaped Facesets would overdo it (and would contradict the lore of my game).

Worked all day on this bad boy, but I think it turned out rather well! Gesallia in Ruins has received quite the revamp~ (Because of map saver script issues, I had to turn off the lighting effects, and screen tone, so it'll look much better in game.)

author=Clareain_Christopher
Looks like a fun party, Sana!

A party's always fun when there are severed heads mounted on top of flags~ ^o^

Nice maps I love it Vox. I wish I was that good :lol



What do you guys think of this sprite, too small or just good enough?

I really don't, it's kind of hard not to be drawn into that when every tile is square shaped though. I see what you mean though, the big platform the characters are standing on just goes straight across at the top when it could have a more interesting shape. Or if that's not what you mean exactly how can I give it a less rectangular world vibe?

Vox, those are quite good for a first map! As for using the RTP, it's your call: don't let others pressure you, and use what you feel comfortable using or what is most visually appealing to you. Rips can also be harder to use; RTP is good practice material. Not to steal your thunder, Itaju - I see where you're coming from - but it's not an absolute must-do by any means.

As far as your maps go, there are ways to reduce the grid-like nature of VX Ace RTP. Reducing the stretches of straight lines will help. If a shoreline, cliff, or grassy section extends for more than 3-4 tiles, then it runs the risk of looking highly inorganic. Still, this is better than the maps of most veteran RPG Makers. Keep plugging away!

Jude, if you're going to be that involved in the map design process in the first place, you should really just do parallax mapping.

I like the VX/Ace RTP, but I am also part of the target audience for the series ("people who like Dragon Quest"). Everything about the RM* series except XP is a blatant rip-off of DQ, right down to the attributes and damage calculations. AND I LOVE IT

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Jude, if you're going to be that involved in the map design process in the first place, you should really just do parallax mapping.

Please think back to why the tile/map editor was made in the first place. Because you might be now realizing that Jude is referring to a limitation that ironically... rm2k3 didn't have.

Two steps forward one step back. Enterbrain.