Murdoc
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> Nice game, big fan of the tilesets :)
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> Although one thing that bugs me is how the door is still facing down when its at the side of a house.
That's because the tilesets are inspired by nes titles like Dragon Warrior. It was fairly common. But some of you kids wouldn't know that ;) -
looking good. my only criticism is that the text in status and mission blend with the bg too much.
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> *Bump* Yes, I know I'm double posting.
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> I need some slight input on the base walk animation. Should his arms be outlined lighter within the body (first), or darker like the shade around it's body? (second)
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> Very slight, nitpicky change but I'm kind of a perfectionist. My strength & weakness lol
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I personally find the second one looks more consistent. While brightening of outlines in reference to a light source can make certain pieces look nicer, I don't find it does in this case. -
I think for the sake of the hard-core rpg fan it should be included regardless of whether or not people pay attention to it. Because at some point people are gonna rate the game, not only for its combat and fun factor but whether or not the world is well constructed. To me, this implies good stories and player-npc interaction. Otherwise, people may consider it nothing but a grind-fest.
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When I click register nothing comes up. If I use my forum account it says "Account does not exist" 
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> My advice for everyfuckingbody around here is that just because you are working with a 2D engine does not mean you automatically must aspire to be good at pixelart. Because you will not and it is not worth it aspiring for.
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> Just because there are some good pixelartists here, just because the general trend of "indie games" is using pixelart, does not mean that you have to do it. It just turn you into yet another retro wannabe. If you feel that you ducking have to do graphics (it would also be worth considering if it actually is something you feel comfortable not only doing but also showing to people after you do it) how about not being a mindless drone and try something new?
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> This forum is filled with subpar or downright horrible "pixelart" to the point where adressing single threads in showoff is a waste of time, because they all lack the same thing - and that would be talent. So, dear reader… ducking stop. Pixelart is not for everyone, and if it's not for you, that's fine. Maybe there's something different you can do with your free time.
This.. and if you really want to do it, start reading tutorials. They helped me tremendously. At first I didn't want to read them because I felt lazy and uninspired by watching other people's style. But all in all, if you can learn various different ways of creating texture, lighting etc you're going to be better off as an artist, then If you hadn't. It might take you years to even get subpar as Kusy put it so well. Maybe you'll never reach professional level due to lack of interest and learning from others. I do not consider myself to be expert level, for example, but I keep practicing so I can be. Having said all that; if you enjoy it and REALLY want to get good at it, you'll need to start with the basics and looking at the way expert level pixel artists do it then gradually work your way up, and most of all practice your brains out trying to imitate and mix styles until you feel like you've developed your own.
Here's a link to 30 pixel art tutorials to get you started: [http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/](http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/) -
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I'll give some advice.
For one the palette is fugly. Look up hue-shifting, it will help make things look better.
The shading on the sword makes it look like a brick on a stick, because the highlight is to the far left of the blade, and the shadow is at the far right. Instead try putting the shadow down the middle, with a brighter strip on the right and keep the highlight on the left but extending to the tip of the blade.
The apple isnt bad, but I would bring the highlight more towards the right and make it bigger with possibly one speck of highlight near it (has a nice effect).
Also, outlines can improve these but dont use black. Pick slightly darker colors than the shadows. The sprite in particular would benefit from an outline because it looks washed out. Changing the palette will help here too.
The sprites dimensions are off in several places. The shoulders are too wide. The elbows shouldnt be visible from the front. And the feet are spread outwards too much. Do an experiment and stand up normally. You should notice that your feet are more parallel with your line of sight if youre looking straight ahead.
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Helladen, do you like Alex Jones?
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I think Sherwin means 10$ per sprite, which is reasonable considering it takes a good 30mins to an hour to create something decent
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Worth a watch..
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIm2H0ksawg[/media]
Btw, the man-made ideas of god(s) and creationism are also **theories**. -
Story Time.
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They look professional. Nice work!
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I think the layout and style is awesome for a retro themed game. I wouldn't change a thing.
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The project is looking good. The mapping seems well thought out as well as the details. Btw, I really like the logo. 
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This is a great contribution and something I've been looking for.
~~How would I go about making damage double if the npc has a different element?
Example: Earth > Water > Fire > Air > Earth
And: Holy > Dark~~
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I made a few alterations if someone wants there to be opposing elements for double damage, instead of the same element. Such as: Water beating Fire etc.
Just change the original code pieces above to these:
```
' If debug mode, handle error then exit out
If Options.Debug = 1 Then On Error GoTo errorhandler
If EditorIndex = 0 Or EditorIndex > MAX_ITEMS Then Exit Sub
If scrlElement.Value = 0 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: None"
ElseIf scrlElement.Value = 1 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: Earth"
ElseIf scrlElement.Value = 2 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: Air"
ElseIf scrlElement.Value = 3 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: Fire"
ElseIf scrlElement.Value = 4 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: Water"
ElseIf scrlElement.Value = 5 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: Dark"
ElseIf scrlElement.Value = 6 Then
lblElement.Caption = "E: Holy"
End If
Item(EditorIndex).Element = scrlElement.Value
' Error handler
Exit Sub
errorhandler:
HandleError "scrlElement_Change", "frmEditor_Item", Err.Number, Err.Description, Err.Source, Err.HelpContext
Err.Clear
Exit Sub
```
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' Double the damage if npc's element is weak to our weapon's element
If GetPlayerEquipment(index, weapon) <> 0 Then
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element <> 0 Then
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element = 1 And Npc(npcNum).Element = 4 Then
SendActionMsg mapNum, "Super Effective!", BrightCyan, 1, (GetPlayerX(index) * 32), (GetPlayerY(index) * 32)
Damage = Damage * 2
End If
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element = 2 And Npc(npcNum).Element = 1 Then
SendActionMsg mapNum, "Super Effective!", BrightCyan, 1, (GetPlayerX(index) * 32), (GetPlayerY(index) * 32)
Damage = Damage * 2
End If
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element = 3 And Npc(npcNum).Element = 2 Then
SendActionMsg mapNum, "Super Effective!", BrightCyan, 1, (GetPlayerX(index) * 32), (GetPlayerY(index) * 32)
Damage = Damage * 2
End If
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element = 4 And Npc(npcNum).Element = 3 Then
SendActionMsg mapNum, "Super Effective!", BrightCyan, 1, (GetPlayerX(index) * 32), (GetPlayerY(index) * 32)
Damage = Damage * 2
End If
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element = 5 And Npc(npcNum).Element = 6 Then
SendActionMsg mapNum, "Super Effective!", BrightCyan, 1, (GetPlayerX(index) * 32), (GetPlayerY(index) * 32)
Damage = Damage * 2
End If
If Item(Player(index).Equipment(Equipment.weapon)).Element = 6 And Npc(npcNum).Element = 5 Then
SendActionMsg mapNum, "Super Effective!", BrightCyan, 1, (GetPlayerX(index) * 32), (GetPlayerY(index) * 32)
Damage = Damage * 2
End If
End If
End If
```
*Don't forget to change the max for scrlElement to 6 instead of 5.
It's currently set at the typical rpg style for elements:
Earth > Water > Fire > Air > Earth
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I like the engine. Only bug I've noticed so far is that when you finish a talk to npc quest the exp reward is not given. Or at least doesn't appear to be going up..
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I quickly did a couple you can consider. If you don't like em that's cool.
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This engine is quite good. The only complaint I have is that there are no menu buttons by default.
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I agree. The logo posted in the op is highly detailed and elaborate, something worth charging good money for. But the logo Azyru did is really nice for a giveaway logo without any cost to you. If you just don't like it that's another thing I suppose.
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What graphics will you be using? Will they be custom?
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> Call me crazy if you will, but you guys don't understand how to not debate over a subject I don't want to debate over - that is called insanity. I claim insanity much more dangerous than any type of diagnostic you may of given to me. I may be looking at the world in a way you disprove of, but at-least I have the common respect to not hate on someone for their beliefs. Maybe you should take a look at yourself and have a radical change to your perspective of other people. I'm tired of arguing about this.
I think you missed my point entirely. There are loads of people who think that a one world government will mean the ushering in of a satanically possessed leader. And for years people *cough* I mean christians have been talking about it happening in our lifetime. When George Bush Sr mentioned the U.N being used for the purpose of "New World Order" every christian claiming to know the meaning of Revelations, jumped the gun and said it was the beginning of the a one world government that would be ruled by a Satanic magician king. (This is not an exaggeration)
What I'm pointing out is that every prediction made concerning the "Antichrist" in Revelations already took place. And the statements made did not necessitate John having mystical foreknowledge, because the writing style is apocalyptic literature; a famous writing style of Jewish scholars. It includes using multiple metaphorical images (beasts with wings etc) in order to keep the messages secretive and are only understood by the audience at the time, in accordance with their current state of affairs. For example, John saying that the beast name was of a man and 666 (Nero Caesar), he did this to avoid being killed by Roman officials since he was already exiled to the island of Patmos where he wrote the book. That's why his name is not mentioned. Titus, the ruler who said he was God in the old temple and destroys it, and instructed people to be marked and worship him so they could buy or sell fits perfectly with John's description of the "Anti-christ". Titus also hated christians and had them murdered if they didn't renounce their faith and worship him.
So my point is that, trying to correlate a 2000 year old document to something in the present ends up being coincidental at best. This stuff already went down and should be put to rest. It is merely based on people's opinions of what the original writings are trying to portray. If I wanted to be equally as mystical, but in the opposite spectrum, I could say that the New World Order is the return of Eden and peace on earth. But literary motivated paranoia never seems to lend to a positive outlook on world affairs. There are plenty of paranoid views on the net and I think this is one of them. Consider the year 2000, 2012 etc We're still here and the schizophrenics who talk to ghosts and aliens are just re-writing new theories for you to eat up until you regurgitate nonsense.
I know quite a bit about christianity and religious history, because I studied theology and world religions for 2 years. Not saying I know everything, but if you actually did a historical study into the events during 50-70 a.d in Israel within the Roman Empire you would quickly see that these writings of an Antichrist have already happened a long time ago. Many christian scholars already know and admit this to be a fact. That should at least make you think a little more about it, since It is not merely a "secular" worldview with some attempt to deceive christians by "Satanic" forces.
Anyway, people who quickly gained popularity among both christians and non-religious people like Alex Jones and David Icke make claims (like many others) that all our leaders are corrupt and ruled by Satanic or otherwise evil Alien forces because they actually believe it. And they talk like people with with some type of self-induced psychosis. And, at least Alex Jones who is southern baptist, along with thousands of others still believe that there will be a one world government (similiar to the Roman Empire), and that it will be ruled by one man who's called the Antichrist. So every time they see things heading in that direction they believe it has some sort of demonic motivation and/or is prophecy being fulfilled. But, unbeknownst to them or their followers it's too late to correlate the writings of Revelation or any other ancient "prophetic" literature to modern times, because they've already been fulfilled in and around the time they were written.
If you don't believe me just go back to that specific book and read the introduction: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew his servants things which must SHORTLY come to pass." The greek word translated as "shortly" there also means "soon" or "not long from now". 2000 years doesn't fit the bill unfortunately.
So while half the christian world continues to look for an empire (New World Order or whatever) ruled by "Satan" (an actual entity according to Judaism and Christianity despite your claims to it being a metaphor for emotions), they fail to realize that there is no way to make these applications based on mere assumptions without being historically uneducated, or otherwise indoctrinated to the point of self-induced delusions about the real world.
Youtube and the net in general is full of this liez. New agers, christians, muslims, even atheists eat it all up like its fact. Maybe because they want to believe there is something greater going on behind the curtain, or because they're paranoid about what's behind the curtain. But I can tell you with utmost confidence, that there is nothing behind the curtain at all.
Btw, I did not make any claims about being atheist or theist. I'm agnostic atheist yes, but I was under the impression this is an intellectual debate, not one about whether theism or atheism is right. You should learn to not jump the gun (though I'm not surprised), while you attempt to retain your christian or personal honor.
Elandor Chronicles
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> Now I'll be working on different house walls, and then touching up all the old city tiles I worked on to fit the new style.
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Looks awesome! It's very easy on the eyes and the palette is nice and fluid. Looking forward to updates. :)