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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #240 on: July 09, 2010, 06:35:48 am »
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That is an epic boss idea!!
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #241 on: August 26, 2010, 07:01:41 am »
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I now present you with a lossy image:



Begin speculation NAO.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #242 on: August 26, 2010, 07:05:27 am »
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IT'S MIKE JONES! owait

Looks frickin' awesome though, Mammy! ^.^
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #243 on: August 26, 2010, 05:41:16 pm »
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Quote from: Mamoruアニメ on August 26, 2010, 07:01:41 am
I now present you with a lossy image:



Begin speculation NAO.



MY EYEZ 80

Tone down the background please, it's hard to look at...
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #244 on: August 26, 2010, 10:45:16 pm »
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Quote from: Xiphirx on August 26, 2010, 05:41:16 pm
Quote from: Mamoruアニメ on August 26, 2010, 07:01:41 am
I now present you with a lossy image:



Begin speculation NAO.



MY EYEZ 80

Tone down the background please, it's hard to look at...
I've got to agree, the character doesn't stand out very much from the blue.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #245 on: August 27, 2010, 11:36:17 pm »
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Nah; gunna have to deal with that one :P Looks fine in-game. Character doesn't stand out because of

Quote from: Mamoruアニメ on August 26, 2010, 07:01:41 am
lossy image

and the fact that you can't see the palette oscillating due to it being a still image. Also using an incredibly limited palette that won't change :P (which didn't really cross my mind when I first typed this post. 3 palette registers for the background image. Kind of a norfair style effect)

In other words; it's gunna stay.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #246 on: August 28, 2010, 12:03:00 am »
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Zoomed in or not, the background is too bright.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #247 on: August 28, 2010, 12:06:21 am »
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Quote from: Xiphirx on August 28, 2010, 12:03:00 am
Zoomed in or not, the background is too bright.

I edited my post to reflect something I didn't mention before- the palette oscillation that occurs with those tiles in particular.

Also, you're complaining about a limited palette. It's something that's not going to change, since it's set in stone by the software itself.

Look at games like Kirby, Mario 3, and others. Very minimal differences between background colors and the player. Only separation is a thin, 1 px outline. It's something that will need to be dealt with. The solid color of the player and the solid color of the backgrounds are usually so similar that zoomed out, and put in a lossy image (seriously; look at that image folks <_<) it's going to be difficult to see. That was the *point* :P

ITT lossy jpg is a format to use when critiquing work
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #248 on: August 28, 2010, 12:49:29 am »
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buu you saved it as jpg D; now I can't do it D;.

Try using grey for the middle tone on the background and make the middle tone be the light tone. .. if not, try just making the middle tone black and the light tone be eiither the middle tone or grey.
 I really love that you changed the hero sprite ;D, what do the grey blocks on the bottom are for? will the hud elements be there? or is it part fo the map?
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #249 on: August 28, 2010, 01:19:19 am »
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I still think you can make it better with a darker background. This isn't an issue of the color palette limitations, you can choose other colors in the palette to make it darker.
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« Reply #250 on: August 28, 2010, 05:36:18 am »
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I would imagine it already goes darker as part of the oscillation process.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #251 on: August 29, 2010, 03:58:25 am »
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Quote from: Windy on August 28, 2010, 05:36:18 am
I would imagine it already goes darker as part of the oscillation process.
^This. 3 Palette registers, each bring it down quite a bit. Again, look at Norfair plx thx.

I think going by a purposefully lossy screenshot meant to be a vague teaser for critiques is a horrible idea <_<


Quote from: Kren on August 28, 2010, 12:49:29 am
I really love that you changed the hero sprite ;D, what do the grey blocks on the bottom are for? will the hud elements be there? or is it part fo the map?


They're for the hud :P It's actually going to the top of the screen instead of the bottom though. It'll hold map data on the far right, health data on the left, and a few weapon slots :P
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #252 on: August 29, 2010, 05:24:46 am »
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Quote from: Mamoruアニメ on August 29, 2010, 03:58:25 am
I think going by a purposefully lossy screenshot meant to be a vague teaser for critiques is a horrible idea <_<
What? I don't get what you're trying to say. Are you saying that people shouldn't critique a lossy screenshot, or you're regretting uploading a lossy screenshot and should have uploaded a lossless one?
I don't see how that makes sense anyway, I can see the jpeg noise but it's not very apparent, unless it changed the background colour dramatically.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #253 on: August 29, 2010, 05:46:40 am »
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I'm saying I purposefully uploaded a lossy screenshot, and critiquing one is a bad idea. There's noise everywhere in that image giving a false representation of clarity. It's not the color that's the issue (as I've stated; me; being the one who looks at it at a development level), it's the image distortion.

It was meant as a small teaser, and not meant to be taken critically.

Also, I have to reiterate the palette oscillation. It brings the colors down one step for 3 frames giving a sort of heat effect. The fact that it's a single still screen is more reason not to critique it <_<;;

tl;dr: <_< if I need criticism on something, I'll ask for it :P otherwise, I can only say "I know what I'm doing with my projects" and be blunt about it :x Gets more annoying than anything else since it's like saying somethings broken that you've never seen in action :P
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #254 on: August 29, 2010, 05:54:02 am »
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I think he purposefully put the screen in lossy JPEG knowing you'd all respond like this, just to mess with you.

And as a teaser.

EDIT: I was right! YAAY~
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #255 on: September 08, 2010, 03:37:36 pm »
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...is that the farmer guy from Harvest Moon? :S
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #256 on: September 08, 2010, 03:41:53 pm »
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This game does look beautiful. I would enjoy seeing pictures/screenshots that are not so blurry, though. Especially since the most recent picture seems to be a departure from the styles presented earlier on.

Quote from: TheDarkJay on September 08, 2010, 03:37:36 pm
...is that the farmer guy from Harvest Moon? :S

No incarnation of the Harvest Moon character has ever worn a red shirt, I'm afraid.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #257 on: September 08, 2010, 05:02:09 pm »
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Quote from: NotAlphaMan on September 08, 2010, 03:41:53 pm
No incarnation of the Harvest Moon character has ever worn a red shirt, I'm afraid.

But they often wear a red scarf that looks very similar...also that shirt looks like a poncho to me....

I mean, I can tell it's obviously not but damned if the way he looks doesn't remind me of the farmer from Harvest Moon for the GBC XD
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Mamoruanime

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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #258 on: September 09, 2010, 04:07:26 am »
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Lol it's not; I actually made him perhaps an hour before posting that screenshot? :P

I've got some more stuff I'm working on now for it. Honestly at the rate I'm going at now with graphics it shouldn't take too long for me to start working on the core engine :D (granted it's the 3rd incarnation of the engine D:).

I'm also in the process of working on my level editor; and the tiles you see on that screen are my test tiles :)

EDIT:

I'll have another teaser soon. Just finishing up Area 2's tiles now.
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Re: [SCREENS] Surface
« Reply #259 on: September 12, 2010, 05:32:55 am »
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Another teaser~
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