First Weapon sprite.

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First Weapon sprite.

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The lightning sword! an oversized cow prod with a jacobs ladder feel. Guarenteed to keep you occupied for days watching the lightning spark from point to point!

http://www.geocities.com/serdalis_darkstar/LS.bmp

just tell me what needs to be done in very short sentinces so i can get better far quicker. (this is my first sprite ever so some tips would be appreciated).
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Post by ElvenProgrammer »

Well as it is now it could only be used as conceptual art. If you're interested in adding it to the game you could start creating an inventory item so reducing the size to 32x32 at max.
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32 by 32

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okie ... just reformatted my comp so lost all my adv. programs...
paint will have to do...

i have an icon image and some other images

http://www.geocities.com/serdalis_darks ... 2_x_32.bmp

btw if any of you have noticed there is a Lightnng Sword in a game called Mu but if you compare pictures mine is different in hilt and handle and the prongs are closer together. (i could rename it to Electric Longsword?)
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I didn't like the large version that much, but the 32x32 version looks kind of neat.
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Post by Pajarico »

Serdalis, please use png instead of bmp and crop your images :wink:
I know paint can't do that, so please consider using the gimp or some other software to do the conversion and cropping.
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Post by Ultim »

please use png instead ofbmp and crop your images
Microsoft hater, get some broadband!
I know paint can't do that
Can too (in XP+)

Serdalis wrote:there is a Lightnng Sword in a game called Mu but if you compare pictures mine is...
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Ok ill use Png if you want but i can't see any difference.

The reason the 32 x 32 looks better is because i redisigned it... any way i have an icon only version now
Image Lightning LongSword (as Bjorn likes it)
Image Lightning LongSword (as elven wants)
Image BroadSword (or BastardSword)
Image Kriss (Fancy dagger)

(ill use this post to show every weapon so watch this one for updated versions.)
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Serdalis wrote:erm i still havent got any one telling me a way to make it better... does that mean its perfect? :D
Hmm, no :P

I don't like the blade that much, it's only a white blade with some shining points on it. I'd make it a normal blade with a thunderbolt around it. Of course that's only my taste.
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Serdalis wrote:Ok ill use Png if you want but i can't see any difference.
That's the point, while there is no difference at all, png is much smaller than bmp, and has much wider support. It also embeds with the [img] tag, as seen after I edited your post above.
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okie just look at the last posts "Icon Version" because ive changed it to a single blade like evlen wants...
also i made a broadsword :D
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Ok way better, but another improvement on blade is necessary, now it seems as if it's rounded and not flat.
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just keep posting ideas and watch my images (ill keep updating)

mabe i could make a pike :D :wink:
how could i make it look less round? could i use the broadsword blade and put lightning around it?
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I won't use a smooth shading but a central line and flat shading on the sides of the shading, but hey I'm not an artist :P
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you mean like the broad sword?
also i made a dagger useing some shading stuff too.

erm i want to know 1 thing... is it good im staying with the same theme of handle and hilt or should i try more types?
and is the shading on that dagger right?

ok ive been looking at the item wiki with the sword shading and ive updated my swords with the same shading type (i hope) and overall i think they look loads better. (you can definatly see the difference in the broadsword but LLS i cant really tell)
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Ultim wrote:
please use png instead ofbmp and crop your images
Microsoft hater, get some broadband!
I have something close to broadband and I don't feel like downloading a image that is 60% white pixels and could be cropped. And about png, Bjorn did answered you already.
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