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Just to show my WIP...

You shouldn't use vanishing point perspective. The whole game is drawn in an orthogonal perspective (the 2d engine enforces this style). It will just look wrong when integrated into a real map.

I hope this looks better

added the door and snakes, also fixed minor issue on the windows, shadow on door less dark

How far away are you from a tileset which can be used?

In fact, create the tileset is the hardest thing for me, every single time I try to create one, nothing matches and always take me back from finish, this new try is based on the actual tilesets but I always have to fix issues by hand, Im not giving up but I'm still far from a real useable tileset

Well I'm glad to hear you're not giving up, I tried fixing them myself but I rly suck at pixel art, and I'm dying to use these tiles for mapping

Keep up teh good work

AxlTrozz wrote:In fact, create the tileset is the hardest thing for me, every single time I try to create one, nothing matches and always take me back from finish, this new try is based on the actual tilesets but I always have to fix issues by hand, Im not giving up but I'm still far from a real useable tileset

How do you create tileset? Using gimp with grids?

Saphy wrote:

AxlTrozz wrote:In fact, create the tileset is the hardest thing for me, every single time I try to create one, nothing matches and always take me back from finish, this new try is based on the actual tilesets but I always have to fix issues by hand, Im not giving up but I'm still far from a real useable tileset

How do you create tileset? Using gimp with grids?

yes, copying and paste on Gimp, saving as xcf using layers but saving a copy as a png file, and this is what I have now...and again it doesn't match, heh

I've started thinking about how we can integrate elements from the temple into the new desert I'm working on

It'd be nice if the columns were a closer colour to the sand (or vice versa).

feline monstrosity wrote:It'd be nice if the columns were a closer colour to the sand (or vice versa).

I wouldn’t make such a change without AxlTrozz being advised and agreeing to it first (it is his baby after all)

Len wrote:

feline monstrosity wrote:It'd be nice if the columns were a closer colour to the sand (or vice versa).

I wouldn’t make such a change without AxlTrozz being advised and agreeing to it first (it is his baby after all)

My honor Len, please do, if you need anything just let me know

feline monstrosity wrote:It'd be nice if the columns were a closer colour to the sand (or vice versa).

I'd prefer them to have different colors and not to blend everything into the environment.

ElvenProgrammer wrote:

feline monstrosity wrote:It'd be nice if the columns were a closer colour to the sand (or vice versa).

I'd prefer them to have different colors and not to blend everything into the environment.

I tend to go with 3 layers of standing out (personal philosophy):
1. ground level: should have the dullest colors (no outlines everything blends into each other)
2. objects level: stands out from the ground level (with more contrast and maybe even a light outline)
3. player and dropped item level: stands out the most (heavily saturated with dark outlines)
I believe this helps create the illusion of depth


I made a new texture that might be helpful to the outside of the temple not sure how it should be used yet