[RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Crush wrote:Would definitely be useful. Can you make a version without background for the x2 tileset?
The first version was a modified screen shot, so I don't think it had the right resolution. Here is another attempt where I tried to modify on the of the tiles in the original case tileset.

But I am not much of an artist, so perhaps we get the best result if someone else uses my idea as a starting point to make a prettier tile :)
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Err... I meant it the other way around. The black silouette with the roots and a transparent portal.
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Crush wrote:Err... I meant it the other way around. The black silouette with the roots and a transparent portal.
Ah, that way.

Anyway I gave it a try and it doesn't look very good. I think I will leave the task to the true masters of pixel art..
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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The .xcf.bz2 has several discarded attempts, but is probably not the preferred form for further modification.
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Very nice, but the stalagmites look more like roots. Perhaps you should make them more conical, or was this the intended effect?
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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It doesn't really work as a wide exit, but a 2-tile wide exit should be ok. :)
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Yes, that's rather nice.

May I suggest the need for side exits too?
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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The rightmost one is nice.

BTW: If it is a cave exit, then the ground should perhaps be light rather than shadowy. Would that be possible?
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Much better, but the lighted exit still has roots.
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Good point Grant, those roots are annoying (they're also an existing tile).

This version:
No roots.
Separate exits for to-another-cave and to-sunshine.
I'm not happy with the exit-to-sunshine, but more effort isn't improving it. My feeling is to just drop the sunny exits for now.
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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octalot wrote:There's a sharp edge around your ground-over-void tiles, and I think smoothing it is better (not happy with either version though).
I've modified the .xcf.bz2 to mimic your changes, but it's too big to attach to the forum: http://www.s.cotton.clara.co.uk/gallery ... 03.xcf.bz2
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I finally got around to adding this and depreciating cave_bilevel_water (a message in some unused space).
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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I don't see a problem with roots. You're under the ground anyway. Even something growing through the cave would be nice.

As it is now, the cave is kind of clean and monotonous: more variation please. (Curves, diagonal walls, decals, anything.)
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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octalot wrote:Good point Grant, those roots are annoying (they're also an existing tile).

I'm not happy with the exit-to-sunshine, but more effort isn't improving it. My feeling is to just drop the sunny exits for now.
Do we have enough warps in this mine yet? :lol:
Sunshine is ok but you have to iluminate a portion of the cave inside to represent the light entering, not just the exit but also a little bit light on the floor inside the cave, something like this terrible example :mrgreen: :
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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Quick mock-up of a different idea:
(This doesn't have a tileset for it, was trying stuff on a screenshot).
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Re: [RC] Supplemental cave tileset

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One more version, and now I think it's time to choose one and use it.
No matter what version, it's 3 tiles on the cave_x2 set, with the appropriate ground layer under it - maps could use any version interchangably; and that's likely to be compatible with any new version too.

No sunny version yet, but this will fix the problems with hidden exits in the caves.
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