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Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:17 pm any AXE ideas?

Downward cut.

Hyuhjhih wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:06 pmSpsht

here it has too much black in it i think - should be transparent instead (so only whitish things)

Hyuhjhih wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:24 pm I have collected a few axe types which i could rely the entire image style upon. Please choose among them on interest ( probably by the norse fan bady quaddy)


And a few swords also. Well not needed since stratego already implied one.

I choose bottom- the last left.
Simpler is better, im not much into fantasy style.

Hyuhjhih wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:29 pm Some of the upcoming accepted units like my dashing assassin, poison swordsman etc have much like a dagger rather than sword, which could use a different kind

Should i work on them also?

dagger? sure thanks

Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:34 pm

Hyuhjhih wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:06 pmSpsht

here it has too much black in it i think - should be transparent instead (so only whitish things)

i agree that it should be only whitish things. like the sword slash stratego made.

QuadrupoleStrat wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:38 pm

Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:34 pm

Hyuhjhih wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:06 pmSpsht

here it has too much black in it i think - should be transparent instead (so only whitish things)

i agree that it should be only whitish things. like the sword slash stratego made.

While keeping the actual sprite, i delayed the ghast trial impedence to -30% and transparency to 50%

Hoping the spear point will look much bright as it were but the trail could blent in.

still dark. needs to be practically "invisible" on this white background.

i found a source that can give ideas
https://www.deviantart.com/redballbomb/ ... -723975796

https://www.deviantart.com/busteromegam ... -391935193

i made this little whiter

ok i made the image 32px heighted (no reason for bigger on this animation as not touches over unit top boundaries. (like sword slash)
also made 3x32 with for one frame
here



but i feel it is not that nice.
also here cames to me again that i should put the animation OVER all units (now sometimes goes behind units)

Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:20 pm i dont really like the polearm version

Oops,
Well i thought of a more pointy one as you mentioned. I gave it a bright red color and whitish look and made the part wider but extension shorter.

I think if i made it much broader, it could actually look like a thrusting fireball, so if not satisfied i could go with a different Sprite type.

What about the anim only thrusting and no retarding.

The stratagians favorite pet , our own scout dog. When i was looking at it , it was moaning at me. So made him a claw stun attack

Not only dog, but it could be useful for some of the animals in aof too. I made it 32x32 so it won't exceed the dogs size drastically.

Maybe a claw type Scratch or bite for the dogs and bears.
Like this:

Swirl cut through attack, probably ideal for zweihanders, katana, malice, axes, bludgeons etc

Gif

QuadrupoleStrat wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:39 am Maybe a claw type Scratch or bite for the dogs and bears.
Like this:

Let me try, the actual thing is limited pixels and units even less than the actual 32x32.

i am tryin this axe animation

ok it is in - i like this AXE animation!
check it it is uos.

but i still dont like the spear one - i made it not "retracting" but still weird.

Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:26 pm i am tryin this axe animation

woah, looks nice.

Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:48 pm ok it is in - i like this AXE animation!
check it it is uos.

but i still dont like the spear one - i made it not "retracting" but still weird.

Is there any way i can see what mess i have done so i could make neccessary changes. (I don't have development version)

Stratego (dev) wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:48 pm ok it is in - i like this AXE animation!
check it it is uos.

but i still dont like the spear one - i made it not "retracting" but still weird.

So should I drop my current axe work, it's a heavy framework. Or should I continue?

Ask Stratego if you could have Dev Version to see the animations.

Since i don't want to me much hated, i went a much basic way (will the gore , not probably, but is there a chance to interrupt IARC protocol)

My celestial experience gave me an ethereal sense of thrust, don't know if it look nice.

Like quaddy suggested,
Feral claw silver tinted
It was tricky to sketch it in 64 x64, i hope it looks fine

Gif

With silver , i think i can afford a few carats of gold also

Gif