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what size sprites should I use?

8x8
0
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12x12
5
83%
16x16
1
17%
 
Total votes: 6

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Post by tr1p1ea »

I agree, 12x12 is probably the best you can do ... Depending on how your tilemapper works you might waste some space, but possibly you could use that for other uses.
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Post by Madskillz »

wow cant wait...Those sprites look great dragon__lance!
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Post by CompWiz »

Just some comments on the sprites. I've noticed that you really can't make out if a sprite is on top of a building, or what kind of buiding, but this shouldn't be too much of a problem, as it's hard to tell in the real game also. The solution that they use is that if you hold b on a location with no unit, it makes the units all transparent. I think this would work nicely on calc.

About the black space at the bottom of the screen, how would I be able to use that, as I only have 4 pixels high? I was hoping to fit text in there, but 4 pixels isn't really enough. Maybe I can cut off a row of pixels at the bottom of the display area so I can have text.
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Post by dragon__lance »

I dunno how text would really work in such small a space. I think your better off just leaving it blank, I'll try to get more sprites done tonight, the solution you suggested with transparent sprites is nice.
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