Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-16 at 17:47:49
Well, I finally got started seriously with some RPG terrain and wanted to see how decent my first town came out. This will be the starting town, and one of the most important landmarks in the game, so I wanted it to feel 'homey'.
Please feel free to rate it 1-10. And if it's below a 5, list why and what I can add/remove.
thanks.
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by Oo.Mario.oO on 2005-04-16 at 17:52:00
looks ok to me 
ill give it a 7/10 because well i really dont know how to rate this so ill just give it that 
ill give it a 7/10 because well i really dont know how to rate this so ill just give it that Report, edit, etc...Posted by Turin on 2005-04-16 at 18:01:29
I give it a 6, because some of the sprites really don't fit. You should try something that works with the buildings, like placing it on top of buildings.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Oo.Mario.oO on 2005-04-16 at 18:08:40
oh wow you got all that just from one look at a pic man i need to pay more attention to this stuff i still stand 7/10
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Fortune on 2005-04-16 at 18:20:38
That was kinda spammy Mario.
I stand with Turin on this, misplaced doodads = yuck!
5/10.
I stand with Turin on this, misplaced doodads = yuck!
5/10.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Staredit.Net Essence on 2005-04-16 at 18:27:53
Nothing New or interesting though. It's just a bunch of terran building with civilian around with some trees... Nothing new... Really...
3/10
3/10
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-17 at 14:51:17
Turin and Fortune, which sprites don't fit (Besides the one with the sign on the cliff; I don't even know how that got there)?
and Juvenil, I wasn't trying to make anything new, I was asking if it seemed like a decent looking starting town for an RPG.
and Juvenil, I wasn't trying to make anything new, I was asking if it seemed like a decent looking starting town for an RPG.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Roman-Centurion on 2005-04-17 at 16:13:48
pretty normal take away those steel towers from the space doodads,
they dont really serve a purpose and dont add anything special to the town
try adding things that are more relevent, and expand on ideas you already have for it
they dont really serve a purpose and dont add anything special to the town
try adding things that are more relevent, and expand on ideas you already have for it
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-17 at 16:43:57
QUOTE(Roman-Centurion @ Apr 17 2005, 05:13 PM)
pretty normal take away those steel towers from the space doodads,
they dont really serve a purpose and dont add anything special to the town
try adding things that are more relevent, and expand on ideas you already have for it
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they dont really serve a purpose and dont add anything special to the town
try adding things that are more relevent, and expand on ideas you already have for it
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THAT is the kind of post I was looking for (Except there was no rating.
)Ok, so I'll remove the Space doodads, and set it to a 'theme'.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by TheOddAngel on 2005-04-17 at 18:28:46
I thought those space doodads ont he rocks made it look kinda cool!
Although you do need some bottems on the tree in Picture one...
You can kinda walk right under it lol...
7/10
it is a cool looking town but it needs more buildings personaly
Although you do need some bottems on the tree in Picture one...
You can kinda walk right under it lol...
7/10
it is a cool looking town but it needs more buildings personaly
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-17 at 19:19:46
Actually, the tree in the first one isn't walkable because I used a terrain piece with a TINY bit of unwalkable terrain on it, so you have tou go around.
And there are more buildings than that; 12 total, actually. I just took screenshots of the more 'intense' parts of the town.
That's what I thought, but I guess it's not what most people think.
And there are more buildings than that; 12 total, actually. I just took screenshots of the more 'intense' parts of the town.
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I thought those space doodads ont he rocks made it look kinda cool!
That's what I thought, but I guess it's not what most people think.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Ultimo on 2005-04-17 at 20:19:59
I think it's a bit sprite intensive for the first town.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-17 at 20:59:56
Sprite count is 40, and what's the Sprite limit, 1700? If needed I'll take screenshots of the spriteless version and you'll see how ugly it looks.
BTW, I wanted the town to look lively and flourishing with greens, so I added in trees/bushes to accomplish that.
BTW, I wanted the town to look lively and flourishing with greens, so I added in trees/bushes to accomplish that.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Puni(F) on 2005-04-17 at 21:57:20
I'd give it a 4/10, Just because it is so small, And there is very little space through out it.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-18 at 07:17:28
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I just took screenshots of the more 'intense' parts of the town.
Those 3 pictures aren't the entire town.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mr.Kirbycode774 on 2005-04-20 at 00:27:34
Hey lethal, could you tell us the area of your town? (aka lengthxwidth) That way, people can better judge if the town is a good size for a starting town.
I think you should remove some sprites. "Less is more" as they say. Also, I think you should change the random billboard into a fancy blizzard billboard (they're watching you
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I think you should remove some sprites. "Less is more" as they say. Also, I think you should change the random billboard into a fancy blizzard billboard (they're watching you
)Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-20 at 17:50:27
The billboard wasn't even supposed to be there, so I removed it (Why bother putting a Blizzard one in?). the town's size is roughly 46x37
(1702 units²); doesn't sound like much but it's a decent sized portion of the map (The map is 256x210).
(1702 units²); doesn't sound like much but it's a decent sized portion of the map (The map is 256x210).
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mr.Kirbycode774 on 2005-04-24 at 14:21:15
Nah, it sounds like a good size. I mean, 8x12 (96x²) is one screen area right? A lot of RPG towns are about 1.5 times the area (144x²) than that, which isn't that big. Yours is about ten times bigger than their wimpy shacks! So that is quite a large city. I'm slightly wondering if it's a big TOO large though.. 
hmmm
hmmmReport, edit, etc...Posted by Sorrow on 2005-04-24 at 14:39:43
You are way to dodad happy i just dont get a adventerous rpg town feeling out of that man i stand with fortune and turin misplaced dodads it just doesnt give me that rpg feel
Report, edit, etc...Posted by LethaL on 2005-04-24 at 17:50:26
Lol, please, list all of the misplaced doodads?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by FaZ- on 2005-04-24 at 23:04:28
QUOTE(Mr.Kirbycode774 @ Apr 24 2005, 01:21 PM)
Nah, it sounds like a good size. I mean, 8x12 (96x²) is one screen area right? A lot of RPG towns are about 1.5 times the area (144x²) than that, which isn't that big. Yours is about ten times bigger than their wimpy shacks! So that is quite a large city. I'm slightly wondering if it's a big TOO large though.. hmmm
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Just noting that an SC screen is actually 12x20 squares, or (240x^2). So his is actually a perfect size, I think.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mr.Kirbycode774 on 2005-04-25 at 00:17:02
QUOTE(FaZ- @ Apr 24 2005, 08:04 PM)
Just noting that an SC screen is actually 12x20 squares, or (240x^2). So his is actually a perfect size, I think.
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Oh, my bad
. So then newb towns are usually 360x², making his 8 times as large as theirs. Well, it still sounds a bit large to me, but since I haven't played in the town, I truly cannot make a extremely accurate conclusion.Edit: His town has the area of 1702x² (46x37).
Report, edit, etc...Posted by ShadowBrood on 2005-04-25 at 01:54:37
It's really bland. 3/10
Report, edit, etc...Posted by sckor on 2005-04-25 at 06:49:34
lookie cool.
They're not bad.
it's a bit sprite intensive I think though.
They're not bad.
it's a bit sprite intensive I think though.