New character sprites
Added 2018-09-15 18:01:21 +0000 UTCThe attached image shows the old character sprites (left side) paired with the new ones (right side). The old system I used for rendering them was painful to manage and update. The new system I created matches the other visuals better, has more consistent lighting and is much easier to change and update. Another bonus is that some interesting metadata can be generated at the same time. Another post about that later.
Converting all the characters with their poses (roughly 150 combinations in total) took a while, but now it's done. I also did some other changes along the way. For example, Alice got new casual clothes (for now) and Kate's hair was tweaked to match the CG's better. And James no longer looks like he has high blood pressure all the time (although I guess that would be realistic as long as he is working for Melissa...). I'm mostly happy with the new versions, but the old ones still have their charm. The former, semi-cartoon style exaggerates mouth, lips, and eyes which sometimes makes the expressions feel a bit more intense. But let me know what you think.
Comments
Personally, I would prefer the old ones.
FGD12
2018-10-02 23:32:04 +0000 UTCThe new hair look amazing!
GhostPhil
2018-09-19 07:41:06 +0000 UTCLooks fantastic, keep up the good work.
Jebba Cebba
2018-09-19 05:56:39 +0000 UTCHard to be certain with just the 1 preview, but from this image it looks better on their clothes but removes a lot of the face definition. Definitely not a fan of the change to Kate, but it is certainly a huge improvement to Nina's hair and James. I guess it'll be much clearer once I get a chance to see it in game, but from this I prefer the old style on some characters and the new style on some. Guess I slightly prefer the old one overall?
razor1n
2018-09-19 01:53:32 +0000 UTCLooks really good but the only concern I have is it makes it a touch harder to tell the emotions of the character in those small previews. I have no doubt that it will be much clearer when actually playing the game compared to the preview though. I am looking forward to seeing it in action!
2018-09-17 02:21:50 +0000 UTC+1 Looks Great
Krag
2018-09-15 18:09:26 +0000 UTC
