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If you don't like this, you're insane.
There is no possible way that anyone could ever mistake this for another unit - the only thing we need to do is to distinguish between different bats in the same line.
This is intended as a higher end of the bat spectrum, so to speak. I don't really care if bats are limited to level-1 or are allowed to go to level-2.
I just care that that damn purple abomination is buried.
If you want a game full of colorful, sparkly units, sure. But for the love of [censored] god, don't tart up the UNDEAD. Let, at least, the undead be scary and serious looking.
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(Puts on happy face) So, please give your comments and critiques.
If you don't like this, you're insane.
There is no possible way that anyone could ever mistake this for another unit - the only thing we need to do is to distinguish between different bats in the same line.
This is intended as a higher end of the bat spectrum, so to speak. I don't really care if bats are limited to level-1 or are allowed to go to level-2.
I just care that that damn purple abomination is buried.
If you want a game full of colorful, sparkly units, sure. But for the love of [censored] god, don't tart up the UNDEAD. Let, at least, the undead be scary and serious looking.
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(Puts on happy face) So, please give your comments and critiques.
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Elvish_Pillager
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[sarcasm] Of course the bat should look silly. After all, the one thing necromancers are NOT known for doing is raising up swarms of bats to seize villages! [/sarcasm]
Seriously though, while I would prefer something dark and sinister, the two in your second post are rather bad, IMO. The first one is good.
Seriously though, while I would prefer something dark and sinister, the two in your second post are rather bad, IMO. The first one is good.
It's all fun and games until someone loses a lawsuit. Oh, and by the way, sending me private messages won't work. :/ If you must contact me, there's an e-mail address listed on the website in my profile.
The concern regarding grey looking like the stoned condition is valid - perhaps brown would work better.
Like what I have attached:
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Regarding the comments above - why yes, it was intended to sow dissent. No offense to francisco, though - as all can obviously see, I borrowed 95% of the shape of his sprite.
I simply have a deep contempt for the comical appearance of monsters in games like most of the "classics" sold by SquareSoft. Sadly, games that can keep a straight face in their unit art are a frail minority.
Fortunately, 95+% of Francisco's art is well within the realm of the serious - else I would not be arguing this. Hell - if all the units looked like the ones I'm trying to replace, I would never have joined this project, and likely wouldn't play this game either.
Like what I have attached:
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Regarding the comments above - why yes, it was intended to sow dissent. No offense to francisco, though - as all can obviously see, I borrowed 95% of the shape of his sprite.
I simply have a deep contempt for the comical appearance of monsters in games like most of the "classics" sold by SquareSoft. Sadly, games that can keep a straight face in their unit art are a frail minority.
Fortunately, 95+% of Francisco's art is well within the realm of the serious - else I would not be arguing this. Hell - if all the units looked like the ones I'm trying to replace, I would never have joined this project, and likely wouldn't play this game either.
I like the spikier, scarier shape, but I think purple would be a better color.
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Hope springs eternal.
Wesnoth acronym guide.
Wesnoth acronym guide.
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Woodwizzle
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you can do get 2 different bats by using genders. People will probably think they're two different kinds of bats unless the colors are close together.
Hope springs eternal.
Wesnoth acronym guide.
Wesnoth acronym guide.
If there's going to be 3 levels of bats, I think this is good:
L0 bat: undead-small-bat (both variations for two genders)
L1 bat: undead-bat-red, undead-bat-darkred (two genders)
L2 bat: undead-bloodbat
Purple bats uncomfortably remind me of the evil Pokemon bat. Nothing is worse than that abomination.
L0 bat: undead-small-bat (both variations for two genders)
L1 bat: undead-bat-red, undead-bat-darkred (two genders)
L2 bat: undead-bloodbat
Purple bats uncomfortably remind me of the evil Pokemon bat. Nothing is worse than that abomination.
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