flame wraith

Post by **Asereje** » March 21st, 2005, 10:33 am

Reading the Ideas forum I've remembered this excellent sprite by neorice. I've tried to animate it.

Post by **Asereje** » March 21st, 2005, 10:35 am

And for showing the animation and glow...

Post by **freim** » March 21st, 2005, 10:36 am

Quite cool, or should I say hot

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » March 21st, 2005, 10:47 am

Looks good

Tomsik · Post by **Tomsik** » March 21st, 2005, 12:47 pm

i think is very nice, but maybe it should be smaller

Post by **Asereje** » March 21st, 2005, 1:13 pm

And the defense frame

AT · Post by AT » March 21st, 2005, 1:58 pm

Bravo.

scott · Post by **scott** » March 21st, 2005, 3:37 pm

Could you make an alternate [possibly animated] defense-miss frame?

Just have him move backwards and spread his wings/hands wide spread-eagle.

Monkey · Post by **Monkey** » March 21st, 2005, 3:53 pm

Does he have a ranged attack?

Post by **Jetrel** » March 21st, 2005, 9:15 pm

Maybe he does? Those new fireballs I came up with would work beautifully on him.

One thing I want to suggest, quite in contrast to Dave's original idea, is that this not be used as an undead unit. I really, really mean this. Instead, I think it would be a great unit to use as "mage spawn" - a special unit "summoned" (aka recruited) by mages on campaign maps where the enemy is a mage.

Summoning elementals would be a hell of a lot better than the mage hiring trolls and bats...

scott · Post by **scott** » March 21st, 2005, 9:43 pm

I'm not really into the idea too much, but I do like the art.

It doesn't much fit with the rest of the undead, but it also seems out of place in the earthy gritty world of Wesnoth that Konrad explores in his campaign.

Glowing Fish · Post by **Glowing Fish** » March 21st, 2005, 10:20 pm

I like the shape and animations, but the coloring seems a bit too cheerful, if this is an undead unit. I imagine a red or even black flame for an undead unit. If this is an elemental, it is fine though.

Post by **turin** » March 21st, 2005, 10:28 pm

The art is good (for coming from neo*), but I don't really like the unit concept. I can't see this as an undead unit, nor, really, as magespawn. Although it would look good as an elemental, I don't really see elementals as existing in wesnoth at all.

Basically, I don't really see a use for this graphic... although I'm sure someone somewhere could use a fire elemental.

*: I have a thing against neo's art style, sorry if it gets you annoyed. ;]

Post by **quartex** » March 21st, 2005, 10:50 pm

I'm sure it could be used as a fire elemental like unit in certain campaigns.

meniou · Post by **meniou** » March 21st, 2005, 11:08 pm

turin wrote:... but I don't really like the unit concept. I can't see this as an undead unit, nor, really, as magespawn. Although it would look good as an elemental, I don't really see elementals as existing in wesnoth at all.

Why not draw the other three elementals ? Then it should not be too difficult to pass them as magespawns or even free fighting units trying to defend some pieces of nature...