After reading this thread, i started spritin a head of an actor i might make, but i dont know whether its more like a robot or a fleshy alien. Take a look and see if you can help me out.EDIT: this si also my first time making an actor.
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| Author: | Joesycop [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Actor (First Time) |
I'm going to try to make my 1st actor. Any tips, helpful advice, anything? ( I'm looking/studying the walkpath tutorial ) If i horrible fail, which i will, then i will do that. |
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| Author: | DSMK2 [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Start out with a <light/heavy> resprite, then grow from there. I wouldn't think of walkpaths right off the bat. |
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| Author: | DSMK2 [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Eh, the only real pieces of an actor is: Head Body 2x Legs 2x Arms 2x Feet 2x Hands When I sprite a new actor I typically go by this Head Body Upper arms Lower arms Upper Legs Lower Legs Foot Hand When I animate the arms and legs, I superimpose the upper and lower parts over a already existing leg/arm sprite, and rotate the parts to each frame. |
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| Author: | Joesycop [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Looked at the sprites for a coalition heavy and then gave up. Way to much too resprite. Then why does it have many extra pieces? I don't see how i would make a actor anyway, i can't/can hardly make a gun. <<I can only resprite one. |
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| Author: | DSMK2 [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Because it uses attachables, which are used as armor. The coalition heavy has body armor and a helmet. As well, arms/legs/feet/hands have Foreground and <Darkened> Background sprites. |
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| Author: | Joesycop [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Oh. So if i look at.....a dummy.....it would be a simple resprite? Simpler but not too simple.... |
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| Author: | DSMK2 [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Joesycop wrote: Oh. So if i look at.....a dummy.....it would be a simple resprite? Clarify. Though I must say a lot of people these days seem to start out with a resprited dummy, its up to you as to what AHuman you want to use as your template. Just be forewarned, it's usually never a good idea to release simple resprites, except they should be your practice actors. |
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| Author: | Duh102 [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
DSMK2 wrote: usually never a good idea to release simple resprites That is, ONLY resprites in a pack. Nobody will mind if you make some guns and whatnot for them as well. Attachable armors help your case as well. |
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| Author: | Joesycop [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Well i guess im gonna try a "Dummy Revolution" pack. |
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| Author: | dragonxp [ Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Joesycop wrote: Well i guess im gonna try a "Dummy Revolution" pack. Don't, there is way too many already, everyone will tell you that. Instead, make a whole new faction, using the same torso, leg, arm, head size as the dummies. As in re-sprite everything, but don't just recolour. Also Dummy Revolution will get ridiculed like DUM-E even though it had crazy custom weapons plus attachable. Don't make your re-sprite, look like a recolour. Just a head-up, of course, if its your first actor, mind dumping it in the mod dump? |
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| Author: | rjhw1 [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
After reading this thread, i started spritin a head of an actor i might make, but i dont know whether its more like a robot or a fleshy alien. Take a look and see if you can help me out.EDIT: this si also my first time making an actor.
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| Author: | dragonxp [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
rjhw1 wrote: After reading this thread, i started spritin a head of an actor i might make, but i dont know whether its more like a robot or a fleshy alien. Take a look and see if you can help me out.EDIT: this si also my first time making an actor. Since the crazy Actor creating fest started, i started making a tutorial, release due somewhere between this Friday to next Friday. |
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| Author: | MrMcdeath [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
I have one question. What editing software did you use? I use paint.net but it *only* lets me paint in pixels. Its only useful when you want to do low-quality stuff. The pixels are quite big. A dummies head is 11x11 pixels. I would like software that would let me paint in smaller pixels or such. |
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| Author: | rjhw1 [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
Paint. Also, you guys didnt answer my question, whats it look like to you? |
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| Author: | MrMcdeath [ Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Actor (First Time) |
rjhw1 wrote: Paint. Also, you guys didnt answer my question, whats it look like to you? Looks more like a robot but I would try making it look like a hybrid of both. Like have a alien face under it or something. Would be cool. |
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