Vortigem Interactive - Dawn of Light Graphic Development

[Proxy]

The graphics look really nice. I enjoy the old school feel of them.

As for your website which I just browsed through. Things don't seem centered right, It's annoying :/

[Vortigem]

Thank you very much Proxy

The text isn't centered on my website because it has room on the right side for images which i took down to replace with new.

[Proxy]

Will you be adding a forums anytime soon?

[Vortigem]

Will you be adding a forums anytime soon?

I would like to, however I believe DoL is in too early of a stage to draw that much attention upon itself.
When I finally find a programmer who shares my vision to develop the game and begin working on an engine for Dawn of Light to thrive on, I will start building DoL's community.

Note: DoL's current website is temporary until the game undergoes its 'boom' if and when Dawn of Light nears a playable state I will spend more time & money pursuing a professional website.

[Vortigem]

Well, I've been working on houses lately while I continue to decide how I want to redraw the large tree's leaves.

What are your thoughts on how I can improve the new house tiles?

(SIMPLE HOUSE & NO SHADING

[Rian]

The roof of the house has a different perspective than the rest of the game. The players and trees, and even the walls of the house have kind of a 90 degree angle perspective while the roof of the house appears to be viewed from straight up.

I do like the shingles though.

[timster0]

The top of the roof should be moved back a bit.

[Jacob]

The roof of the house has a different perspective than the rest of the game. The players and trees, and even the walls of the house have kind of a 90 degree angle perspective while the roof of the house appears to be viewed from straight up.

I do like the shingles though.

Totally agree.

[Vortigem]

Hmmm I see what you mean. Thank you both.

Oye, back to the drawing board then ^_^

[Vortigem]

Alright then! Here is my current re-design. I decided to lean back towards my original house models however I think this is a substantial improvement.

What are your thoughts?

[GIAKEN]

Needs shading on the rough or something...looks flat.

[Matt]

Roof*

[Vortigem]

Everything will have shading once I complete the base design(s). Right now I'm just working on foundations before I polish them.

Before I shade, I'm still trying to figure out how I want to shadow. Whether it be a 'leaning shadow' or 'under foot shadow', I need to come up with something so that my shading compliments the shadows.

The difficult part is that my sprite(s) attack frames lean towards the edges of the tiles, making it difficult to do lean shadows. I like leaning shadows for the realistic look. Under foot shadow is very basic though better than nothing I suppose. Grrr.

(I'll also have objects & misc vegetation to boarder the houses, blending the tiles better)


Further more, given my examples - do you prefer the flat top approach or angle top (given gfx corrections & shading/shadows)?

[Matt]

Second one is much better.

[Vortigem]

Second one is much better.

Thank you Matt.

Also, looking at the wooden support beams on the upper half of the building, in comparison to the lower half. Do they seem to look as if they need 'slimmed' at all? I can't decide if there is an imbalance of thickness.

[Rian]

Love it!

[Matt]

Second one is much better.

Thank you Matt.

Also, looking at the wooden support beams on the upper half of the building, in comparison to the lower half. Do they seem to look as if they need 'slimmed' at all? I can't decide if there is an imbalance of thickness.

They look fine.

[Vortigem]

Here is the corrected version of the house, pre-shade & shadow:

[Mithlomion]

I think it looks great, i like the "not so colourfull" style .

Keep it up!

[Coke]

Here is the corrected version of the house, pre-shade & shadow:

Hit the nail on the head with that one, awesome :3

[Vortigem]

I think it looks great, i like the "not so colourfull" style .

Keep it up!

Hit the nail on the head with that one, awesome :3

Thank you both very much! Your feedback is highly appreciated.

Now that my eyes are so blurry that I cannot pixel straight, I believe its time for me to go to sleep.
Before I crash, here is an update - intersecting house tiles (still no shade/shadow):



Bland, though it is an example of how the tiles can connect.
Can anyone spot flaws in my design?


Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!

[Mithlomion]

very good angle.. nice work on Bricks.
its all great . keep it up

[Nean]

Loving the style. They look nice.

[Tony]

They look awesome!

I think it needs more windows.

[timster0]

I agree, looks great but not enough windows.