Purple Heart Contest #4

by **zubby** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:54 am

Game Sprites!

http://tankpit.com/ph_contest/
gl to all

by **shermanfrombf** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 10:59 am

JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL

i'd do one but idk how to make

what do i download to edit sprites

by **iwasperdition** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:08 am

can someone make furry ones

by **Warrior** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:47 am

Pls someone teach me how to do these things. Pleassse!

by **shermanfrombf** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:12 pm

jesus save us!

by **Sir Goofy** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:45 pm

Oh god, I really don't know how happened but I find the inspiration XD :ph:

by **weekend_nachos** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:56 pm

Shermans tiles should be named: Dr Seuss's Wifes Period

by **shermanfrombf** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:07 pm

nah yo, i'm getting better!

by SW » Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:08 pm

weekend_nachos wrote:Shermans tiles should be named: Dr Seuss's Wifes Period

Lolz.

by **Crane** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:04 pm

can you guys give me some feedback on these mines im making for my tile set... this is what i have so far but i might add more

and heres how it would look with the skulls as mines just so you can have a better idea

by **BenJamin** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:25 pm

Hmm may have to invest some time.

by **shermanfrombf** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:32 pm

i like it crane.

puts my period blood to shame

by SW » Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:39 pm

Crane wrote:

can you guys give me some feedback on these mines im making for my tile set... this is what i have so far but i might add more

and heres how it would look with the skulls as mines just so you can have a better idea

You can't copy sprites from other games.. they need to be originals, otherwise they can't be used. :-)

by **Crane** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:52 pm

SW wrote:
Crane wrote:

can you guys give me some feedback on these mines im making for my tile set... this is what i have so far but i might add more

and heres how it would look with the skulls as mines just so you can have a better idea

You can't copy sprites from other games.. they need to be originals, otherwise they can't be used. :-)

then why is boardwalk being used right now since that chest is from zelda?

by **shermanfrombf** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:59 pm

why is tankpit being used when it's from playbattlefield!

by **HurleY** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:26 am

Crane wrote:
SW wrote:
Crane wrote:

can you guys give me some feedback on these mines im making for my tile set... this is what i have so far but i might add more

and heres how it would look with the skulls as mines just so you can have a better idea

You can't copy sprites from other games.. they need to be originals, otherwise they can't be used. :-)

then why is boardwalk being used right now since that chest is from zelda?

0000OOOOOOOOooooooooohhhhhhhhh sheeeeeeiiiiiittttt

by SW » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:01 am

Crane wrote:
SW wrote:
Crane wrote:

can you guys give me some feedback on these mines im making for my tile set... this is what i have so far but i might add more

and heres how it would look with the skulls as mines just so you can have a better idea

You can't copy sprites from other games.. they need to be originals, otherwise they can't be used. :-)

then why is boardwalk being used right now since that chest is from zelda?

I don't think it is... it looks quite different if you zoom in.

by **AsTrOKiD** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:42 am

Crane wrote:then why is boardwalk being used right now since that chest is from zelda?

SW wrote:I don't think it is... it looks quite different if you zoom in.

Zoomed in and labeled for comparison:

I was under the impression it was the sprite from Zelda as well, but perhaps it was only inspired - if anything.

by **Crane** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:38 am

AsTrOKiD wrote:
Crane wrote:then why is boardwalk being used right now since that chest is from zelda?

SW wrote:I don't think it is... it looks quite different if you zoom in.

Zoomed in and labeled for comparison:

I was under the impression it was the sprite from Zelda as well, but perhaps it was only inspired - if anything.

well ill just make similar ones myself but stay with the same basic idea

by **iwasperdition** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:08 am

cant believe you nerds thought it was the same as zelda.

by **zubby** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:43 am

mystery solved

by **Jordann** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:57 am

Aha try making graphics with the small constraints of size and see if it compares to other similar images.

Everything on boardwalk was made from scratch. Gl to all who try.

by **Crane** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:49 pm

Jordann wrote:Aha try making graphics with the small constraints of size and see if it compares to other similar images.

Everything on boardwalk was made from scratch. Gl to all who try.

Actually do would you mind pm me or something? I wanted to get rid of the rocks but was failing miserably so I ended up rendering them a different color. But any help you could give would be awesome

by **Jordann** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:41 pm

You'll have to edit the mountains one by one and piece em together. It takes a long time to complete and probably longer to start. I'm definitely curious to what others can create (without copying others artists work)

by **AsTrOKiD** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:03 pm

Jordann wrote:Aha try making graphics with the small constraints of size and see if it compares to other similar images.

Everything on boardwalk was made from scratch. Gl to all who try.

You guys did a really good job - very talented.

Jordann wrote:You'll have to edit the mountains one by one and piece em together. It takes a long time to complete and probably longer to start. I'm definitely curious to what others can create (without copying others artists work)

I've been messing around with editing custom sprites for this competition and I'm finding trying to piece together where each rock is to be very meticulous. How the hell did you piece them together? I guess on Boardwalk the terrain sprites are all pretty similar looking so perhaps you found a way around that. The hard part will most definitely be making custom terrain though, in my opinion. The equipment and mines/fuel/ferry much easier.

by **shermanfrombf** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 3:28 pm

nvm i give up. this shit is too hard

by **Jordann** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:26 pm

AsTrOKiD wrote:
Jordann wrote:Aha try making graphics with the small constraints of size and see if it compares to other similar images.

Everything on boardwalk was made from scratch. Gl to all who try.

You guys did a really good job - very talented.

Jordann wrote:You'll have to edit the mountains one by one and piece em together. It takes a long time to complete and probably longer to start. I'm definitely curious to what others can create (without copying others artists work)

I've been messing around with editing custom sprites for this competition and I'm finding trying to piece together where each rock is to be very meticulous. How the hell did you piece them together? I guess on Boardwalk the terrain sprites are all pretty similar looking so perhaps you found a way around that. The hard part will most definitely be making custom terrain though, in my opinion. The equipment and mines/fuel/ferry much easier.

Thanks. Honestly, for the mountains, you just have to figure out what you want to design and make your first tile. Then make te next one to the left, then to the right, then above and below. Then make the corners. Piece em together and find out which ones to replace on the sprite sheet. It's not easy at all and I don't imagine too many people will bang a complete tile set out without spending a couple dozen hours or know exactly what to do.

Luckily for me I have my layout still for my last tile set and also have a bunch of graphics/terrain I havnt used yet so it wouldn't take me very long to make another set or two.

The question I have tho is, are we only making te tile set for map or will custom tank sprites etc also qualify for a ph? If someone re did every single graphic in the game for a theme (say Mario) will they only qualify for one ph even if others also qualify for a ph just editing the ground tiles?

This is a lot of work and I can imagine a lot of people editing te easy graphics.

by **AsTrOKiD** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:05 pm

Jordann wrote:Thanks. Honestly, for the mountains, you just have to figure out what you want to design and make your first tile. Then make the next one to the left, then to the right, then above and below. Then make the corners. Piece em together and find out which ones to replace on the sprite sheet. It's not easy at all and I don't imagine too many people will bang a complete tile set out without spending a couple dozen hours or know exactly what to do.

Yeah, this competition definitely doesn't appear to be for the laymen of pixel art. Certainly much harder than making a map or a desktop icon, but I think that challenge will prove much more fun, and hopefully garner some really talented submissions due to the complexity. I'm still having trouble discerning between how each mountain piece fits though. Looking at the sprite sheet for 'tiles' it doesn't really seem intuitive where each mountain piece connects to each, etc. - if you know what I mean?

Jordann wrote:The question I have tho is, are we only making the tile set for map or will custom tank sprites etc also qualify for a ph? If someone re did every single graphic in the game for a theme (say Mario) will they only qualify for one ph even if others also qualify for a ph just editing the ground tiles?

This is a lot of work and I can imagine a lot of people editing the easy graphics.

I think what I gathered from the ph_contest page was that all graphical submissions are eligible, but I really cannot see anybody having the expertise or care to edit the explosions, dust or radar sprites. You'd have to be pretty talented to create brand-new sprites for those sets, I think. Tank and tile sets I think will be the most common due to how much more easier they are to edit.

Just curious, for the grey-scale set you made, did the black fuel to the left of the equipments work in game? I think I remember testing it out a few weeks back and I don't recall seeing any on the map when I used it:

*EDIT*

Seems I misinterpreted what you meant when you were asking about the eligibility of submissions. I also wonder about what you asked -- say somebody makes an entire set, tanks, tiles, new radar scheme, etc. - are they eligible for more than 1 purple heart, or only 1?

by SW » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:08 pm

All sprite sheets are up for editing individually, or as a "theme". Obviously the magnitude of the submission will be important, ie. changing dust color not on par with whole new tiles.

by **AsTrOKiD** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:15 pm

SW wrote:All sprite sheets are up for editing individually, or as a "theme". Obviously the magnitude of the submission will be important, ie. changing dust color not on par with whole new tiles.

Let's say I submitted two non-related submissions, one tank set, and one tile set - am I eligible for two purple hearts? What would be the incentive of making an entire set that matches, if say, somebody only made a tile set and won? I can't imagine too many people are making entire sets of tanks/tiles/radars/dust, etc. but I'm just wondering.

Or, is it fair to assume that the more thorough the set, the more the likelihood of winning kind of deal?