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that's when you gotta sprinkle a little bit of that pickle juice on it, like BLAM HAWT fire.. GOD HAVE MERCY !!
Well generally a majority of houses tend to look the same, what you want to do when you only got a few styles to work with, is make the yard and surrounding areas more unique, have a house on a small cliff, one surrounded by trees, maybe some have bushes and flowers and some have nothing at all. You can shape the houses more uniquely as well, make some L shaped, some squares etc. etc. The list goes on and on, just remember the actual structure a majority of the time look the same, just take a look at how other people map, see the differences, look for the stuff that stands out most and the stuff that blends in with the rest of the map, you'd be surprised how quick you learn by look at other maps. :)
I couldn't seem to locate this script; would you mind describing exactly what it is? Is it like those invisible tile labels where you can make unwalkable spaces walkable, only instead you apply light or darkness to a certain area? I really want to play with lighting in my game, and I think that would add a really awesome component to the aesthetics of particular maps I have in mind. (Mood lighting!)
I prefer Yami Overlay, or Woratanas Multiple Fogs. Both of them are fairly easy to use and both powerful.
I can parralax maps, but I prefer editor when I want to get things done quickly, and yes I can make maps look just as good as parralax. Parallaxing maps completely removes the need for layers and to me that was the biggest thing. Being able to put a tree in front of a house without murdering the tiles is a big deal! lol. You're right though parallax takes a big amount of time, but it's worth it in the end if you want your game to have that extra edge. For me though I have not made a fantasy style game yet and I noticed that there is a time when to parallax and a time not to, and my games don't require it right now.
You know it's really not that hard, just time consuming. As long as you setup your workspace properly you should have no problem getting started, the time consumption comes from layers, renaming them, placing them in the right groups, then making sure to always remember you stay within the 32X32 grid or in the case of MV 46X46 ( I think lol) . I should write a small tutorial to teach parallaxing sometime because I feel people are more scared of it when it's something rather nice and relaxing :D
hehe lighting is easy, create a new layer, color it black, add some opacity, then use an eraser tool to bring in highlights. This is one way of doing it at least, and the easiest, it's fun because it's like the eraser tool is really a light tool adding light to your map :D
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pretty nice !! i like it, almost looks like home to me !
It is absolutely both of those things, but also very worth it. Like a sculpture, or a painting.
You're right, I didn't think about it. I appologize for now underatanding what LTN meant by that.
You know this is the most exciting, I love mapping so when I heard of an extra layer I almost cried :'( I can make good maps with Ace I can only imagine the maps I can make with MV, like interior doors that actually look correct lol, plus it may eliminate a majority of parallaxing for me.
Yep, seeing how Ace was the instigator of my parallax thug life...sweet lord how I hated you, Ace map editor. You just couldn't let me put a dinner plate on top of a non A-layer table without being a magic toad about it...could you? COULD YOU!?
hahaha you explained that perfectly, this problem disappears completely with MV how exciting :) You're right Cheers to MV map editor !!
