Naija sprites

[EntiteFred]

I was wondering if it was possible to have the basic png of Naija sprite's parts, or at least some template from which we could create new costumes or new forms.  Just having the edges of her body parts drawn would make it really easier to guess which approximate size our custom forms should have.

It would be really useful for the naija pirate mod I want to make (or at least try to make since drawing art is not my strength).

Another thing, is there a way to make our entities thumbnails appear while we select entities in the editor ?



ALEC: You can now download a mod that includes some of Naija's graphics here:

http://bit-blot.com/aqmods/naija_sprites.zip

To replace them, just edit the PNGs in the graphics folder. You can also replace other forms with additional skin files.

[Alec]

I just have to release the "Aquaria Story" pseudo-mod... it has the animation files. I'll do that later today, if I can fix my computer. (it seems to be dying)

For entity thumbnails, I think the entitygroups.txt file just lets you add the name of a texture after the entity? (local to your mod's graphics folder)

i.e.

GROUP:Poot
Fred fred/head


I can't verify that right now (stuck on mac side of my dual booting machine), but I think that's how it works?

[EntiteFred]

thanks

[DragonXVI]

You can attempt to do what I did and extract 'em via the Animation Editor (Load up an animation, seperate all the bones and screenshot it) but obviously:

a) The background's grey gradient, which means careful use of the magic wand
b) Anti-Aliasing and Scaling helps you lose data
c) They'll all be the wrong orientation

Still, managed to give her different hair and didn't look *too* bad, but the originals at least would be handy for basing new characters off

[Alec]

http://bit-blot.com/aqmods/naija_sprites.zip


Mod set up so you can easily edit the "normal form" graphics.

(just hit up the graphics folder)

[EntiteFred]

Thanks

[DragonXVI]

Le Awesome

Hopefully by the time I come back after Christmas I'll have the beginnings of me mod idea (Figured I'd leave Naija alone for now and come up with something new in the same Universe ) now that I've got the Character Replacing thing working to a degree I'm happy with (Hair, Scale, Forms, etc)

[EntiteFred]

Could you also post png for the arms and legs without the bracers.  It would be really easier to skin limbs without the armor parts on them.

By the way, I already have body + shoulder to elbow + upper legs + head of Naija pirate done.  I'm stuck on the end of arms and legs because I don't want the armor here, maybe to replace it with something else.

[dhakkel]

I estimate it will take about 2 days until a nude Naija is created.

Scratch that, someone's probably already done it.


.. I'm looking at you, Alec.

[Alec]

http://bit-blot.com/aqmods/naija_sprites_lessarmor.zip


I think those are the ones.

[EntiteFred]

Thanks for all the original sprites.

I tried it with the armor on and it is good looking.  Here it is



I will try it with the other limbs soon, and the final version will have a scimitar in the left hand (which will be used if I make it a form for Naija  )

edit: maybe I'm not adding a scimitar : I'd have to make her new arms and hands, and I'm not good enough with art for that.

[dhakkel]

That's pretty excellent. Does the game mirror sprites, though? If so that eyepatch is gonna fly around all over her face :/.

[EntiteFred]

Damn, I didn't think about the eyepatch...

maybe it is possible to make a lua script to replace the default "reverse" with "reverse and replace the head" ?

edit: I posted at the same time than Alec, so I didn't see his answer...

[Alec]

Probably some way to pick a texture based on the flip using a mod script or something.

[Hiro]

How did you do that? I can't seem to edit the head and cape. Everything else I can edit but not those...

All I'm doing is editing the pictures in the graphics folder in the naija sprites mod folder. Am I supposed to do something else too?