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[Hobbesy]

As a few people know, I've recently gotten into a forum game called Pixel Wars that's gotten me into spriting. It's addictive as hell and I thought it'd be fun to maybe set up a few games or a sub-forum for it on FS. Of course, a lot of people probably don't know what it is so I thought I'd make an information thread and see if anyone wants to maybe join in for our own version here.

In short, Pixel/Picture Wars is is a game where two or more players use pre-drawn characters (from a sprite sheet) to fight against each other by moving around their army on a pre-drawn map.
The army and the map are both normally made in GIMP, Photoshop, MS Paint, or any other graphics editing program out there. Due to the fact that your only constraint is skill and your own imagination, it's possible to have just about anything you want.

There's a few rules and such for it, but I'll post those up if it actually gets going. (I had them here before but it made the thread far too long).

Here's two of the armies I use and a battle I'm in if anyone wants an example.










Tutorials and resources.

Spriting Tricks and Shading Advice

The Art of Explosions

Army Creation Tutorial

Colour Scheme Designed - Good for shading.

The Blueprints - A useful site when making vehicles.

Hobbesy's Starter Sheet

Free Furniture Sprites

Free Weapon Sprites

Edited by Hobbesy, 13 September 2010 - 19:14.

[Bored]

Why are the pixels fighting D:?

[Kris]

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Due to the fact that your only constraint is skill and your own imagination, it's possible to have just about anything you want.

Well then... :

[Wizard]

I am sorta tempted with this, but making an army thingy is going to take a bloody long time.

[Mbob61]

If i find the time to make my ideas, I'm in

Mike

[Libains]

I can't sprite for shit - if there were pre-drawn armies lying around I'd be tempted should I have the time

[GuardianTempest]

Forum Game+Wars=I'm in - I can't do it.

Must learn more, and how many battles you won?
Catgirls will take over everything!!!

EDIT: Seeing this on other sites....sweet.

[n5p29]

any beginner tutorial on how to make your own pixel army?

[Hobbesy]

I'll for sure have some templates and tutorials if we decide to go anywhere with this. It'd most definitely need its own sub-forum. Spriting for PW is very easy since you really only need three or for colours for your units.

Edited by Hobbesy, 13 September 2010 - 11:47.

[Wizard]

Doubt it'd need it's own subforum mate. Always better to see how things go before we do new subs. We learnt that after the less than successful attempts with Fallout, DoW etc.

I'll be looking into making some passable attempts at some sprites tonight, to see how I get on. Even if they're just for others to use etc. I need a new art project.

Edited by Wizard, 13 September 2010 - 13:29.

[TheDR]

Cyborg Steampunk army "LockSted" reporting in!

[Wizard]

Nice work mate. Will be getting to mine later tonight. Might be worth someone digging Centrics' old stuff out and resizing. He made some pretty special RotR ones iirc

[Stalker]

I remember the good old days when I was spending countless hours drawing armys in ms paint and made them fight each other...

Edited by Stalker, 13 September 2010 - 18:08.

[Hobbesy]

It's much more fun to do it with other people. Also, sprite templates and stuff incoming, I'm working on them right now.

Edit: Finished my template, going out to find some tutorials now.



Here's some free things you can use as well.

Edited by Hobbesy, 13 September 2010 - 19:08.

[Hobbesy]

Double post for tutorials!

Spriting Tricks and Shading Advice

The Art of Explosions

Army Creation Tutorial

Useful resources!

Colour Scheme Designed - Good for shading.

The Blueprints - A useful site when making vehicles.

A tip of personal advice, try not to get frustrated when making something. Chances are it may just need a different colour or it could even be that you're too zoomed in. A lot of sprites look better at normal viewing size.

It also helps to listen to music.

Edited by Hobbesy, 13 September 2010 - 19:25.

[Wizard]

BRING ON THE ANGRY MARINES

[Hobbesy]

Amazing for a first go Wiz. That's easily better than half of what gets put out by people who have been out at it for a while now.

[Wizard]

Cheers mate.

I can't believe I forgot the nail bat....

Edited by Wizard, 13 September 2010 - 21:59.

[GuardianTempest]

Note: There's an entire site dedicated to this, it's called pixel wars-something blah blah blah....
Now to....do homework.

Edited by GuardianTempest, 14 September 2010 - 08:40.

[Hobbesy]

GuardianTempest, on 14 Sep 2010, 3:37, said:

Note: There's an entire site dedicated to this, it's called pixel wars-something blah blah blah....
Now to....do homework.

Because I didn't link to it in the OP at all did I, Captain Obvious?

Edited by Hobbesy, 14 September 2010 - 11:35.

[Wizard]

Reintroducing the Angry Marines

[Hobbesy]

Quite fancy sir!

Edited by Hobbesy, 18 September 2010 - 04:24.