New paperdoll art?

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New paperdoll art?

Post by Crowley »

Are there currently any plans to add new paperdoll art to Exult? It had been some time since I updated my copy of Exult and I was a bit disappointed that this hadn't been touched. The Death Scythe looks like an ordinary harvesting implement, hoods look like leather helmets... I'd really like to see some improvements here.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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We would like to see some improvements there as well. But we NEED artists for that. You wouldn't want us to do that...
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Hmm, I might actually take a shot at that. I'm not that great trying to make something big and wonderful in 16 million colors, but small stuff with 256 colors I can manage. I know I can make a better looking cleaver. What would I need to get started? I remember reading about Photoshop. What else?
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hmm, let me see. Either the Photoshop plug-in or if you like it open-source, grab the Gimp and use the Gimp plugin. All our tools (see the tools snapshot for windows, also include instructions) might be useful. I haven't been doing any editing in ages so I'm not sure what else you need. Just post questions here and I'm sure wjp, Dr.Code or me are able to help.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Great. I've hit my first problem trying to unpack .vga files. Where could I find a list of shape numbers and the number of their frames?
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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What do you mean exactly?
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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I'd use Exult Studio to get all those informations. Studio can also export frames to png.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Ok, now I've got Exult Studio in working order with the latest snapshot. Where do I find the paperdoll art for Black Gate?
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Most is straight from Serpent Isle's paperdol.vga. Our custom art is in .shp files in the data/bg directory in Exult's source.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Odd. I have no bg directory under Exult\data, though I still get the additional paperdoll art in Black Gate (such as the red blade on Hoe of Destruction).
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It's only in the exult sources.
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so if you have bandwidth to spare, dowbload the souece code of Exult from our snapshot page, unzip it and look into /data/bg
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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or without downloading the source you can copy exult_bg.flx from your Exult\data dir to the patch dir and name it exult_bg.vga. Now start Exult Studio again.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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I just tried to improve the death scythe a bit:

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If somebody wants to make it look a bit more dark and ominous, feel free :-)
(This is pretty much the limit of my artistic skills :-) )
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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I also added art for the BG fire wand and the knife.

For anybody interested, the current list of items needing art:

Silver sextant
Gold sextant
Leather Collar
Dark-brown hood
Light-brown hood
Brown pants
Green pants
Brownish pants
Jaana's Hawk
Star bursts
Main gauche
Custom sword
Triple crossbow
Musket (+ammo)
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Re: New paperdoll art?

Post by Gerry »

What about ordinary shoes? Have they been implemented?
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Oops, missed those :-)

Shoes indeed need art too.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Why would there be a need for sextant paperdolls ?? It's not an item you carry on hand! Or am I missing something?

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Re: New paperdoll art?

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You can carry them on your belt too.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

Post by Crowley »

I think it would be a good idea to show the hawk on your shoulder rather than belt.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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> I think it would be a good idea to show the hawk on your shoulder rather than belt.
Heh, agreed. I was going to do the hawk a long time ago, and did some placement finding exactly where it should go, but never got around to finishing it.

Since WJP posted the list of needed art here, it would be nice if everyone will post here what art they are working on/intend to work on, so you don't waste effort on the same objects (unless you want to compete and let the best art win).
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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I would like to take a shot at the hawk and the musket at least. Don't really know when I'll have the time (and get off my lazy butt) to do that.
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Hm, I'm afraid I've already made an attempt at hawk art:

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Re: New paperdoll art?

Post by Crowley »

That's a nice start. I'd prefer a bit sleeker look. Looks like a fowl at the moment. Still, nothing would really stop me from making my own version...
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Re: New paperdoll art?

Post by gruck »

not too shabby of a hawk...
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Re: New paperdoll art?

Post by XxVenomxX »

*thumbs up* I likes it :)
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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*got drafted last night* I'm no picasso, but I'll try my best :]
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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if only i hadn't been drafted for another project already.... :(
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Re: New paperdoll art?

Post by Oblivious »

That's nice, but you need to make a couple of improvements to make it more hawk-like:

1. Make its belly a speckled gray/cream or beige/cream (this is how ALL real hawks and falcons look! Eagles are a different story) This won't require anything more than a palette swap.

2. Try to curve the tip of the beak. Look at the real pictures of raptors, they have curved tips on their beaks. Right now your hawk has a multi-purpose beak like a crow/raven/jay/magpie (combination insectivorous/nut cracking/meat tearing beak... the only thing they can't do with it is crack thick nuts and hull seeds like finchies and sparrows)
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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Make it look like the hawk in the game...
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Re: New paperdoll art?

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(colors)
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