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Chess pieces.

on: July 19, 2007, 07:52:49 am
Alright well I haven't done much pixeling in I don't know... 4 months.
So I decided to work on a chess set for a project of mine.
How's it looking?

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Standard colors.

« Last Edit: July 19, 2007, 09:14:44 pm by Souly »

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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #1 on: July 19, 2007, 10:21:36 am
OMG, your are back ! :]

Hum, i really like the chess set, but i think they need more contrast :] for they look like a glass chess set :)
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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #2 on: July 19, 2007, 10:36:15 am
welcome back!
I think they look great when zoomed in (3x-4x), while looking a bit to "dirty" in their shading on smaller zooms. So if they are made as very small sprites I would simplify the shading a bit, but otherwise you did a great job especially on the horse :)

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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #3 on: July 19, 2007, 12:12:23 pm
I agree with what the previous two said. I like the blue and gold more than the black and white. Wouldn't it be hard to play chess at this perspective? Side view I mean, I always imagine chess as a top down thing. If not please explain how this is going to work out because I'm really interested.

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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #4 on: July 19, 2007, 02:09:44 pm
I agree with what the previous two said. I like the blue and gold more than the black and white. Wouldn't it be hard to play chess at this perspective? Side view I mean, I always imagine chess as a top down thing. If not please explain how this is going to work out because I'm really interested.
Most chess games use side-view pieces while the board is top-view.

Anyway, these look really nice. :y:

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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #5 on: July 19, 2007, 09:14:13 pm
Here is live preview of the game.
I still have to make a better chess board.



Also, I've updated some problems I saw with the castle.

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Reply #6 on: July 20, 2007, 02:03:00 am
i like these, they're all consistent, interesting designs.
just a few nitpicks
should the light hitting the center prong on the rooks end before hitting the crown shape?
king's and queen's crowns seem flat, maybe you should darken up the right side
have you considered a final specular color to enhance volume?

things i'd like to know
are you coding this or using a prebuilt engine, or have you got some assitance
how detailed are the board tiles going to be
do you have the option to change the names of the sides? 'white' and 'black' don't seem to fit with the neato bronze and blue

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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #7 on: July 20, 2007, 05:04:08 am
I'm working on a very buggy un-finished javascript engine.
Right now it's all working fine except that when you take your opponents king it keeps on playing and doesn't declare a winner.

I'm not sure about the board yet, and no I wont change the names for which side since you'll be able to choose what color of pieces you want in your game.
Blue and Gold, Black and White and so on.. Just for some customization in the game. :P

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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #8 on: July 20, 2007, 03:20:28 pm
You could always make a nice marbled cheese board..just for show. I really like this piece, and after looking for 5 minutes.. my inexperienced eyes couldn't find a fault...nice job :crazy:
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Re: Chess pieces.

Reply #9 on: July 20, 2007, 05:18:53 pm
I know it's been said, but I really do think this would look a lot better with some pieces that are in perspective.