TheOneHero
Sep 11, 2005, 03:28 PM
I felt it time I made an actual 'good' map for my use as I worked on creating my MMO. (Mainly just as reference for me.)
I opened MS Paint, and started creating landscapes. I then felt that it'd be better if I could use a sprite or something from old NES games.
Did a few Google searchs, (most to know avail) checked Gamefaqs. After awhile, the game I chose to use was Dragon Warrior.
Got an overworld map of the first one, and a few screenshots from the 3rd and 4th.
I felt it would be better to 'mass produce' the landscapes used.
So I took stuff from this shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/dragowar4-31.gif
And made:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Grass1.png
(Among a few others.)
And this shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/drawar3-12.gif
And made:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Hills.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Water1.png
(then colored that one)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Lava.png
I've done like every other landscape in DW 3 and 4 (and 2 from DW1). So I can later piece them together for my maps.
Took frickin' forever to do, (especially on the water.) But I'm glad I did it, I'm one step closer to getting more work done on my MMO.
But man, my eyes hurt! >_<
I opened MS Paint, and started creating landscapes. I then felt that it'd be better if I could use a sprite or something from old NES games.
Did a few Google searchs, (most to know avail) checked Gamefaqs. After awhile, the game I chose to use was Dragon Warrior.
Got an overworld map of the first one, and a few screenshots from the 3rd and 4th.
I felt it would be better to 'mass produce' the landscapes used.
So I took stuff from this shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/dragowar4-31.gif
And made:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Grass1.png
(Among a few others.)
And this shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/drawar3-12.gif
And made:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Hills.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Water1.png
(then colored that one)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/TheOneHero/Templates/Lava.png
I've done like every other landscape in DW 3 and 4 (and 2 from DW1). So I can later piece them together for my maps.
Took frickin' forever to do, (especially on the water.) But I'm glad I did it, I'm one step closer to getting more work done on my MMO.
But man, my eyes hurt! >_<