Vegaz_Parrelli wrote:Yes, I know the graphics are not even HD. But I'm nonetheless confident that you'll agree; it's a beautiful stage. And much of its beauty resides in its potential for creating some of the most epic battles.

Vegaz_Parrelli wrote:
-Parallax, zoom, deltas and the usual tweaks I incorporate.
-Changes from day to night and back around continuously, including a special moon shadow effect during the night.
-A base form and 3 levels of destruction! The stage be destroyed by level 3 Supers (or level 2 in case of HDBZ chars), or finishing a round with a super move. The destruction implies damage to the ring, building and trees, flames that intensify with each level of destruction (giving out a special shade on characters), and a music change.

Balelynx wrote:I'm happy to add my input if it helps the greater good
I'm also experimenting with Ikemen for  a while now
I started adding downloads to the section here but ive been slack as of recent but also selective because there isn't really an abundance of decent content yet besides a few screenpack conversions and odds and ends

Anyway here goes nothing

Vegaz_Parrelli wrote:Yes, I know the graphics are not even HD. But I'm nonetheless confident that you'll agree; it's a beautiful stage. And much of its beauty resides in its potential for creating some of the most epic battles.

Re: this
if you are going for that traditional budokai sprite style as long as you use OPenGL and process your sprites properly than you can make it scale to HD no problem. Ikemen supports OpenGL aswell so you shouldnt have a problem there

lunalucard55 wrote:very interesting, the scenes with interactions give a lot more dynamism and more fun, good luck for the rest of your project my friend.

CancerManXIII wrote:

Balelynx wrote:I'm happy to add my input if it helps the greater good
I'm also experimenting with Ikemen for  a while now
I started adding downloads to the section here but ive been slack as of recent but also selective because there isn't really an abundance of decent content yet besides a few screenpack conversions and odds and ends

Anyway here goes nothing

Vegaz_Parrelli wrote:Yes, I know the graphics are not even HD. But I'm nonetheless confident that you'll agree; it's a beautiful stage. And much of its beauty resides in its potential for creating some of the most epic battles.

Re: this
if you are going for that traditional budokai sprite style as long as you use OPenGL and process your sprites properly than you can make it scale to HD no problem. Ikemen supports OpenGL aswell so you shouldnt have a problem there

I think he's talking about art style of sprites Quote me if i'm wrong.
Stages don't have to have HD graphics to be dope.
Shit, some of the greatest stages of all time were low res hi res sprites.
Look up Beximus,  Ex, mason322 or PhantomGs and Margatroid - the bests that ever did it.
Belus, Emerald Delta, Adrenaline NX, or Exodus train if you want to see what low res and hi res can do.
Also that Trippy 640x480 arizona tea Stage you guys made is in my top 10 of all time .

Point being its not about sprites resolution its what you DO with those sprites as a coder and skills as an artist that counts.

As for this DBZ stage feedback wise
Based on the early beta, nothing really jumps out at me yet like the normal fire you guys do.
The ikemen stuff is cool, but making the stage itself attention grabbing at first glance matters most.
I guess its early days though, the bells and whistles are still to come.
I know you guys like to go OP on these stages lol
Keep us posted bro ill be watching this time to time to see your workflow on it

Phant0mD wrote:stages in tha kitchen
powder strait drop
moving white like racist
slangin brown like plop
(wrong thread)

SuperWhiskey wrote:Ok, saw this was a feedback request:
1.Building edges really poorly cropped. pixellation and transparency bleed needs to be fixed

SuperWhiskey wrote:
2.Angle and perspective of center building looks weird and warped

SuperWhiskey wrote:
3.Feet water layer standing effect looks weird because water shouldnt be a straight line layer

SuperWhiskey wrote:
4.Extremely obvious image is mirrored. Centre image and sides of river bank are symmetrical

SuperWhiskey wrote:
If you want more details I could probably draw some circles around the problem areas if you like and post here for you.

I could draw some circles for you on the trouble areas of you wanted from what I can see.

SuperWhiskey wrote:
Also that yellow sky is way too saturated.

Good feedback boiz, this reminds me of the old shark tank days of Syn xtreme where if yo shit was wack, snoop dogg threw your mixtape straight into the bin lol! jks but it was really like that lol

Vegaz_Parrelli wrote:

SuperWhiskey wrote:Ok, saw this was a feedback request:
1.Building edges really poorly cropped. pixellation and transparency bleed needs to be fixed

I'm having trouble seeing the pixellation you're referring to. I think I understand the "bleed" you're talking about, but I think it helps the buildings blend with the sky. If my point of view isn't correct, I'm open to a more in-depth explanation.

If I may chime in on just this as I pass by since y'all know what your doin.
I can see what you mean regarding the image.
It may nor may not be obvious to you depending on what kind of display you are using, and also I have the curse of a graphic designers eyes by trade lol and i can confirm that those edges are definitely not in the best shape.
On a 1920x1080 monitor you "may" be able to notice the pixellation, but on my end it is indeed clear as day.
If you want to try something - take just that building sprite out, as a png file, and post it here on this thread with a transparent BG and see if you can see it more obviously.
Basically your issue here is how you are diting those sprites or what your tool kit is to render it.
rendering in itself is an artform.
Its not so much a mugen thing as it is a digital artist thing.
Having the skills and practice and also the right tool set to be able to edit images and work with transparency is a skill that can take years to master.
Its not to be taken lightly as I learnt many years ago from my art sensei.
But yeah, it should be clear as night and day that the edges on that are pretty tattered, but again it may be your monitor or resolution preventing you from seeing the issue.
try what i suggested and lets see it it makes it more obvious to you.
You could also try puttin it on a solid white canvas and reposting the image here and see it it highlights the problem more.
Now i must vanish back to my WIPs lads lol time is $$$

HmmmLawnmower wrote:Shaping up to be a really cool stage. Keep it up!