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<!--quoteo(post=265210:date=Jan 8 2009, 08:51 PM:name=Elratauru)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Elratauru @ Jan 8 2009, 08:51 PM) </a>

 

Heh, neat. Not exactly what I was thinking, but I like it nonetheless. I'll work on my idea whenever we get around to CNZ's art as a whole.

 

I don't know how.. But we'll find it a place. ^^
(Also for El's Starpost concept hand-drawn image! )


About the Starpost, I'll need to reshape the ball again, as it turned out the main base was not perfectly circular and being pretty bad when rotating.
(the below part is smaller the the higher one).
Besides this, I think we're near "approved" art also for the neon animation, Sciz. (tomorrow I'll complete it, is a promise!)


Exodus, please do post the latest Bumper we've been working on, so we may complete it as well! ^__-

 

Sciz, I've got only one thing to say about that pulsing animation now.

Approved.

Approved with a vengeance. I'm not certain if the first or second animation will be used as both are fantastic, but Tweaker put it best when describing just how perfect that is.

 

Oh. Good. Glad everyone likes what is effectively an animated gradient so much. =P

Not that it's quite done, I still need to add a little light reflecting off the central ball that Vincent's redoing, and maybe some subtle ambient light akin to Elratauru's edit.

 

Yeah, right now I'm only approving the animation itself, as there's still some fine-tuning necessary on the Starpost itself. It's getting very close though.

It's little touches like these that people are going to be truly impressed with once they take the time to absorb the scope of what we're accomplishing here.

 

Dunno about the ambient light, in the daylight you cant see external lights through a plastic ball, only internal and thats is what gives the color of the material... in the night, you can see internal AND external lights cuz there is no light in the ambient... We should wait to Vinc to finish his frame so we can make the changes though...

 

<!--quoteo(post=265210:date=Jan 8 2009, 08:51 PM:name=Elratauru)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Elratauru @ Jan 8 2009, 08:51 PM) [/quote]

... don't be an opf, Detail makes HD after all...[/quote]
One thing is detail, other is modifying how things were in the original based on how people "thought" it always looked due to pixel limitations, but whatever.

What I mean is, if I "always thought" that 2 odd pixels on one Sonic frame were his penis sticking out, I'm not going to draw a HD penis on that frame.

Anyway, the star is off-centered, the top spike is sticking out more than the other spikes:
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<!--quoteo(post=265242:date=Jan 8 2009, 09:52 PM:name=Ollie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ollie @ Jan 8 2009, 09:52 PM) Vs.

 

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I like the geometric star better (the one with the black background). It feels more Sonic.

<!--quoteo(post=265329:date=Jan 9 2009, 04:26 AM:name=Sciz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sciz @ Jan 9 2009, 04:26 AM) [/quote]
Same goes here. This star looks more like Sonic 2 Casino and Sonic & Knuckles glowing sphere bonus stage star bumper.

 

<!--quoteo(post=265316:date=Jan 8 2009, 11:57 PM:name=Exodus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Exodus @ Jan 8 2009, 11:57 PM) </a>
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Gorgeous, I'm all for the intense glowing imagery, much more up to date... though yeah, breaking the mould in terms of 're-make'. You gotta have some fun though, eh?

 

<!--quoteo(post=265417:date=Jan 9 2009, 12:01 AM:name=Fred PJ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fred PJ @ Jan 9 2009, 12:01 AM) [/quote]
This is definately the best one so far.

These crooked stars that people are doing look pretty ugly tbh. I know you're going for art as closest to the original as possible, but anyone who's tried to sprite a star at that size knows it's pretty difficult to get it to look perfect. The crooked ones just look rushed, which I don't think should really be your goal considering you guys have spent weeks tweaking this.

 

You know, people says that bloom, and glows and HDR are "OMFG n3xt G3n Gr4ph1c5!!!!!" xD... its cool though =P, You cannot imagine how many weeks we spend "playing" with objects and little sprites =P...

The Staff team always said that Im a glossy artist, all object that I touch, start glowing and reflecting light xD...


Oh...about what Black Squirrel said, remember: Though we're "going for art as closest to the original as possible", we're also want it to be "a 2008-09" game, not a flash one or what people said when we released the first demo... So, we're adding a lot of details and some little changes to the objects, imagination is what we use to think about the pixel limitations after all, and some people also like effects nice to the eyes. We're going for something that everybody will like. "Original Pixel fag" and "true re-makers" as an example, are going to like it.

 

As promised I've finally been trough fixing and aligning every single shape, adjusted some shade and remade from scratch the Sphere based on the current suggestions.
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If no major objections will arise on this one, it'll be considered final so Sciz and EL can work to animate it.

About the effects.
Yes, about our beloved new special effects (based on different environments), let's divide them into 3 main kinds:

-Daylight Levels: (No colored aura)
-Nighttime levels: (Colored Aura)
-Special Ones: (The electrical one made by Exodus)

For original fans, do not be afraid! We'll add "Original Mode" option. (They will just look all the same) ^^

 

<!--quoteo(post=265316:date=Jan 8 2009, 11:57 PM:name=Exodus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Exodus @ Jan 8 2009, 11:57 PM) </a>
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I think this would look good in a Death Egg-type environment - especially if when the line gets to the top, sparks of electricity fly out in all directions!

It'd make a good 'no starpost-save' mode, where you have to go through each act with the starposts 'disabled' - and to show it, sparks are flying off it while that animation's going on =D

 

Just like a harder mode, without checkpoints n-n...I like that idea...

Also some people said something that It can fit into CPZ, or who knows...
For CNZ I got some awesome ideas for the ball, though I will not show them until Vinc Frame gots aproved by all.

 

It all makes sense... except for the electrical one? It's cool and all, but there's a lot of stuff that looks cool and would look out of place here.

 

It all makes sense... except for the electrical one? It's cool and all, but there's a lot of stuff that looks cool and would look out of place here.
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I agree with the star design. And it would be cool to have a glowing starpost (if not for the original mode then the enhanced mode).

But what is the blue electrical stuff really supposed to be?
Maybe such an effect can be shown when the vortex to the special stage is opended? Feels so "Back to the Future" design with the fluorescent blue, doesn't it?

 

The gradient animations, aura glows, and even different colorations are all great ideas, and most of them could work well. I'm not sold on the electrical cable running up the starpost though. We don't want to stray too far in the name of artistic license. There's been more than enough material created already to push the original concept to HD level and then some.

 

Thanks to everyone, especially to Blast Processing for this starpost's outcome! ^^

Now let's give this art the final touch!
(Without spending much time on the Electric one, we can discuss the ideas on the General Project Thread Topic)

Sciz and El you can now put the glowing fx on it.
(Sciz for the glowing first, El for the Aura next)