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yup, https://mastodon.online/@pebonius if you wanna hit me up
isometric is hard, that post breaks down nicely something that would probably take me months to figure out
Very pretty! About adding character... You can "cheat" a bit. You can add animal if it is easier for you although jams are for challenge (or at least for fun)
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In the center and in the top I see a shadow for those skewed blocks. I am not sure that the shadow should differ by size from usual blocks but it seems to me that maybe should at least a little? idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Okay, you know what, I will let whatever engine the person is using to get and draw the outlines. It is taking way too long to figure out all the combinations possible to try and bake outlines on the tileset as empty blocks with just the outline.
A possbile solution is: Every level is a different layer, one iterate through each column of tiles and draw outlines for sides that aren’t connected with anything else. To further optimize this I believe it is worthwhile do draw these lines during loading and make it a temporary texture with the same Z index as the lowest Z value on that layer instead of doing all these draw calls while rendering the game.
I think I'm a bit lost
At first, I wanted a very small scale for my map, similar to an RPG world map, but as I drew, it seemed like a larger scale would be easier to represent
I tried making the warehouse smaller, but it looked very strange
If the map is on a world scale, the tiles, except for the terrain tiles, should look like landmarks (city, port, town, etc.)
I want to create some tiles in a modern style or in a style typical of low-income areas within a cyberpunk setting
There are already a lot of nature-based tiles out there, so I'm trying to avoid them
In terms of concerns about scale, definitely keep what you've done so far and don't scrap it! If you end up with a minimap size, a world scale size, and a more normal size, people can make use of whatever it is you make and be creative with it. I think just go with whatever you're enjoying making! No need to necessarily worry too much about it.