Skip to main content

On Sale: GamesAssetsToolsTabletopComics
Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
TagsGame Engines

What kind of character graphics will you be overhauling? For me, personally, I like the style of most of the characters (although I do think the main character could use more customizability). 

As for mutations, unless they are high fantasy with multiple distinct races of humanoids to chose from, they tend to be event based - as in, you interact with the game in a certain way as to gain the mutation, like being bitten by a werewolf or interacting with a cursed items. Mutations like this can range from being straight upgrades (think getting a sci-fi doctor to upgrade your body) through having some positive qualities but also negative things (things like vampirism giving you strong abilities but the sun will hurt you and other NPCS might turn against you), or just be straight up something negative you usually want to get rid of like a zombie plague or even just magic sicknesses which mutate your body in odd ways.

Idk if you've already considered that options but I have seen it in a bunch of games and I think it works well.

Side characters are AI generated. I had to touch them up and do the blinking and talking animations. Main character is made from pre-rendered images. 

I would like all character graphics to be made by hand, but I'm quite aware how long the individual updates take. Using AI in some capacity for most ingame graphics would make things easier, but I don't want to just relegate all the work to it. I still want the graphics to have some kind of personal touch.

As for mutations, what you said is pretty close to what I want to go with. Different acts will give you different mutation points which you will be able to use to unlock different mutations. I will be adding different mutagens you can extract from different animals and enemies, but you will also be able to get special mutations by interacting with certain artifacts, doing quests or just being at the right place at the right time.