Angband 64 x 64 pixel tileset

[Shockbolt]

Making them look something like this, only the set would be a scale mail, not a dragon scale plate armor as seen in the example?

What about making the scales much larger? Say, at least four times the size of these scales. Then there's room to show some detail; I picture dragonscale armor as rather glossy, myself.

[Susramanian]

What about making the scales much larger? Say, at least four times the size of these scales. Then there's room to show some detail; I picture dragonscale armor as rather glossy, myself.

[AnonymousHero]

Removing the "spikes" completely at the edges might be even better.

(EDIT: Redundant text is redundant.)

[ekolis]

Yeah, that is an improvement... still looks a bit feathery, but not as much!

[Shockbolt]

it might help if I removed some of the scales that are pointing outwards at the edges of the tile, see the example below:

Here's the black dragon scale mail seen at it's painting size, 128x128 pixels:


Here you see the same scale mail with scales pointing less outwards at the edges:



here's the "regular" 64x64 pixel black dragon scale mail:



And here's the new version with less fluff:


This might or might not help to lessen the feel of fluff in the others as well, we'll see.

[Shockbolt]

Yes, and painting scales that tiny (as seen in the example image provided by Derakon) would make it end up looking like a chain mail at 64x64 pixels and most certainly so at 32x32 pixels.

[Derakon]

It's because the scales aren't lying flat, but instead are sort of poofy. I'd guess it's difficult at that resolution to give the impression of scales while still having them lie flat; a "real" scale shirt looks something like this (real in quotation marks because it's a modern invention; ancient scale looked different).

[buzzkill]

Maybe it's the bright colors, but I can't hlp but think that the latest armours look kinda fluffy, as if made of feathers or cotton balls, leaves or pine cones . I didn't get that feel from the previous post (#367).

edit: ... and I never saw ekolis's post prior to writing mine. We must have been typing at the same time.

[ekolis]

Your tiles are awesome... but is it just me, or do those scale mails look like they're made of FEATHERS?

[Shockbolt]

More Angband tiles:

[Shockbolt]

More Angband tiles:

[Magnate]

Buckler as in the tiny shield buckler? like this one:

Lovely, thank you. Just what the doctor ordered.

[Shockbolt]

Buckler as in the tiny shield buckler? like this one:

Go ahead - we often end up saying "oh we can't introduce that, we don't have a tile for it", so it would be nice to have spare tiles and be able to add stuff.

You are going to paint me a buckler, aren't you ;-)

[Magnate]

Chests, unopened and broken. Would be cool to introduce a few new versions also, such as a dwarven stone chest or something similar or even specific tiny treasure boxes with puzzles required to open them?

Go ahead - we often end up saying "oh we can't introduce that, we don't have a tile for it", so it would be nice to have spare tiles and be able to add stuff.

You are going to paint me a buckler, aren't you ;-)

[Shockbolt]

Chests, unopened and broken. Would be cool to introduce a few new versions also, such as a dwarven stone chest or something similar or even specific tiny treasure boxes with puzzles required to open them?