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any ideas.....?

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im somewhat new to the bsfsm stuff and i was wondering if you guys have any ideas for me.
i have the Kae_mecha/robo and all that other stuff to use
heres what i have so far.

yes they do have weapons and engines i just put the transparency on so i could keep the ships looking good.
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my newest ship<br />its a work in progress so don't say crap about the coloring silver
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its a work in progress so don't say crap about the coloring silver
one of my fighters im made for my fleet.
one of my fighters im made for my fleet.
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another fighter for my fleet
another fighter for my fleet
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Actual ships should go in the custom ships thread for one. :)
Try to give your ships shading to emulate depth instead of having just one big blob of the same colour.
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pretty good, heh, us fourm newbies.
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calvin1211 wrote: Try to give your ships shading to emulate depth instead of having just one big blob of the same colour.
i don't know how to shade the sprites plus there not my sprites so im not gonna mess with them
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What he means is recoloring them in the ShipMaker. You do realize you can give any sprite on your ship a custom colour, right?
I recommend doing exactly as calvin said. Otherwise, the second ship is actually fairly decent, it just needs a good colorscheme. The first one is...odd. I don't really like it. Try setting the wings on a smaller angle with the main body, and use a different section for the front.

Finally, I'd recomment reading all the guides and such which you can find in the general discussion and BSF resources forums.

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Are you dense? Are you retarded or something? Have you not seen how other people fucking do it?

Step 1: Higher areas should be brighter, to make it look like they are higher.
Step 2: Lower areas should be dark, to make it look like they are lower.
Step 3: NONE OF THIS REQUIRES YOU TO EDIT THE SPRITES YOURSELF. All it requires you to do is change their colours to slightly different shades in shipmaker.

Also, the colours you're using right now are horrible. Too highly saturated. Ugh.
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ArcaneDude wrote:. Try setting the wings on a smaller angle with the main body
what i really wanted to do with the first one is when it moved to a location the wings would fold in to give it a more streamlined look, and when it was close in fighting the wings came back out.
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run1235 wrote:what i really wanted to do with the first one is when it moved to a location the wings would fold in to give it a more streamlined look, and when it was close in fighting the wings came back out.
For the moment, you should just focus on making your ships look good. You can try that dort of stuff when you have a bit more experience, and you know what your doing
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Post by Warbird94 »

The outlines look good so far, but the colour of your ships is a bit strange and you shouldnt resize some of the sections that much as it will simply look strange
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