Final Fantasy Hacktics

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So I moved from Shiva to Zodiac because it was easier to use a bigger canvas... so yeaahhh check it out!
I know it's not in the style but meeehhh.

Hahah, sorry about that. And oh my goodness so I got it opened.. I think. However I have no idea what I am doing beyond thinking I see an image in a mess of randomized pixels. It's like seeing Jesus on a piece of toast! I very much have no idea what I am doing...

EDIT: I GOT IT! YAYYY!

What is the color range that is allowed for the Summon palette? Is it also 16?
Also I found the tutorial on the site

Meow!

Okay, so is there a tutorial on how I can modify the summon? And how to make it work on a windows 8 platform? I was simply thinking about adding XP to a partition since I seem to be having problems with my Text edit as well.

Yeah I would love to do that! But I have windows 8.1 and I have no idea how to change the Summon animations.

So let me start off by saying that I am working on fixing some of the shadowing with the edits that you gave me Kage, they're a really helpful. To that point I completely agree with you on a lot of things (which is why I put it up, to get a critique) So the things I didnt agree with is the edit you did on her chest with the red pixel looking like its sticking up, possibly to give her more of a bust I imagine?? I just do not agree with that, Terra is not very buxom and she is a very thin, waif like character, however re-proportioning her chest worked well to my end and with the light widening of her face, it just looks so awkward to me. The hair tie is not a bow, and the dress is not linked to her gloves so there should be some sort of separation there betwixt the dress and gloves in the chest area with the cape gingerly wrapping around her shoulders and collar bone.  Anywho, I will get to work on that a bit today so that when I put them in I will put it up!

Okay so I guess I am having a hard time understanding what the proper palette is for FFT as I don't think that necessarily matters since I am creating Terra from other sources, mainly from Dissidia. I am all for creating from within parameters. however testing her in game she doesn't seem to clash with anything that is happening, in the game. Besides Terra herself does have a colorful palette and that is part of the fun as she is not of the FFT world. (Which is why I took the Cloud that was on the website, he looked more true to character, for me and my particular sensibilities)

Having said that, I am experimenting with Weigraf's Temple Knight red as it's oranges still keep it vibrant. And as for the Yellow, Toshiko that is just an alt costume based on the various incarnations of Terra. As for the colors though at the end of the day, again looks fine in game to me, but I imagine that at some point short of technique in shading etc. we are all simply discussing subjective notions of what we each think a particular character should or shouldn't look like or what the proper colors should be. Regardless, I am the noob here, so I don't purport any finality here, as I am still definitely in need of a lot of improvement.

Thanks! I really appreciate all the feed back, and I updated the two formation sprites Seushiro, I did have problems with the third front facing sprite, I just needed some new eyes on these to spot things I overlooked or have a bias on.  Anyhoww they're updated with the palettes

Haha, wow thank you so much, those are great ideas so I took something you said to heart. I think there are a lot of things we can modify and thank you so much for the sprite sheets they are really gonna help me out! So here are two versions of Terra on where she morphs and flashes and a regular one. I really need more sets of eyes on these as I find myself in my own head I am probably missing some things.

I will try to come up with some new ideas, maybe I can conjure something up with the Morphing that isn't so static looking, on that note Con, or anyone else can you give some pointers on the Terra Morph Animation? Should she just be morphed without the fluctuations? Or do they give the proper effect?

Is it possible to have it so that much like the Jump time, another skill won't be interrupted or be prompted for an action until the skill is performed? So that it doesn't behave like a long spell where you get to walk around or change what action you want to take.

Basically what I have now, is my Character Terra Performs Shiva, which I have changed to Morph and she jumps in the air, but she keeps being prompted to perform another action when her turn comes up off screen. kind of killing the suspense of when she does perform the "Diamond Dust" or how I have renamed it "Terra's Ascension" giving the illusion that Terra has transformed. I basically just want to do the Morph, she flies up into the air and I don't see or hear from her until she performs the "Summon"

Okay, so the first one it is, without the "flowers" hehe. I'll probably make one just for fun. However I won't have time to finish it til a few days from now, gonna go camping! :3 And once Terra is done and I settle on the Portrait I will start working on Fran.

I actually really like that Terra too. I am hunting around looking for ways to modify my portrait, so expect a revivial of some Terra Posts! Also that Fran looks like a better version of mine... I LIKE IT!

Not sure about the thinner hair, just an idea to throw out there. I also flirted with the idea of adding the purple flowers by using the medium pink I have... annd I am not too sure about it.

Okay so I added the shoe thingy, (can be removed) I thinned out her hair and made it more wild, I used the neck coloring, added an earring (can be removed) thinned out the bow and made the heel a bit more pronounced... I also used the 'left bang' (our right) of Seushiro's number three to give her a little more wildness and modified it a bit.

Bummer :/

Is there a sprite sheet anywhere for Type 1/ Type 2 that will tell me what sprite parts are used for specific animations? I am currently working on Terra and have wondered if it was possible to have it so that when casting a spell I could change her animations to Morph

For example the boxes checked on Patcher are 8,11,13,14 which gives you a value 01 2C 00, I want to try to manipulate it so that only when casting does her sprite change to her Morphed form. If it isn't possible, then oh well!

I also ended up playing with the intensity of the red, and yeah, looks a lot better! 

Yeah, thank you both for your compliments. I actually was looking at the skirt just now and it started to bother me. I did think the bow was too high or big, so here is a rework. The one in the left is mine and the one on the right is what you recommended Celia. I definitely worked with what you suggested but figured I would add a little more... what do you guys think if I made her a pixel taller on the legs? I feel like that might make her too tall...

How is this Toshiko? The picture is my inspiration for her.

So here is a spritesheet for Terra, it is my first very near "Comlpeted" Sprite it was I guess simple enough modifying Valmafra, though I am sure it needs work, so Haaaaaaallllpppp Meeeee... :3

Wow! I love it