Alternative Monster Palettes/Sprites

[Vanya]

I'm already working on New FF7 Chocobos.SPR, which will include yellow, green, blue, black, and gold varieties. I'm trying something new, too. I'm sampling the colors directly from high quality screen shots to make them look more accurate to FF7. Depending how they turn out I may do this for the rest of the sprite changes I make.

[Chrona]

That White Chocobo was awesome =D

[Vanya]

Glad you liked it!

Here's a list of the upcoming chocobo sets:
Classics Chocobos (final)
Basic Chocobos (final)
Loners Chocobos (2gba, 3ds, 6snes, 8, & X)
FF4 Chocobos (final)
FF7 Chocobos
FF9 Chocobos
FF11 Chocobos
FF12 Chocobos

After that I'll begin on some of the other monsters.

[Vanya]

Final version of classics Chobos is up.

[Vanya]

Final Version of Basic Chocobos is up.

[Cheetah]

Looking good.

[Vanya]

Thanks!

I forgot to mention, I'm redoing the FF4 & 5 chocobos, but since everyone seems to like the first version of the white chocobo I'm going to use it for Trickster in the FF12 set.

[Cheetah]

Smart plan. I know that someone...(I think Karuma, so sorry that I am spelling that wrong), has already done a blue chocobo. Trickster is going to be awesome. I like drawing material from FFXII since it is actually related to FFT.

[BeoulveBlack]

i dig the white choco as well; any thoughts on a real black chocobo? like one that uses moderate to really dark shades of grey to appear black (and not purple?)

a sprite of flammie from the SD series would be cool....hmm... i think i'll do something like that....maybe

[Vanya]

Thanks!

The dark grey to black shaded chocobo will be part of the FF7 set. It's actually already done, I just have to upload it.

BTW, the final version of the FF4 & 5 set is up!

[Cheetah]

Vanya, I have some constructive criticism on your latest update for the FF4 & 5 I believe. The "blue" chocobo's colors look just a tad off. I think it is the lightest shade of blue you are using. Maybe it has just a little too much purple to it? Regardless of what color you are trying to get it to look that lightest shade just looks a little off. I wasn't sure about the red/orange chocobo at first. But after giving it some thought I like it.

[Vanya]

I thought as much about that color, but I didn't say anything to see what reaction it would get. It is exactly the shade used in the GBA, but then again, it looks different on a 16x16 sprite. I may adjust it, but not until tomorrow.

Feel free to critique my work any time, I appreciate it. And I felt the same wy about that wierd red chocobo.

[Vanya]

Added FF7 chocobos today.

I need a little help from you guys. Does anyone have, or know where I can get, any good screen shots of a Red Chocobo from FF12? The only one I've found so far is very very shitty. In fact I could really use screen captures of all the others too. Thanks in advance!

Edit: Damn! It looks like there are no shots of FF9 chocobos either. HELP!!!

[Cheetah]

You might need some FFXI chocobos as well. I will see what I can find for IX & XII.

IX:
http://psx.ign.com/dor/objects/12190/fi ... =mediaFull
http://psx.ign.com/dor/objects/12190/fi ... ix_57.html

XI:
http://www.ancientcirclels.com/images/C ... olours.jpg (found this while searching for other stuff)

[Vanya]

Thanks, Cheetah! That helps for 9. At least I have the yellow one now. i already had that pic from 11, so I'm covered there already. Hopefully, those are the standard colors, because I ran into a page that had various skins for the PC version. Even found a hot pink one, LOL!

[Vanya]

Updated chocobo post with the Loner set. It includes chocobos from games that only had one breed. I also updated some "ideas" with info on abilities the birds had in their native games.

Also, some may have noticed its just FF4 Chocobos now. I realized that the chocobos in this game have different palettes than the ones from FF5. So I will be doing the 2 FF5 chocobos on their own with some bonus palettes included.

That, then, leaves the following sets:
FF5
FF9
FF11
FF12

FF9 won't be completed until I can get or make some screen shots of the upgrade colors for Zidane's chocobo. The same for 12. However, I think I can proceed with 11.

Finally, I'd like to announce that after those are done, I'll be taking suggestions for a brand new set of chocobo colors. it'll be a sort of 'Fan Request' set.

[Zozma]

so... uhh... can we have this choco with the new beak for public use? err public dl

[Vanya]

Of course, by all means!
Credit is appreciated!

[Zozma]

[Asmo X]

You should throw together a "monster overhaul package" if you're still planning to do this for other monsters. I would totally use it.