KirupaVille - Thread #2 - Construction

[GreenLantern]

quite ok... hey GL, is it possible (in future versions) to make a section of KVille with skyscrapers and such? And maybe some suburbs with lower templates... the skyscrapers with higher templates of course too :)
It has crossed my mind that we could make different sections of the city. Right now we have one part. We could put trees all around it with a road maybe going out to another part. This other part could have different kinds of buildings (4X4, 3X2, 8X8) I think that would be sweet.

[radioxromance]

I tried a stop sign, but it turned out very illegible:
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpos...6&postcount=403
OH! I thought that was flower :P Maybe in the context of the city it would make sense.

Well, I think I'm done... by the way, I am not following too well on how these are being put up... ie, do I post a png (which I am, cause it keeps transparency right?), and then it is made into an swf? Cause if it's made into an swf... could I just do that and add something? It's a minor AS thing, but I think it would be a nice touch. Any objections? or is that how it would work? And then, if it isn't as nice a touch as I think, jsut use my png. heh

OKAY anyway, hows this?

[eilsoe]

just save it as a gif darn it :)

[GreenLantern]

gif's or png's for now. In later versions of kirupaville we may add building animations, but we are trying to focus on the more major things right now.

[Ψ]

nice work dawgs...

arrite guys i wil be off for like a week or 2 cuz of my exams :(
man i cant take these presentations anymore
i have had like 4 presentations, and 3 tests in 1 week...

well good news is i got 45/47 on my chem test :)
and i got 16/16 on my presentations for chemistry...
i am doing soo crap in physics :( i am struggling in dat class...
i think it is partly because of my teacher....
i just had a test today for physics..and i did kinda bad on it....
i also have drafting presentation tommorow..and i have started but i want to do good on that presentation...soo
ill be off for a week or two cuz my exams are up in 1 week and i have to get studying!!! later guyz.. i am gonna miss kirupaville :(

[radioxromance]

Okay, well thats a png. But Im gonna fix the KRecords sign, and the inside of the store looks weird... any suggestions? Does it look alright? This is my first :P

[thesparky007]

here it is the meaning less building

[radioxromance]

bye fork!

[senocular]

bye Ψ :pleased: And if you're reading this GET BACK TO WORK! :scream:

[radioxromance]

here it is the meaning less building
did you do that with the line tool? You need to do it pixel by pixel, two over, one up for diagonals. It takes time. And make a building that has meaning, to you and kirupaville. I am doing a record store. it serves a purpose in the town and I love music. Do you have a job? Maybe something you identify with that others can use? Even take the triangle idea and make a house. But that's just a shape as it is.

[[uber]]

good job adam

[eilsoe]

sparky, use the friggin template, that's what it's there for!

[B3NKobe]

Morning All - Well Its been a while since I posted in here again, mainly because yesterday sucked because the forums were down the whole day for me! Anyway.....

I know people have cleared things up before about all this BUT for the millionth time:

pixel art is pixel by pixel! not the line tool, not the shape tool! the pen tool at 1px!

hope that cleared some things up!! Im going to create some tutorials soon on how to create basic things in PixelArt such as buildings, rounded objects like barrels, trees, etc... Hopefully that will help clear things up for people!

Also thanks to everyone for there great submissions, there looking great! Well today im going to be deisning some more cars, signs, also an official smiley, But ill also be around to help out like im usally doing...

[B3NKobe]

Another thing everyone! USE THE TEMPLATES! Is it REALLY that HARD!! Geeeeeeeees!

[senocular]

I use the line tool :pleased:

[eilsoe]

well you would :sure:

[eilsoe]

well at least you didn't cheat like b3n did :P

[eilsoe]

yeah, he cheated on the cars :P

[paddy.]

He only did the cars from the front.

[B3NKobe]

well at least you didn't cheat like b3n did :P Well cars are alot harder than STOP SIGNS! geeeeez! Do you know how long it took to do those 2 cars! http://www.kirupa.com/forum/images/smilies/disappointed.gifhttp://www.kirupa.com/forum/images/smilies/disappointed.gif

[eilsoe]

no, but you still cheated :P

[B3NKobe]

no, but you still cheated :P
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/images/smilies/hair.gifhttp://www.kirupa.com/forum/images/smilies/trout.gif

[eilsoe]

hehehehehe :P


:love:

[eilsoe]

the blimp?

[B3NKobe]

Thanks Adam your taking my job! lol - I was going to attempt a blimp!!! If you want we could both do one each and compare them, although mine wont be done until later....

[B3NKobe]

Yeah you draw pixel by pixel, and I use photoshop, its good as you get layers & transparency for windows etc, Creating circles for other objects is hard, but you can work around it....

[[uber]]

You guys.. we have a new forum.... lets let this thread go b4 it hits 40 pages
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=67

[simplistik]

stop reminding ppl about the templates and such and how to do the artwork. if they don't do it right or follow the rules... don't add it to k-ville. just that simple :P

[B3NKobe]

stop reminding ppl about the templates and such and how to do the artwork. if they don't do it right or follow the rules... don't add it to k-ville. just that simple :P
Well theres a tutorial thread that is stickied in this forum, im creating more tutorials soon.!

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82416

[simplistik]

Well theres a tutorial thread that is stickied in this forum, im creating more tutorials soon.!

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82416

Exactly, which is my point. If they can't follow the instructions then leave them be.

[GreenLantern]

Exactly, which is my point. If they can't follow the instructions then leave them be.
Nah, I say we offer assistance and reminders. Some people have very little skill when it comes to this stuff. Why not help them out and let them be a part of it?

[senocular]

GL is a little bit nice than simp it seems ;)

[B3NKobe]

So far iv been helping a few people, thats why these forums are here arnt they, too help? Thats how I see it anyway! :D:D

[GreenLantern]

GL is a little bit nice than simp it seems ;)
I'm Green Lantern, a superhero, isn't that my job? :P

[B3NKobe]

I'm Green Lantern, a superhero, isn't that my job? :P
Hahaha lol :lol::lol:

[SeiferTim]

My wife wants to submit a radio station: KRPA Radio.
I'm going to help her draw it, since she doesn't so much (any) pixel art.

[GreenLantern]

We are going to have a full blow metropolis here shortly! :thumb:

[B3NKobe]

My wife wants to submit a radio station: KRPA Radio.
I'm going to help her draw it, since she doesn't so much (any) pixel art.
Sounds Good! Good to see that wifes even want to pixel art in KirupaVille! This is moving alont very nicely! KVille is getting bigger!

[simplistik]

GL is a little bit nice than simp it seems ;)

:lol: everyone's nicer than me... don't you read my critiques? :q: I'm cut-throat dawg

But I was more talkin about the ppl that just aren't gettin it... not the ppl that are askin one or two questions.

[SeiferTim]

Sounds Good! Good to see that wifes even want to pixel art in KirupaVille! This is moving alont very nicely! KVille is getting bigger!
Speaking of getting bigger, is the plot going to expand to allow more buildings?

[GreenLantern]

Speaking of getting bigger, is the plot going to expand to allow more buildings?
Yes it will. Uber just got me the new map with more plots and edges and caps and bells and whistles. :P

I will be updating it tonight.

[amitgeorge]

a 2x1 site for me please

[benji2004]

Can I have a 2x2 please.
I like to think of myself as a pixel artist. lol

[Digitalosophy]

Can I play? Why have I not heard about any of this

[GreenLantern]

Anybody can have a plot. You don't really have to ask for one. At one point we were taking reservations, but it's open for all. first come, first serve.

[GreenLantern]

Do as many as you want. The map is expandable. Let's see how many buildings we can get!

[senocular]

maybe some of these Q&As should be thrown in the rules sticky

[SeiferTim]

maybe some of these Q&As should be thrown in the rules sticky Perhaps there should be a "Rules" Link on the actual Kirupaville page...

[GreenLantern]

Perhaps there should be a "Rules" Link on the actual Kirupaville page...
there will be. ;)

[[uber]]

I have mande a rules page.... kirupa is gonna post it.

[B3NKobe]

I have mande a rules page.... kirupa is gonna post it.
Good work uber - hopefully people will read and understand the freakin rules!!! :lol:

[B3NKobe]

Does KirupaVille Lag on your PC? Then check the System Requirements below:

KirupaVille Version 1.0 System Requirements:
-- Pentium 5 (not released yet) 7.0Gigz
-- 1000Mb DDR Ram
-- 8Bit Graphic Card

:lol::lol::lol:

[exorxist]

Hey guys, I'd like to make a 1x1 ! Should I just get going on it?
btw, I've never done pixel art before........

[GreenLantern]

Hey guys, I'd like to make a 1x1 ! Should I just get going on it?
btw, I've never done pixel art before........
Yup just make your building and then make a thread in the kirupaville forum with "Submission: Your Nick" as the title.

[exorxist]

Yup just make your building and then make a thread in the kirupaville forum with "Submission: Your Nick" as the title.
will do!

[Flash-Matic]

Can I add this on a 1x2 before its taken (behind Cafe) Sorry its not that good ill put something better when i have a good idea. Ideas are harder than the art for me. :(

[Ben H]

Does KirupaVille Lag on your PC? Then check the System Requirements below:

KirupaVille Version 1.0 System Requirements:
-- Pentium 5 (not released yet) 7.0Gigz
-- 1000Mb DDR Ram
-- 8Bit Graphic Card

:lol::lol::lol:
Mine fits that but it still lags...

Actually, it doesn't lag at all!

[kirupa]

Hey, that's the specs of my old computer :PI'll have both a GIF/PNG version along with the Flash version when I put the final one on the kirupa.com server. It lags a bit for me also.

[GreenLantern]

I don't think we are going to be able to escape lag. It's just huge.

The only thing I could think of was if maybe the map, grass and trees were all one image.

[GreenLantern]

Can I add this on a 1x2 before its taken (behind Cafe) Sorry its not that good ill put something better when i have a good idea. Ideas are harder than the art for me. :(
Look at some of the other buildings on the map. Do you really think this would fit in with them?

Go through some tutorials, add some detail. Make something you will be proud to showcase in Kirupaville.

[Flash-Matic]

i know its not good, i can do just as good as the others i just need an idea, got any thoughts?

[GreenLantern]

i know its not good, i can do just as good as the others i just need an idea, got any thoughts?
Take a look here:
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82433

[Flash-Matic]

i got the perfect idea, at least i think :)

[GreenLantern]

I'll be waiting for it.

When you get it ready, make a new thread in the kirupaville forum with the title: "Submission: Your nick"

Good luck :thumb:

-gl

[virusescu]

The Virus Laboratory is my building :) don't anybody start building anything similar :D

[ScHAmPi]

Lol sounds cool virusescu. Cant wait to see it, very original too.

[CanadianGuy]

I started making this the other day and I'd like to finish it. Can it be worked into the town somehow? I haven't been assigned a square yet.

edit: I had a look at the town and I'm wondering why the roads are black? How about making them grey?

[ScHAmPi]

Wow thats nice

I think it should be added somewhere for sure! But where is a question. It is something to be in a center... but then again it would obstruct some other buildings.

[GreenLantern]

You are in luck.

http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82576

;)

[CanadianGuy]

yea schampi I didn't think about that. Thanks for the compliment I think my tower looks like crap right now and I was hesitant to even post it. hehe

boo-hoo. looks like all the plots have snatched up. :upset:

[SeiferTim]

boo-hoo. looks like all the plots have snatched up. :upset:
There is no longer a plot-limit, or so I'm told.
As more plots are needed, more will be made.

[benswakyworld]

idk who to send these to but i tried to make the 1x1 tree plot idk its not perfect so if u want it use it for sure.

http://www.geocities.com/benswakyworld/images/trees.png

[[uber]]

Welcome to the forum yo... I am Ubermensch - build coordinator... good start.. but we are looking for organic realistic trees...not patterns
but they are pretty nice.
wanna make a plot?
read the rules at the top of the forum... and have fun.

[thesparky007]

whuh!
im a beginner
and i havent done pixel art before but after a lot of trials this is my result i hope it looks ok!


god i suck!!!!!!

[B3NKobe]

whuh!
im a beginner
and i havent done pixel art before but after a lot of trials this is my result i hope it looks ok!


god i suck!!!!!!
alright its good for your first go, although the car doesnt look straight at all! its all over the place, try and take time, zoom right into the image in ps now that you have your ugly template, and re do the outlines, but do it carefully, slowly, it will come out more straighter, and it looks like youv used the brush tool for the wheels, DONT - :D:D

[thesparky007]

i dont have ps

tht is the problem :*(
but paint is good tho

[B3NKobe]

ohh i see, well then open up paint, zoom in with the great zoom tool, and do what i said in the above post! The wonky car u have now is like a rotten template, trace around it smoother in paint and bobs your uncle! Just take your time!

[SlowRoasted]

ill be making a plot sometime soon, 1x2, 2x1 or 1x1.

[jerez_z]

Hey... still need someone to do the hover coding? PM me

[GreenLantern]

I was going to work on it. I just haven't got to it yet.

Do you have some experience in XML hover captioning?

[jerez_z]

I've done my fair share with xml, but what do you mean by hover captioning?

[Flash-Matic]

thats the box that comes up when u hover over the <thing>

[jerez_z]

well I can do hovers (see footer) if thats what you mean.

[Flash-Matic]

hover caption is the box that comes up when u hover(rollover) the <thing>

[GreenLantern]

well I can do hovers (see footer) if thats what you mean.
Yup that's the ticket. The thing is all the text that is being loaded into the hover captions are come from an xml file. Can you handle that?

[Yeldarb]

Hey, not sure if this helps, but here's a tooltip function that I made a while back:


whatever.onRollOver = function() { writeText("Your Message Here"); }
whatever.onRollOut = function() { tooltip.removeMovieClip(); }

function writeText(textToWrite) {
this.createEmptyMovieClip("tooltip", 1);

tooltip._x = _xmouse;
tooltip._y = _ymouse;

tooltip.createEmptyMovieClip("theText", 2);
tooltip.theText._x = 15;
tooltip.theText._y = 1;
tooltip.theText.theWidth = Math.round(textToWrite.length * 8) + 5;
tooltip.theText.createTextField("theTip", 0, 0, -1, tooltip.theText.theWidth, 22);
tooltip.theText.formatIt = new TextFormat;
tooltip.theText.formatIt.font = "Times New Roman";
tooltip.theText.formatIt.align = "center";
tooltip.theText.formatIt.color = 0xFFFFFF;
tooltip.theText.formatIt.size = 16;
tooltip.theText.theTip.text = textToWrite;
tooltip.theText.theTip.setTextFormat(tooltip.theTe xt.formatIt);

//textFieldWidth = theText._width + 10;
tooltip.theTextFieldWidth = tooltip.theText.theTip._width + 10;

tooltip.createEmptyMovieClip("backgroundBox", 1);
tooltip.backgroundBox.lineStyle(1, 0xCCCCCC, 100);
tooltip.backgroundBox.moveTo(10, 0);
tooltip.backgroundBox.beginFill(0x444444, 100);
tooltip.backgroundBox.moveToHere = tooltip.theTextFieldWidth + 10;
tooltip.backgroundBox.lineTo(tooltip.backgroundBox .moveToHere, 0);
tooltip.backgroundBox.lineTo(tooltip.backgroundBox .moveToHere, 22);
tooltip.backgroundBox.lineTo(10, 22);
tooltip.backgroundBox.lineTo(10, 0);
tooltip.backgroundBox.endFill();

tooltip.onEnterFrame = function() {
tooltip._x = _xmouse;
tooltip._y = _ymouse;
}
}

You just call the function with the variable of the text from the XML file and it will bring up the tooltip.

[GreenLantern]

That's the shiznit!

Thanks. That pretty much takes care of that.

Wait one question, can the text field contain html?

[wizard]

whuh!
im a beginner
and i havent done pixel art before but after a lot of trials this is my result i hope it looks ok!


god i suck!!!!!!No offense but it looks like you traced it. :beam:

[Yeldarb]

It would be able to if you changed it to
whatever_I_Named_the_Textfield.html = true;
and
whatever_I_Named_the_Textfield.htmlText = whateverMyTextVariableWas;

[[uber]]

Thats perfect you guys.....

[Mister B.]

A small request from a slow computer. Can we have a switch to toggle cars on/off to speed it up on my computer?

[GreenLantern]

*looks at avatar http://www.senocular.com/smilies/violin.gif

:lol:

We are going to work something out. It is pretty cpu intense right now. We don't even have everything going yet, so we don't know where to start with the quality problems.

[Vexir]

Hey, just an opinion, but adams pixelhenge seems out of place in the city. You seem to have put a forest and grassland to the north, so why not put it there? You can have a dirtpath that stems from it, and then it can end / run thru / branch to PixelHenge?

People can make things like farms and stuff too.

[JoMan]

Hi,




I have some questions about the Kirupaville project. When we get our own spaces, does that mean that we get to create our own building? And also, do we program the building?

peace

[SlowRoasted]

http://www.kirupa.com/motiongraphics/kirupaville.htm

[JoMan]

Thank you :).

EDIT: I'll Take a 1x2, if that's not a problem :P.

peace

[GreenLantern]

Sounds good to me. Good luck.

[SlowRoasted]

im making a skyscraper in a 1x2

[GreenLantern]

cool, are you close to being done?

[SlowRoasted]

nope, just starting, i only have the outline of it. I just finished my project here at work though so ill start getting it done;)

[SlowRoasted]

someone should make a town hall!

[JoMan]

Sounds good to me. Good luck.
Thank you.

peace

[SlowRoasted]

ugh!!!!! photoshop just crashed and i lost my skyscraper!!!!!!!!!:(:(:(

[sedgemonkey]

I'd like to feature this on http://www.pixeljoint.com to get some pixel people coming over, but I wanted to ask about where to get the template and where the people will submit their works.

Is there a place on http://redmirrorball.com/kv/ to submit pixel art?

[GreenLantern]

http://www.kirupa.com/motiongraphics/kirupaville.htm

That is a good starting point.

[[uber]]

you do really superior work sedge monkey!

[SlowRoasted]

i am very close to finishing my skyscraper, ill post it soon.

[JoMan]

I think that someone should make a 'Those we do not speak of'(from the village), and put it hiding in the woods :D.

peace

[ScHAmPi]

I think that someone should make a 'Those we do not speak of'(from the village), and put it hiding in the woods :D.

peace
Lol that is a good idea :D

[Jako]

Hey, I'd be willing to donate some hosting and a domain to kirupaville so we can get our own website ie. kirupaville.com.

Imagine the possibilities

[[uber]]

Kirupa is gonna host it...

[B3NKobe]

Hey, I'd be willing to donate some hosting and a domain to kirupaville so we can get our own website ie. kirupaville.com.

Imagine the possibilities
Thats really nice of you Jacko! That would be really cool, but like Uber said i think Kirupa is going to host it...

[paBlo_Du]

I've always wanted to get into pixel art. Never had time but when I saw this I decided to give it a try. This is my first pixel art.. Hope it fits.

:disco:

[Vexir]

I think we already have a jail........

[kirupa]

We can never have too many jails! We also need to have a country club prison where we will send graphicslash for protesting against the building of more jails.

pablo - the jail looks nice, but the people don't seem to fit the pixel theme :beam: Also, the cannon on the roof looks too flat. It doesn't have the 3d isometric look to it. You may want to work on the shading of the cannon a bit.

jako - the final kirupaville will be hosted on the kirupa.com site :D

[ScHAmPi]

jako - the final kirupaville will be hosted on the kirupa.com site :D

I do think it would be nice to have our own domain name like kirupaville.com, no?
So if jako can get us our own domain that would be cool, I think :P

Jee I'm thinking to much its starting to hurt.

[Vexir]

We also need to have a country club prison where we will send graphicslash for protesting against the building of more jails.

Give me amnesty or give me death Kman!

[paBlo_Du]

We can never have too many jails! We also need to have a country club prison where we will send graphicslash for protesting against the building of more jails.

pablo - the jail looks nice, but the people don't seem to fit the pixel theme :beam: Also, the cannon on the roof looks too flat. It doesn't have the 3d isometric look to it. You may want to work on the shading of the cannon a bit.

jako - the final kirupaville will be hosted on the kirupa.com site :D


I'll make something different then. Thanks for the comments.

[Gizzmo]

Hi all,



Its been a while sins my last visit … :snooze:

Seems there is this awesome thing going on “kirupaVille” SUPER!

I’ve done some pixeling a time ago, so I think I will move in to Kirupaville soon :pleased:



One of my pixels:

[[uber]]

sweet... just read the kirupaville guildlines... Just click on Kirupalab and then KirupaVille... and get started

[Gizzmo]

I was thinking to go underground ... and make a subway stairs ...

This is what i have for now ...

[GreenLantern]

Hmmm, it doesn't really have any depth.

Make the stairs stand out some more.
Add hand-rails
paint some lines on the sidewalk.

Realism man! Realism! ;)

[shotmenot]

i was wondering if we should post the pic of our submission in here or on a thread. i posted mine on a thread and wasnt sure if it was going to get anywhere

[[uber]]

If you read the guidlines in the forum.. you post a thread called "submission: (your project name)" when its done.... post a thread with your work in progress too.

[jokun]

If you read the guidlines in the forum.. you post a thread called "submission: (your project name)" when its done.... post a thread with your work in progress too.
good point here. I have a tendency to post mine as the finished product, and then repost it two or three times with changes. Best to post for comments first and submit when you're absolutely sure you're done with it...for now.

[GreenLantern]

good point here. I have a tendency to post mine as the finished product, and then repost it two or three times with changes. Best to post for comments first and submit when you're absolutely sure you're done with it...for now.

I kind of like to see it change in a submission thread. That way there is a clear record how your submission progressed.

[jokun]

that's true. hadn't thought of that.

[GreenLantern]

Plus once I have your submission in, updating it isn't really that hard.

open fla
update image
export
upload

about a minute.

;) gl