Different Facial Expressions

[wolfpak692]

I have created my own sprites using GCH... I am wondering if I need to create different facial expressions such as smiling, frowning, puzzled for each sprite for use when a dialogue is happening? I noticed some games have this and some don't...

 

[Heirukichi]

That really is up to you. I prefer using different facial expressions but honestly I don't see it as a "must". Since it is your game I would say that you're the one who should decide about that.

 

[mlogan]

Do you mean facial expressions for the actual walking sprites or do you mean for the face images? I rarely see facial expressions for the actual sprites. Emo sets for the faces though are more common.


However, neither are *necessary*. I'd honestly say, if you're going with an emo set for the face images, and they would have to be custom, not to worry about it if you're new to making games. While they can add a nice touch, getting them done - or doing them yourself - can take a lot of effort. I'd say focus more on getting the game done for now. Just my opinion though.

 

[wolfpak692]

i was talking about facesets, sorry, should have said that... I am new to this and still working on my first game...  thanks for the advice..

 

[mlogan]

Ahhh yeah, it's okay, takes some time to get all the terminology down used in the RM world (which can even differ from other engines).


But yeah, facesets are nice, if you can, but especially if you're going to have to have them all custom made, I'd not worry about it right now. You could try using the generator to make faces and emosets. Ms Littlefish has a tutorial on how to improve the facesets from the Ace generator.