Requestion ice autotile

[Valkyriet]

Ello!

I was hoping if someone could possibly whip up an autotile from this (or teach me how to). It can either be in xp or vxa format :3

 

[mlogan]

There's one almost identical in the Ace RTP, in the Dungeon autotiles. Nevermind, I see it's not in autotiles, hence your question.

 

[Sharm]

What do you want out of it, a bunch of blocks or one big block?

 

[Valkyriet]

 

@Sharm

Um, basically a big block I guess (?). The problem lies in the fact that when I line up those squares individually in the hopes of achieving an icy floor, it looks unnatural, especially when they're grouped together. I've tried searching for other icy floor autotiles but it didn't yield any appropriate results.

 

[Lunarea]

It will be really difficult to make that specific tile into a large and seamless big auto-tile because of the diagonal highlights (due to the ice being reflective). There is only limited space in auto-tile and it has to be created in a very specific way -- all of which makes it difficult to do things like highlights and have them come out right.

One option is to not include the highlight into the auto-tile at all. The problem with that option is that it doesn't look realistic. It basically ends up looking like a flat blue/white thing rather than the ice it's supposed to be. You could try to add some highlights on a different layer. But if you go the route of having the auto-tile be a flat color and add highlights via a B tile, it can add a lot of extra work. Not to mention that it removes one of your mapping layers.

Another option (and this might be an easier one) is to go with what RPXP did for ice and make it fragmented:

In this case, it would tile much like a ground with pebbles or stones would tile. But it wouldn't give you the same sleek ice look.

Lastly, you have the option of recoloring/adjusting a water tile to look more frosty. This can give you a quick auto-tile that's also tied to the general look of your maps. If you only use one frame, it will look like the water is still (i.e. frozen). The problem with this is that it might confuse the player if the difference between icy tile and regular water tile isn't big enough. and it doesn't give you a unique "ice" look.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Sharm]

The big problem with ice is that it's clear, so making a larger section of icy floor is hard.  The details that make that block look like ice are all on the edge, so making an autotile that looks like it will result in a big empty section in the middle.  Unless mapped properly that's going to mess with the player's depth perception.  Just something you should be aware of.

How good are you at using your preferred art program?  If you're just at an "I can edit" level and not "I can draw things" level then you probably won't be able to do things yourself.  There's a how to make an autotile tutorial on the blog.

 

[Avery]

My suggestion:
Use a ice texture with a larger grid and a panorama script, then an transparent tile for the ice and lay the texture as panorama below the map:

random usable textures (you might need to adjust the size and colors for a better result):

http://dudealan2001.deviantart.com/art/Ice-Texture-77076446

http://cloaks.deviantart.com/art/The-Ice-Texture-Pack-77940929

http://borysses.deviantart.com/art/Water-and-ice-95465392

http://borysses.deviantart.com/art/Water-and-ice-2-117169750

 

[Valkyriet]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!

@Avery

That's a really nice idea : ) I'll try it out and see if it works ok ^^