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Hello!

I bought this on Steam a while ago.

Which Ch_monster image in the character folder is for the minotaur enemy? I've looked through the images a few times when wanting to place it on a dungeon map, and haven't been able to locate it.

EDIT: Is it the first in Ch_Monster25? If so the colors seem a little off, I can recolor though. The horns are colored in this image but they aren't in the battle sprite, and I'm not sure what the color on the back is supposed to be for, why I'm thinking it might not be it, it might be wings?

Marumugi4510269 days ago

Thank you for your purchase!

Yes, Ch_Monster25 is the Minotaur.

As you mentioned, the horn color is different, and this is due to the NES specifications. Also, what you see on the back that might look like wings is actually hair. This also differs in color from the battle enemy due to NES specifications.

The concept of this asset pack is to allow you to create screens that are as faithful as possible to NES specifications. Simply put, the maximum number of colors allocated to one battle enemy is basically 6 colors + black, while walking enemies are allocated only 2 colors + black, making it impossible to be completely faithful to the battle enemy colors. Therefore, I prioritized visibility within the limited color palette.

If you're not interested in NES specifications, this might seem confusing. Detailed explanations are also written in "Detailed guide_En.html", so please take a look if you're interested!

james5272268 days ago

Thanks so much for the detailed explanation! My music is NES inspired, but doesn't follow NES limitation, so I'm probably going to recolor the minotaur map sprite to match its battle sprite. Getting into game development has been one lesson after another!

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