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Sure! I'll make some for the next update! It's planned to release on the 24th with all of the new customizations.
I actually have a long coat in the works and it will be included in the Customization Update coming up on the 24th. I'll work on those other accessories to hopefully add them in the update as well!
Would you be okay with shaved hairstyles if it limited which "Hair Back" you could equip? The way I have it set up currently, is that all the "Bang Hair" are the same size so that they can seamlessly connect with the ponytails and long hair extensions. So if I changed up that "Bang Hair" base to have a different shape, there would be gaps where it normally would connect. So I could add in shaved styles, I would just have to limit which additional hair pieces you can mix and match with them.
Thank you so much!
Yes, I do have some other ears in the works (and tails but boy those are a bit hard to do). I'll definitely be adding in some more wings designs and I can add a halo as well!
I do get the tail thing for sure I appreciate all the communication and openness to suggestions with your project!
A Sit/Stand animation will be coming in the next animation update! There is an Idle animation already or are you looking for something different?
The idle animation is good. Just the sit and stand i would like to see. I cant wait for the the next animation update!
We have a slowly growing Discord for our studio and just created some channels for this tool. You can find the link to the Discord on our Linktree. Thanks for the suggestion!
https://linktr.ee/SleepingRobotGames
Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying the creator! You are able to clone and adjust palettes for all sprites. Changing the darkest color will change the outline color for each sprite, though that might not be the look you are seeking. Here is a quick example of coloring the sprites outlines will look like. Or are you looking for a single outline that goes around the whole character?
It's a good tool for someone who doesn't know how to create characters. I'll eagerly await that update.
Thank you so much!
For Battle animations I am currently planning: Attack(Sword slash & Bow), Dash, Roll, Hurt, Death. I'd like to eventually add other weapon types/magic too in a second Battle animation update.
Yes! After I finish up the Farming animation update, I'll be working on adding more customization again. Hairstyles are one of my favorite things to add haha so I'll definitely add some spiky hairstyles in for you. Feel free to leave any references/concepts if you have something specific you'd like to see.
This ponytail will be including in the upcoming animation update! Thoughts? I will probably add lower and short ponytails eventually.
Sorry about that! Yeah, it's a more determined walk. haha
I'll see if I can play around with it or make a more relaxed stroll walk style to add at some point.
I'm glad the tool is useful! I am currently playing around with neckties and hopefully will have them ready for the next customization update.
Hi, this tool is amazing! I don鈥檛 know if you鈥檙e planning to add later an animation for holding things like torches, it would be awesome to have something like that. Thank you so much!!
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Are you looking for torch holding that include the Idle, Walk, Run animations? Thanks for the suggestion, I'll add it to my list!
Hi!
Thank you so much for the update that integrates RPG Maker, it's amazing!
I have a couple of questions. First, I need to create black and white characters for my 1-bit game.
I can't get rid of the pink pixels near the eyes without using an external software. And also, is it possible to add an option to add an outline around the character? I'd like to add a white outline around characters since my game is mostly black.
Example of one characters where I'd need an outline.
My second question is regarding the faces and haircuts available. I'd need to create a character close to the one below (and in black and white to add on complexity). It would be great to have different face shapes available including a more elongated one, and ideally a similar haircut as the man be low as well.
I will work on updating the eye palettes so you can fully adjust all colors!
At this moment, I am not sure how to add an outline to the creator but I will look into that.
This is just a rough attempt on the hairstyle but how does something like this look? I also raised the eyes up on the left sprite which kind of gives the illusion of a longer face? I could add some higher eyes if that works for you! At this point I am not sure when or if I will get into head shapes. After I finish all the animations for this body type, I would like to add different body types (which would include shorter sprites for kids). 
Thanks for the quick answer! That looks amazing, I think that would be close enough and work! I'll need to test it in black and white though. Will you include it in the next update?
Also, I couldn't find more options for the eyes color. My palette is fully black and white but I still see the pink pixels.
I will work on this hair and have it ready for the animation update (might be next week!). It may be split into 2 hair sections (Bangs and Side Hair), so I'll let you know what the combo is if I split it!
For the eye colors, the whites of the eyes are currently hard colored (because it would mess up the universal palettes for like pants or hair). I will need to do some rearranging with the palettes and recolor the sprites first! I'll also aim to have that done for the next update.
Edit: Would you also like an ear option added that includes an outline?
Hi,
That would be great thank you and the ear option with the outline sounds amazing!
Also, I have a question. In RPG Maker, the default tiles are 48脳48. For my game, I use 16脳16 tiles that I upscale x3, so each original pixel becomes 3 pixels. I noticed that when I export your characters (originally 16脳32, upscaled 脳2 for RPG Maker), one pixel ends up being drawn over 2 pixels. This causes a problem with pixel consistency with my tiles.
If I try to upscale the characters to 3 pixels, their size becomes 48脳96, which looks far too big. I can鈥檛 seem to find a solution. I feel like the characters would need to be 16脳24, which would then become 48脳72 when upscaled (already more visually appealing to me).
First, that looks awesome besides the obvious size differences! Sorry you are running into issues with matching your tiles. :(
If I am understanding correctly, I think the only solution would be to increase your tile size so they can scale x2 like the character sprites. I know, way easier said than done.
Thank you! It's thanks to you that I can have characters. Switching the tiles to a 24脳24 base so everything scales 脳2 would work, but it would mean rebuilding everything ^^. I think I'll keep the tiles x3 and characters x2 for playtests, and try to hire an artist to adjust the characters base to 16x24 at the very end. Thank you for the amazing tool, looking forward for the next update :)
The hair is done and the combo is Bangs 014 and Side 016. The eyes have also been recolored and changed to have their own palette instead of sharing the universal palette with the other assets. These will be added in the next update. We ran into some issues adding the tools to the creator, so it is taking a little longer than I planned but we are almost done fixing that!
Thank you so much for your update, I really appreciate it. I am looking forward!
I'm also making a bit of progress on my side. Below are the characters in x2 upscale and the decor revamped (x3). I'll need to put everything on the same scale at some point but for now it will be enough for my playtests :). Thanks a lot of all this
Hi Memao,
The new hair is amazing, thank you very much!
I ended up putting my tiles scaled x2 and developed a little tool to reduce the size of the character by removing some lines from the character sprite (for all directions) and can also add an outline.
That actually helped a lot to reduce their size so it fits my tiles better (sprites reduce by 4px at left and by 6px at right):
I definitely want to add some leather and metal armor! The farming animation update is coming in the next week or so, so after that I will work on another customization update. I will add this to my list for that customization update. Feel free to leave any specific suggestions/references for what you want to see!
Thank you so much!! I just started working on the Battle Animation Update (1h Slash, 2h Slam, dash, hurt, downed, and death), so there will eventually be swords. When the update releases, there will only be 1 basic weapon of each type (thinking sword, axe, and dagger atm) that you will be able to recolor just like the tools. I do plan on adding other weapon/tool styles to choose from at some point. You can currently export walk and run (and single frame idle) from the tool but we are working on exporting all animations for rpg maker.
thanks for your response!! What you have planned sounds awesome! I can't wait! And also being able to export out the animations would be amazing for rpg maker! I can't wait! You really are a amazing member to the community for this to allow peoples dreams to come true with a task that can be extremely painful for some and you have now made it so easy!! Much Love!!
Someone in the community made a plugin that supports our full spritesheets you can use in RPG Maker https://cloudthewolf.itch.io/memao-animator-mz
Check out the tool and support them!
So glad you are liking the tool! We are currently working on adding custom sprites and are aiming for the end of the year.
I'll take a look at how we can add offset sprites without adding a bunch of "duplicate" versions like I did with eyes and eyebrows because I agree it would open the customization up even more!
by sitted, do you mean actually sitting on the ground? Or would a downed onto one knee situation be okay? For battle animations, there will be that downed on one knee animation and a lying on ground animation, so you could definitely reverse the frames when they are out! If need sitting on the ground, I can add that to the daily life animation list.
Oh, sorry, I meant that the character goes from lying down to standing up. He doesn't need to be sitting on the ground. As an intermediate transition between the two, downed on one knee would be awesome!
I鈥檒l add it to my list and see what I can do! In your other post you mention combat poses, are you talking about the combat animation itself or like a cool pose with the weapons?
I am currently working on combat animations. There is a sword slash but I think bow combat will come in the 2nd combat animation update
Thank you so much for the amazing suggestions! I will add them to my list. The best way for update notifications is to follow SleepingRobotGames (you can find the account on the main creator page). Whenever we post an update, you will receive the notification in your feed on itch. If you use Discord, we also have a server that we will post update notifications on: Sleeping Robot Games Discord
Sorry for the late reply, just noticed we had some pending posts we needed to manually approve. Sure, I'll add the gun animations to my list! It probably won't be in the 1st battle animation update, most likely in the 2nd update when I do the ranged attacks! As for a zombie walk/idle, if I were to add something like that, it would come after I finish all of the main animations for this tool. But I think an "enemy" animation pack would be cool in the future!
Just made a purchase. This is awesome! Such a neat tool that's helping me with development work.
I have a challenge - I'm trying to make some beefcakes! Hoping these ideas are simple to implement.
Suggestion 1: Can we get some more rounder faces? Look at 1 & 9. Then compare it to 4 & 5, which has a bit more roundness. in their jaw.
Suggestion 2: Can we get some beefier arms?
Side view, it's still very thin.
I'm actually adding a head selector soon, so I definitely can play around with head shapes! I will also add some beefier arms for you that look beefy from all angles.
I've compared the tool, but I have a very old laptop and it turns out that it's not compatible with SSE4.2. I would like a refund or a solution. Maybe it's too much to ask for any option, but I feel frustrated. Maybe a version that doesn't explicitly require SSE4.2. I don't really know what to do, to be honest.
