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Anything else and it'll look out of time.
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I disagree. Zone's tileset is ugly and limited. I want a completely new aspect in Zone. Zone should emphasize planet exploration with various biomes, and the central 'hub' that would act as skyworld would be a spaceship. Zone has the coolest theme with the most potential of any Graal server. It's just not being taken advantage of. Parts of the new tileset look pretty badass and everything I want in Zone's tileset. That **** needs to get done, though. No excuses, especially when the artist is being paid. This tileset has been in the works for a long ass time now. It started with Tashkin and is still unfinished and unreleased. It's valid to criticize the tileset project for never being used considering its been so long and hasn't seen the light of day yet. |
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PigParty🐷
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since a few weeks ago, yes. Just because levels staff are working with it doesn't mean its finished. Unless the major amount of work I was informed was needed was suddenly completed in a fraction of the time it took to get as far as it was a few weeks ago. If it was finished, it would be released soon after. The map design should already be planned out. The only reason I would understand that a finished tileset wouldn't be released is if other activities/jobs that required scripting were to go along with the Zone remake, in which case the tileset will not be released for a long time to come. Going back to people complaining that it will never be released.
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A tileset is a large undertaking and it's difficult to maintain a consistent, refined style. If multiple artists are working on this over time on a hobbyist basis, the end result won't be too great. In this case, it would be far better to commission a new tileset by a professional with a clear and comprehensive brief. A professional will deliver a good tileset within a deadline and in a timely fashion. The only other option is for a volunteer to work on this in a professional manner, with a spec, milestones and deliverables. In this case, an agile, iterative project management model would work best. In either case, you need a project plan before anything can be expected to happen. This is the type of project that is doomed to take literally forever otherwise. Perhaps Zone in general would benefit with this kind of approach to deliver some large scale changes that everyone here has rightfully identified. Without, you'll only get short term projects that are a rush to complete I.e seasonal releases. |
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