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[Anthus]

Welcome to Screenshot of the Week 868! Here are the entries:
 
Zeron

Normal House: a tribute to Lost Isle era dream sequences, and a demonstration of dungeon carving "functionality". Editor included to increase "cursed image" levels.


Twilight Knight

Frosted flakes


Jared

What lies beyond Suthorn Clearing?

[Rambly]

all good screens,

 

but holy fuck the vibes of twilight knight's, that's a sick setting

[Twilight Knight]

but holy crap the vibes of twilight knight's, that's a sick setting

Thank you so much!!

 

Zeron

That is a lovely interior screen. I really like that raised bed, haven't seen that idea before!

 

Jared

That looks really great. Looks very inviting and I like all the tiles you added to DoR, like the water or tall grass.

[Jared]

Jared

That looks really great. Looks very inviting and I like all the tiles you added to DoR, like the water or tall grass.

 

Thank you so much! It's taking awhile to add everything, but it's worth it! I also made the arch top from scratch (And thanks to Shane for the help).

 

Your screens and use of DoR inspire me so much, as you always have. If I could have voted, I'd choose yours, Twilight Knight.

 

Zeron, I like yours with the same idea as Twilight Knight. I love the raised bed, it just needs some stairs!!

 

Great week this week. And I'm always glad to lose to Twilight Knight. 

[Twilight Knight]

Wow thanks Jared, that means a lot to me :-)
I'm also a big fan of your screen design, so keep em coming!

[Zeron]

Zeron

That is a lovely interior screen. I really like that raised bed, haven't seen that idea before!

Zeron, I like yours with the same idea as Twilight Knight. I love the raised bed, it just needs some stairs!!

Thank you! I'll admit, I'm kind of surprised that the cursed dungeon carving combos got such a positive response. I guess that justifies making the rest.

I agree about the stairs. I raised the bed to showcase the new dungeon carving combos, but I don't (yet) have any tiles to make a proper entrance. Thus, the rather lame choice of a spring.

 

By the way, the concept was to include as many design errors or annoying details as I could while still making a believable house.

List of errors that I can remember, for trivia:

Spoiler

1: The carpet is on layer 0 next to the entrance, causing black corners.

1.5: The center rug is entirely on layer 0. Although... I think that was just a mistake, rather than intentional.

2: The fireplace can't have a chimney because of the chicken, and it's dangerously close to wood. The candle too, but that's reasonable enough.

3: The stair tiles include some of the red border. Thus, I placed it away from the border.

4: Generally cursed design, such as the spring to reach the bed, the bizarre bathroom entrance path, and the walls, of course.

5: Although it's blocked by the low resolution of the screenshot, all unused layers are set to this screen and hidden. Same for the screen selectors to the left.

 

 

Now for the other screens.

 

Twilight Knight: Wow. That's eye catching. Stunning screen for what seems to be only a chest preview. Only thing is, maybe the players won't be looking at the chest?

 

Jared: I saw a bit of what you've been working on via the Discord. I decided to wait with great interest, and this screen cements that. Excellent in both screen design and new tiles.

 

Well. Glad that I get to null.

 

 

I'm always glad to lose to Twilight Knight. 

Relatable, and agreed.

[sutibu]

Hey everyone,

 

I love this week's turnout. You all are fantastic and incredibly gifted artists. Onto my thoughts:

 

Zenon - I read your response and I would honestly have not noticed any of those things you pointed out, but I love that

creativity and cleverness you bring to the design. A bit of an Easter egg / tribute to older design elements. It does

accomplish what it sets out to do and has that "cursed" feeling with everything feeling out of place while still

passing itself off as a comfortable home. Pretty cool shot though.

 

Twilight Knight - This shot to me is stunning. I mean not only the cool mechanical design choice with the giant

gears, but the fact that they look appropriate here and not forced into ZC (as you see quite often - while there

is a certain charm to those, they can stand out at times). The palettes for them are stunning, in particular

the giant silver gear the protagonist is standing on. The use of other gears and their colors and the

apparent descending order of them as they get smaller, all adds to the atmosphere. It's funny but Zenon

mentioned "maybe the player's won't be looking at the chest?" and immediately I thought, "Wait,

there's a chest?" That's how eye-captivating this is. During gameplay I assume the player will take notice

of the chest, but maybe you could make it stand out a little more? Or perhaps incorporate the chest

into the gear theme element? In any case, small nitpicks aside, I voted here.

 

Jared - This is a gorgeous shot. The colors are warm and really easy on the eyes. I could look at

screens like this all day. The amount of detail is exquisite. From the varying grass textures to

the imprints in the dirt. I love the chest buried under the tall grass. It shows how time has even

forgotten about this lost treasure. I've never seen this concept before and I absolutely love it.

 

 

A very very close vote for me this week, but Twilight Knight just edges out Jared's shot.

Congratulations to all three participants for your lovely entries. Thank you so much

for an enjoyable week!

 

スティーブ

[Anthus]

Twilight Knight takes another win this week with 15 votes (71.43%) of the vote! Congrats!

 

Frosted flakes

Twilight Knight (15 votes [71.43%])

Zeron (2 votes [9.52%])
Jared (4 votes [19.05%])