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cinder raven Oct 8, 2025, 5:42 PM

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So, I'll be honest, most of the funds are going to go to spriters who will make most of, if not all the graphical things.

As such, each mech will only cost 20-40, codewise. I do have several categories I'd like to keep them in (for balancing reasons)

S1 Mech: 1x1 tile sized mechs, mainly for boarding and such. Think exosuits.

S2 Mech: 2x2 tile sized mechs, mainly for dogfighting and such. Think space fighters.

S3 Mech: 3x3 tile sized mechs, mainly for bombing ships and such. Think space bombers.

For SPRITES, it might cost 40-80 dollars, as I'd need sprites for in construction as well, but you might be able to source a good spriter or provide said sprites.

proud widget Oct 8, 2025, 6:04 PM

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cinder raven So, I'll be honest, most of the funds are going to go to spriters who will make ...

haii, i thought you'd ping me

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spriter here

cinder raven Oct 8, 2025, 6:05 PM

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proud widget haii, i thought you'd ping me

mb! working on some stuff atm

bleak heart Oct 8, 2025, 9:54 PM

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Return to the suffering of Monolith. I offer $100 to split between the coder/spriter for the return of more tank/mech content

proper quartz Oct 9, 2025, 2:45 AM

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idle prism Oct 9, 2025, 7:39 AM

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coding mechs is trivial

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it's just yml

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like $5 worth of work for experienced coders

tawny rampart Oct 9, 2025, 8:59 PM

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I don't know how any of this works, but I also would like more mechs. I can send $400.

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 12:59 AM

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tawny rampart I don't know how any of this works, but I also would like more mechs. I can send...

@cinder raven }

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:12 AM

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Oh shit

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:13 AM

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tawny rampart I don't know how any of this works, but I also would like more mechs. I can send...

It'll be a while until I'm ready since my bank account is kinda fucked rn

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:13 AM

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idle prism like $5 worth of work for experienced coders

Well if you wanted to make a single mech yeah its not that hard

But the sprites are a huge component

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But with 2 sprite sheets I managed to have 6 different variants each with their own roles

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Again, gotta get the account sorted and need to find a sprites

Prob gonna go to @proper quartz since they do incredible sprites

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 1:15 AM

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shyivy shouted first

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up 2 you though

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:16 AM

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I mean yeah, but I've worked with you before

You do good stuff

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Again I'm sorting stuff out so it'll take time

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 1:16 AM

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my current queue is some monke stuff and then whatever starch wanted and then im free as a bumblebee

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kay kayyyyy

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dont forget i got some rsis for other vehicles you can steal for free sitting on my repo if you want them (they use your code anyway)

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:16 AM

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It's funny someone came here going "ERM ITS WORTH 5 DOLLARS ONLY...."

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Like there isn't testing or anything

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 1:17 AM

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maybe bro just want armored core server

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cant blame him

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:17 AM

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I just wanna be paid minimum wage dawg

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1 hour of work = 1 hour minimum wage where I live

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I'm a little hesitant to go back into it

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I don't wanna deal with the maints again

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 1:18 AM

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u do u my liege

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:19 AM

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Yee

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:21 AM

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proud widget <@1327395543491678303> }

Got an example of ur spritework and prices?

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 1:23 AM

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cinder raven Got an example of ur spritework and prices?

yeah i'm gaming rn tho so i may not answer asap

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:24 AM

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Oh good shit

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And you're good

bleak heart Oct 10, 2025, 1:25 AM

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cinder raven It's funny someone came here going "ERM ITS WORTH 5 DOLLARS ONLY...."

Yeah no shit.

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Dude just shits on your work and leaves

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:26 AM

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Like I get it's not a lot of work, for actual coders

But it's like how spriting is easy for spriters, but you still pay them for their time

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 1:26 AM

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thanks!

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:26 AM

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I think 20 bucks for 3 variants of 1 mech sprite is decent

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 1:26 AM

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:3

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:26 AM

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Coding wise

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Ah well, ill let you know when my bank shit is sorted

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 1:28 AM

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i can get to spriting rn @cinder raven @tawny rampart

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 1:29 AM

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@proud widget if you need help or advice let me know, the fat mechs ingame already were made by me so I'll happily give pointers

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 1:29 AM

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proper quartz <@913516089487552563> if you need help or advice let me know, the fat mechs inga...

thanks! i'll try to just learn by myself i'm not a perfect coder but i believe i can get it relatively easily

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or spriter

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 1:30 AM

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proud widget i can get to spriting rn <@1327395543491678303> <@315303630984970241>

I mean if they want to buy sprites, I can tell you what's needed

tawny rampart Oct 10, 2025, 3:20 AM

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cinder raven I mean if they want to buy sprites, I can tell you what's needed

yeah, just tell me where to send it to and how.

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 3:24 AM

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@cinder raven how will we split the money?

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 5:52 AM

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cinder raven It's funny someone came here going "ERM ITS WORTH 5 DOLLARS ONLY...."

i mentioned specifically the coding

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spriting costing a lot is fair

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 3:42 PM

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idle prism i mentioned specifically the coding

Well I mean yeah, anything's worth pocket change when you throw it together haphazardly and throw it out without testing, nor consulting your clients on what exactly what they want

I get it's just YAML, and if you want to be paid 5 bucks for working on mechs, by all means, offer your services to people here

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 3:43 PM

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unless you plan to add new weapons it's ctrl+c ctrl+v an existing mech then change the sprite paths and the stats

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and done

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there's nothing you can throw together haphazardly and nothing that can be reasonably tested outside of real games

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unless you're a newer contrib so it'd take you more time than i estimated then it's more fair cost-per-time-wise

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but your asked-for cost is yours to choose so

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 3:51 PM

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If you don't charge people til the work is done and also be clear about your charge up front, then there's literally no reason to yammer about anybodys prices. People pay who and what they want at the end of the day.

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 3:51 PM

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i didn't suggest changing the price did i

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why are we even arguing over nothing

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 3:52 PM

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My question exactly lmao

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 3:52 PM

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i just mentioned that he's probably overestimating the workload

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that was the intent

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 3:59 PM

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cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:15 PM

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idle prism i just mentioned that he's probably overestimating the workload

Well, let me break it down for you

From experience with the last mecha project (i did for free here), the yaml coding only took what, 20 min at most? But then there were missing C# features that I was helped with (I can do it myself now), which took quite a bit longer, so lets say thats 1-2 hours

Then there's the testing, testing every step of the way to make sure things worked properly, say 1 hour minimum

Then there's the support after it's been implemented, because people will find that exploits, so that's a little more time to work through

You're right, the coding is easy, just copy paste and change variables, but you neglect the other things that come in. People don't want the code, people want stuff that works

At minimum, you're looking at 2-3 hours of work, would you want to be paid 5 dollars for that?

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 4:15 PM

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if it needs C# then $20 is fair and maybe too little sometimes

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but most mechs shouldn't need C#

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:16 PM

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It doesn't matter if it needs C# or not

You're working for a client, who has specifications that they want

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It isn't just "make anything you want"

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Surely you've worked in a professional setting before right?

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 4:16 PM

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if you include the time taken in the back-and-forth then sure

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uni so not yet

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:18 PM

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Well, in uni, you'll learn all about what goes into projects, and why making software is in fact expensive as hell.

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20 bucks for not just the code, but support after it's done, and changes mid project? I think is a more than fair deal, considering everything that comes with it.

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 4:19 PM

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depending on scope there might not really even be anything to give support about

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but if it's anything that needs C# then fair

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also did you know about yml hotreload

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:20 PM

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idle prism depending on scope there might not really even be anything to give support about

Angry balancers, angry players, angry maintainers

Everything is worth nothing in a vaccum, but in a project with so many working components?

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 4:20 PM

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compile as Tools then just change and save the yml

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:20 PM

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idle prism also did you know about yml hotreload

yep

idle prism Oct 10, 2025, 4:20 PM

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and it works

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don't compile debug

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:21 PM

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i am very aware

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Don't undervalue yourself dude

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:31 PM

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@cinder raven hey so when am i paid and what job do i do

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clueless rofling rofling

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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proud widget <@1327395543491678303> hey so when am i paid and what job do i do

Well basically, the sprites that're needed are:

the mech sprite, mech construction sprites

note for the 3x3 tile sized ones, those are on a huge canvas, and might take considerable time to do

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:33 PM

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cinder raven Well basically, the sprites that're needed are: the mech sprite, mech construct...

remind me the size? 256 x 256 for example?

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for the canvas

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:33 PM

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proud widget remind me the size? 256 x 256 for example?

128x128 for 3x3

64x64 for 2x2

32x32 for 1x1

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And its all depending on what the clients want

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:34 PM

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yeahhh i see i see

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well

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who's our client

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clueless

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:34 PM

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they can just buy sprites from you

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@bleak heart @tawny rampart

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:34 PM

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cinder raven they can just buy sprites from you

why would they buy them if I'm making them

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ohhh

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from

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rofling

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:34 PM

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shhh

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didnt see that typo

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might need more weapon sprites, but we'll see

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Again I don't exactly know what they want since they want mechs but

haven't said what kind

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:41 PM

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alr so @tawny rampart said they're going to pay 400 right? and @bleak heart nothing yet as far as I know

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@cinder raven how do we take it, 50 50?

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:41 PM

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def not 50 50

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the spriting is gonna take you a while

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so you charge what you need for the sprites

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i take 20 per sprite, as I'll make several variants of one mech

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so basically cost of sprite + 20 for coding 3 different mechs from it

bleak heart Oct 10, 2025, 4:46 PM

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bleak heart Return to the suffering of Monolith. I offer $100 to split between the coder/sp...

@proud widget Why do you keep saying I don't pay

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:53 PM

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bleak heart <@913516089487552563> Why do you keep saying I don't pay

oh i said it once and i didn't noticed it my bad

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sorry

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:54 PM

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cinder raven so you charge what you need for the sprites

I'm not gouda with prices since I'm still new but i operated in whole batches

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:55 PM

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well you're the artist, im not going to screech "ITS ONLY WORTH 10 DOLLARS" for the whole enchilada

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 4:57 PM

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cinder raven well you're the artist, im not going to screech "ITS ONLY WORTH 10 DOLLARS" for ...

yeah but i don't want to overcharge yknow, we'd have to talk it with them

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 4:59 PM

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Mhm!

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So, once again, it's up to what exactly they want

tawny rampart Oct 10, 2025, 5:04 PM

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Well, I will throw this out there. $80 per sprite. They need three sprites, so a total of $240. As far as design, I am more for classic mechs( big boxy, heavy looking), less so for the more Gundam style. But in the end, I guess it also needs to fit the theme of the game.

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 5:07 PM

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tawny rampart Well, I will throw this out there. $80 per sprite. They need three sprites, so a...

alright so 3 designs, including the separate arming sprites when building it?

tawny rampart Oct 10, 2025, 5:08 PM

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proud widget alright so 3 designs, including the separate arming sprites when building it?

I think that is what they need. So that sounds good to me.

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 5:09 PM

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tawny rampart I think that is what they need. So that sounds good to me.

yeah since i can do 1 design of the limbs then the design of the torso and when it's being built then the full design when ready

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i could do new modules/weapons and stuff yeah, i can do them for cheaper if they're more

tawny rampart Oct 10, 2025, 5:12 PM

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If @cinder raven ends up needing more, then I am open to getting more sprites for weapons and things.

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 5:13 PM

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tawny rampart If <@1327395543491678303> ends up needing more, then I am open to getting more ...

We'll see what we need first

the only reason we'd need more sprites, is for a different class of weapons

bleak heart Oct 10, 2025, 5:42 PM

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Also what size are they gonna be

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 6:17 PM

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bleak heart Also what size are they gonna be

@cinder raven 3 x 3 right?

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 6:18 PM

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bleak heart Also what size are they gonna be

that depends on you, you're the one forking money over

bleak heart Oct 10, 2025, 6:19 PM

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I'm excited for the ground combat stuff you had cooking. But I wouldn't be opposed to some more 1 tile size mechs

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Or those 2x2 that never got put in

tawny rampart Oct 10, 2025, 7:23 PM

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How about one for each size?

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 7:45 PM

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tawny rampart How about one for each size?

For each size of mech? That can be done. Again, most resources? Spriter resoruces. But replacing the ground mech with a proper tankette would be pretty cool.

something small enough to fit in small-ish hallways or for ground missions

IJA_TK_Tankette_Display_at_Armor_School_History_Museum_20130302b.png

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@proud widget I'll be available to discuss what's needed for each things in DMs soon enough

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then we can figure out the total cost

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 7:45 PM

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i'm free :3

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sure!

proper quartz Oct 10, 2025, 7:46 PM

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For all of your reference, this is what the different scales look like compared to a human sprite on the far left

cinder raven Oct 10, 2025, 7:46 PM

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proper quartz

the spider mech.....

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its a shame we couldn't get more of these bad boys in

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I need to get my development setup working again

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guh

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 7:51 PM

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cinder raven then we can figure out the total cost

yeah i'm HORRIBLE with prices

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 8:55 PM

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@tawny rampart would you like to talk about the money and the sprites?

tawny rampart Oct 10, 2025, 8:59 PM

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sure, I have some time

proud widget Oct 10, 2025, 9:00 PM

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tawny rampart sure, I have some time

DM me please!

bleak heart Oct 10, 2025, 10:36 PM

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oh oh I have an idea for a tank

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short profile, medium sized

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The M577 APC from Aliens

tawny rampart Oct 13, 2025, 3:25 PM

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I got with Shy, they are making the sprites for 1 tank 64x64, and 1 mech of each size.

proper quartz Oct 13, 2025, 4:06 PM

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@proud widget i DEMAND you also ping me to show me because I love tonk

cinder raven Oct 14, 2025, 4:04 AM

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tawny rampart I got with Shy, they are making the sprites for 1 tank 64x64, and 1 mech of each...

gotcha!

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once again, I'm having bank issues atm, so it'll be a moment before I can accept any payments

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prob just 1-2 weeks tho

cinder raven Oct 17, 2025, 6:47 AM

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Apologies all, I can't take money in good faith if the head maint has a chance to charge you money to get your stuff merged

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Comms are closed unfortunately, I don't want you guys to get scammed by having perfectly good functional things, just for the head maint to charge you even more money to get stuff added

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