#Ingame looks good, I still cant nail it
steep lichen
In my opinion, this cartoony feel come from the transition with the ground. It feel it is magically on the ground and not **in ** the ground.
compact berry
these aren't the droids you're looking for
untold frigate
Maybe it's because vanilla has more industrial things? More pipes, cracks, pop-rivet panels, vents, etc. But I'm not artist, just thinking out loud 😄
untold frigate
That building looks cool though
oblique steeple
Due to the color, it looks like it could be clay/daub construction instead of metal like most vanilla machines. It's also big enough that it's more of a building than a machine. The incidence angles also wouldn't be the same in real life - machines being similar sizes helps hide this in vanilla, but the discordance is more pronounced with such a large size difference.
steady goblet
the shape being tapered is by design due to factorios perspective so sides were visible
oblique steeple
That did come across well for me.
steady goblet
same reason I opted for the corners to be beveled
oblique steeple
I wonder how much of the factorio "look" depends on a lot of detail. I was looking at the upcoming space platform hub for an example of a larger building and it is covered in small details.
compact berry
the shape being tapered is by design due to factorios perspective so sides were ...
one issue I see with this is how the dirt mask just cuts off abruptly in a lot of places
its very apparent dirt and then it just stops
knotty geode
steam punky
a steampunk reskin for the game is a fun idea
compact berry
IR3? :D
brisk charm
I feel like there's to much rust on the building
knotty geode
can't please everyone ig lmfao
steady goblet
think this will do
hollow totem
Looks really good!
But regarding your point about it not feeling vanilla; I think the bumpmap is a bit too detailed compared to vanilla objects.
You have a very high amount of noise in the shadows of the front face (south) which vanilla sprites don't really have.
Furthermore, the rust stains on the right roof seem a bit to random/splattered on instead of accumulating near a certain edge or object.
If you compare that with the front face of vanilla's assemblers, there the rust is clearly coming from the edges of each individual panel.