r/IndieGameDevs

I'm working on a tool for a personal game dev project that I've debated fleshing out into a more robust tool for the Asset Store, but I'm trying to see if there's much interest in such a thing. I'd appreciate feedback.

I'm creating a pixel art-based cozy RPG (think Stardew with heavier RPG mechanics). One of the challenges I've iterated through was tile changes for seasons and for... "events" (things that might occur that can drastically change the way the world actually looks).

TL;DR up front - basically you can use your existing texture sheets (PNGs), or a project file from Aseprite, Pyxel Edit, or Photoshop (even layered files) and generate a single RG8 _Index file and RG8 _PaletteAtlas file (both combined are far smaller than even a single texture sheet in full color). The _PaletteAtlas allows you to create multiple variants based on a mask for each biome or group of tiles you might have.

The end result is a much smaller memory footprint (both for game assets and in-memory), batching allowances across variants, and a single set of tiles regardless of the number of variants (I currently have five biomes and seven variants for each, all packed into a single index/atlas pair), with per-material or even per-material block variant settings, saving a bit over 80% of needed memory space (great for mobile, though that isn't my target).

I'll add a comment below with some additional details. Is anyone interested in this? Aside from the much smaller memory footprint, you gain easier control over variants, the ability to batch variants (because they're all the same sets of sprite slices/tiles), and some additional tools to help ensure that your variants and biomes are synchronized the way that you want.

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Hola, soy la creadora y artista principal mi nombre en boyo.chan este es un proyecto de videojuego indie en desarrollo. Actualmente estoy trabajando en la parte visual (arte, concepto, estilo, etc.), pero necesito apoyo para poder llevar esta idea mucho más lejos.

BUSCO

Un/a compositor/a musical — que quiera crear una identidad sonora única para el proyecto

Un/a programador/a — que tenga interés en desarrollar y dar vida al juego

Este no es un trabajo profesional ni remunerado por el momento. Es un proyecto indie en crecimiento, usco personas comprometidas, creativas y con ganas de colaborar en equipo

Si te interesa o quieres saber más detalles, puedes escribirme por mensaje privado!

adjunto un poco del arte a quien le interese

Hi, I’m the creator and lead artist; my name is boyo.chan. This is an indie video game project currently in development. I’m currently working on the visual aspects (art, concept, style, etc.), but I need support to take this idea much further.

I’M LOOKING FOR

A music composer — who wants to create a unique sound identity for the project

A programmer — who is interested in developing and bringing the game to life

This is not a professional or paid position at this time. It is a growing indie project, and I’m looking for committed, creative people who are eager to collaborate as a team

If you’re interested or want to know more details, feel free to send me a private message!

I’ve attached some of the art for anyone who’s interested