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#141455 - 05/10/08 02:10 AM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villager?
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As A Tapestry and a Quilt Maker, I do understand what The staff of LDW goes through; the time, attention to detail, etc. That is why I wasn't one of the "when will it be ready." But after playing VV and Sims, I have become curious as to how these game deveople from start to finish. I also read the Wikepedia information under 'Game Development', giving me a fuller understanding of how the magic works. Lady C, Carla, Arthur and Matt, keep up the good work.
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#141506 - 05/10/08 04:30 AM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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I have considered creating my own template by combining arms and legs most uncovered. I noticed that there's not just one template for all characters as there are slight differences in leg positions, etc. to help offer a more natural appearance. But it doesn't seem as if there are that many models so while it would take some time to do it, it wouldn't be terribly bad either.
You have good eyes.  Another way, if you want to mod the game's art would be to pixel-edit out the limbs (as in, erase the clothing and leave just the limbs) and use that as a masking template in Photoshop. it'll be tedious, but once you do it the first time, the mask will do the hard work for you for any other villagers with similar outfits. It might not be perfect, but it's a place to start.
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#141536 - 05/10/08 08:53 AM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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When will our villagers be able to build stores so they can start shopping? The villagers are always interested in food, and Plant Tycoon and Fish Tycoon look after the shopping. 
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#141541 - 05/10/08 10:43 AM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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When will our villagers be able to build stores so they can start shopping? The villagers are always interested in food, and Plant Tycoon and Fish Tycoon look after the shopping.
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#141658 - 05/10/08 04:52 PM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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Thank you for starting this thread. Thanks for the many insightful posts into the making of a game. It's really interesting to learn about it. Even more when it concerns out little villagers. I had no idea it was so complicated. It's also gone a longggg way in helping me to be much more patient.
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#141667 - 05/10/08 05:00 PM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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When will our villagers be able to build stores so they can start shopping? The villagers are always interested in food, and Plant Tycoon and Fish Tycoon look after the shopping. The villagers in VV2 could shop for clothes. 
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#141672 - 05/10/08 05:07 PM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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Thank you for starting this thread. Thanks for the many insightful posts into the making of a game. It's really interesting to learn about it. Even more when it concerns out little villagers. I had no idea it was so complicated. It's also gone a longggg way in helping me to be much more patient.
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#141706 - 05/10/08 06:06 PM
Re: Who designed the Villagers from Virtual Villag
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You have good eyes. Another way, if you want to mod the game's art would be to pixel-edit out the limbs (as in, erase the clothing and leave just the limbs) and use that as a masking template in Photoshop. it'll be tedious, but once you do it the first time, the mask will do the hard work for you for any other villagers with similar outfits. It might not be perfect, but it's a place to start. The part I emphasized in your quote is what I had hoped to avoid! LOL! I'm pretty good with photoshop so I know I can do it. I was just hoping there was something already available to save me the time. Why reinvent the wheel when it's already invented? However, I can fully appreciate that there is a lot more to making the villagers than just using Photoshop. So I'll make my mods when I feel like it. Sometimes I just enjoy working on something that's somewhat mindless (erasing pixels), but still enjoyable (making new outfits).
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