Wow that is pretty neat & it is cool that U can go to different islands Which ones ???

If you ever need an "assistant" on one of your island hopping trips I think I may be available lol

I'd like to hear about the time Arthur & Carla were on that one island & they couldnt find anything to eat so decided finally to crack open a coconut...Carla was so happy she kissed him then all of a sudden, whaddya know? A baby! (But before the baby arrived Carla did not want to be asked to do any work for a short time.)
hee hee

Hi guys. Yes, the look of the villagers comes from Carla and I throwing ideas back and forth, she pretty much covered it. There's a lot of experimentation and trial and error on my end, sometimes the sprites take a few "passes" before the read well at the final size I render them out at. Heads in particular sometimes come about from experimentation, I'll send her a render, she'll suggest a change or a different color, and that's basically how we come up with them.

I have a background as a painter and illustrator, but I generally just go straight into my 3d modelling program, cooking stuff up from Carla's influences and directions, and throwing some of my own her way for approval. And the colors and outfit patterns are done in Photoshop with my Cintiq tablet. I have my favorites among the villager models, once the game is launched, I'll point them out. ;-)

-Matt

May I say, you've done an excellent job with Carla on creating these villagers. We can't thank you enough for your work.

That said, I can't wait to see what your favorite villager models are when VV3 is launched.

I agree that you have all done an excellent job with the villagers.

Matt or Carla, there is something I have really been wanting, and I wonder if it could be released to the public. I would like to have files which separate the clothes from the arms/legs of the villagers. I also use Photoshop. When I try to change the color of the clothing which contains reds or yellows, it changes the skin color, as well. And it's a royal pain to separate the skin parts from the clothing so you can make the changes ONLY to the clothing.

What I would dearly love is a file of the "naked" villagers (get your minds back to PG people). Since their bodies are covered with clothes, it would only include their extremities (arms, legs, neck). If I had such a file, then I could do whatever I wanted with clothing, layer that on top of the "naked" villagers file, and presto, my own new clothes!

Even more fun would be to have things, such as armbands, ankle bands, etc. that we could add if we wanted. All we'd need is the .psd file with those in a separate layer. We could then change the colors and add them to any villager we want.

I think this would be fun to a lot of people. It would be great to get an actual .psd file! I'd even pay for it! Making mods is a large part of the fun I have with the games.

You've done a wonderful job with both games and I am looking forward to VV3.

I feel that you have an untapped market here because your games are different from any other other games I've played and tested. Yes, there are quite a few that try to copy what you do but none have come close to the core of your games.

Kudos to LDW.

As someone who knows nothing about game production, I would love to see a section (or maybe a video) that details what exactly goes into producing a game. How long does it actually take to produce a game from start to finish (6 months/6 years?)How do the ideas come about....who draws them....how are they put together to form continuity in a game...what happens during beta testing etc...etc..? I think a lot of people here would benefit greatly (myself included) if there was an understanding of what was involved......and it would possibly reduce the amount of 'when will it be ready?' posts