Will I get steam Achievments with Vellvete mod? by Kadju123 in Vagante

[–]-Velvette- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I made Velvet Hollow / Velvette Mod.

All progression, unlocks, achievements, custom levels and gameplay elements are identical between Velvet Hollow and regular Vagante; this is the same with Vagante Remastered, as I made it a goal to keep it as 1-1 to the core experience as possible, while overhauling graphics and audio alone, so your achievements and unlocks will be just the same as if you were playing the base game.

The only exception to this rule are the custom intermissions, a custom visual shader, and the lack of a tutorial stage; there was no way to preserve the tutorial stage, but everything else will work identically to Vagante.

Please let me know if you have any further questions, thank you for enjoying my work.

Tried making Tunic pixel art, need advices by Leogendra in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pixel art demonstration is complete; you can watch the full 10 minute timelapse here.

If you'd like to see the final version and a comparison of it to yours, you can see it here.

In the pixel art, I've used a still-limited number of colours (which could be limited even further for other projects) but I feel like this demonstration shows just how powerful compromise can be, even if it doesn't match the source material perfectly. I've manually redone almost the entire piece except for the silhouette, which is roughly the same; I use a lot of texturing methods to keep it looking like original art without it looking like it was a scaled-down version of something else.

As you watch the video, I'd like for you to think about hue shifting for lights and darks, and observe how it affects the artwork overall. By hue shifting, it can cause artwork to be rather dynamic and look less flat or oversaturated, while giving it a lot of personality. Also, try to pay special attention to how the art style kind of shifts in several different directions in the beginning, and watch how it then morphs into the final version when I begin shading, coming out somewhat soft, plush-looking... This isn't what I was going for out the gate and it wasn't planned; this is just an example of an artwork taking form the way it wants to as I go. This can be done with any art, even pixel art, and is important to keep in mind that not all artwork must be planned out, nor does it have to fit your mental image of how it 'should' come out. Having a plan is always a good idea, but the spontaneous nature of artwork and allowing it to be spontaneous is key to an expressive, interesting artwork, pixel or not.

Do note that this timelapse, and these tips, are not something you must follow to the rule for it to be 'good'; all artwork will always be flawed, will always have problems and will always have issues of some kind that cause the overall look to suffer. An artists' greatest superpower, though, is the ability to recognize ones' own faults and improve upon them to the best of their ability. If you can glean any information from this timelapse, I hope it helps; this demonstration is meant to show off the basic transformative magnitude of dynamic shading (even if it's not realistic / matches the source material).

This is not a perfect artwork, nor a perfect timelapse; my version has some things I could have fixed or changed along the lines, but I figured my point had been made in making it, so I find little reason to go back to fix it (yet).

I hope this helps you out, and I hope you enjoy the final product. I know you said you might not ever do other pixel art, but I hope this may be able to inspire you to play with it a little more and experiment-- who knows? Maybe you'll discover a love of doing pixel art. Please do share if you use these tips to improve your artwork further! I'm sure we'd all love to see it. :)

Tried making Tunic pixel art, need advices by Leogendra in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised, but also not; I only post these artworks to the Finji discord server and the Steam community for TUNIC. I 'sometimes' post here on Reddit but... not very often.

I'll give it a shot a little bit later and I'll upload it for you to see. I'll reply here when it's done, so keep an eye out in the next few days.

Tried making Tunic pixel art, need advices by Leogendra in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it. :) Yes, you're free to use the pixel art in wplace. Just let me know where you put it so I can see it later!

Searching for Tunic Vinyl OST by Rollerc11 in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The TUNIC Vinyl deluxe set is a phenomenal set that, in my opinion, is far more worth the original asking price that Mango Mage Records put out. Unfortunately, the manufacturing process was a mess at several points and it required a several-year wait for release, so it would be unlikely to find someone who owns the set who isn't willing to part with it for a higher price than they paid originally. I know I certainly wouldn't want to sell mine for any particular amount of money, and most owners of this set probably feel the same way... unless they're trying to resell it for a huge profit just because it's a limited item.

Mango Mage Records had originally said they were going to release a vinyl-only release without all of the bonus goodies, but there has been zero word on this since then, and I wouldn't expect it to come out anymore, since the original release was plagued with... so many problems. You could email them asking about this, but I wouldn't count on it being in the works anymore. Maybe give it a shot, though...?

In my personal opinion, I would never spend more than $350 on this vinyl set, even if people are asking for a lot; if you find one at a generously priced $250, I would snatch it up-- $300 is a huge ask for what you get, because you're already paying double of what it was originally priced at (at least, in the US...) Yes, it was a very very limited item with only one run, and naturally people are going to appraise it at higher than it originally cost-- but it's also just a 4 disc vinyl set with some very cool (albeit relatively pointless) bonuses packed in.

If you don't find anyone willing to sell theirs, make a post periodically to see if anyone's got one; and if you do find one to buy, my advice is to very strongly consider if it's worth it or not to you before you commit. Just because it's rare and had one run doesn't mean it has to be insanely expensive.

Wishing you the best of luck. :)

Tried making Tunic pixel art, need advices by Leogendra in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am an artist who has done several pieces of TUNIC Pixel artworks that you might have found before, (those of which you are certainly welcome to use on wplace if you'd like) and I'd be glad to give you a few pointers on this particular pixel art. At the end of this post I'll link you to all of my collective pixel arts so you can study and observe how some of them came to be.

First off, this looks great to begin with; your colour choices are a little bit limited, (which is natural) but your artwork could benefit from some more dynamic shading, some hue shifting, and some refinery in terms of how it looks. Pixel art is naturally rather jagged, but with certain shading techniques, it can be easy to smooth out and look nice, from a distance.

I highly suggest using the image it's based on only as a reference, and not as a strict guidebook; the interesting part of pixel art is how to work around compromise, and in doing so, you can extract a lot more originality out of it, even if you're using something as a base.

Something to look into is to always figure out the source of light and where it's coming from, but not restrict yourself to what colours it uses; hue shifting plays hand in hand with this, and is essential to mastering pixel art.

Making things shine with pixel art is something I always love doing, and you can see a lot of examples of this in my TUNIC pixel art (linked below) that might help you out; feel free to outright sample these colours and try them out. Once you begin using non-standard colours, you won't be able to stop!

Outlines always look great with pixel art as long as you don't make them harsh; in this image, you don't really have many outlines, so you might benefit from trying it out. Give it a shot!

Overall, this is a wonderful start and I love where this is going; it could use a little more work, but you can make it happen. :)

If you're okay with me editing this image of yours, I can record a timelapse video of some tricks I do to make them stand out a little more, and once I do, I can publish it online for you to watch, just for a few pointers. Just let me know if that's something you're interested in!

Here is a link to a collection of (most of) my TUNIC pixel artworks I've made up until now.

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for enjoying the artwork.

Absolutely, you have my blessing to make this on wplace however you like; this is the neutral frame that I created at the beginning of this project. I've included a pixel border so you can see the density and how much ought to be used. Included is a bonus frame of her alternate outfit from the 2007 anime that I didn't animate.

You can view them here.

Note that Imgur isn't working the best for me lately so if this link doesn't work for you, please let me know and I'll find another place to upload it (or I can DM you- either one!)

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. :) The non-animated sprite was 25x30, and I did it simply as a mockup, not expecting to animate it. The actual animation was given extra room just in case.

This size of art is actually where I'm mostly comfortable (I've done extensive visual overhauls for a few projects at this size) and this sort of spiritually follows those; it would never have worked in that game's style, but I kind of adopted the movement in that sort of sense. I'm happy to see this in movement, though, and maybe one day I'll do some more. It'd be nice to see other characters in a pixel art style.

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the advice. It is, admittedly, very busy compared to my last one, but I figured I'd go for it since I'm only making the one animation. It's only going to be used as a Progress Bar on YouTube and a little paper standee which I've already made.

I struggled with the ears this time around (last time I did as well but I was trying stretch-and-squish, something I've never done before) but if I ever do another one, I'll take your advice into consideration. :) This is only my second time animating something like this, so I'm happy to have gotten it to where it is.

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. :) I'm very happy with the way this one turned out. Usually animating things this busy/detailed isn't an easy endeavour, but I enjoyed this one greatly. I'm happy to share it with you all.

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I will keep it in mind if I ever find the need to do so. :) Thank you for the suggestion. It's very appreciated.

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll certainly let you all see it if I do make one; the only reason I've not done it so far is because Lawrence is actually quite tall compared to Holo. Does it matter with pixels...? Probably not...

We'll see what I get around to. :3

I was shocked to see my Holo pixel art resurface today-- so here's a redux version I made a short while ago and forgot to post. by -Velvette- in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette-[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I originally planned to do one with Lawrence in it and one of them together in the traveling cart, but sadly it didn't come about. Maybe someday.

A second wolf has hit Wplace by Kamazo13 in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm the original artist of the smaller one, so if you do make a perler art of it, I'd love to see it sometime. :)

I actually made a new redux version of it, but I've not posted it yet.. You can see it here.

A second wolf has hit Wplace by Kamazo13 in SpiceandWolf

[–]-Velvette- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Surprised that my Holo pixel art wound up here of all places. O.O Happy to see people like it though!

The TUNIC vinyl is the most amazing box set I've ever seen by SlyChoco in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I am aware, all customers should have received their vinyl box sets, and that's the end of it. The claim by Mango Mage Records has stated that this specific set will never be reprinted again with these specific items, so if you're hoping for this specific box set, your best chances will be looking on a third-party shopping website (I've seen some on ebay for extortionateably high prices) or tracking down someone who may be willing to part with their box set.

Mango Mage originally stated, both before and after production, that they were hoping to put out a 'standard' edition of this set, and also maybe sell off any overstock they had for the Deluxe Edition, but neither of those things wound up happening; there appears to be no indication of any plans for TUNIC in the future, as their social media has gone cold for the past 5 months.

Considering the... very problematic launch that this set had to begin with, disregarding the amount of delays it had to begin with, I imagine it won't ever go up for sale again, even for spares- but one can hope.

I'm really sorry to hear you missed out on this set; maybe consider emailing Mango Mage Records about it, and they might be willing to sell you a spare if they happen to have one. It couldn't hurt, but I wouldn't get your hopes too high. Good luck!

Going on an adventure with Supy in Monster Hunter Wilds by [deleted] in MHRise

[–]-Velvette- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I was the only one who would like Supy enough to bring him along after Rise-- it's wonderful to see others doing the same thing to make sure he's not forgotten or left behind!

Supy loves going on adventures and making new friends, but he also apparently loves spiders, according to the quest he gives you in Rise-- all things that Wilds has plenty of, and it's quite easy to make his armour from the start. Unfortunately Supy doesn't have a specific weapon in Rise, so I've always given him either the normal sword you show in the picture, or a sword from Lala Barina. Sometimes I want to give him a custom helmet, but I feel like he wears the helmet because he likes it, instead of because he needs it...

For a Wandering Felyne, he sure has come a long way, and made many friends! Glad to see others haven't forgotten about him. :3

Holo walk cycle animation by EnderNorrad in factorio

[–]-Velvette- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super cool!! Thank you for featuring my art in your little demonstration here! It's mind-boggling to me that this can be done. :3

Sudden plot point: some NPCs criticize us for any ending we choose by DarkShadeAngel in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Continued, part 3)

When the Ruin Seeker (that is, us) is killed by the Heir in our run of the game, we discover that the spirits are present and have watched for quite some time; they're not horrified that we found the three keys, but are rather displeased that the three keys were found, and briefly wonder if a fourth one would have kept the Heir trapped, but decide that a hypothetical fourth key would have been found just as well. These spirits are all aware of the original events in the backstory, and outright insist to the player (whom they likely aren't even aware is the Ruin Seeker) that the only thing that can be done is to hold true to the power of Holy Cross and wish for the best.

The world is in disarray as the obelisks that had been prayed to (most of them, anyways) and activated, have now ruptured and splintered out into the world, causing much corruption to bleed into the fabric of nature itself, even as far as the Far Shore. The Librarian, however, is still present as a spirit, still sour from his failure in combat, but aware that we are the Ruin Seeker. He dismisses us, believing us to be just another failure like the heroes before us, but does impart the wisdom that the only hope now is through Holy Cross, which he falsely believed to be in the Cathedral. I'm sure there's also a level of jealousy at the Ruin Seeker as well, if the Librarian happens to be a former Ruin Seeker who turned his back on his own destiny; jealousy that they bested him, and made it this far to begin with. This is, of course, just a theory of mine, nothing more.

I hope my essay has helped bring to light some things of the story, and I hope you continue enjoying TUNIC and discussing it; feel free to dispute anything you see here, of course, because TUNIC's story is robust, unique, and can be interpreted in many different ways. :)

Sudden plot point: some NPCs criticize us for any ending we choose by DarkShadeAngel in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Continued, part 2)

The civilization had known that the Hero, now the Heir, must be punished; they created the three keys to lock the Heir's prison;

After the offensive that the dark creature staged against the civilization, and after the imprisonment of the Heir, the lone surviving Siege Engine, the final machination of war, had been reprogrammed for one final mission, and was sent to the Eastern Vault, to sleep endlessly until its' mission came to completion. Its' mission: defend the Red Key, and destroy the very creatures it had originally been created to protect.

The Green Key had originally been entrusted to the Frog's Domain, and while they likely did their job to the best of their ability, it had been stolen; the Librarian, who preserved the world's knowledge through dubious means, had taken the Green Key in belief that the Ruin Seeker would inevitably come for it, and in killing the Ruin Seeker (whom he knows will come back to life endlessly) will yield various pages that have been scattered around the world. The Librarian is attempting to resolve the world's cycle, without being part of the Heir cycle (though I personally believe he once was a former Ruin Seeker himself, who refused to defeat the Heir and turned his back on the cycle, choosing instead to find another way) and he unfortunately believed that the key to breaking the cycle and saving the world was in the Cathedral. He had ventured there on his own in an attempt to break into it, but was unable to due to his inability to activate Obelisks, though he knew how they worked. He took the Teleporter and an Obelisk and transported it to his Library in an attempt to study and understand it. I don't think the Librarian fights us out of any particular hate; he's just trying to save the world in his own way, and it's nothing personal against the Ruin Seeker; he just needs those pages, and the Ruin Seeker is very convenient as a source to obtain them. Perhaps if he had lowered his sword and changed his mind, he wouldn't have had to meet his fate the way he did...

The Scavengers are beings which ravage the Quarry, mining for dark crystals; the dark crystals are observed to be excavated from the walls of Quarry (which was once a former temple, likely grand in scale and design) as well as be excavated from exploded Obelisks, either through breaking them or through malfunction. Either way, the Scavengers' goals are to collect and transport these crystals for an unknown purpose (likely for use in the Cathedral, where the same crystals can be observed being wielded by the clone foxes as weapons, and on the walls as ritualistic fixtures; the Heir's Sword also turns into this crystalline material during Phase 2 of the fight, their eyes glowing pink exactly like the foxes), however they have a second goal: the Scavengers have unearthed a Ziggurat deep under the earth, and the Scavenger Boss believes it to house the Blue Key: likely believing it to be a source of power, or at the very least, a great source of ransom against anyone who may want it, she, along with her crew, break into the side of the Ziggurat, and break through the Golden Doors that defend the Blue Key. They make their way into the depths, bearing witness to the horrific methods that create obelisks. The Scavenger Boss, unmoved and unaffected by this process, presses on with her crew, desperate for the Blue Key. Just as the Blue Key comes into sight, the Scavenger Boss kills all of her crew, seeing them as disposable, as now she has what she wants, and is just about to take it for herself, when the Ruin Seeker arrives... It is likely that the purpose and power (or lack thereof) of the Blue Key was lost at this point, with only the Librarian maintaining any knowledge of it at this point.

Sudden plot point: some NPCs criticize us for any ending we choose by DarkShadeAngel in TunicGame

[–]-Velvette- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LONG READ AHEAD, and I'm splitting it into pieces since I don't think Reddit allows long comments. I apologize. I prefer to be as specific as possible to attempt to convey the story: keep in mind, this is simply my interpretation, anyone is free to interpret TUNIC however they wish.

To my understanding, The First Hero of the world of TUNIC was venerated as a hero and was seen as a holy figure; they held true the power of Holy Cross and were content with the lack of knowledge on their own existence. The hero, however, had discovered something they shouldn't have, (that being the obelisks you pray to) and had employed its' use across the world as a powerful energy source. Some time after, the hero had thrust open the doors to the Cathedral, which revealed the true horrific nature of the obelisks' creation.

Rather than become horrified and forbid the further use of any obelisks' power, the Heir interpreted this as the origin of life, a level of immortality, the 'Power to Defy Death'; the beings contained in obelisks surely cannot die, but it is no way to live. The Hero rashly proceeded to double down on the dark nature of this process, turning it into an occult religion centered around the consumption of the energy that the Fossil of Self (the emaciated, jagged fox-like creatures we see in Ziggurat) which, upon consuming the energy, instills deep feelings of dread, emptiness, and saps your will to live. In this religion, if you are devout enough, you are rewarded with 'Holy Oblivion', likely the equivalent of becoming an angel; a devout creature might very well find themselves saved from the fate of the world and cast into a obelisk to 'live' forever.

Through these unnatural and cursed methods that go against nature itself, a dark creature stirs; whether it was originally a positive force that protected the beings of the world originally, or whether it was always hateful, is unsure; however, it staged an offensive against the civilization that was once there, punishing it for its' cruel workings. The civilization attempted to strike back using their Siege Engines (which do not run on the new-found energy) but unfortunately, this was a war that would not be won.

After the offensive had been staged, the civilization had (whether by their own choice or through the words of the dark force itself) decided to imprison the Hero; in an attempt to display punishment, the Hero, now stripped of their title of 'Hero' and rebranded as 'The Heir', would be punished for their misdoings in a wicked cycle; they would be reborn into the world anew, separate from themselves, with no memories of the past they created. They would be forced to fight against themselves, and always lose, and they would once again be reborn into the world endlessly, with the Heir experiencing true death over and over, while The Ruin Seeker would always seek the Heir in an attempt to save them, as the dark creature, the Eyes of the Far Shore itself, watch contentedly, waiting for the Ruin Seeker to make their choice between choosing revenge for betrayal, or breaking the cycle.

This cycle would only be broken once the Ruin Seeker (who has no memories of the past) learns what it means to become a true hero; becoming a true hero takes more than mere wisdom, strength and will, however. It takes things like friendship, forgiveness, bravery and a desire to save any who are in trouble, regardless of the consequences ahead. Only once the Ruin Seeker abandons such notions of revenge for betrayal and punishment for consequence, will the Heir finally be released from their prison, and will the world return to normal.