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Modifications => 2D Sprites => Topic started by: alavet on September 15, 2009, 06:29:30 AM



Title: idea for new sprite
Post by: alavet on September 15, 2009, 06:29:30 AM
how do u guys think about it:

to make small but detailed sprite of something like "rat" or perhars another small animals.(which shouldn't be too much hard work since its small).

then make them in 40-60 regiment, give them rule of 'swarm" (like skellies - never flee but dead every turn as many as they lost in battle check), so they willnt suffer that much from artillery file & archers (meant, willn't flee).

but before making we need to know, if distance between models is always the same and doesnt affected by the sprite size? cause they seems need to be little more compact than just big horde of goblins...


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: sipax on September 15, 2009, 11:38:25 AM
32 members in reqiment is max, as i know.


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: lordbraprus on September 15, 2009, 05:46:54 PM
beside make 40-60, (no pòsible) i dont understand your point, you say to make skaven? :S


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: Mikademus on September 15, 2009, 10:01:18 PM
You could make every sprite consist of three rats to give the appearance of 90-unit swarms.


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: alavet on September 16, 2009, 06:24:38 AM
but 30 units or 90 unit makes very much sense in terms of "swarm rule", as well as other checks. is 32 limitation is true?


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: Ghabry on September 16, 2009, 10:58:01 AM
Yes 4 Byte (32bit) is the limit.


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: warhammerfreak on September 16, 2009, 01:15:53 PM
Maybe give every sprite 3 wounds.


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: alavet on September 16, 2009, 01:26:56 PM
its much better idea. but then they will be lol harder to kill. i think it might be very fun to create some "ultra" creatures, like swarm of wasps with stats like ST2 WS8 TO1 IN8 LS5 AT1 MO5 (but swarm rule) etc.


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: Mikademus on September 16, 2009, 06:33:22 PM
A swarm of three units per sprite should probably have something like WS7or8, S1or2, T1or2, Wd1, A3


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: warhammerfreak on September 16, 2009, 08:46:04 PM
Couldn't we take over the stats from WHFB??


Title: Re: idea for new sprite
Post by: alavet on September 17, 2009, 06:21:50 AM
pls some1 make such a unit.
 i'm too lazy for that :(

but justi magien usage of units which have very good WS and unbreakable, but very fragile, such a sweet tactic instrument!