Written by In the gap between posts, the AI and tactical engine has progressed a lot. Content and art has not. Does anyone know any good pixel artists/animators for hire?
In the gap between posts, the AI and tactical engine has progressed a lot. Content and art has not. Does anyone know any good pixel artists/animators for hire?
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Try my friend at http://www.sumatracreative.com
Wish I did… I keep checking back on Isochron’s development every few months and can’t wait until it is finally released!
I for one would purchase a game with lower quality graphics if it was complete in every other way. If the graphics came as a free update after the game was out for a few months I would feel even better about my purchase.
However, I understand the pressure to put out a shiny game with spectacular graphics which the critics will rave about. That said, if the gameplay is not there, it won’t succeed. (see every other xcom clone)
Just found out about your game, loved it, as me and my wife grew up playing Xcom.
Besides a normal version and the HD version, is there any way to bring it to click-wheel ipods, or is Apple no longer supporting development for that?
Hey there, I’m pretty excited for this project and would like to help with the pixel art if you would have me… I’m kind of an amateur pixel artist so I can’t guarantee GREAT art, but I’m also into game design, character design and programming, so maybe I could have some nice insight to make things work out once you tell me what to do! feel free to e-mail me and check the following to see some pixelart stuff I’ve done in the past:
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/NEW-MonkeyBot-Avatar-162750709?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000&qo=1
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/new-Avatar-for-Randis-forum-162750418?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000&qo=2
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/Great-Horn-60437904?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000%2F123920&qo=8
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/Another-Dimension-59885534?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000%2F123920&qo=9
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/Asteroids-Spritesheet-66848597?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000%2F123920&qo=5
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/Scubba-Dude-49391130?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000%2F123920&qo=12
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/scubba-dude-process-49390951?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000%2F123924&qo=13
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/art/SHOW-MUST-GO-ON-Pixel-ID-61187321?q=gallery%3Amonkeybot9000%2F123924&qo=3
Full gallery (outdated, haven’t uploaded stuff in a long time) here:
http://monkeybot9000.deviantart.com/gallery/
Hope you find someone to work with you soon, so we can get this game running on our devices!
keep up the good work ^^
The best one around is Eboy: http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/
Oh god, I’m hyperventilating… I just found you guys! I’m still playing TFTD from time to time to this day and have so wanted something like it for the iPad. Hunters HD is decent, but not quite there (bland setting and no game at all outside repetitive missions).
You guys are so awesome for what you are trying to achieve!
With regards to art though, I have to say that I feel a very underappreciated aspect of TFTD was the art direction – it was brilliant. The mood it set was awesome (along with the music), and just something like the backdrops, and use of highlight gave so much to that game feel-wise which the first one didn’t quite have (though it wad decent).
I really hope that whoever you find will take a look and find inspiration in TFTD.
Gameplay is of course paramount as BarlowBrad said, but for me the feel and mood set by the art style is a big factor as well. It’s why when I want to play an X-COM game I always go to TFTD rather than UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown.
*you guys = you GUY
I just noticed that you said you’re only one person doing it for now. All the more awesome 
Thanks for the support!
I’m really looking forward to isochron! Now that I’m playing danger alliance, (engine is awesome btw) I am very excited for this. Any updates you could quickly share about isochron?
i love this blog!!
<3
Just found out about your game, loved it, as me and my wife grew up playing Xcom.
Is this game still being developed? Two of the games I would like most for the iPad out of any I’ve ever played are the original X-Com UFO Defense, and Ultima 7. Since you’re doing one of them, this has been a big thing for me for a long while, but with the lack of posts on development, I worry it’s a dead project, so… Thought I’d check in, hope it’s going well for you, best of luck my friend, you’re indeed a saint among men
There are still big plans for isochron but I really want to do it justice. For that I need a team and to do that we need to get Danger Alliance into the hands of as many TBS fans we can!