"Its a meme really... so it must/should belong to the public domain."
Whether it should or not, that's not how the law works. For instance, the original artist of the trollface is actually known, and it doesn't matter how far and wide the image is spread, it's still his work. That's a kind of exceptional case but (with a few notable exceptions) they're all recent creations whose copyright isn't close to expired. Unlike a trademark, you don't have to defend your copyright to maintain it. Now whether it would be practical to collect damages is a different matter, but that doesn't make it legal. One might argue from a different angle that there isn't enough substance to qualify for copyright, but I doubt you'd get much traction on that front.
I am not a lawyer, but that's my understanding of it.
Yeah, diagonals are a bit harder, and of course add a multiplier to the total number of frames you need. Some isometric sprites have enough perspective imprecision that they would probably work as diagonal movements in a normal RPG perspective world, but then you don't have front and side motion. Aside from that, I can't think of any in the archive.
For the record, you would never want a transparent gemstone that had been faceted so shallowly. When the facet angles in the pavilion (the bottom) are below the mineral's critical angle light just passes right through, leading to a "window" or "fisheye." Diamonds in particular are cut to pretty specific proportions to be sure that they have good light return. I'd recommend taking a look at some photos of faceted stones to get a better idea of their proportions--what you have is neat but not quite accurate.
Thanks for posting these. Sorry the campaign didn't go as we'd all hoped, but at least I can add Clint's and my pixel version of the goblin to the site as well.
"Its a meme really... so it must/should belong to the public domain."
Whether it should or not, that's not how the law works. For instance, the original artist of the trollface is actually known, and it doesn't matter how far and wide the image is spread, it's still his work. That's a kind of exceptional case but (with a few notable exceptions) they're all recent creations whose copyright isn't close to expired. Unlike a trademark, you don't have to defend your copyright to maintain it. Now whether it would be practical to collect damages is a different matter, but that doesn't make it legal. One might argue from a different angle that there isn't enough substance to qualify for copyright, but I doubt you'd get much traction on that front.
I am not a lawyer, but that's my understanding of it.
Gotta go fast!
@rubberduck:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=h_J9n8mgQaY#t=65
"Will there be a green hill zone? I don't know. Will there be a red hill zone? Yes, there is."
But why?
Yeah, diagonals are a bit harder, and of course add a multiplier to the total number of frames you need. Some isometric sprites have enough perspective imprecision that they would probably work as diagonal movements in a normal RPG perspective world, but then you don't have front and side motion. Aside from that, I can't think of any in the archive.
Nice work. I like the design and execution both, and I appreciate your willingness to share her under such a permissive license.
For the record, you would never want a transparent gemstone that had been faceted so shallowly. When the facet angles in the pavilion (the bottom) are below the mineral's critical angle light just passes right through, leading to a "window" or "fisheye." Diamonds in particular are cut to pretty specific proportions to be sure that they have good light return. I'd recommend taking a look at some photos of faceted stones to get a better idea of their proportions--what you have is neat but not quite accurate.
You don't look the way I'd imagined you.
(Seriously, though, awesome work as usual. Inspirational stuff!)
"*Edit: Also, to me your goat looks like a man in a grass skirt brandishing a big knife, which is pretty badass. Kudos."
Remind me to add that to my RPG enemy set.
Thanks for posting these. Sorry the campaign didn't go as we'd all hoped, but at least I can add Clint's and my pixel version of the goblin to the site as well.
@yd: to quote you:
"I enjoyed playing it, rqe. Nice game!"
I'd like my goat back, please.
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