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Official Post from Starmancer: Starmancer’s art style is a blend of 2D sprites and 3D objects, all existing in the same world. At first glance it might seem easier to create 2D sprites for colonists instead of 3D models--after all, games have been using sprites since Mario.Using 2D sprites is a deliberate art choice. We want to c

Combining 2D sprites and 3D models is not always painless. Here’s a quick blog describing some of the tricks we use to blend the two.

Walls finally use the same palette system that colonists, floors, and everything else uses.

Effective communication skills are secondary to dance ability

I’ll miss the generic colonist face, but I’m excited to bring back phrenology

The fire effects and rubble combined creates quite a convincing mess. 

Been working on portraits to use in dialogues, for colonists and other factions like traders and pirates.

First pass at visual fire effects. They’re just decorations right now, can’t even roast marshmallows..

You can finally see the colonists squirm around in their biotanks. I’m not sure who’s dressing them

Been working on more gui icons for walls, doors and objects

We only work on the most important features. So colonists will now get mad if someone walks into their room while they’re sleeping