tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post5193529081142159855..comments2022-04-28T06:41:44.937-07:00Comments on Farming the Apocalypse: In Which I Make a RockGravelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762964244520399960noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post-76913396978249788172011-08-10T06:50:33.553-07:002011-08-10T06:50:33.553-07:00Could well be. But things like flowers seem more ...Could well be. But things like flowers seem more variable than rocks, and I have no trouble with various flowers. Maybe the symmetry helps there, or the fact that they're represented so constantly.Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762964244520399960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post-63846057838138178642011-08-09T16:24:47.313-07:002011-08-09T16:24:47.313-07:00"And rocks aren't terribly complicated - ...<i>"And rocks aren't terribly complicated - they come in lots of shapes and shades, so you'd think it would be fairly easy to put together some combination of those and have the brain chill."</i><br /><br />Actually, in hindsight, that's probably <i>exactly</i> why they're a problem. Our mind has a very definite symbol of a tree: stem+branches+leaves, and anything that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post-81205110236182228212011-08-09T06:10:49.494-07:002011-08-09T06:10:49.494-07:00Well, at least I'm not alone. Maybe I'll ...Well, at least I'm not alone. Maybe I'll try the rock arrangement thing. I'm just not sure why my brain seems to forgive my attempts at, say, trees, and balk at the rock. I mean, it's not like we were ever stalked by boulder-sized blood worms or something. And rocks aren't terribly complicated - they come in lots of shapes and shades, so you'd think it would be fairly Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762964244520399960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post-82452545269839558962011-08-08T21:43:54.369-07:002011-08-08T21:43:54.369-07:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has t...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with rocks. One of the edible vegetation items in my game is a rock (don't ask), and no matter what I try it inevitably ends up looking cruddy.<br /><br />One problem is that 'standalone' rocks and boulders never seem to look any good unless they're in an 8 or 16 bit game, and "realistic" rock sprites are poorly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post-89682592470497661822011-08-08T18:12:58.413-07:002011-08-08T18:12:58.413-07:00Nah, I just rehash the name every time I post. I ...Nah, I just rehash the name every time I post. I gleaned a bunch of data from Saskatchewan for the grasslands stuff, so I can probably throw those syllables in. Wisatchegan? I like that they all sound like particularly vicious sneezes.Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762964244520399960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179323289909738699.post-56593290694581176342011-08-08T16:36:05.548-07:002011-08-08T16:36:05.548-07:00Michiconsota
I hope and trust that you have a fil...<i>Michiconsota</i><br /><br />I hope and trust that you have a file somewhere with a list of these.matt whttp://saucersofmud.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com