I'd guess that all bounties would have to be approved and routed through the admins of OGA to make sure they meet minimum standards.
One artist accepting a bounty shouldn't close it out; maybe allow multiple artists to "accept" a bounty, and then an admin will have to choose one of them.
I agree portfolios for each artist should be available. Maybe have artist profile data available, and some kind of kharma system to show trust earned via positively completed bounties.
I mentioned this in IRC, but I think a wiki might be very helpful for organizing external links, how-to's, and etc. I'd love to see detailed instructions (and maybe even follow-along videos) from people who submit their art.
I know there are other wiki sites, but I'd really like to see OGA be more detailed with regards to licenses for external media.
This link leads to their main Download page, which shows their license. The license is not completely free; the graphics are free to use, but not to redistribute. There are a lot of city and environment maps (many are RPG Maker VX "auto tile" maps) and like 200 characters with the typical 12 poses each.
You have to look for them, but in amongst the numerous resources on RPG Palace, a guy called The Inquisitor has contributed several sets. On the site, the description just says they're free to use for any purpose, but if you look in the forums (and I've exchanged emails with him) he says he charges for any commercial use (~$500 USD to use all the tilesets; less for individual sets.) His tilesets are enormous and varied, so for a large project it might be worth it.
These are old-school tiles, originally created for roguelike games. They're flat and low-fi, but colorful and varied. Make sure you read the credits, there is one project that had a separate contributor. Everything else is free for any use.
My impressions...
Logo is just simple text... too simple. Hopefully you're going to be doing something special with it.
Login form needs some touching up. Maybe make the background color dark like the button.
I don't like the navigation bar background color changing. It seems... wrong.
I like the color scheme overall, and the "DeviantArt" feel it has. Looking forward to seeing more.
*Tiling, unless you're using a plow to cut fur-rows in them.
pfunked, good points.
I'd guess that all bounties would have to be approved and routed through the admins of OGA to make sure they meet minimum standards.
One artist accepting a bounty shouldn't close it out; maybe allow multiple artists to "accept" a bounty, and then an admin will have to choose one of them.
I agree portfolios for each artist should be available. Maybe have artist profile data available, and some kind of kharma system to show trust earned via positively completed bounties.
I mentioned this in IRC, but I think a wiki might be very helpful for organizing external links, how-to's, and etc. I'd love to see detailed instructions (and maybe even follow-along videos) from people who submit their art.
I know there are other wiki sites, but I'd really like to see OGA be more detailed with regards to licenses for external media.
Here are some 2D resources I've found:
First Seed Material tiles
http://www.tekepon.net/fsm/modules/refmap/
This link leads to their main Download page, which shows their license. The license is not completely free; the graphics are free to use, but not to redistribute. There are a lot of city and environment maps (many are RPG Maker VX "auto tile" maps) and like 200 characters with the typical 12 poses each.
RPG Palace: Inquisitor's tile sets
http://rpg-palace.com/downloads/index.php?cmd=8&page=1
You have to look for them, but in amongst the numerous resources on RPG Palace, a guy called The Inquisitor has contributed several sets. On the site, the description just says they're free to use for any purpose, but if you look in the forums (and I've exchanged emails with him) he says he charges for any commercial use (~$500 USD to use all the tilesets; less for individual sets.) His tilesets are enormous and varied, so for a large project it might be worth it.
TomeTik: Roguelike tile sets
http://pousse.rapiere.free.fr/tome/
These are old-school tiles, originally created for roguelike games. They're flat and low-fi, but colorful and varied. Make sure you read the credits, there is one project that had a separate contributor. Everything else is free for any use.
Very nice. Cute yet fearsome!
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