Hayes2D's Forum Posts

  • Just completed the first elite drone design! Still have plenty of variations to build, but this should set the bar for the rest of them.

    Also added an warning when an elite drone is about to appear as well as a couple of tweaks to the effects.

    http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/668579

    More elite drone designs coming soon as well as the first glimpses of the scrap system!

  • Some more tweaks to the drones as well as a much needed graphics update for the UI.

  • Finally updated the graphics on the standard drones!

    Also for a limited time, your brave thumb can seek glory in the ever dangerous asteroid field!

  • While I'm designing the elite drones I believe I'll take this opportunity to re-design the current normal drones. They could really do with a revamp, little bit difficult to tell what they actually are at the moment.

    Also think I'm going to have the drones drop scrap instead of just converting the score to scrap for the shop, will be fun to make the whole thing really juicy. The shop will only be in the App Store version mind you.

    Anyway, looks like tomorrow is going to involve me getting carried away designing ships again xD

    As always, let me know if you have any ideas!

  • Screenshot of the epic boss in action! I'll have unique graphics for them eventually, but for now I just want to get them working properly.

  • I love the art style! Really retro

    Thanks! I've just updated the build to include a temporary boss, keyboard and gamepad support.

    The boss element needs a hell off allot more polish, but it seems to play pretty well and break up the endless onslaught nicely.

    I'll also add some boss variants over the next couple of days. If you have any ideas for them, please let me know!

  • Oops, just noticed that the testing link was set to private. All fixed and working now. There are a couple of bugs in the build, but it should still work for testing.

  • After a bit of feedback it seems like I need to find a way of breaking up the gameplay without completely relying on unlocks.

    My idea is to add a couple of mini bosses that appear every X seconds (right now it's 15 for testing). I'd love to get you're opinion on if it benefits/compliments the gameplay.

    I should note that the boss itself is entirely placeholder.

    Anyway, here's a link to the boss testing: http://www.newgrounds.com/projects/games/937565/preview

    And here's the original: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/668579

  • Hey Folks!

    It’s time to take to the skies, strap a gun to your thumb and fight the enemy in this fast-action, adrenaline-fuelled, thumb shoot ‘em up!

    Thumb Space is here! Download now on the app store

    Check out the trailer:?

    https://youtu.be/rcsLqMH1mJw

    We need your help designing the next ship that will be added to the fleet!

    Slap the creative grease onto your thumbs and start tinkering. The design must have an area to place your trusty thumb, fit neatly into a square and of course, keep it family friendly. Anything else goes!

    It doesn’t matter if you have the drawing skill of a two thumbed human or a 4 thumbed chimp we’d love to see what you come up with.

    To enter, head to Touch Arcade and drop a reply! Competition ends 14th May

    Good luck, Thumbkind is relying on you

  • Hi!

    I'm Rob Hayes and I’m a full time artist and designer that has worked within the games industry for 3 years. In this time I worked on most aspects of the game development life cycle from concept art to UI design.

    I am able to design any 2D asset for your game including:

      • Concept Art
      • In game assets
      • Textures
      • Tile sheets
      • Effects
      • Character design
      • UI Design
      • Animation
      • Level design
      • Icons
      • Marketing material

    As you can see from the images bellow I have a unique and adaptable design style and I'm always looking to try something new!

    You can also find more of my work and a copy of my CV on my portfolio at http://www.0hayes.portfoliobox.io/

    If you are interested in my services or just want to know more then please get in touch via rhayes.art@gmail.com

    If you would like a quote, please send me an asset list along with any game details you can provide and I'll get back to you as quick as I can.

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  • Hero Details!

    Hanz

    The closest thing these ragtag heroes have to a leader. Hanz was first to escape. He uses his magical palms to summon arcane wizardry which allows him to fly!

    Cannonlucha

    Half luchador half cannon fisted maniac. He uses an endless barrage of cannon fire to fly majestically through the air!

    Gutlin

    Lost the plot a while ago, he now has a pair of miniguns for arms while sporting that ever popular look of top hat and no top. A volley of shells propels this unlikely hero through the air!

    Maggy

    She REALLY likes magnets! Using her trusty magnet she can lock onto any magnetic force no matter how far away it is giving her the ability of flight!

    Zing

    Pretty much a giant wasp lady…

  • Today’s progress on Super Tower Escape!

    Walls: The tower now has sides

    Shadows: Added shadows to the left and right side of the tower (with a nice overlay effect)

    Crystals: New sprite for the crystals + a juicy animation for them

    Extra details: And finally, I’ve added hanging wires and fences to break up the background a little. Still want to ad some larger set pieces though, just not sure what yet..

    Still go plenty left to do, but its slowly but surly getting there. As far as the graphics are concerned anyway.

  • — thank you very muchly! Hopefully I'll get some more details in the level art today!

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  • More progress on the tile set that I'm working on. Decided to go in a slightly different direction.

    It still needs allot more fleshing out, but as a base tile set, the design is working for me.

    Also made a quick test project for previewing any new assets if you fancy checking it out: http://www.newgrounds.com/projects/games/875793/preview Just press where you want to go

    Changed the coins to crystals too. Fits the whole super hero thing allot better. Still need to come up with a story mind you...

  • http://i59.tinypic.com/34orq4i.jpg

    Speak peek of the tile set in working on so far!