Boredom: Advanced

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-09 01:20pm

When bored, I have an unhealthy prediliction to randomly create Advance Wars comic strip things.
So, here's a collection for your viewing pleasure/horror.

Winter Wonderland

This Explains Alot...

There are good days when you're a Mech, this is not one of them

A fundamental mystery

It's a project of some kind, I'm sure

The one that started all this off

Watch for Newbies

Yes, I'm biased towards Green Earth, and yes, there may be a Far Side reference or two.

All backgrounds and sprites are copyright their original owners, by the by.

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2005-10-09 02:27pm

I like these, great work.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-10-09 04:17pm

What game are you getting the little guys from? Or do you draw them yourself with an 8-bit emulator?

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-10-09 04:22pm

I think they're from Advance Wars for the GBA.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-09 04:33pm

Yeah, they're from Advance Wars 2 in this case.
I am not an artist, so I have to improvise.

Edit:

That said, I'm quite pleased with this fire effect I made.

Acidburns · Post by **Acidburns** » 2005-10-09 06:35pm

Nice work! The sharp, detailed backgrounds in contrast with the sprites reminds me of 8-bit theatre. Very cool.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2005-10-09 06:36pm

Green Earth tanks are weird, but at least they're not hovertanks like the Black Hole tanks.

Tallgeese! w00t!

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-10-10 03:56am

But where is the Megatank?!

Erik von Nein · Post by **Erik von Nein** » 2005-10-10 05:37am

My waffles, they are roffled.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2005-10-10 05:40am

Being heavely addicted to AW:DS, I find this awesome

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-10 01:39pm

Ford Prefect wrote:But where is the Megatank?!

The Megatank isn't in Advance Wars 2, which is where the sprites are from. When I find a set of DS sprites, I gaurantee we'll be getting Megatanks. For now, make do with my giantised Neotanks.

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2005-10-10 02:53pm

Darth Yoshi wrote:Green Earth tanks are weird, but at least they're not hovertanks like the Black Hole tanks.

Tallgeese! w00t!

I think the Yellow Comet recons in AWDS take the cake for weird.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-10 03:37pm

Have they changed from their little armoured car then? I don't ever play as Yellow Comet, so I haven't noticed. Still, Green Earth Recons are the best. The others get Hummers, jeeps and armoured cars. Green Earth gets a mini-panzer.

I'm making a little series of these for another forum I go to, I'd post them, but they wouldn't make much sense. If anyone knows the best way to reduce an animation's filesize without buggering the quality, I'd appreciate it. (Can't have AW without CO powers, eh?) It's presently about 1.1 megs and I can't seem to lower it further without mangling it.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-12 02:30pm

Just a quick one I threw together while bored. Shockingly, there maybe a recognisable member.

The wonderful world of OSF

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2005-10-14 05:48pm

Anyone else think it's weird that neo-tanks are tanks with legs, yet they count as tread vehicles?

1.1 megs? What's the animation?

Post by **Kuja** » 2005-10-15 02:16am

Vanas wrote:Just a quick one I threw together while bored. Shockingly, there maybe a recognisable member.

The wonderful world of OSF

ROTFLMAO

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2005-10-15 02:20am

Odd, I don't recognize anyone in particular in that.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-10-15 10:17am

Darth Yoshi wrote:Anyone else think it's weird that neo-tanks are tanks with legs, yet they count as tread vehicles?

1.1 megs? What's the animation?

They seem to have wheels at the end of the legs, maybe a vertical set of tracks in each leg?

The animation is CO Power- BanHammer

Rogue: NecronLord is in there as the Malevolent General Sturm™. 'Feh, you'll all be mine in the end'
He kinda got shrunk as I uploaded it though.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-10-16 11:17pm

Vanas wrote:
Darth Yoshi wrote:Anyone else think it's weird that neo-tanks are tanks with legs, yet they count as tread vehicles?

1.1 megs? What's the animation?
They seem to have wheels at the end of the legs, maybe a vertical set of tracks in each leg?

Yes, that is true. Look at the Neo Tanks roll around. They're so cute. Like Tachikomas.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-11-08 03:09pm

Just a quick little one I made while bored.
I give you the totally unbiased SWvST debate forum!

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-11-08 06:09pm

The rabid trekkie's grammar is too intellegent, but otherwise, very good.

Comando293 · Post by **Comando293** » 2005-11-08 06:47pm

*Falls out of chair laughing* good stuff

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2005-11-08 07:00pm

No bombers? No Advance Wars smackdown is complete without bombers. Or b-ships, for that matter. But still, that was funny.

"FOR THE EMP—woops, wrong forum. move plz" Heh.

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-11-09 02:19pm

I didn't think the bombers looked quite right for an imperial side. I could use an ISD sprite though, anyone got any ideas?
And yeah, I had to make the guy actually readable. Maybe I'll make a special edtion l33t one for you.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-11-09 10:41pm

C'mon Vanas, please please pleeeeease make one with the Megatank in it - I recently built a lot of them, so I have a sudden hankering for the five gunned death machine.