FreeGameDev

Yes, we need you to help free Zelda: Mystery of Solarus graphics and sounds and bring the open source community the best Zelda-like engine and story!!
(See: http://www.solarus-games.org)

If you have a minimal knowledge in sprites editing and/or simply know well which LPC resources would fit as a replacement for Zelda graphics, you can help us.

Thanks to the Liberated Pixel Cup, a lot of free (CC by/CC by SA 3.0) graphics have been made available in a style that fits well the free replacement we're currently working on achieving.
The minimalistic and clean style of Zelda graphics even makes this easier!
(LPC art collection: http://opengameart.org/content/liberated-pixel-cup-0 )
(LPC sounds: http://opengameart.org/content/lpc-sounds )
(Music: http://opengameart.org/art-search-advan ... t_type_tid[]=12 )

Simply come in the github project, have a look at the file list needing replacement:
https://github.com/Bertram25/ChildenOfSolarus/issues/1

And pick your favourite one to create the free replacement!
https://github.com/Bertram25/ChildenOfS ... aster/data

Here is an example of WIP replacement:


Feel free to drop a line, open issues on github with your proposed graphics or to contact Christopho and me for further details.

Kind regards,

To admins: Feel free to move this topic if necessary or tell me whether this doesn't fit in this forum.
Regards,

You should not use the name "Zelda" in your project's name, or you're gonna get legally stomped on (e.g. sued) by the company who created the Zelda games.

andrewj {l Wrote}:You should not use the name "Zelda" in your project's name, or you're gonna get legally stomped on (e.g. sued) by the company who created the Zelda games.

Hi Andrewj,

You're completely right. That's why, that quest has been renamed 'Children of Solarus' and a issue has been opened to deal with story parts, names and other things that are too similar and shall be changed:
https://github.com/Bertram25/ChildenOfSolarus/issues/2

I can only speak for myself and not in the name of Christopho (the author of the engine and the story), but liberating the graphics and sounds is the first step needed towards a fully original game.
Christopho has passed a lot of time mimicing Zelda's game mechanisms. Free graphics will help him (and others) have a more original approach and make unique features.
But that won't happen without that very first step and that's why need your help!

Bes regards,

i found a lot of tilesets and other graphics from oga:

http://opengameart.org/art-search-advan ... gs_tid=NES
>> Gauntness
>> More NES-style RPG Characters
>> 16x16 8-bit RPG character set
>> 8-bit RPG basic tile set
Frenden's NES-style game tiles

http://opengameart.org/content/lots-of- ... -organized
http://opengameart.org/content/lots-of- ... y-hyptosis
http://opengameart.org/content/lpc-obok ... ifications
http://opengameart.org/content/roguelik ... collection

http://opengameart.org/users/torn

rubberduck {l Wrote}:i found a lot of tilesets and other graphics from oga:

Yeah, a lot of OGA work can be easily taken to bring new equivalent items and sprites. We now just have to do it!

i found some more, some specials also

http://opengameart.org/content/16x16-snowy-town-tiles
http://opengameart.org/content/svg-inventory-icons
http://opengameart.org/content/openpixe ... veira-neto
http://opengameart.org/content/16x16-in ... e-baseline
http://opengameart.org/content/rotating ... ion-8-step

i also have some selfmade tiles, they are 1000% selfmade!!!

i made them ca. a jear ago, because i wanted to make a zelda or pokemon-clone-game, but i hadn't not enough time for that

Hi Rubberduck

Thanks for all the links given. I knew most of them but it's could be useful to anyone else out there.

I also didn't know you were doing pixel art yourself Some stuff in there might be useful.

Best regards,