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Originally Posted by Biohazard UOI
- Don't make the layers 3, 4, & 5 out of the same stuff. It confuses the player. At least make them different shades, if not different types of tiles.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDITIONAL LAYER EYE CANDY!
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Originally Posted by Biohazard UOI
- Mask things intuitively. If it looks like you should be able to step on it, make it masked. If it looks like you should be able to fall through it, don't mask it.
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IMPORTANCE OF MASKING!
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Originally Posted by Biohazard UOI
- Use brighter colors and more detail in the foreground and sprite layers. The further back you go, the dimmer the colors and less important the details should be.
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PERSPECTIVE! 3D! GOOD!
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Originally Posted by Biohazard UOI
- Be careful what you attract the player's attention to. Like the previous point, if it's not something the player is supposed to look at, don't make it flashy or obvious. If they are supposed to look at it, then make it flashy.
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NO! UST BE GOOD! DETAIL GOOD! Yeeesssssss
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Originally Posted by Biohazard UOI
- Include stuff! The more stuff your tileset can do, the more likely people will choose it for their levels.
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ADD OBJECTS!
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Originally Posted by Biohazard UOI
- Take your time. It's way better to have a slow release of a good tileset than short releases of crappy ones.
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YOU NEED PATIENCE! DETAIL IS PATIENCE!
THIS IS THE GUIDE! DO YOU SEE THE LIGHT?! THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL! WE ARE GETTING CLOSER! CLOSER!!
Yes, my preciousssss, I can see my preciousssss...BUT YOU CAN'T SEE IT! The precioussss is mine, MINE!
*looks at his precioussssss* 
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