I bought this TEMPLATE from "The Game Crafter" (TGC) for $10.00 USD. Had to work with it a little bit ... But after a couple of hours this is what I got:
The template was well worth the $10.00 USD and I may buy another TEMPLATE from TGC for my own purposes (just because I like the layout and the SCI-FI Vibe from the template).
I think it has a LOT of potential TBH... So far so COOL! Let me know what you all think. Cheers!
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Comments
I can still make some extra adjustments...
I think the ICONS on the RHS (New Template) need to be WHITE (#FFFFFF) instead of the "gray" being used just so that they stand-out a bit clearer. I didn't put an ability because that aspect of the game is up for review... (Meaning that at the moment I am not focusing on that aspect of the game).
The RHS is not 100% complete either while the LHS is done... It is a bit dated and needed a better template for the cards.
Where I differ in some aspects of my designing ... Is that I like to get IMAGES and TEMPLATES to figure out what my game is going to LOOK LIKE. I know some ppl think this is a waste of time but since most of my projects will be self-published works ... This allows me to get "excited" about the design... Does it look cool? Will it be attracting to the players?? etc. etc.
I like putting down some money for art or paying for a template and working the card designs myself. Note that the NEW Template (RHS) was an adaptation of the template that I bought. I reworked all the icons, improved the visibility of the design, etc. etc.
It gives me some extra to work on too... Which allows me to "focus" on the design while working the templates and art for the game. This is another way of getting your mind into gear to prepare to FOCUS on this particular project over say another design.
Again let me know what you all think...
Note #1: The ICONS have been updated to WHITE and they look a lot better with the NEW Template on the RHS. The values actually look not bad with the "gray" color ... I can live with them as they are. Just gives it a bit of a more smoother feel. I think this version looks good even though it is NOT final... I've got the "Armor Class" and "Maximum Heat" as stats that need to be added to the design. Still not 100% sure about those two stats ... I need to figure out what needs to be designed to HAVE those 2 STATs on the card probably at the TOP LHS and RHS of the NEW Template. In time... I will get those done at some point in time!
Above is the "perfected" Commando DX Bot
I did a bunch of little "tweaks" and finally got an Ability IDEA... This is just placeholder information at best. I don't even know if they make any sense of not... But it never-the-less demonstrates how I can "adapt" a pre-made Template into something that works for me and my design.
Sometimes I don't know how to VISUALIZE the Templates ... But usually when I see something with POTENTIAL (like the Sci-Fi Template from "The Game Crafter"), I knew immediately this was going to look much better than my OLD Template which is very primitive but used to have the necessary information.
However I've made some modifications in the game and this NEW Template for TGC is more suited for the content that must be presented.
Please if anyone cares to share some feedback, comments or questions, feel free to respond.
Sincerely.