Project Plix

[Mabelma]

I'd say go for slightly thicker shadows and diffuse your dithering a bit more, atm it looks a bit like paint spray can lines.
The top of the grass should also be the same colour as the side of the grass.

Awesome, I'll do that. Thanks. Any C+C on the sand? that's the one that's giving me the most trouble right now. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "The top of the grass should also be the same colour as the side of the grass."

What's the game mostly about again

The gameplay will be very similar to games like Terraria or minecraft, with he difference being that you don't control just one hero, but many units in a rather RTS-like fashion.

[Mabelma]

Pretty much done with the grass tiles.

and I started working on some wooden tiles

also here's a wood environment test

[Hoeloe]

Those are very straining on the eye due to the insanely high contrast, and they also don't look much like wood.

[Mabelma]

I understand, I'll change the palette, no problem. Any advice on making it look more like wood?

[Hoeloe]

Well, you've got the right idea in having a sort of "grain" pattern, but at the moment it's just dark or light lines drawn on the surface. I suggest looking at some wood patterns and seeing how the colours appear on it, and trying to emulate that.

[JazzySpazGlobal]

This seems really interesting. Good luck with this.