AI: Uniform appearance & polish, alternate looks?

[ividyon]

I'm working on new sprites for our lovely AI. What I'd really like to see in the game is equalizing all AI displays - the mainframe, the upload terminal and the status displays - and changing all of them when the AI updates it's status. I hope this is easy enough for the coders to realize, as I really think the AI could benefit from a uniform appearance across the station.

I have most of the work done to make all of the AI displays look like the mainframe smiley, including all emotions. However 1) I can't remember all emotions 2) I don't have access to the "wrecked" versions of the mainframe sprite, which means I can't supply those. Once I have all emotions and all mainframe sprites, I'll upload the complete, game-ready sprite.

Also, once that's done, perhaps it might open the way for alternate appearances that AIs could select at game start? I could also work on sprites for these. I dunno how difficult the coding work involved would be, but that'd be really great, since players have very different AI personalities and sometimes the smiley face just doesn't fit.

I got the following emotions done: happy, very happy, sad, angry, neutral, BSOD. Am I missing anything?

Anyway, here's a preview:



What do you think of the idea (and the spritework)?

[Ines]

You could make one for when the AI is thinking or busy, like an hourglass!

[ividyon]

Adding bonus emotions really wouldn't be a problem spriting-wise.

I really need those wrecked AI sprites to continue my work, though.. :c

[Weavel]

They're adorable

Now we need some background colours e.g. a lovely shade of red
also allowing the AI to do emotes to change face would be great

[Spy_Guy]

These are amazing and needs to be included as soon as possible so I can be even more adorable as an AI.
(the AI resprite was the best thing ever)

[Lavastage]

yes. just yes. I would love to see the ai's face change when it sets its status.

[Conor12]

Adding bonus emotions really wouldn't be a problem spriting-wise.

I really need those wrecked AI sprites to continue my work, though.. :c

I love these sprites so: