I'm now replacing all the placeholder sprites from Phantasy Star with my own creation. These new water tiles definitely need some brushing up, but at least they are mine.

Replaced the edge tiles now.

@xianc78 nice dude it's looking good

@Binkle Thanks.

@xianc78 I seem to miss a lot of your gamedev posts so I'm not up to date on it (although I am interested) - you've replaced the water sprites and such, how much do you have left before all the placeholder is gone?

@Binkle I need to change the tiles in other tilesets. I also need to change some of the music. I normally use OpenGameArt for assets and they seem to be lacking when it comes to music and I can't compose my own.

@xianc78 it is notoriously hard to find good music for games without commissioning something. I know composition is not everyone's forte but have you considered using a tracker? A lot of people find that the constraints make it easier and more fun, and something more chiptune-ish seems like it could fit with your work

@Binkle I should probably give DefleMask a shot. I really just want to get this project over with though. I'm not really that big of a fan of shmups. This is just a practice game (mostly for enemy patterns).

My next project will probably have custom music though. We'll see.