Retro Cybercity Drones, Bots, and Mechs Character Pack

Retro Cybercity Drones, Bots, and Mechs Character Pack

This asset pack is for creators who are looking to try a cyberpunk or futuristic scifi aesthetic that takes cues from the analog era of the 1980s and 90s. Think Blade Runner or Ready Player One with an SNES/SEGA Genesis style color palette.

It includes a variety of character sprites that represent various designs for robots, drones, and mechs. There is even an extra large "spider mech" included. These designs are meant to fit into the larger aesthetic of this theme and the concepts overall have been heavily requested since the theme was originally released.

The pack is top-down perspective and scaled at 16x16 by default.  A 48x48 version of each tileset is also included as I've found blowing up 16x16 assets to 3x is a superior method for importing custom art to RPG Maker engines. Though designed around RPG Maker, this package can be used in various game development engines, including Unity and RPGmaker. The pack uses a customized version of theBLKNX64 palette by @blkirl.

Housekeeping Notes:

Unless otherwise indicated, all materials are offered in PNG format.

I DO NOT use AI for any part of my creative process -- all of my work is hand-made in Aseprite.

This pack includes:

• THREE mech suit variants both empty and with a pilot (so 6 sprites in all)
  • Basic -- a "skeletal" mech suit w/ no extras, the default basis for any future variants
  • Construction -- a yellow and gray construction suit mech
  • Combat -- a yellow and black combat mech
  • All variants have 4 direction, 3 frame walk cycles as usual
  • "Empty" variants allow you to put whatever pilot head design you want! The Construction and Combat mechs include helmet versions to represent a pilot.
  • Includes instructions on how to make your own mech pilots w/ other RCC sprites you may have purchased or made yourself.

• EIGHTEEN drones and bots, incl. variants
  • Assistron Basic (medical version incl. in Vendors+ Tileset)
  • Easybot Basic and Easybot Server (Server variants incl. in Vendors+ Tileset)
  • Scooter (small rolling drone like a roomba)
  • Rollerbox L7
  • Powerpal (walking battery)
  • Hermes Messenger Bot (two variants included)
  • Oracle Autoeye and Oracle Beholder (surveillance drones)
  • Walktank Basic and Walktank Rescue ("dog" drones)
  • Hoverbuddy Series
    • Basic
    • Journo (heavy duty camera drone)
    • Secure (police drone)
    • Riot (police drone w/ extra mounted less-lethal weapons)
    • Tactical (stealth drone)

• BONUS Large Spidermech Vehicle (or autonomous robot)
  • available w/ 3 frame walk cycles in FRONT and REAR directions ONLY 
  • might include sideview sprites eventually

All of the above are offered in NATIVE 16X16 size as well as a 3x UPSCALED (so 48x48) base size. Examples are pictured in the promo material to the right. In cases of asymmetrical design, the sideview sprites are different but not necessarily pictured here.

This pack does not include:

• 32x32 variant sheets ( you can easily upscale 16x16 to 32x32 if needed!)
• Human character sprites aside from a generic bust used for the BASIC variant of the Mech suit sprites

*** The "full tileset" image in the sidebar features two of the FIVE walls and surfaces tilesets (A5) -- it is not the full selection of what's in the pack.

Will There be Updates?

As of July 2024, this asset pack has been reworked as part of my general content revamp. Future updates are expected to be smaller scale changes and fixes and will be added to this space as they occur.

Licensing

Please note, by purchasing and downloading this product, you are agreeing to the following licensing terms:

What You Can Do:

• Use the assets in commercial and non-commercial video games and personal projects and related promotional materials.
• Edit the assets as much as you like for use in projects.
• Publish work using these assets on websites relating to art, games, and similar.

What You Cannot Do:

• Resell, repackage or redistribute the assets in original or modified form.
• Use the assets or derivatives in logo, trademark, or service mark. 
• Include these assets in game making tools or code templates. 
• Use the assets to train AI image generators.
• Use the assets for the creation or promotion of NFT, cryptocurrency, blockchain or web3 projects.
• Use the assets in any printed media or physical products.

If you have any questions about this licensing agreement, please contact me.

Contact & Support

I am open to suggestions and feedback and am quick to respond to comments here. I am always looking forward to seeing what YOU make with my assets. 

I am easiest to reach through the comments page here on itch. If you want to hire me or for any other reason don't want to leave a comment, please email me: hedgewizardghame@gmail.com   You can also find me on Artstation where I (occasionally) update my art portfolio.