Free Pixel Art Character - The Mana Seed "Character Base"

Devlog

• Mana Seed Hero Base Beta Preview
  May 24, 2024 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Work on the Mana Seed Hero Base is in full swing! Though it may yet be a few months before it's ready for the public. In the meantime, I'll be sharing usable portions as an exclusive benefit to my mon... Continue reading

  
• Third Party Soldier Outfit Launched!
  September 01, 2023 by Seliel the Shaper

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  intellikat has created a new soldier outfit add-on for the Mana Seed Character Base! It comes with combat fatigues, 3 different hairstyles, a Rambo-style headband, and some rifle animations. If you're... Continue reading

  
• Third Party Plate Armor Now Covers Bow & Arrow Animations
  July 27, 2023 by Seliel the Shaper

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  The Plate Armor outfit add-on from Calonin now covers the Bow & Arrow animations (in addition to the Sword & Shield animations previously available). Check 'em out! 😊👍 Bow and Arrow Armor by Cal... Continue reading
• New Farmer Sprite System Now Available!
  July 24, 2023 by Seliel the Shaper

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  I have been working hard for the past year on a suitable upgrade/replacement for the Character Base, and the result is the new Farmer Sprite System ! It's a more focused version of what the Character... Continue reading

  
• Third Party Magic Wand Pack Available!
  March 31, 2023 by Seliel the Shaper

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  A fellow creator, KingKelpo , has just launched a new compatible asset pack that adds a fire or electric magic wand to this Character Base as an alternative to the sword & shield. This is a third-part... Continue reading

  
• Third Party Mana Seed Shaders for Unity Launched
  January 23, 2023 by Seliel the Shaper

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  If you're using Unity, you can use shaders to recolor your sprites, eliminating the need for all of the extra palette swapped sheets I include with this asset. Simply drag the material onto the sprite... Continue reading
• Third Party Mana Seed Tools Launched
  January 16, 2023 by Seliel the Shaper

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  All of the sprite sheets in the Mana Seed Character Base are 512x512. There are 13 pages, each with multiple layers for the body, hair, clothing, tools, etc. It's, admittedly, a lot of files. If you'd... Continue reading
• Did you lose access?
  October 24, 2022 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Due to the way itchio handles free assets with paid downloads, if you previously purchased this asset for less than the full price (currently $19.98), you may have lost access when I added the free sa... Continue reading
• FINAL UPDATE! (probably...)
  August 29, 2022 by Seliel the Shaper

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  I have moved all of the combat, outfit, and hairstyle add-ons INTO this asset. They are now FREE for anyone who owns the Base. That's right, this one asset pack contains EVERYTHING I have ever made fo... Continue reading

  
• Free Bug Net Update
  March 14, 2022 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Rathros has created a bug net sprite layer for the Character Base, and allowed me to include it as a free add-on here. He's also got a set of plate armor for the Base (sold separately) on his page: ht... Continue reading
• Third-Party Plate Armor Add-on Launched!
  February 19, 2022 by Seliel the Shaper

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  There's a new plate armor outfit available from rathros . It's currently fully compatible with the Base (comp. v01) but he's planning to add the combat animations soon. You can purchase it here: https... Continue reading
• Fishing Rod Hotfix
  February 02, 2022 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Version 2.3.3a Someone noticed the fishing rod sheet (char_a_p3_6tla_roda_v01) was missing the last two frames. It's been corrected 😊👍... Continue reading
• Outfit Canvas Update
  October 27, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Interested in drawing your own outfits or hairstyles? I've included the very same Aseprite file I use for making add-ons for the Base. I've taken the time to write up some instructions, but a basic un... Continue reading

  
• Third-Party Unity Animator Published
  October 21, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

  Feendrach e has just published a Unity package that allows you to easily import the Mana Seed Character Base sprite sheets and customize all the animations through an editor window. Looks super cool!... Continue reading
• Naming Convention Update
  July 22, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This is a minor update that changes the names of some files. I changed the alternates for page 1 from "p1po" and "p12h" to "p1B" and "p1C" respectively. I also moved some of the non-essential help fil... Continue reading
• Changed Project Page
  May 20, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Clarified which animations are included in this asset... Continue reading
• Third-Party Add-ons Update 2
  April 02, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

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  We have a couple of new third-party add-ons for the Character Base this week. First is Mana Seed Eyes from DirePixel . You can use these to change the color of the character's eyes. They work like one... Continue reading
• Compatibility Update
  February 10, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Minor fixes, corrections, and improvements. Changed the color of the 2 free outfits (boxers and undies) to be more Mana Seed palette friendly. Added new sheets for the free outfits to also support the... Continue reading
• More Hair Colors Update
  January 12, 2021 by Seliel the Shaper

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  In this minor update, I tweaked half of the hair colors and added 3 more, for a total of 13 hair color swaps... Continue reading
• Free Hairstyle Update
  December 14, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This major update adds two fully animated hairstyles (one male style, one female style) each in ten different color swaps! In addition, I've also added 3 new animations: Shocked (1 frame) Look left/ri... Continue reading

  
• Spear Combat Add-on Update
  October 13, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  A new combat animation add-on is now available! This one is spear combat. It includes a bunch of new animations, check it out here ! More combat animation packages will be coming in the future 🤗... Continue reading

  
• Tool Carry Update
  September 22, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This is a big update that adds 2 alternate pages to replace page 1 (the walk, run, push, pull, jump page) allowing you to run all those animations while your character holds a large tool, spear, or tw... Continue reading

  
• Bow Combat Add-on Update
  August 30, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  The first of my combat animation packs is now available! This one adds a bunch of bow & arrow animations, in four directions, just like the rest of the base. I will be adding a small pack like this fo... Continue reading

  
• Push, Pull, Jump, and Climb Update
  August 16, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This is a big one! I've added 33 new frames across 4 new animations (pushing, pulling, jumping, and climbing). The "using this base.txt" file includes detailed instructions for how to use/time each of... Continue reading

  
• Third Party Add-ons Update 1
  July 28, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  PolyCurse Games has created some new compatible assets for my Character Base. A demon/Tiefling overlay , and a Goblin overlay that go on top of the base like an outfit. You'll just need to recolor t... Continue reading

  
• Naming & Skin Tone Update
  June 12, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  At the request of a few different users, I've gone through and revised my file naming conventions in order to ensure uniformity and future-proofing. As usual, you can rename them whatever you want, bu... Continue reading

  
• Resting Poses Update
  May 31, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This is a big update that adds 32 new frames of idle standing, sitting, and sleeping poses. Here's a summary of the additions: Standing with one hand on hip. 4 directions. Standing with arms crossed a... Continue reading

  
• Fishing Improvement Update
  April 22, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This is a minor update. I improved the fishing rod & line, and added a red and white fishing bobber and splash frames that match the coloration of the water in my upcoming Summer Forest tileset. Thoug... Continue reading

  
• Blacksmithing Update
  April 12, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This update adds a new 5-frame blacksmithing animation. Unlike the other animations, this one only has two directions, left and right... Continue reading

  
• Fishing Update
  April 01, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This update adds a new page of fishing animations, allowing your character to cast a line, wait, struggle to reel a fish in, pull it up, then show it off. There are 8 total frames in 4 directions. A f... Continue reading

  
• Minor Fixes Update
  March 24, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  Just corrected some file name typos and added more skin tone samples... Continue reading

  
• Farming Update
  March 19, 2020 by Seliel the Shaper

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  This update more than doubles the animation frames for this base. Four new 4-frame animations geared around farming. Tilling the soil, planting seeds, pouring from a watering can, and pulling up plant... Continue reading