Multitile or big icons? in Design Philosophy

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Sep 19 2011, 4:40 am
So for my project I've gone about using big icons instead of broken up icons for larger projectiles. What do you suggest is more efficient? Creating 3-4 icons and place them together with code or just making one large icon? Or are they the same?
#1 Sep 19 2011, 5:18 am
You have pixel movement. Use it.
#2 Sep 19 2011, 5:18 am
Creating an icon that is multiple states that you must build together via a proc is sorta more complicated, if only because you have to build the entire thing from the pieces.

Looking at a whole icon and then a version that's split into several 32x32 tiles, the latter takes up more space (but it's a very, very small amount [1.24 KB compared to 1.27 KB]).
#3 Sep 19 2011, 5:25 am
In response to LordAndrew (#2)
LordAndrew wrote:
Creating an icon that is multiple states that you must build together via a proc is sorta more complicated, if only because you have to build the entire thing from the pieces.

Looking at a whole icon and then a version that's split into several 32x32 tiles, the latter takes up more space (but it's a very, very small amount [1.24 KB compared to 1.27 KB]).

Ah alright thank you
#4 Sep 19 2011, 5:26 am
In response to Albro1 (#1)
sorry but what does pixel movement have to do with this..?
#5 Sep 19 2011, 5:50 am
In response to AbdelJN (#4)
It means you can use a big icon and define it's bounding box.
#6 Sep 19 2011, 6:00 am
In response to Albro1 (#5)
Albro1 wrote:
It means you can use a big icon and define it's bounding box.

Oh, I know that. That's what I've been doing. I was just wondering what was more efficient.