Ok... I got this done. I hope you guys are happy with this building.

It appears that I am terrible at character sprites. This means I need someone's help. Sprites are 8x8. I need

1 for Link in each of the primary directions.
1 for Princess Zelda
1 for a wizard
1 for an old man
1 for the deku tree
1 for a soldier
1 for a troll
1 for a spirit
1 for a shade (can look like a spirit)
1 for a zombie
1 for a goblin
1 for a wizard (can look the same as the one above)

I've got all the others done.

The building is nice!
But IMO there must be more different stuff for the surrounding.

Yes I know. I was simply showcasing the building itself. I have different environment tiles.
Anyone willing to help me out with the character sprites.

Sounds good. Here's some more images. Project is paused because of a slight bug with Pixelscape...

Wow, that looks a whole lot better. The only thing that makes it look square-ish are those square boxes in the middle, but really the whole set looks very nice together. For the diagonal sprites, will you be able to walk diagonally? or will the hit detection for those sprites take up the entire square?

What needs fixing there are the "fan-outs" on the cliff bottoms and the boxes...they look too flat. I really didn't plan on diagonal sprites, just a diagonal movement, but still facing in one of the cardinal directions.

Ok... I have picked up progress on this, starting with a complete recode of everything. I dumped the sprite/map set as well and plan to redo them. Also, I devised two separate algorithms for AI, one for enemies that try to run into you and one for enemies that shoot at you from far away. In addition, I have designed the main menu, file save, and map save routines. I will also be doing the event triggers and event scripts. Events are divided into two classes, pre-move events and post-move events. Pre-move events are generally what should stop you from moving onto a tile. Post-move events are like entering a building, stepping on lava, or collecting an item.

AI for Collision

1. move toward player on x
    ; if enemy x = player x, goto 2
    ; if movement blocked, goto 2

2. move toward player on y
   ; if enemy y = player y, we have collision !!!
   ; if movement blocked, goto 3

3. move away from player on x
   ; if movement blocked, goto 4

4. move away from player on y
   ; if movement blocked, do nothing.

**there are some caveats with perhaps not a complete collision, since the tiles are 8x8 and AI/player movement is pixel based...

For AI where the enemy can fire at you

1. Move toward player y (more distance) (we are aiming to move in line with player, but not actually towards player)
    ; if enemy y = player y, we should try to shoot (but not all the time). If we are not shooting, goto 4.
    ; if movement blocked, goto 2

2. Move toward player x (again, moving in line with player, but not towards player).
    ; if enemy x = player x, we should try to shoot (but not all the time). If we are not shooting, goto 4
    ; if movement blocked, goto 3

3. Do nothing.

4. Move away from player on y (try to keep distance).
    ; if movement blocked, goto 5

5. Move away from player on x.
    ; if movement blocked, do nothing

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Another thing I need help with. When the player moves, or the AI moves or a bullet sprite advances, I will need to replace the correct sprite underneath the sprite that has just moved. How do I do this?

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Obviously, while I have made significant progress, a lot still needs to be done. So, if there are any developers out there who can code in Z80 and are willing to spare a bit of their time, I would not turn down some assistance with some of this programming. Assistance will be fully credited.

Cool! Looking forward to more progress!