GB "ACE!" Asset Pack

"Undoubtedly the next war will be decided in the air." - Air Service Chief Mason Patrick, 1923

"ACE!" Aerial Combat Emulator

Asset Pack

INCLUDES:

- 1 "Hero Plane", 3 levels of damage, each with right and left turn. + 1 x 8 frame "explosion" animation. [32x16px]

- 2 "Aviator Portrait Sets" , 3 levels of damage each. [48x48px]

- 1 "Battleship" ,  3 levels of damage. 3 x 4 frame "floating" + 1 x 8 frame "sinking" animations. [48x16px]

- 1 "Target Plane" pack. 3 enemy ship designs. + 1 x 4 frame "explosion" animation. [32x16px]

- 2 extra "Explosions". 1 x 4 frame "Small" explosion  [16x16px], 1x 5 frame "Medium" explosion [32x32px]. Can be used alone, or layered. Use as full animations or with less frames for different effects. See gifs for examples. Some frames can also be used as extra clouds.

- 1 [32x96px] "Ammunition and extras"  spritesheet . [8x8px] tiles for different ammunition/ projectile options. Can be chained to make squash and stretch animations. "+1", bullseye target, gas can, eagle (full and empty), star, health. 

- 1 [96x96px] "Backgrounds"  spritesheet. Clouds, islands, waves/ sand [different sizes]. 2 trees, 3 small buildings, 2 road tiles, 2 "battle scar" tiles [8x8px]. 1 small boat, 1 easter egg.

- 1 "Artillery Cannon" pack. Multiple directions with 1, 2 or 3 frame animations. [16x16px]

- 1 "Blimp" (Zeppelin) [96x48px]. 4 levels of damage + 10 frame "explosion" animation.

- 3 x direction cannons for the blimp [16x16], 2 or 3 frame animations. Each cannon sprite can fit any "window" on the blimp sprite, so each one can aim left, right, or center.

- 1 "UI Fonts" sheet [304x144px]. A few boxes with text to demonstrate "casualty cards" or score cards, etc. Also includes some "signature" lines that can be used together to make fake names.  See screenshot for example.

- "Compass". 12 frames, [48x48px].

Made with Aseprite.

An entry for Pixel Asset Jam #4, Nov 17-Dec 1, 2023

Designed for a 160 x 144 px "Game Boy" screen, using 8x8 tiles. Screenshots were made with a dark background for clarity - spritesheets are on transparent.

Non-Commercial CC license - I hope this asset pack helps you create something! You can use and change these assets, but not sell. Please credit or link this page in your project. If you need help, please ask.

[Reference photo for the "high-res" plane [467x404px] on the cover art and background is Wikipedia - Hannover CL IIIa, Forest of Argonne, France, 1918]