A downloadable asset pack

COMBAT PREVIEW · v01

Bring a workshop to life.

Copper gauntlets. Clanking machines. A compact pixel-art cast for industrial side-scrollers, with dedicated left and right animations and a workshop fight to explore.

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Inside the kit

78 individual PNGs across two characters, terrain, and props.

IncludedPNG count
Workshop hero36
Clampback porter enemy22
Industrial deck tiles16
Workshop props4

Character frames and props use 64 × 64 cells. Terrain tiles are 16 × 16. The standalone artwork has real transparency and uses a shared 20-color palette.


Meet the workshop crew

The gauntlet worker

A cream-helmeted hero with a copper punch. Includes idle, six-frame runs, jump, fall, attack, hurt, defeat, and restart recovery in both directions.

Actual hero damage and recovery frames facing both directions

Clampback porter

A copper boiler robot with a teal visor and telescoping clamp. Includes idle, walk, windup, contact, recoil, hurt, and defeat in both directions.

Actual Clampback left-facing attack cycle


A fight you can try

The included Phaser scene lets you cross the workshop gap, dodge the clamp, interrupt an enemy windup, and land a gauntlet strike. Both actors have three health points, with a complete win, defeat, and restart loop.

Move ← → / A D · Jump Space · Punch X · Drop ↓ · Restart R

On-screen controls include held arrows and an optional tap-to-move mode.

Also in the download

  • An animation atlas and frame timing metadata.
  • Frame pivots and measured attack contact points.
  • Light and dark sprite sheets, animation previews, and the playable sample source.
  • Original generated PNGs and asset provenance.

About this preview

This is the first combat review edition. Final visual review of the hero reactions and Clampback frames, physical-device testing, and the remaining planned characters are pending. The planned two-hero/four-enemy starter is still in development.

The banner and cover are promotional illustrations. The animation previews and screenshots show the actual included sprites and sample.

AI disclosure: Artwork was generated with ChatGPT in Agent Assets and processed into native pixel assets. Generative AI also assisted the code and documentation.

Usage licence: Not included in this review edition. Reuse terms are still being prepared.

Published 2 days ago
StatusIn development
CategoryAssets
AuthorDeveloper X
Tags2D, Pixel Art
AI DisclosureAI Assisted, Code, Graphics, Text

Download

Download
cinderrail-first-combat-review-v01.zip 14 MB

Install instructions

1. Extract the ZIP. The standalone PNGs and animation metadata are inside the ready folders.

2. To run the Windows preview, install Python 3 if needed, then run start-preview.ps1.

3. Open http://127.0.0.1:8000/scene/ in your browser.

Read HANDOFF.md for the current review scope and known issues.

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