Creating Ragnarok Online Style Sprites: A Work in Progress Study 🎮

Hey everyone! I want to share my experiments in creating Ragnarok Online-style sprites using Stable Diffusion. Consider this more of a lab notebook than a definitive guide.

🎯 Project Goal

Develop tools (LoRAs) that capture the visual essence of Ragnarok Online sprites, with the ultimate goal of generating complete spritesheets for video games or mods.

🛠️ Technical Setup

- **Base**: Stable Diffusion 1.5

> Why not SDXL or newer models? Simple: cost efficiency. SD 1.5 is more accessible for local experimentation.

📊 Developed LoRAs

ROSprites

This LoRA focuses on capturing RO's artistic essence:

- Enhanced clothing detail definition

- Characteristic eye style

- Less smoothed edges (perfect for pixel art!)

ROSpriteVX

Trained with a different approach:

- Original images on 512x512 canvas

- Includes green background (mental note: update to transparent 😅)

- Pros:

- Better framing

- Prevents cropped sprites

- Cons:

- High parameters reduce size too much

- Can lose characteristic "pixelated" quality

🧪 Experiments with Other LoRAs

I've been playing around with some interesting combinations:

- **Body_fix**

- Improves anatomy

- Trades off some chibi style (something to consider)

- **Colorfull_anime**

- Adds more color vibrancy

- Complements RO style nicely

- **https://civitai.com/models/467588?modelVersionId=520289**

- Emphasizes block effect

- Reinforces pixel art aesthetic

🎯 Next Steps

The next objective is implementing ControlNet to:

- Generate consistent characters

- Create complete animation frames:

- Walking

- Running

- Idle state

- Death

- Damage

- Attacks

💭 Additional Notes

- Easynegative is crucial for good results

- Other negative prompt models work well too

- The balance between realistic anatomy and chibi style is delicate

🔄 Work in Progress

This is a constantly evolving project. I'll keep updating as I get more results and improvements.

🎮 Why This Matters

Ragnarok Online's distinct visual style has always been a cornerstone of its charm. By recreating this style with modern AI tools, we're not just preserving its aesthetic but also making it accessible for new creative projects.

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*Is anyone else experimenting with RO sprites? I'd love to see your results in the comments!* 🎮✨

*PS: Check out the Spanish version of this guide in my other posts!*