It's probably much too late, but the Project Zomboid sprite generator is amazing

[snowburn]

i was going to post the same video, not only zomboid uses that system, Diablo II and Fallout tactics does.

There are a little tutorial showing how to do it
http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board...&Number=185384

(sorry for my english, not my native languaje)

[Chris]

Sadly this wouldn't really work because we have to use the sprite generator that is specific for our engine. It's a pain in the ass, but we've got a workflow for it sorted now (basically we pay a guy in Indonesia to do the back-breaking labour for us).