Game studio redraws 82 map sprites with AI and human review

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Between 28 and 28 September 2026, the developer of Myriad Immortal Sect replaced 82 pieces of map art and added art for 14 objects that previously had none. An image model running on a local machine generated the new sprites, while the selection of targets came from surveys of visual inconsistencies. Frost-country species without art had exposed a bug where the engine displayed a protective artifact frame instead of the intended fallback, which was fixed in code and by adding art. The developer reported prompt lessons, such as palette words leaking into non-building subjects and style references copying content, and built a side-by-side review page where candidates were judged in context with their neighbours. The review showed that many first picks were not the best candidate, and a second round confirmed the redraws of several rows.

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