Post by: DarkFlood2 on October 23, 2005, 08:03:51 PM
Section 1: The Story
In the history of the world, There had been 3 great calamities that threatened to cover the world in darkness. The first of which, was the demon Sak'Nael's exile from Hell (see section 3). The second, being the construction of the demon forge. The artifacts created there would cause normal humans to gain superhuman strength at the cost of their lives to where they would become zombie like. The third calamity, was the creation of the blade Omega Edge. This weapon's unholy strength was able to literally shred the world into pieces. Sak'Nael, whose goal was to tear the earth in half, recieved this weapon and was ready achieve his diabloical plan.
Section 2: The Legions
Learning of Sak'Nael's goal, The legions, one from each of the 7 continents, banded together to stop him. The Legions, each as strong as an entire legion of troops (hence the name), were aided by the Asure Knights. The Asure Knights were the angelic protectors of Heaven and also were the first teachers of the Paladins. But they couldn't directly help with the humans' struggle. In the end, Sak'Nael's body was defeated, but his spirit remained to corrupt another being and return. So, the legions used special pendants with gems carved from their native lands. These pendants had been enchanted by the Asure Knights (since the couldn't help directly) to capture a fragment of Sak'Nael's soul. Upon completing the task, The Legions returned to their homeland with the pendants so that no one person could obtain them all.
Section 3: Sak'Nael
Sak'Nael, pronounced Sock Nail, was once one of the strogest warrios in Hell, but Satan realised that he could be overthrown because Sak'Nael was too powerful. So, Sak'Nael was exiled.
Sak'Nael bitterly resented and loathed Satan for this and vowed to find some way back. Eventually he did find a way. If he tore the world in two, he would have direct access to Hell, Whereupon he would overthrow Satan and proceed to conquer the universe. Unfortunately, he would have to work fast. Even though his spirit was eternal, his body was now mortal. He also feared that his immortal spirit would degrade too.
And thus, we begin our story. 50 years after the first 7 legions defeated Sak'Nael....
Features
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7 choosable characters with their own story
3 dungeons each + 1 final dungeon
Secret bosses
Equipment, level, and potion system.
70-80% custom
Innotvative bosses
And other secreter secrets...Heh Heh Heh...
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Here is a screenshot of an area I made oddly from a glitch when taking a different screenshot.
Comments?
Ideas?
Constructive Criticism?
And, can anyone tell me where I can show my demo?
Post by: DarkFlood2 on October 30, 2005, 05:44:25 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on October 30, 2005, 06:15:22 PM
Plus, 3 dung and 7 characters? That doesn't go good. I've got two characters in my game and already 8 dung, and I think that's to many (I mean, that's four dung per charatcer, and that's not enough. It should be like 10 or something). You should limit yourself to like 3 or something, especially if you're going to have an EXP system. And, aside from that, people will end up only using one of the 7 most of the time, with another character being used every so often just to change pace. Unless you put in areas where you are forced to use each character, I doubt if many of them will be used.
You prologe sounds good. A little cliche with the sword Omega Edge being able to destory everything, but other then that good.
Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on October 30, 2005, 06:42:47 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 05, 2005, 08:13:45 PM
2:They are going to be very long dungeons, not to mention that 7 * 3 = 21 dungeons Plus a final dungeon whitch makes it all in all 22 dungeons. I made it so you choose a character, play that story, choose the next one.. and so on.. each story is linked together in some way.
3:This is not Earth, who says that a ficticious world can't have more than 7 continents?
4:Azure is spelt wrong... Sorry about that.
5:Everything has been used once, stop being a jerk about it.
6:Don't forget that I'm also having a lot of secrets and such. At least one secret dungeon per character..
That makes it a total of.. at least 29 dungeons in this game. I would have put in an 8th character but I'm using him for my next game (which will be done with RMXP)
I want to conserve filespace and still make it very hard. And when I say constructive critisism, I mean that you should say what you think won't work and tell me what I should do about it.
Oh, and 9: His name is spelt Sak'Nail and he is the main antagonist of the story. The character you choose is taken as the main protagonist of the story.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 06, 2005, 02:08:16 AM
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Completed 3 scenes for the first selectable character
Currently working on other 6 characters
Currently working on ideas for secrets
Finished cheat system
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Note: I just got a new game so It might be about a week before I get back to it.
Post by: Weerd Thing on November 06, 2005, 08:55:00 PM
Anyway, I really like the story! Takes an unexpected turn around the part where the bad guy wants to take over hell (and control all Satan's minions). Keep it up! Can't wait to hear more!
Weerd
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 06, 2005, 11:01:05 PM
Oh, and I'm doing this one character at a time. I expect to be done by december next year... maybe later.
Post by: Weerd Thing on November 07, 2005, 12:03:48 AM
Weerd
Post by: Archem on November 10, 2005, 11:23:56 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 13, 2005, 11:56:08 PM
Began work on the first secret dungeon.
Completed "Corpse looting" system.
**Update done**
I guess I should tell you now what the 7 classes are...
NOTE: This was originally going to be a Diablo fangame, but I decided against it and made it original. However, I refuse to change the classes because it would take too much time and I don't have much time these days.
Character 1-- Class: Barbarian
Pros- Highest Hp,Highest strength
Cons- No skills or mana
Character 2-- Class: Necromancer
Pros- Defensive and status spells
Cons- Low attack power and average Hp
Character 3-- Class: Paladin
Pros- Healing and Holy spells
Cons- Low mana
Character 4-- Class: Druid
No pros or cons.. The druid is averagein all stats
Character 5-- Class: Amazon
Pros- 2nd Highest Hp and damage, spells are relatively cheap
Cons- The difficulty for her story is considerably more difficult
Character 6-- Clas: Assassin
Pros- Fast attack and area-of-effect spells
Cons- relatively low hp, low mana
Character 7-- Class: Sorceress
Pros- Powerful spells and fast mana recharge
Cons- lowest hp and lowest damage in the game
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Notes on difficulty:
Money will be amazingly hard to get as all monsters drop money and can also be looted for sellables.
Highest level is 10, levels will be hard to achieve since the first is at 2000 and the weakest monster gives 15 exp to show that my game will be long.
My game will be long.
Max spells = 3. no more, no less.
spells are gained by levelups.
Weapons are very expensive but are very helpful.
dungeons will be at least 20 maps with 1 save point, to 60 maps with 3 save points and a mid-dungeon merchant.
Yes, that's right.. I DID say 60 maps (don't worry, they won't be that large, just to help alleviate slowdown.)
and finally...
At maximum, there will be 20 monsters on one map.
In my next post (or when charas allows the posting of screenies) I will show what monsters I have created so far.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 14, 2005, 12:09:39 AM
And, charas won't be allowing post attactments for awhile. Just get a photobucket account.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 14, 2005, 01:16:02 AM
-I have already used all of my keys to do stuff, heres how it goes.
numbers 0 - 9 = exact character stats (health, base damage, mana, and gold)
cancel key = opens show choices window to choose potions.
+ key = opens show choices window for spells.
-These are my stats that I made.
- My corpse looting system and how it works.
When you walk over an enemie's corpse, pressin the action key will open a message box that says "Loot this corpse?"
and the corresponding yes and no.
If you choose yes, it will call a random number that, when above a certain number, will produce an item; otherwise, it will say "Found nothing."
either way, the corpse disappears when you choose yes.
Another thing to do with corpses, Corpse Kicking!!
This arose from a glitch, but when you use melee on a monster, you can "Kick" it over a square. This will be used for setting switches, and when you have lots of rage.
when the corpse gets stuck on a wall, you can step on top of it, attack, then walk one square away and attack and you can "Kick" it away from the wall, leting you have more corpse kicking fun!!
next post: MONSTERS!!
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 02:12:46 AM
Here is a list of these classes
-Tonberry Class-
Weak against holy
Found in dungeons and caves except for gremlins which are found everywhere.
-monsters-
Gremin
Tonberry
MTonberry
-Plant/Fungus class-
weak against fire and ice
Plants are found in forests and Fungus are found in dying forests and caverns. All monsters of this class are look-alikes and resemble the environment.
-monsters- (there are more than listed here)
Plant: Treant, EvilShrub, Poison Vines, Thorn Cannon.
Fungus: Scuttlebug, Scuttle Master, Scuttle Knight (all of these are poisonous mushrooms) Strangleweed.
-Beast Class-
Weak against fire
beasts are found almost anywhere outside of towns, cities, and dungeons. All beasts drop some sort of pelt that can be sold (or used in a sidequest).
-monsters- (there are more than listed here)
Wolf Pup, Wolf, Avian, Adamant.
-other classes not listed-
Undead
Demon
Reptile
Enigma
Mutant
Post by: MrMister on November 20, 2005, 02:29:59 AM
Either way sounds fun. *kicks body onto bump in the carpet*
OMG A SECRET STAIRCASE!
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 02:44:29 AM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 20, 2005, 02:17:17 PM
Post by: Master Yoda on November 20, 2005, 02:44:11 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 10:12:40 PM
OH and the demo is only a tech demonstartion for the barabarian class. there is alot of unfinished work on it and it totals to about 28 MB.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 10:30:44 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 10:32:09 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 10:33:55 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 20, 2005, 10:35:50 PM
This is the last screenshot for now.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 21, 2005, 12:42:52 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 21, 2005, 01:21:48 AM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 21, 2005, 01:42:30 AM
And, no-ones gonna wanna try it with that much MB. You need to take out some of those sounds.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 21, 2005, 03:50:35 AM
I did fix the filesize... It was the MP3s... its now 11 MB
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 21, 2005, 04:09:46 AM
Post by: Archem on November 21, 2005, 05:19:18 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 21, 2005, 08:48:06 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 22, 2005, 01:30:36 PM
Completed the first secret dungeon
Completed the first secret boss (took me about 7+hrs to get it wroking properly)
Here is a screenshot of said boss
Post by: Leon_1990 on November 22, 2005, 01:39:01 PM
The maps look real funky.
and so does that boss.. but I like the way (I imagine) it to work.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 22, 2005, 01:57:13 PM
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xxxxxxxxx x = movable space
xxxxOxxxx O = you
xxxxxxxxx Z = where his attacks will hit
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Attack 1:
He will bring his right hand(his right your left) to the side of the screen and attack taking 3 squares as it moves across the screen(you get plenty of warning time for this)
ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZOZZZZ
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Attack 2:
He does the same except with his left hand.
Attack 3:
He moves his hand so they are apart from each other and attacks.
looks like this.
ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
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ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
Attack 4:(here is where it gets tricky)
He brings both his hands together and attacks..you have to run to the top of the room to dodge it.
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ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZOZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
Attack 5:(you'll hate this one)
He does like in attack 4, but then he will move one space up and attack.You barely get enough time to escape (he does 150 dmg each hit) And you don'tknow what he'll do until it's almost too late.
like this instead of in attack 4.
ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZOZZZZ
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And don't make fun of Geist... It was hard MS painting him..
Post by: Leon_1990 on November 22, 2005, 02:04:32 PM
You should try photoshopping him, or get someone to do so.
And hey, I didn't make fun of him, I just said he needs a new wardrobe :p
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 22, 2005, 02:15:51 PM
Oh! to kill him you have to run up and smack him in the jaw. 40 hits sould do it.
Post by: Leon_1990 on November 22, 2005, 02:25:40 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 22, 2005, 08:11:34 PM
And Archem, quit trying to be the next dude on here that gets to insult people and get away with it like the egg man and sometimes Leon. It's really really wannabeish.
Post by: Archem on November 22, 2005, 08:32:22 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 22, 2005, 08:57:32 PM
And meh, if you can have fun with 2-bit detail go right ahead and have a blast, others require a bit more finesse in our games.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 23, 2005, 06:25:46 PM
2: That bos is inside a secret dungeon underneath a castle
3: In said dungeon, you do go down about 4 flights of stairs.
5: I guess this would be better?
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 23, 2005, 07:03:39 PM
The guy looks better, but he still doesn't look that great.
As to the stairs, I didn't mean something deep in the ground, I ment an open area. Example:
Here's what you have: X=wall Z=place you can move W=land/water you can't move on or empty space
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XWWWWWX
XWWWWWX
XZZZZZZZZX
XZZZZZZZZX
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Etc. Now, will the whole flying head thing and hands, it should look more like this:
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XWWWWWWWWWWX
XWWWWWWWWWWX
XWWWWZZZZWWWWX
XWWWZZZZZZWWWX
XWWZZZZZZZZZWWX
XWWZZZZZZZZZWWX
XWWWZZZZZZWWWX
XWWWWZZZZWWWWX
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that way the hands don't just fly through walls >_<
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 23, 2005, 07:31:37 PM
OK! I will do that, I'll probably have it done tomorrow.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 23, 2005, 07:35:54 PM
Post by: Moosetroop11 on November 23, 2005, 09:53:45 PM
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Thats as good as I can make it with the resources at my disposal
Sorry, this made me cry. I made this with the rtp chipset. Admittably it's not great and needs more work, but you can see how the mountain tiles are used.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 23, 2005, 11:06:33 PM
Oh, here is the finished boss area. Plus a new look for him
Edit: Has anyone payed my demo yet?
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 23, 2005, 11:24:15 PM
And yeah, the boss looks a lot better now.
Post by: Shady Ultima on November 23, 2005, 11:39:34 PM
I think if I found a hidden dungeon, the only things there would be skeletons, oo that's a good idea, put skeleton charsets on the ground to make it look like other ppl have found the monster and been defeated.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 23, 2005, 11:46:25 PM
Also, if you give me that chip set that you used for the battle, I can edit it to make it more detailed. I know you want to stick with RTP style, so detail will be hard to come by at that.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 24, 2005, 12:37:55 AM
Edit: I like the idea of skeletons in the area. However, They would be floating around and such.. Not on the platform with the boss.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 24, 2005, 01:05:09 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 24, 2005, 07:12:33 PM
Post by: Archem on November 24, 2005, 07:29:02 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 24, 2005, 07:31:37 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 25, 2005, 01:46:34 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 25, 2005, 04:32:53 AM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 25, 2005, 05:31:40 AM
You have him set to attack here:
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXZXXX
XXXXXX
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But, to debug it in the event that you move out of the way, it should look like this:
XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XZZXXX
XXXXXX
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Now, for the Z on the far left, that would be there if the hand was coming from the left in a sweap. If the character moves from the right Z to the left Z while the hand is sweaping, then you won't get hurt with your current coding, but all you need to do is set it to hit that square too. The catch is it will only hurt you on that square if you're facing left, because you would have to be facing left if you walked and caused the cliche. Get it?
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 25, 2005, 04:09:58 PM
Plus, if you think about it, If a giant, skeletal hand about the size of a car came hurdling at you, chances are you wouldn't survive.
Post by: Archem on November 25, 2005, 04:14:31 PM
Oh, btw, try and make his crown thingy a bit darker in color and mebe a little decrepit looking. That would look cooler.
And I believe your sig translates to a Neon Genesis Evangelion DVD Collection, DarkFlood. Weird, isn't it?
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 02:14:40 AM
-News Update-
Work has begun on de-RTPifying my maps.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 26, 2005, 02:32:09 AM
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Originally posted by DarkFlood2
Well I want my game to be known primarily for it's hardness..
Plus, if you think about it, If a giant, skeletal hand about the size of a car came hurdling at you, chances are you wouldn't survive.
Dear God, I don't care if you want it to be a one-hit-KO or not, but that is the DUMBEST thing I've heard anyone say on here. That's like saying "my game's not going to have magic, because in real life there is no magic" or "I'm not going to have a living, thinking, monster thing that doesn't have connected hands or head in my game because that's totally impossible." Seriously, dumbest thing I've ever heard, and I've listened to Republican speechs for crying out loud!
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 04:07:58 AM
...Sorry if I went a little overboard, but I stand by what I said. :badboy:
Post by: Archem on November 26, 2005, 05:36:58 AM
Post by: Bluhman on November 26, 2005, 06:03:53 AM
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Originally posted by Archem2
Well put. Sorry Meis, but you're being a real bastard. Plus, I like a good game, but not one without fun. He has both. Poor graphics don't mean bad game. Alien Hominid has (admittedly) poor graphics by today's standards, yet it's one of my favorite games. Or Katamary Damacy. It looks like a lump of coal, but I can't put down the controller when playing it! Honestly, grow up and point out flaws while encouraging others to do better.
HOW DARE YOU INSULT KATAMARI DAMACY'S GRAPHICS!!! THEY'RE STYLIZED; NOT BAD!!!!!
Ahem...
Really; this game looks a lot better than it did when I first saw it. Great jorb Floody.
Post by: MrMister on November 26, 2005, 06:14:59 AM
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Originally posted by BluhmanActually, a little of both.
HOW DARE YOU INSULT KATAMARI DAMACY'S GRAPHICS!!! THEY'RE STYLIZED; NOT BAD!!!!!
The guy with the hair sticking 4 feet out of his forehead creeps me out.
Instead of a one-hit kill, have like, a combo where he does that attack, and you end up on the ground stunned, nearly dead; then he sweeps with his other hand and kills you, with a tiny chance of escaping. That would involve more skill, which is what action RPGs are all about.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 05:12:11 PM
I would honestly like to do that, however, letme make my point again... I want my gameto be hard(trust me the 1 hit kills does work to provide LOTS of entertainment!)
-Update-
De-RTPing is now complete (This applies only to maps. Characters will still be RTP at times unless I feel like it.)
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 26, 2005, 05:33:31 PM
Ok, I believe I just wrote "I don't care about how hard you want it to be" or something like that, and your entire explodsion had that as the main backer-up. I was merly stating how stupid you sounded by saying "In real life if a big thing hit you, you'd die" and then you are completly contradicting that statement with "I've got monsters, magic, and a lving thingy that doesn't have it hands attached to it's body." If you wanna make a hard game, go for it! I really don't care about that, just that thing about the hand flatening someone in real life statement was one of the dumbest comparisions to use in a game I've ever heard.
I know 1 hit KOs are fun, look at contra or the AirStrike arcade games, and again, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE HARDNESS. I'm just pointing that out a THIRD time so that you don't asplode again.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 05:46:19 PM
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Originally posted by Meiscool
one hit kill... that's no fun.
Contradicting yourself now, eh?
I was just trying to say that he is big, he is strong, and he can easily kill you... And give a reallife example to help clarify. If you can't understand, then sorry... But don't think that I was saying my game was going to be realistic... Would you rather me use a boulder or an elephant as the example? Now, back onto topic...
-proof of un-RTPness-
I used a chipset from Bluhman's game to do the un-RTPification (Bluhman you will be credited) But I think it is a great improvement from the old Windmill Hill.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 26, 2005, 05:50:30 PM
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Originally posted by DarkFlood2
quote: Originally posted by Meiscool
one hit kill... that's no fun.
Contradicting yourself now, eh?
But, alas, the difference is that Contra and etc are actually FUN. Oh yeah, much better looking Windmill, but you still didn't use the cliff pieces like they are supposed to be used.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 06:01:03 PM
Note: That little thing near the windmill is a Gremlin.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 26, 2005, 06:07:47 PM
Here's how it is: One hit kills is just your way of being lazy and not programming HP or debugging the get hit only once system
Graphics is your way of being lazy and not taking time to make the game look appealing
Saying that you do what you can with avaible resorces is your way of being lazy and not going out and finding something better to work with.
BTW, is this for XP, because I couldn't play it on 2k3
Post by: Moosetroop11 on November 26, 2005, 06:15:06 PM
Meiscool, we all know that you're in the right and want to prove a point, but there's no point getting angry about it. Find something better to do with your time.
Darkflood, the game is getting better, and you have to remember that Meiscool, being more experienced than you, is trying to help.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 06:16:27 PM
2: I didn't say I wasn't going to have bad graphics, I said that I was going to redo the graphics last. Save the easy stuff for later.
3: One hit kills are there to add to the amounting difficulty. I will say it again. My game is going to be hard, yet entertaining. If you don't like it, don't post in this topic.
4: Dude, you seriousley need to chill out. The reason I got angry lasttime was because I had been dealing with jerks all day and had a killer headache. Please do not say that having only so much at my disposal is being lazy, I only get internet when my brother is at work and that is not often. Otherwise I have no access to get better things. I try, I really do try, but You honestly have no idea of how little spare time I get in a day.
5: He might be trying to help and I thank him for that. But he doesn't need to be a jerk when doing so.
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 26, 2005, 06:22:48 PM
Plus, I was only asploding on you becasue you asploded first, but now that that's clear, I'll quit capping letters.
And also, if you want a hard game, why don't you try making something like Gaulent (I totally spelling it wrong) Galunt... Ganlet, something like that. It's an old arcade game where you were constantly swarmed by about 15 monsters at a time. You only had about 5 hits worth of health too. All the monsters were one hit kills (meaning no matter what you hit them with it killed them) but the shear numbers that they came at made it hard. You wouldn't have to put a lot of work into the AI, and bosses would be the only real programmed monsters... just a thought.
Oh, as to 2k3, I downloaded, unzipped etc etc, but when I went to play the game, it never showed up in the chose game thingy.
Post by: Leon_1990 on November 26, 2005, 06:23:08 PM
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Originally posted by DarkFlood2
I used a chipset from Bluhman's game to do the un-RTPification (Bluhman you will be credited) But I think it is a great improvement from the old Windmill Hill.
Actually, I think you should credit Mack and Blue.
Its only right considering that Bluhman didn't MAKE that chipset _sweat_
and I agree...One hit kills are no fun.
But unfortunately, even though I have 1 1/2 years' worth of exdperience, I've never tried a system like this. But I DO know that somewhere on the net you can find help to change the one hit kill thing.
Making a game too difficult will drive many players away. That's my main reason for not even considering your demo.
@Meiscool: Gauntlet mate..Gauntlet :D
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 06:25:05 PM
Done and Done... But Bluhman did have some ideas that I liked.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 06:46:19 PM
Please tell me if it works.
The Barbarian character is still the only one coded.
The demo ends when you get to the castle.
You can go into the castle and find the secret dungeon, but otherwise, not much else is in there.
Post by: Bluhman on November 26, 2005, 06:48:02 PM
Er... Chara 16 couldn't be found... What the?
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 26, 2005, 07:01:20 PM
Post by: Archem on November 26, 2005, 10:45:10 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 27, 2005, 11:16:50 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on November 27, 2005, 11:44:06 PM
Post by: MrMister on November 28, 2005, 12:49:12 AM
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Originally posted by DarkFlood2
Wait... Do you mean that in a good way or a bad way? And the graphics are improved... However graphics don't make the game. Look at FF7 for crying out loud!
Firstly, FF7 was a major advance in graphics.
Secondly, FF7 blows ***; ergo, you blow ***; CONSEQUENTLY, your mother.
Post by: Archem on November 28, 2005, 04:20:20 AM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on November 28, 2005, 08:14:30 PM
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Originally posted by MrMister
quote: Originally posted by DarkFlood2
Wait... Do you mean that in a good way or a bad way? And the graphics are improved... However graphics don't make the game. Look at FF7 for crying out loud!
Firstly, FF7 was a major advance in graphics.
Secondly, FF7 blows ***; ergo, you blow ***; CONSEQUENTLY, your mother.
Only... hmmm, how do I say this without flaming... Only the inexperienced gamers believe that FF7 is as good as what people make it to be. You'll find very few people on here that like that game better then FF9 and etc. As to it's graphics, yeah it sucked compared to today, but that's like saying Pong had sucky graphics. In Pong they used the best avaible graphics possible, even though it was just white dots. I think this is what is mixing you up. Let me rephrase it so you hopefully understand it. OLD games that had bad graphics compared to today are still great fun, but any new game that you'd find almost anywhere will usally have the best possible and most up-to-date graphics avaible. Your game is deemed 'new', thus meaning that you should go somewhere and find some good chipsets/charasets, etc to word with, then actually spend time making a good map. You may say your things are custom, and people love custom stuff, but I believe that more people would rather see good graphics then custom ones, you understand?
Post by: Archem on November 28, 2005, 09:45:22 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on December 03, 2005, 05:42:55 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on December 11, 2005, 05:48:09 PM
Once you get your first item, the jump shoes, the 3 key will switch to melee.
key 4 changes to jump shoes
key 5 changes to grapple hook
key 6 changes to pickaxe (only damages walls)
key 7 changes to lamp
when you change items the shift(attack) key will change
EXAMPLE: pressing 4 (Jump shoes) will make it so when shift is pressed you will jump instead of attack.
the lamp is the only item that can be used with another item and can also reveal hidden platforms.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on January 01, 2006, 12:15:11 AM
-Completed Jump Shoes item coding.
-Created 3 new monsters and the innovative boss.
-Avoided the cliche where you get better weapons in the next town.(they're just rediculousley expensive)
-Known glitches-
-when pressing [shift] in midair with jump shoes, you will move slowly. Since I don't know how to fix it, just press [9] a few times to fix it.
-New Monsters!-
EvilShrub- It will try to tackle you if it is facing your direction. VERY fast.
Zombie- Walks slowly towards you. High hp (80) high damage (20).
Chaser Zombie- Blue skinned and faster than normal zombies. It tries to attack you like the EvilShrub, but it moves slower and only deals 5 damage.
Post by: Archem on January 01, 2006, 05:20:45 AM
Post by: Omegadestroyer7 on January 02, 2006, 12:02:39 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on January 02, 2006, 12:08:30 AM
Post by: Archem on January 02, 2006, 01:35:52 AM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on January 02, 2006, 02:27:33 AM
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Originally posted by Archem2
I meant that it was fun, but I was also using an example of a "minigame boss". You know, one who isn't solid fighting, but rather a puzzle of sorts with some mild combat to mix things up. I agree with what you said about Minish Cap. It was too easy. But that's ok because it was the first one directed by the new guy. Miyamoto's stepping down, so this new guy's in training. It was good for his firsty, though. Don't you agree?
It's supposed to me easy, it's nintendo.
Post by: DragonBlaze on January 02, 2006, 02:29:11 AM
Anyway, from what I read I have a few comments. First off graphics, they don't really make the game fun but they do help. A good game has to excel in every catagory, not just one. Graphics is usually a very big catagory, and even if you're game isn't meant to focus on the graphics, you should still try and do your best with it because it will help. ;) I know you said you plan to go through it again and fix them up, but I know from experiance that its easier to do it off the bat. Going back through and changing graphics can get difficult. I was making a game called The Eternal Blaze once, right before I released a demo, I changed the main character from an RTP char to a custom char, it was actually rather time consuming to go through it and find all the places where I used that graphic and change it.
I jumped in at page 5, but I read something about you want to make this game VERY hard. And thats good, nothing wrong with that. However, I would suggest starting the game off easily (no monsters that kill you in one hit in the beggining). Simply because it takes some people a little while to get used to the controls. I love hard games, but if I'm unfamiluar to a battle system, and I keep dying at the begining of the game, I'll never get into it so I'll probably lose interest.
I haven't played the game yet, so I don't know if my views have any basis in your game. I know people have been saying stuff about the graphics and one hit kills earlier, so you may be sick of hearing it. This is your game, and if you don't want any more critisizm in those two part, just let me know and I won't mention them any futher ;) I'll make another post (or edit this one) when I play through the demo :)
Post by: Archem on January 02, 2006, 03:59:01 AM
And for your sake, I hope he updated the demo download link. Otherwise, you'll get the short, unpolished version. Still fun, but unrefined.
Post by: DragonBlaze on January 02, 2006, 04:07:38 AM
Plus rm2k3 games won't run fullscreen on my new graphics card correctly, so that sux, I gotta check into that.
Anyway, its good to hear that the gameplay or whatever is balanced :)
Post by: Archem on January 02, 2006, 04:15:34 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on January 02, 2006, 05:56:41 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on May 23, 2006, 05:27:21 PM
@DB: Sorry for the lateness, but what character did you choose? The only character that works as of now is the Barbarian... I'll get to work on the Paladin shortly.
Post by: DarkFlood2 on June 07, 2006, 06:26:30 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on June 08, 2006, 12:44:48 AM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on June 30, 2006, 08:37:12 PM
http://rapidshare.de/files/24593836/Dark_Destiny_Demo_v3.0.rar.html
size: 10 megs
side note: Only the Barbarian class is available.
Post by: oooog on June 30, 2006, 08:56:14 PM
Post by: Blazingheart on June 30, 2006, 09:25:49 PM
Post by: Archem on June 30, 2006, 09:26:42 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on June 30, 2006, 09:36:42 PM
I "may" return to it someday, but as for the moment it will remain cancelled.
I really would have liked to make it, but ABS really isn't my thing. I had horrible AI, The story was extremely cliche and extremely similar to the diablo story itself.
I just wasn't happy with the outcome and if I wanted to work on it, I would have to completely revame each and every little system. In other words I want to move on to bigger and better things.
@Archem: Let's see you try to code an ABS from scratch.
Post by: Archem on June 30, 2006, 09:43:34 PM
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Originally posted by DarkFlood2
@Archem: Let's see you try to code an ABS from scratch.
Oh, I will!
...Just as soon as I learn to... I mean, I have to if I want to make Termy...
Post by: DarkFlood2 on June 30, 2006, 09:52:50 PM
Post by: drenrin2120 on July 01, 2006, 11:26:45 PM
Post by: Meiscool-2 on July 01, 2006, 11:42:15 PM
Post by: DarkFlood2 on July 02, 2006, 08:09:02 PM