Post by: Xen on September 01, 2004, 12:39:02 PM
I'm open to suggestions so feel free to submit any...
Post by: Al~Len on September 03, 2004, 02:58:42 AM
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...Haven't thought of a storyline yet,though...
Might be a good idea to plan out some sort of basis for the game beforehand actually, in my opinion..
otherwise you might end up hitting a dead end with the game or something.
Hard to progress when you don't even know where it's going.. yah know?..
Post by: Xen on September 03, 2004, 03:13:07 PM
It's about some unearthly force sealed away in the centre of the Earth created by the Gods. Due to a war thousands of years ago, the Gods were defeated and in their dying breath's, they sent their souls into the centre of the Earth so that they would be safe from evil there. The souls of the Gods cannot control their power which can only come to be used by Humans. All humans desire this power, some for good and some for bad, many try to reach it but fail. If someone good were to have this power, they could rid the world of the Evil that troubles it, but, if someone bad were to get their hands on it, it could lead to complete Armaggedon, the destruction of all life.
Well? What do you think?
Post by: Red Giant on September 03, 2004, 03:37:24 PM
Post by: Xen on September 03, 2004, 04:29:43 PM
Post by: Red Giant on September 03, 2004, 04:37:41 PM
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Originally posted by Xen
Hmm? And what do you mean by that?
Cliched means typical, or overused.
For example, it's cliched to make a game that is about a force that everyone wants and can be used for good and evil.
Post by: Xen on September 03, 2004, 04:47:36 PM
Well, I still am working on it, but, I haven't really seen a game that follows what you said about the force that everyone wants. It doesn't seem typical to me....
How about some examples...
Post by: Xen on September 05, 2004, 11:36:19 AM
Post by: Darwin on September 05, 2004, 01:36:41 PM
Post by: Xen on September 05, 2004, 02:09:09 PM
Ok, here goes...
I've changed my RPG's name to 'Dragon Twilight', so it means that my RPG contains lots of stuff on the subject of Dragons(I'm facinated by them).
The story is about a young Dragonslayer called Shiuyen, who, after fighting a dark dragon and facing defeat, is discovered by some townsfolk and taken to their town, Graft.
While all this is happening, Shiuyen has a strange dream in which a mysterious presence tells him that the world is dying. The presence tells of 7 Dragon Elders, who have all the Wisdom of the Earth (you name it, they know it), but, they also have the power to sustain the world. These dragon elders are in danger at the moment, as the devil is sending armies of unearthly creatures to kill them so he can have the soon-to-be-dead planet for himself to rule.
Shiuyen asks why he's being told this but the presence fades into the darkness. It tells Shiuyen to go to the city of Unith and speak to Hydratha, one of the Dragon Lineage, to get information on the 7 Dragon Elder's whereabouts. Then, Shiuyen awakens.....
That's all I have at the moment. What do you think?
Post by: Xen on September 05, 2004, 03:07:38 PM
I'm still working on the system graphics for it, but I don't know if it will be changed. Enjoy...
Post by: Xen on September 05, 2004, 06:18:23 PM
Name: Shiuyen
Age: 19
Title: Dragonslayer
Information: Shiuyen is a Dragonslayer, well known all over the world and admired by all fighters. He has took the lives of over hundreds of Dragons, explaining the fact of them being near extinct. He is said to hate the sight of any dragon, but, why would the job of protecting the 7 sacred Dragon Elders be entrusted to him?
Post by: drenrin2120 on September 06, 2004, 02:47:09 PM
Post by: Sephiroth rocks on September 06, 2004, 03:36:14 PM
Post by: drenrin2120 on September 06, 2004, 03:52:53 PM
Post by: Xen on September 06, 2004, 06:37:46 PM
I was also thinking of making a small demo of the story I explained earlier. Although, it might just be when Shiuyen fights the Dark Dragon and loses. It'll also take ages to make but I'm working on it....
Post by: Red Giant on September 06, 2004, 07:03:00 PM
Post by: Xen on September 06, 2004, 07:09:38 PM
Post by: Xen on September 07, 2004, 04:08:15 PM
HIS APPEARANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dammit! He can also be found on the complete resources pages (page 2 if you can't find him) but if you haven't seen him there he's here.
I'm still editing him anyway.....
Post by: VahnGrave on September 07, 2004, 04:11:04 PM
Post by: Xen on September 07, 2004, 04:18:22 PM
Post by: Xen on September 07, 2004, 07:10:44 PM
Okay, in the world of Dragon Twilight, there may be cases when certain people don't want to part with the weapon they used for years on end. This is where power crystals come in.
A power crystal can be inserted into the hilt of a weapon to give weapons unearthly amounts of power. These crystals could make a dagger as powerful as a folded Titanium Katana blade or a battleaxe as light as a feather. But, these crystals are VERY rare and can only found in mines deep under the planet's surface. There is one thing needed with these crystals for them to react however.....
A metal called (are you ready?) Chrymorphasyte (pronounced
cry-morph-a-site). When Chrymorphasyte and a power crystal are put together, the crystal releases it's power, boosting the statistics of whatever the metal is attached to, like a weapon, for example. Chrymorphasyte is also rare and can only be found in the most dangerous of areas (how convenient....).
Master weapon smiths make weapon hilts out Chrymorphasyte with little insertion slots for the crystals for those with large wallets. They can also be specially made rewards for any brave fighters who are willing to bring back metal supplies from these dangerous areas. The amount of crystal slots differ between hilt sizes.
My main character, Shiuyen, has a Chrymorphasyte crafted hilt on his claymore. If you look close enough, you can see 2 crystal slots in the shapes of diamonds. They are dark grey.
Whew..... That took a while....
Give me your opinions please!
Post by: Ace of Spades on September 07, 2004, 08:16:59 PM
Post by: Xen on September 08, 2004, 02:55:39 PM
I can tell you that there is another game that use a similar system. Ever heard of Arc?
You can equip items to your weapons that give them better effects. It's not very good though......
Post by: Xen on September 09, 2004, 04:55:51 PM
Anyway, here it is.........and don't laugh, please.........
Post by: drenrin2120 on September 09, 2004, 06:43:57 PM
Post by: GhostClown on September 09, 2004, 06:50:09 PM
Post by: Xen on September 10, 2004, 03:37:49 PM
Post by: Xen on September 10, 2004, 07:32:27 PM
I've gotta complete my brother's b-charsets for him and he won't stop moaning at me until they're finished!!!!!! :yell: :yell:
Sorry for any incovenience......
Post by: Xen on September 12, 2004, 03:09:59 PM
Post by: Xen on September 12, 2004, 03:13:30 PM
If anyone recognises the chipset used as being theirs, can you please tell me? My brother got this one from here and I didn't see him get it, so I don't know it's author. Thanks!
Post by: Xen on September 12, 2004, 03:18:26 PM
Post by: peklo1989 on September 12, 2004, 03:53:51 PM
Post by: Xen on September 12, 2004, 04:04:00 PM
Post by: Neslein on September 12, 2004, 04:53:33 PM
And good luck as well with the game! ;)
Post by: Xen on September 12, 2004, 04:56:51 PM
And a future thanks to anyone else who tells me good luck!
That way, I don't have to keep putting 'Thanks!!!' all the time.
Post by: VahnGrave on September 13, 2004, 03:28:27 AM
I want to play, keep up the good work, blah blah blah...................................................................................................................whats the dragon facing forward again for?
Post by: Xen on September 13, 2004, 01:29:56 PM
What do you mean by again?
I've only put 1 dragon charset on........
Post by: Red Giant on September 13, 2004, 03:50:55 PM
I actually have a good feelin' about this. You're not an idiot, I can tell, so that's the first step.
Post by: Xen on September 14, 2004, 01:34:57 PM
Post by: Xen on September 14, 2004, 05:01:18 PM
Does anyone actually think they will lose interest of this RPG due to a very long wait for a demo?
It's been really bugging me due to the fact that everything gets in the way of it's progress. Mainly school and my brother's 6 b charsets (which he keeps moaning to me about)....
And also the fact that the demo might not be worth the wait and very short. Would that put anyone off?
Post by: Red Giant on September 14, 2004, 05:46:36 PM
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Originally posted by Xen
A simple question to all those interested in 'Dragon Twilight'.
Does anyone actually think they will lose interest of this RPG due to a very long wait for a demo?
It's been really bugging me due to the fact that everything gets in the way of it's progress. Mainly school and my brother's 6 b charsets (which he keeps moaning to me about)....
And also the fact that the demo might not be worth the wait and very short. Would that put anyone off?
Alot of people would be. But keep at it. I'll be waiting, and if you produce the game in the end people will play.
I'd rather wait a long time than not have anything to wait for.
Post by: Xen on September 14, 2004, 06:24:24 PM
Post by: Drace on September 14, 2004, 06:45:27 PM
isn't that from FFX-2
and i'm looking forward to the demo
i volunteer to be a beta tester and help you if you need help with
- Stroyline
- Pictures
- Title, gameover
Post by: Xen on September 14, 2004, 06:58:14 PM
1)Well yes, Shiuyen is from FFX-2 but I like that name. It sounds cool.
2)Yes, you can beta test the game (when it's reached good points I'll let anyone willing to test it, test it).
3)I know it sounds selfish, but I really don't want any help with the game's resources and storyline. I want it to be a '100% Xen product' (or nearly a '100% Xen product' due to the fact that I am using chipsets and such made by people on this website). I may call for your help if it's needed and anyone else who want to help me....
BTW:What's wrong with the title screen? What was you going to change?
Post by: Xen on September 15, 2004, 02:22:15 PM
I'm gonna finish my brother's b-charsets so they are out of the way once and for all. I'll be sure to continue progress after it is done.....
Sorry for any inconvenience....
Post by: Drace on September 15, 2004, 03:09:17 PM
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Originally posted by Xen
To Drace:
1)Well yes, Shiuyen is from FFX-2 but I like that name. It sounds cool.
2)Yes, you can beta test the game (when it's reached good points I'll let anyone willing to test it, test it).
3)I know it sounds selfish, but I really don't want any help with the game's resources and storyline. I want it to be a '100% Xen product' (or nearly a '100% Xen product' due to the fact that I am using chipsets and such made by people on this website). I may call for your help if it's needed and anyone else who want to help me....
BTW:What's wrong with the title screen? What was you going to change?
1) yea i thought so.
2) YIPEE
3) Ok i understand, you want your game to be your game and not you and drace his game
Post by: Xen on September 16, 2004, 02:23:19 PM
with 'Dragon Twilight'.
I'll try and get the demo finished ASAP and I don't know a realease date yet so bear with me on this!
I'll keep everyone updated on it's progress! :)
Post by: Xen on September 16, 2004, 07:27:47 PM
Tell me what you think.
Post by: Xen on September 17, 2004, 10:16:14 PM
Well, most of them anyway....
I think....
- A Dragon Charset
- Shiuyen's Charset
- Dragon Roars
- The map in which Shiuyen fights the Dragon
- Battle animations for Shiuyen (not sure about this yet....)
- World Map
- Map of the Village, Graft
- Map of the City, Unith (Need Chipset though....)
- Several Charset animations for Shiuyen and the Dragon (This will take ages!)
Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I had a thought about the Dragon fight scene. Everyone does actually know you watch this fight, right?
Right?
Post by: Xen on September 18, 2004, 03:21:12 PM
Post by: Xen on September 19, 2004, 04:54:59 PM
Like, when Shiuyen has the strange dream, I don't want it to be something like this:
"You are the one who will must save the world Shiuyen. Go to Hydratha and carry on your adventures" blah, blah, blah....
It would make the game have a crappy storyline....
Also I am thinking a very special twist to the story....
But it's confidential so you won't get the info out of me!
Back to the question...
Can anyone help?
Post by: Xen on September 20, 2004, 02:11:29 PM
Has anyone lost interest in my game?
I haven't been adding pictures so it probably has lost interest....
Post by: Serano65 on September 20, 2004, 02:45:09 PM
Post by: Xen on September 20, 2004, 02:56:26 PM
I'll keep that in mind before I post something like this again....
Post by: Serano65 on September 20, 2004, 03:05:26 PM
Post by: Xen on September 20, 2004, 03:09:39 PM
Post by: benosalankelley on September 20, 2004, 04:13:12 PM
Post by: Xen on September 20, 2004, 05:13:55 PM
This is gonna take a hell of a ling time to finish...
But the end product will be good! I guarantee!
Post by: Xen on September 22, 2004, 04:53:21 PM
And if the whole game becomes successful, I may even make a new game carrying from this Cliffhanger. I know it's a bit early to think about this but, tell me if you think this would be a good idea.
Also, I've updated the title screen, here's a screenshot of it....
Post by: Xen on September 29, 2004, 08:28:15 PM
Tell me what you think!!!
Post by: Red Giant on September 29, 2004, 09:16:39 PM
Post by: drenrin2120 on September 29, 2004, 10:02:10 PM
Post by: GhostClown on September 29, 2004, 10:19:26 PM
Post by: Xen on September 30, 2004, 07:18:51 AM
Drenin2120:I need to work on my map skills a bit so the map should contain a lot more than it does at the moment.
GhostClown212:I was thinking about that with what you said about Shiuyen. He does need lots of work, he is my first made character anyway. I'll leave his graphics till some other time.
Post by: Drace on September 30, 2004, 02:11:06 PM
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Red Giant: The dragon is going to fly into the scene. I was thinking of having a large shadow of it shoot over the bottom of the area, off the top of the screen, hearing it land and then making Shiuyen appear. Shiuyen will draw his sword and run up to it.
what about if you let it come out of a cave in a chase and then during the chase let it fly
Post by: Xen on September 30, 2004, 03:54:02 PM
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Originally posted by Drace
what about if you let it come out of a cave in a chase and then during the chase let it fly
Well, I could have something that happening before the fight scene...
It'd probably add more to the intro itself....
Maybe someone could make a charset or chipset of a large cave entrance for me?
BTW:I've decided that my game won't be a '100% Xen product' 'cause I can't make everything and I feel really selfish to people who are willing to help me make tis game, like Drace for example. So if you want to help me with a few things (graphic wise I mean) then just say....
Post by: Xen on September 30, 2004, 05:29:42 PM
Post by: Serano65 on September 30, 2004, 06:06:21 PM
Post by: GhostClown on September 30, 2004, 06:15:03 PM
Post by: Xen on September 30, 2004, 06:31:15 PM
I knew it was obvious!!!!
I'll change the text colour....
Post by: Xen on September 30, 2004, 08:48:46 PM
For those of you who thought it wasn't obvious or those of you who haven't read this topic and haven't found out that the address was obvious (until now) then please, please, please go here:
(http://www.freewebs.com/dragontwilight/)
If anyone wants their game on my website, just ask and I'll see what I can do...
Provide a download link though 'cause I won't know where to look....
Post by: Xen on October 04, 2004, 08:49:27 AM
Yes we ARE brothers! I right at home with him now!
Anyway......
I may not post anything else about my game here 'cause it'll probably be on my website, but here's a list of the things that you should expect to see in MY RPG! (I'm competing with my bro so I'm desperate here....lol....)
1)Large creatures all in charset form.
2)Immaculate special effects.
3)Smooth animation.
4)Another 3 characters.
5)Hand made battle chars. (No crappy RTP format)
6)CMS! YAY! Stuff like Bestairys, Character Profiles, etc, blah blah blah....
7)A twist in the plot.....Go away, I'm not telling you what it is.....
8)A sequel........
9)My sequel's sequel
10)World Domination!!!! MWA HA HA!!!! Wait, forget that one....
Yes, I really am desperate....
My whole game should be here in about 3 years or so.....
Yes, 3 WHOLE YEARS!
Or longer, I don't know.....
The demo, on the other hand, my first demo, that is, will be here in a few months...
So, so don't rush me....
Please.....
Post by: Xen on October 04, 2004, 03:37:48 PM
I should've posted this earlier though....
Post by: VahnGrave on October 04, 2004, 03:47:17 PM
I wanted to know what you were usingg it for, but i guess i found out
Post by: Drace on October 04, 2004, 03:58:50 PM
Post by: Xen on October 04, 2004, 06:49:36 PM
Just make the title and the sub title smaller so that they can fit in the top left corner if the screen.
I don't want the title to be obscured by the menu.
Thanks.
Post by: Xen on October 04, 2004, 06:56:09 PM
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Originally posted by VahnGrave
Thats what I meant when i said "whats the dragon for again"!
I wanted to know what you were usingg it for, but i guess i found out
Sorry VahnGrave. I thought you meant something else. I guess you have found out anyway.
Post by: Drace on October 05, 2004, 03:10:42 PM
well maybe this one is better, but it's diffecult to get the right color cause it's so damm brigt on some parts and damm dark on others
Post by: Xen on October 05, 2004, 03:36:55 PM
But it looks fine now. Thanks Drace!
I'm just givin' the text a little 3D effect to so it stands out more....
Post by: Xen on October 05, 2004, 04:32:43 PM
The 3D effect isn't that noticable_sweat_ , but on full screen, it's easy to see.
Post by: Xen on October 11, 2004, 06:54:09 PM
Post by: Xen on October 13, 2004, 06:00:31 PM
Tell me what you think!
Post by: danilynnarthur on October 13, 2004, 06:25:49 PM
Post by: Xen on October 13, 2004, 06:27:36 PM
Post by: Xen on October 14, 2004, 02:40:49 PM
Post by: Xen on October 25, 2004, 05:05:39 PM
With thanks to Ace of Spades for helping me with the cave design.
Post by: Robotam on October 25, 2004, 06:56:53 PM
I like everything exept that main character, his sword makes him look bad, atleast that's what I think.
You should edit that sword a little..
But great job, keep it up Xen! :D
Post by: Xen on October 25, 2004, 07:31:42 PM
I'm trying to make him not stand out from the mapping, but I'm having a bit of trouble...
Damn Sprites! [strike]I'll kill you All!!!!!![/strike]
Post by: Xen on October 25, 2004, 07:50:23 PM
Post by: Xen on October 27, 2004, 04:41:39 PM
It's just a little explanation thing in the game's intro...
But, there's about another 2 screenfulls of writing.
Post by: just1question on October 29, 2004, 07:09:47 PM
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Originally posted by Al~Len
quote: Originally posted by Xen
...Haven't thought of a storyline yet,though...
Might be a good idea to plan out some sort of basis for the game beforehand actually, in my opinion..
otherwise you might end up hitting a dead end with the game or something.
Hard to progress when you don't even know where it's going.. yah know?..
Even worse, even though it's fun to kind of make stuff up as you go along to surprise yourself with what you can come up with, you really really don't want to end up having to go back and change something because everything was made up as you go along and it just doesn't connect right, if you know what I mean. I've had that trouble before. Actually, I'm having that trouble right now kind of.
Post by: Xen on October 29, 2004, 07:21:01 PM
Post by: Xen on November 08, 2004, 03:45:47 PM
I ain't givin' up on it though so don't worry!
Post by: VahnGrave on November 08, 2004, 10:29:05 PM
Post by: Xen on November 09, 2004, 04:27:34 PM
Thanks for the suggestion!
I won't be needin' one yet though...
Post by: Xen on November 20, 2004, 11:41:52 PM
Not sure when I'll add screenies, updates, and the like though...
Just so everyone knows, the site for my game is re-locating. I'm not giving a link yet 'cause nothing is done but I'll give one when I have something to look at.
That's all for now...
Post by: DragonBlaze on November 21, 2004, 01:14:15 AM
Oh and I can help make mini-games and other things that may require some advanced scripting if you want.
Post by: RPG LORD on November 21, 2004, 09:00:26 AM
Post by: Xen on November 21, 2004, 12:11:52 PM
To RPG LORD: The system graphics are practically done now, so I won't be needing help with that.
Post by: RPG LORD on November 21, 2004, 12:14:27 PM
Post by: Xen on November 25, 2004, 08:42:54 PM
Here are the two swords:
http://img111.exs.cx/img111/7158/Whichone.png
Number one being the old one, and Number two being the new one I made(which needs some improvement)...
Post by: Robotam on November 26, 2004, 08:09:22 AM
Good luck! :bend:
Post by: RPG LORD on November 26, 2004, 08:29:29 AM
Post by: DragonBlaze on November 26, 2004, 04:47:25 PM
Sword one is a dark sword, and if it reflects the heros personality (if he acts "evil" or is bad in nature) you should probably use that one.
Post by: Kenshin_Sagara on November 26, 2004, 05:05:51 PM
Post by: Xen on November 26, 2004, 05:27:53 PM
I'll post my main character's charset with sword two on his back when I finish it!
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Just give sword two a bit larger handle, then I say use that one.
I'll do that then DragonBlaze!
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1 looks like a chain saw IMO
lol! I hadn't expected an opinion like that!!!
Post by: Xen on December 02, 2004, 09:40:33 PM
The cave that the Dark Dragon resides in, was a temple, but that was five years ago from my game's current time. In this temple, lies some evil dragon armour, in which some dragons are sent to retrieve it. I'm not letting anything out about it yet though, 'cause I need to get maps, charsets, etc. Let's just say that the dragons go to retrieve the armour, and 'stuff' happens, and something happens after that, and so on, and so forth.
I'll update about the extra part of the intro when I progress further....
Post by: Xen on December 21, 2004, 09:21:40 PM
Anyway, as for the update...
In this game, the dragons will have their own language, it is similar to the Al Bhed language from FFX (the letters in english are replaced with a different letter, for those of you who don't know, like A=E, and so on), but the way I did it, the language looks pretty much like utter nonesense. I'll show you what I mean:
The phrase 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet (well...duh!!), so I'll change it to my game's dragon language...like so:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog
In Dragon, it looks like this:
Xmn Vjofe Kculh dub gjtyns uinc xmn zqrw sua
See what I mean about the utter nonesense.
Anyway, more on that intro....
As I mentioned in the last update, I will be putting a little extra on the intro before the dragon fight scene. The extra part of the intro introduces a dragon warrior called .:Insert name here(I will take suggestions):. who, with a bunch of dragon soldiers, have been sent to an old temple to retrieve some armour.
This is no normal armour however (well, of course not! What would be the point of it's importance!?), it contains the ancient plague of the Xercas (Xercas are dragon zombies, click this (http://img44.exs.cx/img44/3187/Xercasimproved.png) for an idea of their apperance), the plague that mutates dragons into flesh hungry (any flesh, dragon, human, monster, and so on) dragon zombies, the Xercas.
The armour is being retrieved so it can be destroyed in a holy ceremony, and so that the Xercas plague can be ridded from the world. In ancient dragon legend, it says that if a dragon wears the armour, it consumes that dragon, and the plague of the Xercas takes over them. That dragon can then use the plague to their wanting.
In this extended intro, you can explore the temple as the dragon warrior. I plan to have many puzzles blocking the way to the armour, but I'm not sure what yet.
Upon reaching the armour room, the dragon warrior goes on inside, but is manipulated by plague within the armour, which shows him distant, horrible memories, and it enrages him. After this, the plague has him under it's contol, and he puts on the armour....
That is all of the extra part of the intro.
I don't have screenies yet, but I'll put 'em here when I get some.
Post by: DragonBlaze on December 21, 2004, 09:49:31 PM
The only thing is that for the dragon language, some of those words would be imposible to pronouce without vowels. I know you want it to look like nonsence, but if it is a language, it would probably be best if it could actually be spoken. If you're worried that replacing a vowel with another vowel would make the language too easy to figure out, you can always use a "made up" language.
Oh and you know what would be really cool? If you had it so that like in FFX you could get "primers" that would change one of there leters to English. :jumpin:
Post by: Xen on December 21, 2004, 10:29:37 PM
And about the intro, thanks Dragonblaze!
EDIT: Also, the primer-like thing would'nt work, for certain reasons which I am not entitled to say.
Post by: White Dwarf on December 21, 2004, 10:37:32 PM
Post by: DragonBlaze on December 22, 2004, 01:50:19 AM
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its a dragon speeking it, so us human dont need to be ably to say it, as dragons might be able to
Yeah thats true. :)
Oh and Xen, if the language is meant to be hard to speak (at least for us humans) then by all means you should keep it the way it is.
Post by: Xen on December 22, 2004, 01:00:41 PM
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Oh and Xen, if the language is meant to be hard to speak (at least for us humans) then by all means you should keep it the way it is.
Well, I did wanna give the language a kind of mysterious feel to it, but not to an extent to where it couldn't be spoken with ease. But maybe it seems okay, because on my game, humans cannot translate the language in any way, unless they have a dragon with them.
Post by: Ace of Spades on December 22, 2004, 04:10:17 PM
Post by: White Dwarf on December 22, 2004, 04:17:23 PM
Post by: Xen on December 22, 2004, 04:26:25 PM
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Hmm...I always thought that dragon language was like "roaaaarrrr....rarrr.....rooooooaaaaar.....ROOOOOAAAR!!!!"
lol! Well, Dragons on my game will have enough I.Q to communicate with speech (in words of their own language), instead of a series of roars. I will have a few dragons that can speak in dragon and human too.
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I like the intro too
Thanks!!
Post by: Moosetroop11 on December 22, 2004, 05:28:03 PM
I was a bit worried back their as your first plotline sounded too much like mine!!! But your plotline now is inventive and different.
The only problem is perhaps the speed you're going at. You don't seem to be getting much done, and sometimes that makes games grind to a halt... Anyway, yeah, good good good. I'd like to play the demo when it comes out.
Post by: The_Shadow_of_Night on December 22, 2004, 05:31:44 PM
Post by: Xen on December 22, 2004, 07:14:06 PM
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Some advice on the dragon language. Change the vowels to a different vowels otherwise the wors won't make much sense. And just mix all the other letters up. The game sounds very worthwhile and i suspect will be big. Keep up the good work kid.
Yeah, thanks for the advice.
And, uh, please...don't call me kid. lol
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Wow, looks good so far, and your site is cool too. The midi is also great, so thumbs up all round, I think.
Thanks! But, the midi? I don't like it.
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Originally posted by Moosetroop11
The only problem is perhaps the speed you're going at. You don't seem to be getting much done, and sometimes that makes games grind to a halt...
Yeah, the progress of this game is very slow, but I can't help that. I've got loads of school work to catch up on(my fault), and my motivation to get the game done isn't great either.
I don't see this game grinding to a halt though, I mean, look at what I'm planning to do. I'm not gonna give that up when everyone really wants a demo. It's my first RPG too, so I really want to complete it.
Post by: DragonBlaze on December 22, 2004, 11:21:43 PM
Post by: Xen on December 22, 2004, 11:36:17 PM
I'm trying to get it done...
I don't know if it'll be worth the wait either 'cause it's my first game...
Post by: The_Shadow_of_Night on December 22, 2004, 11:50:57 PM
Kid
Post by: DragonBlaze on December 23, 2004, 08:05:24 PM
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I don't know if it'll be worth the wait either 'cause it's my first game...
Hey that dosen't matter too much. I saw some of your screenshots and graphics, and I thought they were pretty good. Now if you can just impliment the story in the game well, this game should turn out just fine, even if it is your first game.
Post by: Moosetroop11 on December 23, 2004, 08:24:50 PM
Post by: Xen on December 23, 2004, 08:41:08 PM
Post by: The_Shadow_of_Night on December 23, 2004, 10:36:38 PM
Post by: Xen on December 24, 2004, 12:47:35 PM
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Originally posted by The_Shadow_of_Night
Good luck with your future midis!
Yeah, thanks. I'll need it.
I think I may have some more screenies for the new year, I'm not quite sure yet, but I'm working on it.
Post by: Xen on December 29, 2004, 06:13:52 PM
Screenies may be available in a couple of days, I'm waiting for Dragonblaze to finish a Dragon charset for me, so screenies won't be able to be put up until I have the charset. But while I wait, I can work on the temple itself.
Oh, and I'm having a little go with midis, but I may need help with that. I'm getting a little practice. Although I have something to update on that too. I was playing with midi sounds when I cooked up a little tune. It sounded okay, so it's gonna go in my game, but it's gonna be spruced up a bit. I kinda was thinking of making it the Dragon's holy tune or something. I've attached the song.
Post by: Xen on December 29, 2004, 11:05:52 PM
I did the things with the coloured gems in myself, taking colours from the chipset used. It's inside the Dragon temple in case anyone was wondering. The gems are activated when each of the 4 puzzles are completed(one for every gem), when all gems are activated, the door (there's no door, yet, I'm working on it) opens and the way is made clear.
If anyone has any puzzle ideas for me, let me know because I have only one idea. Which is basic block pushing. I really need some ideas...
Post by: Robotam on December 29, 2004, 11:24:59 PM
But you should detail it somehow, there's allways a way to make a map look better! ;)
Post by: Xen on December 29, 2004, 11:29:19 PM
Post by: Xen on January 01, 2005, 01:52:41 AM
Post by: Fortet on January 01, 2005, 05:19:43 AM
Another idea: Switches! You have to hit them in a certain order to solve it.
Post by: Xen on January 01, 2005, 04:00:03 PM
Post by: Xen on January 02, 2005, 12:35:53 AM
Here is the changed version(using the phrase I used last time):
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
Qya foagz plesb ved noxwat ejal qya cihm tek.
Post by: DragonBlaze on January 02, 2005, 12:39:13 AM
Post by: drenrin2120 on January 02, 2005, 12:39:21 AM
The fact you have a language is pretty kew land all in it's self. Do you have grammar lessons and pronounciations and things like x before y except after z?
Post by: Xen on January 02, 2005, 12:54:13 AM
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Originally posted by drenrin2120
Do you have grammar lessons and pronounciations and things like x before y except after z?
Naah, none of those.
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Originally posted by Dragonblaze
That looks pretty good
You think so? It was just randomized like my last attempt at the dragon language, except in his attempt, I replaced vowels with vowels and consanants with consanants.
Post by: Tomi on January 06, 2005, 02:09:44 AM
One Idea for you is one where there is a field of ice, and when you walk on it, you slip until you hit a rock or a wall or something. And then you have to navigate it right to get out. May even be able to add it so you can only step on each tile once, otherwise it breaks.
Hope these work. (Oh ya, and the language looks cool)
Post by: Xen on January 08, 2005, 04:46:19 PM
Hey, that's a good idea Tomi! I think I may use it, although, the puzzles will be done by Dragons, so an ice floor room would'nt work, because they could just fly over it, unless I have it so the dragons cannot use their wings because the room is too cold or something.
But thanks for suggesting anyway!
Post by: drenrin2120 on January 08, 2005, 05:55:21 PM
Post by: RPG LORD on January 08, 2005, 10:00:33 PM
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Originally posted by Xen
Yeah, I could use 'em. Anyone else got any suggestions for puzzles?
Killing monsters, getting keys from them, putting keys in keyholes over and over again?
Post by: Xen on March 03, 2005, 09:58:37 PM
I want people to give me feedback on a MIDI I'm making for the game's intro. It's not very long at the moment, as it's still in progress, so there'll be more on the end of it's current state.
Any feedback would be kindly appreciated!
Post by: barnsalot on March 03, 2005, 10:09:22 PM
Post by: Xen on March 13, 2005, 06:58:07 PM
I'll explain the menu list:
Item - Obvious, but I'm gonna try and have my own items menu for this, using the items in the already made rm2k3 menu.
Techniques - Also obvious, but I'll make 'em all myself, with variables and switches, and such.
Equip - Also obvious. And again, but I may do the same for this as what I'm gonna do with the items...
Status - *sighs* Obvious...again. The stats will be made using variables which trigger pictures and stuff.
Journal - The journal will have 2 sections, which are: Quests (including Side Quests) and the story so far, from the main character's point of view.
Bestiary - This contains a list of all the monsters encountered in the game, including Profile pictures (Not sure yet), stats, and descriptions.
Information - This part will contain all the things you may(?) want to know about the world of Dragon Twilight, includong Character Profiles, info about the lands, towns, cities etc, and other stuff.
Tutorial - A guide to some of the features in the game. Although I haven't got any features yet...
Options - Obvious.
Quit - Obvious.
Also, the black background on the CMS will be slightly transparent, so you can see the game still behind the CMS, although the game will be paused.
Well? Any good?
(Note that the CMS is not a screenie, but I'll post it in action once I get it working)
Post by: Dragonium on March 13, 2005, 07:10:23 PM
Even if you used the same System graphic that I did. :D
Post by: Xen on March 13, 2005, 07:16:34 PM
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Originally posted by Dragonium
Looks cool. Look forward to playing that.
Even if you used the same System graphic that I did. :D
Meh. The system graphic I'm using was actually made by me.
Post by: DragonBlaze on March 13, 2005, 07:28:20 PM
Anyway good luck with it!
Post by: Eternal Darkness on March 14, 2005, 10:29:21 AM
Post by: Xen on March 14, 2005, 06:49:02 PM
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Originally posted by DragonBlaze
The CMS dose look pretty good, but it dosen't look too differant from the DMS. The thing is that usually CMS's don't work as good as the DMS, and if your system is basically a copy of the DMS, I say just stick to the DMS. I may be wrong though :). Just make sure you pack it with a bunch of cool features the DMS dosen't have :D
Anyway good luck with it!
Yeah, the CMS is practically the same as the DMS because I'm a little short for ideas XD, but it will also have a few extras, such as the area you are currently in (labelled in bottom left box on CMS example) for example. Not sure how I'll set out the character display area (big box on right) yet though...
I'll be sure to update as the CMS progresses. It may take a while for me though, as I've never done CMS before. XD
Post by: mind-master: brain(mmb) on March 14, 2005, 07:11:49 PM
WANT IT!
LIKE IT!
the words i got for u! :D:D:D
Post by: Xen on March 14, 2005, 08:36:18 PM
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Originally posted by mind-master: brain(mmb)
LUV IT!
WANT IT!
LIKE IT!
the words i got for u! :D:D:D
XD
Heres a little progress report, I've finished getting the cursor to move between the 10 options in the menu list. I can't really work on everything yet, as I'm not far enough through making the game, I have insufficient resources...or maybe...both...
I'll post a screenie of it in action soon.
Post by: Xen on March 15, 2005, 10:12:30 PM
Meh, not much, but it's still an update...
I'll update more as I progress.
Post by: Xen on March 29, 2005, 05:45:27 PM
I must also tell everyone that I've halted progress on the CMS at this moment, as I'm not really going to need it yet. I'm progressing with certain features as I get to needing them, so I'll be contuning this CMS for when it can be used in the game.
Anyway, the MIDI's at attached to this post, enjoy, and any feedback would be appreciated.
Post by: Leon_1990 on March 29, 2005, 06:03:07 PM
Post by: Dragonium on March 29, 2005, 06:08:24 PM
By the way, do you still need puzzle ideas?
Post by: Xen on March 29, 2005, 06:16:26 PM
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Originally posted by Dragonium
By the way, do you still need puzzle ideas?
Yeah, I still require some. I won't need them right at the moment, but you can still post any ideas if you have any.
Post by: Dragonium on March 31, 2005, 07:25:55 PM
1) Go to Seventh Sanctum (http://www.seventhsanctum.com) and then to Equipment. Click on the Bookspinner.
2) Think of a password, or some word that you need to complete the puzzle. Take note of all the letters of that word.
3) Then, generate some book names, the first letters of which are the same as the letters of the word. So, for example, if the password is XEN, you could have: "Xylophones through the ages", "Enemies on the World Map", and "Nala the Bold - Myth or Fact?".
4) Put them as events in a bookcase, and set choices after them; something like "Take this book off the shelf?" should be just fine. Put some other books there with the same option to make the puzzle harder.
5) Set up some sort of system where, if you take off the three books I named in the right order, it turns on a switch. For explanation purposes, we'll call the switch "Bookcase".
6) Set up your door, with a fork: If switch "Bookcase" is on, open door. Or something like that.
7) For extra difficulty, make the other books set the number of books which are correct and in the right back to zero. That'll really throw 'em off. >:
I used this in my game as a sort of optional sidequest, where the books spell out HADES, and the prize is entry to Hades' Chamber, where you fight him. If you win, you get to keep him as a summon.
Hope that gives ya some ideas.
Post by: Xen on June 22, 2005, 06:12:03 PM
I've completed the game's first puzzle which is a 4 digit number code for a door. You have to follow a riddle for each of the digits of the code, but here's the twist, every time you play, the code will be different AND there are 36 different riddles. The digits are the number 0-9 and there will be a riddle for each and every one, like the riddle for 1 in the first digit of the code will be different from 1 in the second digit of the code.
Here's a screenie of the puzzle room:
I did the graphics for the number panels and door myself.
Which leads to my next problem, I need people to help me get riddles for the numbers. 36 is a lot, but they aren't my main concern as of yet, so just fire any in you think of. Thanks in advance.
I've started the second puzzle and I'm about halfway through it. It is simply a memory thing (so it ain't really a puzzle XD) where a certain number of pads flash on the room's floor and you need to memorize them and step on them in the right order. There are 4 Phases for it, Phase 1 has 3 to remember, Phase 2 has 4, Phase 3 has 5 and Phase 4 has 6. If you fail any phase, you go back to Phase 1. The pads you memorize are random too.
Also, I may consider using the puzzle you suggested Dragonium, with a few adjustments. Thanks for the suggestion.
That's all for now (I think). I'll update again when I can!