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Read June 15, 2007, 03:32:28 pm #40
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Hmmm... Will this be Prototype 2, or is it something different?
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Read June 15, 2007, 03:50:15 pm #41
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It's going to be a side scroller for sure, but hopefully the weapon system and game mechanics will feel completely different.
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Read June 15, 2007, 05:04:14 pm #42
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The intro music wouldn't play.  I hate Quicktime(or maybe IE hates it).

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Read June 15, 2007, 05:44:50 pm #43
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Yeah I have the same problem, I have to use save as on the link, download then play it after.
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Read June 15, 2007, 08:00:28 pm #44
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wow! That's some amazing stuff right there!
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Read June 16, 2007, 11:21:15 am #45
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very nicely done! what did ya use? 3Dsmax? maya? lightwave? something else?
Its cool to see someone with 3D skillz in here.. (would be cool to have a short cutscene between lvls!). nice progress! 

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Read June 16, 2007, 02:42:17 pm #46
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I use blender - which is absolutely free Smiley
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Read June 18, 2007, 07:54:46 am #47
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Blender blender3d.org is absolutely lovely.  I've used 3DS Max and Maya, and I much prefer Blender.
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Read June 18, 2007, 02:55:01 pm #48
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Maya?  That's pretty high-end stuff.  Isn't it somewhere around $70,000?

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Read June 18, 2007, 03:51:26 pm #49
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Maya is pretty powerful software, and it costs $7,000 US. If it costs 70k, well... the world wouldn't exist. You can get a complete version for around $2,000 though.
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Read June 18, 2007, 03:58:35 pm #50
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Maya does have a personal, non-commercial edition for everyone to use:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7639525
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Read June 18, 2007, 04:11:18 pm #51
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Although the learning one leaves a watermark on pictures and the export format (I think) is non-commercial.
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Read June 18, 2007, 09:57:28 pm #52
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Been busy pixelling graphics for stage1, heres a sneak peek of me mapping:

The graphics didnt turn out as well as I hoped, scrapped and started over
once allready so now its just time to live with it and push onwards.
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Read June 18, 2007, 11:03:57 pm #53
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X-0ut, just DO NOT kid yourself, because the graphics that you are working on are most definitely an excellent start for sure ( d=grin2=b ! ), and I absolutely love the reds of the rocks, too.  My kind of game making if you ask me!!!

Keep up the splendid work on the original graphics, my man!!!  grin1 !
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Read June 19, 2007, 12:54:07 am #54
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That's odd.  I read a book that said it was 70k.  Guess it was wrong.  So Maya's hard to use?

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Read June 19, 2007, 03:58:07 am #55
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Maya's not particularly hard to use if you have a good spatial sense.  I just find it restrictive compared to Blender.

X, those tiles look really great.  Very moody with a certain richness to the palette and subtle use of shading.  Either I've just paid you a compliment for your excellent work or described a wine.
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Read June 21, 2007, 01:30:23 pm #56
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Not much to show visually, the last few days have been spent mostly coding.
Engine is up and running, game is playable. There arent any enemies to destroy as of yet.
Screenshot progress:


**Edit ** Shot has been updated.
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Read June 21, 2007, 02:17:16 pm #57
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Nice! pimp my spaceship! make it so you can put flames on it etc too Tongue Cheesy!!!
keep up the good work!

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Read June 21, 2007, 03:03:34 pm #58
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The spaceship looks good(almost clayish, in fact), but the "Design Your Fate" font doesn't go well with the rest of your style in my opinion.  Looks great, though.

(quick question--why are you designing your "fate" rather than your ship?)

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Read June 21, 2007, 03:07:25 pm #59
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The ship you you select, and tailor to your preference will ultimately seal your fate.
But I agree, the font just looks wrong, no matter still early days Smiley
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Read June 21, 2007, 08:45:21 pm #60
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Huh.

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Read June 21, 2007, 08:53:59 pm #61
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In other words, the ship you're designing is the one that's going to determine whether you live or die.
But the paint has no effect on your skills  Tongue
« Last Edit: June 21, 2007, 08:56:32 pm by Kairos »
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Read June 21, 2007, 08:56:09 pm #62
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Oh.  Now I get it.

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Read June 22, 2007, 12:03:40 am #63
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Heh true, the paint has nothing at all to do with how your selected ship will behave.
Its just that one of my daughters wanted the player to have a pink spaceship and I didnt think that would go down too well.
Besides its just an extra feature some people might enjoy.
There will be more to configure on these pages... hold tight Smiley
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Read June 22, 2007, 12:17:10 am #64
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...I'll have to keep in mind a lot of people here are much older than I think.  Lips Sealed

And the new font is much better than the funky one you used before, along with the stylish pink. Tongue
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Read June 22, 2007, 01:06:57 am #65
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"Prepare for battle" sounds a little more standard, but that pink ship is just funky. grin2
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Read June 22, 2007, 02:49:59 am #66
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While I'm a little late in the thread, I always like to hear what is said about the Tools.  I liked hearing the Blender/Maya comparison.
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Read June 22, 2007, 01:40:42 pm #67
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Ok another update, made a start on the weapon system. I'm getting a little worried that it doesnt fit in well with the theme now:

Each ship will have arm(s) attached to it, which can pickup weapons, which can then be moved into preset configurations.
I know its not exactly gradius stlye multiples, is this safe with the theme?
 If not I'll try and do something about it.
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Read June 22, 2007, 02:28:57 pm #68
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The official definition of options we decided on was 'satelites or other seperate craft'.  This means that your options must be seperate entities from your main craft.  Options which can attach and detach are fine such as the Force in R-Type, but if they're permanently attached they're not really options just upgrades.
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Read June 22, 2007, 03:51:58 pm #69
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Allright, I'll find a way to work in sattelites Smiley
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Read June 23, 2007, 01:08:44 am #70
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Quote from: X-0ut on June 22, 2007, 03:51:58 pm
Allright, I'll find a way to work in sattelites Smiley

Smart choice, man, as it sure is a *much* better route to take here rather than the ship attachments, you know?  police=b
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Read June 23, 2007, 02:46:05 pm #71
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I decided that I will scrap the Einhader style weapon system in favour of an Rtype/Gradius cross-over.
Oh well, maybe another contest I can do that Smiley
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Read June 24, 2007, 08:41:00 pm #72
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With a little soul searching (all of about two seconds), it looks as though I'll be doing something similar to my entry in the first compo.  So heres the new multiples:
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Read June 24, 2007, 09:14:57 pm #73
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Very cool design(s), can't wait to see what this will become.  Smiley
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Read June 24, 2007, 09:21:27 pm #74
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Quote from: X-0ut on June 24, 2007, 08:41:00 pm
With a little soul searching (all of about two seconds), it looks as though I'll be doing something similar to my entry in the first compo.  So heres the new multiples:


Very nice.  While I enjoy the options of the Gradius series, R-Type is my first love and those really take me down memory lane Smiley

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Read June 25, 2007, 12:59:24 am #75
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You said that you're scrapping the current background.  Will the official one be 3D like the rest of the graphics?

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Read June 25, 2007, 09:35:18 am #76
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No, I'm not currently scrapping the background. I was actually refering to the weapon system that I had in mind.
It just didnt work with the theme.
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Read June 26, 2007, 04:45:18 am #77
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Quote from: X-0ut on June 24, 2007, 08:41:00 pm
With a little soul searching (all of about two seconds), it looks as though I'll be doing something similar to my entry in the first compo.  So heres the new multiples:


Very nice option designs. I like the glow effect in the orange spheres. There's a bit of a pop in the animation for the first and seconds ones though, as the particles in the orange bit don't match up when the animation resets. I think you'll either have to make the internals of the sphere symmetrical or else rotate it a full 360 for every 90 degrees that the outer parts rotate.


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Read June 26, 2007, 08:54:12 am #78
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Nice sprites!! (all have a duplicate frame though)

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Read June 26, 2007, 03:16:45 pm #79
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Looking cool so far!
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