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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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yea, I guess I should make that look better. I suppose the transitions. |
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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How's this?
So, my progress. I've started on the levels that will be in the final product. I've finished 10 of the 50 I plan to have in the game. They build rather fast thanks to having ideas and plans for a level creation system. The only thing that's missing with that is the save and load function, also I haven't really decided how I want the menus to look.
Other then that, I'd basically be ready to release a Demo, if I was releasing one. I'm not going to for 2 reasons.
1. First impressions are important, and I'd like to make the best one possible.
2. I plan on finishing it pretty soon anyways. |
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Moogle1 Scourge of the Seas Halloween 2006 Creativity Winner
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:20 am Post subject: |
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That's much better. _________________
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I hit a snag today, which is causing me to rethink my plans for a level selector. I originally planned to have a 1 line menu that scrolled through all the level numbers makings it look like one of those older level selectors from like SNES or something. But apparently Menus are limited to 20 items.... Wish I had payed closer attention to the limitations of OHR.
Anyways, this puts me back to square one on the level selector. Sigh...
Now I'll need to make a Map specific script that has some sort of mouse/icon interaction. |
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Why don't you just add a bitset at the end of the menu that activates "Page 2?"
You can see examples of this in Surlaw Armageddon's glossary and Entrepreneur: The Beginning's customer list. Both games have menus that exceed 20 items. _________________ Progress Report:
The Adventures of Powerstick Man: Extended Edition
Currently Updating: General sweep of the game world and dialogue boxes. Adding extended maps.
Tightfloss Maiden
Currently Updating: Chapter 2 |
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking of doing this. It's just, that it looked kind of lame. However, I'm fiddling with a multi-menu lay out that Will perhaps trick the player into thinking it's what I originally wanted.
First I plan to limit the selections seen to 1.
Then, the plan is to Make Menu 1 have a list of Levels 0-5
then each of those leads to another menu listing levels 01-09,10-19,20-21....
Thus creating a scrolling number effect.
I'm going to see who this tests. But if it doesn't go well I'll most likely go back to scripting some kind of complicated mouse selection menu. |
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Today I fixed some problems with mouse cursor layering, however I found some more...
Why are strings displayed over slices?!
I also made a couple more levels.
I'm going to re-post the lists of things I still need to do because I dislike having to go back a page to check it.
Quote: | Make levels ( 30 made, of the 50 I plan to have )
Make Level Select
Make Tutorial
Make Level Creator
Make Credits
Test
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Spoon Weaver wrote: | Why are strings displayed over slices?! |
Um, so that you can put strings inside of rects?
(Above: Strings. Inside of rects.) _________________
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm... yes, that makes sense. Though it doesn't help me figure out how I should deal with the numbers over cursor issue. Though I suppose it's not that big a deal. I might release with it the way it is. |
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: |
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...Turn the numbers into sprites? _________________
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Easier said then done.
I've already started doing this. The string showing the number of tools left for each tool was fairly easy. The timer is proving more difficult however. Work is going slow on this part, but it's going none the less.
Also,
To anyone who's reading.
Thank you for your interest. |
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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I've mostly worked on audio this week. I added sound effects and a musical score from soundsnap.com. It's a pretty cool site as far as indy game music goes. Pretty everything on here is royalty free, though it doesn't hurt to ask the developers. I know i'd like to be asked.
Also,I've fixed a lot of little bugs and semi-glitches that were kind of annoying me. I had some people over to test slimes and that helped with level design a lot. I think I have a pretty good idea of the direction it's gonna go.
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The Level Selector is working but it's not done at all because of the potential game ending crashes it's been cause for some reason. Definately have to give that a second look.
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Making a tutorial is proving difficult for me. Thankfully, I hhelpful testers that ask all the right questions. After a few more testing session I think I'll have a pretty good idea of what needs to be said here.
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I'm worried about the level creator. I took a pretty hard crack at it and it just didn't turn out the way I wanted it. I may have to scrap the idea, which sucks because I really liked the idea.
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And of course, the credits can't be done till I'm sure who alls going to have worked on it. |
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TMC On the Verge of Insanity
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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Moogle1 wrote: | Spoon Weaver wrote: | Why are strings displayed over slices?! |
Um, so that you can put strings inside of rects? |
Actually not the reason at all, it's totally accidental.
Anyway, use text slices. They're the newest type of slice.
BTW, sorry about that 20 menu item limit. It's actually the fault of an unbelievably stupid freebasic flaw. We will have to work around it. _________________ "It is so great it is insanely great." |
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Spoon Weaver
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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So, slimy things are going smoothly. The level selector is done. All that's left is to connect the levels, which aren't done yet. I have 30 playable levels of the 50 I want, so that's looking good.
I made the tutorial, though I'm not sure if it tells the player everything they need to know. Might have to work on it.
I'm not too worried about the layering issues at this point. I'm most likely going to fix them, but none of the play testers seemed to even notice. So, I think the game's fine with or without fixing them.
The level creator is a real bastard. Every part of it isn't working the way I want it to.
Would my game would still be considered complete without it? |
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