Deathworld Adventure

[RiESC]

here's some more of the Deathworld cast in game sprite form.

- Nemo
- Stephan
- Hemp Fairy


(yes, i know Stephan isn't in his new undead form. this game was written before that happened, and i'm too lazy to change it. just think of this game as happening earlier in the canon timeline.)

[rantinan]

wheee hemp fairy!

[RiESC]

so what was i doing today rather than working on a finished comic?

more game sprites of course!!

- Alison
- Anna
- Alexis

also, i further defined a lot of the NPC behavior and mini-quests.
Now, the hard part is going to be sitting down and drawing all the single panel comics i plan to use for the cutscenes.
... 'cause we all know how easy it's been for me to make artwork lately. 

[Monki]

Think you could make some of those into animated gifs for avatars? *smiles sweetly*

[RiESC]

how so?  they're almost too small to animate effectively, and anyways, with the exception of Matt (and the Hemp Fairy), all the characters are static images in the game.  Still, that doesn't mean i won't take requests from my die-hard Fudda Heads, depending on what you'd like them to do.

[Zarabadoo]

if you need help making an animated gif, i can do it. gimp has a pretty simple way to do it. i would jsut need the different frames.

[RiESC]

thanks for the offer, but the software ain't the problem (i've never even used my copy of Animations Shop 3 which came with my Paint Shop Pro), it has more to do with the fact that i don't have the key-frames necessary for animations (i've been modifying single RTP sprites i've gotten from GamingWorld.net).  Sure, i could go and make more of the sprites, but unless you just wanna see the gang walking around, they won't be of much interest.

[cthulhu_spawn]

oh here's a question for the ages will cthulhu and gothboi james be in the game?

[RiESC]

gothboi James? no.

Cthulhu? possibly. depends on whether or not i decide to include the bonus level that was in the previous version.

[cthulhu_spawn]

gothboi James? no.

Cthulhu? possibly. depends on whether or not i decide to include the bonus level that was in the previous version.

either way i can't wait to see  the finished product

[RiESC]

well, after a hiatus of, something like 3 months, i've started working on the game again. i decided i didn't like how i was handling creature encounters on the overland map, so i decided to completely rethink how i was going to implement it. now i'm going to have wandering hot-spots that'll trigger an encounter when they collide with the player object. this way, i can just mark out the "safe zones" (ie. roads and cities), and then everywhere else is potentially fair game. i'm also considering making a "rare" encounter which will offer up a decent prize to those willing to wander around a whole bunch trying to encounter it, thus making the overland maps a lot more useful than just a pretty looking method to move the player from dungeon to town to dungeon. also, because of this, i've redone some of the graphics for the overland maps in the various realms, now that i don't need a special "encounter terrain" (which was tall grass - kinda like Pokemon).

i also still have to figure out how to make all the equipment collected somehow effective in the final level (which is populated by demons of various sorts that are immune to weaponry!). i'm thinking that maybe they'll be what is used to solve the various puzzles i intend to include in Ysrath's castle. the gun is easy, as it can be used to shoot various objects. the holy icon maybe could be used to light up darkened areas, but i have no idea what the shock grenades could be used for... maybe to stun the sentry demons.

i'm shooting to get this thing completed by August, so that I can start selling it (along with the rest of the Deathworld CDRom i'm making) at Animethon here in Edmonton.

[Zarabadoo]

don't forget to set up a paypal shopping cart for it too.

[RiESC]

[kicks up a tantrum]
but i don't waaaaaaaaaaaanna!!!
[/tantrum]


all kidding aside, yeah, it's probably about time i actually do some sort of Paypal dealio for my website, as there's only so many people here in town that'll buy my stuff. i mean, i'm sure you folks would like buttons and games and stuff too, right?

[Zarabadoo]

as long as you don't beg. begging is bad.

[RiESC]

i'm shooting to get this thing completed by August, so that I can start selling it (along with the rest of the Deathworld CDRom i'm making) at Animethon here in Edmonton.

well, seeing as how i've haven't worked on it in over a month, i duobt it'll get done in time.
why is it i always seem to stall once i near completion?