That read like you're high on painkillers.
I thought the same thing, haha. But the post came across in a nice and benevolent way, must be good meds.That read like you're high on painkillers.
That is a super neat article!
Massive thanks for everyone's input <3 It's more than appreciated!
lol it looks like the majority of the votes go towards black, but I'm going to go the non popular route and stick with white due to how necessary it is to tying into the visual novel aspects of the game as well as most of the game will be filled with black space (think undertale battle screens).
I want something close to the old stuff I have done for shirts (like below) as it will work good for dialogue and showing emotion between characters
Progress is being made... I really need to finish alot between now and next week and it's getting there... (GIFcam makes everything look worse, but at least it records great ^_^)
first one is for a special attack that if executed, alters the storyline based on how many times you do it. It's my way of somewhat incorporating the brawler combat into the visual novel elements.
When can I pre-order?
Glad you're sticking with the white outline on the character. Makes the hero stand out from the background and is more stylized and unique. Best to follow your heart sometimes when you're making a game with such a strong visual style.
I feel the same, big props to all warriors in this thread!
Hi! I´m usin GM too and when I was at uni I did a small project on steering behaviours
var i, vWall;
vWall = noone;
for (i=1; i<=speed; i+=1){
if (vWall = noone){
vWall = place_meeting(x + lengthdir_x(i, direction), y + lengthdir_y(i, direction), objWall);
if (vWall != noone){//Move to contact position
x += lengthdir_x(i, direction);
y += lengthdir_y(i, direction);
}
}
}
if (vWall != noone) //Do whatever you need, like setting the speed to 0, changin direction to bounce against the wall...Hi! I´m usin GM too and when I was at uni I did a small project on steering behaviours
I guess you´re making a top view game? If so, I think the best method to detect collisions is to check in a line with the direction and length of your current movement, something like:
The code will surely have some errors, I haven´t actually checked it in GM.Code:var i, vWall; vWall = noone; for (i=1; i<=speed; i+=1){ if (vWall = noone){ vWall = place_meeting(x + lengthdir_x(i, direction), y + lengthdir_y(i, direction), objWall); if (vWall != noone){//Move to contact position x += lengthdir_x(i, direction); y += lengthdir_y(i, direction); } } } if (vWall != noone) //Do whatever you need, like setting the speed to 0, changin direction to bounce against the wall...
I suggest you use your own variables for speed and direction instead of the built-in ones, so you have total control over them.
What are Boids? sounds like something outa my headspace >_<
also, progress / #screenshotsaturday (not final...)
Initial menu flow for Billionaire Banshee on NES. Tried to keep a mini narrative through the menus.
Also needed to keep room for a lot of players (at least a potential of 9), so that's why some are more empty than others.
We're starting the redesign of our characters for Red Cobra. The one on the left is the temp art we used in our trailer and at Indie Arcade last month.
var vDistWall, vDirWall, vNearestWall;
vNearestWall = instance_nearest(x, y, objWall);
vDistWall = point_distance(x, y, vNearestWall.x, vNearestWall.y);
vDirWall = point_direction(x, y, vNearestWall.x, vNearestWall.y);
var vDistFriend, vDirFriendWall, vNearestFriendl;
vNearestFriend = instance_nearest(x, y, objFriend);
vDistFriend = point_distance(x, y, vNearestFriend.x, vNearestFriend.y);
vDirFriend = point_direction(x, y, vNearestFriend.x, vNearestFriend.y);
speedX += lengthdir_x(vDistFriend, vDirFriend) - lengthdir_x(1/vDistWall, vDirWall);
speedY += lengthdir_y(vDistFriend, vDirFriend) - lengthdir_y(1/vDistWall, vDirWall);
x += speedX;
y += speedY;var vFriendWeight;
if (vFriendlDist > distFriendMax) vFriendWeight = 0;//Too far, ignore
else if (vFriendDist <= distFriendMin) vFriendWeight = 0;//Too close, ignore
else vFriendWeight = (vFriendDist-distFriendMin)/(distFriendMax-distFriendMin);
spFriendX = lengthdir_x(vFriendWeight, vDirFriend);//Between 0...1
spFriendY = lengthdir_y(vFriendWeight, vDirFriend);//Between 0...1
//Do the something analogous for the walls
...
//Calculate new speed
spX = speedMax*(spX/speedMax + spFriendX - spWallX);
spY = speedMax*(spY/speedMax + spFriendY - spWallY);
//Normalize speed and calculate new direction
direction = (atan(spY/spX));//Check for deg to rad conversion, not sure what GM uses for the angle functions
speed = sqrt(spX^2 + spY^2);Spent the tail end of last seek on AI, hence our SSS post:
Shame most of my progress is invisible at the moment. Though I suppose I am working on a stealth game
I've been redesigning the UI in Light Fairytale with a new sci-fi look, as the old one didn't make much sense in this world.
Here's comparison shots, old on the left, new on the right + zoomed-in on the bottom.
I'd love having feedback on this, so please give me your thoughts: Is it better now, what do you like / dislike ect.
I like the style of the white one much more, it´s really elegant. Beign able to change the color of the background is a huge plus, I was also going to suggest you used a light blue but it seems you already got that covered. Good job!Actually, I was not talking about the colors, but the general UI design, such as the windows frames, font ect.
You could set the colors to blue even on the old UI, and you can set the new UI to gray too, as seen in the image bellow.
Well, I actually got more trouble making the new UI than the old! And I think the new sci-fi look fits the game.
I've chosen retro-style colors, such as in SNES / PS1 era JRPGs.
Spent the tail end of last seek on AI, hence our SSS post:
Shame most of my progress is invisible at the moment. Though I suppose I am working on a stealth game
So long, you won´t be missed. While I was in the mood I did a bug hunt and got rid of many more bugs. However, there is one very important bug that happens randomly and which I haven´t been able to identify if is still alive or not :S 
Grey all the way
I tried to google some help to no avail, do you mind steering me in the right direction?
) and Dishonoured for inspiration. Thanks a lot for sharing this. Can't wait to try it out - it's very tedious to add all the components manually.