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[Vexus]

In my opinion the biggest problem with the combat is that the players can't visually see the state of their enemy since no damage pops up nor enemy pain&blood is shown.

If a new player just skips the explanation or doesn't full understands it he won't notice if he's doing a bad thing until it's too late.

[Jens of Zanicuud]

Vexus, this was a font problem!
You need to copy Viner Hand ITC font in your system font folder and damage will magically appear
It's located into Font folder, but the font installer can't install it (it's a Open Type, the script works only for True Types...)
It should be put into the c:/Windows/Fonts folder manually.

However, I posted a complete fighting guide just above this post, just below the download link.
Jens

This post has been edited by Jens of Zanicuud: Jan 31 2012, 12:09 PM

[Vexus]

Ooooh!

I opened it and clicked on install.

Good to know.

[Jens of Zanicuud]

I'm keep on working on day 2

These are the first screenshots of District 2:

[Show/Hide] District 2 - Main

[Show/Hide] District 2 - Railway Station - Out

[Show/Hide] District 2 - Railway Station - Ticket Office

[Show/Hide] District 2 - Streets

Jens

This post has been edited by Jens of Zanicuud: Feb 2 2012, 10:41 AM

[Feoden]

I'm looking forward to seeing the next chapter, I'm very curious, or if you don't mind, I'm tyradine addicted

If you don't wanna waste too much time for the mapping, I can lend you a hand (just tell me which maps need to be filled/created and I'll do my best)

[Vexus]

Finished the demo and there are very few spelling mistakes good job!

Btw you should use some sort of fogs and maybe some ambience sounds like wind, they make the game's atmosphere more real.

[Edit]

This script is ideal for having more than 1 ambience sound:

Link

This post has been edited by Vexus: Feb 5 2012, 04:19 AM

[Jens of Zanicuud]

There's only a bug in this statement:
The whole St. Patrick is covered by the [SHIELD]. As a result: no wind, no rain, etc, etc...

I will consider the idea, however.

Thank you for playing

Jens

[3rr3]

I think that this game is very... Thrilling... it's not so depressive or too dramatic... it's well balanced... good job!

[Sakura Phoenix]

Heya Jens,
The reason I asked about your graphic hunt in my game's thread, is because as was mentioned before, I noticed some of the tiles don't mesh as well as others. I know you've mentioned it's because you aren't a spriter and are working with what you have already.

So here's the true intention behind me asking, is there a particular tileset you are lacking?

I'm in the mood to make/frakensprite another tileset and while I WAS going to do something in the vein of steampunk, your game has caught my interest and I'd much rather do something that could help.

[Jens of Zanicuud]

Well, to be honest, at the moment I'm lacking four tilesets [in order of priority]:

- a futuristic, neon enlighted city tileset for St. Patrick richer districts. KN-B tilesets are great, but mainly represents ruined maps or underground/ghetto districts;
- a warehouse district, full of warehouses and containers, cranes, stuff like this;
- a today-city, since I have to build Old St. Patrick ruins and have no modern/today tileset.
- a factory district, since I haven't any sort of tile which can resemble a factory.

I really like KN-B style, but there aren't many tileset like these around the web...

It would be great to have such help...
I can provide script support in exchange.

Jens

This post has been edited by Jens of Zanicuud: Feb 8 2012, 12:58 PM

[Jens of Zanicuud]

District 2 was rebuilt from zero, thanks to Sakura Phoenix tileset.

From darkness...



to light (neon light, to be precise )!



Well, what do you think of this?

Jens

This post has been edited by Jens of Zanicuud: Feb 9 2012, 08:54 AM

[Sakura Phoenix]

Looking nice ^_~

I'm still adding things to the tileset, just because it's a fun project.
I noticed that the train station is in District 2 from earlier screenshots; so I decided to add a little more to the tileset. Here's a quick example of how it can be used to make a train station.


I may be able to also do some more destroyed looking things for the Old St. Patrick Ruins, and add it to the already existing tileset. But I might be busy over the next couple of days so I won't get it to you as fast as before.

[Feoden]

Wow this station surely is amazing!

[Jens of Zanicuud]

@Feoden: It's just a demo image, I still have to build District 2 - West station, but with this tileset I have high chance to make it resembles the one you appreciated. Finally St. Patrick can be brought to life, thanks to Sakura Phoenix help

Jens

[Vexus]

Nice improvements!

Have you considered using a fog among the picture that makes the map darker jens? (Or get rid of the picture if it is a picture and tint the screen?)

[Jens of Zanicuud]

There are both of them in every map:

> a faded black circle spot which is over the whole map;
> a screen tone which vary from Dark to Light (four gradations) - according to the environment:

Darkness;
Shadow;
Low Lights;
Powerful Lights;

Honestly, I can't remember the values I set ATM, but Powerful Lights should be (0,0,0,0) and Darkness something like (-192,-192,-192,0)

What kind of fog did you intend, however?

Jens

[Jens of Zanicuud]

New update:

First cutscene reissued (THX Sakura Phoenix for the background image, Veckert was made by me.)

From this:



to this:



It's an improvement, isn't it?

Jens

[Feoden]

Wow the difference looks the same as between a regional and an eurostar

How's the demo going on?

[Vexus]

Big improvement!

If you have photoshop I would blur the lines of the seat tough they are too visible.

If you want I can give it a try I got photoshop.

[Edit]

Was quick so I did it now.

[Show/Hide]

I also edit some of the character's outline while on it.

This post has been edited by Vexus: Feb 15 2012, 02:25 AM

[supercow]

that train background image definitely came from @sakuraphoenix , now it made the character look very weird
wasnt the character had blue hair?

yeah the chair doesnt look comfortable at all.