Working on a game of sorts. Going to make it /co/-focused. Question: who should I put into the game? E.g. as a boss or something. Beta: http://www.mediafire.com/?kfzupdj0gdcSilverhawk: If you want your sprite changed, go ahead and ask for changes. I just based it off the pictures in /draw/.
Hey, I want to make a game. Teach me the way.
>>3693 The way is relative. To save myself a headache, I'll say to go here: 33° 34' 3.288"-112° 6' 16.7832"
>>3693 1) Download Multimedia Fusion.2) ???3) Profit.>>3694 Please don't. You'll give him a headache instead.
Someone should die in it at some point.
Do you impale things with your hair?
So, wait. Why is the beta a Sonic fangame, again?
>>3699The beta is an example of what the engine can do, not what he did already.
>>3700 Ah, okay.Also, I'm throwing together a rough draft of a story-type cutscene, in case you have no story yet.
>>3700 What he said. Game was going to be Sonic-based, and then I decided no.>>3703Basic story is as follows - Player defeats several /co/mrades and then takes on Anonex. And then possibly another plot twist afterwards.Test.
>>3704My moderate idea fits entirely with that. Something along the lines of fighting Power Creep at the end, with the dialog going something along the lines of"POWER CREEP! I NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE BEHIND THIS!""WOW, YOU'RE STUPID. SERIOUSLY. WHO, BUT ME, COULD ACTUALLY MAKE A BUNCH OF /co/MRADES INTO A SERIOUS THREAT? BUT ENOUGH TALK. HAVE AT YOU."Anyway, idea of text for screen one."SPACE ATLANTIS. A PINNCLE OF MODERN ACHIEVEMENT. IT IS HERE /co/MRADES LIVE. AND WORK. PEACE WAS GAD BY ALL."
Sure. I wouldn't mind some change. Let me see what I can whip up, though it has been forever since I've done sprite work.So, will the player adopt a megaman-esque ganking of the boss ability? Jetpack Get?
>>3706 Yeah. That's pretty much the engine from Level 2 of the demo, for a start.>>3705 If we're going to be associated with /co/, we're going to be associated with 4chan. So maybe having the Big Bad be a heroic figure would be better fitting. Like, someone who thinks they'll be doing the world a favour by wiping Anonymous off the face of the universe or something. Sort of like Disgaea in which you fight for the 'bad guys' side.
I like it. The only problem I see is the fact that Anonymous is often the actual goodguy. Our main enemies are Scientologists, furries, and all-around idiots who don't deserve the internet. The best I can think of is the FBI, which isn't really heroic. >>3706 I was toying around with that thought earlier today, myself. I saw something like... Well, you start as Anonymous /co/mrade. Other A/co/ do nothing to you at this time, making things easier, but you have the weakest attack and lowest health in the game. By taking on names and trips, you can take their identity and become their sprites. However, in exchange for the better stats and attacks, A/co/s will randomly attack you, more often for trips than for names. But, that'd be hard to code so I won't do it, and doesn't look like it'd fit with Endpiece's game. Eh.
Cynthia Doom needs to be in the game.
is that some battletoads
>>3710 Yeaaaaah, I could see how that would be harder to manage on the code side. Hmm, could we possibly do a single sprite change in the start? Like, for example, have the first level played through as an Anon /co/mrade, but at the end of the intro level, have the Anon gain a name and a distinct sprite. It's not my game mind you, but I gotta say Endpiece, I'm reaaaaaally uncomfortable with /co/mrades being like /b/ anons. Nother quick question, are you going to set the levels up Megaman style or Mario style?(that is to say, level select or just work your way through the levels)
Can I be a powerup? :DMaybe, like, some sort of flying level (think Megaman 8 atop Rush, or Sonic 2- on Tails' bi-plane.)A floaty sphere that fires explosive rocks would be a neat take on a space invaders game.
Keep it simple for a start, perhaps Kosh was being a jerk and broke free the power creep, perhaps it was Freehaven again, keep it light hearted and you dont have to worry that much about a story, also, let endpiece be the protagonist to his own game =p , if he gains enough experience code wise later on he can try to base one around more comrades, but for now, "IN THE CONFUSION THE IRATE /co/mrades lash at each other!! samefags everywhere paranoia takes over, and some of them are simply jerks."You could have a whole level of pym preparing a bunch of bots to help you. Help from pym being, that all of them would be murderous and you would face ultron as a oblivious pym walks around .
>>3715And Mr. B stands there looking constipated.
needs toph and ALOT of it
Fuck, I can't go to Phoenix three times in one year.
>>3711 Cynthia Doom belongs in her own continuity. It'd be like raping a child to put her into this game.>>3713 Hopefully Megaman style. You'll be the first mandatory boss (and Weapon Get) and from thereon in it's a menu of 8.Do you have any suggestions for changing the Silverhawk sprite btw?>>3715I've got a basic gist of the plot at the moment. Still working on it though, so any ideas are welcome.
>>3721Raping Cynthia? What?But seriously, if you're going to make it like Megaman, at least give you the ability to dodge or block or something. Or even better, DO A BARREL ROLL! Because that's what always made me mad about the original Megaman games. You couldn't dodge easily, you couldn't get health, so you just had to die again and again.
>>3726 Using the speed boost and wall jumps should be more than good enough to dodge most attacks. I say 'should', and ought to add 'hopefully'.Plus, you'll also get something else you don't get in a Megaman game - 4-way fire.tl;dr lolwhat---Alright, so. You (hereby referred to as the "Player") just used up your entire life savings to buy a pair of Magic Spring Shoes. Faggy name aside, they do pretty much what they say on the box - the player can spring off walls, according to the conveniently-located signs. So the player escalates the first level, is ambushed by Silverhawk (a sort of "You must defeat me to advance" fight), beats up Silverhawk, nabs his jetbazooka, and finishes the level. Silverhawk emergency-calls Final Boss Anonex about a silent-but-violent intruder on the premises. Cue the alarms and 8 of the slightly more important /co/mrades are sent out to stop the player. MENU TIME.Rest of the plot is just Anonex trying to harness the power of nerd rage to activate a giant planet-destroying cannon in the /co/ fortress, making him and the player both look like assholes. Meanwhile the player waltzes on into said fortress and beats up the /co/mrades, taking their powers as well, before finally reaching Anonex and asking "what the hell's with everyone trying to kill me".
>>3696 I can do that!
>>3728 "YOU KILLED MR DEADBONES!!""I'm already dead."And then you MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA something.
>>3727 I like it.But, what about the insanely difficult Anonex's Castle level? I'm sorta imagining having to fight through three bosses in a row before you even get a chance at tackling Anonex. Naturally Torch, Kosh, and Pym would fit that roll, I think.
>>3731It should be modeled after Mickey's Magical Castle. NO, WAIT! The castle from Banjo Kazooie, but instead of Gruntilda, it's modeled after BAD END's head! The top hat is perfect for a tower!
>>3721 I'm taking a whack at designing the sprite. I think I could take a jab at doing the Boss select headshots too if you wanted me to.I just had a hilarious idea where you ride Chaptor through half of a level. Heck, I wouldn't mind doing a few other little things if you wanted me to. Some enemies, etc.Gotta admit, I would be one of the first guys to defend space atlantis (I get weird and territorial when people start trolling.)
>>3733 Needless to say, but at times my thoughts get fragmented, so I just type them as I remember them.
>>3733Just warning, in case you didnt knew, but Franzy, that other femanon, I gave her a seeker status like you.NOW YOU CAN HANG OUT TOGETHER AND AND..stuff.
Can I like be an elite boss?
>>3736 Now we can fly around and get pie!... That made more sense in my head.
>>3737 You should be like the Yellow Devil from Megaman.
>>3739fuck you no. I'm not fucking HUGE dammit. I'm barely over 5'4".
I'm willing to take a stab at anything that needs done, and quite a few things that don't, sprite-wise.My mouse is yours to command, Endpiece.
>>3741Can i steal your attention for a few buildings-line for that stage ive been meaning to do for ages now?
needs /co/lette, cynthia doom, etc.
>>3742 Not this exact second, no. Gonna go play Army of Two. Gimme some details to the low-quality work you need done, and I'll work on it later or tomorrow.
>>3745A building line, no need for much colors or details, this width, to make so that this doesnt look so.."weird"
>>3731 I like it. But I also like the idea - taking from Silverhawk here, sort of - of fighting Chaptor. Like the Mecha Dragon fight from Megaman 2? So yeah, 3 stages. One, Chaptor; Two, Torch/Kosh/Pym; Three, Anonex. And the bonus fights or whatever.>>3733Sprite away, my good man. Sprite away. Any ideas you have, feel free to throw at me.>>3741 I'll call you if I need you. Thanks in advance!>>3737 Maybe a sub-boss in the latter part of the game? What kind of boss attacks did you have in mind?
Let's see... Uh... I kill myself as a Midboss when I see Matt and Will walk by together, and my blackened charred soul becomes the end boss?What were you people telling me? I can't remember.
>>3759I figure first and foremost would be a charging attack with my horn. I always would mind have a type of horn beam attack, and I would have to be a good puncher... I dunno actually, all I know is I'm faster then people make me out to be.
Yay, I get to jump around and shoot eye-beams!
I think Dasheer should be a boss.But you don't actually fight him. You walk in, he's asleep, and you just walk by him.... Just because that'd be funny.
>>3765Just like badend would kill himself?Hmmm could work!
>>3765 Taco Get!Easiest boss fight since using X Potions to kill the undead.
>>3770I still kinda feel thats a cheap way to win a fight. Healing the undead to death just isn't right. It also got expensive.
>>3765Reminds me of an idea an old friend of mine had. He didn't care to much for all the backtracking in Metroid Prime. So his idea for a game would be a bonus level where you enter into a hallway with a shotgun. Walk down it with very dramatic music playing and then just walk through the door at the far end to complete the stage.
I think I need to be in it.I could warp the protagonist away to some secret lair of my very own, make a passionate speech about how only I can save /co/.Then Kosh comes along and tells me not to be a jerk. I apologise, and warp the main character back.
>>3761 If you want, you can be like that sub-boss from the Monster Party game.You walk into the room and find a corpse. The boss dialog is, "Sorry, I'm already dead".>>3775 This is an excellent idea.>>3777 Any pictures/sprites of yourself?
>>3779https://plus4chan.org/boards/draw/res/849.html#i890You should be able to come up with something with that. You're a good kid.
>>3781 ...so if I'm not mistaken, you want to be a Lego man?Also, prototype Bazookaman sprite. Thoughts?
>>3783My thoughts: Awesome.But I'm not sure if Bazooka Man decided if he was a /co/mrade with a bazooka for a head, or a guy with a bazooka.Go with the bazooka anyway. It's funnier.
>>3784 I've got three pictures on my hard drive (thanks to Torch). One has him with the bazooka on his back, the other two are bazooka-heads. I'll see what he has to say about it, though.Fun fact: The 'bazooka' is a Super Scope.
>>3783My people prefer the term 'minifig'.
>>3786Maybe a Megatron anthropomorphic/transforming bazooka thing, depending how arty you want to get with it.
>>3787 Fair enough.Do you have any pictures of your whole body? Because I can't find any that show your legs.>>3788 Nah. But it's a nice thought.
>>3790It's an old photo, but it's the only I've got. Sorry.
>>3783Looks great, even more detailed than he originally was, the bazooka is sort of an helmet, but if you get him smoking, put the ciggie in the edge of the bazooka opening.It was made as a backpack that converts to helmet to allow for people to steal it without killing him.seriously, any kind of bazooka, even the cilinder like, with that body, would look great.
Can I be in it? Just as a foot soldier or something...
>>3777 You're like some sort of jerk Protoman. Except without the cool whistle or sunglasses.So, Apparently my skills at spriting have atrophied into oblivion. Or maybe I just can't use a touchpad on a laptop worth a shit.So, looks like I can't do crap except modify Megaman sprites. Which unfortunately, I don't know any of them I could make into me.
>>3836You do realize you have over 20+ Megman games worth of 8 Robot Masters to choose from, right?Including variations of Bass, in his upgraded Bass+Treble form, and even one of Megaman with a jet pack?...Just saying..
>>3836 >So, looks like I can't do crap except modify Megaman sprites.I'm fine with that.http://www.sprites-inc.co.uk/files/Classic/
Can I be in it :3 ?
Shit.
>>3869That's cute.
>>3869 Awesome... though I wonder where it'll go.Do you want to be cannon-fodder (e.g. army of) or a sub-boss?
>>3871 Also do you have a picture of yourself to compare to the sprite?Also new plot idea: Space Atlantis is a peaceful if defensive kingdom, and the player is a malicious assbandit who trashes the place because it's the only way to win the game. No, John, YOU are the demons.
>>3872That Idea sounds better.Somebody attacks Space Atlantis and the namefag /co/mrades are bosses.that opens up Anonymous Comrades to being NPC cannon fodder, and avatar-fags to being bosses.
>>3871Cannon-fodder.
>>3837 Yeah, but when you get right down to it, there are only 6 games. Well... actually, there are 3 X games that have the same basic bit count. But yeah, past Megaman 7 all the sprites start to get upgrades, so I have no clue how they'd fit in comparison to the others.
>>3881Don't Gameboy games count? Minus color?
>>3884 I always forget those. Well, anything before Megaman/Bass that is.
>>3872Avatar or IRL?
>>3905 Avatar.
>>3917
>>3921It warms my heart to see my paper doll constructs being used.
>>3922>> warms my heart>> warms>> my heart
....Teeheehee.
>>3924PISH POSH BOY!I got plenty of hearts! I keep them in this green box.
>>3925Dammit Torch!You could sell those on the black market.
>>3925 Wait, what? How's your arm do that?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lCYVUi_Ylcc - Low-Qualityhttp://rapidshare.com/files/107276732/SpaceAtlantis-T01.avi.html - Slightly Higher Quality
>>3934 http://rapidshare.com/files/107280807/Sazy-SpaceAtlantis-Test01.avi.html - Slightly Higher Quality THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK Here Hopes
>>3936I'm not getting any video.
>>3938 Weird. It definitely uses XVID.You do have XVID, right?
>>3939xvid? OH SHI
Endpiece, looks like you need some help with the sprite's animation. If you don't mind edited sprites from other games, perhaps I could lend you a hand. As an example of what i mean by edited sprites, this is my personal sheet.
I watched the video... when do you we get a playable demo?
>>3941 I don't mind edited sprites. You'd have to customise them to fit into an 8-bit palette though. Plus they have to resized (2x) to fit into the game, or else they'll stand out badly.Does the video work for you guys or is it too, well, stuttery?
Alright, playable demo.http://rapidshare.com/files/107288171/puzztest4.exe.htmlIt's only really what you've seen in the videos, but have at it anyway.
>>3943 Allright, please post here or in a separate post whatever sprites you currently have of the main character in a sheet, and I'll try to make some animations for it.
>>3958
Well I don't have any .gif making software, so I don't know how well this animates. I tried drawing it by hand befor etrying to use a base sprite. Could someone make an animation out of this so I can see how it looks?
>>3941 You created a sprite sheet for your original character? Whattafag.Also, I think there should be multiple playable charaters, attacks, and get rid of that woodpecking thing and get some platforms going.
>>3959Looks like you have boobs. Not that there's anything wrong with that.