What are you working on? (Game Making Thread)
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Worked on a save transfer tool. Since Immortal Sins' engine was re-worked to allow each user on the same computer have their own save files and settings, moving these can be a hassle. I can't move all save files and settings from every user (too many variables), but it should make it a bit easier.
I'm also experimenting with Windows Presentation Foundation, seeing if I can do some cool stuff with XML stuff.
I'm also experimenting with Windows Presentation Foundation, seeing if I can do some cool stuff with XML stuff.
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This is great! Got me listening to the ost now! Nice job dudeZenVirZan":u1uwv2pj said:
I'm working on a Visual Novel - point and click - on the rails shooter - rpg thingy... Uhhh. Yeah...
I'll get back to the devil slayer stuff soon-ish, I need to get back into that mindset, but after watching kill bill I've been obsessed with assassins and spies, I've also been inspired by MGS to make something with a deep and complex plot, I'm developing this whole set of games based around several characters and a spanning plot - IN SPACE. I also want to make a top down strategy game about assassins too.
My issue is that I get so many ideas and want to work on all of them, but cause I have so many I want to work on I get overwhelmed and work on none of them :grin:
Right now I'm working on an Android nearby device detection library. Hopefully by the end of this week I should have a demo of something sort-of-streetpass like (gather a list of nearby Android devices in background, clear the list when you're done, whatever).
I'm making this as compatible as possible as there's not one single right answer for detecting nearby Android devices (from what I can see, it's never been done beyond reporting rough location to a server, something I'm avoiding).
The most compatible (Android API 3) is UDP subnet broadcasting - right now UDP packets are broadcasted, but not received (Wireshark tells me the broadcasting is working).
Then there's Bluetooth detection (API 5), Wifi peer-to-peer (API 14), Network Service Discovery (API 16) and Bluetooth Low Energy advertising (API 21). Wifi peer-to-peer is how streetpass works on the 3DS.
I'm making this as compatible as possible as there's not one single right answer for detecting nearby Android devices (from what I can see, it's never been done beyond reporting rough location to a server, something I'm avoiding).
The most compatible (Android API 3) is UDP subnet broadcasting - right now UDP packets are broadcasted, but not received (Wireshark tells me the broadcasting is working).
Then there's Bluetooth detection (API 5), Wifi peer-to-peer (API 14), Network Service Discovery (API 16) and Bluetooth Low Energy advertising (API 21). Wifi peer-to-peer is how streetpass works on the 3DS.
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lately i've been chewing on the Sword & Planet subgenre. I've only recently heard of the name "Sword & Planet", I would have just called it Fantasy. Google it, you'll probably recognize more than a few titles and authors.
The main conventions are: Primitive Civilization. Alien Planet (or a twist, it's secretly future Earth. Planet of the Apes. )
And not always the case, the main character is a human from Earth - ideally from a time period close to modern day so you can relate and understand the character as they traverse an alien world and foreign culture.
So anyways, I'm been thinking about how to make a game within the genre conventions without transforming it. You have to take it past the medieval sword & sorcery that most rpgs currently use. Primitive, like animal skin loincloths. Maybe something like Monster Hunter where your equipment is made from bone and scales.
The hard part is conceptualizing the story. I'm trying to think "speculative fiction", I just haven't found a good "What if" to work off of that'll lend itself well as a game. I find myself making decisions and then realizing a lot of games went the same route. I hate to call it a formula when it's so natural and satisfying.
Start at the bottom as a slave, outsider, or whatever; End at the top as a Chief, Guardian, Hero & savior ect...
Raising in power is kinda what rpgs are all about, so many end with you pitted against a god.
The main conventions are: Primitive Civilization. Alien Planet (or a twist, it's secretly future Earth. Planet of the Apes. )
And not always the case, the main character is a human from Earth - ideally from a time period close to modern day so you can relate and understand the character as they traverse an alien world and foreign culture.
So anyways, I'm been thinking about how to make a game within the genre conventions without transforming it. You have to take it past the medieval sword & sorcery that most rpgs currently use. Primitive, like animal skin loincloths. Maybe something like Monster Hunter where your equipment is made from bone and scales.
The hard part is conceptualizing the story. I'm trying to think "speculative fiction", I just haven't found a good "What if" to work off of that'll lend itself well as a game. I find myself making decisions and then realizing a lot of games went the same route. I hate to call it a formula when it's so natural and satisfying.
Start at the bottom as a slave, outsider, or whatever; End at the top as a Chief, Guardian, Hero & savior ect...
Raising in power is kinda what rpgs are all about, so many end with you pitted against a god.
The test app I made was a success it seems. Can detect way more than just nearby users of the same app, turns out you can poll any old Wifi signal, which gave me some ideas on how I can piggyback on that and have in-game shops based on real-world Wifi spots.
Went through more game design ideas and iterated over some previous ones. Have a solid plan now.
UI design has been going okay. Definitely the hardest part here due to the unique nature of my game.
In terms of technology, I'm tackling some of the critical dependencies at the moment. The game is going to rely a lot on 3D character content, so I've decided to complete my PMX 2.1 C library. I've started building the development tools around the needs here. My needs are incredibly specific and there are no 3rd party tools or engines that match them, even the in-house developed engine is overkill for this project. Looks like the characters will be rendered by a C library with OpenGL ES 2.0; this will keep iOS compatibility and hit the full range of Android devices that are even capable of running the game.
As for artwork, after a discussion with some peers I'm settling on chibi characters similar in style to Bravely Default's chibis. I want to have an amazingly bright and colourful style for the characters; HaNaYaMaTa style bloom and edge lighting in real-time 3D. The scenes that the characters stand in will be dioramas that fade to white.
I think I've tackled the problems in the correct order. First technical barrier was the peer discovery system, which has now been tested and proven. Second technical barrier is the 3D character display. Once that is punched out, game play can be prototyped and iterated upon.
Went through more game design ideas and iterated over some previous ones. Have a solid plan now.
UI design has been going okay. Definitely the hardest part here due to the unique nature of my game.
In terms of technology, I'm tackling some of the critical dependencies at the moment. The game is going to rely a lot on 3D character content, so I've decided to complete my PMX 2.1 C library. I've started building the development tools around the needs here. My needs are incredibly specific and there are no 3rd party tools or engines that match them, even the in-house developed engine is overkill for this project. Looks like the characters will be rendered by a C library with OpenGL ES 2.0; this will keep iOS compatibility and hit the full range of Android devices that are even capable of running the game.
As for artwork, after a discussion with some peers I'm settling on chibi characters similar in style to Bravely Default's chibis. I want to have an amazingly bright and colourful style for the characters; HaNaYaMaTa style bloom and edge lighting in real-time 3D. The scenes that the characters stand in will be dioramas that fade to white.
I think I've tackled the problems in the correct order. First technical barrier was the peer discovery system, which has now been tested and proven. Second technical barrier is the 3D character display. Once that is punched out, game play can be prototyped and iterated upon.
