Null updates, info, and development.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 8:49 pm

Null is a miniproject I've started to coexist with JSL's DC minigame. "Null" is what I've decided to name it. It is an (EXTREMELY) evolved version of the DCTile Demo.

The object is to make a decent sidescroller. As the name implies, it is really random and freaky. It'll be hopefully enjoyable and it'll definately leave the player with a nice :watiff: feeling.

At the moment it's some hybrid version of Gemini Man's level on MegaMan 3.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:00 pm

Okay, once again I've been working all day on this project. Arce is getting the tiles closer to perfection (not quite perfect yet). Thanks to Tvspelfreak, we've got the scrolling working EXACTLY like Megaman.

I'm considering keeping the whole game tiles and having characters, enemies, and the boss or whoever just shapes. Several people have told me it's pretty hilarious and it should stay like this.

I'm going to start working on level design full force now, and when we've got a respectable level, I'll start working on enemies.

The game will be full of secrets, randomness, and other abilities. Debug mode is also a feature that will hopefully be available to those of you with DC keyboards.

I'm also considering 4 player story mode Sonic 2 & 3 style.

So here's the latest:

Here's the visual development journal (we need pictures of Tvspelfreak!):

Arce is ripping tiles for our levels.

In order to make NULL, I was forced to revisit my roots. I'm busting out the NES with MegaMan 3.

That's me beta testing.

Post by **JS Lemming** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 9:21 pm

Looking good! Your miniproject will probably surpass my minigame.... but I'll try to make it koo. (its going to be insanly cheap!).... just to be on the safe side.... you guys DO enjoy bloodspray don't you?

BTW, I think I have the Exact same DC controller as you Gyrovorbis.

Question: Are you loading each tile seperatly? Or are you splicing a set? And are those bullets I see in shot 1 and 2?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:04 am

I like cheap games. :!!!!:

YES, random bloodspray is good.

I was actually planning on using the ported blood engine from a while ago. Bleeding squares, anybody? Not really in massive amounts though, more or less the same amount of blood as Mario TLC.

Yeah, I think we do have the same controllers. That controller is so 1337.

Actually, in this case we ARE loading every tile individually. I don't really condone that and we have over 60 tiles right now, but I've already started and it'll get the job done.

The red 4x4 quads are bullets, yes.

I have your CD all ready to send. I would send it now, but mail isn't going until Monday. BTW, lemme just confirm your ZIP code again. What is it?

Post by **JS Lemming** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:01 pm

My zip is 37043. And Arce said he too would send the CD if fail to do so. Thanks!

Does anybody remember what dimmensions loaded images could be? I forgot. And can we use any combination of those dimmension for width and height?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:47 pm

PVR loads images in powers of 2 no smaller than 4x4 and no bigger than [some huge number that I forgot]. Yeah, you could load a 16x128 image, a 32x64 image, etc. You can mix sizes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:18 pm

Like my still-screwed up sprites? PH33R!

Tvspelsfreak · Post by **Tvspelsfreak** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:23 pm

No smaller than 8x8.
No bigger than 1024x1024.

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:59 pm

whoops.

Post by **JS Lemming** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:03 pm

But ANY combination of those right? Say 8x1024 would work?

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:19 pm

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:17 pm

Today was my first day of school and I really didn't get too much done. At first, the map was being really bitchy and I couldn't figure out why. Then, after half an our of debugging, I saw that it was simply because I had an extra space!

Anyway, like I said I didn't get much done. I did, however, take a screenshot because I'm so awesome:

As you can see, I worked on tiles more. I worked on synchronizing them with the ones in the game and such. Yes, I know some aren't lined up now. Who cares? I'll fix later.

Also, I got "shootable" tiles done. I'm shooting holes in that wall of circles. Ph33r!

Until tomorrow!

spideyspiderman2000 · Post by **spideyspiderman2000** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:26 pm

Dude, that game looks SOOOOOOOO awesome. But alas, I don't have a DC

Looks good though. I'd play it if I had a DC! :D

Post by **JS Lemming** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:46 pm

Yes, I know some aren't lined up now. Who cares? I'll fix later.

What do you mean lined up???

Post by **Falco Girgis** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:48 pm

spideyspiderman2000 wrote:Dude, that game looks SOOOOOOOO awesome. But alas, I don't have a DC Looks good though. I'd play it if I had a DC! :D

I was actually planning on porting it to the PC after I was done sometime. Maybe during or after NEStix as a side project. There really isn't too much that I'd have to change.

JS Lemming wrote:
Yes, I know some aren't lined up now. Who cares? I'll fix later.

What do you mean lined up???

Look at the last image I posted. See the huge tiles? Notice that one sliced in half?

I was working on level design in school today. I'm going to get to work now.

And I was also thinking about other things like secrets and stuff. Remember how MegaMan dies in the games? He blows into little white balls? I'm going to make your character blow into four quads that rotate and bounce off walls. Oh, and probably some blood.

Well, gotta get to work on level 1!