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Progress Report
Report Progress #6: New Things Abound!
Creation
Well, it’s been a while but it’s about time for an update.
Before actually going any further, I’d like to thank my (cyber)friends over at level up for all their support, suggestions and ideas. Their implication has made a tremendous difference in my motivation regarding the game. A special thanks to Zeus for all his scripting help and Rots for his delightful music.
Gameplay
Ok, this is where things get interesting.
The combat mechanics for Slimongo have been reviewed and expanded. First of all, everything in battle comsumes Chi.
1. Chi
is not only used for attack and defense, it’s also used for special skills (healing, summoning a thunderstorm, etc…). Chi can be replenished by using the “Focus” command which replaces “defend” which I always considered close to useless in rpg games.
The video will give you a better idea about how this all works out but suffice to say that managing your chi will be an important part of combat, think of it as the management of stamina. Your main character becomes more tired as he avoids blows, attacks or uses special abilities.
Note that in order to use special abilities you need to reach a certain minimal combo in order for the skill to activate. The more powerful the skill, the higher the required combo.
You'll probably notice that you can now use Chi for defence. The higher your defence combo, the less damage you'll take (the more your armor will provide protection).
Viable strategies include conserving some chi before the end of your turn in order to be able to reduce the oncoming damage of the enemies or saving up some chi in order to cast a special ability.
So here's the latest video:
Speaking of video, here's an ancient video to give you a better idea as to what Slimongo used to look and play like back in the days:
Better brace yourself!
2. Whenever the player makes a mistake when trying to identify Japanese vocabulary, the mistake is now displayed in order for the player to learn where he or she messed up. This was a suggestion coming from another forum and I do think it will make quite a difference.
This is where the correct answer appears.
3. A new gauge now shows up to indicate the approximate remaining health of your foes. I designed the original gauge and the one displayed in the video is an edit by Shin.
Graphics
Well, the game has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings. Just for fun, I figured I’d show you one of the early maps of the project. This is encouraging to look at however, to see how everything has progressed so much.
Humble beginnings (the faceset is kind of nice though)
The way it looks now (kind of):
The very beginning tutorial.
The game has taken a turn for pixel art, which is a new passion of mine. I’ll still keep the older maps which were hand drawn but I’ll be focusing on pixel art from now on. You can find more about my creations in my thread over here.
What's Next?
Issues I’m aware of and trying to fix:
-the scroll animation is messed up. It will be fixed soon.
-the gauge is a bit small, will probably make it bigger.
Before actually going any further, I’d like to thank my (cyber)friends over at level up for all their support, suggestions and ideas. Their implication has made a tremendous difference in my motivation regarding the game. A special thanks to Zeus for all his scripting help and Rots for his delightful music.
Gameplay
Ok, this is where things get interesting.
The combat mechanics for Slimongo have been reviewed and expanded. First of all, everything in battle comsumes Chi.
1. Chi
The video will give you a better idea about how this all works out but suffice to say that managing your chi will be an important part of combat, think of it as the management of stamina. Your main character becomes more tired as he avoids blows, attacks or uses special abilities.
Note that in order to use special abilities you need to reach a certain minimal combo in order for the skill to activate. The more powerful the skill, the higher the required combo.
You'll probably notice that you can now use Chi for defence. The higher your defence combo, the less damage you'll take (the more your armor will provide protection).
Viable strategies include conserving some chi before the end of your turn in order to be able to reduce the oncoming damage of the enemies or saving up some chi in order to cast a special ability.
So here's the latest video:
Speaking of video, here's an ancient video to give you a better idea as to what Slimongo used to look and play like back in the days:
Better brace yourself!
2. Whenever the player makes a mistake when trying to identify Japanese vocabulary, the mistake is now displayed in order for the player to learn where he or she messed up. This was a suggestion coming from another forum and I do think it will make quite a difference.
This is where the correct answer appears.
3. A new gauge now shows up to indicate the approximate remaining health of your foes. I designed the original gauge and the one displayed in the video is an edit by Shin.
Graphics
Well, the game has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings. Just for fun, I figured I’d show you one of the early maps of the project. This is encouraging to look at however, to see how everything has progressed so much.
Humble beginnings (the faceset is kind of nice though)
The way it looks now (kind of):
The very beginning tutorial.
The game has taken a turn for pixel art, which is a new passion of mine. I’ll still keep the older maps which were hand drawn but I’ll be focusing on pixel art from now on. You can find more about my creations in my thread over here.
What's Next?
Issues I’m aware of and trying to fix:
-the scroll animation is messed up. It will be fixed soon.
-the gauge is a bit small, will probably make it bigger.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Slimongo: Progress Report
Greetings fellow Slimongo Followers.
Since it’s been more than 3 months since the last update, I figured now might as good a time as any to write up a little progress report.
Music by Roi of the Suisse
Everything music related is pretty much wrapped up for the first demo. The only thing missing is the Game Over jingle but that shouldn’t be too long now.
Tileset
I’ve been drawing a few new elements for the tileset:
This slime house is a WIP (the windows are there to determine which one would be the best choice):
Some older stuff:
(the star flower was an idea of Ketsumio)
NPC (PC?):
A few new characters. I can't really go into detail about them just yet because I don't want them to be shallow/stereotypes. Those are more like character concepts if you will. They'll be in the game but I'm just not sure what role they will play yet.
(I don't like the pixelized lineart which means I might dump Manga Studio for good and use some other software for this).
No name yet, possibly a romantic interest (I messed up the hair, might have to redo it):
Some minor NPC:
Some other minor NPC, not even sure I'll use this one (it's been drawn a while ago and it shows):
Slimongo's Sensei, might turn out to be his rival:
The Ghost Samurai, will serve as the fairy in Zelda, providing hints and tips about the gameplay and the like:
Sarusan, the heir of the Monkey Kings. Will play the role of a merchant.
Battler:
(concept idea from Dragon Quest, reference used):
Scripts and Codes by Zeus
I'm waiting for the rest of the equipement script. I have part of it but I don't want to show anything just yet. What I can tell you is that it's the sweetest looking menu system I've ever seen in an RPG Maker game. It's just really cool, simple and fun to look at. Each weapon has its own word bank which will be displayed, special attacks require a certain combo to activate (a string of correct words).
What's Next?
Not sure. I'm moving in my new flat and I won't have the internet. I'll probably draw more but share less what I'm doing. Don't worry if you don't hear from the game for a while, I'm most probably still working on it. I don't like to write up to blogs without content, I find it can quickly become a bad habit and you end up ''advertising'' more than working on the actual game.
My main concern at the moment is the various art styles which would probably clash with one another. This is because the drawings were done at various points in time with various references.
Anyways, we'll see. Thanks for reading!
Since it’s been more than 3 months since the last update, I figured now might as good a time as any to write up a little progress report.
Music by Roi of the Suisse
Everything music related is pretty much wrapped up for the first demo. The only thing missing is the Game Over jingle but that shouldn’t be too long now.
Tileset
I’ve been drawing a few new elements for the tileset:
This slime house is a WIP (the windows are there to determine which one would be the best choice):
Some older stuff:
(the star flower was an idea of Ketsumio)
NPC (PC?):
A few new characters. I can't really go into detail about them just yet because I don't want them to be shallow/stereotypes. Those are more like character concepts if you will. They'll be in the game but I'm just not sure what role they will play yet.
(I don't like the pixelized lineart which means I might dump Manga Studio for good and use some other software for this).
No name yet, possibly a romantic interest (I messed up the hair, might have to redo it):
Some minor NPC:
Some other minor NPC, not even sure I'll use this one (it's been drawn a while ago and it shows):
Slimongo's Sensei, might turn out to be his rival:
The Ghost Samurai, will serve as the fairy in Zelda, providing hints and tips about the gameplay and the like:
Sarusan, the heir of the Monkey Kings. Will play the role of a merchant.
Battler:
(concept idea from Dragon Quest, reference used):
Scripts and Codes by Zeus
I'm waiting for the rest of the equipement script. I have part of it but I don't want to show anything just yet. What I can tell you is that it's the sweetest looking menu system I've ever seen in an RPG Maker game. It's just really cool, simple and fun to look at. Each weapon has its own word bank which will be displayed, special attacks require a certain combo to activate (a string of correct words).
What's Next?
Not sure. I'm moving in my new flat and I won't have the internet. I'll probably draw more but share less what I'm doing. Don't worry if you don't hear from the game for a while, I'm most probably still working on it. I don't like to write up to blogs without content, I find it can quickly become a bad habit and you end up ''advertising'' more than working on the actual game.
My main concern at the moment is the various art styles which would probably clash with one another. This is because the drawings were done at various points in time with various references.
Anyways, we'll see. Thanks for reading!
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Learn Japanese with an RPG...
Slimongo: Blog #2
After reading the last comments left on my blog, I realized it really wasn’t obvious what my game was about this is why I will clarify the purpose of Slimongo, an RPG Educational game.
Whenever a battle take place, attacking is different than most other RPG. In order to hit the opponent, the player has to type the romaji for whichever character randomly displayed on screen (in this case, ‘’ma’’).
If the answer is correct, the player hits the opponent and can chain another attack. This is the combo system. The player can keep on attacking up to a maximum of five consecutive hits. The amount of hits are then displayed as well as a different word depending on how many attacks the player managed to link in a row (think Devil May Cry).
Weaker weapons use easy words to translate to romaji (the kana) while more powerful weapons use kanji or full, complete words.
Doing combo requires Chi Points (MP) which need to be replenished by using the ‘’focus’’ command.
Agility determine how long you have to chain combos (notice the red bar on the left with the clock on top).
There is still more to be said but this will have to wait for my next blog about Slimongo: Rise of the Slombies.
After reading the last comments left on my blog, I realized it really wasn’t obvious what my game was about this is why I will clarify the purpose of Slimongo, an RPG Educational game.
Whenever a battle take place, attacking is different than most other RPG. In order to hit the opponent, the player has to type the romaji for whichever character randomly displayed on screen (in this case, ‘’ma’’).
If the answer is correct, the player hits the opponent and can chain another attack. This is the combo system. The player can keep on attacking up to a maximum of five consecutive hits. The amount of hits are then displayed as well as a different word depending on how many attacks the player managed to link in a row (think Devil May Cry).
Weaker weapons use easy words to translate to romaji (the kana) while more powerful weapons use kanji or full, complete words.
Doing combo requires Chi Points (MP) which need to be replenished by using the ‘’focus’’ command.
Agility determine how long you have to chain combos (notice the red bar on the left with the clock on top).
There is still more to be said but this will have to wait for my next blog about Slimongo: Rise of the Slombies.
Miscellaneous
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