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Elder71
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Update on Version 16
I'm running behind again. It comes from not being able to ignore even the tiniest thing I don't like once I've noticed it.
Version 16 will be up in a few hours (compressing now, starting the upload soon).
The BIG change in this version is that OMNIS is at last free of random encounters. Enemies appear as sprites on-map first and can be engaged or avoided at will. Though, in some instances, you'll have to be careful not to get caught in a pincer:
Reforming the way battles begin involved creating 6 new sprites, figuring out the best way to have the enemies move/respawn/remove once defeated. There're probably some new issues arising from such a drastic change, so if anyone spots any I'm immensely grateful in advance for the heads up.
As a side note - I went ahead and removed the time limit from the first section. Opinions of it were extremely mixed - with some suggesting it was a brave inclusion, others suggesting that it just added aimless pressure.
Either way, I'm forced to concede that, while the countdown fit with the opening scenario, it didn't add anything to game play and was responsible for inflicting unwanted and distracting pressure on some players.
It's gone now - but it could always come back. As usual I'm keen to know what people who've played before and can compare with/without think about it.
Cheers all. I'll be posting the Version 16 change log along with the new download.
Version 16 will be up in a few hours (compressing now, starting the upload soon).
The BIG change in this version is that OMNIS is at last free of random encounters. Enemies appear as sprites on-map first and can be engaged or avoided at will. Though, in some instances, you'll have to be careful not to get caught in a pincer:
Reforming the way battles begin involved creating 6 new sprites, figuring out the best way to have the enemies move/respawn/remove once defeated. There're probably some new issues arising from such a drastic change, so if anyone spots any I'm immensely grateful in advance for the heads up.
As a side note - I went ahead and removed the time limit from the first section. Opinions of it were extremely mixed - with some suggesting it was a brave inclusion, others suggesting that it just added aimless pressure.
Either way, I'm forced to concede that, while the countdown fit with the opening scenario, it didn't add anything to game play and was responsible for inflicting unwanted and distracting pressure on some players.
It's gone now - but it could always come back. As usual I'm keen to know what people who've played before and can compare with/without think about it.
Cheers all. I'll be posting the Version 16 change log along with the new download.
Progress Report
Game Design
For the curious
This is what all of the parallax map resources I made look like cobbled together into one huge compilation (and shrunk down, to keep the dimensions sane).
There was a time, stretching over three or four months, where I'd spent so long making pixel art chairs and cupboards that my eyes started registering everything in pixel form and I caught myself wondering how many 32x32-pixel squares every object I encountered would take up.
Extremely good times. Can't wait to get back to them.
There was a time, stretching over three or four months, where I'd spent so long making pixel art chairs and cupboards that my eyes started registering everything in pixel form and I caught myself wondering how many 32x32-pixel squares every object I encountered would take up.
Extremely good times. Can't wait to get back to them.
Announcement
Progress Report
Game Design
Another new enemy (not an edit this time)
After the last one and a half months focusing on getting the word out, I decided today to treat myself to four hours of designing a new enemy - complete with fully animated battler.
It's called a "Miner's Plague", because these giant moles wreak havoc with the Sublevels' power cables.
Version VX should be available tonight sometime. ASAP, really.
It's called a "Miner's Plague", because these giant moles wreak havoc with the Sublevels' power cables.
Version VX should be available tonight sometime. ASAP, really.
Game Design
Added a New Enemy
A few comments about the demo have suggested that there should be some extra opportunities to fight enemies (to grind if stuck). With so much to be busy with, I don't have time to start a new enemy animation sheet from scratch, so this enemy is a recolour and edit of an existing one.
So, here they are. Sublevel 34's new residents. The Sewer Snail's inkier cousin...the "Ink Snails"...
(forgive the slapdash presentation, this image was my final exhausted twitch before collapsing into sleep last night)
So, here they are. Sublevel 34's new residents. The Sewer Snail's inkier cousin...the "Ink Snails"...
(forgive the slapdash presentation, this image was my final exhausted twitch before collapsing into sleep last night)
Progress Report
Amazing
It's amazing to have the Dev Spotlight, just wanna say thanks to everyone involved in getting OMNIS up there.
There's still so much to work on and improve - it feels like an especially good time to have the spotlight since so many things are being looked at and reworked for Version 15.
Like this, for example:
It was suggested to me that having the Grunt appear to tell you that you shouldn't explore the tunnels was a bit of a cop out, so I've installed these doors to get around that problem. I want OMNIS to include a sense of exploration. The locations are large and sprawling and I've avoided arbitrarily closing routes off wherever possible. Having said that, it is sometimes necessary to encourage the player to head in a certain direction - hence these tunnels being off-limits (for now, anyway...)
There's still so much to work on and improve - it feels like an especially good time to have the spotlight since so many things are being looked at and reworked for Version 15.
Like this, for example:
It was suggested to me that having the Grunt appear to tell you that you shouldn't explore the tunnels was a bit of a cop out, so I've installed these doors to get around that problem. I want OMNIS to include a sense of exploration. The locations are large and sprawling and I've avoided arbitrarily closing routes off wherever possible. Having said that, it is sometimes necessary to encourage the player to head in a certain direction - hence these tunnels being off-limits (for now, anyway...)
