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How to navigate a hex grid with the keyboard?
The numpad 1-2-3 4-5-6 could also work along with vertical stacking, though I prefer using the arrow keys to WASD so I guess it feels more natural to me. But, since they're nice and rectangular, you don't need to worry about odd or center keys. You can also leave the left side open as an alternative if someone is playing on a keyboard without a numpad.
From Archades to Crescent ~ Town Design for the Solo Dev
Maybe it's because I'm a big impatient gorilla, but I hate RPG towns, and never explore them beyond locating the weapon/armor/item signs out front of their respective shops and remembering them for later. I dread large towns, and I especially dread having to locate a specific trigger point or NPC to advance the plot. I admire FF12's sense of aesthetics and liveliness, but I'd rather cut off an arm than actually play that game again.
Design-wise, if I'm forced to make a town, it's always a small vertical slice that fits into a screen or two, tops - give a feel for the inhabitants, the local customs and culture, and the color palette/mood/environment. An RPG town is rarely going to even come close to the scale of a "real" town, so concentrating the relevant bits and leaving the rest to the player's imagination is respectful to the player's time and cuts down on the development cost, both.
The only non-MMO RPG I can think of where I actually explored entire towns is Star Ocean 2, and the only reason for that was to pickpocket every single NPC. Sure, it might be a pretty lame meta-goal, but it did get me to take the scenic route, as it were.
Design-wise, if I'm forced to make a town, it's always a small vertical slice that fits into a screen or two, tops - give a feel for the inhabitants, the local customs and culture, and the color palette/mood/environment. An RPG town is rarely going to even come close to the scale of a "real" town, so concentrating the relevant bits and leaving the rest to the player's imagination is respectful to the player's time and cuts down on the development cost, both.
The only non-MMO RPG I can think of where I actually explored entire towns is Star Ocean 2, and the only reason for that was to pickpocket every single NPC. Sure, it might be a pretty lame meta-goal, but it did get me to take the scenic route, as it were.
What Videogames Are You Playing Right Now?
Uncharted 4 is so good. It gets the "little things" right, while also feeling a lot less digital and inorganic with the platforming/gunplay as compared to the previous games. I cannot recommend it enough.
Pokemon in Hawaii. What country is next?
Best of Blogs #023
I would have had mine posted for the last batch, but, well, difficulties submitting in time, and all.
Thanks for the double front page exposure, though!
Thanks for the double front page exposure, though!
What Videogames Are You Playing Right Now?
Welp, Stellaris had the good graces to come out the day before my week-long road trip, so I'm going to sneak in some quality hours tonight.
On the plus side, I finished creating my faction of plutocratic industrialist space lizards!
On the plus side, I finished creating my faction of plutocratic industrialist space lizards!
Summer Movie Wager
Summer Movie Wager
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I alternate between reptile-themed avatars and misguided affection for the 1990s
I alternate between reptile-themed avatars and misguided affection for the 1990s
Summer Movie Wager
I'm in! Here's my hastily-cobbled list:
1. Captain America: Civil War
2. The Angry Birds Movie
3. Finding Dory
4. X-Men Apocalypse
5. Independence Day: Resurgence
6. Ghostbusters
7. Suicide Squad
8. The Conjuring 2
9. The Purge: Election Year
10. Pete's Dragon
Dark horses:
Bad Moms
Ben-Hur
Star Trek Beyond
1. Captain America: Civil War
2. The Angry Birds Movie
3. Finding Dory
4. X-Men Apocalypse
5. Independence Day: Resurgence
6. Ghostbusters
7. Suicide Squad
8. The Conjuring 2
9. The Purge: Election Year
10. Pete's Dragon
Dark horses:
Bad Moms
Ben-Hur
Star Trek Beyond
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