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Bad Moments in Good Games?

08/02/2012 01:39 AM

I can't believe no one's brought up Metal Gear Solid yet. I love those games. I love the mechanics and the overall story that drive them, but by Odin's beard if Kojima doesn't need to hire an editor to keep his long-windedness under control. Easily 1/4 to half of the cutscenes in these games could be cut out for the betterment of the game.

Looking for battle backgrounds (XP)

07/18/2012 06:09 PM

Hi all!

I'm working on a game demo and have been working hard to not use the pre-packaged XP resources. I'm trying to find some battle backgrounds. I'm looking for five in particular: one for a farm village, overworld plains/meadow, a forest, a cave and a burning village.

Would anyone know where I could find something along these lines? Or better yet is there anyone who might be wiling to help me come up with some custom, unique ones?

I'd be much obliged.

Invisible Walls (XP)

07/15/2012 12:52 AM

So I'm trying to make some invisible walls to seal off areas of my map. I've been using blank events to do this but didn't realize until after the fact that adding all these events would slow my game town tremendously.

That said I'm wondering if there might some alternative way to make invisible boundaries.

Little things that can ruin your day?

07/12/2012 11:05 PM

Unexpected bills. Especially in the last nine months saving up for my wife's maternity leave. I know it's a part of life and all, but we don't make a lot of money and any extra income we bring in comes from the freelance work I do on the side. The task of making sure we have enough money to live has been all mine and things like the cat having to go to the vet or needing to get my laptop repaired will just ruin my day. It just makes me think "there goes another month of work down the drain."

Other then that...reading the news can suck sometimes.

Get some opinions on a few maps?

07/11/2012 08:20 PM

Good point on the overlay, I hadn't thought of that.

I think I know what's bothering me. I really hate all the empty space between a lot of the trees. I tried to fill it up with plants and such but it really distracts me when I play test it; almost to the point that I can focus on one thing at a time. I'm going to give a go at making it look a bit fuller and filled in.

I'm glad the shape works though. I had been worried about that as well.

Get some opinions on a few maps?

07/11/2012 07:54 PM

I've been making maps for a forest level and as I make progress I'm feeling like there's something....off.

I think a part of it is I've made things a bit too busy. I need to clean things up a bit and maybe widen the walk-able path in some maps. That said, as I play test the thing, it just feels a like they aren't working overall and I was wondering if I could get some outside opinions. I have attached a couple of pictures and embedded a video with a quick walkthrough of a few of the maps I've made.