POLARCACTUS'S PROFILE

Other alias: Luchi
Age: 30
Current obsession: Granblue Fantasy






Enelysion
"A joy to sit down and play" - Addit

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Screenshot Survival 20XX

I am trying to push them. >< Okay, so it was a bad example, trees are awfully hard to get right.

Sorry Red/Libby. ;_;

Screenshot Survival 20XX

@Red: I'm pleased to see how your custom stuff is turning out so far. I know making trees is a pain in the behind, but I can 'leave' you a hint. Draw individual leaves, then after making your tree 'skeleton', just paste them in a haphazard way until you get something you like. Then shade the leaves appropriately according to the light source.


It's how I made my trees. XD Not the best method, but it works for someone whose tablet was stolen. Actually, all my tiles are done with the mouse so--


I also did a B/W test to check the textures. One of those basic rules of pixel art is: If you can't recognise a texture in black and white/grayscale, you need to redo it.

Or you could follow this example:



Aka the long way, but ultimately better if you do have a tablet.


I may do a tutorial on how I create my pixel tiles later down the line.

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BL and BM ( Blindmind ) do 'good clutter' though. As in, it doesn't get in the way of navigating your way through a map. It becomes 'bad clutter' when 1) the player can't see where they're supposed to go 2) there's so much going on it's hard to make out the player sprite or 3) it just gets in the way.

I had a clutter fetish myself. Not so much now.

Exile's Journey

This looks like my kind of game. :D Subbed.

RMN is like Hotel California

This blog became too long for it's own good. >< I'll do a gameplay blog later today ( rare for me to do multiple blogs, but I feel like discussing some game mechanics ).

I should've changed the blog title, but RMN really is like that amazing Eagles song. XD

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Without the clutter. XD

Tristian: Lady of the Lion

@Zieg: Yes, I'm feeling a lot better now, thanks. =) I'll bump you a PM when the next build of the game is ready.

@mawk: Oh hai. RMN has a hypnotic pull on me. I've been here since 2009, after all. XD I guess I have a soft spot for this site ( and everyone belonging to it ).

@Addit: Of course you do. >:D Got to be cruel to be kind, eh? Just kidding.

@Dy: Stop teasing him. XD The review is two years old, after all... ( gee, and I'm not even halfway done with the game >< )

Screenshot Survival 20XX

@Gretgor: The only glaring problem I see are the cliffs. The map itself isn't bad, but it would look a lot better if there was a partially submerged cliff tile so it doesn't look as though it's just 'floating' on top of the water. I'm quite sure it could be solved with an event tile, though.


Kind of like what I did there. It's not perfect, but you get the idea. The event tile itself is animated as well.

Some random trees would do the map some good as well. There's a little too much empty space for my liking, but at least the map itself isn't cluttered.

More Tristian stuff:








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I have been studying old SNES games, after all. :D Rudras forests struck me as the best example.

Tristian: Lady of the Lion

Thanks, Dy. What else would I expect from my No.1 fan? And uni is the same as ever. XD Will have to save my blog update for Boxing Day.



I feel so special. <3 But jeez, only out for a WEEK and already sitting at nearly $800 mil? 0_0 It hope its better than Empire Strikes Back ( still the best SW film ).


Guess all I needed was a three-week long sabbatical, coming back as a Level 28 Gam-Mak developer. XD I have been quietly working on LoTL though, to an extent that I will have two-hour long demo out by January. So... I need testers. But more on that in my blog. I'll put up a teaser video in the meantime. >:D

All I can say is:
Tristian's soundtrack blows Enelysion's out of the water. Completely. I am in love with the soundtrack.