Reanimated Existence

I got the Title screen finished and setup the way I wanted it to

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:37:38 -0400

I got the Title screen finished and setup the way I wanted it to

Alright, been tinkering with XP, at 1st I thought the tile sets...

Tue, 31 May 2011 18:45:00 -0400

Alright, been tinkering with XP, at 1st I thought the tile sets looked stupid, but when put together they can look very nice. so provided I can fine good sprites and tilesets for XP, I think ill stick with it.

The picture is probably going to wind up being my test zone btw, but thats the look of the game right now, so it wont be in game, my testing zone will probably wind up being a series of 2-3 areas connected that i can travel thorough to test aspects of the game, (items management, battle frequency, path finding, ect.)

Also dont worry about the Squares all over the screen, I took the Screen shot on the Event layer.

Also if anyone reading this know where to get the scripts that I need or know of good places to get sprites, please post it in one of the responses, other then that I’ll be doing my own research.

well gents, While waiting on responses and trying to find...

Tue, 31 May 2011 15:21:07 -0400

well gents, While waiting on responses and trying to find tilesets for VX and XP (basically what ever one I can find that’s got more good tilesets for what I need is the one ill go with) I was working on the Title screen, hows it look.

Update

Tue, 31 May 2011 12:21:34 -0400

Well good news, i might have gotten a Script for VX that allows limited inventory space, and another one that allows equipment to change mid battle

Bad news

Tue, 31 May 2011 11:27:36 -0400

I am ether going to have to drop my Ideas (breakable weps, ammo, custom UI, all that jaz) learn to code which i have no idea what IM doing with that, never done it before, and learn to pixel art. or just drop them from my game.

The alternative is i can pay someone to make them, but I don’t wanna have to pay someone because I don’t plan on selling it, I don’t think you can even sell games made with 2k3. I would not mind selling the game (don’t want to tho, rather it be a free thing), but to sell it i would have to buy VX or XP, 2k3 is a freeware program.

What do you guys think?

Drop the ideas, and just make due with 2k3, just put more effort in content and thought of the game. It should still be good. Use other peoples sprites and stuff.
Use VX and look for scripting that’s already made and use other peoples sprites and stuff.
Use XP and look for scripting that’s already made and use other peoples sprites and stuff.

http://www.learnmyself.com/poll62921x056D46Ee

Comments?

Good news and bad news...

Mon, 30 May 2011 17:34:58 -0400

Bad news:

I might be scraping what i have due to everywhere I looked you cant change the fact that you cant access the inventory in mid battle. Also several other things that are irritating me, like so self switches, Like i wanted to make a Zombie rush, where Zombie avatars are actually moving around and stuff and if they touch you it becomes combat then the avatar goes back to where it spawnd and continues, giving the feeling of a hoard of zombies. the only way i could find to do this is with switches, but that would be ALOT of switches, each monster would have its own switch plus each chest would have its own switch, and each event in game would also have it own, making millions of switches to keep track of… where as XP and VX have self switches, there just like normal switches, but there dedicated to just that item.

Also the lack of scripting, I do kind of wanna use it. I am going to wait and do some more research before i make my decision, i do like 2k3 a lot, it comes standard with a lot of options that does not need scripting, but its a bit dated.

Good News:

I might be using XP, have a fancy looking rpg, nothing about the game will be changing except the look, right now im looking for tile sets that fit what i need, if i find ones that are what i need (Apocalypse cities and interiors and stuff) then ill start working on that. I don’t know ill play it by ear for a bit, I’m off work the next few days, ill do more research.

A little more good news... kindof

Mon, 30 May 2011 16:06:12 -0400

Got the gun combat working with 1 character only, wanting to get it working fully with 1 before I get it working with multiple people. The problem I’m having now is getting it to allow you to change your weapon if you run out of ammo.

Good news

Mon, 30 May 2011 15:02:33 -0400

I have almost gotten the ammo system working properly, the only thing that’s holding me up, is if you have no ammo for the gun, your screwed, your character will sit there and every time you tell him to attack it will say, “Click… Click… You pull the trigger several times but nothing happens” then he will pull out his fists, this wouldn’t be too bad except 1st off I cant seem to get it to where it lets you open your inventory to change weps. I started messing with it, now it will let you shoot the whole round, just if at the start of the round you have no ammo you cant shoot…:\

The things im needing.

Mon, 30 May 2011 11:15:00 -0400

The things I’m looking into right now are:

The player can use both Guns and/or melee (one at a time), there will be at least 10-20 different guns and about 10-15 types of ammo (different round sized, 30-06, 9mm, 10mm, ect.) (some guns will use the same ammo) (if the different ammo if not possible then I guess I’ll make due) some guns like a pistol will only use 1 round, but an smg will use 2-5 with decreased chance to hit. If the proper amount and proper ammo is not in the players inventory, they will be paralyzed until end of the turn (them pulling the trigger then realizing there out of ammo) making them have to pay attention to there ammo count.Also gun will have a less chance to hit across the board.

They can also equip a melee weapon instead of a gun (I’m hoping to have 40-50 types of melee weps), these will be WAY more common, ammo will be rare. Every time they use it, there is a chance the weapon will break (I dont really want it a set # for each weapon, I want it more of a risk/reward) melee weps will have a much higher chance to hit then guns, but do about half as much damage.

I also would like to have a head shot option for Zombies (preferably just for Zombies) that has a very low chance to hit but will insta-kill any zombie, or rather then a very low chance, make it a moderate chance but having to charge for 2 turns where they cant do anything just aim (or make it 1 turn but if hit, it breaks there aim)

I also would like to limit the amount of inventory the players can hold. in my game im going to a sense of survival, making them have to weigh, do they wanna carry this extra weapon, this food (food will probably just be health), of this unknown key that may or may not really be for anything.

Also a way to make descriptions longer for weps, like you get the normal small one when its highlighted, but if you select it, you can get a much larger description.

Im looking into how to do these, I don’t even know if there possible, but I’m looking.

For now that’s all I’m needing to know as of now.

If anyone following this knows how, feel free to post how, or if there is a link on how to do any of these please post it. (it’s only letting me put 2 reply posts per day… so stupid…) You can reply in the previous post with the reply option.

Testing

Mon, 30 May 2011 10:46:00 -0400

Right now I’m testing guns needing ammo.

What I’m assuming needs to be done is (I made a test game for this in case I screw things up) make a common event, have it 1st check for the type of ammo then have it branch, if the appropriate ammo is in the inventory allow the attack, if there in no ammo of the specific type, then cause a paralyze attack on the player that is removed at the end of the turn (That is your player pulling the trigger and nothing happening, causing you to keep track of your ammo). Then i can go into the battle setup and when attack with X wep remove 1 (or how ever many the gun uses, like smg’s will probably use 3 at a time or something) of Y ammo.

As for melee weapon being able to break. no idea, someone on that forum told me to pretty much do the same thing as the guns, but set a variable every time it is used, every time that wep is used take 1 away, when it hits 0 the wep is removed telling the player it broke… I’m hoping I can find a tutorial on this, because it sounds complicated… I also wanna add something that makes items weigh something, or limited item space. I’m going for a sense of survival, where you are going to have 7-8 weapons at a time, because one might break. Thinking about making guns break too, probably not tho, because I am already going to make ammo rare as is.

Changed the URL

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:56:52 -0400

I changed the URL to http://reanimatedexistence.tumblr.com/. I wanted to use the Custom URL to just ReanimatedExistence.com, but its giving me an error :( and I don’t know why, so for now, that will have to do.

Questions/Comments/Recommendations/Concerns

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:36:00 -0400

Ok, i figured another thing out, if I end the post with a Question mark, it allows responses, so as long as i remember add “Questions/Comments?” at the end of some posts I should be good. so now that I got that Figured out.

Anyone have any Questions/Comments/Recommendations/Concerns?

Good news everyone, I think i figured out a way to allow you...

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:23:00 -0400

Good news everyone, I think i figured out a way to allow you guys to reply, if you been following me for 2 weeks, it should auto let you reply (I want it shorter but oh well) or you can reply immediately if I follow you too, so I guess ill follow everyone that follows me so you guys can reply. Im still learning Tumblr’s system too so :/

Good news :)

Sun, 29 May 2011 21:27:42 -0400

I found a forum website that’s gonna help me out with some of the more complex things I wanna do, like guns needing ammo, and breakable melee weps.

As for how to change the name of currency, I’m just stupid and i found it, unfortunately i cant fit Salvage in it, it allows 6 letters, so its probably going to be SLVG instead.

I’m probably going to take off the rest of the night and play some APB or Frozen Synapse.

Still thinking of a way to get feedback from you guys too.

Fustration.

Sun, 29 May 2011 16:38:51 -0400

Tinkering with the system now, got used to most things, the rest of it I’ll probably figure out when/if I need them, im exited to get started.

There is one thing that’s pissing me off tho. I cant seem to figure out how to rename the money… I want it called Salvage, it even says under the string area (X)(Currency unit)(Y) , implying I can change the Currency unit, but ether I’m blind and cant see it, or its not there.

Also right now I’m looking for people that can do pixel art for me, because I’m terrible at it, if I cant find anyone then ill probably use ones I find online and just put the creators name in the credits, that’s what I’m doing with the chipsets/tilesets I’m using and the 4 weapon sets I have.

Right now I’m probably going to start making creatures and tweak the damage of items and stuff, that’s probably going to take a long time. I want the damage system so be like 1-3 damage at the start, then later levels your doing 50-80 damage, something like that, but I will start to tinker with it, and see what to do.

There are a few things I don’t like about 2k3, I didn’t know there is no scripting in it, even tho I said I wanted to veer away from scripting, I would still like to use it, but its not that big of a deal.

Tho I cant figure out how to name switches, that is irritating me.

There are a few more things, can’t recall them tho. If I can find some really good tilesets for XP, I might go with that, or if I can find someone that can make them for me, that would be even better.

Tinkering around with the System more, I made a test Area to...

Sun, 29 May 2011 13:45:56 -0400

Tinkering around with the System more, I made a test Area to test out different things, encounters, NPC movement, all that jazz

Just wanted to post another picture of what the game will look like, also the maps will be much bigger. This is just a test area.

I’ll keep ya posted.

Reanimated Existence

Sun, 29 May 2011 12:31:00 -0400

The to whoever “me” is in that vote thing, “Reanimated Existence” Is the title of the game. Subject to change if I Find something or i see something that sounds better for what I’m looking for.

What do you think?

http://www.learnmyself.com/poll62822x45DE4b6a

Title possibilities

Sun, 29 May 2011 11:30:00 -0400

Been Thinking about different titles that fit, here are some I came up with:

Clouded Eyes
Jaded Departure
Animated Flesh
Silence of Night

Thinking about going with Clouded Eyes, and having the background be a zombie face with white eyes like it’s lunging out of the shadows at the camera most of it just a black silhouette mainly just the eyes showing, and a city in ruin behind it.

Trying to think of a good way so people following this can leave feedback without putting my email up

For now, here’s so you guys can Vote on what Title you like best out of the ones i have.

http://www.learnmyself.com/poll62817x94014627

Edit: Kind of like Silence of Night too, just have the title screen a city in ruin.

more on system and story

Sun, 29 May 2011 10:44:00 -0400

I posted this on an image board to get some followers (thx asphaltchild for being the 1st) and Some people are complaining that there’s not more info on the game. I wanted to keep most of it a secret until i got more together but here’s what i got

Right now its in planning stages, I dont have much story, just a rough plot, I started with the idea yesterday.

As for weps:provided I can get it like this in 2k3

Going to be primarily guns, heavy item based (different rounds and stuff) and there will be melee, but guns will be ore effective. What im hoping to do, is you equip a gun of some kind, and every use of it, uses a round or 2 (or more on SMGs and stuff) but do alot of damage, but ammo will be rare, but melee weps will be more common but can break…. that’s what im shooting for

As for story: This is all subject to change, but what I have now is this.

Humanity started messing with a way to stop the aging process to overcome humanities biggest fear our own mortality. Something goes wrong and and the vaccine kills the host and revives the corpse (Zombies). Humanity continues to make these Zombies for testing, due to if its injected into a fresh corpse (less then an hour dead) it will revive them as undead. humanity thinking this was a step closer to there goal, continues this, but keeping the undead contained. Undisclosed ways, an “Accident” happens, and the Zombies are let loose, the outbreak spreads quick, faster then humanity can stop it, after a few years the outbreak turns into a lvl 4 outbreak, zombies pushing humanity to near extinction.

You will be part of a settlement trying to survive, the game will start off with you having to get food and water with a small team of people (you and 1 or 2 people).

Due to bombings and humanities attempts and stopping/containing the outbreak, many creatures will have mutated giving more creatures to fight.

Sometime during the course of game play, AI might be created (not sure if i wanna include this tho, just a thought) to assist humanity in pushing back, the AI might go Sentient at some point, and see humanity as a thread to its own existence (by seeing humans do something horrid, videos of humans trying to contain the infection early war or something, and turn on humanity.

Might toy with the idea of Aliens too, don’t know yet.

That’s what I got so far

No title yet, cant think of one that fits that says what I want it to yet, no names for the protagonist yet.

Also don’t be thwarted by spelling mistakes and grammar, I will be proof reading and making sure everything correct in the game, right now I’m trying to type this out as fast I can so I can get back to what ever I was doing (making the game, work, whatever)

Also...

Sun, 29 May 2011 09:43:58 -0400

I am going to try to stay away from Scripting if i can, thats part of why im using 2k3, it already does most of what i want it to do.

im not too familiar with Tumbler, i don’t know if you guys are able to respond or send feedback… XD