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SivakDrac
11-12-2008, 07:00 PM
In case anyone is interested, I'm doing another project, but this time it's a platformer. Much harder to code than simple puzzles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syY80GyfRYM
The 9th Sage
11-13-2008, 03:33 PM
That looks like it's going to be good. :D
Isildur
11-22-2008, 05:42 AM
Neat! I'll have to give that a try when you're done. =)
SivakDrac
11-23-2008, 05:13 PM
Thanks for the comments. Not much work has been done, though I've made it so the rom can have a potential 32000 rooms to go into. :)

I seem to suck at drawing trees. I need some trees for the BG in one area.
Isildur
11-24-2008, 04:02 AM
I seem to suck at drawing trees. I need some trees for the BG in one area.

What would the tile dimensions be? I could give it a shot.
SivakDrac
11-25-2008, 04:48 AM
What would the tile dimensions be? I could give it a shot.

Well, the upper part would probably need around 9 or so 16x16 tiles. It can use black and 2 greens, but the last color must be left blue for the sky.

The central tile of the 3x3 block should also be made so it could be side-by-side with itself in case I ever wanted to make the tree 5x5 or something.

If you want to go at it, I'll certainly look at the results. Thanks.
Isildur
11-26-2008, 05:48 AM
Well, the upper part would probably need around 9 or so 16x16 tiles. It can use black and 2 greens, but the last color must be left blue for the sky.

The central tile of the 3x3 block should also be made so it could be side-by-side with itself in case I ever wanted to make the tree 5x5 or something.

If you want to go at it, I'll certainly look at the results. Thanks.

So, just to make sure I understand correctly, it would be something like


[Bl][Bl][Bl][Bl][UL][UC][UC][UC][UC][UC][UR]
[UL][UC][UR][Bl][ML][MC][MC][MC][MC][MC][MR]
[ML][MC][MR][Bl][ML][MC][MC][MC][MC][MC][MR]
[DL][DC][DR][Bl][DL][DC][DC][DC][DC][DC][DR]
[Bl][Tr][Bl][Bl][Bl][Bl][Bl][Tr][Bl][Bl][Bl]


(UL=upper left folliage, MC=middle center folliage, etc., Bl=blank blue bg, Tr= Trunk tile)

and each tile is limited to a four color palette? (So for the trunk, two browns, black, and sky blue?)
SivakDrac
11-26-2008, 06:42 AM
You have the right idea.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5381/28df0.png - This was my basic attempt, although the leaves are stolen from Wood Man. I only have that as a temporary.

The trunk is a full 16 pixels wide so it uses 3 browns. Hope that helps.
Isildur
11-28-2008, 12:10 PM
Did you have something like this (https://files.nyu.edu/jc73/public/stuff/tree/) in mind, or were you looking for something more realistic looking?
SivakDrac
11-28-2008, 05:02 PM
Did you have something like this (https://files.nyu.edu/jc73/public/stuff/tree/) in mind, or were you looking for something more realistic looking?

Actually, that's not bad in the least. I might alter it to have black around the edges, but I'll play with that design. Very nice stuff.
Isildur
11-28-2008, 08:45 PM
Very nice stuff.

Thanks; I'm happy to be of some help. =)
SivakDrac
11-29-2008, 04:06 AM
Well, I implemented it. Here it is in action:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8751/newtreedemopd7.png

I think it looks pretty decent.
The 9th Sage
11-29-2008, 03:48 PM
Well, I implemented it. Here it is in action:

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8751/newtreedemopd7.png

I think it looks pretty decent.

I agree, it looks pretty good.
Isildur
11-30-2008, 07:32 AM
Neat. =) What system are you making the ROM for?

(Silly side-note: At first I accidentally T9-typed 'meat' instead of 'neat', which would no doubt have been a rather puzzling remark, so it's a good thing I rechecked my comment before hitting submit on my phone. =P )
Reaper man
11-30-2008, 08:40 AM
hey, nothing wrong with meat, I like meat. :3
Rattlehead
12-01-2008, 01:51 AM
This looks like a NES ROM, which would be pretty cool. I'll have to check it out when you're beta testing...if you plan on beta testing.
SivakDrac
12-01-2008, 03:21 AM
This looks like a NES ROM, which would be pretty cool.


That is correct. This can answer Isildur's question too. I want to have something worth beta testing before doing so, but I'll definitely get a few involved if they are interested.
SivakDrac
03-05-2009, 04:48 AM
Here's a new video for those interested. Hope the tag works. I wish I could just write HTML myself.

Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVJVPkxv2D4)

wVJVPkxv2D4
The 9th Sage
03-05-2009, 01:59 PM
This looks pretty fun. I like your gravity defying limes and snails with rocket launchers btw. :D
*edit*
Oh yes, and I like that music too. Did you do the music?
SivakDrac
03-05-2009, 05:25 PM
Did you do the music?

Yes. An actual NSF of some of the stuff can be found here:

http://famitracker.shoodot.net/forum/posts.php?id=349

I can't link to the file directly as that site doesn't seem to like me doing that, so the attachment in the post will have to do.
toasterhed
03-08-2009, 10:09 PM
I would totally love to test this game. It looks really fun. It reminds me of several games but has a very original feel to it.

Keep up the good work!