[General] Discussions

[Paillan]

I am totally negated for Warcraft 3 triggerring and you took away the need of terrain, and I pretty much suck at drawing. I could try making some models but you know... just starting the busyness.

 

[kari0003]

Models are hard too, and in the end you will need the art for it, in some way.
I could be able to help out with almost anything (except modelling) So feel free to ask. I really dug myself into wc3 modding back in the days...

 

[Vinz]

@Kyo that looks nice.

 

[Imadori]

My motivation for that goes only as far as doing art.

That's okay, I've already decided to do all the coding right from the start. Arts are exactly just what I'm expecting.

Sorry about that Paillan, I have thought this idea considering the majority. Well, we do need other stuffs like music and sound-effects. If you want you can find or compose some? It could be fun. As for the art, we can just let someone good at drawing draw your characters. I'm pretty sure they won't mind.

Kari! For now, we need facial expression of characters as seen from the lower left, and backgrounds (Valentine Forest), like Mania's fortress and such.
I saw this. You're pretty darn good at coloring! It would be great if you could do some backgrounds! O.O

Mythic~! Of course. I'm an eye-candy guy. ^ ^
And my idea about the card texts, I can use the game-messages after all, I've done some experiments and it turned out to be okay-looking.
Will you be participating in this project by the way? I mean, you're part of the group too.

Cool-peon is busy huh... can't bother him with work if he can't even post in the RP thread. Come back soon cool-peon!

Images:
Backgrounds - 1024x512 [.tga]
Facial Exp - 128x128 (each) [.tga]

 

[Paillan]

music. So what kind of music do you need? apart from mp3 format of course, and best of all, doesn't use too much space.

 

[Imadori]

I dunno, have you played a game with something like a VN theme before?

We need music for different scenarios and for setting the right atmosphere, I think.
Like for example: When a character dies, we play the "some_sad.mp3" (slow-tempo). When characters clash, we play "epic_battle.mp3" (fast, like rock music maybe). When Mania is plotting something evil, "mania_theme.mp3" (dark/mysterious).

Personally, I think something like this is passable as the Valentine Forest theme.

 

[Paillan]

I have for both.
Character dead -

Something about us - daft punk (intro is depressing as hell)





Don't cry - Poison (without lyrics)



beneath Norther

Nightfall - Norther

Soldier side - system (25 sec intro)

Show must go on - Queen (extended intro)







Player clash

Period - full metal alchemist brotherhood (intro)

Krig - Norther

Hollow - norther (only intro)

Look down - ???? (Only intro)

A fallen star - Norther (epic solo part)

Judas - mago de oz (intro)

made in heaven - Queen (intro)





Mania

Veridis quo - Daft punk (fits her perfectly, a part at least)

I think that is for now. I am gonna check my other music list to see if I find something.

 

[Vinz]

How does the Valentine Forest look like?

And Am, the rewards pls.

 

[Paillan]

So febraur is almost over and we have the same progress as always. Well, what ever.

 

[Bernkastel]

Well I've been very busy lately, which is why I pulled myself out.

 

[Paillan]

theorist to crats.

 

[kari0003]

 

[Paillan]

so now we are a hearthstone rip-off?
Also the long forggoten legendary anus picture is there.

 

[kari0003]

I thought i would do something that looks cool for fun, while i have the time.

 

[Paillan]

I never said I looked bad

 

[Imadori]

I'll stop the VN, no one seemed pumped-up for that. Sent the skeleton to Kari just in case.

The TCG; It'll probably end up just a rip-off of another game after all, we don't have enough man-power. I'll base the gameplay on Forbidden Memories (PS1).
I'm keeping my word, so you can expect the TCG to be completed at least. No reason to log-in anymore except for my work here.

 

[Paillan]

What is VN? I am confused.

 

[Imadori]

Oh, VN stands for 'Visual Novel'.
I just had this idea, it would have been great if we can RP with music and visuals.

 

[Chen]

@Paillan, Anus Picture?

Well, we can make out own gameplay. Let's make it a normal TCG with RPG features! Well, I think RPG will be bad so...maybe not. Meh, why not make it really TRADING Card Game?

 

[Bernkastel]

Good Lord, why use any of those pictures, they're plain terrible. No no no no.
The ones that are mine, I mean.

It took me pretty damn long to understand the anus thing, but yeah. I remembered it now. Heh.


Also I liked the VN idea. though I would've preferred the characters as sprites, but yes I know, WC III. But I still like it.

And I'm redrawing Smurfina 'cuz the old one was shitty

 

[Paillan]

Yeah, when did you talk about that before, because I didn't noticed. And I gave you music, was it for that or something?

 

[Bernkastel]

458 had something, don't remember when it happened before.

 

[Imadori]

We can use sprites though.
The problem is that we can't put texts inside the UI console without that portrait box on the lower left showing. And that damn box leave trace even if make it invisible.
I can't remove it anyway, then just take advantage of it.

 

[Bernkastel]

Well, they'll be a lot less work anyway. So why not use the boxy.

 

[Paillan]

Make an UI without portrait zone and use models only without portrait (delete animations if needed) There you go. Maybe the second part isn't even needed, I gues if there's no portrait part in the UI no portrait animation should be able to be played.

 

[Imadori]

The texts will have pointless indentations then.
"<space> <space> <space> How you doin' Imadori?"
For some reason, that invisible box still takes space.

Applying sound effects, playing music, shaking camera (useful for earthquakes I guess), and changing expressions, are the only progress so far.
I'm having second thoughts if I should work on this or not. It's pointless to continue something if no one's enjoying it.

 

[Bernkastel]

I guess it's pointless to repeat myself of the fact that I like the ideaaaaaa.

 

[Bernkastel]

This is what I dislike about this place though. A lot of people appear online at times, but they never say anything. It's, as one would say, very annoying.

 

[Amargaard]

I'm going to asume that your comment is pointed towards me, with good reason tho. I just didn't feel like writing in here, since I was behind schedule with the .. well everything, and had a bad conscience. You probably know that feeling - lot easier when you actually have something to show.

So, here goes the Christmas contest winners. Paillan secured a territory victory for team LoveLight, so every member on that side have been given a little rep by myself.
The actual terraining contest standings are as follows:
1st place: The Christmas Staircase by Mythic (+20 rep)
2nd place: Snowstrider Village by trolman (+15 rep)
3rd place: Santania by kari0003 (+10 rep)

Congratulations to the winners! Rewards should be on their way, hopefully before too long

Sorry for letting y'all down, I really hope to get around to make that damn RP'ing post before it's too late.

Oh, and those are some sweet ideas, Kyo-meister! Keep 'em going!

 

[Vinz]

Yay haha now if only I have motivation in the Hive nowadays I would make more

 

[Paillan]

crappy terrains for the win.

 

[Amargaard]

Well, it was hard to decide actually, but I bet you're just jealous :b

 

[Paillan]

If I would had aimed for more RP I would had made decent terrains. But as I said t that time I wanted the light to win so I spammed terrains to win.

 

[Bernkastel]

Trol's is awfuk at the very least.

 

[Paillan]

Trol is a Troll after all.

 

[Imadori]

Then I'll resume it.

Is anyone here actually drawing visuals? We have one NPC now:

 

[Bernkastel]

Don't know who are the most needed right now.

 

[Imadori]

The characters? Doesn't really matter. Right now, I just want to reassure myself that I'm not the only one working on this.

 

[Amargaard]

Which one is that one NPC? Bern's Mania isn't finished, and I want a word in on that also!

I'll help with concept art and ideas, and terraining and whatever else I can do. Will it be like the WCIII custom map "Card Shuffle"?

 

[Imadori]

Nope, cool-peon. Not like Card Shuffle. It's a WCIII custom map but, we do it 2D. So we pretty much need arts only... I thought would be for the best, maybe.

That NPC... no idea. I just painted something recolorable, so we like, change it's hue for different NPCs with the same face. Like Power Rangers! Or the Mortal Kombat ninjas!

What does cupid look like (in the RP)? Just a baby with angel wings? I'm searching through your albums cool-peon, and having trouble finding him.

Actually, should we even make the theme Valentine Forest? It will end in March right? I mean by the time we finish this project, Valentines' long over.

 

[Amargaard]

I personally think Card Shuffle-kind of map would be the coolest, I got ideas for that. But you'll have to show me something before I can decide on the other idea

Oh, alrighty, so a placeholder?

Cupid sits here, in the middle with his wife Psyche. I disliked the idea of him being a little crybaby, so I took the freedom to change that. I got nothing of his front tho :l

Well, the goal is for the map to cover everything in the Kaelicious universe, right? Then Valentine Forest counts too ^^

BTW, I couldn't help it. I started a map project of my own too. Something completely else - after all, the more variety we got, the better

 

[Bernkastel]

We all need to focus on a single one if we wish to succeed, to be honest.

 

[Amargaard]

Yeah, I didn't meant to introduce this map to the rest of you anyway. It's more of a Hollideus-map than a Kaelicious-map anyway. So yeah, sorry, it was stupid to speak of, forget it. I'll still be able to help out a little bit on Kyo's map with artwork and all that

 

[Bernkastel]

Very well.

 

[Paillan]

Well as I said hundreds of times before, and as most of you already know because I tried, I suck at drawing. So yeah... I'll yust gonna wait here until there's something I can do... Maybe trigerring, if it is GUI them I can bear with it.

 

[Imadori]

You don't need to help with arts then. But we'll ask for help with a different matter when time comes

Is this acceptable acceptable enough cool-peon? (wip)

Just need to upload more icons to get icon makers/2D artists acknowledge me somehow. That'll increase the chances of getting help from them too... I hope this works well.

 

[kari0003]

Wow! looks great Leila, is it?

Technical stuff: Sorry that i didn't take part in the conversations. I only had time to check on the group once in a while over the last week. Its the last day of February, and no contest entries have been submitted, so i guess only Paillan gets points for team dominance.

As for the next month, it will be an usual free RPing month, I hope to finish the Valentine Quest plot soon. In traditions of the kind of more restricted Easter Games, i want to try something new for April. But I will see about that.

I really support this Visual novel concept. We can start with Valentine's Quest as a first chapter, or a Prologue about Mania's rise.

 

[Paillan]

No, that's Cupid.

THIS

IS

LEILA

 

[kari0003]

If it is cupid, i suggest removing the wings, and giving it red/brown hair :/

 

[Paillan]

I originally wanted to make a terrains but them I totally forggot.