[Role Playing Game] Heroes Tale

[IamFootman061]

The terrain is better than in the first reply. Nice +rep

 

[Binsu]

@IamFootman061
Thank you for the feedback and compliment.

Anyways, so guys. I do not know but after this discussion of me losing motivation, I suddenly had the motivation and now I can say I am working on a steady pace so I have finished all of the Forest's Terrain and also I have been able to place all units including allies and enemies on the Forest.

I have also made a terrain about the indoor house in the terrain. I need some more suggestions on what to put/place in it. Thank you!

I am now making the triggers available for the Forest and I might release the reworked v0.1 ALPHA after that.

 

[robizeratul]

@IamFootman061
Thank you for the feedback and compliment.

Anyways, so guys. I do not know but after this discussion of me losing motivation, I suddenly had the motivation and now I can say I am working on a steady pace so I have finished all of the Forest's Terrain and also I have been able to place all units including allies and enemies on the Forest.

I have also made a terrain about the indoor house in the terrain. I need some more suggestions on what to put/place in it. Thank you!

I am now making the triggers available for the Forest and I might release the reworked v0.1 ALPHA after that.

why spend so much time on terrain instead of focusing on gameplay and story? Terrain is probably the most superficial part of it... I don't know about anyone is, but it's the last thing I'm interested in an RPG.

I don't want things to look pretty, I want a story and gameplay. Being average is good enough for me

 

[Vinz]

^He's reworking the whole map from scratch, so I can't say he's 'spending so much time' on terrain. He'll get to the story soon.

 

[Binsu]

why spend so much time on terrain instead of focusing on gameplay and story? Terrain is probably the most superficial part of it... I don't know about anyone is, but it's the last thing I'm interested in an RPG.

I don't want things to look pretty, I want a story and gameplay. Being average is good enough for me

I am actually not working on the terrain right now but on the stories, gameplay, triggers and misc. stuffs.

 

[N.Knight]

I am actually not working on the terrain right now but on the stories, gameplay, triggers and misc. stuffs.

Thats nice to know but don't leave the terrain.
A good story is important but so is the look of the terrain because your terrain portrays the setting. You need not take it over the top but even some minor details to the scenery will bring your story to life and make gameplay a tad more interesting.

Having said that, the project looks nice overall, would like to see the changes you have in mind.
Good luck mate!
+rep

 

[Binsu]

@NKnight001
Thank you for the tips and compliments. I am really glad

Anyway, guys, I have been again in a slow pace due to being busy at school works but here are some news... I have made 2 Main quests already together with their cinematics, Item drops from Sapphire Stones (some kind of mining stones), an Item Stacking System, and much more...

Expect some gameplay screenshots soon and hopefully, by next week, the reworked v0.1 ALPHA.

 

[Remixer]

Remember that you mustn't rush under pressure, just take your time, but without letting your fans forget you.

 

[Lockheart]

why spend so much time on terrain instead of focusing on gameplay and story? Terrain is probably the most superficial part of it... I don't know about anyone is, but it's the last thing I'm interested in an RPG.

I don't want things to look pretty, I want a story and gameplay. Being average is good enough for me

I am actually not working on the terrain right now but on the stories, gameplay, triggers and misc. stuffs.

Imho, a pretty terrain is quite important in a rpg and I think I am not the only one who feels this way.

Of course you can't forget about gameplay and story, but sometimes it's better to do one thing after another.
As I can tell from your screenshots you're terrain looks well so far, improving needs time and therefor you shouldn't feel rushed.

Gotta quite a lot of untested rpg on my list now, but yea', I'll try it!
Keep up the good work.

 

[Binsu]

@Lockheart
Thank you very much for stating your opinion and also for waiting on testing it out!

Anyway, here are some gameplay screenshots of the game though showing only a little part of the game, I tested the triggers and some does not work properly but got to realized and solve out the problem. It seems its me being stupid is the problem (I forgot most of the triggers I used).

 

[Remixer]

Some grammar errors as "that actually lives on the house."

However the way the English is more important in my opinion you write it like the character would tell the player things, he should not be doing that... For example :
"Here I am, in the middle of the forest and lost again... Oh, a house! That is quite weird seeing a house in a dangerous-looking forest such as this."

This is like the character tells the player "Okay, dude, I am lost now. Just so that you know it I say it." and the house "There is a house, okay it's weird but let's not care about it."

Preferable line would be like:
"Oh... this is just great. I am lost again this forest(./... again!) House? Why the heck would any one build a house in forest like this?"


And the Dwarf Kan tells you what he can be used for like the game would be a tutorial. (I am not sure if this part is actually.)
"I almost forgot, I am Kan and I am a Dward Blacksmith. I can craft weapons and armors for you if you want."

Preferably: (It would help to see the whole cinematic to make the lines fit better)
"Oh! But I am Kan, a blacksmith... and if you already didn't notice I am a dwarf. If you are in need of arms maybe I can help you out."


Notice that my grammar is not 100% correct however I think you can get an idea how you could write instead of tutorial-like or talking to player text.

 

[Binsu]

Thank you very much for the suggestions. Would do that.

 

[AL0NE]

It's been quite some time I was inactive. Obviously there's many things going on in the hive. Anyway, Hell_Master, I would like apologize for my sudden hibernation/disappearance without leaving a word or two about the UI for this project. :/ There was just too many IRL stuffs to attend to. But rest assure, the UI is still intact in my hard drive and I'll will follow up the UI from where I left it. hopefully you'll be able to include it in your Alpha release.

 

[AL0NE]

It's been quite some time I was inactive. Obviously there's many things going on in the hive. Anyway, Hell_Master, I would like apologize for my sudden hibernation/disappearance without leaving a word or two about the UI for this project. :/ There was just too many IRL stuffs to attend to. But rest assure, the UI is still intact in my hard drive and I'll will follow up the UI from where I left it. hopefully you'll be able to include it in your Alpha release.

EDIT:
Here's an in-game screenshot of the UI in action. To avoid any misleadings, the crappy terrain shown in this screenshot is for example purpose ONLY. I've made changed to the top right panels, and the cursor can be seen right above the water. I'm still in a dilemma of whether leaving the menu buttons with the original night elf green colour because it seems to fit pretty well. However, a golden/yellow recolour does seems to be viable too. I'll post another screenshot for comparison soon. And yeah, still working on Inventory Cover. D: not sure what to put there atm.

Preview

And sorry for being abit slow for the other components. I used to know their paths, and how the .blp is designed for each of them. But I practically forgot most of them and had to recall how they work. D:

 

[Chaosy]

alone that looks nice however I feel like you need to choose which colour you actually want to use. Bronze + green wtf?

either go with the greenish colour like above the command buttons or the bronze colour like the one above the hero stats. because the following spots look rather odd atm.

as said well drawn but I think it looks odd

 

[Remixer]

Totally agree with Chaosy, the colors does not kinda fit together. Green or Bronze...

 

[AL0NE]

Hmm.. Never actually thought about those parts. ^^" thanks for the input guys. Will definitely try and fix that.

 

[Binsu]

It's great you are back, ALONE. I have been waiting for you and good thing that this is still not dead but sadly, restarted due to some unsatisfactory results.

Anyway, the UI looks great but I would have to agree to what Chaosy said. And also would be much better if you could maybe add some inventory slot symbols.

Thank you for the UI work!

 

[Binsu]

Here are 11 new Gameplay Screenshots that is a continuation of what I posted last. And I have also added an Attribute System and also a Level up Mechanic where you level up, you gain 4 points that is to be spent on raising your heroes' stats.

Added Systems:

• Attribute System
• Level Up Mechanic

 

[Veritas 117]

The terrain is definitely an improvement from the old terrain. Keep up the good work, I hope it isn't too much work re-doing a lot of it. Good luck

 

[Lolzaxis]

Yeah I like the new terrain. Good luck to this project + I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Vinz]

@Hell Master, the levelup mechanic, didn't you.. nerf that long ago to two points? And you added it again?

 

[Remixer]

HellMaster, definitely change Lordaeron Summer rock tile to Village Rock Tile. It is just better looking, Lordaeron rock tile is ugly.

 

[BronzeOregon]

You know, looking at the screenshots, this has come a long way. Excellent job.

 

[Binsu]

@Veritas117
Thank you for the compliments and yes, I am reallly trying hard for it to be that great. It's just that I always like to aspire higher.

@Lolzaxis
Thank you for the comment and the reworked ALPHA 0.1 soon though I hate to say it that it's not going to be released this week but surely this month.

@Wrathion
Why did I forgot that? Pardon me for that but I reverted it back to 4 because I balanced the way that the heroes gains stats on eaach level up. On it's old state, each level up, you gain 1 to all stats but now in the reworked version, you will only gain 1 point to your primary attribute.

@Remixer
I had to remove the ashenvales' rock tiles due to me using it on the House tile and thank you for the suggestions. I would try that.

@BronzeOregon
Long time no see, and thank you for the compliments. For me, it did not came that far for I only remade it and so restarting the progress but the quality is much better than the old state it is in the past.


So as I've said, I am very sorry for the announcement that I wont be able to release the reworked ALPHA 0.1 this week but surely, this month. It's due to school activities and such but I am really working in it.

Right now, I am finished on the cinematics before the fight with Von Leo and also the events that will happen after the fight. What's left for me is to make the cinematic between the Goddess after the fight and also, adding a spell for Angus and for the optional and main bosses as well and lastly, some testings to really make sure that there will be no harmful bugs in the game.

 

[IamFootman061]

Hello Hell_Master, I take a look again at your project again. I noticed that this was posted a year ago but you're making it too slow. The Process wasn't reach 50% after a year.

Btw, Here is some of my comments.

When I take a look at the compilation of your project. It's long but interesting and nice. Even it's too long, I read that.

The Features is nice. I like the socketing system where you can enhance your own weapon. But the other features is not that really unique. Most of it is in every RPG.

Gameplay is good enough. I really like SPRPG so I am subscribing.

Time for the terrain!
Well, Most of it is a nice terrain. I like the way you put a mushroom over the rocks. Nice creativity. But those insects that have a light doesn't look realistic because it's morning. The Pathing was quite empty. Try to put some small rocks there. Anyway, it's nice.

Well, The gameplay screenshot, the blacksmith is nicer than before. When I tested it before, the blacksmith is quite big but it's empty. Now, it looks better now because you make it smaller. And the quest log too, You need to put the objective in the quest log so. It's better than to put an in-game text.

Now, I am subscribing on this nice project and Good luck!

 

[Binsu]

@IamFootman061
You are actually right. It's been 1 year and yet I am not done with this. You can say that I am just really slow and lack of motivation strikes me always.

Anyway, here are 8 gameplay screenshots showing the game's loading screen, cinematics for the optional quests and before the fight with Von Leo. The fight after is bugging quite a bit so I can't yet show a screenshot on that part.

Also, added some items for the quests and also for the boss drops. Soundtracks are also imported with a reduced file size so in the ALPHA v0.1, expect a little small file size than the old ALPHA 0.1

 

[AL0NE]

I can't help but notice the loading screen is pretty blurry atm. I'm not sure what to go for to create a loading screen for Heroes Tale, but I gave it a try. What do you think? Since Angus is using the Arthas model-ish, so I've included his mugshot. If you want to add/change any info/text in it, do let me know. And this is just a preview for comments/fixes. If you want the HD file of the loading screen, I'll upload it for you. Plus I think this seems viable as a nice minimap preview as well.

Preview

EDIT:
There's still a few hours left before I go to the airport to return to my hometown, but I managed to clean up the UI color editings and here's the result. How is it guys? this preview is an attempt to fix the previously clashing color theme between gold/yellow and green. Still felt like there's something weird about the color though. Or it's just me. lol. But there's still lots of room for improvement. Any inputs on the UI are welcomed.

Preview

 

[Vinz]

I think the old Von Leo was better..

 

[Remixer]

You could add those tiny leaves to the bottom right part since there isn't any yet.

 

[Lockheart]

Hey Hell Master! Seems like the progress goes ahead, even if it's in not-so-big steps! Im glad.
Just wanted to drop this message: Check your page 1, WIP Screenshots, Section "Forest of the Magical Goddess".

Seems like the code of your tabs is broken there. I assume it should be easy for you to fix it.
But if there should be a problem with I would lend a hand, too, of course.

 

[Heinvers]

I'm here to ask if u have a specific release date for ur project. Btw the new UI looks great, Thanks in advance, Heinvers.

 

[Binsu]

@AL0NE
Thanks for notifying me of this Loading Screen and the UI you've posted in this thread and I can say that they look great and charming. Do you mind sending me the loading screen and the UI when you're done with it?

@Wrathion
In what ways? Mind sharing some ideas?

@Remixer
Will do and thanks for the feedback

@Lockheart
Thank you very much for letting me know of this BB Code error. I have fixed this and also added the screenshots that are not yet added there.

@Heinvers
I've answered this in your VM.

Anyway, I am really sorry if I can't keep AGAIN to my promise but here are some updates to ensure you guys that I am really working on this.

I have added a Backpack system made by xorkatoss and it works like a charm and added many equipments and consumables in-game. What's left is for the boss spells and scripts, boss item drops and some further testing.

 

[AL0NE]

@AL0NE
Thanks for notifying me of this Loading Screen and the UI you've posted in this thread and I can say that they look great and charming. Do you mind sending me the loading screen and the UI when you're done with it?

Aye captain Kuchiki Byakuya.

EDIT:
Here's a quick signature for Heroes Tales as requested. hope you'll like it.

 

[Binsu]

This looks good and all. I'll definitely wear this one and update the signature. Kudos to you, AL0NE.

Guys, please do wear out the signature if you are a supporter of some sort.

 

[neo_sluf]

Damnit! Nice Signature!.... Well it will be better if the guy in the signature is Hell_Master!

 

[Daffa]

Wish I can wear it, it's just the signature will not fit to my current signature as it's already full of content.
anyway, great signature!

 

[Vinz]

The four legged Von Leo was more animalistic in my humble opinion. On second thought, you can make the default corrupted ancient to a more mobile four legged version once at low health.

 

[Binsu]

The problem with the four legged model I once used is that once it plays it's death animation, it disappears and I don't want that to happen because in a cinematic, I will make Von Leo play it's death animation.

 

[Footman16]

I think the terrain could do with some work. Based on the details though gameplay will prove interesting enough, but it's the terrain that interests me.

 

[Binsu]

Finished working on all 26 custom misc items and 6 custom purchasable items. Added a Creep Reviving System which revives Demonspawns, Creatures, Mining Stones, and Bosses each with their different times but still bugs on the part of the Mining Stone (Daffa's fixing this).

To further tests also, it seems the Item Drop System does not work as intended. I do not want to be the bearer of bad news as always but this happens. The unit killed always drops the same item and does not give any chances for the others to drop. (Daffa's fixing this by using a new Item Drop System that is in JASS by Adiktuz. Hopefully, this would finally end these problems).

Added also 2 new custom spells for 2 Legendary Items being dropped by Von Leo.

That is all for some bit of information.

 

[Chen]

Cool Signature! Anyways Good Luck!

 

[Binsu]

@Chenralstrasz
Thank you for the lovely and inspiring comment.

Anyway, Daffa's been able to fix the trigger and both the Respawn System and the new Item Drop System, they are now both JASS instead of GUI for GUI really has it's limitation I guess. Now, it's just a matter of time and the ALPHA 0.1 will be released hopefully if my hands won't be full.

 

[Chen]

@AL0NE
Cool Loading Screen, but maybe you can add leaves.

@Hell_Master
You're welcome!

 

[CroMoX]

Loading Screen:
The Loading Screen is quite nice, and fitting for the project. Good Job Alone

Terrain:
The Terrain in my opinion is looking much better than previously, however it is missing something and can look rough in patches. So continue to work on the early areas as you continue with the project.

Overall Note:
I was hoping I could see some gameplay within the gameplay tab, however it is just walls of text unfortunately. I was hoping there may have been some actual combat to show off some possible new VFX you added in. Anyway the game/thread is starting to take a much better shape than the last time that I looked at it. So keep up the work.

 

[HitsuAron]

This looks good,Gonna try it soon.

 

[Vinz]

Those wisps in the forest.. they look really awesome.

 

[Moy]

I'm loving how this project progress so far. I'm too jealous, my project has been cancelled.

 

[Heinvers]

I have to agree that the terrain looks good and the Loading Screen. Btw nice signature Hell Master I hope that you will be able to release that alpha.

 

[Binsu]

I promise it'll be released and sorry for the long delay, some unexpected spell problems occur that took that long to be fixed.