Sunday, June 9, 2013

Just Released another script which will allow you to put a new command on the title screen which will lauch a
webpage with the player's default browser.

Link to the script:

HERE

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Just an update on a couple of projects I'm working on.

Adventure Haven: Put on hold currently. I've decided this game will go commercial. I've completed my menu script for the most part though I will not be releasing it to the public until after the game is finished. I'm pretty much gutting the game to add custom graphics instead of the standard graphics you can find available on the various resource sites. So the screen shots on my previous post about this game are not what it will look like for the most part. The reason I decided this is I can do a lot potentially if I use my own material. I've been practicing pixel art for a couple of weeks now off and on and I think its time I start using that. This game will be on hold until I'm satisfied with my graphics.

Winds of Fate: This game is mostly complete other then a few bugs I'm trying to smooth out. Also I still have not been able to fix the issue with xas using a companion AI Follower that will fight and heal you if it has the ability. My OCD is kicking in on this one and I'm not satisfied with the way things are going on it so I've put it on hold until my scripting knowledge is good enough to figure this problem out without help.

Monster Island: Terra Monstro
I started working on this project a few days ago I was playing around on bluestacks with a couple of Kairosoft games That I have on my android. I thought to myself "Man these games are so fun and addictive, I wish they would release some pc games like this." For those of you who don't know Kairosoft is the company that makes games like: 
Game Dev Story
Dungeon Village
Ninja Village
Beastie Bay
Epic Astro Story

These 5 are my favorites. I've played them over and over and never get tired of them. For a full list of Kairosoft games click HERE.

Anyways I was playing Beastie Bay which is Kind of a cross between Pokemon and a city builder game.
You start out on an Island with just yourself and a pet that fights for you. You have to build houses and collect resources for research to unlock new buildings and items. You explore different places unlocking new ones as you progress. The coolest feature is that when you battle a monster and the enemy is weak you can throw bait at it and recruit them for your village. You then build them a house and supply them with trees or a farm and they will get resources for you. After playing for a few hours I thought about features I would want in a game like this for pc and so Monster Island: Terra Monstro was born in my head.

I have combined my Building system from Adventure Haven and an alteration of my menu system from winds of fate to start making the game.

Potential Problems I can see are going to be a challenge for me and will stretch my brain pretty thin. One in particular will be creating the battle system from scratch. I have not tried scripting a battle system yet but It will be a learning experience for sure. The game itself will not have much of a story line similar to kairosoft games but will focus on building and collecting creatures and heroes for your Island. There will not be a time limit like in all kairosoft games but there will be a final boss you can fight to "Beat" the game. Once this boss is defeated your save data before this point can be used to create a new game with bonuses and a higher difficulty level or you can continue your game and use achievement reward points to purchase a clear state that will do the same thing. I've considered an ISO format for the maps but for now I will stick with the normal view. As for the battle system I'm considering making it like beastie bays or I may make it similar to a final fantasy game. I haven't really decided yet. Then again I really like dungeon village's battle system but I'd run into the same problem with the AI part of it. We will see where it goes I guess. I'm posting some video links below here so you can see the different games if you don't know what they are.


Dungeon Village


Ninja Village




Beastie Bay