I got a New Years resolution going. Nope, it's not finishing one my game projects - it's cleaning out my gaming backlog. I'm currently halfway though the "A"'s. A little worried about the "T" section 'cuz of all the Tom Clancy games I got.
Was a nice simple Christmas here. I got a refrigerator, yay!
Projects
I did some concept art for my main game project. I wouldn't mind some opinions on how to do the magic system. I didn't want to copy Zelda 2's magic system, I wanted to do something with charge levels and elemental mixing - but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. (Not implementing it, I can implement out the wazoo if I had the idea well drawn out)
I also worked on refining my art style. A notable thing about many games is character reaction shots when you fail to perform a basic move. For example, if you swing your sword at a wall: It's easy to just have the sword go through and spark with a simple "ting and flash", but it's a lot better if the character has a reaction such as recoiling or flinching.
Gaming
I'm halfway through my games starting with A, currently on Assassin's Creed Revelations. Next up would be Atom Zombie Smasher. I got a LONG way to go.
Other
For the whole year 2011 I lost 45LB - That's right, I lost weight programming and playing games.
2011 went by so fast - like a blink of an eye.
Here's to 2012, Lok
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Non-Stop Power Gaming
Didn't do any work... too busy playing games. This is analogous to a micro-brewer not brewing because he's too busy drinking.
This is still time well spent. You learn things by playing game you like and games you don't like - notably how to and how not to make a game.
The dream is still alive, of course.
Notable events include watching a series called Sequelitis on YouTube by egoraptor. He points out some obvious stuff about game design and then BAM reveals non-obvious secret. I'll have to watch my design documents carefully to make sure I build around "appropriate use of relevant skills" and "teaching through gameplay". Ya, I've seen some of this through Extra Credits... but egoraptor is 'Awesomer'.
Projects
Just reviewing some design notes. Thought about some revisions, but for the most part I'm good to go. Just need to log some time.
Gaming
Wall to Wall.
There was the Terraria update, new Civilization V DLC, a Nuclear Dawn free weekend (which I'm liking so I bought it). Fortune Street on the Wii is so good I haven't had time to play Skyward Sword. Plus there's the new Dungeons of Dredmor DLC to try out.
My New Years resolution is going to be to clear my gaming backlog. Then I won't be able to use that as an excuse any more.
Since the only new release on my horizon is (still) La-Mulana - I should run out of games in just a few months.
Other
Pretty normal.
Go Go Winter Festival, Lok
This is still time well spent. You learn things by playing game you like and games you don't like - notably how to and how not to make a game.
The dream is still alive, of course.
Notable events include watching a series called Sequelitis on YouTube by egoraptor. He points out some obvious stuff about game design and then BAM reveals non-obvious secret. I'll have to watch my design documents carefully to make sure I build around "appropriate use of relevant skills" and "teaching through gameplay". Ya, I've seen some of this through Extra Credits... but egoraptor is 'Awesomer'.
Projects
Just reviewing some design notes. Thought about some revisions, but for the most part I'm good to go. Just need to log some time.
Gaming
Wall to Wall.
There was the Terraria update, new Civilization V DLC, a Nuclear Dawn free weekend (which I'm liking so I bought it). Fortune Street on the Wii is so good I haven't had time to play Skyward Sword. Plus there's the new Dungeons of Dredmor DLC to try out.
My New Years resolution is going to be to clear my gaming backlog. Then I won't be able to use that as an excuse any more.
Since the only new release on my horizon is (still) La-Mulana - I should run out of games in just a few months.
Other
Pretty normal.
Go Go Winter Festival, Lok
Saturday, December 3, 2011
I Forgot About Epilepsy Man
I'm liking this slower posting pace. Fewer empty posts while still being structured. I am still considering not posting until I have some work done like how this blog used to be.
Wall to wall gaming for the last two weeks. Bought a replacement Wii and clocked around 150 hours on Monster Hunter Tri. The Japanese theory of game "mastery" is one I can get behind. If I don't feel like I totally dominated or destroyed a game (or in turn, its developers) then I don't feel like I got a good play in. There are several exceptions of course - Dwarf Fortress I often play just for the humiliation factor. (Woo, 12 kills!, and then I got my liver punched out by a bogeyman)
My work has been very, VERY slow. I think in 2 weeks I did 1 line of code and about 3 collision fixes. That is all. It's not that I've lost interest, it's just that I'm an obsessive gamer who is currently gaming. Plus with the Christmas Steam sale I think I might not get any work done until... the Summer Steam sale.
I still remain inspired. The spark of creation has not left my digital loins. I'm even more active now, but that activity is focused towards gaming.
For example. Epilepsy Man is basically done except for music and graphics... has been for a long time. I'm still just no artist. I can play a song on my instruments, but tracking it for PC just doesn't sound good. I still want to avoid hitting the public domain tiles. How hard can it be to draw a simple stone brick? I mean, seriously, there's got to be around 100'000 of them out there now. My mind just doesn't work that way.
Projects
-Fixed a way the protagonist collision detects when jumping into a corner to prevent squeezing between two tiles
Gaming
-Got to HR37 in Monster Hunter Tri in about a week, currently money grinding.
-Got the good ending in Treasure Adventure Game. This game was something of an inspiration to me. While this game is very good I can decidedly say that it has nothing I want for my own games... or rather, nothing I want to rip off. Of course, the ending is slightly similar to the planned ending I had for Epilepsy Man, but only in one discrete way that doesn't even really matter. Not saying that I go around ripping off pieces of other games, but inspiration is inspiration. I already know what I want in terms of exploration methodology and game physics. Great music, my bro and I have been playing it on our respective guitars.
-Unreal Tournament 3. Played a few rounds with bots. I'm trying to find the FPS with the best bots, but the bots in this game are silly and very uninformed. I think Perfect Dark even had better bots. Still, I didn't pay much for it.
-The big 1.1 update for Terraria is out, will probably be my new obsession until I clear a few of the bosses.
Other
I lost a lot of weight, then I gained a little, now I lost a little more. I'm still short of my goal, but I'm pretty close. Exercising and stuff. Suffered minor diet failure this week - something like 2 pizzas and some burgers and like 4 bags of chips. I didn't eat that much back before I started.
Quit online dating. Just not my thing. Also, you have to own a camera to get a profile picture to even be listed. That's discrimination against the poor! Plus so many of the options aren't nearby. I'm not paying thousands of dollars in upkeep just to get a car! No cell phone either... what kinda nab pays $350 a month to Rogers to get a feature your PC can do for free.
Seriously, Lok
Wall to wall gaming for the last two weeks. Bought a replacement Wii and clocked around 150 hours on Monster Hunter Tri. The Japanese theory of game "mastery" is one I can get behind. If I don't feel like I totally dominated or destroyed a game (or in turn, its developers) then I don't feel like I got a good play in. There are several exceptions of course - Dwarf Fortress I often play just for the humiliation factor. (Woo, 12 kills!, and then I got my liver punched out by a bogeyman)
My work has been very, VERY slow. I think in 2 weeks I did 1 line of code and about 3 collision fixes. That is all. It's not that I've lost interest, it's just that I'm an obsessive gamer who is currently gaming. Plus with the Christmas Steam sale I think I might not get any work done until... the Summer Steam sale.
I still remain inspired. The spark of creation has not left my digital loins. I'm even more active now, but that activity is focused towards gaming.
For example. Epilepsy Man is basically done except for music and graphics... has been for a long time. I'm still just no artist. I can play a song on my instruments, but tracking it for PC just doesn't sound good. I still want to avoid hitting the public domain tiles. How hard can it be to draw a simple stone brick? I mean, seriously, there's got to be around 100'000 of them out there now. My mind just doesn't work that way.
Projects
-Fixed a way the protagonist collision detects when jumping into a corner to prevent squeezing between two tiles
Gaming
-Got to HR37 in Monster Hunter Tri in about a week, currently money grinding.
-Got the good ending in Treasure Adventure Game. This game was something of an inspiration to me. While this game is very good I can decidedly say that it has nothing I want for my own games... or rather, nothing I want to rip off. Of course, the ending is slightly similar to the planned ending I had for Epilepsy Man, but only in one discrete way that doesn't even really matter. Not saying that I go around ripping off pieces of other games, but inspiration is inspiration. I already know what I want in terms of exploration methodology and game physics. Great music, my bro and I have been playing it on our respective guitars.
-Unreal Tournament 3. Played a few rounds with bots. I'm trying to find the FPS with the best bots, but the bots in this game are silly and very uninformed. I think Perfect Dark even had better bots. Still, I didn't pay much for it.
-The big 1.1 update for Terraria is out, will probably be my new obsession until I clear a few of the bosses.
Other
I lost a lot of weight, then I gained a little, now I lost a little more. I'm still short of my goal, but I'm pretty close. Exercising and stuff. Suffered minor diet failure this week - something like 2 pizzas and some burgers and like 4 bags of chips. I didn't eat that much back before I started.
Quit online dating. Just not my thing. Also, you have to own a camera to get a profile picture to even be listed. That's discrimination against the poor! Plus so many of the options aren't nearby. I'm not paying thousands of dollars in upkeep just to get a car! No cell phone either... what kinda nab pays $350 a month to Rogers to get a feature your PC can do for free.
Seriously, Lok
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