Castle Paradox

Alphaknight · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:00 am Post subject: Side Scrolling plot scripts

Hey guys I'm haveing some trouble on Metroid Xtreame with writing the side scrolling part of the game. The gryphon has no idea and the elven hero has no info either. So any help will be appricated I don't want anyone to do it for me or use anyone elses I want to write it myself but I could use some pointers. And as far as how far I am on the game Not very I have a lot of graphics and I've gotten two test maps and som npcs but thats about it still need more graphics and some text box Ideas but I hope it will be a good game I'm putting alot into this. Komera is also helping me out alot with graphics and the ins and outs of the OHR. oh yeah and I was wondering I want to put an optional character into the game but I need an Idea for Who it should be any ideas?? [

Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 4:52 am Post subject:

First off, man, it's good to know that you ARE still working on that, `cause I was kinda looking forward to it.

Secondly, if Komera's on your team, you're in good hands.

Third, you have two options with side-scroll scripts:

either download Baby Bob the Hamster, which comes with a sample RPG file and the sidescroll script that you can easily plug right in to your game,

OR

PM ChaosNyte about his and Retro's 48 Hour game, `cause they arranged their scripts so well that the game didn't run choppy at all (which it will if you go through BBTH).
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Aethereal · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 11:58 am Post subject:

Setu - It might be a helpful bit of info to know that Alphaknight is Komera's husband.

Alphaknight - Hi, nice to see you around here. As for the sidescrolling Metroid game, I'd suggest you do what Setu said and check out Baby Bob and its script first, then ask Retrogamer (who created the excellent sidescroller "Trailblazers" (it's on the Game List)) any questions you might have - he is quite the plotscripter. For basically setting up the sidescrolling, though, you'll want to make it so the player can only move left and right when walking, and have a constant loop set up in the background using the while() function. I'm not confident enough in my plotscripting ability to go too much further than that, but the basic idea is to set up that loop and use lots of checking to find out what keys the player has pressed, and do appropriate actions based on those keys (i.e. if left is pressed, move the player left). That's about how basic it gets. I cannot really say much more than that, other than "good luck on this game". I look forward to it.
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Minnek · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:52 pm Post subject:

Toss me a bone, I'll help if you'd like. I'm still looking into the matter, but I think I have some ideas, as it always follows the same concepts no matter where you apply it (running off of the side-scroller bit.) Cameras and pixel movement will obviously be used, since you have to make it appear smooth and not just click tile click tile click (hope that made sense.) I don't really have much time to go indepth on this, but let me know if you need my help in full, I'll be happy to. (LeRoy sucks. Pulling me away from the computer like this Oookay...

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Gizmog1 · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:14 pm Post subject:

Maybe this thread should be moved to the plotscripting help board, where some of the plotscripters could help him. As for the secret character, maybe that person from the Nintendo Power comic strip. Houston, I think his name was.

Oh, and while I'm thinking of it, for the sidescrolling engine, you might try a script that reads the passblock of the tile beneath the player. If it comes up with anything other then what you want them to walk on, it could make them fall. And if you made it check for a tag first, and made your jump button turn on that tag, and ignore the falling part until you had been taken up the desired number of tiles it could work. Might run a little choppier then what you want though.

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Ok as far as Houston He Is one of the main characters as well as dacora and his sister. I thought of going to the plot scripting board but I figured that people were more likely to respond here. And yes Komera Is my wife she is the graphics person. i'm putting together a SMALL demo just to let people knwo I am working on it but it is going to be hard the other factor is that there is only a few perts of the game that will be side scrolling I'm trying to give it that authentic RPG feel but keeping hte storyline of metriod alive. Plus I have a few special mind tricks to mess with you in the game as well as special spells you can only get on side quests to rather unconvintional areas. tuhe optional charaters I'm talking about is like someone from other NES games like Link or Kid Icarus or something along those lines. anyway thanks for the ideas.

Alphaknight · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 1:08 am Post subject: the last post

the last post was from me but this board logged me out

Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:46 am Post subject:

Aeth- .....................................oh. Well throw me a frickin' bone this year! Raspberry!

Anyways, Retrogamer had told me that he is in college, so his OHRing days are going to be very slim. Your best bet at reaching him would be through e-mail (if he even has an addy on CP here). That's why I suggested PMing Chaos Nyte.

Alpha- The boards will log you out at times. I hate it when that happens.
And good luck with your game. As the husband of the Almighty Gryphon ( ;P ), I expect great things from you! Big grin

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Aethereal · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:54 am Post subject:

I'm going to leave the thread here because it doesn't deal only with plotscripting.
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Guest · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:56 pm Post subject:

All knees shall bow before the Almighty Gryphon! Mwahahahaha!

*cough* er... um... sorry... forget I said that...

I really should point out that I am only providing graphics and how-to info for Alphaknight (oh, and one plot twist). Everything else that makes it's way into the game is purely from his insane and twisted mind (to avoid confussion, this is not an insult, this is his own self description of his mind). Because he's already told me the game's synopsis, I think I can provide a slightly more accurate description of the kind of game he's making. Whereas his description was

Komera · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 711

Aw, c'mon! I didn't take THAT long to type up that post!
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Uncommon · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 6:05 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it's been really annoying about that lately. I just the "Log meon each time" box.

Well, the game sounds rather interesting. I'm looking forward to it, but can't really give you much advice right now. Sorry.

Alphaknight · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:30 am Post subject:

thanks for the info guys I will keep it all in mind and I hope to live up to the reputation my wife has preset for me. I will refer all other plotscrypting questions to the plot scrypting board. Oh does anyone have any Undersea graphics they would be willing to part with and does anyone know any games with a gothic castle in it? Please let me know asap thanks.

Komera · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 711

Oh, since I'm up and Alphaknight's asleep, and currently looking...

Me · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 8:40 am Post subject:

Romancing SaGa 3 (one of the best games ever) has a really cool Gothic castle belonging to a vampire really early on in the game.
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