Ari

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Week 18 : Omg Video!! Xiphinema Archangel , and 10 more like this Post by Ari on Ari's Corner

Well I went on Vacation this week to Gatlinburg Tn.

Had a blast! I am still reading up on the forums and catching up.

I think that last weeks giving up my corner was fun.. Its fun to see what you guy will write. I think that might be something to continue as I really don't ever have anything to write about that might interest anyone

Any ideas on how to choose who would have the spot? Some fun way to compete for it? Or does this not sound like something you guys would be interested in. Opinions are always welcome!



Birthdays this week

May 4

sleepingstone



May 6

pentaroo



May 7

alexier



May 8

epicness501

wayff



May 9

gamer1111111



May 10

Archangel

kirito9000

laurria

momoiix

virgilthedemon





The Code

iamallama said: Whew. That week is over. May not seem like much, but I hit a major milestone. I actually got the server and client talking. Implemented the server's "MMO Room" with AOI. Uploaded it to the game server and a few mods to join me running around for a video. It may not seem like a lot, but this is a very big milestone for us. It marks the first point that we have something to play with. It also gets me versed in how the client/server will be communicating which will make the rest of development go a little quicker. So, we have a video. I want to just note that everything in this video is either draft versions or less. The spritesheet is an old one but is the most complete one I had. It has since been cleaned up and is still a work in progress. The tiles are the same craptastic ones I had in a previous screenshot that I have been using for just testing tilemaps. They are not an example of what the game will look like. I'm sure I could find some free tileset somewhere and use that. However I would rather have something completely crap that is obviously not final over using something else that looks production but is going to completely change. LT is working on making tiles right now and didn't have a draft for me to plug in as of video shoot.



Edit: Added another video. This one shows a little more and is larger resolution.







The Story

PinkCrown said: In lieu of dropping the story bit of the dev blog and potentially confusing or worrying people, I shall just say; all is well. Plod plod plod.



The Art

Lighterthief said:

I've left the sprite sheets alone for a while so I could focus on other stuff, with the idea to return with a fresh look later. As @iamalama stated the sprites in the video are not final(specially the sideviews), speed of walking in the vid is a bit off too. In the meantime as I've stated last week I've been working on creating drafts for tiles. I have to say it's a bit more tough to come up with something that is unique and stands out but I'll get there. I absolutely loved the SEYKEN tiles, but I obviously want to create something (somewhat) unique. So once again I have to disappoint and leave you without any visual updates. I'm rather picky when it comes to showing work so only when I feel I've hit the right style I'll start showing pieces.



A little insight in how I work though, I gather a lot of images for inspiration. Including this image below. I love the light and I hope to get something similar going (light, warmth and color depth) in the tiles. It might not be possible and not happen at all, but we'll see













The Mechanics



Stun: Your character cannot perform any actions except chat.

Your character cannot perform any actions except chat. Silence: Your character is unable to use active abilities. Passive abilities are not affected.

Your character is unable to use active abilities. Passive abilities are not affected. Root: Your character cannot move.

Your character cannot move. Slow: Your character's movement speed is reduced.



Your character's movement speed is reduced. Blind: Your character's basic attacks have a heightened chance of missing. Abilities are unaffected. This percentage isn't determined yet, but likely between 50%-90% chance of missing attacks.

We may have some other ones coming, but this is the list of what I've come up with so far. Note that effects such as poison are considered damage over time, not a character status. These statuses will be inflicted by your character abilities on mobs (or other players once we get around to pvp), though some mobs can be immune to statuses. Also, some mobs will be able to inflict these on you, although they will be most common to bosses.



As always I look forward to any suggestions you come up with!

~FrozenSoviet

This week I want to talk statuses. Statuses are pretty self explanatory, they are changes in your character affecting your character's ability to fight, or perhaps even do noncombat activities (not determined yet). Mobs can also be affected by statuses. We saw these begin to come out during the end of FO's lifetime, some of you may remember later bosses rooting you in place, or being able to slow other players in PvP. So far I'm looking at the basic list of Final Fantasy-esque character statuses, mainly the following:We may have some other ones coming, but this is the list of what I've come up with so far. Note that effects such as poison are considered damage over time, not a character status. These statuses will be inflicted by your character abilities on mobs (or other players once we get around to pvp), though some mobs can be immune to statuses. Also, some mobs will be able to inflict these on you, although they will be most common to bosses.As always I look forward to any suggestions you come up with!

Pic of the Week



I decided to use this pic because I stumbled upon this. It was my very first SSC and I was so ecstatic to get her thanks to the amazing artwork of Leeeanne





Game of the Week

WerpleIII : Wat



Hurry and get in while you still can! Well I went on Vacation this week to Gatlinburg Tn.Had a blast! I am still reading up on the forums and catching up.I think that last weeks giving up my corner was fun.. Its fun to see what you guy will write. I think that might be something to continue as I really don't ever have anything to write about that might interest anyoneAny ideas on how to choose who would have the spot? Some fun way to compete for it? Or does this not sound like something you guys would be interested in. Opinions are always welcome!Edit: Added another video. This one shows a little more and is larger resolution.I decided to use this pic because I stumbled upon this. It was my very first SSC and I was so ecstatic to get her thanks to the amazing artwork ofand the sweetness of Ambo.Hurry and get in while you still can!