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OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
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Yesterday I started drawing some pixel art.. and after a while I had created this girl:

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I thought she looked a little creepy and that she would fit in good in a horror game, I immediately got a ton of ideas to use in the game.. I sat down with my comupter for hours drawing items,walls,object and monsters.

Today I decided to make a game of her. I took up the gamesalad work and this is what i have created so far:



• Movement controls
• Mirror
• Walking animation

I will continue post updates from this game as the development goes on!

Cheers!
Oskardeveloper
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  • DanielDoeDanielDoe Member Posts: 307
    edited November 2012
    I like the pixel art animation and the mirror effect! Simple and impressive. Do you make animations for others or only for your productions? :)
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    I like your pixel art - Glad to have it on the market
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    edited November 2012
    Awesome
    How many frames is your walking animation?
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    @danielhalat Thanks alot! For the last hours I have been working on some improvements on the mirror. I added transparency to the mirror actor and changed some other stuff.. also i might work a little more on the mirror actor to make it look perfect..



    @LeonardDeveloper Thanks! I will make alot more pixelart the next few weeks. I Am super excited to see how this game turns out!

    @jonmulcahy Thanks!:D 4 frames
  • DeadlySeriousMediaDeadlySeriousMedia ArizonaMember Posts: 838
    I'd add a bit of glare on to the mirror, but other than that it's fantastic!
  • mathusalemrexmathusalemrex Member, PRO Posts: 116
    have emmas reflection, stop, turn and stare back through the mirror.... spooky....
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    @DeadlySeriousMedia Thanks for the feedback! I will try to make something to make it look more mirror-ish.

    @mathusalemrex Hah, yeah that would be a cool and spooky thing to add somewhere in the game! Thanks!

    There is not much for today's update..
    • Darkness around Emma
    • fixed some movement and animation glitches
    • Some tiny art changes in the mirror actor.

    btw any tips on screen recording softwares for mac? as you see every video i make is super low resolution...

  • joshuawildejoshuawilde Member Posts: 96
    Yeah I would also like to know if anyone has a good free program to record the mac's screen. Thanks.
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    ScreenFlick is not free, but it's really good for the price. Search it up.
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    I like Emma already. I wonder what horror she will have to face. The monsters you come up with.
    Being a girl she will probably talk them into their doom ;)
    Very nice! Perhaps the halo in the lightbulb is a bit to much. I am looking forward to your progress.
  • ToastedUnicornToastedUnicorn Member Posts: 35
    Cool! You got any inspiration from Darkness Calls ;D?
  • mrpacogpmrpacogp Member Posts: 400
    Looks amazing!
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    @Braydon_SFX
    I bought it and I really like it! Totally worth it, thanks alot for the tips!

    @ToastedUnicorn
    Thanks and haha, nope I got the idea when i was making some new pixel art for an other game. But I really like what you are doing with Darkness Calls, keep it up! :)

    @mrpacogp Thanks! Love this kind of support!;)

    @LudwigHeijden Oh thanks lovely support! It really means alot because you have always been one of my "gamesalad idols", and yeah totally there will be a button for talking monsters to death! ;)
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    Todays update!

    today I tried to add multiple light sources to the game!
    but i cant get it to work correct.. I was hoping someone on the forums knew how to fix this, but no one has solved it yet so you are very welcome to try!

    Multiple light sources "error" thread: http://goo.gl/iHXbj

    @LeonardDeveloper said: "But at first glance it should be achieved pretty simply by adding an attribut to change the blending modes on collision" And I tried but I really cant get it to work correct.

    Now back to the updates!
    • Added Fire
    • Added multiple light
    • Mirror quick fix
    • Walls quick fix
    • Soundtrack in the works ;)
    • Created a new website/development blog! http://OskarDeveloper.tk




    I will upload my "story mind map" in a couple of days, I hope.

    Thanks for all the great support gs community! It really helps alot and it keeps me motivated!

    //Oskardeveloper
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    It shouldn't be too hard I'll play around with it when I have time, I've done it before in a different context though,

    "Your submissions have been accepted btw, I just need to upload them"
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    @LeonardDeveloper
    Thanks really appreciate it!
    This effect would create that scary "atmosphere" that im looking for!

    Oh well, that is great news!
  • olivex81olivex81 Member Posts: 8
    wow this looks pretty cool.
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    @LeonardDeveloper Will i get an email or something?:p
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    Todays update!

    • Story work..
    image

  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    Looks great man! Just fixed your image code so it would show, theres no space between jpg"/> here. Have a good one.

    John
  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    Very cool! :D
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Todays update!

    • Story work..
    image

    Maybe I should not do this daily.. Because I feel like i take up much space on the forums. However I really like putting my progress.

    That's a great idea. I used Visio to lay everything out, but I still end up printing it up and writing all over the page. I find a pen in hand is so much more productive than working electronically when trying to brainstorm ideas
  • DanielDoeDanielDoe Member Posts: 307
    edited November 2012
    Multiple lights?! How is it possible... I was thinking many times about this but did't came with any idea with GS... Please share or sell :)

    OK... saw the link abowe... :] sometimes the hardest things are so simple... :)
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    @JohnPapiomitis Thanks John! Oh I didn't notice that! :)

    @TheMoonwalls Thanks! :D

    @jonmulcahy Yeah me too! I tried brainstorming in "OpenOffice" and I couldn't come up with anything so I changed to pen and paper, and now the ideas flow! :)

    @danielhalat Multiple lights are possible, there is a template in this link:
    http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/41360/how-to-make-a-multiple-light-effect
    You can use it for alot of games!

    Probably my game too, I just haven't figured it out how yet. Hopefully @LeonardDeveloper will get the time to help me, he's very intelligent and can probably solve this problem :)


    Thx for all support!
    //Oskar
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  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    nice mirror work!
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    Two days without any "today's update" post :o It is because I just got gs pro and i updated all of my games. Sense I still have no solution for the light in "Emma" .. it has been really hard to work on the story without knowing if it is dark or not.. So today and yesterday I took a break and put together three templates, and I might give them out for free.. the first one is a "mini game" that i will use in the game " Emma" it is a code lock with 4 numbers. the other two templates will be posted tomorrow with videos :) I will get back to Emma development when this light issue is solved.

    Cheers!
    Oscar

    @LeonardDeveloper Shouldn't i get an email or something from thatdevelopersmarketplace? Earlier you said that my templates and art was approved.
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Oh god yeah, I'll notify the team and ask them where that's gone....
    I'll get started on your multiple light bonanza as well matey
  • OskarDeveloperOskarDeveloper Member Posts: 533
    edited November 2012
    @LeonardDeveloper Great! thanks Jack!
    I really need this to work.. or else I will have to change the story.. I'm really thankful for your help!

    Todays update!
    The games/templates I wrote about yesterday:

    Ultimate box drop!


    Adventure Day and Night


    Code lock!


    The story for "Emma" will be published later this week, but here are some things I will add:
    • screen shake effect somewhere in the game, cant tell when yet.
    • Teleporting ghost guy ;)
    • Secret doors with code locks.

    Cheers!
    //Oscar
  • DeadlySeriousMediaDeadlySeriousMedia ArizonaMember Posts: 838
    Like the day/night template! eMMa's looking great too!
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