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Re: Untitled Platformer - Artists' corner
[Re: txesmi]
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02/12/10 18:03
02/12/10 18:03
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Ganderoleg
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Hello art team,
we have instructions to speed things up so I believe there is a solution to get all things we need to do in one giant swoop. We need to build the level prototype, sett the project's visual design & at the same time see who will be more efficient at what. So here it is:
We will use George's 4 levels from Superku folder (from AUM) as a template levels, since all the wmp files are included, and The Forest Temple game is very similar to George's level concept.
Everyone from the artist team should try to design one(or all four) level using George's Superku application (wmp files) as a templates.
We are allowed to do anything(visually & with geometry) as long as it doesn't disturb the gameplay, level size or camera position(think of it as a stage setting in theater). Also 4 levels could have 4 different art styles but you don't have to do all 4 levels if you don't want to. Fell free to use blocks, mdl/wmb formats or panels.
Player model can also be replaced if someone wants to display modeling&animating ability but if you replace the model he must have walk, stand & death animations. If the player is 2D,you should create him as a single file( player+21.tga) & just put him in separate folder marked Player. Also we can add enemies that don't interact with player but stand and loop their animations.
Also there should be a Focus note(LevelFocus.txt) together with levels where creator can put what he wants the people to focus on when evaluating his levels. That way the artist will be able to put his strength into the graphical segment he thinks he can do best & leave the other segments to others.
A. Level(2D) //focus on level(images) if it's made in 2D B. Level(3D) //focus on level geometry if it's made in 3D C. Level props (2D) //focus on 2D level props D. Level props (3D) //focus on 3D level props E. Backgrounds(2D) //focus on quality of background images F. Textures //focus on texture quality G. Player(3D) //focus on player model & animation H. Enemies(3D) //focus on enemies models & animations
That way, after the choosing of the best combination of artwork from levels(Artist_X:textures, Artist_Y:level props...) there will be immediately visible who will work on what part of the project graphics. I believe that all levels should have one theme so that we can easily compare the styles and design. Let's say the theme is castle(futuristic, medieval, ancient...).
If someone has some questions/suggestions we will wait until the Saturday evening and then it's on.
Best of luck to us all.
Last edited by Ganderoleg; 02/13/10 01:18.
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Re: Untitled Platformer - Artists' corner
[Re: Ganderoleg]
#310096
02/12/10 23:18
02/12/10 23:18
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txesmi
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Sorry but i can't understand at all. I understand that the level has to be seen at once in the screen like in AUM superku and the forest temple, is it right? no side scrolling? Another little question: when you write player+21.tga, are you stablishing animations to 7 frames each or is it just an example? One more: must presented style designs be playable as a level? with puzzles etc? When is the rough deadline of this step? Sorry but my wellthunbed collins doesn't help me in many cases
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Re: Untitled Platformer - Artists' corner
[Re: txesmi]
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02/12/10 23:37
02/12/10 23:37
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Blink
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i am a bit overwhelmed, and i dont know where i fit in here. what can i do to help?
My Famous Quotes: "Hip hop is like a virus, infecting everyone and everything around it. Every form of media has some way,shape or form, assimilated hip hop into it." It has also mutated into other strains like, trip hop, house, rap, gangster, and conscious forms. Once you are infected with it, its with you for life."
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Re: Untitled Platformer - Artists' corner
[Re: Blink]
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02/13/10 01:12
02/13/10 01:12
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Ganderoleg
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@Txes
*Yes, The Forest Temple is somewhat of a guideline so, for now, we should avoid side-scrolling, and this way, when is finished, it will be easier to compare our level designs. *Player+21.tga is just example. It can be +X. *We should use George's 4 levels (level1.wmp to level4.wmp) as templates- so were inheriting the playability. Only things that are to stay the same are: gameplay, level-frame size & camera. You just take, let's say, level1.wmp and redesign it. *We didn't establish the deadline but I guess we should all finish our design proposals in about 7-10 days time. It's not yet set.
@Blink
Everyone from the artist team should try to design one(or all four) level using George's Superku application as a template. As I sad, each member of the team can make his own focus while creating his level/levels- so you needn't pay much attention to the things that you feel you don't wanna do.
… I didn't mention the music because it's not part of visual design but it can, of course, be changed also.
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Re: Untitled Platformer - Artists' corner
[Re: Ganderoleg]
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02/13/10 14:30
02/13/10 14:30
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Ganderoleg
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My pc is at the moment under the virus & I'm afraid that problems are becoming severe so I will have to take some actions This will make me unreachable for at least 24h or more since I must do virus scannings and maybe even repair or reinstall my Xp. … The thing I failed to mention is that the player, if you are going to replace George's player model, should be replaced with model of brother or sister character. Since you are free to make four different level-style designs, it will be impossible to make him fit to all of them(i think? ). So, if you are making more then one level-design solution, unless you are willing to make more then one player-design solution(and use ent_morph or something), you should make your player model fit the style of your first level or put note in Focus text to what level player is designed to correspond to. If you haven't made him to correspond to any design presented in you levels, just put 0 in you Focus text. If your doing the 2D player you should also do the same thing. ...and most important note...The main thing here is functionality & concept unity. Every member of the team should be able to just run George's Superku application, that you redesigned, and play your redesigned levels as they are meant to be played in their original state(doesn't have to be exactly the same as I already mentioned). ...just wanted to add that disturbing the gameplay means that player must be able to do all the actions that he must do in a level in order to exit, and level size means level-frame size. Camera position & arc also should not be changed.
As for other things: you can make player bigger, or rearrange the platforms, make the platforms bigger, make doors smaller or bigger... what ever you find to fit your level design idea We are to redesign the visual elements not gameplay, main level concepts or camera-views. Have a nice art-dayS
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Re: Untitled Platformer - Artists' corner
[Re: Ganderoleg]
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02/15/10 00:34
02/15/10 00:34
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I just seen (and played) SirCamaris redesigned level No.1 and I must say that's exactly what I had in mind when it comes to redesigning He preserved the gameplay(changed it a bit without damaging the main concept), preserved the level-frame size, preserved camera position and created the new level geometry solution, which is also the focus of his design. I have only one concern regarding his gameplay modification, since it haven't yet been decided if we are to go with 3D or 2D characters(and level-depth could potentially be the problem when it comes to 2D animated characters), but that's something that we are all to discuss later on...
Last edited by Ganderoleg; 02/15/10 00:35.
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