The game will be based on the Nintendo world. I want to do something with Playshapes' most recent graphics and import them into a better environment. I'll be simplifying his current assets to make the game run smoother. I have ripped the sprite sheet from PaperMario for the hero and reanimated it using flash.
First Update:
I'm not entirely sure how to upload the file structure, the swf relies on several other files to exist. Anyway, I've uploaded a video to show progress on the engine. If someone knows a website where I can upload the file architecture (most of it runs on XML position data), please tell me!
View My VideoSo I just spent the night sorting out how the text will work. It basically works out the length of the textfield and loads each letter on a timer. It looks like the typewriter effect that you get on games like pokemon / harvest moon. Here's a screenshot:
Also been working on the plot. I have a large text file but you get the idea:
Welcome! This is Dinosaur Land. Bowser has done it again, he's captured our beloved princess peach! But this time, one princess just isn't enough. He's found a way to reach alternate dimensions using warpzones. It's your job to find to stop bowser in his tracks. The princesses are in danger!Spoiler (click to show/hide):
I'll be making the game using Box2d (using the Citrus Engine), and a few other libraries for fancy effects. It will be a large project and I work a lot during the day, so updates may be far and few between. I'll be posting a SWF for large updates: this will appear on the second post (so you don't have to keep scrolling through the thread).
I'll be using XML to make the speech situational. It'll contain aspects which will alter gameplay, meaning the game will have replayability, and also that the voices will be editable by the player if they want to change the default. I haven't properly figured this out yet so I'll update it once I venture further into it, but here's a little example of the architecture:
<rooms>
<room1 name="bedroom">
<char1 name="" age="" work="">
<happy text="" />
<timi text="" />
<angry text="" />
<horn text="" />
<mische text="" />
<sleep text="" />
</char1>
<char2 name="" age="" work="">
<happy text="" />
<timi text="" />
<angry text="" />
<horn text="" />
<mische text="" />
<sleep text="" />
</char2>
<char3 name="" age="" work="">
<happy text="" />
<timi text="" />
<angry text="" />
<horn text="" />
<mische text="" />
<sleep text="" />
</char3>
</room1>
<room2 name="downstairs">
<char1 name="" age="" work="">
<happy text="" />
<timi text="" />
<angry text="" />
<horn text="" />
<mische text="" />
<sleep text="" />
</char1>
<char2 name="" age="" work="">
<happy text="" />
<timi text="" />
<angry text="" />
<horn text="" />
<mische text="" />
<sleep text="" />
</char2>
</room2>
</rooms>
