Mario Roots, Jr Koopa AI

Nice boss battle! I beat him on my third try.
The giant balls Bowser toss at me don't hurt me though. They should, right?
And Bowser's dialogue seemed...out of place. Lol.

The start screen is keep resetting its self for some reason..
I guess I forgot to extract it but after it happen I extract it and its the same thing.

Yeah some people apparently had this problem aswell. I think this is an OS problem, and not the file itself.

I tried 5 different methods of trying to get it to run for them, but they all didn't work. I'm not sure why some MMF2 applications freezes on some computers.

Can you tell me your computer specs? If it is mac/linux I already know it probably wont run

EDIT: Actually, can you dowload this test.exe. If that .exe doesn't freeze when you play it..then it is probably something on my part that is causing it to freeze(which I hope it is, yet is weird because it works fine on others)

This post has been edited by kirbyhi5 on Jul 21 2008, 08:23 PM

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 Test.zip

Ok, just downloaded it and it didn't freeze at all.

alright good then, I guess it has something to do with a glitch that causes some computers to crash.

glad this was found. now to fix

thanks. and yeah they arent supposed to hurt you in this demo. I changed this though to make them hurt when they fall on your head. they are more of a "take up alot of space" thing so you will get hit by bowser. If i made the cannon balls hurt you from all sides, then it would be much too hard for a 1st boss. :p

This post has been edited by kirbyhi5 on Jul 21 2008, 09:36 PM

Yeah, I'm only goind to download this and test it when a Boss is released, ok? Anyways, it froze at 63% Downloaded, so I gotta restart the Download. D:
EDIT: Beat him in 5 or 6 trys, now I know not to beat him in the Final Game. XD Also, where is the Main Game Download? Or is there even a Main Game Download?

This post has been edited by OniLink10 on Jul 21 2008, 11:13 PM

I tried that EXE, the Object Moves.

I released a small demo version on the main website, but it doesn't have alot of the fixes that I do now, and its really outdated. I'm going to release a much better bigger demo for NCFC hopefully.

That sounds really good.I already see heavy progress i think.

Typical Mario games only have a few power-ups in their games(Fire flower, starman,etc). But for this one, There will be Fire Flower, Electric Flower, Wind Flower, and Ice Flower. Getting one of these items, you can use their power-up, and they do different things. However, they have various limits to prevent abuse and overuse. Your default CTRL key is changed to whatever power you have. They all deal 2x dmg. I'm thinking of making it consume 1 FP everytime you attack to reduce spammage.

You will not be able to buy some of them from shops. If I do make them buyable, they will cost alot.

Regular Mario
Ctrl - Hammer(When obtained)
No screenshot for this, as for the sprite position of the hammer is still a little off.


FIRE FLOWER

Already showed this one.
Ctrl - Pluck Fireballs.

ELECTRIC FLOWER

Ctrl - Create up to 3 electric orbs.
When all 3 are created, they form an electric barrier.

What this does? I have no freaking clue yet

ICE FLOWER

Ctrl - Pluck icicle that curves at an angle. When the ice touches the ground, a block of ice is formed. You can jump on it or create a wall. Also freezes enemies for 3 seconds.

WIND FLOWER

This one required ALOT of consideration. For one, I considered that they would be able to fly through the entire stage and such, therefore I made some limits.
For one, you can only stay in both flight modes for a limited time.
Second, you cannot attack enemies just by landing on them. This would practically make you too strong since you could just fly - land - fly, repeat, etc. If you land on an enemy while in flight mode, you will not get hurt, but will lose your wings.

Anyway there are 2 different types of flight modes, and 2 different moves.
1. Soaring

If you hold CTRL down, you fly in the air for awhile. You cannot attack at all in this mode, therefore you are vunerable to many attacks.
2. Short Boost

You can press CTRL while in mid-air to fly higher, almost like a 3/4 jump. However, you are limited to does this. Make sure you know how many you can do before going over a long distance, or you will fall and die. You also move slightly slower.

MOVES
1. When soaring, if you press shift, you will sacrifice all your power to move quickly left or right. However, you will not be able to soar again until you reach the ground. You can still short boost though.
2. Pressing Shift while in short boost mode allows Mario to shoot a small wind burst at enemies. Inflicts 2x and changes the direction of an enemy.

Flower Powers already made, coded, and done.
-Fire
-Wind
-Electric(Just need to see how to properly balance it)

I should probably be working on different levels, but I will not until I have the engine at a level that I feel I won't need to change for awhile.

On another note, Static Platforming is 100% bug-free!

This post has been edited by kirbyhi5 on Jul 25 2008, 01:36 PM

Yay! Powerups! I can't wait for the next Demo.

You could make the Electric shield like the Sonic one...

that's what I was thinking about doing, making it attract coins. I also may make it so if you touch an enemy while it is on, it will stun them temporarily, but you'll lose the shield.

Also, I made them consume FP. The dmg is based off your own attack power + 1.

Hmm, I don't think there's anything left to add to this engine anymore. I guess I'll have Mushroom Kingdom, Peach's Castle, and maybe Prison Cell levels ready for the demo if the progress is going this nicely. To think I still have a whole 2 months.

Challenge #2
-Gloom Castle-

I have worked on challenge mode level #2 to include in for sage/ncfc, here is a 30 second preview. Your gonna have to know how to perform air tricks and wall climbing top notch to do this one.

VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tf_2QnzpIQ

MY EARS! THAT WAS WAY TOO LOUD! ALMOST BROKE MY EAR DRUMS! In fact, it was so loud my COmputer almost froze! XD

haha my bad. I didn't realize it would be so loud on medium volume settings. This would be easier if I could record using the audio from the actual game itself, but I can't.

I have to use a microphone to record sounds from the computer, and doing that results in a really really low sounding audio. I'd have to switch to my other computer if I wanted to do that, which I probably wont unless Im doing a longer video.

Lol. If I had Volume at Minimum but still Hearable it would STILL be loud!

Small little mini preview

There is a part in Gloom Castle that probably might confuse some. So just incase I'll post it here. When you given to go left or right, you need to pump the machine to start the engnie.



When it gets full, the engine will go up when you land on it.


Seems relaxing for a challenge mode level yes?


...?


You can guess what's at the bottom. Looks like you'll have to make an early leap.

The full challenge level is done. Here is a full video. Yes, I realize it may contain some spoilers, but all demo levels are video'd. Also, This one has..SOUND EFFECTS. so yeah, watch u lurkers.


VIDEO:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1vjRrw0y1I

You know how I like my classic endings. Sadly I failed the mission to infiltrate King Boo's Castle.

well back to normal levels, which are way more of a pain to make than challenge levels.

Looks REALLY good!