Project: S.Q.U.I.R.E, THE LEGACY OF DEX

Make the top half of the ground pieces(The ones that make it look 'angled') and make them 1 16x16 tile and make the pieces underneath it 16x16 etc. This means Zero kirby can make the top tiles not have an invisible block on it so it makes it look 'angled.' Sorry if you didn't get what I meant, I'll post an example if you want.

You're doing pretty good Dex,
Keep It up!

Yak, those aren't even the newest tiles :P

Thanks everyone.

Frogjester, I kinda get what you mean, but an example WOULD help :]

1 and 2 are the seperate tiles. Example A and B are the tiles put together, A is how they would look in game and B is how the programmer would get the tiles to look angled in-game, the grey patch represents some invisinbe blocks that would be put there for the character to stand on. The invisible blocks would be 16x16 but the grid would be set to 8x8 so the blocks could be put in that position.

I had something kind of like that but not all the way...



I don't know if this will work or not but at least it tiles well :]

Cool, Dex!

Awesome

Nice, you fixed the flower. The repeated holes in the leaves give the impression of a smiley face, you might wanna fix that, depending on how serious you want the game to be.

Haha, I didn't think anyone would notice! It was sort of a joke, but if you find it distracting I can fix it. =/

I kind of like the smile face.
But if this is a serious game you can take it out.

That was ripped from Flink you can't fool me!...






















:3 nice work.

Haha, thanks Marth!

Anyways, I'm thinking I should go for a volcano-ish type background for the rocky tileset. Y'think something like this would fit?



With, y'know, shading and stuff.

I could help with sprites...
I'm quite good at it.

These are some very good sprites.

OH DAMNS I'MA MAKIN' AN UPDATE POSTS OH FOR SHIZ

Yeah because Dex and I have very similar avatars, I think I should say this: I'm Zero Kirby, and I'm updatin' your topic. This is the Internet and it's gonna murder your TV CHERRY CHOCOLATE RAIN

So what's the score? Well... try Engine Restart.

Yeah I EFFFFF'd up the engine big-time-o, so I'm restarting the engine again. All together now; UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH.

But yeah, this is probably a good idea because Dex keeps making new graphics every time I look at this thing so I'll have to make a new engine to a) keep up with him and b) fix the damn thing.

So yeah... unfortunately.

But, it's not all bad. I've taken the initiative to organize the project!

At least as far as Dex and I are concerned, it's no more random graphics or additions. It's straight-out planning right from the get-go and any changes we make once we're past the part we want to change will have to be minor; I want to keep things set in stone so we don't have all these new graphic styles and engine restarts.

Everything will be done in the best sequential order possible. The main player comes first. Then the collectibles and miscellany. Then the environments. Then the enemies. And finally we top it off with the bosses, cutscenes, and musics.

It seems like the slow way to go, and the boring way to go. But the thing is, it's the best way to go. I don't care what you guys think. This is the best way to go, because it not only keeps things moving, but it also helps prevent tension between groups when random edits or new things are introduced.

We might still be needing a music designer; I'm not sure what happened to our old ones. But if you're interested, contact me or Dex (or both!) through AIM or via PM and we'll get a little meetin' goin', capisce?.

Sorry guys, but I really need to restart the engine because there are so many things to add and so little time, it's best to start from the bottom of the ladder!

~ Your local psychic, Zero Kirby

HOW DO YOU BREAK AN ENGINE THAT IMPORTANT?!



lol. Just checkin on you guys.

The same way those trees at Sega fargled up Sonic '06!

Okay, I'm going to say it straight.

Dex has left the Mario Fan Games Galaxy.

Whether it be for good or temporarily, I don't know, but the reasoning behind his leave has honestly left me with little to no respect for him. I still consider him a cool dude, but I'd like it if he could cool his head for a bit.

As a result, I've refused work on the S.Q.U.I.R.E. engine until he cleans up his act.

I would love to continue working on this, and if the circumstances for his leave were different, I still would. But his reason for leaving has me losing a lot of respect for him, and I simply can't work with someone I don't think can handle a little situation a better. He overreacted.

I chatted with him on AIM (I'm not on, so don't try to convince me through AIM or via PM), and he has already considered another programmer after I noted my hopefully temporary leave. So I might not even come back to this project at all if the situation goes in a different direction.

There is no point in trying to convince me to continue work on the engine. I simply won't. Dex has merely demonstrated a little inability to talk things out with a critic and being a pixel-artist, that's one of the worst inabilities you can have.

Until next time.

Your local psychic, Zero Kirby.

Hold on there, bucko.

I haven't fully made up my mind on this yet. I want MFGG's opinion, and I want to talk to Delmore reasonably unlike our last AIM chat.

In all truths, I'm merely upset because I'm used to feedback where I can share the view with the critique-r and can work it out to the point where I can fix it and make them happy.

Anyways, we'll see what fate has in store for me.