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Workin on Driatta’s sprites…
Right so i’m not too good with top down RPG sprites and relied on referencing the base RPG Maker sprites to get a feel for it. (the original was out of the ‘Actor 1’ set of sprites)
I think Driatta turned out ok….but..i dunno. I’m not sure if i should keep heavy outlines (like most RPG sprites) or do without them. With no outline its kind of hard to distinguish key “features” of the body and such.. with Outlines they kind of overshadow the finer details like the shading (as well as looking like every other rpg sprite..)I’m not sure… i’m hoping @cokeandcode can give some insight on this given he’s been at the whole spriting thing (sucessfully i might add) than i have…and no i’m not counting my time when i made slightly bad Mega Man-based sprite comics years ago…
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A plan! :D
So I figured…there is a way I could still use RPGMaker VXAce without needing to do crazy stuff..essentially have a traditional RPG and thus not needing to be overwhelmed by my lack of understanding code.
So as far as Soul Gem and the other games in it’s related timeline go…none of them (except maybe one, sort of) are traditional jrpg game types. So what to do?
I realized: “Wait, I have one series that isn’t related to any of the things in Soul Gem/Warrors of Rhydin/etc…. Driatta!” Driatta was my 2nd series based off a Roleplay I had with a friend lonnnng ago.
Driatta follows the titular main character (female elf) who accidentally unleashes the sealed Demon Lord, Shiette. Shiette opens a rift and escapes to another world to regain his powers and Driatta is left to the Elder of what happened.
The Elder banishes Driatta to the world Shiette fled to as punishment for breaking the seal and as a chance to redeem herself and stop Shiette from regaining his full power.That’s putting the start of it simply…but I think it’d be a good start for using/figuring out VXAce and making a game in general.
Two things I DO want to pull off in the game is team attacks and the battle style to look like Phantasy Star 4’s, since me and my friend who RP’d Driatta love the game (and series). There should be a way to pull that kind of graphical stuff in VXAce…ill just need to search a little as I make the game.
So that’s the plan…
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I failed to gather air properly…
Alternate title: “I failed to gather water”
Anyone who has played Mabinogi may get that joke…but anyways:
@KotatheLulzy got me RPGMaker VXAce recently…there’s just one problem—I can’t figure it out. Actually no that’s not accurate: “I can’t do what I plan to do..or it appears I can’t do what I want to do..”
For one…Its RPG Maker and there’s no way I could create a side scrolling game w/ rpg stuff that I can see. Second…I don’t understand its coding language (Ruby)..which is supposedly very easy. This pretty much tells me I just can’t figure out how to code: Period…
What code I -can- comprehend I end up forgetting how to utilize it or completely… *sigh*
Feel like ill never learn how to make games…and that hurts…cause that’s what I decided I would do ever since I was 4…but, as I’ve learned…none of my plans ever go through as planned. Guess I may as well add making games to that list of failures and crushed dreams..
*sigh*
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Oh hey..More Sprites! :3c
Made some more sprite tiles of the Wood, Brick and Sandstone variety.
The stairs were a pain in the ass to get right, after that it was slightly easier…
The Brick is kind of eye fuckery…at least to me it is.. i love how the sandstone turned out. The Wood? ehhh..i guess it’s ok, though the floor is great.
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OH LOOK! Sprites!! :D
Been awhile since i sprited things… i made some grass and “mountain” tiles of the top-down-rpg persuasion…and then i tried to make some trees (or at least the base body of a tree without the leafs).
The trees….they seem better suited for a Sidescrolling game to me…but i could be wrong. Anyways i wanted to show @cokeandcode (Kevin Glass, the guy who made Legends of Yore and spritework for Realm of the Mad God i believe) since he expressed interest when i mentioned it (and him) on twitter….
then i forgot…
and now i remember! So here ya go… :)
Grass and Trees (in one convenient package)
The Trees (enlarged view)
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Tumblr Mobile is being AN ASS!!
So I have artwork for Soul Gem I wana show..but Tumblr Mobile App, in all it’s retardation, crashes if I even attempt to add the fucking picture.
So, forgive the lack of conveinence for some of you, but if you wana go see the artwork go to either my MangaBullet page OR check my Twitter.
MangaBullet: www.mangabullet.com/chazdragoon/profile (unsure if the link is correct)
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chazdragoon (this one I know works) -
My cat is wierd…and cute
https://twitter.com/ChazDragoon/status/262380872102211584/photo/1
figured i show my cat…who has now deemed my computer the perfect resting spot.
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Update to the SRW D&D pt. 2 post
I edited and changed most of the epilogues to the SRW D&D session…since i remembered them wrong. Thanks to Kota, Mater and Xenav for finding those errors.
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When Super Robots and Dungeons & Dragons meet (part 2)
Editorial note: i’m basing this from memory and likely have alot of shit wrong…as the guys remind me of this… =/
I neglected (SOMEHOW) to mention Xenav’s characters (Fiona and Gil) so—- Characters:
Xenav — Fiona and Gil:
Sisters who were working with the Nadesco. Fiona is a Shrine Maiden (Touhou—sp?) and Gil..I forget (but she had timestop/dagger powers). Gil gets presumably killed in an ambush “off-screen”. After Gil’s Death, Chaz interacts a bit more with Fiona (making the First Team Attack: Blade Waltz) out of concern/worry. The two work rather well together… Gil piloted a mech until she got her timestop powers (I think) while Fiona does not pilot a mech at all due to her Shrine Maiden abilities. Alright…now onward to the final battle.
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Final Battle: “Divine Retribution”
Going to the Coordinates the Black Knight gave us, we repaired our mechs, resupplied and upgraded as much as time could allow us. We reached the destination and found ourselves in one hell of an alien structure where 7 mechs awaited us. Durandal’s scans indicated only one lifesign present and it was Yurika, captain of the Nadesco. The Boss was not amused and tried to talk sense into her, but it didn’t work out, someone did a good number on her. Battle commenced and we easily took out the puppet mechs..now came Yurika piloting the last mech. Lucian disabled her with Ice Missiles but then came a HUGE problem…Yurika revealed 3 nuclear missiles were coming towards them and SOON.
Being a Coordinator I used my N-Jammer to disable the missiles…and failed. (DAMN YOU RNG GODS!!) (EDIT: kota corrected me on this) Lucian launched the REX (his mech) into the Missiles and took them out, but the shockwave blacked out most of us for a round. Lucian did not suicide since he just sent the REX there on autopilot and continued the battle in his Power Suit. The Boss broke the ice around Yurika in an attempt to grab her but failed. Yurika summoned more puppet mechs, one of them being the Nu-type Gundam (though substantially weaker as it was AI driven). We took them out immediately and it was my turn…I had a plan: I loaded up the Mobile Blader Frame and charged a shinespark behind Yurika; I planned to bodyslam her into the Boss’s grasp or into Jason’s so we could escape with her intact. She counters me (as she’s using a spear along with having a high tactical skill to predict me dispite the MB’s speed) but critically FAILS. I shinespark slam into her and is caught by The Boss. Fiona later uses Double Dream (her ultimate) disabling Yurika completely from blowing up all her body parts (save for the cockpit and torso).
Mission Accomplished!
“So you’ve made it this far….?”
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU—-
The Force Behind the mysterious generals and attacking forces appears. A freakishly huge Frankenstein Gundam creation with a angel halo…about the only thing identifiable is the arms appear to be like the ones from the Dragon Gundam. More Nukes are on the way as we attack the “Halo Gundam”. We taunt his bullshit cowardliness, especially Jason. Halo decides to reverse the Nukes towards the Jovian Homeworld. Jayce seizes this opportunity to try and remote control the nukes away from the Jovian Homeworld (being the “master of puppets”)..he succeeds!
Seeing as the Boss is holding onto Yurika, I take initiative and drag her back to the Last Impression as the Mobile Blader Frame is the only thing fast enough to make the trip and return back quickly. The team focuses attacks on the Halo Gundam and then I return, repaired and refreshed. I disengage the Mobile Blader back to my normal frame (Corrosive Blader) and activate Valor (2x dmg), Raid (100% hit/dodge, 2x dmg, +30 move) and Rage (Next Level damage: Structural/Systemic/Catastrophic if hit) I strike HARD and Halo is wrecked pretty bad.
Then, like all final bosses, transforms into his second form. We attack with everything we have but its not enough as when it’s his turn he nearly one shots all of us with his Halo Beam and subsequent sets of attacks. Ian Breaks the Halo Gundam’s Halo Beam with his Double Danmaku Cannon. While we all do what we can to kill the damn thing. T
hen it was Jason’s turn…his Super Robot glowed and summoned everyone towards him, all of our mechs were absorbed and turned into a Golden Giant Super Robot I could only describe as The “Divine Sword Gundam”. All of us controlled the new Super Robot and had access to our pilot skills and abilities. Jason and Jayce used Amped up versions of the Ether and Danmaku cannons and then came my turn….
“Swords Combine!” *shing!*
“Activate Valor! Raid! Rage! Sacrifice! (Lucian’s P. Skill)”
“This is it! Take this..our anger! Our rage! Our Hopes and Dreams! Our BURNING PASSION!! DIVINE! STAR! SLAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSHH! ARRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”
I hit for 72 locations of systemic damage..Halo Gundam v.2 is SCREWED…..until it transforms AGAIN! It’s 3rd form is..I don’t even know what the fuck…it’s 3rd Form is: Galactic North.
Is your mind broken? Are you confused? Welcome to Me at this point cause I’ve no clue what the fuck Galactic North is other than it was an enemy faction before the Storm Riders picked me up. Either way..there was no way we could hurt this thing as it had no physical form…that’s when the Weird Shit-o-meter cranked up to 50…out of 10.
The Time Goddess, The Black Knight and LUCIFER (for the 4th goddamn time) appear and combine their powers to seal “Galactic North” back into the void it crawled out of. Galactic North swears vengeance/return and is sealed for good, we hope. The 3 Omnipotent Beings explain their presence and that the knowledge of what happened can’t be let loose as the creatures of the universe (or rather mortals) can’t handle such truths…except us cause we’re pretty crazy as it is (that’s my guess on it). And thus we are to get a memory wipe up before the 1st encounter with Halo’s Generals. We ask our questions and give our thanks/goodbyes…the moment between Jayce and the Time Goddess envokes manly tears of sadness as she gives her last, and only, freebee time reversal to send us back.
Durandal: “Date Recorded…saved.” ———————————————————————————————————————————— The Storm Riders finish up loose ends at the point of time they were reset to. The Boss asks Yurika to marry him and a wedding is held…thankfully Yurika did not provide the catering or we’d all be dead. Both of them went on to explore the further reaches of space and find new planets.
Fiona visits the grave made for Gil, telling Chaz and the others she needs time alone. Chaz would rather be there to look after her but decides not to, letting her know everyone is always there for her.
Ian becomes the new Warboss of the Orks. While the Orks were the enemy at times, they’re really not all that bad. They also are stupid..in a comical sort of way that makes them cool to hang with. Though it seems odd the Orks would take a bioroid as a Ork Warboss…I guess Ian had that much dakka to impress them.
Jason went to his homeworld to repair things and help his people. Once he was done he figured on coming back to the Riders..seeing as no one else was good of fixing ANYTHING…(at least I think that’s how it went)
Lucien was aided by the shuffle alliance in taking the largest asteroid in the system and terraforming it using the Metal Gear REX’s strong jaws, ultimately getting the biggest one lodged inside becoming the planets core and growing to beyond colossal sizes earning the name Metal Gear Deus. The asteroid became the newest addition to the Neo Colonies: Neo Chozodia. After the planet was terraformed, money was put into Developing a genetic recombinator to revive the dead chozo race, fulfilling Lucien’s dream. Being that chozo mature to adulthood quickly, he had a wife named Amare and soon after a son named Natus. Out of gratitude Lucien declared Neo Chozodia to be the Storm Rider headquarters. In the center of the HQ is a statue of the “Divine Sword Gundam” Lucian dubbed “Aries”. Apparently it came to him in a dream.
Jayce found himself depressed…he had money, loads of it now. But he found something was missing deep down…he looks at a statue of a silver haired maiden holding a large hourglass and something tugs at his heart. He leaves the Storm Riders to find what he seeks within…
And finally…
Chaz… After the Storm Riders finished and split..he found himself wondering what to do. He looks to his comm-watch and asks:
“Hey Dur…what should we do now?”
Durandal: “PERHAPS WE SHOULD TAKE OVER THE STORM RIDERS?”
“Hm…not a bad idea…”
Durandal: “SENDING MESSAGE…..RESPONSE RECEIVED..”
“….heh. Well, SOMEONE has to defend the universe right?”
Durandal: “FIRST THE STORM RIDERS AND THEN THE UNIVERSE. HA-HA-HA-HA-HA”
“Shut up, Dur… *sigh*”
And so a new adventure begins…but that’s another story.
Care to read…?
Durandal: “SAVING TO MEMORY CARD..DO NOT REMOVE ASSHOLE.”
Everyone: “Way to ruin the moment durandal!”
Durandal: “huehuehuehue”
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When Super Robots and Dungeons & Dragons meet (part 2)
I neglected (SOMEHOW) to mention Xenav’s characters (Fiona and Gil) so—-
Characters:
Xenav — Fiona and Gil: Sisters who were working with the Nadesco. Fiona is a Shrine Maiden (Touhou—sp?) and Gil..I forget (but she had timestop/dagger powers). Gil gets presumably killed in an ambush “off-screen”. After Gil’s Death, Chaz interacts a bit more with Fiona (making the First Team Attack: Blade Waltz) out of concern/worry. The two work rather well together…
Gil piloted a mech until she got her timestop powers (I think) while Fiona does not pilot a mech at all due to her Shrine Maiden abilities.Alright…now onward to the final battle.
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Final Battle: “Divine Retribution”
Going to the Coordinants the Black Knight gave us, we repaired our mechs, resupplied and upgraded as much as time could allow us.
We reached the destination and found ourselves in one hell of an alien structure where 7 mechs awaited us. Durandal’s scans indicated only one lifesign present and it was Yuirka, captain of the Nadesco. The Boss was not amused and tried to talk sense into her, but it didn’t work out, someone did a good number on her.
Battle commenced and we easily took out the puppet mechs..now came Yurika piloting the last mech. Lucian disabled her with Ice Missles but then came a HUGE problem…Yurika revealed 3 nuclear missles were comming torwards them and SOON. Being a Coordinator I used my N-Jammer to disable the missles…and failed. (DAMN YOU RNG GODS!!) Jayce on the other hand managed to snipe the rockets before impact, but the shockwave blacked out most of us for a round.
The boss broke the ice around Yuirka in an attempt to grab her but failed. Yurika summoned more puppet mechs, one of them being the Nu-type Gundam (though substabtially weaker as it was AI driven). We took them out immediately and it was my turn…I had a plan: I loaded up the Mobile Blader Frame and charged a shinespark behind Yurika; I planned to bodyslam her into the Boss’s grasp or into Jason’s so we could escape with her intact. She counters me (as she’s using a spear along with having a high tactical skill to predict me dispite the MB’s speed) but critically FAILS. I shinespark slam into her, she loses all of her bodyparts save the cockpit/torso and is caught by The Boss.
Mission Accomplished!
“So you’ve made it this far….?”
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU—-
The Force Behind the mysterious generals and attacking forces appears. A freakishly huge frankenstien gundam creation with a angel halo…about the only thing identifiable is the arms appear to be like the ones from the Dragon Gundam.
More Nukes are on the way as we attack the “Halo Gundam”. We taunt his bullshit cowardness, especially Jason. Halo decides to reverse the Nukes torwards the Jovian Homeworld. Jayce seizes this oppertunity to try and remote control the nukes away from the Jovian Homeworld (being the “master of puppets”)..he succeeds!
Seeing as the Boss is holding onto Yurika, I take inititive and drag her back to the Last Impression as the Mobile Blader Frame is the only thing fast enough to make the trip and return back quickly.
The team focuses attacks on the Halo Gundam with Fiona blacking out using Double Dream (her ultimate) and I return, repaired and refreshed. I disengage the Mobile Blader back to my normal frame (Corrosive Blader) and activate Valor (2x dmg), Raid (100% hit/dodge, 2x dmg, +30 move) and Rage (Next Level damage: Structural/Systemic/Catastrophic if hit)
I strike HARD and Halo is wrecked pretty bad. Then, like all final bosses, transforms into his second form. We attack with everything we have but its not enough as when it’s his turn he nearly one shots all of us with his Halo Beam and subsequent sets of attacks. Ian Breaks the Halo Gundam’s Halo Beam with his Double Danmaku Cannon. While we all do what we can to kill the damn thing. Then it was Jason’s turn…his Super Robot glowed and summoned everyone torwards him, all of our mechs were absorbed and turned into a Golden Giant Super Robot I could only describe as The “Divine Sword Gundam”.
All of us controled the new Super Robot and had access to our pilot skills and abilities. Jason and Jayce used Amped up versions of the Ether and Danmaku cannons and then came my turn….
“Swords Combine!” *shing!*
“Activate Valor! Raid! Rage! Sacrifice! (Lucian’s P. Skill)”
“This is it! Take this..our anger! Our rage! Our Hopes and Dreams! Our BURNING PASSION!! DIVINE! STAR! SLAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSHH! ARRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”I hit for 72 locations of systemic damage..Halo Gundam v.2 is SCREWED…..until it transforms AGAIN!
It’s 3rd form is..I don’t even know what the fuck…it’s 3rd Form is: Galactic North.
Is your mind broken? Are you confused? Welcome to Me at this point cause I’ve no clue what the fuck Galactic North is other than it was an enemy faction before the Storm Riders picked me up.
Either way..there was no way we could hurt this thing as it had no physical form…that’s when the Weird Shit-o-meter cranked up to 50…out of 10.
The Time Goddess, The Black Knight and LUCIFER (for the 4th goddamn time) appear and combine their powers to seal “Galactic North” back into the void it crawled out of. Galactic North swears venegence/return and is sealed for good, we hope. The 3 Omnipotent Beings explain their presence and that the knowledge of what happened can’t be let loose as the creatures of the universe (or rather mortals) can’t handle such truths…cept us cause we’re pretty crazy as it is (that’s my guess on it). And thus we are to get a memory wipe up before the 1st encounter with Halo’s Generals.
We ask our questions and give our thanks/goodbyes…the moment between Jayce and the Time Goddess envokes manly tears of sadness as she gives her last, and only, freebee time reversal to send us back.
Durandal: “Date Recorded…saved.”
————————————————————————————————————————————The Storm Riders finish up loose ends at the point of time they were reset to.
The Boss asks Yurika to marry him and a wedding is held…thankfully Yurika did not provide the catering or we’d all be dead.Fiona visits the grave made for Fiona..telling Chaz and the others she needs time alone. Chaz would rather be there to look after her but decides not to, letting her know everyone is always there for her.
Ian becomes the new Warboss of the Orks. While the Orks were the enemy at times, they’re really not all that bad. They also are stupid..in a comical sort of way that makes them cool to hang with. Though it seems odd the Orks would take a bioroid as a Ork Warboss…I guess Ian had that much dakka to impress them.
Jason went to his homeworld to repair things and help his people. Once he was done he figured on comming back to the Riders..seeing as no one else was good of fixing ANYTHING…(at least I think that’s how it went)
Lucian found that he was not the last chozo and proceeded to find more survivors with those he encountered. His rivalry with Domon is still talked about…if not exaggerated at times.
Jayce found himself depressed…he had money, loads of it now. But he found something was missing deep down…he looks at a statue of a silver haired maiden holding a large hourglass and something tugs at his heart. He leaves the Storm Riders to find what he seeks within…
And finally…
Chaz… After the Storm Riders finished and split..he found himself wondering what to do. He looks to his comm-watch and asks:
“Hey Dur…what should we do now?”
Durandal: “PERHAPS WE SHOULD TAKE OVER THE STORM RIDERS?”
“Hm…not a bad idea…”
Durandal: “SENDING MESSAGE…..RESPONSE RECEIVED..”
“….heh. Well, SOMEONE has to defend the universe right?”
Durandal: “FIRST THE STORM RIDERS AND THEN THE UNIVERSE. HA-HA-HA-HA-HA”
“Shut up, Dur… *sigh*”And so a new adventure begins…but that’s another story.
Care to read…?
Durandal: “SAVING TO MEMORY CARD..DO NOT REMOVE ASSHOLE.”
Everyone: “Way to ruin the moment durandal!”
Durandal: “huehuehuehue”
