Adjustment made.
Whatever was blocking the way has been removed - simply so the level can be accessed.
Saturday 21 March 2015
Friday 20 March 2015
Damnit!
I know they say not to re-run your own game after handing it in....
But DAMNIT something didn't save right so apparently there is no way to win the game. There's something blocking the level to the park...
Maybe if I email John and explain...
-freaks out, swears and ragequits-
But DAMNIT something didn't save right so apparently there is no way to win the game. There's something blocking the level to the park...
Maybe if I email John and explain...
-freaks out, swears and ragequits-
Disclaimers.
I need to do a post showing where I found my sprites, and give credit where credit is due.
First of all I would like to extend my gratitude to James McLaren for putting up with my constant nagging - and helping me to understand code and why it does what it does. (and for not punching me when it takes me way too long to understand!)
Now credit to the artists.
Sprites:
* Quackers, Wanda, Ava and Bill
Found here: http://www.rpg-studio.de/
From: http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/2399-grannys-lists-animal-sprites/
* Fox
Found here: http://s444.photobucket.com/user/grandmadeb_rmvx/media/fox.png.html
First of all I would like to extend my gratitude to James McLaren for putting up with my constant nagging - and helping me to understand code and why it does what it does. (and for not punching me when it takes me way too long to understand!)
Now credit to the artists.
Sprites:
* Quackers, Wanda, Ava and Bill
Found here: http://www.rpg-studio.de/
From: http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/2399-grannys-lists-animal-sprites/
* Fox
Found here: http://s444.photobucket.com/user/grandmadeb_rmvx/media/fox.png.html
From: http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/2399-grannys-lists-animal-sprites/
* Cheese
Found here: http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/grandmadeb_rmvx/chara07_bnMackAnimals1.png
From: http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/2399-grannys-lists-animal-sprites/
* Frog, Rabbit
Found here: http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/grandmadeb_rmvx/animalscrbetween.png
From: http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/2399-grannys-lists-animal-sprites/
While the sprites have actually been recoloured pixel by pixel, I'm far too worried about Copyright issues so this is my disclaimer for the sprites :3
Please don't murder me!
References for Critical Analysis:
> The Hero's Journey
(From Google Images, used in this blog as a representation of the written theory)
Original Idea: Campbell, J. (1990) "The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on his Life and Work" New World Library
> Self Determination Theory
(From Google Images, used in this blog as a representation of the written theory)
Original Idea: Campbell, J. (1990) "The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on his Life and Work" New World Library
> Self Determination Theory
(Hosted at Google Images, link on the picture, used in this blog for representation of written theory)
Idea found in: Mayer, R.E. (2014) "Computer Games for Learning: An Evidence-Based Approach" MIT Press.
> Emergence versus Progression
(Hosted at Google Images, used for visual representation)
Idea: Adams, E. & Dormans, J. (2012) "Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design (Google eBooks)" New Riders
> Flow Theory
(Hosted at Google Images, used for visual representation)
Idea: Van Eck, R. (2010) "Gaming and Cognition: Theories and Practice from the Learning Sciences: Theories and Practice" IGI Global
Known problems:
Known list of problems/glitches:
* Every so often, the player needs to be careful of the walls (ie trees in the forest and "cut grass" surrounding the river and the walkway of the world map, as every now and then the sprite tends to get stuck...
* Sound files tend to randomize their volume
* Player sometimes gets stuck on the signposts and so the "ding" sound plays over and over again until the player steps away
* The player must release the key pressed before pressing the next one - otherwise Quackers gets stuck
* Sounds when you die often are too quiet to be heard...working on it now.
* Be careful of the fox, it tends to moonwalk...(and walk through trees...)
* Every so often, the player needs to be careful of the walls (ie trees in the forest and "cut grass" surrounding the river and the walkway of the world map, as every now and then the sprite tends to get stuck...
* Sound files tend to randomize their volume
* Player sometimes gets stuck on the signposts and so the "ding" sound plays over and over again until the player steps away
* The player must release the key pressed before pressing the next one - otherwise Quackers gets stuck
* Sounds when you die often are too quiet to be heard...working on it now.
* Be careful of the fox, it tends to moonwalk...(and walk through trees...)
Final Day...
So, this has been stressful...
I've managed to finish and save Cheese and Quackers, just need to transfer all the game files onto the USB now, write up the critique and I'll be done ... and I have 5 hours in which to do so. Game face on.
I've managed to finish and save Cheese and Quackers, just need to transfer all the game files onto the USB now, write up the critique and I'll be done ... and I have 5 hours in which to do so. Game face on.
Last-minute panicks...
So it's the day of submission, and I CAN'T GET MY BLOODY DEAD SOUND TO WORK.
I tried tinkering with it, but for some reason it doesn't like me.
Background music done though so wooooo.
Time to start fiddling with the sound on collisions to lead to the end screen, let's hope this works...
I tried tinkering with it, but for some reason it doesn't like me.
Background music done though so wooooo.
Time to start fiddling with the sound on collisions to lead to the end screen, let's hope this works...
Tuesday 10 March 2015
It's alive! (2)
So, I'll be posting screenshots tomorrow morning (or afternoon....) but Cheese and Quackers is alive, has three levels and a world map!
It's been a long hard week of obituaries and bereavement but after attending today's (or yesterday's...) 4-6 workshop Quackers now moves, Cheese follows (though jumps on his back a lot...but that's pretty cute), the sprites are all ready to go and I'm finally starting to get to grips with coding!
Levels so far:
World Map - Quackers may follow the path (as the outside is sectioned off by solid objects) and head for the Forest, Park and City. I'm hoping to create a textbox at the start of the game to tell the player which to visit first as the levels aren't exactly in order...
Forest - Level planned out as a maze, wherein the nooks and crannies Quackers and Cheese may be able to hide to avoid the fox AI (which will be programmed asap) in order to find and rescue Wanda to recruit her to the cause. (Leads back to World Map) Textbox incoming - Wanda pointing Quackers towards the city.
City - Quackers and Wanda have to make their way safely across two busy 5-lane roads to get to the other side in order to continue (and find Ava to recruit) again leads back to the World Map. Ava points Quackers towards the Park. (The idea to recruit a feline enemy is still strong, but it depends how much work I have to do)
Park - A river level. Quackers, Ava and Wanda have to avoid rocks, etc to reach the end of the pond, but pick up bits of bread (maybe) to gain energy to keep swimming. Final aim to recruit Bill and try to find their mother.
So each environment is almost ready, just need to program AI and obstacles - and maybe one or two more surprises. We'll see.
That's all for now, I'll post some screengrabs tomorrow.
Goodnight :)
It's been a long hard week of obituaries and bereavement but after attending today's (or yesterday's...) 4-6 workshop Quackers now moves, Cheese follows (though jumps on his back a lot...but that's pretty cute), the sprites are all ready to go and I'm finally starting to get to grips with coding!
Levels so far:
World Map - Quackers may follow the path (as the outside is sectioned off by solid objects) and head for the Forest, Park and City. I'm hoping to create a textbox at the start of the game to tell the player which to visit first as the levels aren't exactly in order...
Forest - Level planned out as a maze, wherein the nooks and crannies Quackers and Cheese may be able to hide to avoid the fox AI (which will be programmed asap) in order to find and rescue Wanda to recruit her to the cause. (Leads back to World Map) Textbox incoming - Wanda pointing Quackers towards the city.
City - Quackers and Wanda have to make their way safely across two busy 5-lane roads to get to the other side in order to continue (and find Ava to recruit) again leads back to the World Map. Ava points Quackers towards the Park. (The idea to recruit a feline enemy is still strong, but it depends how much work I have to do)
Park - A river level. Quackers, Ava and Wanda have to avoid rocks, etc to reach the end of the pond, but pick up bits of bread (maybe) to gain energy to keep swimming. Final aim to recruit Bill and try to find their mother.
So each environment is almost ready, just need to program AI and obstacles - and maybe one or two more surprises. We'll see.
That's all for now, I'll post some screengrabs tomorrow.
Goodnight :)
Wednesday 4 March 2015
So I haven't done a blog post for a long time... (which is about a fortnight)
But a quick update: All my sprites are animated including the following
> Quackers (Main playable character)
> Wanda (AI duckling sibling)
> Ava (AI duckling sibling)
> Bill (AI duckling sibling)
> Cheese (AI sidekick)
> Fox (Predator for Woodland level
> Cat (For the city level)
Plus a few extra things for aesthetics, such as a rabbit, frog and owl.
The worldmap is now a work in progress, as I need to find a better background than just green tiles...
But above is a quick snapshot of the Park level, wherein Quackers, Wanda and Ava have to stick together and swim from top to bottom whilst avoiding obstacles such as fisherman hooks, rocks and debris (objects to come this week).
Now working on making Quackers move...
I mean, the duck moves normally when the left, right, up and down keys are pressed. That's fine. The problem is the key being pressed must be released before the next key is pressed, which isn't actually much of a problem in a top-down game - especially in the park level where really you only need the keys one at a time. The problem will be when I create the woodland area and you need to be able to move quickly.
But still, it's a work in progress and I do think it might actually be done on time - as long as I invest in plenty of super strong coffee and energy drinks.
N.B It does feel a bit like I haven't actually gotten very far with the game, but due to a family bereavement this weekend, I need to distract myself so hopefully the work will get done even quicker than expected!
But a quick update: All my sprites are animated including the following
> Quackers (Main playable character)
> Wanda (AI duckling sibling)
> Ava (AI duckling sibling)
The park level after collecting Wanda and Ava
> Bill (AI duckling sibling)
> Cheese (AI sidekick)
> Fox (Predator for Woodland level
> Cat (For the city level)
Plus a few extra things for aesthetics, such as a rabbit, frog and owl.
The worldmap is now a work in progress, as I need to find a better background than just green tiles...
But above is a quick snapshot of the Park level, wherein Quackers, Wanda and Ava have to stick together and swim from top to bottom whilst avoiding obstacles such as fisherman hooks, rocks and debris (objects to come this week).
Now working on making Quackers move...
I mean, the duck moves normally when the left, right, up and down keys are pressed. That's fine. The problem is the key being pressed must be released before the next key is pressed, which isn't actually much of a problem in a top-down game - especially in the park level where really you only need the keys one at a time. The problem will be when I create the woodland area and you need to be able to move quickly.
But still, it's a work in progress and I do think it might actually be done on time - as long as I invest in plenty of super strong coffee and energy drinks.
N.B It does feel a bit like I haven't actually gotten very far with the game, but due to a family bereavement this weekend, I need to distract myself so hopefully the work will get done even quicker than expected!
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