Game Project Name : Ninja Dog Realm
Hiya i am very new to game making been teaching myself how to script my game over the last 2 years, last 5 months every day i been doing a bit. So still very much a hobby for me and still love the challenge it is providing.
My trouble at the moment:
is art work that is 64 pix x 64 pix that i can use in my game. especialy buildings.
Items i can do fine as i can draw them within the 64 x 64 px and scale the display within my game making engine.
Im a massive fan of The Settlers Online been playing since it started. I have always wanted to build a game. So Im building an rpg type version.
Things I need are like Houses, wood cutter hut, water well, farm building etc ( would love 64 x 64 pics as my game includes tile switching in script
if anyone can help on where to get such art, or can draw some i would be so grateful.
I like this style of graphic, but would need the buidings without the ground art.
wow that looks fantastic, I love it am i okay to use this plz? I will put you in my credits for my game
my best regards
Ninja Dog
also do you have the hut and logs and things in a blank image without the background?
Ninja Dog
It's okay to use it! I'ill be glad.
I uploaded one with a transparent background here:
https://opengameart.org/content/woodcutter-cabin-2
thanks very much much appriciated, thanks for your hard work
Best regards
Ninja Dog
ammended my credits thanks so much.. i will use that as a permanent building to produce logs. :)
will put a print or video up when i put it in game and made it work
if made bigger a lvl two building maybe? i thinking lvl 3 tops as i would like to finish my game oneday
i drew some mines for my game im going to use these as lvl 1 mines they all same just different colours still need to make coal mine theese are on my profile here
I plan to redraw lvl 2 buildings soon for my mines i have, feel free to give us a hand:)
have been trying to focus on making game work with what i have created / collected over last 10 months
I hate interfaces, i find them etremley frustrating :) but on plus side mine works again with no bugs i can find just yet :)
im trying to think how i going to make trees cut down and respawn now next to my great hut:) ty
need to put marble deposits and mines in soon, think i can do that in 4 hrs still thinking bout that... by the time i scratched my head it be 4 days lol. im havin 4 deposits of marble that can be found on home island extending map:)
but it not an hr a hut too program either as ill have to build all 4 first, to evan think bout making it work.
my enviroment needs to be bigger now:)
best regards
Ninja Dog
:)
Ninja Dog
Quick update!
Now got game running as a mmo online, well got the base bit done now to add lots of game content!
Best Regards
Ninja Dog
Long time no see!
Yeah i have been battling with my script trying to get it to work
hows your game coming along?
best regards
Ninja Dog
It's not getting anywhere. But as I mentioned it would likely not be finished so yeah :P
i love chicken workers :)
Im working on webpage for my game now thinking i may need one:) recomendations on free software to make a web page be nice
not done much art lately think i need to do some more! and will post here on oga
so much to do
if you do progress with game plz keep us posted,
oh i had 2 people logged in at same time run ok too:)
many thanks to all who have helped me already, can be found in my credits attached. :)
best regards
Ninja Dog
merry xmas to all!
ok so i been working hard, or think i have.
i have had a unbelievable amount of help this year.
Ty to all that are listed in this thread and continually mentioned in my credits
so i got a usb pen tablet today been experimenting with it, i did sketch up with it of what i think a scarecrow
i also found a open source program that is easy layered and works well with tablet which is Medibang paint pro.
as i say merry xmas what do you all use to draw?
best regards
uploaded my first test pen result :)
Ninja Dog
Oh hi again Ninja Dog!
What I use to draw. hmm I have a tablet as well ^^ but for pixel art I use the mouse.
hey spring hope you well i been real busy lately
heres my next 2 random pixel art creations
best regards ninjadog
ok i did these in bout 5 hrs no idea i was going to draw them and yes could be improved, but feel i happy with right now till i draw more
feed back always welcome
Ninja Dog
hi all again,
so i know from looking at my last post i missed a support from my decking on far corner but hey easy to put in.
so while i was researching and stuff i decided to draw myself a iso guide graph paper a such tonight, it may be helpfull to others, hope so.. so i posted it.
As always feedback welcome
best regards
Ninja Dog
hiya i used my grid and layed my buildings on top. i can see my proportions are a little out, i get stuck on isometric curves any help would be good or link to guide be great :)
Ninja Dog
These pics look really good! So clean and tidy!
hey thanks spring
you did awesome job on that doom look alike game amazing work.
so here what i came up with today
When i got a collection i will load into art bit as a whole sheet :)
Feed back always welcome from everyone
Best Regards
Ninja Dog
i easily adapted to have spike on top all i did was copy and patse the spike onto the posts
regards
Ninja Dog
Yeah that Doom clone was actually kind of a pain because the customer wanted so much to be changed.
One thing I'm thinking about is that these new graphics you've made are much larger than your silver(marble mines, etc. - are you trying to make them fit with each other anyway?
hiya
Yes they are a lot bigger, they just happened to turn out that way. i was thinking i should try and redo my mines alittle bigger and/ or reduce size of new graphics.
Im gunna mess around with my fence today see if i can make it fit with my mines i think. if not will try and redraw mines in hope they turn out better and right size to fit.
Ninja Dog
here is how it faired for me tonight looking forward to adding more detail :)
feed back always welcome
my best regards
mine is deffo to small!
Ninja Dog
Yeah the mine is too small I also think, it looks like it's surrounded by towers, still pretty tho.
Maybe you can use a mine like this. But the style is obviously very different from yours, maybe I should revive the chicken game with these grpahics instead ;) it was just so bad tho
Your graphics look much better
hiya spring hope you well i been reworkkiing my mine and fence made mine 50% bigger reworked the edges so far.
yes id love to see more chicken workers
this what i ended up with tonight
best regards as always to all and feed back always welcome from everyone
Ninja Dog
Yeah, that mine looks a lot better than what I made.
The chicken game has many problem s especially with performance, redrawing the graphics is gonna be a lot of work too, I might be up for it tho, most of my current game ideas are terrible compared to it.
hopefully should be back creating again soon!
hope everyone is ok?
Love ninja d x
Ninja Dog
Yeah it's fine ^^
My game ideas keep on failing time and time again tho :P
good to see you Spring :) glad you ok
I got a game idea, a platformer one that a Chracter has to collect different icecreams while running jumping changing direction a few simple tasks for a 3 year old, it my biggest girls 3rd birthday soon, i cant get code right is this something you could do?
i think like 20 simple simple levels eg first be run and colect 5 icecreams, 2nd level be collect 5 icreams have to jump collect 3 more...plus a few suprizes for her.
Pc format good but mrs does have a fancy phone
my best regards always
Ninja Dog
p.s i think i can provide graphics to for you, im searching through what i got
best regards
Ninja Dog
Well , right now i was actually going to work with testsubject. We might be able to work in some of your ideas tho. But i don't think making a game just for 3-year olds is that viable though.
hey spring
Sorry time is still an issue for me at the moment, but is getting easier i think lol
Yeah i think you right on not just making it for a 3year old. i feel it would be good to have some sort of educational purpose and be fun and easy so this would broad a age range of 3 -7 maybe?
Would like to hear your ideas
best regards always
Ninja Dog
I don't really know. It may be selfish, but if we're going to make a game for little kids, I at least won't care about it much, as I'm not a kid and I have no kids either. I was hoping we could strike a more general appeal that both kids or adults may possibly enjoy as long as they're fans of the genre.
i totally understand that, thats cool :)
what genre you got in mind?
I like pixel art retro style my self.
I think that my building pictures i have done already could be used as lvl markers on a map eg first stone mine you collect stone on that lvl, lvl 2 would be copper mine, you collect copper. lvls have enemys.
i'll put a couple of pics to gether of how i invision some ideas
my best regards as always
Ninja Dog
or ill try put a quick demo together if i have time :)
Ninja Dog
Yeah I like the pixel art style myself too ^^
What are you supposed to do with the stone and copper?
Also, I am actually making a game with Testsubject too. I'm not sure what my role exactly should be in your game but I should have the time for it also, I hope. ^^
So, what do you actually need me to do for this game?
use it to unlock lvls or sell it to get gold coins to buy things from shop, more thought into that would be needed lol.
your role would be some art, especially character and maybe enemies. as i suck at them. Ideas on how to improve, input on a story. generally 2 heads are better than one.
Oh and defo music if you like, it would be up to you really what you would like to do and have time to do :)
Do u remember alex the kid, like that but bit more mordern in UI. that what i thinking. hoping i should be able to program this. i can use my programs default charter to build game but would have to change when game built
best regards
Ninja Dog
I do remember Alex Kidd (I think it's actually spelled with two d's) but I didn't really find the games that good, the shop mechanicsa in alex kidd are absolutely fine though, it's mainly the frustating rock-paper-scissors matches with the bosses, and the fact that your attack is so short ranged which makes them mediocre imo. Oh yeah and the music isn't too good either, of course maybe I can fix that ;)
If we should collaborate about this, I think using something like Discord, Skype, etc. would be better for the flow, messaging is a bit slow here :)
it is indeed spelt with 2 d's :) R,P,S i found that frustrating till i learnt a cheat too, we could scrap that and have a math's sum to do or something?
i also hated the no save bit so would add a save option at certain points
yes other forms for chatting and sending files would be good, instant chat and emails are good for me ill look up discord not familliar with it but i know lots use it:
ill start on the basic operations of the game this weekend if i can.
the fire band thing in volcano lvl was good and motor bike in forest lvl and the walking stick
best regards
Ninja Dog
I think we should have boss fights where the bosses use actual attacks. There doesn't need to be that many bosses.
Let me know when you get your discord set up; my discord tag is Spring#6354
Do you have any ideas in mind for the main character? What animations should he/she have? I can start drawing tomorrow.
yeah i think so too, you thinking turn base or just go to war with each other?
this game will test my scripting lol
ok so it weekend tomorrow so ill try to get some designs put together, not thought bout charater to much but it will have to jump and move and cant forget punch :)
ill look into discord and setting it up if i get chance tonight, as i said time is limited but this be a cool project i think
my best regards as always
Ninja Dog
Maybe some sort of mechanic where you can charge up a very powerful punch by spinning your fists around?
Attempting to make a few character designs, if we literally were to call them "Spring" and "Ninja Dog" XD
Pixel art versions will be coming, if you like these designs ^^
Walking animations ^^
hey spring I like them :)
I do think they are slighty to tiny but that not a massive issue atm, is it easy to make them slighlty bigger?
If it is lots of work We can make the worlds same ratio, im going to have look for some tiles and things today to start building the first lvl.
I like Spring as the main character what are your thoughts for their roles?
Could be "Spring the Kidd in miracle world"
I had look at discord, hopefully can set it up today :)
best regards
Ninja Dog
Yeah I can make them larger and given time I can make tiles too.
Spring could definitely be the main character, I'd love to see her in an actual game, she's not exactly a kid though.
I do think it might be too early for you to start making levels yet , though.
Made new drawings of Spring which are larger ^^
hey,
Im happy to use her as main character, wow you quick at re-editing stuff. So maybe call her just Spring then :)
I need to make a lvl so I know what i need to do and get settings right,
I have made a template lvl this morning going to record it in action and post to see what you think i made it same layout as our inspiration for now, can always change it up a bit later
I love the new size, think this is going to work great.
the walk animation and punch one are fantastic, the jump one looks a bit odd but maybe will look better in game play.
Ok i off to record what i got so far
Best Regards
Ninja Dog
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