The WIP Thread

[Marisa the Magician]

I might try my hand at writing some Linux support patches for engoo when I have the time, if that's fine.

[IMX]

To my disgrace I discovered I frankensteined the wrong faces on some frames...Gee, sure will be fun fixing that thing

Although I should admit, I'm pretty much at a good % of progress regarding the whole thing

[Sgt Dopey]

Is the head from the cat-woman-thing in Powerslave?

[Snarboo]

It sure looks like it.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

thanks to a certain request i got recently, i toyed with the idea to make Viscra a CO in Advance Wars 2. anyone more experienced than me about the series and gameplay balance mind telling me if this is, well, balanced enough for the game?

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Viscra

A brash, energetic newcomer, Viscra has temporarily put her musical career aside to fight for her home country Orange Star. Inexperienced in combat, but her quirky attitude and stealthy appearance makes her well-loved amongst her peers.
Hit: Letting it loose
Miss: Humiliation

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Her cheerful nature makes her units get the drive to push along further, giving them all 1 extra movement space. Additionally, her camoflauge skills makes her units able to hide in terrain even when Fog of War isn't in effect. Inexperience yields low firepower, sans indirect units.
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POWER
Heightened Senses

Increases indirect units range by 1 space, movement by 1, and increases firepower and defenses of all units.

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SUPER
Stealth Warfare

Viscra's units engages in camoflauged combat, hiding all units from enemies that they are not adjacent to. Additionally, increases range of long-range units by 2 spaces, movement by 2, and firepower and defenses for all units.

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All units:

15% less firepower, sans indirects.

Units in forests and reef are invisible unless enemies are adjacent to them.

Movement for all units are increased by 1.

Power increases defense and offense by 15 and 20 percent, indirects range by 1, and movement for all by 1.

Super power makes all units invisible (unless adjacent to them) on any terrain, increases defense and offense by 25 and 30 percent, increases attack range of distants by 2, and movement by 2.

Power meter: xxXXXXXX

[Bitterman]

Wasted some time making something random, I'm not too sure if I like it. I usually don't enjoy mapping as I'll spend 2-3 hours on a deeply unsatisfactory product:

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[leileilol]

I might try my hand at writing some Linux support patches for engoo when I have the time, if that's fine.

Go for it. I'm not going near SDL or Linux personally because backends aren't really something I'm interested in mucking with, and even if I did mess with Linux versions, I don't think a raw X11 version would sit well for 2013's Linux gaming audience...

[Captain J]

Wasted some time making something random, I'm not too sure if I like it. I usually don't enjoy mapping as I'll spend 2-3 hours on a deeply unsatisfactory product:

whoa, i thought that door sign at first screenie was MN(&)M.

thanks to a certain request i got recently, i toyed with the idea to make Viscra a CO in Advance Wars 2. anyone more experienced than me about the series and gameplay balance mind telling me if this is, well, balanced enough for the game?

stealth based CO, i like it much! if every units movement is faster then the others, their damages should be powerful if they attacked first for ambush. and weak at enemy's siege fire. BTW, recon, submarie and stealth fighter could be useful though.

and most important problem is make her into advence wars style sprite. the first one was total cartoonish, now many years has been passed, they grabbed reality.
and if you're good at pixel art for follow their art style, i'll wish you a luck.

[Blzut3]

I don't think a raw X11 version would sit well for 2013's Linux gaming audience...

With Mir and Wayland around the corner, yeah, a raw X11 version would be a horrible idea.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

thanks to a certain request i got recently, i toyed with the idea to make Viscra a CO in Advance Wars 2. anyone more experienced than me about the series and gameplay balance mind telling me if this is, well, balanced enough for the game?

stealth based CO, i like it much! if every units movement is faster then the others, their damages should be powerful if they attacked first for ambush. and weak at enemy's siege fire. BTW, recon, submarie and stealth fighter could be useful though.

and most important problem is make her into advence wars style sprite. the first one was total cartoonish, now many years has been passed, they grabbed reality.
and if you're good at pixel art for follow their art style, i'll wish you a luck.

hmm, extra damage from cover isn't a bad idea. perhaps they'd do 10% less damage on roads, plains, and the like, and would do extra damage in forests and reefs. that could knock out her overall damage penalty for all units. also, the damage boost could be given to her in Fog of War maps, too, so her stealth skills wouldn't be completely selective. how would the submarine and recon be more useful, though?

also, the drawing is just a proof of concept. whether this would actually be done as a character in the game i can't say at this point.

[Captain J]

come to think of it, i have no idea. so...you beat me.

[Marisa the Magician]

I'd rather work with SDL, at least it's the library I'm used to (I had some adventures with SFML but I found it rather... "unfun").

I personally think of all the options for display management on Linux, Wayland is the most reasonable (not just because it's the most similar to my own WALFAS project), and since Mir seems to be just Canonical having more NIH syndrome...

[Scripten]

So, uhh... do there happen to be any sprite artists about these parts that might be interested in doing some work for a rater specific project of mine? I'm finding the graphics to just be way too time-consuming. I was hoping to have more to show when I unveiled the project, but with the sprite work taking about three to four times as long as any comparative work elsewhere...

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Credit for the original arm sprite goes to hnsolo77

[Captain J]

omg, METROID! i hope that player is samus-chan(umm...yuck, sorry for that.)!

[Marisa the Magician]

Oh all of my want~