Creating The Y.A.T.E. Game

[contention]

(If you feel this should be moved to another section please do, this is very confusing as to where to place and sorry for the convience. I asked a Mod for preference as where to place this, and I still feel weird placing it here. So moving it, if you feel necessary, to a suitable section, please do and sorry for an inconvience)

I don't know how many people have heard, but of late I have been working on a game for Joshi based off his old YATE story. So far during its production, it is still in its very early stages, and its due date is somewhere scheduled for August. 12, 2005, Joshi's birthday. Aniki and Joshi have so far helped me with all their hearts. Joshi has given me the best ideas for the game and Aniki has given me the sprites, which are now implemented in the game. The sprites work, and they all run, shoot, jump, etc. So, I have tested out the sprites and the characters and enemies. Unforutuantly, I can not put in the YATE enemies until the near end of the game, so in place I did have to use ShyGuys. I'm not a fan of using something thats already been used in other games. So far I have a wide variety of them and they are spaced out in types. Flying, Running, Walking, Swimming, etc enemies.

All in all the game is a platformer like the old Mario games on the SNES, I like the retro feel of it. Platformers are also one of the more interesting types. I have tried to add diffrent styles of games into the mix along with the platform scenario and so far it all seems to fit in. I have an opening screen, which I wish could be far more original. I have a scrolling beginning of the story, and then a little version of the Level Opening. Of course all of this is likely to change and most likely will. So far my plans are to wind this thing all the way through the YATE story along with my best friend Joshi's help. I couldnt do it without him. The game itself starts about midway through chapter one, with Joshi in his dream of the characters and events to come later in the game.

I plan to end the game, and Joshi has filled me in on what will happen. I am making the game with a registered version of Game Maker 6.1 which allows me to use a partical system, sound effects, and CD music. Of course the fire particals, because of "certain" characters XD, are needed. Mailtroid, and Yoshiken along with everyone else in the story will be placed in the game. You can also use those two characters in the game at diffrent times when the story ask for it.

The weapons have been placed in the game, all of them will be used in a diffrent way. The Water Gun, Shield Generator, Stealth Disguise, ETC are going to be used in the game. I am doing this game for Joshi and have been, but he would love to give it to you all when it is done. Once the game is in his hands, he can do whatever he likes with it, since I am making it for him. This is why I posted this topic. Any ideas you all have, or any questions surrounding the games creation are heavily needed. This would be my second game made, and I have done lots of studying for it and have been working on it since late December. I had to rebuild it up again earlier this spring. One thing I am searching for very much is a flash movie of how to get the parts to Connect, adding a movie to the game would be a real pleasure, and make it better for Joshi.

So comments, concerns, ideas, or any help you could possibly give me I would enjoy. I need as much help as I can get for this and Aniki has done A LOT for me, and Joshi has done just as much during the creation of this.

I promised Joshi this game, and I wish to make it the best for him! So please, any help would be useful to me, I would love to make this the best for him, and when he gives it to you, I would enjoy that you like it.

Over time I will place pictures of the game here along with facts and information from the game. For an example of what I do, here it is.

Collision Event with object ShyGuy:
if expression vspeed > 0 and y < other.y + 8 is true
COMMENT: Destroy the monster
play sound KillLow; looping: false
set the score relative to 10
for other object: start moving in directions 000010000 with speed set to 0
for other object: change the instance into object Dead, yes performing events
else
set the health relative to -30

I program for it, and so you know thats how you kill a ShyGuy or any monster in any type of Nintendo game when you jump on its head. Ok, now please give me ideas if you have any, I am all ears.

Sincerly,
Contention

[Yoshiken]

i would love to help ^_^ but i dont think i have any skillz in what you need help with!

[contention]

Hey now Yoshiken I can find you something to do, really theres a lot. From movies, to ideas, to pictures to so much more. The littlest picture can mean a lot to the game, heck theres a lot of skills you could have to help me get the game under control. Don't worry, I'm sure you do. The things I need right now, tend to be

1. Sprites
- Aniki is covering everything in characters, BUT, I need sprites in pointers, coins, buttons, enemies. Anything will do, draw and give it to me and I will put it in there in some form. Of course keeping it YATE orianted, don't give me mario coins or anything XD
2. Ideas for levels and bosses
- Of course, the levels are underway but they need lots more setup that you can possibly imagine. Any idea will do, as for bosses there is enough to keep the game going. But do you have moves, anything that could fit for the bosses. You yourself Yoshiken are also a boss
3. Music
- Aniki wishes to take this to, and I am letting him. Music though needs to be made for every level. Maybe a certain tone for each "world", so only about 15 songs in total. Maybe that will be shorter. Aniki is covering the theme for YATE.
4. Movies
- I really need a flash movie maker for this thing, if you're new I'll take a look into it. I don't care if you've been in it for seven years or for three days, I will look into anything. I'm not picky and I can help bring it up if you feel you want it better.
5. Ideas in general
- Ideas such as help in Multiplayer, Weapons, Scenes, Levels, Objects, Enemies, Talking Scripts etc.... Joshi Helps A TON on this, I am willing to listen to anything
6. Backgrounds
- Drawing a background for these levels could be a big help, there are so many levels, I'd have to talk to you to help you create the right background. Anyone will do, just keep it up to a suitable level, I don't mind how it looks as long as you follow the tone and image I am asking for.

[Wildfire the Dragon]

Well, for Multiplayer, make a battle using different characters and envirnoments. And maybe a racing game like from Sonic 2.
For weapons, maybe swords, kendos, blasters, etc. I have no clue really. I'll tell you more asap.
And the background, what kind are you looking for and just using MS Paint is good enough?
Let me know

[contention]

Alright sounds like a good idea Jayshi. I'll make this reply short, I don't like it when its me, someone me again and then someone. It's just my prefrence, but I should have said this before. Sorry my fault. The background can be in MSN paint, thats quite alright with me. Just keep it to the YATE tone, if you want to know more about the tone PM me, and I'll tell you there. I don't like the switch between two people post. Now sorry about not saying that, but yes do the backgrounds in whatever program you prefer but keep them in nice quality. Keep in mind, they will be strethced out and such, so if you could be a big help and make the backgrounds LOOOOOOOONNNGGGG. I don't mind if you repeat some things in the background, like if you copy and paste one section throughout the pattern, just make sure they connect. Some of these backgrounds will move in the screen.

So lets say the rooms size in my game is 6000 by 480, which it is. So its long in length, don't worry to much on width. Keep in mind the Joshi sprite is about

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<----------- that big
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So at least give him about three times that height above him so he can jump and go up on platforms.

[Wildfire the Dragon]

OK. Just PM me about the level.
I need to know the following:
1. Level Environment
2. Platforms, cliffs, pipes, etc.
3. Difficultly
4. Height of level

If I forgot anything, just tell me.

[Teo]

Sometimes you can use sounds or effects twice.

As in runescape, when using two particular weapon's special, they look the exact same, thus line of coding were saved.

Environment? Ooooh... I'd like to see escaping from a lab or prison...yeah, a prison.

Platforms and all? I'd go with if you miss your platform, you just might fall into a tank of icky liquid (reactions to liquids are same between tar, goo, and stuff like that) or if you over jump a claw gets you, or something spots you.

Difficulty? First level is obviously to get in-tuned with your abilities, so easy at first, then slowly becoming harder (though you don't wanna do something where the person keeps failing and gets bored).

Height? You mean length. Or height. Height, full screen might be nice, and length I'd say give it short to start. Longer levels having check points.

[Graedius]

Hahah, I know how that code you're using there works -- what program are you using, I might be able to be of assistance if you're using the program the same as I. :3

[contention]

Ok I'll PM you Jayshi, as for Teo. Awesome ideas there, I will look over those and see if I can get tar and such. I do have the water down, I want to make Joshi walk horizontally slow in the water though so I need to do a bit more coding. For some reason, it only makes him go up and down slow. As for the room I meant height as in height of the room going upwards. It is in fullscreen and pretty much zoomed in on Joshi. Of course, when you move more map appears so you can see where you're going to jump. I had to fix that a bit but it works now. As for first level, you'll see that it takes place in Joshi's dream and some have told me its really hard, so I plan to minus down on that and make it easy. I put to many enemies in and the Camera was to fixed, now I corrected those and you can see where you jump and the enemies are much less than what they were before. Joshi's a REALLY good debugger, he likes to explore my levels.

Graedius, I use GML coding, which is more less C++.

Exp.

draw_set_font(StartingMenuFont);
draw_set_valign=fa_middle;
draw_set_color(c_blue);
draw_text((room_width/2-54),(room_height/2)+80,'New Game');
draw_set_color(c_blue);
draw_text((room_width/2-54),(room_height/2)+120,'Load Game');
draw_set_color(c_blue);
draw_text((room_width/2)-54,(room_height/2)+160,'Game Help');

Thats, how I draw the starting text for the menu screen. Normal standard three buttons and all, nothing extremly speacial. As for a code I need help with, look this one over

In this code I am drawing a box, for Text to appear in when Joshi talks

draw_set_color(c_blue)
draw_roundrect(view_xview[0],view_yview[0]+300,view_xview[0]+320,view_yview[0]+250,false)
//Draws rounded rectangle with a width of the entire view and a height of 60 with the box 180 pixels from the top of the view.
draw_set_color(c_blue)
draw_roundrect(view_xview[0]+10,view_yview[0]+190,view_xview[0]+310,view_yview[0]+230,false)
//Draws rounded rectangle with a width 10 pixels away from each side of the view and a height of 40 with the box 190 pixels from the top the view.
draw_set_color(c_red)
draw_line(view_xview[0]+60,view_yview[0]+190,view_xview[0]+60,view_yview[0]+230)
//Draws a dividing line for the face and text.
draw_sprite(global.pic,-1,view_xview[0]+20,view_yview[0]+195)
//For faces size (32, 32)
draw_set_font(DialogFont)
draw_set_color(c_black)
draw_text(view_xview[0]+65,view_yview[0]+195,global.text1)
//Changed the text size to 8. Will need changing for different sized text boxes

This is the code to the text that appears with the variable Global.text1, the probelm I have here seems to be, I want the text to continue afterwards. So if I put another if global.text1 = "", make global.text1 = "Wow", then nothing works at all, and if I press space it skips to the last line. I want the text to be longer than two lines XD.

if global.text1 = "What... is this place, I feel so strange"
//Checks to see if global.text1 has this value
global.text1 = "You have to follow what you believe in, or you'll get nowhere"
if global.pic = JoshiHead
global.pic = MowryHead

[red.yoshi]

wow, cool. i have a website to build, so i cant help you. even if i could, it would be in about a week (thats if i dont build the site.) im really not part of YATE and i would have to learn the code, or consume time making backrounds (which im bad at.) good luck on this though.

[contention]

Hey don't worry about it red, it's alright. I understand, I was just asking if anyone had free time on their hands who could help me out a bit. And you don't just have to code or draw, finding simple sounds for me, as when you pick up an item would be a big help. I've done the sounds and coding, all on my own so far, and Aniki has taken up the sprites, and Joshi the concept. It's not easy right now, and its to much. I wouldnt have called out for a bit more help if I didn't need it, and don't worry if you can't. It's not like I'm going to go Grrrrr Traitor XD , we all have our own lives to run, and I only ask you to help if you got the free time on your hands that you can spare. You got your finals and your website and I understand fully red.

[Graedius]

Yes, that's the language I know, hehe... ^^

I'd be glad to offer some help if you'd need it.

[Wildfire the Dragon]

Hey Contention, I forgot, I'm also making a website. I'm sorry but I can still help a little. I can draw up some pictures with paper so that you can get some ideas. If you want me too, I'll draw some characters, enemies, and maybe a quick view of the levels.

Just tell me the level name and design, the characters, enemies, and bosses. I would love to draw. Just describe each one and I'll draw.

[contention]

Ah ok Awesome Graedius, that would be a big help. Yeah I need some help I'll PM you or IM you with the details, same with Jayshi. Ok that helps me big time, now I just need some music and movies and I can wrap this up.

[Not-Garr]

Well, I do remember promising to aid you in teh spriteage and such where I could..But I guess I can't now, so when I get a PC, I'll do my best to make up my debt to you. Anything at all, I'll work to try and assist you!

[red.yoshi]

contention said:

Hey don't worry about it red, it's alright. I understand, I was just asking if anyone had free time on their hands who could help me out a bit. And you don't just have to code or draw, finding simple sounds for me, as when you pick up an item would be a big help. I've done the sounds and coding, all on my own so far, and Aniki has taken up the sprites, and Joshi the concept. It's not easy right now, and its to much. I wouldnt have called out for a bit more help if I didn't need it, and don't worry if you can't. It's not like I'm going to go Grrrrr Traitor XD , we all have our own lives to run, and I only ask you to help if you got the free time on your hands that you can spare. You got your finals and your website and I understand fully red.

thanks for understanding, contentation.

[UMS Author Lava]

Think the game might include voices?

And I guess a neat boss would be, like, "Mecha Piranha" . You know, like a Naval Piranha, only mechanical.

[Daxxe]

contention said:

Ok that helps me big time, now I just need some music and movies and I can wrap this up.

What kind of sorta' and which file types are u suggestin'?
Or maybe u'r jus' makin the music/movies urself 2? *I'm wander *

[contention]

Yeah it would be cool with voices which I have thought over. Files for the movies can be flash, and I could add it into the game. Songs can be .Midi and noises .Wav. They need to have a certain techonolgic tone to them for each world, starting with Dream and working its way down.

[Gene L.D. Ryoko]

i had an idea stuck in my head for a while

yoshiken and the lt. guy can be bosses

when i get my computer back i'll draw what i think the yate expariments look like