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[hamsterhill]

I am no longer using gamemaker to make this game i have choosen a different engine that can better support 3d. thanks to every one that helped.


Introduction
I've always loved pirates. And from a game development perspective they make the perfect characters. I mean theres the sword fighting ,the sea battles , the treasure and of course getting to say booty without getting slapped in the face. I'm not really a very good planner so im still not sure on what features im going to add but if i can figure out how i would love to turn this into a mmorpg. but at my current skill level i think that just finishing a full storyline and haveing a fun game is my main aim.

Infomation
Title:A Swashbuckling Tale
Version:GM6.1 reg
Creator:Hamster hill
current Contributers: Fawful



Segment 1 :land
download Land segment 1.004

This Segment features a working inventory,npcs,camera control and some basic movement.

Controls
Arrow keys to move
space bar yo talk to npcs and pick up items
hold right mouse to rotate and zoom camera
hold right and left mouse to rotate and change the camera level.

UPDATE LIST
ver1.002
changed from a box to a sprite system for the player
ver1.003b(i lost the code for first version 1.003 so i had to redo the npcs and stuff but i think its better now)
added npcs and gave them speech
changed control system sprites and camera movement
ver1.004
added inventory
added items apple,pie,golden apple,small med kit,big med kit
added a picking up system
built town of newton



Segment 2:sea segment
sea segment 1.003


Controls
p1 | p2
turn left |left arrow | A
turn right |Right arrow | D
full sails |up arrow | W
brake |down arrow| S
fire left |k | Q
fire right |L | E

camera:
hold right mouse button: horizontal movement rotates vertical movement zooms
hold left and right mouse buttons: horizontal movement rotates vertical movement changes height.

UPDATE LIST
ver1.002
made 3d but now the collision system has bugs.
ver1.003
made camera controllable
reworked boat textures
reworked water
made bobbing effect on boats

comments
I would appreciate any comments ,ideas or offers of help form users.
This game was made with gamemaker 6 so may not work on computers running windows vista or some other operating systems.
in the current update of the secound segment there are 2 boats that can both be controlled by the keyboard. this will not be the case in future versions.

Edited by hamsterhill, 06 June 2008 - 03:24 AM.

[fawful]

I wouldent mind helping you with graffix.

[hamsterhill]

yay an offer and it hasnt even been a day.

well if you think your up to the task id be greatful to have your help.

ok what i want to do for the pirates sprites is have them in peaces so that i can have changeable bodys and heads and stuff.
but first i think ill need just a basic pirate for a start i want him standing and walking in 8 directions. I want to have it from a "side on" angle like if thay were for a side scroller. now as for the style i would prefer a kind of cartoony character but i dont want to stifle your creativity.as for size i want fairly good detail maybe 64x128 or higher if possable.

now with the cusomizeable character thing i want to have
skin colour:black,brown,taned,snow white
hair colour:black,blonde,white,brown,red
hats: bandana, tricone pirate hat, a tipical pirate hat, french hat
facial hair: goaty,beard,mustache
hair style: long strait,short scruffy,wavey locks, afro,dreadlocks
eyes: i want to change colour of eyes like blue brown green
shirts: puffy white thing,overcoat, vest, vest+puffy white thing,striped rags
pants: white puffy pants, brown pants, shorts, shorts ragged
shoes: none,sandles,shoes,peg leg

... well if that hasnt scared you away just wait tull i get to the boats i want.
you dont need to do them all at once and if you think its to hard to make them all i could just make some from others like sandels from boots and shorts from pants and i can us that colourize thingy to recolour things like eyes and hair.

thanks allot this will be a huge help and ill be sure to plaster your credit all over the game from start to finish

[fawful]

yay an offer and it hasnt even been a day.

well if you think your up to the task id be greatful to have your help.

ok what i want to do for the pirates sprites is have them in peaces so that i can have changeable bodys and heads and stuff.
but first i think ill need just a basic pirate for a start i want him standing and walking in 8 directions. I want to have it from a "side on" angle like if thay were for a side scroller. now as for the style i would prefer a kind of cartoony character but i dont want to stifle your creativity.as for size i want fairly good detail maybe 64x128 or higher if possable.

now with the cusomizeable character thing i want to have
skin colour:black,brown,taned,snow white
hair colour:black,blonde,white,brown,red
hats: bandana, tricone pirate hat, a tipical pirate hat, french hat
facial hair: goaty,beard,mustache
hair style: long strait,short scruffy,wavey locks, afro,dreadlocks
eyes: i want to change colour of eyes like blue brown green
shirts: puffy white thing,overcoat, vest, vest+puffy white thing,striped rags
pants: white puffy pants, brown pants, shorts, shorts ragged
shoes: none,sandles,shoes,peg leg

... well if that hasnt scared you away just wait tull i get to the boats i want.
you dont need to do them all at once and if you think its to hard to make them all i could just make some from others like sandels from boots and shorts from pants and i can us that colourize thingy to recolour things like eyes and hair.

thanks allot this will be a huge help and ill be sure to plaster your credit all over the game from start to finish

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ok here is the basic pirate sprite
only one direction at the moe,can you show me the 8 directions you want since im not sure.

[hamsterhill]

hmm oh i have a sprite sheet with 8 directions


^ thats what it . like if you were to take a photo of the thing for 8 directions.

Edited by hamsterhill, 13 March 2008 - 11:23 AM.

[Hoctimum]

I'll help also, if you need a second graphic designer. I can make animated graphics also.

[hamsterhill]

sweet as. well i was thinking yesterday about pets if you could create some pets in a relitive size and style as fawfuls pirate that would be great. i want like a rat a dog and a cat oh and a monkey if you can. can you also do it in 8 directions

[fawful]

hmm oh i have a sprite sheet with 8 directions


^ thats what it . like if you were to take a photo of the thing for 8 directions.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ok! all eight directions
:edit:Image removed w00t.
now for walking animation.
il get round to that tomorow.

Edited by fawful, 01 May 2008 - 06:08 PM.

[hamsterhill]

yes. thats exactly what i wanted man your good at this hes even in proportion. thanks a lot

[fawful]

yes. thats exactly what i wanted man your good at this hes even in proportion.  thanks a lot

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ok den!

:edit:Image removed PWNED.

:edit:Image removed ZOMG.

:edit:Image removed LMAO.

there! done! finaly!

Edited by fawful, 01 May 2008 - 06:09 PM.

[hamsterhill]

Awsome ill put them in ASAP. do you want to help do some more sprtes and stuff?

[fawful]

Awsome ill put them in ASAP. do you want to help do some more sprtes and stuff?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Could i do the ships?

[hamsterhill]

not really I'm using 3d models for the ships cus 3d is awesome so if you can make some good looking 3d ships that are also low ploy... but I do need some villagers like women and children and the creepy old boat salesman or you know interesting characters. for them ill only need the standing in 8 directions because that's all they will do. or latter you could do the textures for the models I'm not so good at that. or maybe you could do like symbols for the ships like when you buy them.

Edited by hamsterhill, 17 March 2008 - 04:22 AM.

[fawful]

not really I'm using 3d models for the ships cus 3d is awesome so if you can make some good looking 3d ships that are also low ploy... but I do need some villagers like women and children and the creepy old boat salesman or you know interesting characters. for them ill only need the standing in 8 directions because that's all they will do. or latter you could do the textures for the models I'm not so good at that. or maybe you could do like symbols for the ships like when you buy them.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ok im not that great with model makers,well actualy i havent used models at all only d3d.
but i can do the villagers and boat guy.

[hamsterhill]

Awesome ive almost got the next version of the sea part done in 3d i just need to fix 1 or 2 bugs. the main problem is the cannonballs are scrwing up.

Edited by hamsterhill, 18 March 2008 - 12:26 AM.

[fawful]

iv made two villagers you proly need more.
:edit:Image removed OMG.
:edit:Image removed ZOMG.

Edited by fawful, 01 May 2008 - 06:10 PM.

[hamsterhill]

love the villagers they look great. hmm. well for the boat salesman i was thinking of some crazy ragged hobo looking guy but now i think that how can a hobo run a bissness selling boats so now im thinking of a tough looking oldinsh guy with a gray mustache and short gray hair tall and muscular from building boats all the time. sort of like a blacksmith with the brown apron on and stuff. kinda like the guy who gives you your cars in jak 3 if you ever played that. do you get what i mean?

[fawful]

love the villagers they look great. hmm. well for the boat salesman i was thinking of some crazy ragged hobo looking guy but now i think that how can a hobo run a bissness selling boats so now im thinking of a tough looking oldinsh guy with a gray mustache and short gray hair tall and muscular from building boats all the time. sort of like a blacksmith with the brown apron on and stuff. kinda like the guy who gives you your cars in jak 3 if you ever played that. do you get what i mean?

ok i can do that.
il get round to doing it...i duno somtime today or tomorow.

[ash47]

That looks really cool

[hamsterhill]

yay comment i love comments lets me know that others think the way i do cus i think its awsome as well yay comment. the next version of the "land segment" will be up soon with the new sprites and i changed the talking system so that the text comes up in orthographic... opps just fouind out theres some weird error with the water in the released version ill just fix that right up.

Edited by hamsterhill, 25 March 2008 - 09:15 PM.