Abandon

Pancake · Post by **Pancake** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:44 am

Thanks for all the suggestions! I wouldn't be able to make the game as good as I'd want without them.

I've improved the texture of the houses as well as make a distinction between the group of two on the left. The overall progress of the game is coming at a somewhat steady rate, around one board per day, though I hope to increase that amount. I might get done this game by Summer (maybe sooner) if I continue at this pace.

And on another note, I was clearing out my old PC before installing Windows 98 and found an old ZZT game I started to make some time ago called "Catacombs". I haven't really looked at it yet, but may decide to finish it and upload it.

Quantum P. wrote:I think there are a couple of programs that can do this, but the only one I can find at the moment is ZBitmap.

Yeah, I'd recommend to use ZBitmap to help make realistic shapes and shading in ZZT from normal images. Though I don't really like how the colors turn out from some images, so would recommend using those as a guide if you feel that way.

And I do use a lot of vomit shading when a different kind would be better. =(
Like Jur said, It'd help to experiment...

Edit: 2nd page get

Also here's a screen of your house, to show the way I've shaded differently:

Mister Lad · Post by **Mister Lad** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:24 pm

My house does not look anything like that....

...just joshin' ya!!

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:14 pm

ZBMP lets you import an image into ZZT and make the player think they need glasses because it's so blurry.

nps · Post by **nps** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:46 am

Most ZZTers already have glasses! Because they are nerds! I'm looking at you, gingermuffins!

gingermuffins · Post by **gingermuffins** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:27 am

I picked the stupidest internet name ever.

(edit: One lens is thicker than the other lens. Can you guess which lens?)

Shadow Mage · Post by **Shadow Mage** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:53 am

If you make a sequel to this, it should be called abandon "ed" edition.

Pancake · Post by **Pancake** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:47 pm

I hate to post screenshots for every little thing I do, but this is the last one until I do something completely new to the game. Here's the final for the first outside board to this point:

And what the hell, here's the board afterwards:

I'll post again when I actually do something major to the game.

Shadow Mage: I'll look into it.

Ceri JC · Post by **Ceri JC** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:04 pm

Have you seen this film?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/
It has a similar theme, not a bad film in a "cheap 80s sci fi" sort of way. Watching it might give you some ideas for your game/inspire you in some way.

Post by **Zenith Nadir** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:11 pm

17th Apr 2007 22:47

Commodore · Post by **Commodore** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:35 pm

good movie though

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Thu May 21, 2009 12:31 am

Ceri JC wrote:Have you seen this film?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/
It has a similar theme, not a bad film in a "cheap 80s sci fi" sort of way. Watching it might give you some ideas for your game/inspire you in some way.

Fun fact: I clicked this thread and viewed it from the OP, and thought "haha is this a ripoff of The Quiet Earth" before realizing how old the thread was.

Post by **Zenith Nadir** » Thu May 21, 2009 1:30 pm

spoiler for a non-existent game: the nigs + jews killed everyone and then returned to space, Commander Pancake is only survivor

Pancake · Post by **Pancake** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:11 pm

it's true

Kjorteo · Post by **Kjorteo** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:14 pm

The graphic style in the screenshots is neat. The black border around absolutely everything gives it a kind of...like, ZZT equivalent to cel-shaded look, which I think is a cool effect.