The Dark Platform - After The Fact (Mod)

>_>

Logz, pressure is my middle name.
Well, really it's Andrew...
Either way, work is resuming.
I'm considering uploading only the new stuff from this point on.
So, basically it just becomes a patch-up at each release.
And I'll release again near the end of August.

 

And the BSOD idea is kind of integral...
What I mean is when the screen goes "black" between fades.
Like, when you hear those voices after the core fight.
I want to have error messages display on a blue background...

I haven't tested this out, but you may want to try mucking about with "bk0" and "bkBlack" within the "data" folder. I think that's what the game uses to paint the blank screen.

If you resize one of those to screen size and try painting your BSOD there, that might work. But like I said, I haven't tried it, so there is no guarantees that this is the solution to your problems.

Other than that, I'm looking forward to seeing how this pans out. Keep up the good work.

 

The Seven Truths of DB

First, sorry I haven't been on much. The state of my internet is poor at best and non-existant 6 dayd out of seven.

Second, Jacob, THIS WILL NEVER DIE, SO LONG AS I CAN TYPE AND PLACE TILES! It's just sleeping. >_>
(I lost my modding mojo... ~On Break~)
Third, what little work I have done will not be released until late august. Very late august. If you bug me enough over MSN, I will send you a demo of the demo, but it's usually a demo that leads to the exact point where your messaged me. So, UAYOR. (Use at your own risk.)

Fourth, explicitly regarding the forums, I miss you all. Except Kage, SP and xristox (Whom I see too much of... -_-'').

Fifth, thank you The Mulletron, I'll look into that.
I may just make a map with an exclusively blue background, then use MS2 to print the text...
Yeah...
Will still test, though.

Sixth, the reason: I has a girlfriend, and she is demanding. -_-" But cute. But demanding.

Seventh, (holy shite, big numbered list) Lyger, if you're out there, I need ya bro.

 

Ohshi-- right, what was I supposed to be doing? ^^;;

 

Ohshi-- right, what was I supposed to be doing? ^^;;

lol
>_>
Note to self:
Buy a whip and a taser.
xD

 

Did I already send you ItemImage? If I remember, I think I finished that one.

I'll have to dig up the spritesheet you asked for... it's somewhere among those PSD files... it sucked though, once the base sprite is done you're set, but I couldn't get it right...

... I think that's why I decided to leave it alone for a few days, then forgot about it. ^^;;

 

There is a half-baked, under-tested demo copy of work so far availible.

IM if you'd like a copy.
xD

Next official release will contain 2 new, fully scripted rooms.

Codename: Flyline and ImpactBOLD.

As well, this last tuesday I was in the hospital for...
Reasons.
I'm alright, and the down time actually gave me an excuse to work on my mod.

 

Spoiler

THAT FIRST BOSS IS FUCKING HARD

no srsly

you give us so little hp

and want us to win such a hard boss

together with all those flying projectiles

 

Spoiler

THAT FIRST BOSS IS FUCKING HARD

no srsly

you give us so little hp

and want us to win such a hard boss

together with all those flying projectiles

www.wtf.org?

Elaborate please.

Or is it just DB who's too lazy to update the link at his site?

 

Elaborate please.

No.

Its in the unreleased demo.

You can ask him to send it to you.

IM if you'd like a copy.

 

aa.

[highlight]*IMs DB*[/highlight]

He's not there.

I've got no mod to play- wait. MGS!

 

Hehe.

I'm not online 94% of the time.
I guess e-mail is a more viable option.
Yes. E-mail if you want it. Expect delays.

Spoiler

'Kayfine. *Updates his site link*

*^* Most epic fail of spoiler tags ever *^*

And, yet another DB list:

1.) The reason for the whole not uploading thing is a.) it's hard to upload even a few KB, let alone the MB of the Zip/Rar/7z on the connection I have and b.) I'm going do Beta in controled releases. If I contact you via MSN or e-mail and offer a demo, I'm probably looking for a new set of eyes/ears/hands to try and break the game. Afterall, isn't that half the fun of beta? So,yeah. Ask for demos. Poke me to make me work harder.

2.) General message to all those (mostly not on this forum) who've asked: DON'T ASK ABOUT ALPHA TESTING! >.< Alpha is reserved for Boots, Les and Mr. J

3.) Okay. I confess. I have a girlfriend.

4.) Alrighty. Time to confess. I can't draw a stick figure to save my life. And, seeing as I'd rather not become the Fascist Art Director (sorry if I am Lyger, Afreet), I hearby petition anyone who feels like it to submit sprites, facepics, backgrounds, or whatever you feel like. If you want to show off something, e-mail it to me (dragonboots2030 - at - hotmail.com) and I'll see if I can incorperate it. Additionally, credit will be given.

5.) The first boss fight too hard? xD Well, so I skipped Balrog 1, Igor, Balrog 2, Balfrog, et al. But, it's my mod. And, seeing as there are no Colons to worry about (they're what killed me in my first attempt at OriginalCurly), I think the D-Matrix is a fairly easy, avoidable, and rather unintelegent obstical to have in a 1st boss fight. And before you say it, I never said this was going to be a cakewalk in a tea park. I'm intending this for people who have played Cave Story to at least the Decent Ending, if not hell. Of course, story-wise, Cave Story's endings have jack to do with TDP.

However, I may re-script the D-Matrix or the boss load sequence a bit to get rid of the stupid glitch where there are 9,001 of those red death blasts on the screen at once if you stand still at the beginning for too long.

5b.) On a side note, I'd actually like to reduce Curly's MG from 6 (two thirds of max health at that point) to 2.

6.) Is a free fall from 400,000 ft. fatal to robots? What if it landed in/on/though spikes?

 

Spoiler

'Kayfine. *Updates his site link*

Fail .

 

Haven't played the demo yet so I dunno what extra obstacles you've thrown in but a just plain Curly fight is easy to do without losing any HP...

 

Haven't played the demo yet so I dunno what extra obstacles you've thrown in but a just plain Curly fight is easy to do without losing any HP...

It isn't plain ):

 

Hehe...
I find this Curly-AI fight easier than the regular one.
Stupid Colons, always getting in ma way...

 

Just played the demo and I like it.

But why can't I leave the place after I talk to curly.

 

because the demo is over >_>
that's why

 

Eh, that Curly fight wasn't too bad. The red projectiles don't actually damage you. Got it on my third try, though I shoulda gotten it on my first.

 

because the demo is over >_>
that's why

That's too bad.

Yea the fight with Curly was easy after you thought about it. At some parts of the fight when I jumped and the red things hit me, it didn't reduce my health.