[Demo] Pokemon Indigo League

[Krazy_Meerkat]

Ok.. First thing's first, I was having a few problems displaying textures, but I realised what was wrong yesterday and started on a few textures. So far, there is 5 of 25 3d-entities done for the base floor, and I think I can finish the rest today.. Ash's house is 4 tiles high, so that makes up close to 100 3d-entities (60-ish if you consider the empty space around the roof), just to give you some idea of the time involved with all of this.

Adam, I'm not too sure what the problem is.. Have you tried installing the rmxp rtp?
Are you trying to run it on a notebook or something? You won't be able to run it if your PC specs are too low.. You might also have trouble on a mac, you'll need to google "windows xp emulator for mac" or something like that..

Everyone else, please give as much feedback as you can.

[TheAgentBrandon]

So much promise with this project.. From the screenshots it looks great! I love the anime! This is going to be fun! Downloading this ASAP! When I finish with demo I'll tell you what I think! :D

WOW.... That was AMAZING.. You put so much effort into this judging by that demo I can tell. Please don't give up on this. I would LOVE to see a game this good be completed. I will say though two annoyances with your anime footage in the game.
1. I can't see it.
2. Even if I were able to see it, the Background music would be annoying along with the footage.
Other than that this was flawless. And it was so much fun to play and watch. I have to ask though how is progress on the game going. What episode are you on? Just curious.

[Krazy_Meerkat]

Thanks for the comment Brandon, I agree with you about the clips, they have been removed from the game (cut-scenes will replace all of these).
I have posted screenshots of the 3d-ish engine that the game will be using, the engine was updated to an acceptable developing standard for this project and I'm re-making the current demo in this new engine.

Ok so the update, I finished the base floor (25 textures and heightmaps) and started on the second level in the most complex corner (for some reason).. I've finished the texture and heightmap after some issues with pixel heights for the starting corner of the 2nd floor. But I have been very sick with the flu for nearly 2 weeks so I haven't done much else..
Anyway, there will be a screenshot coming soon :p

[yaywalter]

None of those mirrors seem to work for me. A shame too, because this project looks pretty awesome. Love the idea of making a Pokemon game that's more like the anime.

[Krazy_Meerkat]

Try the rapidshare link, I tested it last month.. If you still can't get it to work, check the website because I've uploaded a slightly updated version there which fixes one annoying bug.
If you check back through my posts, I've uploaded a few early beta's with the old "3d" engine. The new version is currently being developed so I haven't got a preview of that just yet, but once I've got a couple more structures done I'll update and think about a deadline for the new demo.

There is always progress being made with the game, so don't freak out if you don't see daily activity on the thread. I try to evenly distribute my time updating scripts, event procedures, entities, sprites, but it's a big project and I only have so much time..

Again, if anyone has suggestions for the game, just post them up and I'll consider it

Update: 2nd floor of Ash's home is done, textured, so I'm more than half-way.. Will try to get the rest done today/tomorrow but no promises..

[Adam30111996]

it's work I must download RGSS-RTP Standard

what i must do when Ash and Pikachu run from Spearows and game close

why game close when ash run away from spearows.The game close when ash go on green field

[Krazy_Meerkat]

Adam, I replied to your PM, settle.
I finished Ash's house a few days ago, there was just some weird clipping going on when zoomed out.. Anyway it's fixed, but it limits how far away the sprite is visible.. The camera angle will fix this.
So, as promised, here is a screenshot of the result:


Ash's house front


Ash's house side

Next 3d sprite I'll be working on is Oak's Lab (Also a KyleDove public sprite). Previews to come!

Also might consider implementing some camera control systems (2 in mind) and integrating the 8-way direction script..

Here's a quick to-do list for anyone wondering wtf is going on with all this:
Structures
- Oak's Lab
- Viridian City Pokemon Centre
- Viridian Police Station
- Bill's Lighthouse
- Generic Houses
- Special Houses (Landmark structures with custom colours)
- Fence
- Bridge
- Shrub
- Cliffs
- Slopes
- Ledges
- River Edges

Game Mechanics
- Camera Modes
- 8-way Movement
- Visible Battle-encounter

[Anglican]

Impressive.. Love the idea of isometric tiles! Some of the sprites are a little skewy(player riding bike) but still... Nice job!

[Krazy_Meerkat]

Thanks Anglican :) I know what you mean about the skewy-ness, it was very hard for me to sprite the bike but rest assured, the angle is correct according to the math.. When I was testing the bike, it looked weird to ride normally (90 and 180 degree turns) so when I gave the bike 8 directions, it just looked even weirder (45, 90, 135 and 180 degree turns).. But after a while of riding, it's not so bad.. It looks better if you ride in arcs of a circle..

In actual news, I've finished spriting the windmill blades for oak's lab. I made a start on the movement system, which is going to be simple pixel-movement script with 8 directions.. It's bugging out a little when the camera is rotated to a 45 degree offset but I'm working on it.. If I can't find an FPS-effective solution, I might only make 4 camera viewpoints (N,S,E,W) and I'll add a "swaying" effect to the camera when the player walks, just to give the game that 3d feeling..

[ousselg]

hee crazy meerkat, i wanna test out your demo but cant download it anywhere!!

and how far did u come with your demo do u have completed episodes?

thx in advance

[#1-Trainer]

Awsome! As a Gen I fan this hits the spot. how's this project comming along?

[Krazy_Meerkat]

The 8-way movement gfx was glitching out whenever a party member was following, so I spent a while fixing it to be perfect..
I added 8-way collision-detection (you will slide off the edge of things) and I fixed 8-way ledge-checking..
Other than that, I've been re-hashing the music a little.. The title theme music (epic megaman bgm), while I felt was in theme with the style, I decided it was too strong and found something a little more restrained. I also found some music for intro parts that had none, some elevator music for the post-title-menu and a few other bits and pieces.

I'm thinking strongly about taking on the battle system after some finalisations are made.. I've already got most of what I need data-wise.. I'm just not sure about dumping the old battle system.. Also, if I did start to go through with it, I'd probably alter the damage, exp and stat formulae to work on a per-hit gain and also to favour stats used by attacks. That's a big job.. Not to mention, I'd have to create a few new gui's for the system, and graphics *sigh* are not my strongest skill.. So.. I'll just see what I can manage..

On an ending note, the game is making great progress towards the goal of re-doing the entire demo with the new engine. After a bit more tinkering, it'll be back to the "3d" lab to work on some more objects, hopefully finish Oak's Lab and a couple of decoration things..

Merry X-Mas to everyone for tomorrow (2-days time if ya in the US)
Best wishes - KM

[ousselg]

can i give u a tip krazy_meercat, i think its better to have different attacks animations. I saw pikachu doing a thunderbolt but you didn't see the thunderbolt animation

[Adam30111996]

Hey How can I download this game?

[KagamiChan]

yah I kinda can't download it either. I get sent to a page with some weird gathering data ads all over and there's no download button/link to click ._.

[ousselg]

Hee krazymeercat,

You have some updates for us? how far have you come? could you make a list of things/episodes you finished like some other guys have?

Cheers