Nowhere near finished and barely even started. Arson About is a game where you play a fire starting singer who must collect objects and not be trapped. Yeah, that makes it sound very exciting, I know. Alright, the game concept is entirely in my head, has been for decades and was actually rendered in BASIC in the early 90s about three or four times as different games (including an Amstrad CPC effort). I know what it is, but can't really/won't really describe it fully. I keep changing my mind about various bits of it. It's a bit like Ralph On Alpha 2 but loads better. Honest.
Anyway, I've got two main sprite animations done, in Photoshop.
Walk cycle left
Jump/climb
In whatever time I get over this Merryneum (and I've still got a three-month-old Reheated Pixels video to edit), I'll try and get more sprite action animations done. Obviously, the sprite gets to spark a fire and I've got to think about falling, injury, unlocking doors, those kind of things.
The new year's resolution for 2022 was to get this game made. Then I carried it over to 2023. And here I am still without it existing, except for these graphics. Ah well. Maybe end of 2024.
Arson About - platforming puzzler
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Early contender for GOTY 2024
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Re: Arson About - platforming puzzler
This reminds me of the time I got in trouble in primary school.
I was ALWAYS the good kid, but when the teacher asked "what were the causes of the Great Fire of London" my hand shot up & I couldn't resist the urge to say "it was because there was too much arson about" got a total bollocking for it...but I also got a huge laugh & regret nothing.
I was ALWAYS the good kid, but when the teacher asked "what were the causes of the Great Fire of London" my hand shot up & I couldn't resist the urge to say "it was because there was too much arson about" got a total bollocking for it...but I also got a huge laugh & regret nothing.
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Re: Arson About - platforming puzzler
Nice graphics and concept Prodge. Also if there aren't many sprites on the screen, it'll be fairly easy to have it moving behind platforms like that. You're in the right place if you need any dev help!
Now then, I wonder what the music will be...
Now then, I wonder what the music will be...
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Well, yeah, I'm aiming for there to be no other moving sprites other than the player sprite, but that could change. I'm trying to keep it rooted as a puzzle, and not too keen on roving baddies. However, a few could give it some excitement in some areas.
Well, here's the thing. Although I've composed original AY music in SoundTracker and had it working in prior versions of this game, I feel this game needs... well... a certain inspiration. I'm going to have to look into how to deconstruct a MIDI file into SoundTracker notes.
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Re: Arson About - platforming puzzler
When you're the good kid you get destroyed for doing just one bad thingDaveysloan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:17 pm This reminds me of the time I got in trouble in primary school.
I was ALWAYS the good kid, but when the teacher asked "what were the causes of the Great Fire of London" my hand shot up & I couldn't resist the urge to say "it was because there was too much arson about" got a total bollocking for it...but I also got a huge laugh & regret nothing.