Ok, this one is readable . I don't get why that happens.
There is actually free music that is also royalty free out there, but I
think you are talking about a full on original program and not anything on
scale of a map pack.
I hear you. You got a great idea, you want to see it come alive, but the
money, time and ability to make it happen is a bit short. I took to TB so
quickly because it was exactly the outlet I wanted to explore that
gaming/story telling side of myself .
I am guessing it's the same for yourself. You just got to get the story out
of you.
In the end, I think your best bet is to do the best you can and start
gaining experience, meaning start small. Build up to it. I don't know if I
can ever really learn the code stuff in BGT. I am kind of dense when it
comes to this kind of thing.but I suddenly came to the realization that I
have everything to gain and nothing to lose if I try to learn the code. If
I fail, then I tried. If I don't even try, then the only person who stood in
my way, is myself.
Yet, if I succeed? The thing I ultimately want to accomplish will finally
get out, and before I go, It would be nice to leave something like that
behind to be enjoyed.
I know, a little preachy, but it is what is driving me at the moment. Maybe
a timewill come when I realize it wasn't as important as I thought it was
and do something else, but that hasn't happened yet, grin.
If I do, miraculously, figure out this coding stuff, maybe I can be of
assistance. It is kind of a big if since I am still having trouble with
these things called functions, sigh.
al
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Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: I downloaded the most recent version of
Rampage because Allan made it...
I'd have to find some appropriate background music for those if I did that.
And I'd really, really want some decent recording equipment to record my
voice with.
I know BGT! I love it, although to be honest the code part is more complex
than I ever imagined and I have such huge visions for my game, some of which
may sound overly ambitious. Like having graphics, and voice actors, and
superb music for every area that was either mine or otherwise legally
useable. And sounds for everything. I've been told BGT can't have graphics
and that coding's not as easy as all that, but at the same time I love my
game and I love BGT and I really want to build my game with BGT and not have
to spend ages learning how to program in a more general-purpose scripting
language to the point where I'm bored out of my mind ... I just don't want
to get bored before I even get started, ya'know? Sorry, I'm rambling.
I'd love to see any games you make in BGT! I'm sure they'd rock. :)
On 28/07/2016 12:00 PM, Allan Thompson wrote:
Another possibility is to record yourself, or the screen reader, and then
have a low background music playing as the story is spoken. Kind of like the
intro to Entombed, if you ever played that.
It would be a nice atmospheric touch that could make your story "pop", you
know?
Glad you like Age of Warlords. I am really happy people dig that map pack.
I am actually looking at BGT, which is a game engine kind of thing. It is
something I hope to use to make a few more complex games that TB wasn't
equipped to handle. It is all code kind of stuff, the more I dig into it,
the more I realize the sheer brilliance of TB.
Anyway, I hope your map pack is coming along.
al
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Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:41 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: I downloaded the most recent version of
Rampage because Allan made it...
Also, now that I've seen the story snipits that are the intro/victory/defeat
texts for Rampage, I'm changing the ones in my own private pack (based on my
novels/game idea) to short story snipits as well. I love to write and I like
this way of doing the text better. :)
On 27/07/2016 4:22 PM, Sharni-Lee Ward wrote:
It's cool. All your maps are amazing and I'm very glad you couldn't stay
away. I'm actually considering going back to replay Age of Warlords again.
There are so many maps I never beat and I used to be a bit uneasy about
fighting as one of the evil factions, but it was the first map pack I really
played and I have always loved it. Might move it over to my dev version
again, since updates seem to be taking longer and I might be able to beat a
map without my save file being rendered unuseable.
On 26/07/2016 10:04 PM, Allan Thompson wrote:
Hi Sharni,
Thanks for letting me know about the victory/defeat text thing. I'll get it
changed.
Lol, I am glad to meet you! I am also a Christian.
Stomping and rampageing in a video game is cathartic, at oleast to me. Lol.
I do sometimes wish I could come up with a Christian map pack idea, but
nothing really comes to mind.
I have to admit, map 2 is a lot better with the extra buildongs, that was a
good call.
al
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Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:34 AM
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Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: I downloaded the most recent version of
Rampage because Allan made it...
Yay, I finally beat that map! It was a lot of fun, but I noticed something
odd. Before I downloaded the update, I lost, but the defeat text sounded as
if the monster survived. When I beat the map just now, the reverse was true.
I'll switch the victory/defeat text flags around in my copy of the map, as
it hardly seems worth downloading a 67mb file again just for a tiny fix like
that, but I thought you should know so when you add more significant
updates, you can make that tweak as well. :)
Love your maps, Allan! (I should not be enjoying this...I am a Christian...
I should not be enjoying running around destroying houses and eating
people...)
On 25/07/2016 4:34 AM, Allan Thompson wrote:
Hey,
Added two upgrades. 1 for each giant type.
For monsters it is defense upgrade fast metabolism.
For Robots it is nanite repair protocol.
2nd gen giants pay 5 upgrade. The others have it available in the unit's
item list. It has no slot, just activate it. It restores 5 thru 25 health
per round.
The second map now has people generating buildings. I have to admit, it
makes the map a little more fun.
I added the largest giants to the training arena. Mostly this is for anyone
who just wants to play around with giants and see how things work.
I placed the link below. Hope everyone likes the additions.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68028683/rampage%202.0.zip
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Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 11:36 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] I downloaded the most recent version of Rampage
because Allan made it...
So like the subject line says, I downloaded the latest version of Rampage a
few days ago, mostly because I'd seen it mentioned quite a few times and
wanted to know what the big deal was. And it was an Allan Thompson map, and
his are always good.
Well, I think all the intros/victory/defeat messages are things I only want
to hear once, if ever. The one at the end of that first map gave me the
shivers and I'm still wondering if this one will end up like the Oneshot
Wonders and just sit there in my map-packs folder never getting played
because it creeps me out. Or I could just keep trying...
A problem I'm having is with the next two maps. You get one monster. One.
and then there are these stupid jets that drop bombs on you and remove
effects doesn't always work and even when it does, that's whole patches of
map that are radiated. And if you can't remove effects, you're basically
screwed because radiation sickness takes massive chunks out of your health
and everything that can summon aircraft takes far too long to die... and
that's not even accounting for other things attacking you. And in the
"Monster from the Deep" map there just aren't enough people to eat and get
health back from. I almost wish you could have a regeneration skill. I'm
used to Monkey's maps where chars regenerate, and even incorporated that
into my own personal map pack which I'm still not sure I'll release to the
public. As it is, I don't know how to beat the second map with just the
ordinary monster, or even the mutants, as they don't have remove effects by
default.... I can grab the jets, and have done many times, but by the time
they're there to be grabbed, they've already neuc'ed me.
Does anyone have any tips? I'd appreciate them...
