[ian-reeds-games] Re: RPG Engine
- From: Ian Reed <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 16:07:27 -0600
Thanks for the feedback Carlos.
Yeah, I think the radar can take some time to get used to. For me it's
a bit easier since I really understand how it's supposed to work and I'm
pretty familiar with the map since I made it so it's good to get a fresh
perspective.
I'm sure that overhead map bug is due to some code that I added to make
the speech not be interrupted when you are holding keys to move in first
person mode.
There are 6 NPCs total in the town.
Yeah, the heading radar is more complicated but does solve some of the
slight annoyances I had with the reactive near radar.
But maybe the reactive near radar should be the default since it's usage
is more straight forward.
I think I can come up with something good for finding your way out of
buildings.
Aprone used a special building radar. I could do something like that.
Or I could use a beacon that moves along the path you need to follow,
jumping to the next corner you need to take each time.
Or instead of a beacon it could be a spectral guide.
It will take me a while though.
Until I get a better way for finding the exit though here are a few
things I would try if you get lost in a building.
On this particular map there are only 2 beacons, one is in the tavern
doorway and the other is in the armor shop doorway so you could activate
the one you need.
It wouldn't help you maneuver out of a bedroom into the hallway but it
would still let you know which overall direction the exit is in.
The sub rooms in the buildings are not really that big.
The one with the nobleman is a 3 by 3 tile room.
So using the overhead map should let you quickly discern where the
doorway back to the hallway is and then where the hallway meets the main
tavern room.
I've tried to be really good about labelling regions.
Also, did you use the snap left and snap right? Since the map is built
on a tile grid snapping to cardinal directions can be very helpful in
lining up with doorways.
I could have made all the doorways multiple tiles large to make it
easier to navigate without being lined up as well but I wanted to try
out the hallways and doorways that are 1 tile wide.
Thanks for the offer on sound effects and music. Kai has also offered
to help with the sounds though his desktop computer is out of commission
at the moment.
If you think of sounds that you think would work better for certain
aspects of the game please pass them along. I can always use the extra
help in that area.
And let me know how playing more with the reactive near radar and
reactive heading radar works out.
I think it's definitely got a learning curve so I'm interested to see
how long it takes to get over the curve for those 2 radars.
And also to see if you ever end up liking the heading radar more than
the other.
Ian Reed
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