Xavi

Uhhhh…. wow. That was pretty bad. I feel violated.

After watching videos of E3, I'm pretty excited about the 3ds. Nintendo is once again revolutionizing the video game industry. Some of the new stuff they're introducing with the 3ds sounds really cool, while other features just sound weird. The analog disk that they're introducing was, in my opinion, a great call. D-pads just don't work very well in 3d rendered environments, do they? I'm also glad that they increased the specs from the DS, which in my opinion was it's greatest shortcoming. Then of course there's the 3d technology. There's a lot you could do with this in a game, and I'm very excited to see what game developers use it for. The 3d camera is something I don't really understand though, what does that mean exactly? One other odd thing is it's support for 3d movies. Why? It just seems unnecessary and tacked on to me. Overall, the 3ds looks good, and I'm buying it. I can't wait to see what they're gunna do with all this new stuff they're adding. What do you think about the 3ds?

@Sigait: > you people keep wondering what marsh wants to do and why,sounds senseless to me.It's normal that a programmer chooses to not distribute the source,I'd do the same.Everyone here who has some experience in c++ and thinks he/she is being treated unfearly,can always programm an engine on their own and if the time comes they can distribute it so other people won be "treated unfearly". > > Sigait. Personally I'd be too embarrassed of my source in development stages 0.o Edit: I'm not saying marsh should be (just in case there's a bullet to dodge)

Personally I think making a game based on real life kinda defeats the purpose of a game, but I guess you could make each of these jobs like little minigames. Kinda like Cooking Mama for DS, they made chopping up cucumbers fun! :D

I feel outsmarted.

Please don't release it. People will release they're eclipse games being all like "lulzomg!!!1 Ima makee munny off my eclipse gamez!" and the forums may be flooded with crappy eclipse games that nobody can play because they'd have to pay for it. Oh, and then there's the whole open source problem.

You have my full support! I can't really do much, but that must still count for something.

@Anna: > No he's talking about computer genes. No, I'm just an awful speller.

@Robin: > No more painful than listening to any writer try and talk about computers. No one wants to watch some overweight 35 year old virgin programming a GUI in Netbeans for 40 minutes, just how no one wants to watch a policeman spend 40 minutes doing paperwork. I think the most painful thing is watching your less educated friends think they're computer geneses because they watch shows like NUMB3RS.

Well I don't have problems with a 3d mario game that's in a 2d style. I loved New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. I just don't like how 2d games have to be revamped in 3d…

I am a lover of 2d games. Sure, I play games of the 3d variety as well, who doesn't? My real home is rendered in 2d though, and I think people forget that it actually has *gasp* benefits! I may be preaching to the choir here, but I still feel the need to express my opinion on the matter. Whether you agree with me or not is your choice. All I want to do is get you thinking. Why do I prefer 2d games? Is it because of the feel? Is it for some sort of nostalgia factor? Is it just to be out of the ordinary? I'm not sure, but I think it mostly revolves around how it looks. 3d games have a tenancy to wimp out a little. In the older days, trees might be two flat images put together into an X shape, or just one image that always faces you. Even in today's modern world, you still see some of that. Not everything is rendered in full 3d. Another thing that seems unavoidable is blurriness. If you get too close to an object, the texture will pixelate or blur. A lot of dome textures are a little too small for the area. Faces are almost always just flat polygons (That's changing now, but you have to admit that that's how it's been for a long freaking time). The thing that bothers me the most is animation. When your in 3d, the animation bar rises. Everything has to flow and not be jittery or sudden. It just doesn't look right otherwise. The biggest thing that bothers me about 3d is that it's EVERYWHERE!! It's become a standard now, and it annoys me. Even 2d style games like Mario Bros. just HAVE to be in 3d. May I ask why? I guess it worked out, but the effect is that 2d games are shamed. The only 2d games I get to play are on old consoles or flash games. Case in point, how many times have you heard "Nobody will pay for a 2d mmo" on these forums? Well I've heard it a lot. Look, I don't hate 3d games. In fact, many of them are really good! It all depends on who makes them and how much effort they put into it. What I don't like is the effect it had on the world of gaming. 3d has become a cheap gimmic. Ads say "Free 3d mmorpg!!", game companies boast "Realistic 3d graphics!", and frankly I don't like it. I know a lot of you are going to accuse me of making generalizations, and to be fair I probably am. I'm just voicing my opinion. Here's to the continuous life of 2d games.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have product placement!! Kinda… Seriously? Really? I mean... uh... I don't know where to start. That was just... painful.

That's sad to hear, Nova. I hope you recover from your loss well and quickly.

@Chief: > back off from what? really, Im not gonna be all nice and fake about it, it sucked. Well I'm kinda quick to assume, but considering nobody else disliked it enough to say it sucked, and the fact that you pride yourself in graphics, I just thought you felt you should protect your territory. If you really do think it sucks, that's totally fine with me, and sense you do seem to know what you're doing, what can I do to improve on it? I'm not one to get pissed off about constructive criticism. If you feel the same way, I have a few things to say about YOUR gui, too ;)

@Chief: > lol, the editor gui kinda sucks… if I find time, ill whip one up. Feeling attacked much? I'll back off if you really want me to.

ENTJ   ^^^That one's just creepy looking…I don't know...

@Admiral: > @Xavi: > > > @Admiral: > > > > > @Ein: > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDvgL58h_Y > > > > > > > > this is awesome…. > > > > It's really stupid though > > > > > > I love this vid, the knife segment is epic. > > > > > > Hmm… That guy should be a boss in my game, and if you beat him, you get a spoon! > > > > Your still working on Retarded Online? There hasn't been an update on the topic to my knowledge in forever! I feel alive again… > > I'm finishing up semester atm (I'll be finished in another month or so). > > I'm pretty much done ROxD as far as maps and stuff go; I'm also done with the Pwnt class, I just need to finish Star, and start the other two classes. Very cool! I'll be looking forward to torturing myself trying to play it :huh:

@Admiral: > @Ein: > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VDvgL58h_Y > > > > this is awesome…. > > It's really stupid though > > I love this vid, the knife segment is epic. > > Hmm… That guy should be a boss in my game, and if you beat him, you get a spoon! Your still working on Retarded Online? There hasn't been an update on the topic to my knowledge in forever! I feel alive again…

@Sigait: > Hey Marsh,when do you think this might be out?I'm looking forward to checking it out! > > Sigait. Tisk tisk! You know not to ask that!

I really think that bisexual people have it good. They can take the "I'll take what I can get" philosophy to an impressive new level.

Alright, here's the second draft. [http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/pics/c9bb6536863216e90516f206c145c583.png](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/pics/c9bb6536863216e90516f206c145c583.png) As you can see, I made the save and exit buttons, but they are at the bottom, which I can change if you want, but I think it makes more sense. The paper is for where you would put all that data you had under the map number. I was not sure about the rest of it, so I left it blank. No use it putting a bunch of effort in to something when you don't even know if it will work. I got rid of the semi transparent TOOLS text, because it would just be obstructed by everything anyway. I suggest you make the attributes and maybe the layer selectors drop down lists for better use of space and ease of use. It would work especially well if you were planning on making layers like how they will be in SE 1.0, where you can add layers. If you have anything you want me to change or add, don't hesitate to ask. -Xavi

@NullSkillVoid: > I meant add buttons. Calm down. > > Has this gone open source, or is the source buried in the posts? It will be open source, but that's all I know. Alright Marsh. Let me try again. Do you want actual functioning buttons, or just button images on the gui?

@Displaced: > Xavi, can you re-upload the picture please? The link works for me… [http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/pics/1e7c4b457dc1726c8506179487ba3733.png](http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/files/imagehost/pics/1e7c4b457dc1726c8506179487ba3733.png) @Chief: > @NullSkillVoid: > > > Just Modify Xavi's gui, not that hard to do. > > lol, youre obviously new here. If I make it, no offence Xavi, it will look about 3 times better. Editing it will accomplish nothing. Probably, but put your money where your mouth is! ;) What does him being new here have to do with that though?

Well, this is a fun topic. When I saw what it was about, I thought for sure this would be a flaming, lockable topic. Instead, the replies make a charming read!

@Marsh: > Well i would like to get a editor with all the buttons etc made into the GUI since i am not using any windows controls. Also i am not really working the map editor to much at the moment. That makes sense. Oh well, I tried :)