Plains of Chaos Current: v1.0 Beta 1.95

[therealmethuselah]

Current Version: 1 Beta 1.95
Download: PlainsOfChaos.zip (1.63MB)

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Plains of Chaos: Epic of the Dragon Orbs is an immersive, fully interactive role playing game.

There are 20 different Player Classes to choose from, each with it's own distinct powers.

Currently you can change your players class by using the 'P' key on the keyboard, or you can change the Hero1.pcp file directly.

Before & After (Click to enlarge):


For more information on the Design, Development and Features of PoC: EoTDO visit
blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...fc-08ffc2b863b4

After version 1 Beta 2.0 is released you will no longer have to redownload the .exe file, there will be an updater along with the game which will allow you to download only the updated files that you need. As all resources are external.

Beta 2.0 will include:

• 6 Enemies
  
• 12 NPC's
  
• Dialog system
  
• New HUD
  
• Name registration and character creation
  
• Weapons, and Items
  
• 1 fully playable level
  

I have removed the loading image and bar as I have been able to keep the .exe at 1.04MB which allows the loading time to be less than one second.

I have also made a new map algorithm which only loads the tiles that it needs at any given time. The room_size is always 800x608 (25x19 tiles) and the view_size is 800x600, this is because my tiles are 32x32 pixels and it allows my game to run at a steady 60fps.

The Player Character (PC) will now be centered at all times with an x,y coordinate of 400x300. The PC does not actually move in game, the world moves around him, it's actually something I'm very proud of and it took me a week of hard coding and a caffeine induced frenzy to perfect.

[shad0w]

Looks really nice so far

[therealmethuselah]

Male, Female, Naja, and Undead Pirate Added.

Notice that in the screenshot above Naja has a cat familiar as well.

[therealmethuselah]

10 Player Characters and an Installer addded.
Download in first post or click my signature.

[shad0w]

Tapping movement keys allows you to slide across the field.

[therealmethuselah]

Fixed... please download Beta 1.80

[therealmethuselah]

Beta 1.85 is now out with Resolution Changing.

[IsmAvatar]

I'm giving you blog permissions in this thread, since you seem to like releasing updates in a new post instead of editing old posts.
This is fine, there's nothing wrong with it, just giving you a heads up so you don't feel awkward doing it. I did the same in my Path Encryption thread.


Looks like you're making good progress. Keep up the good work. You're certainly keeping these forums alive, lol.

[gamerboy251]

Not to be a critic but what do you do?

Also this looks strangly like something made with RPG maker xp........................

[therealmethuselah]

Well, it's not made with RPG Maker XP, it's made with GameMaker 6.1 and it's using the graphics from the RTP.

[gamerboy251]

Whats a RTP and what do you do?

[abacus]

do you have to install it to get all the 50 levels?

[therealmethuselah]

Also, today I figured out a way to have the game run at the same speed regardless of frames per second... I would like you all to try this, this is just a debug version, but I think you'll be happy.

The room_size is set at 99,968, so that equates to 31,249 tiles at 32x32 pixels/each. The room_speed is set at 9960 (60Hz * 166) and the refresh is set at 60Hz.

Press the 'D' key to get to debug mode which will tell you a bunch of information, you'll notice that the image_speed and hero_walk_speed adjust to fit the fps, this allows the game to run the same on any computer.

Download: 02242006.zip (683KB)

As before, you can edit the stats.gml file and now the guicoords.gml file as well which will allow you to place your GUI wherever you'd like on screen.

This should run smoothly on any machine with at least 8MB of video memory and 233MHz CPU.

[Darahbi]

Daniel... it is awesome. keep up the good work

[cb43569 as Guest]

TheRealMethuselah is a magical man. All hail him. Let's love him to pieces.

Let's hope he finishes OOT2D, too ^_^.