[Agent]

Finished up the new scripting system, and made a basic scripting editor.

Added some missing features to abilities (cool down time, fatigue cost etc), and added a few new abilities.

Considering creating a simple prototype, something very small, mainly hack-n-slash, unpolished and probably rather different than the end product just to see what people think of it. Anyone here who would be interested in playing (and hopefully commenting) such a prototype?

[Agent]

I am working on spells, and I've fixed some bugs. My plan is to add a few more spells, squash some more bugs, polish the game slightly and improve the content creation tools somewhat then to start working on the prototype. Unfortunately I might not have much time during Christmas, so it will probably take a while before the prototype demo thing is done.

And here's another screenshot (even though it doesn't look much different from the other ones, but hey, why not :) )

[RampantCoyote]

Okay, I'm kicking myself figuring out how you are getting so much done so fast. Obviously, I'm a horrible slacker. Good job!
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[tcaudilllg]

Of course we'll play the prototype. :)

[Malignus]

[Agent]

OK, I've been polishing stuff up, started (slowly) working on the prototype, and improved the script editor and started writing some scripts.
Here's an example:

[Agent]

OK, I've recently finished polishing up the script editor (thanks to Alex Restrepo) and script compiler error reporting. Here's a screenshot:


Right now I am working on adding more equipment slots, previously I only had two, one weapon and one armor slot. Decided it was way more fun if you could have one right hand, left hand, helmet, armor and trinket (for amulets and rings etc) slot. This will allow things such as weapon and shield or dual weapons, which is always fun. It's a bit of a rewrite though, early on I decided it was one of those things that I should simplify away. Almost got it working, just need to add better interface for it.

[Agent]

[Agent]

I've been sick, meaning progress have been slow (and weird, I don't recommend programming with a fever), but I am better (although not completely well) now and I've managed to do quite a lot of work. Still, it doesn't look like there have been much progress (a lot of it has been under the hood, upgrades not directly visible to the game player) and it has made me realize that if I want this prototype to be done before autumn I will need to downsize. And if I want my game done before my autumn years, I need to downsize that too.
So now I am redesigning both the prototype and the game, turning both into less serious and less story-driven projects. The main idea was very much about exploration, physical exploration and not character exploration, which will not change.
I need to keep stuff simple if I ever want to release this, I can make sequels filled with the stuff that's been cut later :)

[Agent]

OK, since my last post I've changed the name (to Heaven Collapsed), done some work on the interface and added quite some content. The prototype is coming along nicely. I've also created a website, Brainswitch Machina, where I plan on posting updates similar to the ones I've done in this thread. In this thread I will only post more major updates, like when the prototype is ready to download.

Edit: Feel free to post comments on the site.

[Agent]

So I've decided to change name again, hopefully this time it will stick :). I've also made a lot of progress since last I wrote here, and I just played through the game, doing what I imagine a normal player would (completing the quests, exploring but not examining every nook and cranny, talking with characters, trading etc) and it took almost 2 hours (and I guess it would take longer if you are not as familiar with the game as I am). Which is longer than I thought, which is good :)
I've rebalanced the game, especially in the "end", since I had not realized how powerful you've usually become by that time.

My plan was to release a prototype when it was possible to complete the first part of the main quest, but I might do it before that (since I am only about half-way there now, and I would like some feedback soon).
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Brainswitch Machina

[Agent]

All the conversations in Eternal Bickering has so far been written with Notepad++ in the games scripting language. However, this turned out to be quite confusing, especially when the conversations started to run a bit deep. Now I've made a tool to make writing dialog easier, most importantly it's much easier to get a good overview of the conversations.

Here's a screenshot:


Progress in other areas is steady, but slow. Quite a few bugs have been exterminated, quite a lot of new content and new features have been added. Still some stuff do to before I release the prototype.
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Brainswitch Machina

[Agent]

OK, here it is. Prototype 1 of Eternal Bickering. There is very little documentation, something that will be addressed in future updates, so if you feel lost don't be afraid to ask any questions. I would gladly receive any comments, critique and feedback from you to my email: rasmuslinden@gmail.com
I hope you enjoy playing it, and if not, send me an email telling me why!

Download here:
https://sites.google.com/site/brainswitchmachina/Eternal-Bickering/downloads
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Brainswitch Machina

[Tenshi]

That dialog editor does look very very handy! Very cool. :)
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- Jaeda

[Malignus]

Initial thought: cool engine, but the jerky camera movement is kind of off-putting. I'd suggest making the camera scroll smoothly between spaces.