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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
So, weekend post of the day: Ariana, what do you think of the recent goals set for progress on the game? Yup, sounds about right XD In-case anyone is wondering, this is more conceptual art of a character who already exists in the game, but I decided to give special treatment, because I just like her so gosh-darn much. -
fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Glad to hear! Things have been running smoothly and it's been looking good so far ^^ -
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Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Also, just for funzies, here are some sketches of the manga, with Vivian doing her thing: -
fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Since I don't have school today, thanks to snow days and whatnot, it's show and tell time with artwork: This is Gelda Lorelei is one of the main villains from the prequel game: Verdant Tales and has two forms, one where she has white hair, and her Aether Spirit form, where she grows a tail and her hair goes full on Amethyst. Oh wait... XD Also, this is a sneak-peak at the most difficult Superboss in the entire game: Celia Magnus, as a preview for Symphonic Horizon 2: -
fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
So, progress goes as well as progress goes when you have 3 jobs, plus full-time college this semester and as of right now I have finally finished the Draco Sanctuary which is where you get Ashera on your team and where the hardest superboss in the game is located: Celia Magnus from Symphonic Horizon 2. This screenshot is of the highest point of the Draco Sanctuary: Don't worry about seeing the bottom of the map, since... you kind of can't which is why it looks like the tower just sort of... stops at a point on the map. You won't be able to see the bottom anyways, so it's no big deal. So, after you have beaten the game and come back to this location you will be greeted with foreshadowing of the 2nd game's main antagonist: Celia Magnus who travels to this era of time by a rift in spacetime. She is the hardest boss in the entire game and will kick your ass. Symphonic Horizon 2: Verdant Form of Celia. -
I find it very difficult to talk to one of my friends irl, without smirking, whose name is Amethyst, goes by Amme and likes anime and video games.
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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Here's a little update for the manga of my game. The EX Chapter is currently going smoothly, which in case no one knows: the EX Chapter is a chapter in the manga that is exclusive to it, and does not appear in the game. It was left out of the game, due to technical limitations or things that I just didn't want to have to finagle with, such as puzzles for the Forest Sanctuary. This is a sketch for one of the pages, and it leads up to Vivian kicking ass, because she and her sister are total badasses. -
I'm feeling quite lonely and depressed for some reason. Not really feeling all too great as well.
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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
So, here's a new mechanic added into my game and it is called: No Mind, and it is based off of the real life, martial arts discipline of Mushin. This is usable by Vivian, after the Next Dimension Tournament, when she is beaten by one of the Masked Trainers, where she uses it for the first time. How it works is that: if Greninja's HP hits 0, and is transformed already, then what happens is that Greninja's HP is restored to full and gains the transformation into No Mind, and the ability: No Mind. What this does is that for 3 turns, Greninja cannot and will not be able to take any damage, and all of it's attacks will hit no matter what. The idea is that Vivian activates this ability while Synchronized, due to the build up of physical strain by Greninja getting beaten, and by that end allows her to activate this ability when in a pinch and cannot be transformed into freely. Also it requires you to have a full Focus Meter, so you can't abuse being low on health constantly. So, details of the ability is that it allows the Pokemon to instantly react to anything, without being able to be aware of it happening, allowing for instantaneous reactions, dodging and attacking while having the power of Synchronized strength, speed and endurance for 3 turns before you revert to base form. Also, your Trainer Emotions will be automatically set to Calm once you transform into this state. Aptly put, because really... they can't beat you anymore, unless it's a named boss fight in which case, it will take more than 0 hits to KO a boss Pokemon. -
This feeling when your parents don't believe in psychological scarring and refuse to admit to their flaws as parents. There's nothing worse than a parent who thinks they're always right and I'm wrong, and that I just endlessly respect them because they birthed me.
No. They lost my trust and I deflect their attempts at speaking to me for a very good reason: they belittle me, act like what I do is pointless, hate that I put my time, effort and money into game development, and their hatred towards art. I don't respect parents like that.
On top of that my dad acts like I should've been done with college 2 years ago, and is the most impatient human being I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. Threatens to disown and kick me out of the house, WHILE I'M IN COLLEGE TRYING TO GET A JOB TO LEAVE! You want me out? Then let me fucking finish school and leave to where I can sustain myself financially!
How do you sleep at night knowing that you do stuff like this? Acting like you're justified in being literal scum? If I had kids, which I won't because I'd be repeating what they did, I sure as shit wouldn't subject them to that kind of torture for 18+ years of their lives. A lot of what I say and do now has been dictated by their awful parenting throughout my lives. Their constant fights growing up as a kid and me having to be around it and "putting up with it", because lol they're my parents and I have to endlessly respect them.
In short: fuck them, fuck what they say and do to me, AND FUCK what they have made me into! As if I even had a choice about it anyways.
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Remember one thing my dear friend, you come thru your parents, not just because of them. They aren't the only reason for your existence. Even if they are wrong, respect them but don't lose your temperament. You are nothing without it. Think of it like this, the strong warriors never bother with the weak even if they come in swarms. Your life is yours. Live it well. May the almighty ease your tensions. This is an age where parental care can also be harmful to us, we should endure everything and move on ahead. I can't give you a panacea to this, but you yourself are the best solution here. Smile at everything. Then, people wouldn't bother saying anything coz ur attitude will be strong once you learn to smile. There is a fine line of difference b/w parental affection and trouble here. Be careful and yet saintly happy. Know what to speak where(most importantly) and how.
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So, in terms of the manga's progress, we have come a very long way since we started out, last May. This summer we're hoping to get Volume 1 finished and ready to sell by either the end of summer of fall. Below is all the pages we have done/are doing at the moment. The ones that look clearly like storyboards are in-progress pages:
Overall, I am supremely happy with my manga-artist and all that she has done with me over the past 4 years. We have worked together on various mangas, and we're hoping to continue working together for... who knows how long. She has been able to nail my character's personalities, characteristics, mannerisms and subtle qualities better than I ever could. Same goes for a lot of the locales in the manga, as they were designed with absolute care and delicacy that puts the biggest, dumbest smile on my face. I seriously couldn't be happier with how this turned out, as it managed to be even better than the game as it has everything corrected from plot-holes to even subtle aspects about character backgrounds and their motives which were... a little off in the actual game, and I still need to get around to fixing sometime.
For those of you still waiting on my game, I sincerely apologize, as I mentioned before in previous posts, as school has become ultra sluggish, harsh and the fact that I need to hammer through this last semester before I can readily get stuff done for the game. Currently though I have found time during the weekends to get work done, as I've went and made many changes to several of the game's core components to make things a little better overall. However, don't expect another video from me, about my game, until I decide it's necessary or if I have anything relevant to show off.
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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
So, in terms of the manga's progress, we have come a very long way since we started out, last May. This summer we're hoping to get Volume 1 finished and ready to sell by either the end of summer of fall. Below is all the pages we have done/are doing at the moment. The ones that look clearly like storyboards are in-progress pages: Overall, I am supremely happy with my manga-artist and all that she has done with me over the past 4 years. We have worked together on various mangas, and we're hoping to continue working together for... who knows how long. She has been able to nail my character's personalities, characteristics, mannerisms and subtle qualities better than I ever could. Same goes for a lot of the locales in the manga, as they were designed with absolute care and delicacy that puts the biggest, dumbest smile on my face. I seriously couldn't be happier with how this turned out, as it managed to be even better than the game as it has everything corrected from plot-holes to even subtle aspects about character backgrounds and their motives which were... a little off in the actual game, and I still need to get around to fixing sometime. For those of you still waiting on my game, I sincerely apologize, as I mentioned before in previous posts, as school has become ultra sluggish, harsh and the fact that I need to hammer through this last semester before I can readily get stuff done for the game. Currently though I have found time during the weekends to get work done, as I've went and made many changes to several of the game's core components to make things a little better overall. However, don't expect another video from me, about my game, until I decide it's necessary or if I have anything relevant to show off. -
fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Yeah, it's meant to have both aspects of Mega Mewtwo's X and Y form, and can change between both forms at will. I am still working on a sprite for it's XY form and not its separate X and Y form, if that makes sense. -
fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Whoa, hey, I didn't see you there, guess what? New maps! This scene occurs, after the Northern Base Arc of the game, and as you can see Dreyah is in a state of being frozen, permanently. This was due to her using her Pokemon's ultimate technique: Absolute Zero, which froze the entirety of the Northern Base, Richter in Mega Mewtwo XY's body, and herself as the attack froze everything around her permanently that even the atoms themselves are unable to experience any kind of molecular motion. This concludes the Northern Base Arc, as you can no longer enter the base, and any attempt to come back here will only allow you to see the aftermath of Dreyah's Sacrifice. Also, here is a preview of some new pages of my manga, for chapter 3, which is a Vivian exclusive chapter that isn't in the game itself and is manga exclusive! Well, these are just the storyboards, but it is something to look forward to ;D Also, here are some snippets of other pages: -
More snippets from my manga:
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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
tbh, I'm not the kind of person who posts an unfinished game, especially when I'm not in the mood to work on it. Currently I'm working on the game sparingly, until I can get my groove back, which at the moment is taking a little bit. Also, I just now upgraded to a 1TB SSD and I have some essentially compression programs that I wrote on there, which prevents me from having my game tested for a bit, until I can get my enclosure in the mail. You all will have the game when it's finished, because I prefer to do this professionally. -
fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Yeah, I do partake in working on my project in my free time, when I get some, but for at the moment I'm just taking it easy. Glad you like the Draco Sanctuary tho, I'm actually quite proud of the work I've been putting into it, including the puzzles -
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Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
For as much work as I've put into my game this Christmas Break, my school schedule and work schedule has gotten to be incredibly overbearing on me, as of right now, and I fear that I won't be able to put in time to work on my game, as much as I would like. So, for this semester, I'm going to be putting the game on hiatus, until the summer, when my motivation returns and when I'm out of my lonely depression that I'm currently suffering from right now. I've been suffering from a depression all year, because of how much I want to work on my game, but just cannot do it. I cannot bring myself to work, because of school bringing down my mood and work occupying the extra time that I have left over. Also, I've been feeling increasingly lonely as time goes by, as I haven't been able to keep a lot of my friends online for awhile, as they disappear and now I am left all alone with no one to talk to. Sometimes I feel inadequate and underwhelming to others and it just brings me down to not want to work on my game at all. That said though, I am still continuing my work on my manga, since it doesn't require as much of my time to supervise its development, since I'm merely the writer and author of it as my manga artist illustrates it. I am contemplating opening up a separate thread somewhere that is dedicated to that entirely so I don't completely vanish from the forums for the next few months. -
tfw you're feeling incredibly lonely and depressed.
Feels bad man.
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For the longest time I've had a crush on Jennifer Hale. Scratch that, I still do have a total crush on her.
Favorite voice actress, tbh.
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You know what I am getting tired of: being threatened on the internet by some random people who are upset with me doing what I do, stalked, doxxed and even been threatened to be "swatted". Seriously people, can't I just make games in peace and do what I do, please? It's bad enough that people take their jealousy to whole, new, levels of sociopathic. But it's equally bad when I never did anything nor said anything that warranted it aside from me just working.
Guys... it's just a game, get over yourselves.
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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
Update: First off, Merry Belated-Late Christmas as I was away due to being at my cousin's for Christmas. Secondly I have some awesome concept artwork of Mia Vance. I already showed her off, well over a year ago in her colored and shaded artwork. However, in this version of her concept art, I plan on using her for an alternative project in Unreal Engine 4, and I chose her to be used for the first character I have 3D Modelled. Why am I doing that? Mostly because I can. But, here she be: If you're wondering why she has her arms like that, in the center, it's called a "T-Pose" in 3D modelling speak and it's used as a way to properly model a character. But, this is essentially professional levels of conceptualization that I decided to take upon for not just my current game, but also unrelated projects.
