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Ollie · Feb 2, 2009

Yeah I have actually before making the decision to use Lua. I had a little go of it but for now I just wanted to see how far I could go with Lua, since I thought that it would be a bigger accomplishment for actually getting a decent game made with Lua script. :P

Chimpo · Feb 2, 2009

PC2 said:

Wow, finally a reason to use the PSP. Looking snazzy so far.

And here I was expecting a resurrection of Chimpo's hack. =P
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Shit, I did too.

Something designed with the PSP in mind will be awesome though. Make sure you take full advantage of your fancy widescreen!

Sik · Feb 2, 2009

Chimpo said:

PC2 said:

Wow, finally a reason to use the PSP. Looking snazzy so far.

And here I was expecting a resurrection of Chimpo's hack. =P
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Shit, I did too.
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XDDDDDDDD

Stupid question, will there any way for this to run on emulators? =P Seems stupid, but meh, I don't have a PSP and I highly doubt I'll ever have one.

Ollie · Feb 2, 2009

There is a lua player for Windows so no emulation needed. =P So it'll run at full speed and all. It'll be included in the Tech Demo release.

Chaosdynasty · Feb 2, 2009

Ollie said:

that level in Sonic Unleashed where it is all rails. Just need a name. =P
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Maybe for the level name you could use something like 'Fullgrind Park'.

Tets · Feb 2, 2009

Overlord said:

Plus, both together are still waaaaaaaaaay less more expensive than a DS flashcard.
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I'm not sure if you really mean less or more, but I'm assuming less. Most DS flash cards on the market now are dirt cheap, even the high quality ones. Any online retailer that has service mode batteries available for the PSP probably also has a variety of DS flash cards available in the same price range. I got mine for less than $15 (including micro-sd card). Not that that has anything to do with this project, just putting it out there.

I've often wondered how much you can actually do with LUA, I don't have any personal experience with it. I've never seen LUA used for anything more substantial than badly coded "shells" on the PSP. I hope this actually goes somewhere, having a decent Sonic game on the PSP without having to run an emulator would be so tits.

darkspines35 · Feb 11, 2009

Interesting...I can't wait to see some more of this. Atleast this will get me in gear to finally mod my PSP.

Ollie · Feb 11, 2009

Ah finally, I've had a day off College since I've done all the work in advance, so I had a stab at doing a few edits and updates with Dash, progress has been slow, like always too many College Assignments get int he way.

So other than editing a few sprites to lower the file size I've been messing around with a few background ideas but I'm not too sure which one to choose:

Here is the first background:

The Background in the tech demo: (Doesn't really do it much justice, but oh well)

Old mockup with the new background:

And the second background:

In Game:

In the old mockup:

I personally like the second background to be honest since it makes the level appear less linear with another piece of layout in the background making the level look a bit more dynamic, hopefully with the faded art it doesn't look too confusing, in game. So what do you think I should use? Or have you got a better idea for the background?

Dr. Mustache · Feb 11, 2009

Gotta say, that 2 layered screen really does the trick.

Sik · Feb 11, 2009

Yeah, but it makes me think I can jump on that bridge =/

Mastered Realm · Feb 11, 2009

Oh no, your idea is good but as it is in the BG it should appear smaller than the FG, why don't you put a lot of hills, bridges and plants at 50% of the size as the bg? To make it appear even more 3d as the hill get farther it gets "bluer" (as you did in this bg) but you could put more layers of hills =P. Nice work though.

Ollie · Feb 11, 2009

I know it's a bit rushed but you should see where I am going with this: I'll redo it when I have nothing else to do in development. Also, Sik, does that cut out the bridge confusion a bit?

Also, I have a forum up so I can post a few WIP resources and other little unimportant things, it's worth checking out. Just follow the link below:
Sonic Dash Forum

Dr. Mustache · Feb 11, 2009

Joined the forum, the project\s looking good so far :v:

Also, I think that maybe a layer of clouds at the top of the screen may benefit it, as it'll fill the background abit

Ollie · Feb 11, 2009

Yeah, they'll be in, it's just I'm not the greatest at designing clouds, if I don't make some by the time of a tech demo release then I'll add some place holders. Also thanks for joining up. :v:

Sik · Feb 11, 2009

Ollie said:

Also, Sik, does that cut out the bridge confusion a bit?
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That gets rid of it at all.

Skaarg · Feb 11, 2009

That latest image looks a lot better. Now just throw in some good looking trees, an awesome sky and it'll be perfect.

neonsynth · Feb 11, 2009

Looks awesome so far. Also I'm joining the forum for watching your project. :v:

Hitaxas · Feb 11, 2009

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ollie @ Feb 11 2009, 11:29 AM) [/quote]

Needs more depth, the blue gradient just doesn't look good to me.

Xeric · Feb 11, 2009

I really don't like those Sonic sprites. I know the sheet they're from have pretty much every sprite you would need but they are poorly made.

Take a look at these.

You'd have to ask permission to use them as the sheet is not public yet, but they are much better than what you are using.

Ollie · Feb 11, 2009

I don't know, I dislike how light he looks in those sprites, I kinda' like the darker shade of Sonic's Fur, like in SA2, hence why I am using the ones at the moment.

But thank you for your suggestion!

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