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Looking For Voxel Artist

I'm not going to bother with listing the feature set here, because it will probably change as development goes on. Have some pictures:


To-Do List: https://trello.com/b/IkTTvIPt/trtwnt (https://trello.com/b/IkTTvIPt/trtwnt)

Event Log
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YEAR 1:

MONTH 1:

August 5th 2013 - Development Begins in Unity
August 15th 2013 - GHPZ joins team.


MONTH 2:

September 6th 2013 - TRTWNT was put on IndieDB

// LONG HIATUS DUE TO INJURY SOMEWHERE IN MONTH 2


MONTH 3:
 
October 18th 2013 - Resumes Development On TRTWNT

FAQ:

Q: What are you using to make the game?

        A: Unity3D, C#, GIMP 2.8 and Sproxel

Q: Who's developing the game?

        A: Code_Assassin(me) handles the code and art, and GHPZ handles the music and sfx. Others may join.


           (http://button.indiedb.com/popularity/medium/games/25974.png)
 (http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-road-that-was-not-taken)

FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks cool! Can't wait for more updates! :beer:

Working on an algorithm to generate random boards every time you play. Still needs more work...trying to flesh out the concept first before I bring it over to Unity.

(http://i.imgur.com/pGITaL4.png)

Animated GIF for your viewing pleasure:

(http://www.freeimagehosting.net/newuploads/fnv9d.gif)

REVISION #2:

(http://snag.gy/4jzfb.jpg)

So I've worked on the board generator and I think it's ready to be brought over to Unity now. I'm thinking the boards should have sizes to choose from. For example, if the user wanted to play a quick game of TRTWNT then he would want to play on a small board. If he want to play a long game of TRTWNT then he would pick a big board to play on.

cool, nice work!

Thank you :) It's little comments like these that give me more energy to finish my game.

I might write a blog post later on about how the generator works but it's pretty straightforward.

Let's go code, you got this man.

 <3 <3 <3

(http://snag.gy/UZifM.jpg)

Working on bringing the algorithm over to Unity. It's not perfect yet, but it's getting there.

I think it's finished  :)

(http://snag.gy/voEiw.jpg)

(http://snag.gy/T6j6x.jpg)

(http://snag.gy/nT4p8.jpg)

I'll probably be posting more about gameplay now.

Yess let's hear about that gameplay.

I made a to-do list:

https://trello.com/b/IkTTvIPt/trtwnt
 (https://trello.com/b/IkTTvIPt/trtwnt)

So I'm working on gameplay and I'm currently debating myself on the dimensions I should stick with. Everything is currently 2D but I think it would be interesting(and unique) if I merged 3D with 2D. If anyone has done this before and has any advice to give me I'd love to hear it. I don't want my game looking inconsistent, and I am fairly new to level-design.

I'm using a nice piece of open-source software called Sproxel (http://code.google.com/p/sproxel/) for the 3D Sprites. Unfortunately, Sproxel exports to .obj only (and a few other formats),but when I put the .obj in game it was textureless. Turns out that Unity does not support .mtl files so I converted the .obj's to .fbx's using a converter I found online. Here's a model I made:


For now the players will just be a bunch of heads, but I'll eventually give them bodies... after some practice with Sproxel ;)

Have you tried Qubicle (http://www.minddesk.com/products.php)? It's not free or open source, but it might have an easier pipeline to Unity.

Off topic, that animated .gif in your first post looks like it has a ton of frames but the file size is only about 2.5mb. Do you have any tips for reducing .gif file size without loosing a ton of quality? I'm trying to export a .gif with 107 frames from PS CS6 and it's over 11mb!

I honestly have no money whatsoever, so Qubicle is out of the question. I might get it when I finally get the funds, or some kind soul gifts it to me - but until then, no. It is a nice piece of software though and perhaps the best voxel editor I've seen/used.

I definitely did not hand-animate the gif you see in the OP, I used software called Licecap (http://www.cockos.com/licecap/). If you're trying to record gameplay or something I recommend you use that rather than PS CS6. If you don't want to do that there are some other options :)

GIFTI (http://www.gifti.me/) - 10 MB LIMIT
EZGIF (http://ezgif.com/) - 12MB LIMIT

I just tried licecap and it's awesome, so much easier than what I was doing before.  Thanks!

Hey no problem man, glad I could help out :)

Also this is a thing now:

(http://i.imgur.com/TvPMzwx.gif)

Don't let him stare into your soul.

TRTWNT is now on IndieDB: http://www.indiedb.com/games/the-road-that-was-not-taken

I modeled some more characters....

(http://snag.gy/ABcAE.jpg)

(http://snag.gy/qepgz.jpg)

Pixeling in 3D is a bit different than it is 2D. I need to experiment with depth more. I don't want my characters too flat.

(http://snag.gy/DX01D.jpg)

This is full of win. LAN only atm, but I'm working on WAN.

Definitely checking out Sproxel. I used blender3d a lot but I have no time or patience for modeling/texturing right now.

Awesome! I hope you like it. It really is a great tool :)

Burly Man Creation Process:

(http://i.imgur.com/GaYTiUx.gif)

(http://i.imgur.com/17kx21U.png?1)

(http://gifti.me/i/yapxJ.gif)

Playing by yourself sucks... but that's okay!  :gomez:

Will be adding more to the scene later. Also need to explore the concept of lag compensation. Going to be a fun week.

Looking for an artist(one which can pixel.... in 3D!). If anybody knows of someone who can do this please spread the word! I'm trying to get a build out for TRTWNT but unfortunately I am reaaaaally bad at making models for in game usage :(

(http://snag.gy/nNudr.jpg)
my horrible attempt at art

Anyway thanks for reading!

I don't know what's going on on those gifs and screenshots. But I like it.

Every time I see a project like this I have to hold myself from yelling I WANT TO HELP! I MAKE ART FOR COFFEE. But I barely have time for my own projects nowadays :~

 :tearsofjoy: Thank you. I think the build I release will make people understand what the game is actually about and what it wishes to achieve. Still looking for an artist, but thanks for showing interest  :panda:

So still looking for an artist(doesn't really need to be a voxel artist... I'll voxelize the art by hand if you wish) , and have been bogged down with school work but will resume development this Friday :)

This kind of reminds me of the board game level in Gunstar, that is a good thing. I know it's a different style of game btw but it still seems cool

I did some modding for C&C that included making tanks and things with voxels. (And I've played Minecraft, that means I'm practically a professional.) If you can pay anything for the voxels then I'm probably game.

@_Madk

Thank you for showing interest, however I can't offer anything except my programming skills, but it looks like you've got that covered =) Thanks again though!

Still Alive. I've been healing my injured shoulder(got x-rayed yesterday... results are coming) so I haven't programmed at all. I'm hoping this doesn't have to go on too long, because Indie Cade 2014 is just around the corner. Meanwhile, I've made a map for the first build, and have made a list of things I want it to include. Hopefully it'll clear some questions people have about my game, because it appears as if the description isn't enough ;)

Let's hope I heal fast!

(http://i.imgur.com/90RhVdv.gif)

ugleh. will work on making more beaut.

#EDIT2:

A little effect I like to call "Kickz" has been applied to the logo.

(http://i.imgur.com/oAtLbLI.gif)

(http://gifti.me/i/z7OsTQHk.gif)

Me think finished. The space ship has 3 paths it randomly selects from. I need to make sure those path's start off screen. I was looking at the scene in free-aspect so that's why you're seeing it spawn :3

Not sure why I'm calling it space edition. Maybe I should say space edition 0.01B?

Make the game, Code. Make the game!