Hello, I'm the president of Angry Birds, and I'd like to say that our merch is NOT overdone. How dare you say that when we have not even released our newest items.

Get ready for, angry birds condoms, angry birds eye contacts, angry birds surgical tools, angry birds internal organs, angry birds game systems (only have angry birds playable), and finally, angry birds icecubes.

 Thank you for reading this.

 YES.

YES.

Another Space Channel 5 fan? Seriously, I'll help you out on this--if it was possible with Game Maker.

 I was thinking a cooking game, but it's based around rhythm. Each stage is a different food. You get better jobs as the game goes on.

Code:

//stand and falling sprites [right]
if run=false && duck=false && vspeed>=0 && dir="right"{
    if !place_free(x,y+1){
        sprite_index=spr_botR;}
    else{
        sprite_index=spr_botR;}}
//stand and falling sprites [left]
if run=false && duck=false && vspeed>=0 && dir="left"{
    if !place_free(x,y+1){
        sprite_index=spr_botL;}
    else{
        sprite_index=spr_botL;}}
        //run and falling sprites [right]
if run=true && dir="right" && vspeed>=0 && duck=false{
    if !place_free(x,y+1){
        sprite_index=spr_botR;}
    else{
        sprite_index=spr_botR;}}
//run and falling sprites [left]
if run=true && dir="left" && vspeed>=0 && duck=false{
    if !place_free(x,y+1){
        sprite_index=spr_botL;}
    else{
        sprite_index=spr_botL;}}
//shoot sprites
if keyboard_check_pressed(ord("X")) and dir="right" and duck=false{
        sprite_index=spr_botST;}
    else{
        sprite_index=spr_botSR;}

 Now here's the prob: the "botST" is ALWAYS appearing...what's happening?

 If they're a certain amount of space near the vanishing point,

image_alpha +=0.01 or somethin'

 Anyone? If you post yours, I'll post mine! I can't post mine at the moment, at least not until I know people will reply!

[August 8th, 2011]

August 8th, 2011

Made some concept art, n' stuff. Messaged Bones for awesomeness.

What do you think qualifies as being started? An idea, a few notebook drawings, a hello world program? Or a prototype, or 10% completed, or 20%? If it's an idea, then less than a percent.

 I'd say having an engine and maybe some of the elements of the game completed is just getting started.

1 percent

if you're lucky

[August 8th, 2011 Part 2]

August 8th, 2011 Part 2

sigh

Rewriting projectile shooting code...

 So annoying, the bullet shoots in the right place when turning right, but then all other directions make the bullet shoot out of the same place. GRAH.

[August 8th 2011]

 August 8th 2011
Have not implemented flashing yet, because the robot-to-frog and the other way around tag team programming is being done. Uh, I have it where if I press Q, it goes between robot and frog. Problem: I have to code the change to switch sprite tables; and let's not forget that the final game will have hopping off the robot's head when switching.

 ...Also, my Google+ has been hi-jacked by...something. Why are they posting TRANSMISSION stuff?

"I'm a hipster and I play Earthbound"

Other guy says, "You know, that game has a cult following now, you are not the only one who likes it"

"What do you mean I hate Earthbound what's a Earthbound"

 Hey, I'd totally sell my indie games on thar, bookmarked for being better than Steam.

Now just make a program for it, and you'd get 1000 internets

 Wait though, if someone buys a game, the download link would be easily sharable. That...doesn't sound safe.

Can you add a frame to your sprite animation? ie, a white frog, and blit that frame when you need this effect.

 Perhaps--if I changed the sprite index to a fully whited sprite table, it'd work, but...geez, that's a lot of code that'd probably slow down the game.

 I think c_white just is the same thing as image_alpha from what I've heard.

[August 7th, 2011]

August 7th, 2011

Oh my, Game Maker, how dare you show a limitation. I NEVER trained you to do this! Anyone got an easy way to make my character flash white? I can't use sprite changing because this must apply to all of the...sprites....

bleh, making animations fancy

you're like 13, metabolism has nothing to do with it, age does. almost nobody can become obese at age 13 unless they really try

also i kind of doubt the people who say they work on their game 80% of the day; if anyone actually did that they'd be as dead as that xbox kid who died of a blood clot. you still probably do take breaks to eat, go to the bathroom, shower, etc., and those add up. the only way to be sure you aren't counting those is to use a timing program (like the one i mentioned earlier). chances are people waste a lot more time than they realize, and their self-reports and estimates are way off

 Metabolism that's amazing runs in my family, my grandma is I think 90 pounds, my mom's skinny, and everything. It's on my Mom's side.

 But yeah, you can't work 80% of the day, that's not possible. 4 hours to do anything else? Don't you take...ANY breaks?

A New Age Indie Gamer appeared!

              

Attack
Defend
PSI
>Run

I'm scared to do anything, he might post angry things about me on his blog.

 Or even worse, he'll cancel his game and become famous for whining, after all, it's your fault he locked himself in a room for a year.

Wowza that's some very pastel green you've got there.
I like the grass, however the outline on the rocks are kind of bugging me so I made an edit.

Also tinkered with the colors just for fun.


*whoops sorry I lost some of the detail in the ground when I darkened down but it was more the big boulder I was attempting to edit. ^^;

*edit2 I like Geti's edit with the boulder in the grass up top very organic.
and the idea for some longer down growth would be a good idea.

 Almost looks like exactly what I need for what I messaged you about.

I like your style, Bones.

 A New Age Indie Gamer appeared!

              

Attack
Defend
PSI
>Run

 Look deep inside your heart, you know it is there. I...feel your pain. Everyday, I used to live everyday in agony, in sadness...I was depressed. Why? I didn't know where the "beef" was. Then...one day, when preforming triple bypass heart surgery on myself, I found it inside me. Then I passed out and almost died. But the point is, look deep inside your heart.

 Gentlemen?