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[fakezohan]

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ONLINE  !

Now that I have your attention:
Hello everyone! My name is Gal and my friend Yossi and I are currently developing a multiplayer game in Eclipse-Java!

So far we've been working on the project for about a week.
I would really like to show you screen shots of the game as it is, but so far we only finished the registration part.
Development is done with 127.0.0.1 (LAN) and hopefully in the future will be hosted in a server  




About the game:
Technically, the whole concept was supposed to be already done, and obviously isn't yet,
but the game is going to be a 2D-side view with a few classes, monsters and quests
which I guess you guys find familiar from others games.

I'll be updating this thread atleast once a week and hope you like it!

Thank you for your support! (Inadvance  )

P.S. - graphics are placeholders, until I find someone who wants to take this job! ^^~

[fakezohan]

UPDATE 2

Hey everyone!
A short update about the progress of the game:
Yossi and I have finished the registration part completely and now login is accessible!
(Just to mention, I'm (Gal) the one who takes care of this devlog)

Soon (tomorrow) we'll start working on character creation too:
We're considering that the characters are going to be
(1) sort of a fighting monster
(2) a character with an average strength but with the help of a fighting pet
(3) a standalone character who is a human, but still capable of fighting for itself!

Graphics are still an issue - I'm still looking for an artist for the project (what-ever, pixel artist, vectors..) If you guys find yourself interested in this online game project, just message me :D!  

Hmm.. and a picture of the current lobby: (obviously the background is also temporary)



And that is all for now :D! Hopefully you guys keep an   on this project!

P.S. - And because it's a common thing to do: My mother tongue (native language) isn't English, for forgive me for any mistake  

[fakezohan]

Another day of work has passed:

Today we've started working on our character creation.
Here is what it looks like right now:



As you can see, there are three giant weird looking squares with smilies in the center of the window - well, basicly this is supposed to be an "epic background" of each character this game is about to have. So far we don't have any concept art so we're compromising abit haha  

As I've mentioned in the last updates: graphics are temporary (not sure for how long) -
if anyone is interested in taking part in this state (concept art, any designs, what-ever),
just message me or even post it right here!

feedbacks are welcome  

[fakezohan]

This time it's a devlog update:
I noticed that the last screen shots I've uploaded are huge!
So I uploaded them once again for your convenience 

You can also tell me if it's too small as it is now.

And.. a beer! 

[fakezohan]

UPDATE!

  I actually enjoy this devlog, although it does not have even a single comment which isn't mine  
Lets begin with a pic:



So as you can see there's this default background (orange one) which at the moment I use for every part
of the game, due to lake of resources, which I hope will be solved at a later date..

This update is about showing the updated "lobby" screen in which you're creating and deleting characters.
The selection button does not respond at the moment, but:
Create -> pushes you right into the next page in which you're creating your character.
Delete -> which is actually the new function this time: Yeah, you guessed right - It deletes a character!

In a few days I'll be able to post abit player movement and some basic stuff like seeing your friends
in game. (This is quite basic for an online game, but it's important to build it step by step).

Well, I'm done for this post - as usually, you're welcome to support with graphic stuff ,
Have a good day guys.  

[fakezohan]

Hey guys, It's Gal - the programmer.
Usually I update this devlog about new game functions, but this time I decided to have abit fun
and draw some concept art by myself  



The images at the bottom are 400% scaled. Each represents a character which I've described earlier in this devlog.
Hmm.. I know this isn't professional, but it's pretty nice for me as a pixel artist  

Mmm.. ~The End~

[fakezohan]

Just trying to share my feelings with you guys

[fakezohan]

Today Yossi and I continued developing the game - Nothing that can be actually shown.
Unfortunately sometimes updates aren't visual, so I can just tell you about it this way.

Hmm.. I guess next time I'll be able to show you some kind of a open world in-which different clients
see each other with a floating name above their heads. The background will probably be missing.

And this is me right now:

[fakezohan]

New login screen  



New registration screen 

[fakezohan]

Hey all,

I didn't update for a long time, so I would like to say some words..
Well, first of all it's important to mention that Yossi is no longer part of the project.
He was drafted to the army for a couple of weeks and now is sorta unmotivated.

As opposed to him, I'm still working on the project while working 5 days a week..

Another thing is that I changed the game name to Shrooms O.
If you wonder, O stands for Online and Shrooms for mushrooms :D!

Now.. why mushrooms?

A few months ago I finished a game called Mushio - you can try it out on the next link:
http://www.mushio.co.nf/

I decided that this game (developed in Eclipse Java) will be based on Mushio (XNA C#)
with a few changes including online experience, larger world and hopefully more sophisticated AI.

At the moment I'm contemplating in which direction to start working, but I guess I'll figure it out soon.

That's all for now , feel free to check Mushio on the link I spared above and maybe even give me tips
for improvements for Shrooms O.

Gotta get back to work! 

[fakezohan]

UPDATE:

(1) The last login and register screens shown were replaced. (Temporary background again).
(2) A little bit more important - character customization added (not fully implemented).

You can see the following changes below:



This is it for now. Tell me if you think it looks nice and what should be improved , bye bye.

[fakezohan]

An update!

First of all, I apologize for not updating for quite long.. It doesn't mean the project is dead

Amm.. lets begin with a picture of a few mushrooms together! (because how can someone not like mushrooms?  )



As you can see the graphics are pretty basic and are done with flash.

Today I was working on a simple map editor with a put & delete object options.
I know it's basic, but it's enough for me ..
Here is a pic:



Btw, if you wonder - the pictures I upload are always 50% to make sure they fit the log.

I'll update again pretty soon, ba-bye  

[fakezohan]

A small update:

Monsters! Well, to be exact, a monster! (I know it sounds better in plural, but this is it so far O_o)..

Hmm.. and well, online is harder than I thought, but it goes pretty well ..

Here's a full size image for a change:



 

[fakezohan]

Hey everyone,

Today I discovered the future and right now I'm familiar with a very secret tool - a GIF recorder!
Well, not quite the future, as It recorded in 18 fps.. Ahh..

Moreover, I fixed a few bugs and finally monsters are shown well on the screen for every player online.

Will update soon enough,

Yours,

Best regards,

Gal.

[fakezohan]

UPDATE:

Game Chat is pretty much done.
So far there's only "global" option, but it's not like there's a use for more functions at the moment..

There's a transparency option as well and also a larger chat for who-ever is convenient with it

Tell me what you think about it!

[ryansumo]

Hey gal, I'm impressed with the hard work you're putting into this. Keep it up!  I would just say at this point I still have no idea what the game is about, so maybe that's something you should consider addressing in the next update.

[fakezohan]

Hey gal, I'm impressed with the hard work you're putting into this. Keep it up!  I would just say at this point I still have no idea what the game is about, so maybe that's something you should consider addressing in the next update.

Thank you for mentioning this!

Ok, so for a start: UPDATE:

I'm not very familiar with genres of games, but this one is based on Mushio (mushio.co.nf) which I've made before.
The style is a hybrid of Mario & 2D MMORPG like MapleStory. How does it settle?

Well, basically landing on top of monsters hurts them, which is cool. Why cool? skills are based on heights for a change.
And the rest is kinda MapleStorish - It's not that I'm going to copy the game, but it's health, energy, experience and maps with portals based.

I also thought about a few ideas like "Map conqueror" which is an infinite competition between players of killing the most mobs in each map. This competition will take place all over the game and reward players with different bonuses.

That's kinda the idea behind the game. If you find missing details, please mention. Otherwise I wouldn't notice :D

And for today's game improvement: MONSTER HEALTH!

I think I've had enough with "health bars" floating above or below monsters.
Why not surround a monster with its health? More floating health points - more health. Surprising, huh?

You can't kill monsters yet, because one thing leads to an other and I will find myself stuck on the computer for the rest of the day. I will update you when it's completely done ..

Well, who-ever read until this point - I am proud of you!   don't forget to leave a comment  

[fakezohan]

UPDATE:

Today was an annoying day. I just can't find a better description for this message 

As you can see, there are now items. Well, wait - not items, an item.
It's an etc dropped from a monster and it took freakin' eternity to make it show up and act like I wanted!!!

But I'm relieved that in the end It's nice to play with. I actually enjoy seeing those purple slices bounce over the ground 

Oh, btw, I apologize for the incovenience of like 15 fps while recording gifs - I have absolutely no idea to handle it.

That's all for today 

[fakezohan]

Today I used my free time to redraw the mushrooms, because I wasn't really satisfied before..
I think they look a little better now 

Tell me what you think 

[skittlefuck]

The progress is awesome, keep at it!