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[Katuko]

Owait, your getting rid of that...

It's getting replaced by similar mechanics, though. I could also just boost the Vortixx's default stats compared to other species, if necessary. Still, it's probably far in the future, I think.

[The Lonesome Wanderer]

Give them one or two unique weapons?

[Katuko]

Well, I'm getting pretty quick progress on Vortixx sprites here, actually.


The walk cycle is only half done, as I've only made the legs yet.

I'll see about splitting up some Piraka sprites as well, separating spines from the body and so on. I might push on to add basic Vortixx and Skakdi as playable characters, even if they won't have any special powers at first.

[The Lonesome Wanderer]

Yay! Now we can make more BZPRPG characters!

[Flaredrick: Forgotten One]

Now it means more carnage for the next-gen Bionicle Fighter.

[Katuko]

Current engine news: I kinda sorta finally got around to adding a menu option for changing Rahkshi spine styles.

It is exactly the same code as for changing mask styles. Except for spines.

Took me 2 minutes.

AI has had randomized spines for a long, long time.

I should have done this a year and a half ago if I wasn't such a tool.

I'm sorry. :<

[Flaredrick: Forgotten One]

Now Rakshis can rock out with that Mohawk spine.

[Strack]

Now Rakshis can rock out with that Mohawk spine.

do you have something against Mohawk Spines?

[Flaredrick: Forgotten One]

Do you mean non-Mohawk spines? And a bit, since they remind me of slick hair. (Lerahk preferably)

[Meta-Mind]

Suggestion for the Vortixx: make them more capable of using weapons/technology. Either allow them to choose an extra perk (if that's the system you go for) or give them less penalties for dual-wielding. Perhaps make them able to move freely while firing projectile weapons; that'd be fun.

[TNT-Vezon with an Olmak]

I really like the flight test (I know, old news, late to the party, blah, blah, blah)! Didn't get around to screenshots yet. Can you take them in the test?

 

The only thing I thought was weird was the fact that they all had wings and when you go through one side of the screen, you pop out the opposite side. Thought I was gonna crash, Katuko! Thought I was gonna crash! Also, the controls were a little delayed at first, but I started to figure them out, so don't change them. I might make the screenshots over the weekend, guys.

[Katuko]

Suggestion for the Vortixx: make them more capable of using weapons/technology.

That was pretty much my thought as well. I'll wait with deciding on the details until I've actually got something workable in-game, though.
 

I really like the flight test (I know, old news, late to the party, blah, blah, blah)! Didn't get around to screenshots yet. Can you take them in the test?

I can't remember if I enabled them or not. Most likely not, since I didn't see any need for it. It's just an empty room with some Toa sprites flying around, after all.
 

The only thing I thought was weird was the fact that they all had wings and when you go through one side of the screen, you pop out the opposite side. Thought I was gonna crash, Katuko! Thought I was gonna crash! Also, the controls were a little delayed at first, but I started to figure them out, so don't change them. I might make the screenshots over the weekend, guys.

I added the wings as a visual effect mostly because it looked slightly weird without them. I don't think the wings will be so apparent when I port this over to the main game.

I also didn't bother to program any land physics or crash possibilities or even background elements, since this was originally just a ball sprite flaying around. It was a control test for myself. The controls make you fly in whatever direction you press. I thought to make it a clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation control at first, but it didn't feel right when the rest of the game uses cardinal directions. There is currently a slight problem when you fly straight up or down and then switch directions, because you might rotate the opposite way of what you wanted. Tap a different direction key first to select direction, if necessary.

[Damaracx 7.0]

Well, I'm getting pretty quick progress on Vortixx sprites here, actually.


The walk cycle is only half done, as I've only made the legs yet.

I'll see about splitting up some Piraka sprites as well, separating spines from the body and so on. I might push on to add basic Vortixx and Skakdi as playable characters, even if they won't have any special powers at first.

YESH.  Vortixx AND Skakdi.  This is too good.