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First, I'll take care of the status report: I switched gears for a bit, and got some database work in, and all of the playable characters are fully programmed—that includes one that doesn't appear until Act III. All that's left to do with the characters is battle graphics. I'll be a bit busy with college-related stuff for the next couple of weeks or so, so progress will continue to be a bit on the slow side. I'm hoping soon to gather up the motivation to make that second dungeon chipset soon, though I should probably finish up the first dungeon first, shouldn't I? As for teasers, I've already showed the re-mapped Cho-koro, so that doesn't need to be re-shown here. However, I must note that the screenshot shows an incomplete version, and since the screenshot, I've added all of the building-entering events. I should still probably put in some décor, but that's later. Also, for those who may or may not be concerned, you are able to save in the old Cho-koro and switch Demo's, since I kept the original map as-is. To leave it, simply enter either the caves or one of the huts, and re-exit into the new village map. I've also been working a bit on enemy sprites, and I think I'm ready to reveal what that super-ugly boss I mentioned last time looks like… sort of. Here's its silhouette: It's even uglier in color… Also, I've started planning the teaser short stories for Act II (though chances are nobody noticed the ones for Act I…), and the plans are quite something. They'll follow the same style, with three semi-unrelated parts to the story, the third leading into the events of the game. The title of the next round will be "Another Destiny," and I can say that Part II will be much longer than any of the others before it (possibly after), and will involve characters you probably didn't expect to hear from in Elders. One of the stories will also shed more light on Xi-Metru's history, and why exactly there are no Vortixx left there. Also, for those who have an interest in things like this, "Another Destiny" does have a musical inspiration: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" and "Battle of the Heroes" from Star Wars Episode III But no—that does not mean it's set on Mustafar
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Well, I'm back from a brief vacation, and managed to get some work done on the game. As far as definite progress goes, I've finished mapping the first Act II dungeon and am about 1/4 of the way through programming it. I'm not quite ready to show a screenshot yet, though maybe next time would be good. There are a few things that have to happen before I'll be ready, but they should happens soon. Also, I've finished spriting all of the Act II bosses, with the last one sprited being the first one encountered. Once again, I can't show too much of it, but I can say it's the ugliest creature I've ever conceived, and considering my self-proclaimed best sketch is of a decomposing zombie dragon, that's saying quite a bit. As far as the rest of Act II, there's quite a bit to be done. There are once again three dungeons (by sheer coincidence—the act after will have more than that), each requiring a unique tileset, and one of them being so big you won't even see all of it on your first visit; there's also quite a bit of non-dungeon gameplay here, so there's definitely a lot left to do yet before the next Demo arrives. Actually, truth be told, the next thing I'll probably do is make a list of the things that need to be done so I can start working on them instead of sitting here overwhelmed. I'll try to get in some more teasers next time, and also I'll try to take less time making the next part of the game.
