Draco Chronicles: Unbalance (WIP) (Demo is out)

DarkMaster · Jul 18, 2009 10:20 PM

oh yea i forgot, its just a BETA

Hepolite · Jul 19, 2009 11:01 AM

That is correct, Neoty. I lacked the word for the correct term, so it turned out as it was. I'm sorry for any confusion this has caused. I'll have that word remembered till the next time to prevent further confusion.

For now, I have fixed most to everything that has been reported, especially fixed the camera. I'm not going to post another update until some more of the story has been added to the game, and all the issues has been fixed. For now, I'm focusing on the combat and increasing the level details. I'm going to do at least half of the combat system before another release. This includes ground-to-ground, air-to-air and air-to-ground attacks. I'm also going to add more types of things you can do with the fire-breath.

I'm going to keep you updated, I'll post an update in a weeks time about this.

ontels · Jul 21, 2009 9:53 AM

EMERGENCY POST=Sorry for necroing myself guys I just need to tell Hepolite this.

You can contact me at deviantart, here is a link to my page http://ontels.deviantart.com/ .

K THX BAI

Hepolite · Aug 01, 2009 1:02 PM

I guess that some people have noticed that I haven't been posting here for a while...

I'm taking a break from developing this game and rather wait for the modeler to be free to start working. I'm also waiting for more voicers. Without them, this game will never be completed. During this time I'm working on another game which has nothing to do with this project, just a simple platforming-puzzle game. Nothing major, I'll re-start with the main project when the other people are ready.

Trasher258 · Dec 21, 2009 10:12 PM

A new demo has been published but there may be some small bugs/glitches. A patch will be made to fix these issues soon.

Download Demo from YoYoGames

Trasher258 · Jan 10, 2010 11:59 PM

A patch will be released for the demo on Tusday.

In the meantime, here the gameplay from the demo. It's not that fancy to look at but it's well on the way.

Swaffy · Jan 13, 2010 4:58 AM

Not fancy? For a group of people who are not trained game developers, you
all are doing quite well.

Trasher258 · Jan 13, 2010 8:52 PM

Well, in the terms of not meeting quality standards graphic-wise is what I meant.

The demo has been updated with a patch. Another one may follow to replace more of the dialouge... which I need to work on.

Neotyguy40 · Jan 13, 2010 9:09 PM

Hey, you know, if you want I can port it to the iPhone.

Hepolite · Jan 13, 2010 10:09 PM

You can? Do you need anything special for that?

In case you need the source of GM or U3D, then there's no possibility to do that. The source of those two are not open for everyone.

Trasher258 · Oct 12, 2010 4:40 AM

We have a forum set up if you want to look at it. There's not much to see though at the moment and many of the topics are locked for specific reasons.

http://z7.invisionfree.com/Draco_Chronicles

There has been quite alot of changes to the game compared to the previous demo release. Another demo will be released soon but no exact date is determined... but definitely before the end of the year for sure.

Swaffy · Oct 12, 2010 6:02 PM

I downloaded, played, and completed the demo. I have some feedback:

- [Hit indicators] It would be nice to have an indication that an enemy was
hit. I realized that they scream, which is nice, but a punching sound would
be great. This is not much important, though.

- [Getting lost] I got to the part where I had to shoot the rock with my
fireball, and got lost for an hour and a half. I kept trying to jump on top of
that rock that I was supposed to shoot. I guess I'm just slow...

- [Spider boss] The spider boss has no attack animations. Also, it was
very easy to beat if you simply jump on top of it and press the left arrow
key multiple times, and it won't attack back if you're on its head. So in
short, it was easier to beat than any other enemy.

- [Subtitles] I like the subtitles. Thanks for those. I will say that their
timing is a bit off, though. And also, it would be nice to have them when he
blurted out, "I mustn't go this way, I just came from here" along with
other voice lines.

[hr:08c33681f3]
The game is turning out great. I like it a lot. I'm enjoying the storyline too.
But I'm sure that if that dragon is out for too long, his brother will die.
Oh ... by the way, he has a brother! Sweet!

Neotyguy40 · Oct 12, 2010 10:15 PM

Hepolite wrote:

You can? Do you need anything special for that?
In case you need the source of GM or U3D, then there's no possibility to do that. The source of those two are not open for everyone.

My offer is still open. I don't need the source for it, I would probably just use the models and algorithms you use.

JazzJackrabbit · Oct 12, 2010 10:39 PM

So far its much better than Bubsy 3D.

Swaffy · Oct 14, 2010 3:12 AM

I don't know if this ever occured to me before, but this forum is loaded
with people who know how create/mod games and create websites using
advanced editing. I could be wrong; but for now, I'll stick with that.

Hepolite · Oct 16, 2010 3:44 PM

So people are still interested here, awesome.

@Swaffy, every issue has been taken care of, but thanks for the feedback.

@ Neotyguy, I'm interested in the offer, but I'd like to hear more about the details that go into porting to the iPhone, because if what I think you need is actually what you need, then it would be quite a problem to port it...

But for you people here, I assume you want to hear what has been done to the game since the last time.
Most of the work has been behind the scenes, as I've worked on the software to create the environments in the game. The sound and combat system has been replaced and hopefully both will be much better than before. A lot of work has been placed into improving sounds/animation/graphical effects, etc. The story will take another direction, and will not be completely linear. There's also plenty of other smaller things that has gone through some form of change. The game engine has also been changed to run seemingly smoother of slower computers. You won't notice lagging unless the FPS is less than 20 or so.

I am willing to let some people test it earlier, before it is released officially (To make sure everything is running correctly), send me a PM if you wish to be one of these testers. All I ask is that you, after playing, send in a report of everything that isn't working properly, or is annoying. What you add to this report will be changed if the reported issue is big enough.

Swaffy · Oct 17, 2010 3:37 AM

I'm up for that. It gives me more to do than sitting around playing Halo:
Reach all of the time. Plus, I can be a very descriptive and detailed
person, by what my immediate family and some friends said to me.

So ... I'll PM you.

Elora · Oct 29, 2010 6:46 PM

Okay, So I just downloaded and completed the demo, and wow, that was amazing. The voices were pretty good. The environments looked great, with all the little rivers and trees and bushes. The music was lovely and went perfectly with the game. I couldn't find anything wrong with the game, It seemed pretty good to me. I hope that you complete it soon so that I can play the full version. smile

riverhippo · Oct 29, 2010 8:39 PM

Swaffy wrote:

It gives me more to do than sitting around playing Halo.

You poor soul...

Swaffy · Oct 30, 2010 7:39 PM

Well, other than spending my life being a part of our church and its events.
My church is pretty much my second home ... I spend so much time there.

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