June 30, 2015
Just back from vacation, and thought I'd give a status update for all of the adoring TotAW players out there.
Chapter 3 is going through the final stages of testing. I plan to release it, along with a slightly updated TotAW version, in the next few weeks.
Chapter 4 is nearly complete. I should wrap u…
Chapter 3 is going through the final stages of testing. I plan to release it, along with a slightly updated TotAW version, in the next few weeks.
Chapter 4 is nearly complete. I should wrap u…
June 12, 2015
Thinking about treasure lately. When I set out with the SENG engine (the game engine behind Temple of the Abyssal Winds), I was just going to make up any treasure you found by hand. So, in the quest where you defeat the orcs, something like a 10000 gold reward is needed. I would look through the av…
June 01, 2015
I saw an interesting article:
http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/magic/antiscience.html
The main point being that magic systems in RPGs are too "scientific". In my mind, this means logical and reproducible. To some extent, I agree... in fiction, I really appreciate when magic comes across as somethin…
http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/magic/antiscience.html
The main point being that magic systems in RPGs are too "scientific". In my mind, this means logical and reproducible. To some extent, I agree... in fiction, I really appreciate when magic comes across as somethin…
May 29, 2015
Another video of Chapter 4 of TotAW, for your viewing pleasure:
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May 14, 2015
I saw this cool (and extensive!) article about where to point the camera, in games:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNSQIyNpVGHeak6isbP6AHdHD50gs8MNXF1GCf08efg/pub
The article is specific to side-scrollers (all the way back to the arcade "classic" Rally X from 1980), but I found the material to b…
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iNSQIyNpVGHeak6isbP6AHdHD50gs8MNXF1GCf08efg/pub
The article is specific to side-scrollers (all the way back to the arcade "classic" Rally X from 1980), but I found the material to b…
May 13, 2015
Here's a gameplay video I whipped up. From Chapter 4 of TotAW, the party takes on some demons.
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Enjoy!
Geoff
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Enjoy!
Geoff
April 30, 2015
Back from vacation. Had some stuff to take care of, maybe a little bit of motivation issues, but this game isn't going to finish itself. Here's a screenshot (from my level editor) of a rooftop level from TotAW chapter 4:
Enjoy!
Geoff
Enjoy!
Geoff
April 12, 2015
On vacation for the next week. I was hoping to have chapter 3 of Temple of the Abyssal Winds out before going, but it was not to be. Should be by the end of April, though.
Geoff
Geoff
April 09, 2015
Finished playing Avernum 6 on the iPad last night. Beautiful game design and writing. It's not exactly the game I want to make, but I appreciate it as a game designer, and had a blast playing it.
More about Avernum 6 at Spiderweb Software: http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/
April 03, 2015
So, in the RPG engine behind Temple of the Abyssal Winds (http://prankster.com/totaw), there are 6 different types of weapons:
- Light Blades
- Heavy Blades
- Staves
- Bludgeons
- Axes
- Bows
Part of building up your character, especially a combat-focused character, is choosing which weapons your character is profici…
March 24, 2015
This one hurts. Negative review of TotAW:
http://www.hookedgamers.com/pc/temple_of_the_abyssal_winds/review/article-1432.html
I'm not going to lie, that hurts motivation a little bit. However, now is not the time for deep introspection. I need to crank out the remaining two and 1/2 chapters of TotAW.…
http://www.hookedgamers.com/pc/temple_of_the_abyssal_winds/review/article-1432.html
I'm not going to lie, that hurts motivation a little bit. However, now is not the time for deep introspection. I need to crank out the remaining two and 1/2 chapters of TotAW.…
March 20, 2015
So, reading various forum posts on Temple of the Abyssal Winds, people just trying out the game, I see that one of the first things they talk about is the character creation. No surprise, in an RPG with a fairly deep system, like TotAW, character creation is moderately involved, and pretty fun. Twe…
March 18, 2015
How about a screenshot? Here's a graveyard in the level editor. Enjoy!
March 17, 2015
Check out the Merry Prankster Games Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/prankstergames
Give us a like if you happen by. Chat about Temple of the Abyssal Winds if it suits your fancy.
In the throes of working on Chapter 4 right now. Getting there!
Geoff
https://www.facebook.com/prankstergames
Give us a like if you happen by. Chat about Temple of the Abyssal Winds if it suits your fancy.
In the throes of working on Chapter 4 right now. Getting there!
Geoff
March 12, 2015
Thinking about community interaction for Temple of the Abyssal Winds. Now, my ideal would be to have a rich, vibrant forum full of fresh and interesting discussion on TotAW. However, my suspicions are that the forum would mostly just sit empty. Also, previous efforts at running a forum have had a l…
March 09, 2015
Working on Oldenton (Chapter 4). Here's a screenshot of Eastgate, pre-adornments.
March 07, 2015
This thread is for discussion of Temple of the Abyssal Winds (http://prankster.com/totaw). Questions, comments, you name it, put it here!
To comment on the thread, you'll need to Create Account. Registration is free; it's a little confusing but you if you click through without picking any of the pai…
March 04, 2015
Of interest only to me? Maybe, but this post tracks the places I've announced Temple of the Abyssal Winds. I'll update as I continue announcing.
March 03, 2015
Temple of the Abyssal Winds is now available, for iPad and Windows!
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"Twenty years ago, the demoness Urgoroth rose to power from the depths of the Temple of the Abyssal Winds. She was defeated, but your parents were lost in the conflict. Your aunt and uncle have raised you in the small…
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"Twenty years ago, the demoness Urgoroth rose to power from the depths of the Temple of the Abyssal Winds. She was defeated, but your parents were lost in the conflict. Your aunt and uncle have raised you in the small…
February 26, 2015
I'll release on Monday or Tuesday when I have time to send out notifications to everyone.
Geoff
February 24, 2015
More working on the Inbarr Manor, the base of operations for Chapter 4. Here's a screenshot from the level editor:
February 19, 2015
Here's a screenshot of the level editor, working on the exterior of the Inbarr Manor:
In Chapter 4, Inbarr Manor is your base of operations, outside the town of Oldenton. Your mission: To rid Oldenton of the demonic influence of the Temple of the Abyssal Winds.
Geoff
In Chapter 4, Inbarr Manor is your base of operations, outside the town of Oldenton. Your mission: To rid Oldenton of the demonic influence of the Temple of the Abyssal Winds.
Geoff
February 18, 2015
Try again. Hope I got it right this time.
Also, considering... should I post little updates like this here to my dev journal? To twitter? ([twitter]prankstergames[/twitter]) Both? (Neither?) Anyone have thoughts?
Geoff
Also, considering... should I post little updates like this here to my dev journal? To twitter? ([twitter]prankstergames[/twitter]) Both? (Neither?) Anyone have thoughts?
Geoff
February 17, 2015
Figured out (I believe) the issue with the app store. My code was barfing on displaying the chapter price, in a non-US locale. I still couldn't get the bug to exactly manifest, but by changing the locale (in code), I got it to blow up in the same place as the crash report from the app store review.…
February 13, 2015
Rats, my App Store review failed. Rejected because the app crashes when you go to purchase another chapter. Look at the crash dump, it appears that the app store is returning a bogus value for the price of the chapter. Hopefully this is just some weird manifestation of the review process... chapter…
February 11, 2015
Starting to plan Chapter 4 today. Also, stopped back to fix a few bug that came up working through Chapter 3. For instance:[quote]
Knock
Matter Magic: 7 5 energy caster Fortitude
Knock grants a bonus of 57 points, for a duration of 10 seconds, to statistics: Locks. The bonus increases to 97 points at …
Knock
Matter Magic: 7 5 energy caster Fortitude
Knock grants a bonus of 57 points, for a duration of 10 seconds, to statistics: Locks. The bonus increases to 97 points at …
January 06, 2015
Had some time over the holidays, so I banged out another Infocom game: Spellbreaker. [color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=arial]For more information about my attempt to finish all of these games, see here:[/font][/color]https://www.gamedev.net/blog/717/entry-2259971-the-infocom-project/
Spellbreaker is hailed…
Spellbreaker is hailed…
December 12, 2014
Well, I was just about to submit Temple of the Abyssal Winds, chapters 1 and 2, to the iOS App Store. With the plan to release them for Windows as soon as they went live in the App Store. But then wiser minds (my wife) pointed out that we're going out of the country for 2 weeks soon, and submitting…
November 21, 2014
Courtesy of Rampant Coyote (http://rampantgames.com/blog/?p=8117), I saw an article on Gamasutra advocating hiding the stats in computer RPGs:
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JamesCox/20141103/229306/There_is_No_5_Sword_in_Lancelot.php
The author has some thesis about telling stories instead of buryin…
http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JamesCox/20141103/229306/There_is_No_5_Sword_in_Lancelot.php
The author has some thesis about telling stories instead of buryin…
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