Lost Eden development thread

[Kilkakon]

Thanks.

EDIT: I had an idea on the drive home. Perhaps I should draw loin cloths onto the censored LE units instead of fig leaves? That might make a little bit of the criticism go down. Also I've updated the annoucement image.

 

[vyeh]

EDIT: I had an idea on the drive home. Perhaps I should draw loin cloths onto the censored LE units instead of fig leaves? That might make a little bit of the criticism go down.

I think it would be more aesthetically pleasing.

Also I've updated the annoucement image.

Could you provide a link and I'll update CGN and use the new image in future announcements?

 

[Kilkakon]

I think it would be more aesthetically pleasing.

Okay sure. Something to think about for in a few days when my workload calms down a bit (as well as that story thing you mentioned).

Could you provide a link and I'll update CGN and use the new image in future announcements?

It's automatically updated all the news posts everywhere as I replaced the old image on my website.

 

[kyrub]

Please, conserve the fig-leaves version on your server as well. I am baffled by the upheaval against nudity. Anybody and his brother uses internet to watch much worse things, but then they become offended by fig leaves. Maybe it's because it's male nudity. Yeah, definitely. There are many female half nude characters in other games.
(I will play with penises anyway. Hehe.)

Still did not get to play the game. Hopefully next week, I'll have a window.

 

[vyeh]

Still did not get to play the game. Hopefully next week, I'll have a window.

We're very very interested in your opinions!

 

[Kilkakon]

I am beyond tired at the moment. Had a Yugioh tournament today, after my already busy week... man I'm totally drained.

Please, conserve the fig-leaves version on your server as well. I am baffled by the upheaval against nudity. Anybody and his brother uses internet to watch much worse things, but then they become offended by fig leaves. Maybe it's because it's male nudity. Yeah, definitely. There are many female half nude characters in other games.

You've got a lot of insight haha. Our culture does idolise the female form a bit much.

I'm thinking of adding loin cloths to all the units that it would work for, so Charmanders, Char Defenders, Carnivines, Squirtles. I couldn't have any for the Charmander Superior as he's upside down (making the loin cloth pointless haha) so he'd still have a fig leaf. Of course the normal version would remain with the above naked.

(I will play with penises anyway. Hehe.)

So I'm sure what you are using, do you mean the normal uncensored version from my website?

We're very very interested in your opinions!

Yeah! This is a beta after all!

EDIT: Nearly done on the loin clothed version (just the squirtle to go). It'd taken some time, I am mainly taking it easy today, recovering.

 

[Kilkakon]

Okay it's done! I have finished a large number of graphics in the G version with loin cloths (i.e., the units, as well as larger graphics where they appear). It took a lot of work, but I think that the result is good. I've attached one of the images so you great guys can see what's going on: the charmander bandit, LE's equivalent of sun spots. Just in case anybody asks: the tiny bit of yellow that is visible under the cloth is a bit of his tail.

I'm thinking that I will next make a title screen (tomorrow) and then release the changes, unless anybody wants loin cloths badly or thinks that it's a better idea to release them sooner rather than later.

 

[vyeh]

I've attached one of the images so you great guys can see what's going on: the charmander bandit, LE's equivalent of sun spots. Just in case anybody asks: the tiny bit of yellow that is visible under the cloth is a bit of his tail.

It looks good.

EDIT: 10 months ago:

Hello Fanatics!

I've recently started a private AC TC (whoa acroynms ), with 7 factions to do with it. Of course they are probably horribly imbalanced, so I thought that a natural solution was to rely on the veterans here at CFC. I'll be grateful for any input that you guys/gals can give, it doesn't have to be much of course.

...

Sorry to appear out of nowhere and ask for comments.

 

[Kilkakon]

Thanks vyeh! Please let me know when you have finished the news postings.

I think that I may be coming down with something.

 

[vyeh]

Check the edit of my last post!

Thanks vyeh! Please let me know when you have finished the news postings.

Will do.

I think that I may be coming down with something.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Kilkakon]

Haha 10 months ago eh? It's been a while. We've come a long way since then.

The only concern I'm having with the loin cloths themselves, by the way, is choosing a good colour so it's obvious that it's a loin cloth and not a part of the creature. Easy with charmanders but not so much with carnivines and squirtles, the latter of which I might have to change again.

EDIT: I've changed the squirtle's cloth to white. Also made big strides with the title screen, it looks really cool. I'll need to draw a bit though to finish it off, so I'll probably release the latest LE tonight (as the drawings will take too long), after a bit of a lie down.

EDIT2: I'll release it properly tomorrow morning. God willing I'll be firing on all cylinders then, enabling me to not only get this update released properly but also get some Uni work done that's outstanding. Here's a teaser...

 

[Kilkakon]

Okay the new version's uploaded! New title screen, some minor spelling/grammar fixes, and a lot of new graphics for the G version. Check it out.

 

[vyeh]

Teaser looks good. Could you post the new title screen?

 

[Kilkakon]

Well I did! That's it there. I'll need to have some drawn sections for the way the title screen changes during world generation, but that's all I have done for now.

 

[vyeh]

Where did you use the title screen?

 

[Kilkakon]

I attached it to this post. Ingame, it's used for the main menu's background. A 75% darker version is used as a background for the credits and interludes.

 

[vyeh]

I thought it was a teaser. What is your to-do list to get to the final (gold) release?

 

[Kilkakon]

It's not complete in that I will need to add more to it later, but as that'd take some time I put it up now. The list of what remains is as follows, although I would like some player feedback before I go to gold.

• Have my own credits.txt
• Record audio quotes
• Bioscans. There is a 21 one day thing involved here
• Get feedback from more than one player
• Cast and record all remaining quotes
• Cast and record the EVA (computer readout person)
• Write Tech Longs (seen on technology screen)
• Artwork: Title Screen, bad, break, cloud, forgr, fung, liberate*, seized, starv, unitfound, new resource discovered, holobooks, report, main menu, perhaps others
• Remaining sounds, such as unit selected, attacking noises and so on

 

[vyeh]

Bioscans. There is a 21 one day thing involved here

21? Shouldn't it be 14?

 

[Kilkakon]

I was referring to the software required for creating the flcs, which I don't own. The demo version works properly but has a 21 day trial period, hence whenever I start the bioscans, I'll need to finish them within 3 weeks.