New Elementium video

Just wanted to to let everyone know I have a new video up for Elementium on YouTube. You can view the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0COVuIjteXI

The video just basically shows party creation and the new interface. I am working on a NPC interaction video now, and I will get that posted pretty soon.

Thanks!
-Mal

 

A short, quick gameplay video of sorts is now on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sXiJOVMqv0

Cheers!

 

Engine quite good, no criticisms.

Did you post about an earlier version, maybe a year ago? I remember seeing quite a similar game which was shown on YouTube and voiced explanations. It looked a lot less polished than this.

Is there no skill selection when you create a character? How do you make different characters of the same class play differently?

What's the story/world?

 

Wow, this looks incredible.

Got a site or blog or going where i can follow?

 

http://www.b3software.net

Doesn't have much info on it though.

 

Yes, I posted about 8 or 9 months ago, and I have changed a lot since then.

I do have a site, www.b3software.net. I plan on really adding to it these next two weeks. I plan on adding a lot of the game info then.

 

Looking great. I especially like the "wizardry"-ness look of the charscreens. The gameplay video also looks very promising.

How do you plan to play out the combat? Bardstale like? New screen with tactical overlay?
Anyway, i hope its turnbased.

 

It's looking good, though you may want to add a compass or at least a "movement animation" (like in Lands of Lore), otherwise it will be pretty confusing figuring out which way you're facing and which way you just turned.

 

If you could track down an artist to do some character portraits and art for the hallways ect it would look 100% more awesome. I'm sure the gameplay will be fun and I'm all about the old school dungeon crawl but in all honesty the art could really use some work. Also an interesting/appealing art style could do allot towards establishing a unique identity for your project and generating some good hype.

 

Thanks.

The combat will be much like Bard's Tale. You will have class skills that do play into combat, and it will be turn based.

 

In the video I did leave a lot unfinished. I do have a directional marker telling where you are facing. It is in the top right by the small sunlight icon. I noticed that it said 'N' everywhere I turned tho, LOL. I will have that fixed

There is also a automap built into the game, but I am not ready to show off it's functionality just yet.

 

Nice info update to site.

Quick question: Any difference between a Dwarf and a Barbarian?

Also do you have a ETA or the usual done when done stuff?

 

Looks good so far. Looking forward to a combat video.

 

Looks amazing so far!

 

Great. I like the character portraits, no need for an artist.

 

Website seems to have been updated with info. Pretty ambitious feature list.

 

nothing is happening until a minute into the videos, why is that? the gameplay video shows you loading a party and randomly pointing at icons every 10 seconds. what are the long pauses for? and that is half of the video, is loading a party half of the gameplay?

you do need a decent artist. not even a good one, just decent. reduce the blurring too. everything looks like they were splashed with water, probably a result of too much "smart blur" photoshop filter. some things don't need to be drawn. google for wood and use a resulting pic for door texture, youre already using texture for the walls why not use some for the doors, too. also why are the torches/lamps up so high, they seem like hitting the ceiling already.

 

Well, the pauses are probably because there is narration going on in the videos. Did you have the sound turned down?

As for the art, nothing is final. On the videos I tried to explain that I wanted to show the basic interface, how the game works, etc...

Since the last video alone I have overhauled the in-game icons, added lots of new character portraits (that are hopefully better than before), added new sounds...well...you get the idea.

The art isn't great right now to some people, but to others it is acceptable, but trust me..I am always looking to improve!

 

i did, sorry about that. i was under the impression it would be more on actual gameplay, not on UI/party discussion/presentation.

as for the art, less blurring/water splashing or whatever effect that is would probably be better overall.

 

Release date? JOKES!

 

Hey, what happened to the site?

 

I am currently making major changes to both the gameplay of the game as well as looking for a new host for the website. Everything should be up and going pretty soon.

I have another video about 50% done, and will post it to YouTube soon.

-Cheers!

 

Man am I glad to hear it! Freaked me out when suddenly my dailyish visits to the site/forum led me to one of those "site be gone" pages. Heh, so yeah, i'd be that guy that sent the message on youtube asking where the fire was on it some months back.

 

How're things coming along in the new year Malifax/Chip...things looking up on hosting and such?

 

Wow...sorry to be so long on getting things updated.

I had a MASSIVE computer crash...lost about 3 months worth of work on Elementium. Backn in the swing again

I have a new video I will be posting to YouTube in about two weeks.

I will also be getting a new website up. The last one expired and I decided to let it go, just because I had such a long window left before the game was ready to go.

I will let you guys know once the new vid is up.

Take Care!
Mal