My absence

SO, I've been gone for a while, i know.
but it's not because I've not worked on the game... in fact, I have BIG surprises coming pretty soon. so expect not only a few (rather BIG) surprises, but maybe even a new web page *gasp*

we're actually going through one of the fastest moments development-wise. there's so much stuff getting done at a time that it's incredible!

Did anyone say...FANART!?

Last night, I opened my Email inbox to find a wonderful surprise, lulu moo, from DeviantArt had decided to draw a Portrait of Dreams' Female lead, Rumi!
I Cannot express my gratitude, and the honor it is to have someone so talented decide to do fanart of Dreams.

Thanks Lulu moo!!

OMG, ANOTHER WALLPAPER!

Yes, I've released two wallpapers in a row.
This one is made by a new artist who'll be doing some Special Scenes, all done in watercolor, in what I think will be a very stylish addition to the game.

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Art By: "Raindropmemory"

First Official Wallpaper? OMG!

So... The Character art for the Main characters is READY!
So as a little treat for viewing and being so supportive... a Desktop Wallpaper :D

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Credits:
Character art - Jennifer Kim
Composition - Diego Alegre

New Layout, New Maps!

So I decided to change the layout...yeas I know, I change my mind very often. sue me :P
I also have a new Little Map, the Port of Maybell!

I've already made its water effects, etc... I might be adding some fish underwater too, who knows.

Playing with reflections is FUN!

Menu WIP Screen

So... Just thought I'd show everyone ow the Menu is coming along!
thanks to Mr Mo for Coding it so quickly and putting so much effort into it!

Official Dreams Artist!

So, we've finally found the artist whose art will bring dreams to life! Her Nickname is Kissai and her unique style, colors, and characters have amazed me and everyone else. So go to her page and give her some love!

Here's one of her Artworks!

RUMI!

Intro and Voices!

After a few days of Not posting anything (Sorry) I'm back with more updates!
Today, I worked on the Game's Intro, I'm starting to render the animations of the First part of the introduction of the game, once I'm done with it, I'll Post some screenshots!

I've also been able to resume the work on the Voice acting, and My great voice actors are back at work! I shall also upload a demo of the voice acting soon!

Screenshots

So, I decided to give the new Map a test run, and then Take some Screenshots with a bit of population in them.





So, As you can see, i'm getting close to the demo Release, and honestly, I cannot wait!
Still, there is a lot to be done before I release it, so don't push me! ;)

New Look, New Map

I'm trying a new look for the Blog, and I'm going to make sure to post even more now. I feel 10 x more inspired lately, and I've been doing lots of planning lately. hopefully this will speed up the game's progress even more. Anyways, Here's a new screenie of MAYBELL!

Maybell Video

Well, I Finally got ONE screen recording software to work. So i decided to try it out with the newest Complete map.



Some of the Objects were a bit too large, so I'm going to get them fixed.

Also, I've started a new method of animating my Characters in battle. I'll be doing this personally and have fluid animations with not 4 or 5 frames, but 12 and so on! expect a little battle animation Demo soon!

And Last, but not Least, my SFX artist is doing the second batch of Spell FX. this time EARTH based spells that range from Vines with thorns, to Pebbles and Earthquakes!

Introducing...Rumi!

Today, I woke up to see a nice little surprise in my Inbox. Not only were Dylan's Basic Animations complete, but I also got Rumi's Standing Animation!

I also got a new Map, which i'll be showing in-game when I complete the Collision Map for it.

I'm currently working on:

• Adding Weapon Graphics to Dylan's Animations.
• Setting up the New Maps to work in-game
  

Musician

I'll be talking with a Musician tomorrow, and hopefully get new maps soon. I've been a little busy this weekend, but I'm now back home and ready to keep working on the game.

Map - Lookin' Good

After days of testing and playing around with the Maps' style, the new artist finally hit the spot. it only took him 2 tries to get it perfect. What he achieved was a beautiful, afternoon kinda feel with a touch of soft focus and shadows. Of course, I made sure to attach a little sample of how things are looking...


After finally getting some of the Battle Characters, I realized that they were much bigger than I had even thought of, much more detailed! I was so happy to see that my artist had decided to take some artistic freedom and made something much better than expected!

MONEY, ARTISTS, SPRITES!

Things are getting better lately. Today I received the First Payment for a Page of a Menu, my first 100 Dollars. It's a great feeling, and has pumped me into working harder and getting more stuff done.
Game-wise, i was having some problems, I couldn't agree with the artist about the pricing for the maps, so in teh end, while he was great, i had to get another one. I feel as if this artist was just as great, and I'm sure we'll get along just fine. I kept the sketch artist, Because he's really nice and very very useful. (I'm not very good at making sketches of maps myself)

My Sprite Artist surprised me yesterday, I got an Email from him, saying he had begun working on the Battle Characters, and I was thinking he had done them the same size as the Walking sprite. it was a good plan, i wasn't expecting anything else. BUT, instead he made them TWICE the size, with much more details and animation! they look GREAT!

I'll be releasing the first Battle screenshot (with the new sprites) very very soon!

Today has been great, I finished the Menu for the Restaurant, and I already have 2 more jobs, things are looking good!
I recently received some New Art for Dreams. Drawn by my Awesome Artist, Maxim.
Maxim showed me a bit of the progress on Rumi, the female lead of my game.
Here's a little teaser of Rumi:

Hope you all Like it!

I also got some new Background Sketches, and Maybell is being Redone. the New Maybell looks GREAT. It went from a small Town to a Large Town, full of life, electricity, etc!

I'll post the new Maybell maps once they're done!

MUSIC and BABIES WITH GUNS


Today I sealed the deal with a group of VERY VERY talented musicians. They will compose the Soundtrack of Dreams. I'm very excited about this new step, and I can't wait to see what they come up with.

Other than that, with the cellphone...Things are looking better, but I may have to Switch providers, because the plans they were offering me were NOT so good.

I also finished some business cards for a lil' downtown cafe. Extra money! (yay)

I just read some 10 Month old baby got a gun permit!? Check the story out HERE


TO DO LIST:

• Work on Items
• Plan a better Skill Ramification System
  

OLD ARTIST - NEW ARTIST


Well, Today started as a dreadful day. The new artist i had hired for my game sent me a horrible piece. I had seen his stuff, but apparently, the style he was using for my game was a new, faster one...

Honestly... It sucked...HORRIBLY.

So I decided to email an artist that I had hired to do my Character art, and well, things seem to be working out now. if everything goes well, I'll have an amazing artist working with me.

Apart from that incident, everything has been a little slow, I started working on items and soon was taken by real life. where i had to do some graphic design for a local restaurant. I've recently had a large explosion of work for restaurants and Cafes, it's exciting.

I think I may soon get my own business card.