Splitted Released Games into Experimental Games

I have been making games each month to participate in 1GAM. Looking back at my past games, there were games that were intended to be played for public and there were games for experiment (and also for catching up with deadline). I have been feeling in past months that they should be splitted as they will present overall quality of games.

For this, I finally made a new tab Experimental Games to store only games I made for experiment. I have relabeled some games that were only for experiments and removed it from Released Games tab. The games that were I really spent the time for them and really intended to be played for public stay in Released Games tab. 

Art Commission Opened!

I was planning to sell my own blood or kidney so I can get a lot of money to rent a room, to learn stuffs I didn't do during college, and investing. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the legal place to do it. So, I have to move and stay in a place somewhere right now (Good bye my previous rent room, you were a great room). However, I can't concentrate making a game or learning there because of someone else's "nagging, passion-not-accepted, or compared-many-times-with-someone-else-who-get-more-money-than-me" stuffs everyday. So, I decided to finally open my own art commission.

I do oekaki art. I learned it when playing a forum game called a-draw-my-thing or something. At first it was weird that I could do it. After that it was so fun drawing oekaki especially using my laptop's touchpad. Currently, I offer Head for $3 and Hip-up and $7. You can order them here:  http://xothex.deviantart.com/journal/NeithR-s-Oekaki-Art-Commission-567579807 or you can go to the Nei. Here are the oekaki arts I have made:

My target this month will be $200. I will use the money to get out from my current place, rent a room somewhere else which feels similar like my previous rent room or perhaps the same previous rent room, and foods. I hope I can do it before the end of this month.

Finally Graduated

After 6 years, I finally graduated from college. After a long struggle from routinity, assignments, quizzes, exams, and depression, my struggle has finally paid off. It was supposed to be 4 years. So I was late 2 years. However, at least I did creative stuffs to compensate it.

This means I will be no longer busy in college stuffs anymore. I have more time to focus to develop more my skills and my game projects. There were skills that I want to develop but it was hard to focus because of assignments especially I like learn in 100 minutes duration without thinking other else. However, I am still not secure yet to do these since I still need money to survive monthly.

So, after graduated, before looking and applying for a job, I will focus more on getting side income immediately. Yes, no graduation euphoria. I am planning to open art commission or selling assets. This will also chances for me to improve my art skill.

A Little Hello in October 2015

Hello.

It's been a while I didn't post much in this month and previous month. I was still busy for preparation for graduation. The graduation will be this month and I hope it will be the last.

I have been so busy that I can't concentrate to improve my art and gamedev skill. I miss them a lot. There are a lot of things that I haven't tried yet. I feel a bit dull sometimes for not doing them in a long time.

Also, I just activated Stencyl Indie and PlayCanvas Pro this month which I purchased from Humble Bundle in previous month (I forgot which month). I wanted to activate it later but it will be expired this month. I have a year of Stencyl Indie and 3 months of PlayCanvas. I don't have experience on using them so I am planning to experiment with them.

Yay, Featured! (Including Featured that I was Lazy to Write That Time)

Good news! Several hours after Kissy Square was published in NG, it was already featured in Featured Games! Thank you very much Newgrounds and those who played the game! 

Kissy Square in Featured Games

My previous game, Runny Square was also featured in July. I was lazy to write something that time, but fortunately Newgrounds store games that was featured in the past.

Runny Square in Featured Games

I apologize if there were some parts of the game that wasn't satisfying. I will try to make more improvement for future games, perhaps using the same gameplay but with more variant especially designing the gameplay of those 2 games took more times than programming it.

Also, I didn't invest much time to study references when I was very busy in the past especially college stuffs (which is why there were a lot of very short pdf game in the past especially they were to participate in 1GAM which I should make a game a month).

Update:

Yay, got picked by P-Bot's Daily Picks!

Kissy Square in Daily Picks

Thank you very much again Newgrounds and those who played the game, and also P-Bot!

Moved PDF Games into New File Host and Zip

Several weeks ago, the previous file host I used to store my pdf games, had the problem with the pdf reader. It was the hyperlink problem when clicked. Instead of going to page x, it went into page x+1 which made the game seems like having bug. The problem still persists until today. (-_-')

So, I decided to move these pdf files into other file host and the zipped them into zip file. This means the game must be downloaded and after one of them is unzipped, like normal pdf file, it can be played using many pdf readers like adobe reader or foxit reader (7.x or above). (\^o^)/

I apologize for the inconvenience for the bugs before I reuploaded them.

Doing "Warma's 1 HP Left" RPG

Actually continuing my older project which wasn't continued several months ago since I was very busy. It was actually for a game contest (IGMC) but I decided to submit a flash and a pdf game since I was very busy to improve my skill. So, this game project wasn't continue and I decided to give it some project. Also, the start of this game project wasn't posted here but here (http://www.rpgmakerid.com/t8391-wipvxa-warma-s-1-hp-left#124324).

This game is about a female adventurer which got attacked by bandits. Her name is Warma. She got injured and fainted from the attack and got her stuffs stolen. Fortunately, she still had her 1 HP left to survive. Since she was too weak to continue her adventure,  she had to go back to inn to recover herself. 

The progress itself is just only concept which is partially finished long ago. The character's image concept and her name was made yesterday. Also, yesterday I added some changes to the concept.

Since the game will be made using RPG Maker VX Ace, I am planning to have a customized aspects on sprite, tiles, hud, gui, and other stuffs instead of default. Some parts will probably be left default like the battle system, music, and sound effect.

This game itself now is to test the result of my training after I have made 12 games last year for 1GAM. Also, this game is to make me create some original assets in my style especially the tiles and the sprites. I hope I can make a lot of progress especially I have a week holiday left.

"Cat and Suicide" Game Project Has Started

So, I have started a game project this month.

This time is about a cat which want to do suicide. The gameplay is similar with "Me and Suicide" but with more puzzle element. Also, it has 9 levels, similar with the cat myth that it has 9 lives so it has to do suicide 9 times.

Also, this game will be made for 1GAM month May and theme Change.

Link to Play PDF On Browser is Up!

Hi everyone.

So, from this news (http://neithr.blogspot.com/2014/05/disabled-link-message.html)

So, after the Dropbox disabled preview on document contain hyperlink which in my case is pdf. Since my pdf games rely a lot of hyperlinks to go to other pages in the game, they are disabled as well.

So, I decided to try Box to view the pdf. It is quite satisfying to me especially after trying a lot of file host/cloudshare which the result didn't satisfy me. So, this time you can play my pdf games again on the browser. Thank you, Box!

Also, I still provide the Dropbox link for the exe and pdf. For the pdf, just in case something happen on Box.

Disabled Link Message

So, when I checked my Ludum Dare entry, found someone who mentioned about my pdf game links is broken. When I checked it, it show Disabled Link message. I checked the annoucement in the Dropbox (inside the error message). Unfortunately, for security reason, currently dropbox disabled all the document link with the hyperlink (link: https://blog.dropbox.com/2014/05/web-vulnerability-affecting-shared-links/ ) in it so since my pdf games rely on hyperlink to go to other page, it means they are all got affected as well.

So, for temporary solution, I renewed the links for the pdf game file in Dropbox since it is still possible to distribute it but not view it from the web directly. So, you have to download it first (but it still can be opened on browser after it is downloaded).

For the non-pdf game, they are fine and not affected by the Disabled Link message.

Since I don't know when the pdf will be viewable again directly from the web, I am still searching sites which able to view pdf file directly. So far, I couldn't find it. Tried with alternative Dropbox, but they don't view pdf file convenience (like not supporting hyperlink and couldn't link to other page properly).

Sorry for inconvenience.

Doing "To Surface" Game For Ludum Dare 29

I am doing a game for  Ludum Dare 29 Compo with the theme Beneath Surface since yesterday at the start of the Compo. It took really long time to make/think about the concept, it took 17 hours (including the sleeping time). I still have 18 hours left to finish the game.

The game I will make is "To Surface". It is about a fish who is suddenly appeared in an unknown water underground cave. The fish must find the exit from the maze puzzle to the surface. However, a lot of unknown creature will try to kill the fish.

The current progress right now is that I am still making the level. It took some revision so it will have time and gameplay to be finished.

Here's some progres of the game level:

The game will be released for PDF platform.

LTC Donation Button Added

So in the end... I decided to add a donation widget into this blog.
Those who like my game and want to give support by donation, can donate LTC (LiteCoin) into this address:

Lcveg3ZKBknPTKmbFJypM55Tac6Q1v7jfJ

You can also use the donation button below the Stats gadget.

Currently I only accept LTC right now. If there are many requests with other currency, I might add them too.
Also, thank you very much if you support me and my games :).

== Edit:

I have added Donation (http://neithr.blogspot.com/p/donation.html) page for those who want to support me.
I also added YACoin for donation.

== Edit:
Added for address for BitCoin too.

Game "Moth & Neons" Project Has Started

I have started a game project now for 1GAM Month March theme Neon. It is called "Moth & Neons". It is about a moth who want to die at the biggest neon lamp that ever exists. However, it doesn't have strength to go to that biggest lamp so it has to destroy small neon lamp and absorb its energy to make it stronger to go to the biggest neon lamp.

The game itself will be small, but not as small as the previous released game, but I am not sure whether it will bigger than my "Me And Suicide" game. Maybe around it. The gameplay itself will be simple, just crash the neon lamp and gain Neon Power which can be used for upgrading its power. Each neon lamp will also give different bonus effect depending on the color.

And last, the time of the release, hope it will be finished before 4th April 2014 as that is the deadline time of 1GAM Month March. And mostly, I should enjoy making it as it is my personal project too like my previous game =).

Doing "Me and Suicide" Game

So, I am doing a new game for 1GAM Respawn theme. This time "Me and Suicide" game. It will be about a person who chooses to do suicide and succeeds doing it. However, he respawned into a floating mysterious lands. Not giving up, he tries to suicide again until he no longer able to respawn.

It will be made my GMStudio too. I also use some resource from the previous game "Durian's Path of Destruction" like the title menu object, movement script, etc and some of them were modified.

I also have made some progress with the game below and they might be changed in the release:

Title Screen

Gameplay 1

Gameplay 2

Now, there are still some parts of the game which I think I need to finish and fix:
- Platformer bug
- Navigation background
- Prologue
- Epilogue
- SFX
- Music

Hope I can finish the game before 9 January especially the gameplay will be short and small platformer.

First Post! \ (:v) /

Oh my, I created a new blog again in short time, lol! \ (:v) /
This blog will be my development of my game and no h :v.

So, after working for Kwek-Vwek as programmer and sound composer there, I decided to make my own game this time.
Sometimes, I will post the game for the Kwek-Vwek too.

Now... let's begin :v!