The Ascension Of Vigil

law56ker · Post by **law56ker** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:30 am

wow big oldschool boss.

mankrip · Post by **mankrip** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:18 pm

law56ker wrote:He kinda has a zelda look to him:)

Do you mean he looks like a woman?

Imerion · Post by **Imerion** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:47 pm

Big bosses is the shi*! Thats how they're supposed to be!

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 9:37 pm

Fragger wrote:
law56ker wrote:He kinda has a zelda look to him:)
Do you mean he looks like a woman?

I like women

I think the model is nice, and that boss looks ass kicking!

law56ker · Post by **law56ker** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:25 am

You know what i meant i meant link.

law56ker · Post by **law56ker** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:09 pm

Any updates?

Post by **Tyne** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:00 pm

Working on levels, that's all.

Gav-X · Post by **Gav-X** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:09 am

This is really looking like a great oldschool-type brawler. The graphics are amazing, didn't know the Quake engine had so much going for it. I especially love the second tower picture, the lighting is amazing.

If a Dreamcast version is made, will it be able to use the DC's antialiasing capabilities? Also, have you started considering CD and case label designs?

Post by **Tyne** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:32 am

Gav-X wrote:This is really looking like a great oldschool-type brawler. The graphics are amazing, didn't know the Quake engine had so much going for it. I especially love the second tower picture, the lighting is amazing.

If a Dreamcast version is made, will it be able to use the DC's antialiasing capabilities? Also, have you started considering CD and case label designs?

Thanks for the comments, appreciated! I always love hearing this stuff as it drives me to work faster / harder on completion.

The DC's anti-aliasing will only work if the engine supports it in the first place, it will look a lot uglier compared to the PC Version however as none of the engines use the PowerVR2 (Well, QuakeDC does - but it's buggy) and the framerates are unplayable; this is why I'm releasing a DC version that is basically stripped down (or I should say... neutered).

I haven't considered CD art or designs at all, I'm not an artist so the only way there will ever be one is if someone makes it. I'd would however prefer hand drawn art instead of screen captures and filters applied (like the Envenom CD case)! Ofcourse this requires someone who can draw.

Gav-X · Post by **Gav-X** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:15 pm

So, none of the quake engines can use the powervr2...

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I am completely null at drawing, but I can probably have someone's look into it.

Post by **Tyne** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 9:47 pm

Gav-X wrote:So, none of the quake engines can use the powervr2...:(.
I am completely null at drawing, but I can probably have someone's look into it.

QuakeDC. Which is horrible and probably couldn't run TAoV.

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:38 pm

Gav-X wrote:The graphics are amazing, didn't know the Quake engine had so much going for it. I especially love the second tower picture, the lighting is amazing.

Agreed. I can't believe it's not butter!... err... another engine rather than Quake.

Post by **Tyne** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:09 pm

Tower is coming along nicely!

Post by **Tyne** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:24 pm

I've decided to change TAoV's scope a tad.
Relics will now be a big part of TAoV, what are relics?

Well, Vigil can no longer do the following:
- Grab Ledges
- Wall Run
- Double Jump
- Spin Slash Double Jump
- Wall Grab
etc.

However, finding relics hidden throughout the game will allow you to gain these abilities back and most (except Spin Slash) are required to gain access to beat the final boss. As you gain these relics you're able to explore more of the world!

Also, most levels are now going to be connected back and forth so you can keep gaining experience and leveling up.

Yeah, big changes. The good news all these changes are easy to incorporate and the relic system already totally done!

I'm currently thinking of more ideas I'd like to share:
- Village.bsp is now a town you can use as a safe haven?
- Monsters drop gold, buying upgrades?
- A few NPCs to chat with?

Comments?

MetaFox · Post by **MetaFox** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:50 pm

Tyne wrote:- Village.bsp is now a town you can use as a safe haven?
- A few NPCs to chat with?

Ooh. You're adding in adventure elements. Sounds good to me.

Imerion · Post by **Imerion** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:28 pm

Relics? Sounds like the new Prince of Persia-games. If I remember right, you had to find certain items to be able to perfeorm certain moves. But I like the idea! More adventure-elements sounds good. I especially like the village/upgrades/npcs-ideas. Makes it feel like the classic side scrolling adventure Wonder Boy (which is one of my favorite games btw). Id say go for it, it will probably mean more interesting gameplay.

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:41 pm

NES' Kick Master just came to mind. The more "unlockables" the better.

Post by **Tyne** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:24 pm

My computer is acting up, XP won't boot properly most of the time and it's running slow as heck; I'm going to reformat so progress will stop for a day or less. :\

Damn computer.

[Edit] As soon as I removed Avast AntiVirus it seemed to have fixed everything, weird! Anyway, I'm gonna be extra cautious for the time being and keep backing up regularly! Files seem to be corrupting at times too, is my HD dying?

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:13 pm

Tyne wrote:My computer is acting up, XP won't boot properly most of the time and it's running slow as heck; I'm going to reformat so progress will stop for a day or less. :\

Damn computer.

[Edit] As soon as I removed Avast AntiVirus it seemed to have fixed everything, weird! Anyway, I'm gonna be extra cautious for the time being and keep backing up regularly! Files seem to be corrupting at times too, is my HD dying?

I had a very similar problem about four years ago; turns out, the motherboard's onboard IDE controller was defective. Fortunately the computer was still under warranty at that point, and they replaced the board for me. My data was still damaged, though, and I lost a lot of stuff.

Unfortunately, the replacement board was only good for about three years before it started doing the same thing. Perhaps it was a flaw in that line? (I don't think you have to worry about that, though; it was a first-generation P4 which used RAMBUS, and those aren't really available any more).

Post by **Tyne** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:03 pm

Well my XP is acting slow overall since I haven't formatted in about 3 years so I figure I might as well, and it seems the longer you have windows the slower it keeps getting. :\

My computer is doing the following:

- Hangs on scandsk at 25% when windows boots, otherwise I have to cancel
- Boots slow and the start menu and bar takes forever to load
- Corrupted files on hard drive from time to time
- When left idle for a few hours it freezes
- Randomly hangs trying to load the windows start screen, yet after I removed Avast AntiVirus it seemed to fix it...

Anyway, yeah.. format time! I just hope the corrupted file issue isn't the hard drive dying and me deciding to stay with FAT32 instead of NTSF.