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[Freak]

Not exactly a new project, but I let the old topic die and there's been a ton of changes.
Old topic for reference link
Here's the change log so you know what I mean by a ton of changes

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Game name changed to Dungeon of Blood
Levels are now randomly generated and much larger
Changed the blood effects again
Added music by Kevin MacLeod
Ditched the fancy lighting due to level generation errors
Enemies now get stronger as you travel deeper
Action Button added to allow players to screw around with stuff
Floor exits must be interacted with to go to the next floor
Skeleton base hp increased from 5 to 30
Skeleton speed doubled from 1 to 2
Sludge Monster base health increased from 15 to 60
Removed vandalism money for balance reasons.
Fixed player animation errors
Chest contents are now randomly generated
Added beginnings of the artifact system see help text for more information
Replaced kill counter with artifact display
Added Blood Orb Artifact (provides passive health regen, rate depends on player level)
Added Potion Amplifier Artifact (potions restore all hp/mp instead of the normal 50%)
Finally got around to adding mana potions
The death screen now displays some final stats
Some other stuff I forgot about

And here's some pictures in case you thought this was just a virus or something.

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Keep in mind that the game is very much an alpha which means placeholder graphics and sounds are all over the place and some game mechanics might not be fully functional if not out right broken.

A help file containing stuff like a list of controls is included in the download, speaking of downloads.
Download

Any ideas on what I should do next?

[tompliss]

hey

the download link does not work ... :/

[Freak]

hey

the download link does not work ... :/

Seems to work fine for me so I don't know if it's anything I can fix.

[kytuzian]

Download link works for me as well.

Wow...I used to love Game Maker.

Anyway, the game is functional, which more than most people can claim with their games. Look promising so far. What else do you have planned?

Also, just wondering, but is always going to throw the sword, or eventually swing it?

[Freak]

Wow...I used to love Game Maker.

Yeah, despite it's reputation on the internet it really is an excellent 2d game engine. Luckily for me that reputation has started to improve in recent years.

Anyway, the game is functional, which more than most people can claim with their games. Look promising so far. What else do you have planned?

Let's see, shops, character generation options, more artifacts, more decorative objects complete with pointless interaction. (I wonder if any of you noticed you could mess with the lights?)

Now I'm considering ditching the summon system in place of generic spells and special moves, I'd reuse the summon code to create a constant companion that would accompany you through the dungeon... unless something kills them of course.

Also, just wondering, but is always going to throw the sword, or eventually swing it?

The sword throwing is from the early days when this was a more Gauntlet inspired game, I could change it if you'd prefer.

[kytuzian]

Let's see, shops, character generation options, more artifacts, more decorative objects complete with pointless interaction. (I wonder if any of you noticed you could mess with the lights?)

Now I'm considering ditching the summon system in place of generic spells and special moves, I'd reuse the summon code to create a constant companion that would accompany you through the dungeon... unless something kills them of course.

I didn't notice that you could mess with the lights, actually.

The sword throwing is from the early days when this was a more Gauntlet inspired game, I could change it if you'd prefer.

One of the reasons I asked what you were implementing was because of this. I think it'd probably be better to have dedicated ranged weapons, and have the sword as a pure melee (or maybe be able to throw it, but just once).

You could also just go your own route, which is an interesting one.

[Xantalos]

Hmm. PTW and will download soonish.

[Freak]

Figured I should do a quick update about what I'm doing, the answer is balancing, lot's and lot's of balancing.

Oh and I screwed around with the high quality lighting.

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[Freak]

I seem to recall mentioning a really long ass time ago that the gui was a temporary place holder I quickly threw together and that I intended to eventually replace it.

Well finally got around to doing just that.

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Still tinkering with it but it's still way better than the old one.