[Development] Burning Skies: Profaned Sanctuary

[PretendTime]

Originally Posted by Fаng

Alright. I remade my logo after a month and a half of drafting.
How does it look now? (Constructive Criticism would be appreciated).

I think the new logo looks awesome!

[Deсker]

Originally Posted by Fаng

Alright. I remade my logo after a month and a half of drafting.
How does it look now? (Constructive Criticism would be appreciated).

I personally like the new font choices a lot better.

[[I]Inquisitor]

Good luck mate.

[xBlackPlagu3x]

Yeah, I like it a lot man. I reaaaaaally hope to see this server come through! You broke my heart with Project Kibou lmao.

[Spirited]

Originally Posted by xBlackPlagu3x

Yeah, I like it a lot man. I reaaaaaally hope to see this server come through! You broke my heart with Project Kibou lmao.

It'll take a considerable amount of time. Unlike Kibou, this source doesn't contain experimental methods (like my finding p method which was very faulty). In addition to that, I'm rethinking everything. I started writing down the storyline too. It's going to take a lot of work to create. Hopefully it'll be strong enough to spark interest.

[2slam]

i think we could creat a new game like that
i'm probably good at 3Dmax i could creat full weps for chars , making new skills,we can also change maps thats easy beside we can change the whole gui we could make the game just level up to 100 like wow and such games , i can do any client sided stuff but need some one who can code,i tried to make a proj like that but every time i got leazy cuz am alone and that needs a great work we need a real staff not just 1 or 2
exp rate would be hard to get lvl 100 i think 1st 10 levels would be easy , we could creat new mobs-npcs and even new chars we could make our own system based on co ....

[I don't have a username]

Originally Posted by 2slam

i think we could creat a new game like that
i'm probably good at 3Dmax i could creat full weps for chars , making new skills,we can also change maps thats easy beside we can change the whole gui we could make the game just level up to 100 like wow and such games , i can do any client sided stuff but need some one who can code,i tried to make a proj like that but every time i got leazy cuz am alone and that needs a great work we need a real staff not just 1 or 2
exp rate would be hard to get lvl 100 i think 1st 10 levels would be easy , we could creat new mobs-npcs and even new chars we could make our own system based on co ....

Sounds like Yakuza.

[Spirited]

Originally Posted by 2slam

i think we could creat a new game like that
i'm probably good at 3Dmax i could creat full weps for chars , making new skills,we can also change maps thats easy beside we can change the whole gui we could make the game just level up to 100 like wow and such games , i can do any client sided stuff but need some one who can code,i tried to make a proj like that but every time i got leazy cuz am alone and that needs a great work we need a real staff not just 1 or 2
exp rate would be hard to get lvl 100 i think 1st 10 levels would be easy , we could creat new mobs-npcs and even new chars we could make our own system based on co ....

Sorry... I'm really not interested in making my own game at this time. Burning Skies is something I'm very passionate about and I've been working on it for a very long time.

[I don't have a username]

Originally Posted by Fаng

Sorry... I'm really not interested in making my own game at this time. Burning Skies is something I'm very passionate about and I've been working on it for a very long time.

What he meant was turning it into a game.

His idea > Yours.

Look up at TeamYakuza, if you want to get what he means.

[Spirited]

Well, looked into game development using XNA. I'm not sure if it's right for me atm. Besides, I definitely want to continue doing something with Conquer Online. It's been my favorite game since it came out, and if I leave it for good, I at least want to leave on a positive note (not that I will leave straight after Burning Skies =p).

Recent Development:
I guess it's been a while since I updated you all. Spawning has been completed, along with walking, running, jumping, and character actions and directions. Instead of having the screen system update in multiple locations, I decided to have ONE function that transfers the spawn information (thread-safe). Here's a pic of my test character and main character walking around and having fun:



I completed a new map system as well since I last talked to you. In short, I can detect wall jumpers and punish them for jumping walls. I can also detect portal abusers who abuse portals by using a portal packet to teleport to wherever they want. I could detect the type of tile you're standing on (such as if it's a wooden bridge, staircase, grass, ice, dirt, rock, swamp, ec), but I turned that off because it's completely unnecessary (unless I want to add frostbite or something for wearing low level boots o.O... I doubt I'd do that though). With the map system, I coded weather, map rules, sky colors, and portals.

That's it for now.
I'm really busy atm (finals this week... all week), but I'll try to keep as active as I can during my study breaks. Have a fun Spring Break!

Sincerely,
Spirited Fang

Important Edit: I've added an entire layer onto Burning Skies. I can't tell you want it is, but it's HUGE and will make a huge difference in gameplay if I can pull it off. Thanks so much for your patience and support, I'll update you all soon.

[Spirited]

Hey everyone. A lot has happened in the past few days. A lot of good things - but at a small price. Here's the bad news: Burning Skies will be completely restarted and take longer than expected. Here's the good news: that's because Burning Skies is now my student research project. On my facebook, I'll be posting articles based on my research of C#, server models, programming techniques, etc. At the end of the project, I'll be receiving a letter of recommendation (hopefully) from the professor watching the progress and reading my articles. If all goes well, Burning Skies will be added to my resume as work experience at Saddleback College (the college I attend). I hope you all support this decision - now I have a reason to continue working.

Also, I renamed the project. Although I've had "Project Phoenix" since October 2009, I decided to finally let the server who stole it have it. It was creating too much confusion. "Who's making Burning Skies? Is it you or are you working with the Phoenix CO (or whatever it is) team?!" No. I'm not. I'm a lone wolf (currently), and that's why this project is called Ippiki-Ookami. I'm returning to the Japanese Kanji names and it feels good! Hopefully in the future, I can work with people who share my interests in research and server development (this is my student research project though, so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to work with others).

That's really it. My last final is tomorrow and then I begin developing Burning Skies. I sent my legal statement to NetDragon (but of course I've yet to get a response so I'm probably going to phone them tomorrow). It's not that I need their approval, I'd just like to inform them since this is a formal project now and it would look better if I got their approval as well. Since I'm creating my project for education, research, demonstrations, scholarships, etc - I'm pretty safe (safe enough to start the project at least). If anyone wants to read my legal statement, they can find it here: I'd appreciate the feedback.

Anyways, that's it.
Good night everyone.

[unrrrreaL]

I like how you are professional about the project, but it has seemingly restarted numerous times. I wish you luck for this and all your future endeavors

[Kiyono]

Originally Posted by unrrrreaL

I like how you are professional about the project, but it has seemingly restarted numerous times. I wish you luck for this and all your future endeavors

Restarting isn't necessarily a bad thing, he might have learned new coding techniques that are superior to his older ones and instead of changing everything, just coding a new one would be more efficient.

[Spirited]

Originally Posted by Kiyono

Restarting isn't necessarily a bad thing, he might have learned new coding techniques that are superior to his older ones and instead of changing everything, just coding a new one would be more efficient.

Definitely, although it's a bit more than that. I'm writing articles/explanations about the methods used in my development. Also, I need to keep track of it all using my facebook so I have a clear record of the progress I've made. That's why I chose to start over, hopefully for the last time because I don't think I could stand to start over anymore. It's just too dry of a project. I want to get into the game server some day. x.x

[unrrrreaL]

I wasn't criticizing, rather just saying it's like trying to beat me in call of duty. If it's going to happen, you'll have to retry numerous times & get bored somewhat quicker than normal. Just sayin, restarting gets old