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Quinn Chapman

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Howdy!

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Opening post by Quinn Chapman

03/01/2009 18:24

I think the 5x5 Explore graphic screen is a little small. It makes me feel like I'm looking at the game through a window, instead of just looking at the game.

You're got some pretty sweet old-school GameBoy graphics going on, and I'd like to see more of the landscape while playing. I know you've got a vast world planned, by the looks of the map, and I think it'd be beneficial to expand the screen a bit.

I'm not saying make it full screen, that would be overkill, and take away from the excitement of stumbling upon a city - seeing it 20 paces off isn't necessary. But I think a 10x10 screen would be more than adequate, or at least emulate the size of a GameBoy screen or that of another handheld device. Whatever dimensions that may be.

Today I ran into an "Under Construction" area, and I thought that was fantastic. Unintentional humor maybe, but I loved it. The part I didn't love was when I walked too far into it, and then didn't have a way of judging how far I'd gone with just a 5x5 screen.

Also, if you stray from the stone paths, its possible to miss a town/city, as they're only 3x3.

You've got a big world planned! I hope you can make the best of it.

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The what now?

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Reply by Demi Lune

03/02/2009 13:12

Right, forgot to reply to this. Yeah, I agree. Even though you're only able to move one square at a time, it does feel kinda small the way it is.
But when that call never comes, it's time to face what you've become - there's no point doing all of this, unless you know you're having fun.
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Reply by Vael Victus

03/07/2009 14:37

I actually experimented with more tiles, but it looked really instrusive and was an absolute pain on the server and me. I probably would have never finished the formula, I was actually regretting making it this big just from the huge headache I got lol but obviously, it's good now.

And genuinely impossible to change. Sorry ;O;
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The what now?

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Reply by Demi Lune

03/07/2009 21:59

Lol. Everything was going so well until that last sentence...
But when that call never comes, it's time to face what you've become - there's no point doing all of this, unless you know you're having fun.