SMBX: Secret of the Dry Guys (SDG)

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:10 am

Update:
Main page has been updated on which worlds have received level updates. Superiostar also listed as a level designer for the game, providing key levels in my quest to kill all Marios!

As for size file: I have still continued to shrink down to amount of space SDG takes. I went through and added the Dry Guy npcs to the world's folder entirely, deleting copy images in multiple folders. I also reduced the music usage to eliminate "Extended" music files, as well as remove useless files used only once in the game. Currently, the filesize is 329MB uncompressed, but I am still working on it.

But I am sorry for the lack of updates. Its hard to update a project when I am a rather slow designer....especially when I have a multitude of failed level ideas that I need to re-work.

FanofSMBX · Postby **FanofSMBX** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:15 am

If you make two folders "normal" and "dry" and put the levels on the map like "dry/boss.lvl", you can have two folders with their own sets of NPCs for only one copy of the graphics.

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:04 pm

Huge Update to SDG. I know I've been incredibly lazy, but I've reworked some old levels and implemented a lot of forgotten levels from the past. As of now, only World 3 and 5 really remain a problem in terms of completion.

50 Levels are planned so far (World 8 is an exemption)

+10% Progress to World 1
+26% Progress to World 2
+4% Progress to World 3
+0% Progress to World 4
+11% Progress to World 5
+87% Progress to World 6
+52% Progress to World 7
+0% Progress to World 8

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:20 pm

Minor error in the main page's progress log. As of right now, World 6 "Nimbus Mountains" is 100% complete. With a total of 7 Levels and 1 Bonus Level

MECHDRAGON777 · Postby **MECHDRAGON777** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 1:10 am

as303298 wrote:Minor error in the main page's progress log. As of right now, World 6 "Nimbus Mountains" is 100% complete. With a total of 7 Levels and 1 Bonus Level

Can I be a beta tester/recorder? I did like the episode a long time ago and if bandicam starts working again, I can record easier! I think my skill is better!

Edit: I also want to make a few levels if you are still open...

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:15 am

MECHDRAGON777 wrote:
as303298 wrote:Minor error in the main page's progress log. As of right now, World 6 "Nimbus Mountains" is 100% complete. With a total of 7 Levels and 1 Bonus Level
Can I be a beta tester/recorder? I did like the episode a long time ago and if bandicam starts working again, I can record easier! I think my skill is better!

Edit: I also want to make a few levels if you are still open...

By all means, I could use a tester. Just add me on steam and ill give you my text file with all of SDG's now-known level spots.

FallingSnow · Postby **FallingSnow** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:00 pm

Will this game have a good difficulty curve this time?

ms paint difficulty curves.png

MECHDRAGON777 · Postby **MECHDRAGON777** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:14 pm

as303298 wrote:
MECHDRAGON777 wrote:
as303298 wrote:Minor error in the main page's progress log. As of right now, World 6 "Nimbus Mountains" is 100% complete. With a total of 7 Levels and 1 Bonus Level
Can I be a beta tester/recorder? I did like the episode a long time ago and if bandicam starts working again, I can record easier! I think my skill is better!

Edit: I also want to make a few levels if you are still open...
By all means, I could use a tester. Just add me on steam and ill give you my text file with all of SDG's now-known level spots.

Do I really have to re-download hat program? I giessing skype will not work...

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:30 am

A majority of SDG's hard levels were also its visually unappealing levels. Aside from W6's immense jump, theres nothing to fear outside of my castles.

MECHDRAGON777 · Postby **MECHDRAGON777** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:08 pm

as303298 wrote:
MECHDRAGON777 wrote:
as303298 wrote:Minor error in the main page's progress log. As of right now, World 6 "Nimbus Mountains" is 100% complete. With a total of 7 Levels and 1 Bonus Level
Can I be a beta tester/recorder? I did like the episode a long time ago and if bandicam starts working again, I can record easier! I think my skill is better!

Edit: I also want to make a few levels if you are still open...
By all means, I could use a tester. Just add me on steam and ill give you my text file with all of SDG's now-known level spots.

I tried to download steam, my computer crashed
I tried to log in, chrome crashed

Is there another way! Before I deleted it, I could not add people to a friends list any way!

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:09 pm

Progress Report:
-Level count has been boosted from 50 levels logged to 57 as of right now.
-2 Levels provided by Darkonius
-1 Level provided by bosseditor
-Worlds 3 and 4 very close to being completed
-World 3 Renamed from "Shell Shore" to "Shipwreck Shore" to better fit the theme
-Main Page has been updated with %s for each world
-2 Worlds are 100% complete

Have some teasers:

Spoiler: show

Superiorstar · Postby **Superiorstar** » Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:58 pm

Wow... I really need to get back to my levels.
I'll pick up as soon as I'm done with these other levels I'm working on.

MECHDRAGON777 · Postby **MECHDRAGON777** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 1:23 am

Spoiler: show

I am no moderator, but:

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I did however liked the videos!

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:52 pm

After a long amount of time being useless and lazy, I finally picked up PGE and made a level. This time, I won't make a video for the level itself, since I want to keep future levels as blind as I can. But rest assured, I've gotten the help of Squishy Rex and Superior to make levels/graphics ot help speed up the process. Right now, World 5 "Decessus Ice" is under way.

But, since I feel like it, here is one picture of 5-1: http://i.imgur.com/HhkaEC1.png
No name for it yet. The level itself was made in roughly 3 hours, and completely winged instead of planned out like I usually do. Course it is pretty damn hard, I still havent gone though it completely without dying and using the midway point.

Superiorstar · Postby **Superiorstar** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:05 pm

I'll do some ice levels after I finish the lava ones.

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:08 pm

Superiorstar wrote:I'll do some ice levels after I finish the lava ones.

Good to hear. Squishy is redoing the Dry Guy Tribe as of right now, so we'll have some nicer looking npcs to use in the future.

FanofSMBX · Postby **FanofSMBX** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:34 pm

I thought they looked good already. If so could I please use the old ones since you aren't?

as303298 · Postby **as303298** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:13 pm

I'll release a handful of them. However the koopas will stay as a SDG exclusive for now.

MECHDRAGON777 · Postby **MECHDRAGON777** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:40 pm

I can still make world ice levels I hope! I am just trying toget caught up on my contests real quick!

Postby **Squishy Rex** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:21 pm

as303298 wrote:Squishy is redoing the Dry Guy Tribe as of right now, so we'll have some nicer looking npcs to use in the future.

On that note, as303298 wants to use this for the larger normal Dry Guy:

Now, I haven't animated it yet, nor is it quite finished. There's a few little things I want to change first. So before I do, I was kinda hoping for some feedback from the general public. What do you like/dislike or would alter to the sprite?