I didn't want to show my game until it was back up visually appealing status (remaking GUI [everything was and will be in an on-map GUI, instead of ugly statpanels], remaking character customization, adding more animations, etc) and not a simple test environment (the stuff on the side and bottom is just debugging stuff), but I am simply too excited.
Behold, 101 players and NPCs with complete player logic (barring some client stuff that wouldn't make too much of a difference) in combat to stress test! Was nearly as smooth as a baby's bottom. The client suffered more than the server with all the rendering. This was on an Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz (school computer) desktop, one BYOND process only, no helper BYOND processes. I guess you can say it went... BYOND my expectations. No? Okay...
This is with pixel movement at 60 FPS, by the way. Player icons are by my beloved Kiki, or Puckaboo2. They are not fully how she would like it yet, but if you like 'em show her some love too!
Oh, and, since it is sitting there out in the open, I should thank for SinisterJ for the Interface Edit library, so I didn't have to make one, saving precious time.



This just shows that BYOND is not that weak at all (but imagine if some of this was offloaded to other cores @w@). Follow your dreams to the fullest, people, you'll do fine.

EDIT: In case it wasn't obvious, there are a lot of things that aren't even shown or noticeable in the screenshot, like the fact that I have a kind of Fog of War/Line of Sight system going on here, where you can't see behind an opaque wall, but it looks prettier than BYOND's native culling system's graphics, and you can see the tiles below it, and the targetting system/graphics (as well as the combat system overall, can't really tell much from one or two screenies). It'd be better if I made a video. Also, don't mind the unshaded areas, those are just testing areas that are not affected by light or lack of light. They just always stay "lit". Oh, and I should thank FIREking for Light Speed (including the test tiles), though I edited it heavily. I think I got all the immediate things to credit, now. I don't use much. Do you think I talk too much? Dang it, I'll shut up now. Wait no, I can't shut up, I have to thank Flick and Kats for the PartIcons and the particle generator respectively, another thing I was gonna do but don't have to now. Now, I'll shut up. WAIT NO. Shoutouts to Nii-Nii Satoshi for inspiration and support, as well as Kiki, of course. Without those two, I wouldn't be as motivated or where I am today. NOOW, I'll shut up.

Okay, I am just too fucking excited to complete this after whole two day work and I want to show it to everyone and brag haha

Here:

Looks like a touch-capable game. Not interested! :)
Nice screen though, name seems too familiar to me though.

Depends on your subjective vision of success and what you really expect. I find that not expecting anything spares you from the disappointment that is always abounds.

Well by succeed, I meant being able to publish the game, hehe.

I am not even sure if we will get players but it doesn't matter. All I care is about completing and putting it out there. :)

Kamuna wrote:

I didn't want to show my game until it was back up visually appealing status (remaking GUI [everything was and will be in an on-map GUI, instead of ugly statpanels], remaking character customization, adding more animations, etc) and not a simple test environment (the stuff on the side and bottom is just debugging stuff), but I am simply too excited.
Behold, 101 players and NPCs with complete player logic (barring some client stuff that wouldn't make too much of a difference) in combat to stress test! Was nearly as smooth as a baby's bottom. The client suffered more than the server with all the rendering. This was on an Intel Core i5-3340M @ 2.70GHz (school computer) desktop, one BYOND process only, no helper BYOND processes. I guess you can say it went... BYOND my expectations. No? Okay...
This is with pixel movement at 60 FPS, by the way. Player icons are by my beloved Kiki, or Puckaboo2. They are not fully how she would like it yet, but if you like 'em show her some love too!
Oh, and, since it is sitting there out in the open, I should thank for SinisterJ for the Interface Edit library, so I didn't have to make one, saving precious time.



This just shows that BYOND is not that weak at all (but imagine if some of this was offloaded to other cores @w@). Follow your dreams to the fullest, people, you'll do fine.

EDIT: In case it wasn't obvious, there are a lot of things that aren't even shown or noticeable in the screenshot, like the fact that I have a kind of Fog of War/Line of Sight system going on here, where you can't see behind an opaque wall, but it looks prettier than BYOND's native culling system's graphics, and you can see the tiles below it, and the targetting system/graphics (as well as the combat system overall, can't really tell much from one or two screenies). It'd be better if I made a video. Also, don't mind the unshaded areas, those are just testing areas that are not affected by light or lack of light. They just always stay "lit". Oh, and I should thank FIREking for Light Speed (including the test tiles), though I edited it heavily. I think I got all the immediate things to credit, now. I don't use much. Do you think I talk too much? Dang it, I'll shut up now. Wait no, I can't shut up, I have to thank Flick and Kats for the PartIcons and the particle generator respectively, another thing I was gonna do but don't have to now. Now, I'll shut up. WAIT NO. Shoutouts to Nii-Nii Satoshi for inspiration and support, as well as Kiki, of course. Without those two, I wouldn't be as motivated or where I am today. NOOW, I'll shut up.

Wat.

A2J2TIWARI wrote:

Okay, I am just too fucking excited to complete this after whole two day work and I want to show it to everyone and brag haha

Here:

I really like it. The color palette is different, but it works for me. The only issue I have, and I assume it just isn't finished, is that the 'P(panda head)n' letters are nice and smooth, while the 'jiro' is all jagged. Honestly though, I think I might like the jagged letters better.

It's good work, looking forward to seeing more. What kind of game is it going to be?

Sorry for the double post but things changed quickly. Thank you Cranimus for donating some icons!

Ah, I see. Well, I'll let you know what I think when you release it.