Earl Mansin: The Breakout.

sergiocornaga · Thu 20/07/2006 06:37:01

Ah! That second reason makes a lot of sense.

HillBilly · Sat 29/07/2006 17:20:05

Are you impatient? Do you wish there was something you could do to get this god damned game released sooner? Do you want to bathe in fame and glory(and my love)? Are you MAN enough to program in 2.62? Well, here's your chance to prove yourself worthy, and amaze all your internet friends!

I'll be honest. The current GUI's in the game are crap. Full of bugs and dead pigeons, it's not even worth the 17" Samsung SyncMaster 710v monitor it was scribbled on. So, instead of dumping thread after thread in the Tech Forum, I thought I'd smack all the flies with one huge-ass motherloving rock. Would someone be interested in fixing up, or maybe even redo my GUI's? You'll be fully credited, and you'll speed up the release date up to one or maybe two months.

I've already created a .zip with the exported GUI's, source code and a .htm file explaining the issues. I want nothing fancy, just something that works.

So if you have some free time on your hands, a brain for 2.62, interest to help and maybe even an instant messaging program, drop me a PM. I'll be online later tonight, so if I get more than one application, I'll go by the "first come, first serve" rule. Except you're not getting served, you'll just be cleaning up my mistakes.

Thanks.

Problem fixed.

deadsuperhero · Sun 30/07/2006 01:43:38

Well, I suppose I could try making a GUI for you. GUIs come fairly easy for me, just PM me your interface, and I'll see what I can do.

HillBilly · Wed 02/08/2006 17:22:44

Quote from: Alliance on Sun 30/07/2006 01:43:38
Well, I suppose I could try making a GUI for you. GUIs come fairly easy for me, just PM me your interface, and I'll see what I can do.

Thanks for the offer, and sorry for not getting back to you. I already got a PM when you posted, so I wanted first to see if he was good enough or not. Turns out he was, and the last few days have been PM'ing back and forth problems and fixes. It just got finished today.

So thanks to theeph the GUI is all fixed up and ready to go. Hopefully this was the last major obstacle before release.

deadsuperhero · Wed 02/08/2006 18:42:00

Ah well, it's good that you got someone to get the job done.
I'm really looking forward to your game.

HillBilly · Sun 13/08/2006 16:43:51

Since a picture says more than a thousand words:

Before:

After:

Mel_O_Die · Sun 13/08/2006 18:46:03

Great background update

**want to see more**

good luck for continuing your work

Svartberg · Tue 15/08/2006 09:15:39

Ahhhhh, Awesome !

You really outdone yourself there HillyBilly, makes me feel all proud and fluffy insideÃ,Â

On a side note though, i have say the old fonts were a lot more readable ...

sergiocornaga · Tue 15/08/2006 09:34:26

So are you using that PNG alpha trick to get anti-aliasing, or are those mock-ups?

HillBilly · Tue 15/08/2006 10:01:35

Quote from: Svartberg on Tue 15/08/2006 09:15:39
Ahhhhh, Awesome !

You really outdone yourself there HillyBilly, makes me feel all proud and fluffy inside
On a side note though, i have say the old fonts were a lot more readable ...

And the worst thing is, I don't think it'll slow down production at all. :o

I think the fonts will be easier to read when you play the game full screen.

Quote from: SergioCornaga on Tue 15/08/2006 09:34:26
So are you using that PNG alpha trick to get anti-aliasing, or are those mock-ups?

I'm not sure what you mean with "PNG alpha trick". The backgrounds are imported at 24-bit with alpha channels, and all those are ingame screenshots.

ildu · Tue 15/08/2006 10:07:09

He means the exporting of alphaed png images from Flash. And yes, he is using it.

HillBilly · Tue 15/08/2006 10:10:29

I just exported the office background at both '24-bit' and '24-bit with alpha channels' and I couldn't tell the difference.

Looks like the tricker tricked himself into being tricked.

HillBilly · Sat 27/01/2007 14:09:47

So I guess I should mention the reason this hasn't been released yet is because I've suddenly lost contact with the second voice actor and the programmer.

Everything is done except that.

Footer · Sat 27/01/2007 14:14:53

Quote from: HillBilly on Sat 27/01/2007 14:09:47
So I guess I should mention the reason this hasn't been released yet is because I've suddenly lost contact with the second voice actor and the programmer.

Everything is done except that.

Hi HillBilly, since I am among those who is eagerly waiting for your game to be completed, and given that you lost one of your voices, may I apply to substitute him? Do you need a male voice? If yes, than I may try to help you. Just let me know what I have to do. Here is my email: dave.c82@virgilio.it

HillBilly · Sat 27/01/2007 14:41:06

Quote from: Footer on Sat 27/01/2007 14:14:53Hi HillBilly, since I am among those who is eagerly waiting for your game to be completed, and given that you lost one of your voices, may I apply to substitute him? Do you need a male voice? If yes, than I may try to help you. Just let me know what I have to do. Here is my email: dave.c82@virgilio.it

Thanks for the offer, but since the voice actor already has recorded about 90% of that character, it'll be complicated. The finished recordings are implemented in both the game and in the movie cutscenes, so it would be hard to replace them.

However, if this keeps up for too much longer, I don't seem to have another choice.

CosmoQueen · Sun 28/01/2007 01:51:36

That's gotta be the largest heard I've ever seen on a game character! LOL But it looks fantastic though.

I must admit, that Monopoly guy has me a little confused. And a bit scared LMAO.

TheCheese33 · Wed 31/01/2007 23:54:51

Almost done? The progress you've made on this rocks!

thewalrus · Thu 01/02/2007 00:38:38

Congrats on nearing the completion of your game, I have to say it looks great. What length would you say that the first part of the game is going to be? (short, medium, long) I will be watching out for the release.....

HillBilly · Thu 01/02/2007 17:58:02

I'd say it somewhere around medium.

However, "almost done" does not mean "almost released". Believe me, I really can't wait to get this out, but at this moment my hands are tied. I appreciate the support, though.

HillBilly · Sun 25/02/2007 18:09:53

I killed the last known bug today. The voice actor issue is also solved.

Not long left...