Collateral Jelly

Ghost · Sun 26/07/2009 23:51:55

"All Your Base Are Belong To Us!"
The trouble with alien invasions is, they are expensive. The hostile Hive Mind is on a budget and can only affort one tiny PlanetDestroyer (not really able to destroy a planet). Warmonger K''z doesn't mind. He has a plan. It is a fiendish plan. He can monologue about it for hours: Just invade one tiny asylum. Take on human shape. Claim the president as batshit insane. And then undermine the system and take this puny planet by stealth. Hey, it worked in Body Snatchers!

It's a good plan, especially since there is only one human being who knows about the secret invasion, and she happens to wear a straitjacket...

She has one ace up her sleeve though. The aliens learned all they know about earth from the internet. And we all know there are no women on the internet...

Collateral Jelly features gloriously crude 640x480 cartoon graphics, pirate ninja robot zombie aliens, intrusive tentacles, a sleek BASS-style interface and a very adventurous pillow. Oh, and Willow, she who wears the straitjacket. She's cute and she's got boobies, so you may want to play the game just for that.

Tech Sheet:
* 8 locations
* 4 characters (+ some imaginary ones)
* 640x480 at 16bit colour
* BASS-style interface (LMB = interact, RMB = look)
* uses the great TweenModule

Progress:
Plot & Puzzles: 90%
Backgrounds: 90%
Code Implementation: 50%
Lots and lots of tropes: 100%

Progress is going well, and I expect this to be done within this year. Yes, really, I mean it.

Have some screenies:

Dr. Will Lain is being genre-savvy.

Meet Uncle Norris. But don't *chuck* him.

Quote from Ben304: "Maybe she stuffs it all into her cheeks, like a hamster?"

The handy MENU, lime-, eggplant-, or meat pie-flavoured, depending on planet.

arj0n · Sun 26/07/2009 23:57:27

Looking forward to see this one released, looks damn good.
Now I recognize your changed avatar

bicilotti · Mon 27/07/2009 00:04:30

Oh man, oh god, oh F***k!

Looks great & was totally unexpected! And there are crayons in your inventory!

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLloking forward to it!

IndieBoy · Mon 27/07/2009 00:04:51

Good luck.

Arclight · Mon 27/07/2009 00:23:30

Sweet. This looks great.

m0ds · Mon 27/07/2009 00:55:23

Looks very enticing, Ghost! Best of luck

miguel · Mon 27/07/2009 01:22:08

Same here, Ghost, good luck!

Ghost · Mon 27/07/2009 01:41:10

You guys are like giving your brain a nice, hot shower. Thanks for all the cheers!

Quote from: bicilotti on Mon 27/07/2009 00:04:30
And there are crayons in your inventory!

I *wanted* lightsabers. We almost had them, but, well, budget issues...

Ryan Timothy B · Mon 27/07/2009 03:04:37

Looks excellent ghost!
I'm loving the character art. Especially Willow's side view. Looks great with all those baggy clothes and the odd posture with that straight jacket.

Snake · Mon 27/07/2009 03:06:52

Ghost! This looks and sounds brilliant! Love this! I love the graphic style and I especially love the menu!

Looking forward

EKM · Mon 27/07/2009 07:13:12

I really want to play this. The concept sounds hilarious.

Just from the screen shots alone, I'm fascinated by Willow. A chick in a straight jacket as the main character. That's just awesome =)

I love the colour. This is a whole dose of uniqueness. Good luck on completing it.

Helme · Mon 27/07/2009 09:32:37

Sounds like fun, looks good and I appreciate the BASS-Interface.

I hope within this year means before christmas.

Atelier · Mon 27/07/2009 10:19:36

This ~~looks~~ is very good. I'll make sure I stay away from that creep with the polka dot top hat when I play it!

Nice.

ThreeOhFour · Mon 27/07/2009 12:02:59

What I've played and seen of this really made me chuckle, and I look forward to seeing more of it! I really love the art style

And yes, the first time Ghost showed me that he drew a character in a straightjacket I immediately thought "I wish I'd thought of that!"

Cyrus · Mon 27/07/2009 15:13:05

Great! Reminded me of Curly's Adventure and Edna & Harvey. When are you planning the release?

Bensch · Mon 27/07/2009 16:43:59

Quote from: Ben304 on Mon 27/07/2009 12:02:59"I wish I'd thought of that!"

exactly my first thought and mien.

this looks amazing, cant wait to play it!

Ghost · Tue 28/07/2009 07:36:07

Ryan, Ben, Bensch - I am very happy you like Willow- I was a bit unsure how she'd do. If she comes over as likeable and even a bit original, I am more than glad!
Maybe she can tell those aliens that she's selling these fine jackets, and we can start a trend

Cyrus- Release will be within this year, and probably somewhere around October. Edna&Harvey was a very popular game here in Germany, but I have not yet played it, so I can't say how much the plots overlap. If anything, I found some inspiration in "Emily Enough", wich also takes place in an asylum.

Some beta testers have already shouted HUZZA via PM. I love you guys.

abstauber · Tue 28/07/2009 12:12:40

Hey Ghost,
this is looking really exciting, I love your character art!

'Hope to play it soon.

Vince Twelve · Tue 28/07/2009 16:30:40

Sweet. This looks really cute! I love the idea of a main character in a straight-jacket. And your GUI design is awesome! Good luck!

bicilotti · Tue 28/07/2009 18:19:43

Quote from: Vince Twelve on Tue 28/07/2009 16:30:40
And your GUI design is awesome!

OMG OMG OMG. VXII approved! That's better than ISO9000 and cake!

Akatosh · Tue 28/07/2009 18:39:03

Lookin' pretty good too me. Judging by the terms used, you've been hitting tvtropes a bit (well... in as much as you can hit that one "a bit", it's like trying to eat a single potato chip), so here's hoping you won't fall victim to the next archive binge before you finish the game.

Ghost · Tue 28/07/2009 21:55:19

You are right, tvTropes hs become a favourite of mine. So I made sure that the aliens DIDN'T DO THE RESEARCH, that there's a CLOUDCOCOOLANDER and a least one CROWNING MOMENT OF AWESOME

Yes, tvTropes did a lot for me. It's better'n Wikipedia when it comes to inspiration.

@Vince: Since your articles taught me a lot about GUI design, this really means a lot to me! Thankies!!

Dualnames · Wed 29/07/2009 02:16:32

Willow, nice name reminds me of my favorite tv series Buffy, but anyway, the game looks different from your typical graphical style..but I love the bgs!! and the storyline!!!

Got a fanboy..

Ghost · Wed 29/07/2009 02:56:40

The name's a reference to "Pussy Willow" by Jethro Tull, which is pretty awesome (see here). I can't even watch Buffy these days because of American Pie. Having two moderately attractive ladies on-screen, one of them known to abuse her transverse flute is... well it's just not healthy.

SuperDre · Thu 30/07/2009 19:46:36

This looks absolutely great again.. can't wait to play it...

CosmoQueen · Mon 03/08/2009 01:49:03

OH wow this looks so cool! I can't wait to play it!!!!

Ultra Magnus · Mon 03/08/2009 13:06:49

Looks coolsome, sounds winfull. I'll be waiting for this one.
Mind you, I'm still waiting for OuaC2.

OneDollar · Mon 03/08/2009 14:08:02

Ooh, missed this. Looking great Ghost, liking the art stlye. You going for the record of number of simultaneous games in production?

bicilotti · Mon 03/08/2009 18:48:22

Quote from: OneDollar on Mon 03/08/2009 14:08:02
Ooh, missed this. Looking great Ghost, liking the art stlye. You going for the record of number of simultaneous games in production?

One day he'll flood the marked and'll be sued for abuse of dominant position.

Let us know how's Willow, my friend!

arj0n · Mon 03/08/2009 19:35:58

Quote from: OneDollar on Mon 03/08/2009 14:08:02
You going for the record of number of simultaneous games in production?

Not even counted the phrozen project(s)

Ghost · Mon 03/08/2009 19:59:42

The beautiful thing about frozen projects is that they are not dead projects. I'd rather have a dozen "Frozens" and the knowledge that I can return to them than no idea at all

We have this catchy phrase in Germany "Klasse, der KÃ¼hlschrank hat wieder nur Licht und Senf" ("Great, fridge's empty apart from the tiny light... and mustard.") My fridge at least is full of stuff that shouts "Make meeeee!" when I open it.

Willow's well, and the game is coming together nicely. All locations are in place, and that includes all objects too. From now on it's mostly coding the puzzles and writing the dialogue, which will take a while. I also have no animations at all (only talk-cycles), there is no sound, and while I know how the intro will look, I am wondering how to give it a bit more WHAM. It's nice to have the higher resolution by the way!

Also: mOds was kind enough to offer his services for Collateral Jelly's soundtrack, which is totally awesome! I'm very exited about this- I mean, original music!

Since so many of you commented on Willow, I made a little collage. The one version in the top left corner was the first sketch(when she was still Sally Straitjacket); the pencil doodle to the right is the base for her in-game sprite.

arj0n · Mon 03/08/2009 20:10:36

Quote from: Ghost on Mon 03/08/2009 19:59:42
The beautiful thing about frozen projects is that they are not dead projects. I'd rather have a dozen "Frozens" and the knowledge that I can return to them than no idea at all

So true

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Tue 04/08/2009 07:11:32

QuoteAnd yes, the first time Ghost showed me that he drew a character in a straightjacket I immediately thought "I wish I'd thought of that!"

Done that one already

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Looking good, Ghost!

bicilotti · Tue 04/08/2009 08:09:20

Quote from: Ghost on Mon 03/08/2009 19:59:42
Since so many of you commented on Willow, I made a little collage. [...]

Gorgeous! It's always interesting to see what happens in the developer mind (& learn from it). Hope to see more of these sheets!

Dualnames · Fri 07/08/2009 20:27:35

Ah, Willow still rings for Buffy..

But well, have I said that i'd love to help out if you need help(only to play the game faster than you fools!!

Ghost · Sat 15/08/2009 20:36:26

Wa-hey... I've moved, and... wow, what have people done back then when they had no computers to back up as their library, stereo, movie center and, indeed, game-making-thingumie?
Collateral Jelly now grows in a small cellar room where my PC shares the little space there is with a bed and
my grandparent's stored marmalade.
Yup, that *is* ironic. But I move the "overall progress" slider up three notches.

arj0n · Sat 15/08/2009 20:59:31

Quote from: Ghost on Sat 15/08/2009 20:36:26
my grandparent's stored marmalade.

yummie!

Nightfable · Mon 24/08/2009 17:04:46

I love the character designs, you have some major talent Ghost! I can't wait to see more... !!

Quote from: Ghost on Sat 15/08/2009 20:36:26
Collateral Jelly now grows in a small cellar room where my PC shares the little space there is with a bed and
my grandparent's stored marmalade.
Yup, that *is* ironic. But I move the "overall progress" slider up three notches.

Hehe, inspiration comes in the least likely places. If I had a cellar room full of stored marmalade near my computer area, it would all be gone in a week, lol!

Nikolas · Mon 24/08/2009 21:07:36

This looks brilliant mate!

Looking forward to this one, definately I am!

Atelier · Mon 24/08/2009 21:25:12

Me too, I've posted in this thread before but it's so good it warrants two posts! Willow is a very interesting character, and you can guarantee I'll be responsible for +1 on the download counter.

Dualnames · Tue 25/08/2009 07:35:59

I'll be responsible for the +1, but perhaps you Ghost will be responsible for the +10000..

Ghost · Wed 26/08/2009 17:32:25

I love you all in the most manly way possible. It's always nice to see such a positive response- and I am not going to disappoint you!

So thanks for the already-in-the-pocket +1 downloads

And a very special thanks to Nightfable just for showing up. This thread is now doubly-justified, hope you're well?

Stee · Thu 27/08/2009 13:49:43

I want it NOW!!!

Good luck, there seems to be an ton of sexy games being developed at the moment!

Ghost · Wed 16/12/2009 11:38:28

I think it's time to confess- I'll need to put CJ on hold (the game, not the creator of AGS, obviously). Moving, the new job, some additional school stuff, it all adds up, and it has been a while since I last had the time to work on the game. Properly, that is.

So yeah, I'll finish this one, eventually, but not, as promised, this year. I learned my lesson, though; no more GIP-threads for me as long as there's not at least 80% done.

(edit)
And, just in case, this is not symphathy-fishing. I could use a hug right now, though, so if you're female, sexy, and solo... $:-\$

arj0n · Wed 16/12/2009 11:45:36

Darn...

Good luck though with all the things you mentioned

Darth Mandarb · Wed 16/12/2009 14:08:32

Sad to hear this news Ghost ... gimme a shout (PM) when you're ready to fire the engine up again and we'll unlock this!

Good luck!

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