Sugar Rush wip

[sittingducky]

pics on http://sittingducky.deviantart.com/gallery/31972670

another iteration of my udk funtime.. it was formerly titled BabySitter and the wip video can be seen here http://youtu.be/n7peShsUXwA

nothing here is 100% done, possibly the character animation. the level is build out of base tiles and will be much richer once the new set of windows, decoration and foliage is made...no enemies yet, just used the same character for gameplay tryouts...the idea is to lure the monsters ( by spawning limited number of candy ) near tall structures in order to squash them by jumping from the top...
the ragdoll effects are just me having fun with the F key...i would like him to go ragdoll if he hits the wall while in the umbrella mode...working on it...

tnx for watching

[JessieG]

I love that character! Do you have any high res screenshots of it? He's so ugly but so cute at the same time haha. And the animations are great. Especially that slow prance/walk. Awesome job so far!

[evilmrfrank]

This looks awesome! Gave me a good laugh XD

[Max Power]

fantastic start. Artistic, technical and gameplay!

The start of the video is a bit bothersome due to the shaking camera. Could have been a simple panning camera in matinee for a smooth result.

Oh and you can get that annoying error message off screen. If you hit the letter 't' in the console the first result is "toggleallscreenmessages", tab, enter.

Looking forward to updates and hopeful for future release.

[KingCobra]

Oh my God this is hilarious. I love it.

[bauriema]

That is a game I'd surely buy. Reminds me a bit of Alice: Madness Returns, which I love.

[Nikola]

wow great concept!!!

[tigerija]

Interesting .

[Private Tux]

Very good atmosphere but the lighting is tighter bright, color-crazed textures/details, very dizzy about the first flyby setting and I lol'd with the character, its animation holding the umbrella is similar to Mary Poppins. Love this project mate!

[sittingducky]

fantastic start. Artistic, technical and gameplay!

The start of the video is a bit bothersome due to the shaking camera. Could have been a simple panning camera in matinee for a smooth result.

Oh and you can get that annoying error message off screen. If you hit the letter 't' in the console the first result is "toggleallscreenmessages", tab, enter.

Looking forward to updates and hopeful for future release.

man, you saved my life!! i googled my ass of trying to find how to remove that camera shake? noted and will make the smooth animation in matinee next time

the lighting will get better once i make the level more interesting so the shadows will streak across...

thank you guys for nice words, im happy you like it

[sittingducky]

thanks man, you can find pics here http://sittingducky.deviantart.com/gallery/31972670

[Lord_PorkSword]

Looks excellent!
The character animation is superb! [insert beer here]

[SantoToribio]

Fantastic job all around sir! This is delightfully unique and already looking very polished.

[JessieG]

Oddly enough, I checked this out last night and when I went to sleep, I had a dream where I was out on the street and everyone around me was walking like your character haha.

[aRny]

do you have a gremlin as a pet or something? excellent character!

[sittingducky]

Lord_PorkSword thanks for the beer!

SantoToribio tnx man, i only wish i had the patience to animate the camera in matinee : ))

JessieG lol i guess its a good thing, tnx

aRny tnx, the character was sketched looong time ago in my highschool days when i was frustrated by doing portraits all the time : )

[stevelois]

I love that character! Do you have any high res screenshots of it? He's so ugly but so cute at the same time haha. And the animations are great. Especially that slow prance/walk. Awesome job so far!

I second that !

Awesome, keep it up

[sittingducky]

hellooo

here's a modest update. i have a looot of work to do so i just draw these concepts to relax..
im trying to come up with monsters and im still playing around with basic ideas

this one is not even a monster but it goes well with the style of the main character so i'll keep it..


this guy could be a nice base for a few interesting variations like soldiers/snipers/heavy guns etc.. however, its not what i originally planned for this game but i'll see where it takes me... the only way to kill it is to land on it from a very high altitude thus cracking the helmet...shellmet? :S


cheers

[bauriema]

Cool! Nice to see that this project is still being made, it's one of my favourites here!

[evilmrfrank]

^What that guy said, really cool looking and creative project!!! Love all of the character and environment designs

[Jacky]

haha, awesome!

[sittingducky]

hi,
i did these tiles according to a concept i made but unfortunately even with 2k textures the result in UDK was unsatisfying...i've found a more generic and faster ( but still ok ) approach later on..

still, i won't abandon them completely..maybe i'll use it in some other project...
the diff texture is quite basic for now...

[Steve_T]

brilliant stuff!

[FraktalZero]

I never saw this project before, but it's really amazing. Beautiful models, and the gameplay seems really fun. Good luck!

[stevelois]

hi,
i did these tiles according to a concept i made but unfortunately even with 2k textures the result in UDK was unsatisfying...i've found a more generic and faster ( but still ok ) approach later on..

still, i won't abandon them completely..maybe i'll use it in some other project...
the diff texture is quite basic for now...

Fantastic work there !

I dunno why you say the result is unsatisfying because it look fantastic. BTW, you can achieve stunning results with 1024 tx & yours look even better so don't be too hard on your results

[sittingducky]

tnx guys!

Fantastic work there !

I dunno why you say the result is unsatisfying because it look fantastic. BTW, you can achieve stunning results with 1024 tx & yours look even better so don't be too hard on your results

tnx! it's not that i dont like it, it turned out pretty well considering the complicated mesh but it really sticks out once i place it among the less complicated ( thus higher rez )tiles. and the time and resources i would spend making at least 20 more of those would be an overkill. i guess THAT was unsatisfying
the new approach that uses vertex colors to mask layers of textures enables me to make much more tiles pretty quick and it will look fine once i add smaller decorative objects..