The Tale of Archon Discussion/Updates [Archive 2003]

I'm working on that horse. I've done a couple other things, and Recca just sent me a review of the beta to help me out :ggani:

But now I've gotta work on a ****ing stupid school project my damn history teacher assigned us over our holiday break. An interview project. Then I gotta write a summary of it :bgrun:

So at least 1-1/2 hours of no TTOA work :(

Well I'll get back to work afterwards. Really didn't plan on having to do this damn thing, thought my parents would let me off the hook because they thought it was a crappy project.

LOL great 7th page post eh? :bgrun:

1-3-04

Ok finally got the horse skinned. Though I still have some art stuff to work on. Recca pointed out something that I forgot to work on more.

I've gotta import the horses (no time there), import another model and implement it (as well as make another copy of it w/ another skin)(that will take a little while), and edit one more skin. The other skin I need is being worked on by alfredx_sotn, and I'll be able to implement that later.

I've fixed a few little cinematic errors, but I've mostly been doing art (or being distracted by MSN messenger. I'll talk to alpengeist about a slight modification to the horse model tommorow morning and then log off for most of the day so I can work w/ no distraction). The horse skins took me the longest to do. (I had to perfect it to have the nose eyes and mouth fit right, and the model didn't open in wc3 viewer).

Ok well off to bed... damn I really need to print out my storyline stuff so I can work on it in bed at night. Oh well, tommorow is constant work day (I hope), so hopefully I be able to get almost all I wanted to have done by the end of my Christmas break.

Iron_Ian

Ok got a wallpaper done, and the horse model finalized. :ggani:
I'll update this post every once in a while.

Back to work...

Update (8:52 PM EST):

I've imported and implemented all the fixed art I can for now.

And I've run 2 test runs (A usual test run is when I attempt to fix around 5-20 bugs then I test the map. Usually 1/2 - 3/4 of the bugs are fixed from each test run, and sometimes I spot new bugs)

Update (10:22 PM EST):

Things are going well. I've run another test run, and I'm about to run another one. I took a 30 minute break to watch TV, and work a bit on a school project due Wednesday. Just got back so I'm gonna run a test and keeping working till around 11:00-11:30 EST.

Update (11:16 PM EST):

Ran 2 more test runs. I've fixed a very large amount of problems and starting changing a few things. I didn't get as far as I hoped to this weekend (the art stuff took longer then I thought it would). But I got alot done. I'm going to bed now as I have to go back to school tommorow (gotta get up at 6 AM :bgrun: )

Oh and I wrote 3 more pages for the storyline last night. The thing holding me back from being able to post and outline is the fact that I have to draw the maps (on the computer, don't have a scanner) of 4 more continents for Arasil. But I'll try to get that done fairly soon. Everyone enjoy the new wallpaper!

Good night everyone,
Iron_Ian

1-5-04

This weeks schedule:

MONDAY: Relax, maybe work on TTOA.
TUESDAY: Busy all day with work on Dawn of Fantasy.
WEDNESDAY: TTOA, Paper Route, Relax
THURSDAY: Work on Dawn of Fantasy, Relax.
FRIDAY: Work on TTOA, Relax.
SATURDAY: Work on Dawn of Fantasy, Work on TTOA a bit, Relax.
SUNDAY: Work on TTOA, Relax.

I think keeping a schedule and sharing it with you guys to show you that I'm active will help out the progress of TTOA :ggani:

UPDATE (10:11 EST): I worked on the storyline update tonight. I have the calendar for Arasil made, and I started on the "Races" section. I might post a few things Wednesday night. In other news, I've been working on a History project and some other homework for the last hour. Tommorow I'm booked with DoF stuff.

Didn't make any progress on TTOA tonight. I had to do some work on DoF, since one of our members who was supposed to be working on the map got sidetracked. And no progress yesterday either (I was very busy working on DoF stuff). Well I did do a few things for the story update but thats it.

Good news is my friend has a scanner. I can draw the other two worldmaps and then scan em to the comp + retouch em in PSP. That will save me some work and they should look 10x better. I might just draw them from scratch in PSP though. I'd have to redraw my current 3 continent maps if I scanned em.

I'll be doing DoF tommorow, but Friday I can work on TTOA a bit. Sunday I can too, but I have to study as I have exams next week :bangH:

I had to do a bit of DoF work tonight, but nothing much. I'm gonna open up the TTOA map right now and do some stuff :ggani:

Oh and some good news, my best friend has a scanner, and he can scan my worldmaps for me.

I've gotta make the other 2 continents first, and redraw the other 3 w/o the labels and notes, but this will save me some time and look 10x better. :ggani:

And I've also added music to the site. (There are two versions - just go to http://ttoa.wc3campaigns.com/ and you will get a choice to enter the site w/ or w/o music.

Hey everyone,

I've been doing DoF stuff 90% of the day today. Right now I'm busy organizing my room and stuff 'round the house. But around 10:00/11:00 I'll work on TTOA. I'll be able to stay up a bit later tonight, as my sister is gonna be out baby-sitting late, so my parents won't mind me being on the comp so late.

Iron_Ian

Unfortunately some stuff I had to do and Uru LIVE kept me from getting any work done on TTOA last night.

However, right now I'm working on a skin (I'll post a screenie later, I've gotta get her clothed first 0_o) for an assassinish type character. I'll work on the map in a while too. Then I've gotta dedicate a good 2-3 hours to studying for my fuggin exams that I have this week.

But then I have a 5 day weekend (Thursday-Sunday). Pt. 2 WILL be finished over then! (I hope... but I should be able to finish it. The first week of school was a little rough and I was busy with alot of other things (didn't waste any hours after school sleeping this week))

But you are not alone, I also have to do work for school. So I mean, I am with you.

:bgrun:

I've got exams this week so I get home early. Kinda tires me out, but I have lotsa time to work on TTOA. Besides working on the harlot skin for an hour or two, I didn't get much else done. I was helping my dad setup a site for his UT maps. YES my dad makes UT maps :ggani:

Hehe. Tommorow I only have one tough exam (History), the other is Computer Graphics, so I'll have some time to work on TTOA. (Now that I've gotten many other things out of my way like - organzing my favorites (took me 3 hours, NO JOKE), organizing my room, and all the crap in my closet (what a mess :/), working on the website and numerous other minor things), I have time to work on the TTOA map.

I'm planning to work on upgrading the site pretty soon here. Maybe Challis will be able to help me and get a nice flash animation intro.

Overall it will be much higher quality (The banner as you can see is blurred up badly, and is one thing I'll be redoing) Also I'll try to get buttons that highlight when you move your cursor over them, and some better features. I may brighten up the background a bit as well, all this darkness makes me scared 0_o ;)

Its a one-eyed, one-horned purple people eater! One-eyed, one horned --- Oh... oops... *blushes*

:gsmile:

Anyway lol...
Today was crappy, the lens and screw popped out of my glasses during school. I had to wait till l8er this evening to get it fixed. Man I hate when I can't wear my glasses... everything is so blurry. Its not fun to try to play on the comp either. So I worked on the skin a bit, took a nap, and worked on DoF a bit.

So I'm working on the map now (actually I just opened it, so I'm off to work for a while b4 I have to study)

Iron_Ian

Well I've tried to work on TTOA today, but between me and DK playing Halo, working on my Dad's website, and being bombarded with requests as soon as I walked on Irc has kept me from it. Ah well still got like 4 hours b4 bed. So after playing some more Halo, working on my dads website, and doing a skin request, I'll see if I can't get in a few hours.

Current Part 2 completion Goal - End of the weekend.

EDIT: Da-na-na-na-na... Da-na-na-na-na... Iron_Ian man!

Eh... hehehe.

Ok done playing Halo and screwing around with other stuff. Me go to work on TTOA. :ggani:

BTW I'll prolly start a revamp of the site soon. So if you open it up sometime in the next few days and it says closed for rennovation - thats why.

W0000000000000000000000000000ttttt!!!

Just saw ROTK! It is teh uber l33t mega pwnAge!

*runs off like Smeagol on steroids to work on TTOA*

Ok, I'm hoping to finish Part 2 by Wednesday night. That gives me 3 free days, and 2 days w/ school nights to work on it. I'm gonna get back to work now :ggani:

Fixing the bugs am I. Much work be it. Time need lots of.

Hehe. I guess I'm getting into a habit of starting all my posts off with something goofy :ggani:

Anyway I've been working quite a bit today. Got alot fixed. I haven't tested it for a while, but in just a little bit after I modify some more dialogues and cameras, I'm going to.