It seems I can’t actually reproduce the actions that got Tactical RPG Editor to work on Windows 7, I thought it was just those few files but I tried to help someone get it to work on their computer and nothing worked. So, something I did that I can’t figure out helped get it working. Or maybe some file I already had on my computer. Oh well. Also, the Dialogue doesn’t work on the program so I’m probably not going to use it. I don’t think other people could play a game I made, either, since it’s got so many bugs. Boo. I’ve been trying to use Sim RPG Maker but every time I load a custom map it turns green. I finally managed to get a map I turned to 16-bit and then back to 256 colors to work, so I can do it but editing is limited. Am I even going to make a game!? I think I just like spriting.

I tried to figure out this mmorpg maker called Eclipse so I could have a place for my forum homies to hang out in and chat, while also customizing their avatars and maybe doing quests or fighting monsters (or each other), but I can’t enable port forwarding on my router because I can’t figure out what the darn username and password is for it. I think I can just reset the router and then use the default information but… meh, I don’t even know if I want to make an mmorpg. It would be a lot of work and I don’t even know if anyone would care enough. We already have a forum, and I set up an avatar-customizing system called Living Avatars so they can play with paperdolling that way. Now I just need to make items for it.

So, I don’t know what to do with myself. I should be drawing comics. But I just want to sprite! I suppose I could draw sprite comics. That would be kinda cute. But I think a sudden style change in the comics would be weird. Don’t know what to do. I feel like I’m already wasting away my free month and it’s agonizing. I want to stay freeeee!

Oh, btw, remember how I was struggling with my two summer classes? Well, I skipped a bunch of assignments in Intro to Game Development but I did manage to turn in a completed (though not exactly playable) game for my final. And I got an A in the class somehow! It’s a game where you play a penguin prince and have to save penguins from the evil Yellow Snowman’s attacking army. The idea for the game was Corey’s, only he said I should have zombies attacking people and have a medic save them, but I converted it to simpler, more familiar VERY FAMILIAR terms because we were only allowed to draw basic shapes. So I drew penguins anyway, because “penguin” is certainly a basic shape. I did make them as simple as possible.

I made an introduction where you get to talk to the king penguin and choose either heroic, snarky, or dumb responses which will impact (supposedly) your ending. I never tested this… I just hoped it would work. Then you enter levels full of snow blocks and snowmen and penguins you can destroy with your flamethrower or freeze with your squirtgun. The snowmen chase after the penguins (supposedly, unless they get stuck on something, which they often do), grab the penguins, and then take them to a hole on the map to throw them into. In theory, it’s a great game. Just doesn’t completely work. Also, did I mention I do all the background music and sound effects? It’s basically me going “beep bop boop” repeatedly in different melodies, with the pitch increased to make it sound like a little midget penguin is singing it. It’s pretty funny.

Here’s the game, if you want to see it: (Arrow keys to move, Enter to confirm a response, X or Z for squirtgun or flamethrower, Press esc to exit the game, N to go to the next level and P to go to previous level.) I don’t suggest actually trying to play… I think you should just listen to the music XD  Oh, and you are supposed to find the penguins and have them follow you back to the igloo. Also you eat fish to earn points, and once you eat all the fish the level exit appears. But, yeah… not playable.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/xt8hli

As for my other class, 3D modeling, I did like 25% of the final. It was worth 6000 points O_O Guess what grade I got? An A. How!? I don’t know. It must be an A for effort. Or you get an A just for completing the class. Jeebus. I’m not going to complain.

So, I haven’t been sleeptalking the past couple days but before that I was talking almost every night. Here’s some more of my exploits:

Shan: …gotta put it in the… tupperware…
Corey: …??
Shan: *points with finger towards Corey* Tupperware.
Corey: *stare*
Shan: *confused* Why are you staring at me like that!? Gotta put it in the tupperware! It makes complete sense! I’m completely coherent!
Corey: *stare*
Shan: Oh… wait… tupperware…? That doesn’t make sense, does it? Weird… I think I’m awake now… *falls asleep*

And then another night:

Shan: Gotta get the purple.
Corey: What?
Shan: Gotta get the purple. *goes back to sleep*
Corey: @#$%??

I think the “gotta get the purple” is referring to grape gum that I’ve been trying to find, everywhere. You know they don’t sell grape gum anywhere?! Although I finally found it at a gas station. Mmmmm grape gum is THE BEST gum. Yeah, I’ve taken up gum chewing. You see, I always have to have something in my mouth. I figure gum is better than food. Or miscellaneous objects.

I also always have to be doing something with my hands. If I’m not drawing or typing or some activity, then I either pick incessantly at my thumb cuticles until they bleed too much or I rub the silk edge of Blankey. I actually have callouses on my fingers where the silk rubs against. Just always have to have something in my mouth and be doing something with my hands or I am not at ease. SOUNDS DIRTY!

Ugh, I need to do something productive now… maybe I’ll work on a comic… nah, I’m gonna sprite for no reason.