I'm sure y'all want to hear that the next release is right around the corner. From my perspective it is, but I doubt that's comforting right this second. And I'm going to be busy three of the next four weekends, which means I'm not going to get a lot done in August. Rest assured, I'm working as fast as time allows. Game will be released soon. It just won't feel that way.
Human boss is done, and I think he's about right. Looks good enough, animations are hot (imo), and there's just a dash of plot/story thrown at ya as well. More importantly, there's tons of new gear in his tent now. It is without a doubt the best gear-up spot in the game, especially if you play a warrior. I suspect folks will be making multiple trips back there to grab gear & play with the different weapons. If anything, I'm worried I may have made it too good, making it the mandatory 'go here first' of the village. I guess that's somewhat balanced by the fact that you can't carry enough of it, and the items for the third backpack slot are scattered everywhere but there. haha.
So now I'm up to the final boss of this act, and I'm sad to say she really doesn't look 'right' to me:
Course it might help if I drew her hands. Pfft. Hands. Who needs 'em, right? =D Seriously, there's something I don't like about her face, but I can't quite place it. I think her forehead might be jutting out too far, or maybe her ears are too small, or maybe I don't have enough detail around the eyes. Actually, I think her eyes might be placed too high, but moving them lower really makes the forehead look too large. So not really sure what to do there, but I'll keep piddling with it.
She's supposed to be older. Not wheelchair old, more like cougar old, so I bumped up the breast size a bit & thinned down the arms & legs. In hindsight, not sure that was the right direction, as the skinny legs make her look more decrepit than elderly. Probably should have added some boob sag too, but that's just not sexy so I skipped it. So we have an anorexic, perky female. Which isn't bad at all, but it doesn't convey 'older' imo.
Not sold on the color scheme either. Originally she was grey on grey. Didn't like that so much, and it's one of Lei-Lei's alternate colors as well. Tried silver too, but that turned out more 'funny grey' than silver. And white is downright too bright. So I settled on off-green for now. It still doesn't quite click for me, although it may be because I kept the eyes bright purple.
Anyway, that's the update. I'd chat more, but some folks want me to actually 'work' on the game. =D
DirtyC101
