Metroid: Aurora

Changed the story

2011-10-26T11:47:00.000+11:00

Okay, so I know I've disappeared for a while, and yes I have copped a fair whack from some who followed the game's process.

Anyway, I've recently done a bit of patch work to the game to fix a few wounds and areas that just needed fixing, and in doing so have changed the plot of the game (that I believe to be original and exciting).

Below is the plot, read at your own risk:

After successfully defeating Mother Brain on Planet Zebes and infiltrating the Space Pirates Mother ship, stopping the exploitation of the Phazon and killing the Metroid Prime, overcoming Gorea even when against other Bounty Hunters that were all after the ‘Ultimate Power’, saving Planet Aether from the evil race Ing, destroying the Leviathan and assassinating Dark Samus including all Phazon in the universe, obliterating the Metroid species except for one which believed Samus to be her Mother, killing the Metroid Queen which was created from re-created Metroids, and then obliterating the dangerous X-species; Samus has done it all – and she’s got another mission.
A planet right at the back of the universe has disappeared off all the maps, all the radars, disappeared into thin air, and no one can explain why. Samus, under a new organisation after burning all remaining bridges with the Galactic Federation; is sent to investigate. The distance she has to travel, you may as-well say it’s far enough to get to Hell, and you know what – it just might be.

Demo coming and question...

2011-02-25T16:55:00.001+11:00

Okay. The next demo is almost out. It's been a long, long time in the making, but it will be here soon. THE DEMO WILL BE IN MY NEXT POST. The reason it has taken this long has to do with many reasons, the main one's including: general laziness, lack of time, constant changing of Samus sprites, team communication etc etc.

And now, I have a question for everyone. Without asking anyone I decided by myself to (as of present, but may change) to not use the 'Missile' sprite of Samus, and instead just have the same Samus sprite for regular 'beam' shots AND 'missile' shots.

What I would like to know is - Would people like to have that sprite, or do you not care?

I just haven't included it because I didn't really think it was too important...
Anyway, looking forward to your input!

What do you think?

2010-12-19T23:27:00.002+11:00

Tell me what you think: Which Spore Spawn do you prefer? I'm sorry if I'm too forward here, but seriously, the Super Metroid one is SOOO much better, don't you agree?

Spore Spawn will be in my game, and I wanted to know which form people wanted to battle him/her in? Super Metroid style or Metroid: Zero Mission style? Depends which one you had most fun in, I guess...

ALSO, another question: Would people like to have a Chozo-statue battle? I think you could mix the Zero Mission and Super Metroid Chozo's so you could get an item off them, then recharge your items - THEN they come alive and you battle them? What do you think? Super Metroid-style Chozo battles, Metroid Zero Mission-style Chozo's (with no battle) or mixture of both?

Why No Screenshots :( :( :( :(

2010-12-19T22:58:00.006+11:00

Arr! Nup, no screenshots yet...

I'm still in the middle of adding 'Samus' sprites. The two 100% fully completed suits are Power and Gravity. I am in the middle of adding Varia and Hyper sprites, but, I already have code in play for the Varia suit, but Game Maker does not recognise it and displays an "ERROR" message because most of the sprites aren't there...if that makes sense?

It is taking so long to complete the remaining suits because when I add each sprite, some of the frames are 'off balance' and the end result of the animated sprite is the sprite jumping from side to side or something. It then takes me a while to get the frames all in the same spot so it isn't moving around. I have to do this for each sprite.

Because of this, I will not post again on this blog for a while until I find a way to get around this quicker, or complete all of the sprites. It is a long process. Bear with me.

I know I've made some promises to post a demo or screenshots or something, and I constantly have a new excuse as to why I haven't posted them. I am sorry, but I am working hard. I'm definitely no genius in creating games, and am only making this game for my love of Metroid, not my love in game-making. Please, bear with me and stay supportive. If you need your 'Game-Maker Metroid fix' - head over to AM2R :) It's really cool, and definitely worth a visit!

So Close! Some changes

2010-11-05T14:50:00.005+11:00

We are so very close to the end of school, soon (After November 15) this game will be very high on my priorities! :D

I have decided that I will make some changes, due to the time I will have to use on this game I thought some changes would be good. I am going to review my suits and decide how I like each one, and depending on the outcome I might change the suits graphically.
I am also thinking about going through some other movement engines, and maybe finding some neat ones that I can use or implement. I want the most fluent movements I can get.

Bear with me!

School...

2010-09-14T21:11:00.002+10:00

I'm coming towards the end of school, and despite my will to work on my game, I cannot find the time.
There is too much school work, plus the exams and the pressure they bring.

Soon though, school will be out

Then....

GAME TIME...

What would you like to see?

2010-08-05T16:44:00.003+10:00

I need something original guys, so how about it? What would you guys like to see in this game?

I used to put up polls which asked you guys what you would like to see, and I would pick the options that were in the poll.

This time, I want you guys to unload with comments about what you want to see, I will then make a poll of those comments as options for the game, and whichever gets the most votes is in the game.

If you're option isn't picked, don't worry. You never know, I might do this again later ;)

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Its still going

2010-06-08T17:28:00.006+10:00

I haven't been working on this for a while, I'm not proud of myself but I am feeling refreshed nonetheless and am ready to begin working again.
I am still working on the first world, but I have made a few mistakes and will probably have to restart the whole thing or delete a lot until I can find where I stuffed up :(

I am using tiles to create the room from maps that I have previously mentioned and it looks great. It seriously is awesome! But it takes a long, long time to do and is easy to make mistakes. Once I finish the tiles, I replace the tiles with solid objects that will be invisable in the game so Samus can do what we know she can do.

It is going to take time. There wont be a demo for quite a while because I didn't want to say there have been this many 'hiccups'. It is coming along slowly and hopefully there will be a breakthrough soon.
I am still pretty much working by myself at the moment on the game, but my partners will be working hard soon as they always do and they have done such a great job so far.

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I can announce some updates though:

*Here are the maps I am going to use - http://www.vgmaps.com/NewsArchives/April2009/index.htm#MetroidDread

*There are some great new weapons I am adding, some are just revamped weapons that look much better, and some are completely new weapons.

*There is a Hyper Suit

*There will be approx six worlds/areas in the game

*There are plenty of enemies to be found

*Samus will be able to do a lot of stuff

Please be patient, it is going to take a while but it is going to be great!

Thankyou

2010-04-23T17:39:00.002+10:00

Guys, the time has come when I can actually get some work done on this game in quite a while, (which is a relief) and I am really looking forward to it.

I would like to say thankyou to everyone that has helped so far with the game, and I would like to mention some names:

-Bunnypop - For his ideas and the suits he made for me, including the entire Hyper Suit sprite sheet which is fantastic.

-MetroidMaker - For creating all different variations of the Hyper Suit which I was very grateful for. He also offered to help make some ShineSpark puzzles and it is up to him if he wants to do those. His ideas were also a big help.

-Dragonheart91 - For his endless amount of imaginitive and awesome ideas which really got me excited for this game and making this game. I am very grateful for a mind like his.

I am also very thankful to Recker who has supplied some great ideas also, and I am very grateful for everytime his username pops up for a comment.

Time for results

2010-04-22T17:55:00.002+10:00

Hey guys, I have been informed just now that the infamous glitch HAS BEEN FIXED.
This is great news, because it was really delaying some work on this game.

I can now:
-Add the Hyper Suit
-Make some rooms (A whole area will be done, not just a room or two)
-Fine tune anything else

Some of the beams have been edited, and new ones added. This will be interesting as I haven't seen them yet. I'm looking forward to them.

So, everything seems to be going in the right direction, and hopefully I can produce something soon! :)

Thanks guys

Back from holiday and feeling refreshed!

2010-04-10T20:54:00.003+10:00

Hey guys,
I must say - Holidays are great!

Ive just got back from a week and a bit pretty much on the beach, in a beautiful area and am feeling great. The game is going really well and the glitch is so close to being fixed (About time, I know, haha)

Anyway, there hasn't been much updates on the site for a while, but everything is going great. Hopefully a demo will be out soon, I havent released any for quite a while.

Rooms, coding and not much else

2010-03-12T19:08:00.002+11:00

Hey guys,

I have spoken to my coder just recently, and he tells me that he will not have his internet back anytime soon. This is a pretty big blow, as I need him to fix some glitches on the game. I was thinking, that if there are any good, consistent or friendly coders who read this blog who would like to be a part of the making of this game, reply to this blog!

And, since I have been waiting for my coder; not knowing when he was going to be back due to a delay between messages, I have decided that I am going to start focusing my attention on the first section of the game. I am going to work on the first area, and although you guys might not like the sound of this; I could be done pretty quickly.
This is because, as I have mentioned, I have some custom maps in my posession that I am going to use for my game, which will make my game original and awesome!

Thanks for the support of the readers of this blog, everyone!

Nothing new

2010-02-21T13:28:00.003+11:00

Sadly, there isn't anything new to update you guys with. My coder, who I need to fix a glitch has a dodgy internet connection, but it should be fixed sometime this month (I damn hope)

MetroidMaker gave me some suggestions for the Hyper Suit, and these were the options he gave me:

I am leaning towards the White suit, for a couple of reasons. White is good, black is evil (debatable), it was hard to choose another suit from another colour, because White doesn't really imply that you need it for a certain thing in the game, wheras Varia (from a Metroid mind, however) looks as though it is needed in high-temperature rooms etc. White is also the colour of the White Power Ranger, and he was the 'Leader' of the Rangers (from what I can remember), and Hyper Suit is the strongest suit...

If you have any other suggestions, such as a different coloured suit, comment on this post and tell me.

Anyway, I hope to have an update for you soon, but that all depends on my coder. So for now, goodbye :)

Polls

2010-02-15T18:44:00.002+11:00

I like to add polls to this blog, a new one fairly soon after the previous poll finishes. I do this for research. I discover that the reader's of this blog for example prefer Metroid Fusion more than Metroid Zero Mission, I find that an Ice aspect to a puzzle for my game would be fun, rather than JUST an Ice beam. I also found out that many, many people have played Super Metroid many, many times.

This tells me some good things. I WILL add an Ice level/puzzle, I will make my game have some dialogue in it, within it creating twists and turns of the story. I will also try to make the areas similiar to Super Metroid, and the gameplay (in a sense). All of this sounds good to me.

So keep voting in the polls guys, because the more polls you vote in, the better this game will be.

Peace out..

Update and other

2010-02-05T17:35:00.002+11:00

Hey all. The suit's are coming along pretty slowly at the moment, as one of my coder's necessary for fixing a glitch isn't able to do any coding at the moment. But he should hopefully be back up and running soon..

Also, as I am a HUGE fan of the TV show 'Lost', I was wondering which of the readers of this blog watch it, and watched the Season 6 premier the other night?
I have downloaded every episode from about episode 10 of season 2 or other, and I just LOVE IT.

What did you think of the premier, what do you think about what is going to happen in this final season?

Hyper Suit

2010-01-27T19:43:00.002+11:00

I need your opinions again guys! I didn't want to do this is a poll either, because I always get more info on what you guys want from the comments on this blog. Thanks again guys!

Anyway, about the Hyper Suit; I am still trying to figure out what the Hyper Suit's capabilities will be and how it differs from Power, Varia and Gravity suits. THE HYPER SUIT WILL NOT BE JUST ANOTHER SUIT YOU FIND. The Hyper Suit is going to be special. You will not have to use it, although, the main problem I am having is what to use the Hyper Suit for.

Here are a couple of ideas for the Hyper Suit:
- Shorter time to Speed Boost = Easier ShineSparks/More ShineSparks (Doesn't it?)
- Super Jumps can be activated with just one button (Can also be activated by just regularly Speed Boosting) (Might lessen the value of Speed Boosting?)
- Hyper Beam only compatible with Hyper Suit
- Hyper Suit can only be worn if all other suits acquired

That's all I have so far. What do you guys think about those? What else can be added to the Hyper Suit, or what should not be considered from the above?

Thanks guys!

New Stuff and more

2010-01-26T11:19:00.005+11:00

Hey guys what's happening? The past couple of weeks I have been slowly adding new stuff, such as the entire Varia Suit sprites and half of the Gravity Suit sprites. Every pick-up in the game that you will hopefully get is done. Most of the blocks that you will shoot, fall through or blow up have been added.
Water and lava have been added. The missile sprites which I previously had were not the same as the Missile pick-up sprites, and that has been fixed. Ice beam has been added, and plenty more.

Now you can also change suits by pressing Space, although it's only a temporary way of changing suits as I will be making a Status screen shortly.

After Gravity Suit is added, I will immediately add the Zero Suit. This is because there are not as many sprites as the other Samus suits. I will then either add some more enemies to have a play around, or I will add the Hyper Suit before them, I haven't quite decided.

Also, I need you're opinion, guys. Do you think I should add the Hyper Beam, and if so, should it be only usable with the Hyper Suit, or not? (I.e for a harder game, it could be possible to not get the Hyper Suit, or at least not use it, which means Hyper Beam wont be usable?) What do you guys think?

New Sprites Soon

2010-01-17T14:31:00.003+11:00

In the coming days, I will be adding Gravity, and hopefully Zero suit sprites for Samus. Then I'm going to add some more enemies to play around with.

I am not making any rooms at the moment, as something always goes wrong with Game Maker after I make them, so when all the Samus sprites are 100% done, I will start making rooms, and Zero, Power, Varia and Gravity aren't the only Samus suits. I'm adding a Hyper Suit, which I don't know what the abilities will be or the colour. Anybody want to help me out?

Cheers guys

1000 Visitors

2010-01-09T17:57:00.003+11:00

HIP HIP...HOORAY!!

Today this blog cracked the 1000 visitors record. Its a good day!

Thanks for the support guys, and don't forget, create some cool banners for me to display on this blog, the winner with the best banner gets their banner showed to the world with full credit to them!

COMPETITION: DESIGN ME A BLOG BANNER!

2010-01-09T12:28:00.009+11:00

The winner of the 'Design me a blog banner' will have their banner displayed on my blog as the blog header until either the completion of this project, or if another blog header is needed/necessary or wanted due to some unforseen problem. The best blog banner's will be chosen by me, such as the Top 3 or 5, and then the best out of those will be chosen by you guys, with the competition running for 2 to 4 weeks.

The theme has to be Metroid related. Samus does not HAVE to be in the banner, although it will be hard to win without Samus in it. Any game of Metroid is allowed in the banners, so Metroid 1 sprites can be in the banner, likewise for Metroid Prime/Other M sprites. So, be creative and get designing!

If you are new to this blog, here are the 3 previous blog banner's including the current banner. The first banner is the bottom, and the current is the top:

Varia Suit Images

2010-01-09T12:12:00.006+11:00

Here are a couple of images of the Varia suit in action. I am going to add either the Zero or Gravity Suit next! Hope you like 'em!

A whole month!

2010-01-08T14:20:00.004+11:00

Hi guys,
Sorry its been so long (YES, a month) since I've updated anything on this blog. So, HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS!
We're still going strong, just had a bit of an internet breakdown. We are just trying to fix some glitches and add some more stuff to make it visibally different to the last update.

The update is coming, however. We have added the Varia suit, and will add either the Zero or Gravity suit next. Thanks for the support, and hang in there!

Spiderball

2009-12-08T16:57:00.003+11:00

You read right! Yes it has been done. Spiderball has been successfully implemented into my game! Its very exciting!

It actually didn't take my coder that long at all he said, so that's good news!

And whats next you ask? Hmm. I believe enemies will be next, that will be fun!

Demo out soon guys!

Updated Demo Coming Soon

2009-12-07T16:51:00.003+11:00

We're still going strong, and have just fixed Speed Booster, and added Missiles and a number of other things.
It is looking really good! I just know you guys will love it :)
Spiderball is very hard to add though. It needs some awesome coding to complete it.

Anyway, I will upload the demo soon for you guys to play!

Update

2009-11-25T13:29:00.005+11:00

Here is an update of the engine. A new demo will be out soon enough. Enemies will also be added soon.

Physics - 40%
Levels - 2%
Enemies - 0%
Items - 0%

Not much to show, but at least Samus is getting somewhere ;)