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Will be a cool effect though

You can patch the whole dmjava as an exe with an installer and everything now. I doubt AlanD had that possability when he first released DMJava!

Lol beowuuf you made my day

I'm going to have an installer for the game as well as the proper java version installer included, else getting dmjava up can be a bit of an annoyance. I will also release all my graphics, sounds, etc to everyone in case they want to use any of it.

I've got quite a bit of work done and the game written out, however doing data input right now (items, monsters). Inputting stuff in dmjava can be like boxing with it, you got to trick it sometimes

installer... does that mean windows installer?
I would like to play the game on a macintosh, with java it should be no problem, no?

If I get off my lazy butt I'll finish cleaning up the engine so that an Installer wouldn't make (much) sense.

(The mac does support Java 1.5, doesn't it??)

yep mac should be able to support Java 1.5.

Did this game ever get done?

Game is still in progress, just a lot of work to do.

sounds interesting. I enjoyed reading about the progress, then suddenly it was silent. Glad to see it's still a go.

Good to know it's still happening in the background!

Sorry for not so many updates, slowly but surely working on it. Will hopefully update after christmas.

I know some people will not like the no boxes look, but change isn't always bad! Any suggestions or comments?

Am prefer no boxes method in RPG games, this look very good! In Ravenloft dolls have shapeless face and maybe you could use this here, well better than no head. For example modify body to look like stone or wood? Or play solo with always the same face.

Am also using Daggerfall stuff in my new dungeon but in other way, am dress up body and fit face to make many different NPC. They are made like pillar, which just stand there and text on ground before them, which look like short conversation.

Best monsters are from Dungeon Hack, because need just resize them double and make pink transparent background. Everything in them fit very well to DM.

I am familiar with the ravenloft game, I was always a fan of it. I'm thinking of either a shadowed face that you can't see in the inventory or assign a set face to each npc/sheet. Although I will keep your idea in mind, as you brought up some very good points Zed.

During story events you will see the npc standing in front of you and the dialogue box will appear with the text, as well as .wav file will play with the npc's voice repeating the dialogue. I'm a fan of bioware games and would like a social system similiar to it.

You're correct about Dungeon Hack having some great monsters, I looked around for quite a while till I decided on daggerfall monsters and items. I liked the idea of using monster set that hasn't been seen over and over again. The daggerfall monsters I had to resize as well and all of them are done.

Currently I'm adding all the items into the game and talking with Roquen about a better shop function for dmjava. Creating a shop in dmjava can be done, however is a long process, with several bugs appearing. Dungeon Testing is still in progress, as well as several new additions. =)

Thank you for the feedback Zed, any more feedback is always appreciated.

Which Daggerfall monsters are you using? Due the fact it was years in development and had many different artists with no clear art direction, there are several different styles. I'm using some of the old-school pixel-painted hand-drawn creatures (there are one or two). I think from your screen shots you're using the 3D modelled sprites?

Yes, I am using the 3D modelled sprites. I really like a 3D feel to a game, although it's 2D.

Have new idea about talking with some monster (boss) before fight, he will have two version: front view as pillar, some conversation on time delay triger, then pillar unvisible and generate monster in the same place. He will say something and then attack.

Actually Zed, I had some heros in a tavern that worked like that for character selection, except you could have a monster and pillar. The monster ensured you don't 'oof' walking into them, and meant if you attacked instead of clicked on them, then the monster was killed, that monster removal removed the pillar anyway, except the monster death instead of destruction would drop the correct version of the monster.

BP dungeon master, especially java, already has it.

Dungeon Master Java has a event system which will show a picture, as well as dialogue. I'll have a .wav file play as well with the NPC actually speaking. You can also click on choices and change the event and other things.

Good to hear the project is moving on!!!
BP, please make a backups; everytime you close the editor, make a rar files of all your stuff and send it to your own email box to easily recover your work if something happened.
I keep my knees on your dungeon!

After my hard drive crashed last time, I backup a lot!

I'm glad so many people are interested in the game. =)

You and Roquen have put a lot of work into it already!

beowuuf wrote: except the monster death instead of destruction would drop the correct version of the monster.

I dont tryed it before but its interesting idea, convert into new obiect after death: new monster. Huge boss could have three versions, healthy, damaged (with blood scratches) and nearly death with cut limbs. His attack methods could change, first fight in close combat then escape and shoot spells.

Sounds good to me