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[Eddy]

Double posting for an update! The main overworld is nearly done with only a handful of screens to go, and at that point focus will turn to Death Canyon and Kakariko Village, and eventually the third Pendant dungeon.

 

https://dl.dropboxus...ZC/zelda111.png <--- overworld progress

 

I've also been working on a fairly simple scripted harmful darkness mechanic like in Metroid Prime 2. Wasn't too difficult to set up with a script dmap flag and an FFC that temporarily negates it.

That map looks really awesome! I can see that it kinda looks like Q744's overworld but at the same time it doesn't. Gotta love that "No" on the top-right corner though

[Ben]

Death Canyon progress.

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[ShadowTiger]

I feel like it could use a lot more dead trees and other dead things.

[Ben]

Well, it's only really called Death Canyon because of the mountain that exploded to form most of it. By this point in the story hundreds of years have passed, the Enclave has been defeated, the Brotherhood controls downtown, and things are growing again. I was hoping that the irony would catch on.

[ShadowTiger]

Ah, out of context, I can see why that would make more sense once the context is known. Thank you for the clarification. May Navarro be rebuilt with great haste.

[Ben]

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If you try to leave, he appears on top of you and you die. If you continue, you just restart there, forcing a save or retry. But since this is an easter egg, hopefully no one minds.

[Joelmacool]

Oh no! Its moosh! Run away!!

[Ben]

 

Absolutely not a stolen idea from Metroid Prime 2.

 

edit: https://dl.dropboxus...ips/temple2.mp3

 

I made the above arrangement today even though it is totally unrelated to the quest

[Sheik]

Ah, is that like your Temple of Darkness? The idea makes an excellent feature for a shadow themed place, very nice!

[Ben]

Here's a demo of some of the dungeon mechanics:

 

 

The dungeon is also not entirely in the normal world's dimension so it jitters a little bit. To balance the life draining effect there are a lot of enemies present that drop health 100% of the time, and respawning bushes.

 

e: the safe zones also slowly restore health, but several of them will end up moving toward the end of the dungeon so that you can't just stand there and recover without making any effort.

Edited by Bagel, 04 June 2015 - 01:40 PM.

[ShadowTiger]

I have to say, those are some pretty damn fantastic quest functions in there. I definitely look forward to experiencing the fruits of your labor firsthand. Thank you for working so hard on this! It definitely shows.

[Ben]

 

Because -- why not have a snowy and firey area? (But mostly snowy.)

 

Music: here

 

Terraria gave me the palette.

[Ben]

 

I've switched to using ALBW-style "Energy" that regenerates over time, albeit slowly at first with a low maximum capacity, instead of magic. Expansions are scattered around the world. Arrow ammunition is also gone; the Autobow uses Energy.

 

Bombs will continue to use ammo.

[Sheik]

Again, you never fail to impress; two thumbs way up, Bagel.

[Ben]

I've done some work on dungeon walls and door frames to add more variety to dungeon scenes. Door frames use a few gray shades as do closed shutters now, and look good even in a darkened palette:

 

 

Plus now Moblins all have joined biker gangs, have colored leather jackets, and are generally adorable.