Martinez McMeyer 2: The world is in trouble

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 14:16

WARNING!

I gotta back to working on this mod!

VikingBoyBilly · Post by **VikingBoyBilly** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 15:06

Thanks for that bump szemi.

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 18:19

Time to update:

Demo video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPvgwHDdusk

Enjoy!

RoboBlue · Post by **RoboBlue** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:56

Is that a Robo Red at the starting point?

Post by **tulip** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:00

It's a good start. could turn out nicely when you add more variations.

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 13:49

You mean fix the tiles?

kuliwil · Post by **kuliwil** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 14:42

Very nice!

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 21:15

Update:

Back from the Martinez hiatus!

I've changed the worldmap tiles, now I have to work on the enemies, which won't be hard at all, because 1 is done. I'm about to release a 2nd video, which will include level previews.

Stay tuned!

Hagel · Post by **Hagel** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:11

What about your "Paralell Problems" project? Shouldn't you try to finish that before starting another project?

szemi · Post by **szemi** » Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:17

Hagel wrote:What about your "Paralell Problems" project? Shouldn't you try to finish that before starting another project?

Parallel Problems is in progress as well, because with Levellass we will make tiles better and she will make patches as well for that, because what I made is horrible in my opinion. >_< And since it takes longer time to finish Keen 10, I finish this mod since it doesn't take SOO long time.

biffstudly · Post by **biffstudly** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 13:44

Like I said in your last thread, working on multiple games is just a recipe for disaster (I.E. All three go the way of the dinosaur). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pick one and finish it before you start working on another. Most people only have a certain amount of creativity, so not only will all three games wind up being similar but they'll all be a little... sub-par, because seriously, who can pump their full energy and heart into three different INDEPENDENT, UNPAID videogames?

Post by **Keening_Product** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 14:28

As much as I disagree with this development style, It's szemi's project and he can do as he pleases. Levellass does this with her mods too, and although they also take forever it's the way she works, just as this is how szemi works.

Given that the last time I posted on this thread was as kuliwil, I have to say I'm glad this hasn't been thrown aside with age.

biffstudly wrote:who can pump their full energy and heart into three different INDEPENDENT, UNPAID videogames?

Erm... Keen 1, Keen Dreams, Keen 4. Supported by other games yes, but a huge business risk and a magnificent result.

biffstudly · Post by **biffstudly** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 14:51

Keening_Product wrote:
biffstudly wrote:who can pump their full energy and heart into three different INDEPENDENT, UNPAID videogames?
Erm... Keen 1, Keen Dreams, Keen 4. Supported by other games yes, but a huge business risk and a magnificent result.

But those were up for sale, and helped support the people who were making them. The only reason I say this is because it's exactly what I used to do when I was an aspiring game-maker. I'd start three different RPGs with different ideas, and after a few weeks the less-than-a-quarter finished projects would sit on my harddrive and rot. And, to paraphrase a brilliant mind "Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results". I just don't want to see these games die off

Post by **Keening_Product** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 14:55

biffstudly wrote:But those were up for sale

If you paid more than the floppy disk cost price for your copy of those games something illegal happened.

And as many other brilliant minds have said: Insanity is the root of creativity.

Anyway, back on-topic: szemi, in what ways have you changed the world map tiles?

troublesomekeen · Post by **troublesomekeen** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 21:34

biffstudly wrote:Like I said in your last thread, working on multiple games is just a recipe for disaster. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pick one and finish it before you start working on another. Most people only have a certain amount of creativity, so not only will all three games wind up being similar but they'll all be a little... sub-par, because seriously, who can pump their full energy and heart into three different INDEPENDENT, UNPAID videogames?

Good gracious, man. Everybody's mind works differently. Some people need multiple projects. Some people need to work on what they're excited about. If you temporarily lose your momentum and energy for one project, no sense in forcing art. Move on. Start a new project. You'll get back to the first one eventually. Always work on the project that's most important to you. Sometimes that most important project will change. It flop-flips around, and you have to flip with it, otherwise you'll end up with uninspired results. Unleash hell. Go nuts.
It's always good for an artist to take a step back from his work to see how the whole picture is coming together. Sometimes that step back is working on a different project.

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