On 5/12/2018 at 4:54 PM, Rikifive said:

There is a reason why sometimes some of them are too low comparing to other ones - That's a part of the animation.  

This game is getting more adorable by the minute. This is TOO PERFECT! 

Random Suggestons?

Try:

Petal Bits

Berry Blossom

Bitsy Pop

Poppie Bright

Misty Sweet

Sugar Tuplip

Looking at the first picture I'd say to keep heading down that path. MAybe give your guy a more puffy tuft of hair in the front sticking out of the hat (Kinda like Applekjack) to give it a more full and balanced appearance. As it is now, feels like your character is balding or disproportionate. 

Definitely keep the scarf and gear stuff to stand out from other OCs (the less accessories, the more copy/paste template you'll look) but you also don't want to be clashing, so try to make them all match better. Go fro a Green/Brown motif with yellow accents maybe. So the hat/belt/scarf/sword/bag all go nicely together. It's clearly Zelda inspired so play up the Rustic Adventure Time/Green Tunic aesthetic. 

Purple eyes like the hilt of the sword was a nice touch. It's the little things like that making your OC 'pop'!

Then once you're done, you can try to pay your favorite artist to do a commission of your OC doing something cool. Then use that along with your own drawing to show others what you see your OC to be like and maybe get more commissions in the future.

You'll have new OC avatars and stuff in no time!

So... This gonna be a Rarity thread or...?

The game's been showcased at small local conventions and the feedback is helping shape this into something special! Can't wait to get a new build out to everyone soon!

Summer Camp. A place called StarChild Academy in Apopka Florida where we played video games, watched movies, and went on field trips every single day. From 2nd grade to 6th, those were the days, back when I didn't have a worry in the world...

Made friends, learned stuff, discovered games, fell for my first love, built much needed social skills. Great times all around.

Particle effects are magical. It's like I see some new amazing thing they can do every day! Then you throw in fancy shader effects on top and suddenly anything looks like a AAA production.

Haven't used Windows in ages (I really miss it but that laptop broke) but this came up as the best quality GIF capture for windows: ScreenToGIF

Hope that helps ya!

This might get messy, but let's go. 

**closes eyes and pretends it's Rari-Slime instead**

This looks WAY cool. I'm studying up on RPG battle animations for my own game at the moment and this is a good example of what fun there is to have with particle effects.

As a tip, I just discovered a program called GIPHY Capture that records higher quality GIFs that might make yours look more hiRes. Way easier to show off animated action this way! 

With all the work put into this, you might wanna work with the fighting is magic guys on their dev team now. If Thems Fightin Herds does well, I bet they'll be expanding and looking for fighting game enthusiast bronies to contribute

     This is a post about clearing the air of any C&D worries. I wanted to break down just how legally safe this all is once and for all since the majority of comments I see for this game revolve around conversations of "this will be taken down because X looks like Y".

     Hopefully some explanation combined with the game's recent graphical update on Steam Greenlight will put those Cease & Desist concerns to rest.
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I wrote a whole article about this a year ago on my development blog. Take a look.

Read More: "So, About BGP's New Look and Copyright..."

Oh man, I can't imagine taking on a game of this scope in Blender of all things. Mad props to you, and I hope you finish (I've only ever completed one pony project and that was years of development and tons of cut content).

I always find that the tons of stuff on the Unity Asset store make it super easy to make literally any kind of game with ease on a budget of around $200, and the 100% free options are growing by the month now. 

Your idea is super cool and the video shocked me with how silky smooth and simple everything was. I considered making a Paper MArio style RPG when I saw this dev tool called Doodle Studio 95 go on sale. Maybe you should check it out and see if it could help with developing the rest of this project. 

(by the looks of things, you made your own engine from scratch the way I did! )

Awesome stuff. Loving the polish/production value in your presentation. If you ever stream any more PC games, lemme know, cuz I'd love to watch you play a game of mine. 

I kinda stopped tuning in for weekly pony reviews after the Horseshoe crew guys quit MLP.  That's TBBBAP, Digibro, Tom Oliver, Drowning in Horseshoes, and Gibbontake back in the hay day. The bridges are officially burned with this fandom, but I'll never forget the good stuff they put out.

They just had my sense of humor and pressed my deep thought buttons just right. 

Rarity would be proud. You look lovely 

Master powerful magic, venture through dungeons, and explore the monster-filled forest of Equica!

Clover is the unicorn apprentice of Grand Swirllock the Bearded. She needs to learn the 10 basic combat spells every mage must master to survive fights against the monsters of Equica.

Traverse deadly dungeons to unlock more spells and extend your life energy! Beat all the dungeon bosses to prove you're tough enough to take on any dangerous quest!

- Unlock 10 Different Combat Spells!
- 9 Dungeons Crawling With Monsters & Treasure!
- Plunder Caves For Gems & Items!
- Find Cupcakes, Potions, and Power-Boosting Equipment!
- A Vast & Mysterious Forest Awaits…

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Clover the Cloaked is a young unicorn training under her tutor, the legendary Swirllock the Bearded. He left her a series of intricately designed dungeons to test her combat skills and courage. Clover believes if she can pass this test with flying colors, Swirllock could include her on his next great adventure!

The land of Equica is one full of magical creatures around every corner. Gemstones are hoarded as currency and cupcakes are a universal commodity, serving as both food and medicine. Most of Clover's entire life has been secluded to this one tiny unicorn forest in the corner of this vast world. She yearns to see what fantastic sights and adventures Equica has to offer...

This here was my first true passion project. Up until this point I was making small games with the Unity engine to learn the basics of game development. Eventually I got sick of making practice games and decided to dive right in! Unicorn Training is a combination of every random idea I've had for an action RPG.

You've got bullet-hell combat, a choice of multiple spells that level up Ratchet & Clank style, tons of dungeons to explore and an open world, cute little talking MLP style unicorns, and it's all wrapped up in a Zelda/Paper Mario aesthetic. Really hope people connect with this game because I'd like to try to execute the idea even better in the future as I continue to grow skill as a dev.

Screenshots:

Spoiler

 

Watch the Trailer Here!

I figured I could group a whole bunch of my feedback requests into one thread. Getting feedback on other forums has been super helpful so far with tweaking my character designs, so I'd love to get more opinions here!

#1 is the main character, Ponatina

The starter for my game is this Eevee-like pony that has all these different forms and I've been getting feedback from friends and the community to let me know which ones are best and which need improvement. So far I've redone 4 of them to get the collection you see here:
 

Which one's best pony and which one's worst?

~ List of Ponatina's Forms ~

- Fire: Burnatina
- Aqua: Aquatina
- Surge: Electina
- Plant: Floratina
- Ice: Frostina
- Ki: Bucktina
- Toxic: Venotina
- Earth: Granitina
- Air: Aerotina
- Esper: Teletina
- Bug: Sectina
- Ghost: Phantina
- Draco: Dractina
- Steel: Metatina
- Light: Solatina
- Dark: Shadotina
- Chaos: Havoctina
- Magic: Mystina

Another design I kept going back and fourth on is Skullna. Trying to make a little woona-style zombie-pony thing and not sure if I should go with dead black eyes or cutesy white ones. I chose black for now to emphasize the undeadness and decay.

And to dump off the rest all at once, here's most of my game's roster standing next to their Ultra forms. Definitely wanna tweak a bunch of them, but for now they look good enough for me to move on to another dev task and come back to them later. 

What do you guys think? Gimmie your favorite of the bunch and the worst of the on these guys too! 

 

And for good measure, here's all the base forms: 

Does anybody else get super excited when they're confirmed for a panel at a con then go out and make a bunch of fancy banners to advertise for it? Cuz I do. Here's some examples of what I mean. 

Thanks! I'm hoping this is an RPG that can appeal to everyone. Even those who don't typically like the genre because I'm trying to take all the boring parts out. No grinding, a fun story to follow, and simple Rock/Paper/Scissors gameplay that can get as strategic and deep as you want.

Bringing ponies and fun to a whole new generation of young mobile gamers! (I plan to release it for Android and iOS when its done)

2011. Severe depression, got into rewatching powerpuff girls, friend shows me Apple.MOV, found MLP clips looking for more, had no idea it was actually the show, found out I was into a little girl's show for real, watched in secret, felt depression fade. Became more open about loving it over time. Converted friends, got into fandom, got inspired by fan projects to become an indie, the rest is history.

It's just a show/movie like any other geeky thing I'm into. You'd be surprised how many "cool" people are super into anime/ponies/kids stuff. It's just a matter of being not too obsessed with one particular fandom. It scares people away if they're not already in it with you. I'm the type to bring newbies in.

Anyone remember that Ponymon ROM hack for Fire Red? Because ever since seeing that I've been obsessed with ponifying Pokemon. Like, to an unhealthy degree.

Here's a shrine of proof I'm too obsessed.

The MLP movie looked great, and I'm fine with a change up in art styles every once in a while. Especially if it's easier for the animators to pull off creative shots.