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by **SuperStar** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:50 am

bwgwl wrote:well, it is a long weekend, so maybe tomorrow?

Hey, there's still a day and a half left here!

by **Athena** » Sun May 25, 2003 5:51 pm

SuperStar wrote:Hey, there's still a day and a half left here!

So, might there be a chance that we will see something soon? Say...maybe tonight? :green:

by **Doctor Otaku** » Sun May 25, 2003 7:24 pm

Athena wrote:So, might there be a chance that we will see something soon? Say...maybe tonight?

We'll find out soon.

by **Striker** » Sun May 25, 2003 7:49 pm

Hey, give the man some breathing room!

He'll get more work done that way!

by **SuperStar** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:31 pm

K, here's 4:

http://raventower.com/images/comicartist/ca052503_01.jpg
http://raventower.com/images/comicartist/ca052503_02.jpg
http://raventower.com/images/comicartist/ca052503_03.jpg
http://raventower.com/images/comicartist/ca052503_04.jpg

They show some of the bodysuit textures as well as the beginings of clothing. I am currently focusing on finishing all the programming before bringing in more elements.

:green:

by **prophet118** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:34 pm

that 3rd pic... looks odd...and strange, they all kinda do, lol

hey, are we going to be able to have female bricks?

by **bwgwl** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:36 pm

hey SuperStar, not to nitpick with your awesome work, but is there any way in the program to change the background?

specifically to a flat white background as opposed to the current color gradation. a flat background would make it a whole lot easier to cut & paste from a screenshot into another image.

by **prophet118** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:39 pm

bwgwl wrote:hey SuperStar, not to nitpick with your awesome work, but is there any way in the program to change the background?

specifically to a flat white background as opposed to the current color gradation. a flat background would make it a whole lot easier to cut & paste from a screenshot into another image.

thats one of my biggest complaints about hero machine... some of the pics, you can change the background, but not all, so i have to do it..lol

by **SuperStar** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:45 pm

prophet118 wrote:that 3rd pic... looks odd...and strange, they all kinda do, lol

hey, are we going to be able to have female bricks?

Oh yes.

Nothing I'd actually use in those combinations, just tried choosing a wide variety of options.

bwgwl wrote:hey SuperStar, not to nitpick with your awesome work, but is there any way in the program to change the background?

No worries - I actually would like as many constructive requests as possible. I did plan for a background - specifically you could choose a color (standard 256) or a picture. Pictures would be in the same style not real photos like I've seen elsewhere. And also a foreground such as mist, light, rubble, etc. That's really why I think of it as a portrait maker. In addition, you will be able to move your pic a bit and adjust it, such as zoom in on the face, etc.

:green:

by **prophet118** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:48 pm

sounds spiff to me, cant wait to at lkeast get a chance to test it...lol..

did you ever tell us what medium you are using to program it?... i cant remember

by **SuperStar** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:53 pm

Flash - same as Hero Machine. So it will be available over the web or as a download.

Nice thing is it's all vector art so you can expand the flash movie and get a larger picture.

by **prophet118** » Sun May 25, 2003 9:56 pm

good good good... hehe...

next question... how secure will you be making it?...lol

i have flash Mx on my comp,. and wouldnt mind taking a peek, is that possible, or will that be impossible?

by **Athena** » Sun May 25, 2003 10:00 pm

Colossus platings....Cool!!! Will the females also have platings and such?

by **Psychotic Dreamer** » Sun May 25, 2003 10:02 pm

I must say it is looking better and better. I can not wait to get to play around with this thing.

by **Doctor Otaku** » Sun May 25, 2003 11:22 pm

This is looking better and better! :green:

by **Paladin** » Mon May 26, 2003 1:23 am

Woah!

Awesome!

I've got to say, the thing that impress me the most is the degradee on the colors!

It's such a breakthrough from the traditional hero machine stuff it makes me want to go over there and slap you silly for not giving us a preview of Paladin done in your machine.

Again: are you going to comercialise this?

by **MasonsDad** » Mon May 26, 2003 4:17 am

Looking great SS...can't wait to give it a try!!

by **Striker** » Mon May 26, 2003 6:39 am

Looks good man, can't wait to test it out!

by **SuperStar** » Mon May 26, 2003 10:28 am

Thanks, everyone! :green:

I'll have some more shots later today I think.

The initial fully-functional version will be absolutely free. I might then release additional character models at a small cost (like $2 or something) or expanded character models which add additional options to the existing models (again for a small cost). I am alternately considering some sort of club membership (for a small cost per month, again like $2) that would not only give you access to new model releases but also the option of requesting a certain number of customizations per month. This option would probably also include web storage to save your characters in a database and a personal gallery for members where they can put up sort of a minisite to show off what they have made without needing to have a webhost (and no annoying ads on my host

).

Those are my initial thoughts - not concrete plans - but it's all possible. I really don't intend to make any money off this or anything like that, but it does take quite a lot of my time to do this.

I am also considering documenting the model structure for those who know flash mx and would like to build their own models. This option would also require custom figure artwork to create the model, but hero machine (for example) uses a lot of clipart that anyone could grab.

If I revise the base engine to allow for new types of customization that would be completely free for download/use.

by **Athena** » Mon May 26, 2003 10:51 am

SuperStar wrote:This option would probably also include web storage to save your characters in a database and a personal gallery for members where they can put up sort of a minisite to show off what they have made without needing to have a webhost (and no annoying ads on my host ).

Would this minisite option allow us to design our own webpage? It sounds good so far, can't wait for the initial release.

SuperStar wrote:I am also considering documenting the model structure for those who know flash mx and would like to build their own models. This option would also require custom figure artwork to create the model, but hero machine (for example) uses a lot of clipart that anyone could grab.

This option sounds really cool. I love flash, and would like to make my own models...I have no artistic ability but it still sounds fun! :green:

by **Doctor Otaku** » Mon May 26, 2003 11:28 pm

Sounds pretty intersting. For those of us who have their own sites, any plans for a links page to them? I'm planning to move the Demented Dojo from Tripod to either TotalPort's servers or set up my own server at home.

by **powerboy** » Tue May 27, 2003 8:07 am

These shots look great Superstar!

I would definitely play a small fee for new models, etc...
And if I had the capability to add my own stuff into the program...that would just be even better

by **SuperStar** » Tue May 27, 2003 6:53 pm

Thanks all! Links and design-your-own are very possible - really depends on what people want. Here's two more screenshots:

http://raventower.com/images/comicartist/ca052703_01.jpg
http://raventower.com/images/comicartist/ca052703_02.jpg

by **SmokestackJones** » Tue May 27, 2003 7:50 pm

Hey SS,

I'm impressed. This oughta be fun to tinker with...

-SJ

by **Doctor Otaku** » Tue May 27, 2003 7:59 pm

Woot! Will the wonders ever cease? :green:

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