It's always amazing when something goes from ...

April 07, 2008 by Adam in NWN2

It's always amazing when something goes from a concept to something that's actually fun. I finally got the module so that it recognizes missed notes if you don't play anything or play the wrong note. It keeps track of how many notes you've got right in a row, which will tie into the power of each effect. Eventually I'll put together some kind of scoring system just for fun. I also changed the way the songs are selected. They're on the side and disappear after a selection, which lets the player see the screen better. Finally, I have five of six songs in the game and working properly. The last one plays, but no notes appear.

The good news is that after slaving away for hours this weekend, I was testing and would keep playing past the point I needed to. The tunes were catchy and it was surprisingly fun to pretend to play along with it.

There's still tons to do. I need to set up the non-practice areas. There's camera movements that have to be created, as well as lighting and animation. It's lots of hard work, but I think the most technically challenging part is over now.