Harry Potter : Hogwarts Quest

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Fri 05 Aug, 2005 2:14 am

Well so me and the_unknown_one (hereafter know as tuo) are making an assembly rpg about harry potter. You may think its dumb, but ive just finished the engine and its already fun. it will feature 255 tiles (cause i dont know how to add more

) and a cool storyline. Any comments or contributions will be glady accepted. Please comment.

Spooner · Post by **Spooner** » Fri 05 Aug, 2005 3:08 am

hHECK YES!!!! This is going to be cool! I really enjoy Harry Potter and I would love to play in on the calc.

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Fri 05 Aug, 2005 5:44 pm

well, i wasnt pleased with the graphics but i drew up a million more tiles (actually there are currently 109 tiles wih 255 total expected) and now it looks cool. im still looking for a good AND or OR logic (as opposed to XOR) sprite routine so that i can turn a pixel on or off without inverting it. also we are ready to wrap up the storyline, write out necessary dialogue and cutscenes, and plan for items and spells available. The spells and items will be real ones from the book, unlike the commercial games that had made up spells.

As for armor, I was thinking perhaps that armor could be of a certain quality and strength. everyone knows an armors strength is good for your defense, but the quality could determine the amount and type of spells that could be put on it, like the shield hats in hp6 or the headless hats/invisiblitly cloaks. Fred and George could put an enchantment on there, for a price, and you could also find scrolls with runes/incantations on them good for 1 casting on an armor piece. that way you could build up a good armor with shield charm, invisibilty, healing, and/or more on it. The spells wouldnt work EVERY time, but enough to be useful. What do you think?

NanoWar · Post by **NanoWar** » Sat 06 Aug, 2005 4:28 pm

I think:
Harry Potter? Oaah bah!
RPG? N1ce!

the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Sat 06 Aug, 2005 9:36 pm

1. (hereafter know as tuo) -> Wtf? I never said i should be called tuo! I'd like everyone to call me the_unknown_one (or Dantes, my other nick)! Any change of my nickname is not appreciated

2. I'm glad you're taking initiative, but PLEASE don't tell WHOLE the community about our project...

necro · Post by **necro** » Sat 06 Aug, 2005 11:26 pm

sounds neat...is it directly going to follow the story? Also, do you need any sprite work?

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Sun 07 Aug, 2005 12:23 am

tiles would be cool if you want to draw anything.

yeah screenies soon, im working out some bugs before i take em.

sry the unknown one, it jyust takes a while to type, and i thought you said to tell people.

it follows a new storyline which is up to the uknown one to tell you about if he wants to.

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Fri 12 Aug, 2005 8:32 pm

storyline on eps forums.

necro · Post by **necro** » Fri 12 Aug, 2005 10:44 pm

why didn't you just copy/paste it onto this topic?

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Sat 13 Aug, 2005 6:17 am

lazy and im not sure if the_unknown_one wants me to.

the_unknown_one · Post by **the_unknown_one** » Mon 15 Aug, 2005 10:12 pm

Was normally going to post here and paste to eps, but forum went down, so i posted there, and forgot to paste here later... So, now, here is the beginning of the storyline so far:

Voldemort and the Death Eaters have taken over Hogwarts with the help of the Slytherins (note, this game will be based mostly on the first few games, so Snape will be their leader, not Slughorn (who is Potions teacher & Headmaster of Slytherin (at the end of)/in the 6th book), but I may put him somewhere in the game too...). The day after Hogwarts has been taken over, Harry Potter awakes in a bed in a rented room in The Three Broomsticks, with Ron Weasley and Hermione (can't remember her surname atm) sitting next to the bed. As he seems to have a black-out from what happened the day before, they tell him what has happened, and they tell him that Hagrid, Dumbledore and a few other people have been captured. Of course, the group decides to go save them. First you can buy spells ... in Hogsmead, where you also meet other people who escaped the castle (and haven't been killed). (I'm thinking about putting some subquests in this town, that you have to complete either in the castle, or in the forest) Then, you go to Hogwarts, you have to save Hagrid on the grounds (locked in his house), and Sprout in the greenhouses. Then you can enter the castle itself, ... I really dont want to tell anymore, since I havent worked it out fully yet anyway. I hope this gives an idea of how the game'll be, and I hope you'll like it.

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Tue 08 Nov, 2005 9:01 pm

hows this for a map? This is a CalcGS screenshot.

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kalan_vod · Post by **kalan_vod** » Tue 08 Nov, 2005 9:03 pm

, man you make it look so easy! I like the stairs the best and yes it is great.

threefingeredguy · Post by **threefingeredguy** » Tue 08 Nov, 2005 9:05 pm

I am editing the above post to add another map. Then I will edit this post to show character sprites.

If I use these:

then I can use the maps I've already CalcGS'd.

If I use these (which look nicer):

then, it would maybe look better. What do you think?

dragon__lance · Post by **dragon__lance** » Tue 08 Nov, 2005 9:27 pm

i like the second one

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Harry Potter : Hogwarts Quest

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