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Issues Creating a Sonic System
Wait Until Key Is Pressed is unchecked for both Input Events...
I've tried putting all the inputs into one common event, and now spritning and jumping works, but dashing now doesn't =/
Here's a link to the project fiole in case anyone wants to have a play around with it.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fify6v
I've tried putting all the inputs into one common event, and now spritning and jumping works, but dashing now doesn't =/
Here's a link to the project fiole in case anyone wants to have a play around with it.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fify6v
Issues Creating a Sonic System
So yeah, after reading some topics here and on other forums on how Sonic would work as an RPG I tried to see if I could make a more 'old school' Sonic system in 2k3. Everything worked fine until I added the spin dashing. Now the spin dashing works perfectly but none of the other keys respond so I can't sprint or jump anymore.
I've tried having the input keys in seperate variables - that didn't work, I tried doing the spin dash differently and, while everything worked, Sonic could only spin dash for one tile at a time.
Here's the common events, maybe some of you guys have some tips? I'm trying to prove this can be done.








I've tried having the input keys in seperate variables - that didn't work, I tried doing the spin dash differently and, while everything worked, Sonic could only spin dash for one tile at a time.
Here's the common events, maybe some of you guys have some tips? I'm trying to prove this can be done.








Reasons for Inactivity
Thanks guys, nice to know I'm welcome back =)
The forecast for the next few months looks quite nice and, fingers crossed, I can set myself and Jo up to be ready for a baby when we start trying again.
The forecast for the next few months looks quite nice and, fingers crossed, I can set myself and Jo up to be ready for a baby when we start trying again.
Drawings and the Like
I think there's truth to the fct that I used Akira Toriyama's and Richard Elson's (anyone who can correctly tell me who Richard Elson is gets a HUGE cookie) styles as a basis for my own, but it's also true that I need to branch out further and develop that style into something that's more my own as well as drawing stuff from outside my comfort zone.
That said, here's an energetic young woman in an awkward fighting pose. The foreshortening's not quite there and the arm just looks a bit off and weird to me. Literally drawn about five minutes ago.
EDIT: Looking at her again, I think I've been reading too much Negima... Damn you Ken Akamatsu!

That said, here's an energetic young woman in an awkward fighting pose. The foreshortening's not quite there and the arm just looks a bit off and weird to me. Literally drawn about five minutes ago.
EDIT: Looking at her again, I think I've been reading too much Negima... Damn you Ken Akamatsu!

Drawings and the Like
True, I do need to get out of my comfort zone. It would probably help if I started drawing more women too. Thanks for the feedback, I'll definately work on it =)
Drawings and the Like
Hey guys, figured I'd show you some more of my artwork and get some feedback. Apologies fi I've shown you one or two of these before.

This is Brose, a character I've designed as an antagonist for a series I've been batting around in my head for a while now. He's an arrogant general who lets his power go to his head and commonly oversteps his boundaries. He believes that his power is absolute and that his ideals are not up for discussion - if he tells you to do something, especially in a very particular way, you had damned well better listen!

This is a favourite of mine. It's a robot head I drew for a character design section of my course. It looks like it'd belong in a Star Wars film though.

Here we have Renatus. Renatus has the power to warp reality and can make the entire planet start afresh with a clean slate. After renewing the Earth several times he realises that humanity is always the reason that the Earth decays and winds up in such a bad state that it needs a new beginning, so he decides that instead of renewing the Earth this time, he shall simply wipe out humanity instead.

This is a little older. It's a mech I drew, again, for my course. Designed only for offense purposes, he has a drill on one arm and a gattling gun on the other.

Another robot design. This one looked cool but I felt it wouldn't be practical.

The robot's head in colour =O

Yes more robots! XD One of few full body shots I did for this character.

I've started working on an orthographic drawing of the final design for the robot to make a 3D model. I just need to add arms and a side view.
Now for some fan arts

Vegeta, prince of Saiyans, looking cocky as always.

Sonic's nemesis, Robotnik in his classic costume.

Son Goku, battle damaged, in his gi from Namek.

Vegeta again, I'm a bit of a DBZ fan...
Like I said, I'd love to hear your thoughts and if you wanna see more from me, or have any requests, just let me know.

This is Brose, a character I've designed as an antagonist for a series I've been batting around in my head for a while now. He's an arrogant general who lets his power go to his head and commonly oversteps his boundaries. He believes that his power is absolute and that his ideals are not up for discussion - if he tells you to do something, especially in a very particular way, you had damned well better listen!

This is a favourite of mine. It's a robot head I drew for a character design section of my course. It looks like it'd belong in a Star Wars film though.

Here we have Renatus. Renatus has the power to warp reality and can make the entire planet start afresh with a clean slate. After renewing the Earth several times he realises that humanity is always the reason that the Earth decays and winds up in such a bad state that it needs a new beginning, so he decides that instead of renewing the Earth this time, he shall simply wipe out humanity instead.

This is a little older. It's a mech I drew, again, for my course. Designed only for offense purposes, he has a drill on one arm and a gattling gun on the other.

Another robot design. This one looked cool but I felt it wouldn't be practical.

The robot's head in colour =O

Yes more robots! XD One of few full body shots I did for this character.

I've started working on an orthographic drawing of the final design for the robot to make a 3D model. I just need to add arms and a side view.
Now for some fan arts

Vegeta, prince of Saiyans, looking cocky as always.

Sonic's nemesis, Robotnik in his classic costume.

Son Goku, battle damaged, in his gi from Namek.

Vegeta again, I'm a bit of a DBZ fan...
Like I said, I'd love to hear your thoughts and if you wanna see more from me, or have any requests, just let me know.
Sonic The Hedgehog 4!!
Plus Sonic Team aren't touching this. Apparently this is gonna be by Dimps who did Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush (according to Sonic Satdium website anyways).
I'm just glad they're finally trying this.
I'm just glad they're finally trying this.
Terrible Customer Service
Aye I work part time in retail alongside art school and I hafta say, a lot of customers don't seem to understand how a shop works. I especially like how they think the stockroom is actually the distribution center and we house everything and anything in there. They also seem to forget that we are a medium sized branch of our corporation's stores so we don't stock as many different brands and varieties as the larger stores and that there might be some items in the promotional leaflets that we just don't stock at our specific branch.
I had to laugh when a guy came in the other month who'd bought a replacement tyre for his bicycle. He had the receipt, dated a year ago and the refund policy's only 28 days, certainly not a year. He claimed it was damaged and showed me a hole in it. It seems he doesn't realise that it's perishable and that after a fair bit of use wear and tear would take effect... Took about twenty minutes, two seniors and a manager telling him he wasn't going to get a refund before he left.
Another couple tried to return a pair of trainers, and these shoes man... The receipt was a week ago for some expensive black trainers and they brought in these derelict white trainers, caked in mud and falling apart and tried to claim they were the ones they bought a week ago. They even tried coming back the next day and trying it on with the girl at the checkout next to mine...
I also had a call from another branch one day warning us that a man had been in and tried to return a remote control car, but in the box was just a brick, and that he might try and return it to another branch in hopes of being served by a neglectful member of staff who'd forget to open the box and check the item's actually in there.
I had to laugh when a guy came in the other month who'd bought a replacement tyre for his bicycle. He had the receipt, dated a year ago and the refund policy's only 28 days, certainly not a year. He claimed it was damaged and showed me a hole in it. It seems he doesn't realise that it's perishable and that after a fair bit of use wear and tear would take effect... Took about twenty minutes, two seniors and a manager telling him he wasn't going to get a refund before he left.
Another couple tried to return a pair of trainers, and these shoes man... The receipt was a week ago for some expensive black trainers and they brought in these derelict white trainers, caked in mud and falling apart and tried to claim they were the ones they bought a week ago. They even tried coming back the next day and trying it on with the girl at the checkout next to mine...
I also had a call from another branch one day warning us that a man had been in and tried to return a remote control car, but in the box was just a brick, and that he might try and return it to another branch in hopes of being served by a neglectful member of staff who'd forget to open the box and check the item's actually in there.
Terrible Customer Service
So, we've all had companies try and screw us over. I've been having a long, still on-going, argument with BT (British Telecoms) with regards to my final bill. Here's an e-mail I sent them this morning.
"My internet services for account EA -------- ended before Christmas of 2009, and my final bill of £37.61 was paid to you on the 4th of December 2009, from account --------, sort code, ------.
The next day, 5th of December 2009, I received a letter claiming the bill had not yet been paid. I chose to ignore this letter as it was dated the same day that I had paid the bill in full.
At the end of December I recieved another letter from your company, again claiming I had not paid the bill when in fact I had. After multiple phone calls to your company I sent a copy of my bank statement to prove I had paid your company the amount owed. I then contacted my bank who confirmed you had recieved the amount of £37.61.
After this, I heard nothing more from you and assumed you had received my bank statement and that was the end of a, bluntly, irritating exchange.
I have now received, this morning, 19th February 2010, a letter from Wescot - a debt collection agency acting on your behalf, asking for the £37.61 plus a £9.40 administrative fee. I immediately contacted Wescot at 11:15am to inform them the amount had already been paid, that I had a statement to prove it and that my bank had also confirmed that BT had recieved the amount. They stated they would contact you to attempt to resolve the situation.
I then tried to contact you directly via telephone at 11:35. I asked to speak to a senior member of staff regarding a complaint on my account and was put on hold for several minutes before my call was dropped, this is very unproffessional and, frankly, unacceptable.
I will now contact my local citizen's advice bureau, Ofcom, and my bank. If this pursuit of your's continues I may also seek the advice of a solicitor as I feel this is bordering on harrassment.
I am also tempted to send you a bill for my wasted time, phone calls, printer ink used to print off my statement, envelope and stamp to send you said statement and a grievance charge.
I am extremely unhappy with the way your company has conducted itself and I will be sure to pass information from these events to my peers, family, and possibly post about my experience on customer service message boards.
I wish for this situation to be resolved immediately. Contact me on ----------- or send an e-mail to ------------@hotmail.com."
So, what are some of your horror stories?
"My internet services for account EA -------- ended before Christmas of 2009, and my final bill of £37.61 was paid to you on the 4th of December 2009, from account --------, sort code, ------.
The next day, 5th of December 2009, I received a letter claiming the bill had not yet been paid. I chose to ignore this letter as it was dated the same day that I had paid the bill in full.
At the end of December I recieved another letter from your company, again claiming I had not paid the bill when in fact I had. After multiple phone calls to your company I sent a copy of my bank statement to prove I had paid your company the amount owed. I then contacted my bank who confirmed you had recieved the amount of £37.61.
After this, I heard nothing more from you and assumed you had received my bank statement and that was the end of a, bluntly, irritating exchange.
I have now received, this morning, 19th February 2010, a letter from Wescot - a debt collection agency acting on your behalf, asking for the £37.61 plus a £9.40 administrative fee. I immediately contacted Wescot at 11:15am to inform them the amount had already been paid, that I had a statement to prove it and that my bank had also confirmed that BT had recieved the amount. They stated they would contact you to attempt to resolve the situation.
I then tried to contact you directly via telephone at 11:35. I asked to speak to a senior member of staff regarding a complaint on my account and was put on hold for several minutes before my call was dropped, this is very unproffessional and, frankly, unacceptable.
I will now contact my local citizen's advice bureau, Ofcom, and my bank. If this pursuit of your's continues I may also seek the advice of a solicitor as I feel this is bordering on harrassment.
I am also tempted to send you a bill for my wasted time, phone calls, printer ink used to print off my statement, envelope and stamp to send you said statement and a grievance charge.
I am extremely unhappy with the way your company has conducted itself and I will be sure to pass information from these events to my peers, family, and possibly post about my experience on customer service message boards.
I wish for this situation to be resolved immediately. Contact me on ----------- or send an e-mail to ------------@hotmail.com."
So, what are some of your horror stories?














