The Cheat Code to open up the tollgate without paying
If you're at a tollgate in this game, and there are about four, if I remember correctly, there is a little cheat to get past them. You'll need plenty of room to do it, though.
Jump to the left.
Take a step to the right.
Wait until the idle animation. The hands should be on his hips.
Duck.
Look upwards, duck, look upwards, duck, repeat until the gate opens.
Why am I bringing this up now? Well, I forgot about it.
The DemoBots need graphics for cutscenes, too. Yes, they become a joke as the game progresses, but they're a natural enemy for a robot maid.
First, I hand-draw it and ink it with a felt-tip pen. Then I scan it, making an HD image. Then I save it as a 16-color BMP, then clean it up and crop it. Then I add color and transparency effects.
For games, I shrink the HD version for the game's window.
...well... This is awkward.
Yes, I CAN make an animated background within a matte, with a shifting color palette. However, I realize this doesn't look like lava, no matter which way you shake it.
...the effect's cool, though.
Still working on it.
There's definitely treasure around here, but it'll still take a while 'til we reach it.
Plan B for this sequence.
Now with real-time cleaning action, and a stretching sprite for the arm.
Once again, I felt like compiling a font I made into a sheet.
Why? So YOU can use it and modify it, and so you won't get sued by Monotype for using Arial in a commercial project.
Shocking.
Positively shocking.
The way her telescopic arms work has always been fudged in-game and in art, so I'm wondering if I should animate Pinafore cleaning the family portrait with this sprite-chain arm.
Well, this might give you an idea of the kind of scope my cutscenes will go.
I probably should hire voice actors, but I think I'd rather do what I can without money first.
If you've had your fill of games where you play as elephants and blue hedgehogs, this might be for you.
...and I haven't advertised this the best, but it's coming.
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