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I´m an amateur game designer, and I´m creating a 16bits style platform videogame set in the 40K universe. The game is about a young ultramarine who receive the call of a Khorne demon...
I´m making the game with the Arcade Game Studio, drawing all sprites by myself, but using some free music and sound effects. Here you have some captures of the first two levels:
You can dowload the demo version of the game HERE (I only made the first level). Please, giveme your feedback:
Looks neat. But there's a Video Games section of theboard this should probably go to.
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deviantduck wrote: That looks pretty awesome. Downloading before it gets shut down by GW in 5..4..3..
Haha! Well, that´s why I will make it freeware. It´s a fan-made product. If you give credit to GW, and don´t get profit, I guess you can do anything (I´m not an expert in copyright laws, anyway). It´s like drawing a fanart, or writing a fan-fiction, or making a atman cosplay.
A few years ago I made another freeware videogame set on the game of thrones world, and although it became quite popular, I had no problem with it.
deviantduck wrote: That looks pretty awesome. Downloading before it gets shut down by GW in 5..4..3..
Haha! Well, that´s why I will make it freeware. It´s a fan-made product. If you give credit to GW, and don´t get profit, I guess you can do anything (I´m not an expert in copyright laws, anyway). It´s like drawing a fanart, or writing a fan-fiction, or making a atman cosplay.
A few years ago I made another freeware videogame set on the game of thrones world, and although it became quite popular, I had no problem with it.
Copyright veteran checking in.
Giving credit and not taking payment are not real factors in copyright issues. The big question is whether the new work is TRANSFORMATIVE or DERIVATIVE. Transformative = good. Derivative = bad.
Additionally, most copyright issues are civil as opposed to criminal. That means you only hear anything if the copyright holder chooses to say something. Just because they choose not to does not stop any other copyright holder or even the same holder from changing their mind and taking issue in the future.
Fan-fiction and commission work have exceptions carved out for them (such as parody).
deviantduck wrote: That looks pretty awesome. Downloading before it gets shut down by GW in 5..4..3..
Haha! Well, that´s why I will make it freeware. It´s a fan-made product. If you give credit to GW, and don´t get profit, I guess you can do anything (I´m not an expert in copyright laws, anyway). It´s like drawing a fanart, or writing a fan-fiction, or making a atman cosplay.
A few years ago I made another freeware videogame set on the game of thrones world, and although it became quite popular, I had no problem with it.
Copyright veteran checking in.
Giving credit and not taking payment are not real factors in copyright issues. The big question is whether the new work is TRANSFORMATIVE or DERIVATIVE. Transformative = good. Derivative = bad.
Additionally, most copyright issues are civil as opposed to criminal. That means you only hear anything if the copyright holder chooses to say something. Just because they choose not to does not stop any other copyright holder or even the same holder from changing their mind and taking issue in the future.
Fan-fiction and commission work have exceptions carved out for them (such as parody).
Thanks for the info! So... I guess I will have to wait and hope that GW don´t act against me.
If you want to avoid a C&D, I think a few tweaks could let it stand on its own - change the "U" to an omega sign by flipping it (ironically, a "flipped" marine turning to chaos...) and maybe rename it "Ultimate Marine"?
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deviantduck wrote: That looks pretty awesome. Downloading before it gets shut down by GW in 5..4..3..
Haha! Well, that´s why I will make it freeware. It´s a fan-made product. If you give credit to GW, and don´t get profit, I guess you can do anything (I´m not an expert in copyright laws, anyway). It´s like drawing a fanart, or writing a fan-fiction, or making a atman cosplay.
A few years ago I made another freeware videogame set on the game of thrones world, and although it became quite popular, I had no problem with it.
GW has shut down freeware versions of Space Hulk in the past. The author of one of those finally had to change the color scheme and change the name to Alien Assault to keep being able to offer it.
deviantduck wrote: That looks pretty awesome. Downloading before it gets shut down by GW in 5..4..3..
Haha! Well, that´s why I will make it freeware. It´s a fan-made product. If you give credit to GW, and don´t get profit, I guess you can do anything (I´m not an expert in copyright laws, anyway). It´s like drawing a fanart, or writing a fan-fiction, or making a atman cosplay.
A few years ago I made another freeware videogame set on the game of thrones world, and although it became quite popular, I had no problem with it.
GW has shut down freeware versions of Space Hulk in the past. The author of one of those finally had to change the color scheme and change the name to Alien Assault to keep being able to offer it.
This is also not a freeware version of any existing game, digital or otherwise
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Fun game, though also frustrating in places lol. Took me a while to get through the first level, just because you seem to have a 2-hit health system with no way to recharge health (eg. mario mushrooms) and while you seemed to have a checkpoint, there was no visual queue that I noticed that you have reached a checkpoint.
Also on level 2 you have an impossible to pass trap, which will always take 1 damage off you. So if you take damage at any time before that, then you might as well just die and restart because you can't avoid being killed by it. I assume there's meant to be a timing window to pass the trap, but as far as I could tell the timing was flawed.
Might just be me being tired though. Was still fun, but I decided to stop playing because the frustration was getting too high.
Niiru wrote:Fun game, though also frustrating in places lol. Took me a while to get through the first level, just because you seem to have a 2-hit health system with no way to recharge health (eg. mario mushrooms) and while you seemed to have a checkpoint, there was no visual queue that I noticed that you have reached a checkpoint.
Also on level 2 you have an impossible to pass trap, which will always take 1 damage off you. So if you take damage at any time before that, then you might as well just die and restart because you can't avoid being killed by it. I assume there's meant to be a timing window to pass the trap, but as far as I could tell the timing was flawed.
Might just be me being tired though. Was still fun, but I decided to stop playing because the frustration was getting too high.
Can you tell me exactly what is that trap? I made a green beam trap, but it can be pass if you wait a few seconds. Is it that?
valdier wrote:I'm not sure what the issue with it is, but, it doesn't run on my computer.
It gets to the intro page, and hangs forever at "Presents..."
You have to press the action button ( A or D ) to pass the intro screens.
Just so you are aware this is GW's licencing policy from their website:
Licensing
If you think you have a winning idea and want to make a video game, an app, some merchandise, a movie or anything else that you will be distributing (either for free or at a cost) using Games Workshop’s IP then you need permission in the form of a license from Games Workshop. If you've got a strong vision of something you want to produce, using our imagery, and have a sound plan to make it a reality, then the people to talk to are our licensing department. They really want to hear from you! You can reach them at licensing@gwplc.com.
Note, even if you want to distribute for free the ask you to contact them.
They are pretty open to giving out licensing so rather than distributing exclusively as a free ware, you may even be able to distribute this on for-profit platforms if you wish (after going through the necessary channels).
Good luck!
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Just so you are aware this is GW's licencing policy from their website:
Licensing
If you think you have a winning idea and want to make a video game, an app, some merchandise, a movie or anything else that you will be distributing (either for free or at a cost) using Games Workshop’s IP then you need permission in the form of a license from Games Workshop. If you've got a strong vision of something you want to produce, using our imagery, and have a sound plan to make it a reality, then the people to talk to are our licensing department. They really want to hear from you! You can reach them at licensing@gwplc.com.
Note, even if you want to distribute for free the ask you to contact them.
They are pretty open to giving out licensing so rather than distributing exclusively as a free ware, you may even be able to distribute this on for-profit platforms if you wish (after going through the necessary channels).
Niiru wrote:Fun game, though also frustrating in places lol. Took me a while to get through the first level, just because you seem to have a 2-hit health system with no way to recharge health (eg. mario mushrooms) and while you seemed to have a checkpoint, there was no visual queue that I noticed that you have reached a checkpoint.
Also on level 2 you have an impossible to pass trap, which will always take 1 damage off you. So if you take damage at any time before that, then you might as well just die and restart because you can't avoid being killed by it. I assume there's meant to be a timing window to pass the trap, but as far as I could tell the timing was flawed.
Might just be me being tired though. Was still fun, but I decided to stop playing because the frustration was getting too high.
Can you tell me exactly what is that trap? I made a green beam trap, but it can be pass if you wait a few seconds. Is it that?
It's the second set of green beams, not the first. It's two beams right next to each other, without a gap between them. The pattern goes Left, Right, Both, Left, Right, Both, without any pauses between. So it means there's always one beam turned on, so you can't just run through, and you cant do the usual trick of standing under the left one while its off, then moving under the right one when it turns off, because the left one turns on at the same time as the right one turns off, so you get hit before you can move.
It might be that there is a timing that makes it possible to do it, but I wasn't able to see it last night. Unless the beams cycle like that a few times before a gap appears, but it seemed like a repeating pattern to me.
Niiru wrote:Fun game, though also frustrating in places lol. Took me a while to get through the first level, just because you seem to have a 2-hit health system with no way to recharge health (eg. mario mushrooms) and while you seemed to have a checkpoint, there was no visual queue that I noticed that you have reached a checkpoint.
Also on level 2 you have an impossible to pass trap, which will always take 1 damage off you. So if you take damage at any time before that, then you might as well just die and restart because you can't avoid being killed by it. I assume there's meant to be a timing window to pass the trap, but as far as I could tell the timing was flawed.
Might just be me being tired though. Was still fun, but I decided to stop playing because the frustration was getting too high.
Can you tell me exactly what is that trap? I made a green beam trap, but it can be pass if you wait a few seconds. Is it that?
It's the second set of green beams, not the first. It's two beams right next to each other, without a gap between them. The pattern goes Left, Right, Both, Left, Right, Both, without any pauses between. So it means there's always one beam turned on, so you can't just run through, and you cant do the usual trick of standing under the left one while its off, then moving under the right one when it turns off, because the left one turns on at the same time as the right one turns off, so you get hit before you can move.
It might be that there is a timing that makes it possible to do it, but I wasn't able to see it last night. Unless the beams cycle like that a few times before a gap appears, but it seemed like a repeating pattern to me.
I have just played, and everything seems to be in order. Also, I asked other people and they told me there is no problem with that trap. Maybe it was just a specific error. If you try again, please tell me if it happens.
Niiru wrote:Fun game, though also frustrating in places lol. Took me a while to get through the first level, just because you seem to have a 2-hit health system with no way to recharge health (eg. mario mushrooms) and while you seemed to have a checkpoint, there was no visual queue that I noticed that you have reached a checkpoint.
Also on level 2 you have an impossible to pass trap, which will always take 1 damage off you. So if you take damage at any time before that, then you might as well just die and restart because you can't avoid being killed by it. I assume there's meant to be a timing window to pass the trap, but as far as I could tell the timing was flawed.
Might just be me being tired though. Was still fun, but I decided to stop playing because the frustration was getting too high.
Can you tell me exactly what is that trap? I made a green beam trap, but it can be pass if you wait a few seconds. Is it that?
It's the second set of green beams, not the first. It's two beams right next to each other, without a gap between them. The pattern goes Left, Right, Both, Left, Right, Both, without any pauses between. So it means there's always one beam turned on, so you can't just run through, and you cant do the usual trick of standing under the left one while its off, then moving under the right one when it turns off, because the left one turns on at the same time as the right one turns off, so you get hit before you can move.
It might be that there is a timing that makes it possible to do it, but I wasn't able to see it last night. Unless the beams cycle like that a few times before a gap appears, but it seemed like a repeating pattern to me.
I have just played, and everything seems to be in order. Also, I asked other people and they told me there is no problem with that trap. Maybe it was just a specific error. If you try again, please tell me if it happens.
I'll give it a go, it may have been simply me being extremely tired at the time, but I played through to that point over two continues before giving it up.
I guess there's no password system in place, so I'd have to start from level 1 again. Very old school. Though that was the worst of the old school lol.
Edit:
ok so I played again, and it worked fine. There was a gap in each cycle where neither of the beams turned on. I'm sure this wasn't happening last night though, there was always at least one beam... I'm sure. Fairly sure. Anyway it works fine now. Until I then died to a guy who shot me through two walls, and I ragequit.
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