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Also Some simple collab rules apply here as well.

make sure not to name your MCs something generic, like enemy or player.

use unique names or make up something that works for you STEAMP_player, STEAMP_enemy1, etc.

PAGING THE NEWGROUNDS/FLASH PORTAL TEAM

Please report in with your team leader and thread.

Also: I updated the news post with a couple of new team members.

At 11/9/09 03:27 PM, BlackmarketKraig wrote: PAGING THE NEWGROUNDS/FLASH PORTAL TEAM

Please report in with your team leader and thread.

Also: I updated the news post with a couple of new team members.

Newgrounds/flash portal reporting: we have been having contact, so far I have not been able to contact Darkdiablo.

if you read this darkdiable please read my pm, or pm me, or add me on msn jqb.design[at]gmail.com

We have held a vote, not all results are in but lets say im 90 percent certain JKAmovies will be teamcaptain, I will be jka`s right hand. We waited to create a thread untill the team captain was known. We have had some brainstorming sessions, and some of us are agreed on the general outline of our level, we`ll have to talk it through with the rest of the team.

As you see, progress ;).
I expect JKA to make a thread today/tomorrow (its early morning in australia).

At 11/9/09 04:57 PM, J-qb wrote:
Newgrounds/flash portal reporting: we have been having contact, so far I have not been able to contact Darkdiablo.

As you see, progress ;).
I expect JKA to make a thread today/tomorrow (its early morning in australia).

Very good. Carry on and try not to get behind.

Hey guys, this looks like it will be absolutely AMAZING! I wish I was a good enough artist to take part. Ah well. Anyway, I was looking around, and didn't see a due date on this, I was wondering when this was going to be submitted.

OMG OMG OMG STEAMPUNK, POST-APOCOLYPTIC AND SURREAL LEVELS OMG OMG HOLY SHIT YES!

TO ALL POTENTIAL ARTISTS WHO WISH TO JOIN THIS PROJECT:
YOU MUST NOW BE APPROVED BOTH BY MYSELF AND BY THE LEADER OF THE TEAM YOU WISH TO JOIN. Sorry, but that's the way it's going to be from now on.

TO ALL EXISTING ARTISTS:
You CAN be cut from the project if the team leader does not think you are cutting it.

This is a serious project and I intend to see it completed successfully.

At 11/9/09 07:17 PM, BlackmarketKraig wrote:
TO ALL EXISTING ARTISTS:
You CAN be cut from the project if the team leader does not think you are cutting it.

This is a serious project and I intend to see it completed successfully.

BMK is a meanie <:c

CORRECTION:
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Vertical width is 350 px

I mis-posted 450 before. Sorry.

this is looking like its going to turn out awesome, especially excited about the steampunk level.

Kinda feel like joining this, not sure yet, but I think I could throw in a good idea or two

So far, the ideas for the steampunk level are looking pretty dang awesome.

But I'm really looking forward to the surreal level... and some wiggy crap.
The cell level looks like oodles of fun, too.

sup....

this is Sci checking in to let you all know i'm following the whole thing, and phew things are heating up. things are looking great.

anyways i started working on the main theme tonight, and so far its sorta dreamy,(really echoy fast paced reverby pianoy type music) generally my style contains lots of strings. so i was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on how they imagined the music to sound. and also if they wanted something specific for a particular level.

pm me with idea's if any please, though i will follow this main thread too. i'll be posting a sample of the theme either tonight or tomorrow

At 11/9/09 01:22 AM, ornery wrote:

At 11/9/09 01:00 AM, MindChamber wrote: this part I understood.

Glad you understand stuff, cuz im still stumped, I dont understand any of that code jargon flargon.

if you guys need help with how to set up your sprites just hit me up

Even though a lot of people aren't part of the teams for obvious reasons. can we still post ideas and concepts into the shump threads.

I don't care if there not used or or anything, but just for fun and to potentially widen the ideas of the final concepts that the chosen artists produce.

Thanks, and the project looks superb so far, the ambition is outstanding and it looks like its really coming together.

At 11/10/09 09:59 AM, Lemmiwinks91 wrote: Even though a lot of people aren't part of the teams for obvious reasons. can we still post ideas and concepts into the shump threads.

I don't care if there not used or or anything, but just for fun and to potentially widen the ideas of the final concepts that the chosen artists produce.

Thanks, and the project looks superb so far, the ambition is outstanding and it looks like its really coming together.

it probably would get messy if you posted them in the actual shmup threads, but unless BMK or BOM Objects I dont see any problems posting your ideas for a certain level here in the main thread.

At 11/10/09 10:33 AM, MindChamber wrote: it probably would get messy if you posted them in the actual shmup threads, but unless BMK or BOM Objects I dont see any problems posting your ideas for a certain level here in the main thread.

Well we've already had one guy posting in our thread [Cell]. He's been posting some images and ideas. I don't know how the rest of the members feel, but I think it's cluttering it up a bit :S

At 11/10/09 11:15 AM, big-jonny-13 wrote: Well we've already had one guy posting in our thread [Cell]. He's been posting some images and ideas. I don't know how the rest of the members feel, but I think it's cluttering it up a bit :S

I wouldn't invite anybody for posting sketches in the thread, but I def don't turn down free hand-outs.

where's your sketches jonny? :'(

At 11/10/09 12:00 PM, TurkeyOnAStick wrote:

where's your sketches jonny? :'(

I've been busy with mid-terms :(
I've got papers to take care of now (stupid Biology essay course), but I'll try and work out some sketches in my breaks.

Oh shit. I forgot to sign up for this, i think. May i join? (Even though it's a bit late)

At 11/10/09 10:33 AM, MindChamber wrote: it probably would get messy if you posted them in the actual shmup threads, but unless BMK or BOM Objects I dont see any problems posting your ideas for a certain level here in the main thread.

We've had some non-team people post ideas in our thread and I don't mind that too much and I don't find it too cluttering. I think the rest of the team is more or less okay with that. I definitely want anybody on the art forum who has an idea for the Surreal level to get in touch with us as I take all suggestions seriously and appreciate the extra help.

Art and concept sketches, if anybody wants to send them my way, should be emailed directly to me at johnnycancer@live.com. Additionally, anybody who has ideas for the Surreal level can always contact me at that email address or via PM on Newgrounds.

At 11/10/09 10:33 AM, MindChamber wrote:

At 11/10/09 09:59 AM, Lemmiwinks91 wrote:

it probably would get messy if you posted them in the actual shmup threads, but unless BMK or BOM Objects I dont see any problems posting your ideas for a certain level here in the main thread.

Yeh thats fair enough, i can just draw them if i feel like it and submit them to the art portal for myself anyway, lol.

@johnnycancer
I had a few ideas for the surreal so i'll draw some concepts up tommorow and send you some if you like.

At 11/10/09 07:41 PM, Lemmiwinks91 wrote: @johnnycancer
I had a few ideas for the surreal so i'll draw some concepts up tommorow and send you some if you like.

Great! Send 'em over to my email whenever you get a chance.

This looks like it's turning out well.... Ill definitely play it when it comes out. I hope there are secret bosses. My favorite extras for games.

whats up everyone i uploaded a 1rst run of a possible main theme song to the art portal game. let me know if i am way off on style here or is this right on track with what you all imagine the music for the into sounding like

PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS ON THE SONG!!!

-Sci

SHMUP main theme take1, by Sci-Fi Type: SongGenre: Video Game

forgot the link

At 11/12/09 01:22 AM, Sci-Fi wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 87544
forgot the link

its all in my review... if you want anymore or specific advice or anything send me a pm

Hopeku and i have worked out that we will do 6 songs each.
-1 for each level, meaning 3 each
-and 1 for each main boss fight, another 3
-plus with my opening/main theme that makes 1 more
-and maybe if Hopeku wants to do an ending theme i dunno

ALSO i updated the main theme song. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!!!
i need the feedback

SHMUP main theme take1, by Sci-Fi Type: SongGenre: Video Game

At 11/13/09 10:39 PM, Sci-Fi wrote: Hopeku and i have worked out that we will do 6 songs each.
-1 for each level, meaning 3 each
-and 1 for each main boss fight, another 3
-plus with my opening/main theme that makes 1 more
-and maybe if Hopeku wants to do an ending theme i dunno

ALSO i updated the main theme song. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!!!
i need the feedback
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/2 87544

Awesome, go team! =D

You're theme is really great, but I'm not sure if the beginning of it feels "dreamy" to me, I think that at about 0:35 is when it really works. Keep up the great work, it's sounding awesome so far. I can't wait to hear what other music you guys can come up with.

How is everyoness progress coming?

At 11/22/09 03:25 PM, BlackmarketKraig wrote: How is everyoness progress coming?

Well... I`ll speak for team Newgrounds/Flashportal here then?
We`re not really doing that great... The biggest problem I think, would be that only half of our team members has shown any activity at all... (we have been able to contact all of them, but we havent gotten much further than that).
Of course this wouldnt really be a problem if we still had those four amazingly productive guys, but alas it`s not that way. I havent been as active as I would have wanted to, but I must say its a bit of a vicious spiral... Having low activity decreases motivation, thus decreasing activity further.
I still want to go through with this, and with the progress we have made im quite glad. I cant speak for the rest of the team here, but well, thats a progress report.

As long as I`m on the subject Id like to ask any motivated artists who are not yet in the SHMUP project to join the flash portal/newgrounds team... I know I haven`t made the best sales pitch, but I think we can make this a great part of the game, contact me if your interested.

At 11/22/09 03:25 PM, BlackmarketKraig wrote: How is everyoness progress coming?

Team Surreal is making great progress so far. We've just finished our first round of concept brainstorming and we now have several cool enemy and mini boss designs.

Here are the totals so far:

Enemy Designs: 43

Mini Boss Designs: 8

Boss Designs: 1

Ship Designs: 1

So, we've got a lot to choose from so far, and people are still churning out concepts at a pretty good pace. We'll be having another round of brainstorming to come up with ship designs and boss designs in the upcoming weeks, so, we should have a pretty formidable library of designs to draw on once we start actually creating in-game graphics.

Once we've got our ship and enemies worked out, we'll start to focus on creating interesting backgrounds and environments to put them in. I am anticipating that maybe the entire brainstorming process can be done at the end of January, and then by mid-February we can begin actual work on the game graphics themselves.

As far as the team goes, I am very happy with our lineup. Standouts so far are (in no particular order) UltraPitchFork, Idiot-Monarch, JessePants, Zoominsh and CypressDahlia, all of whom have submitted very thoughtful and well executed concept sketches.

The MVP of the first round of brainstorming would have to be CypressDahlia, who came out of nowhere and started submitting REALLY good concept art and is still going strong.

Overall I'm very happy with how this is progressing so far. The team is great and I feel comfortable in the position of team leader and there are several folks on the team who I would feel comfortable delegating responsibility to as the project continues.

Oh, and as a reminder to everyone, Team Surreal is always accepting contributions from other artists. If you have an idea for the level or a sketch you want to share with us, email me at johnnycancer@live.com