AlexAugerDev-Z

I have played a bit in the past, very cool project, and the sheer amount of available quests makes it worthwhile

Any recommendations for wireless controllers to use on PC?

may be on a break, but that doesn't mean I can't shamelessly repost items >:)
I'm sure you all know the Bow, allows you to move & aim before shooting. Arrows have a new collision animation upon hitting a non-target surface. #zelda #fangame #gamedev #pixelart

Drawings from 2021

It's likely just for a few weeks, until life calms down a bit :)

I'm taking a break from the project, I've got too much currently going on. But I wanted to show off one thing: Link's most famous weapon!

In addition to firing beams at full health, it newly has increased spin attack range! #zelda #fangame #gamedev #pixelart

For my project, I've settled on 12 frames in/out, and quick change is available for all slots while using the right stick. Both the menu and quick change work best in certain situations, so hopefully y'all can make the best out of this system.

The Oracle games are kinder to the player, with 36 frames in/32 frames out. ALTTP, despite only having 1 equippable slot, does 25 frames in/out. Pretty much all of the 2D games memorize the position of the cursor and that's incredibly useful.

People don't complain about Minish Cap as much in that regard despite having the same freedom as the GB titles. TMC's menu times are approx 18 frames in/28 frames out, while LA's are 50 frames in/46 frames out... Ouch.

Two factors: Opening/Closing duration & Item layout. The GB games have this quirk of being able to choose where to put your items in the menu, and I ironically think it contributes to the frustration since memorization is now impossible.

I'm honestly surprised people are having issues with opening/closing up a menu. I've never felt tedium doing so, but I wanted to look at why some felt this way... And I think I may have found an interesting answer:

I'm looking to bring back this kind of design with the project. I'm conscious that having 4 potential inputs instead of 2 changes the dynamic a bit, but being aware of that fact allows more catered design.

Link's Awakening (Switch) gives Link access to his shield at all times. The original to me felt more precarious because of my own decision to rarely equip said shield. Thus, my gameplay becomes more aggressive, yet more punishing if I mess up.

And that's incredible design!

One of my favorite things in GB(C)/GBA Zelda is the ability to equip any item to a button. Born from a limitation, perhaps, but it's such freeing idea. It also promotes decision making quite a lot, which dictates how you're going to approach potential obstacles.

Updated pin by gf collection

Just a small new detail, but the Fire & Ice Rods now have different overworld sprites rather than being recolors
#zelda #fangame #gamedev #pixelart

Last time, we discussed Favorite Dungeons, with a lots of cool answers :D Now, let's go over Items from the entire Zelda series, with 2 potential questions this time!
What are your favorites? And which are your most disliked?

To this end, lock-on and rolling won't even be required to finish any of the games I'll be making, but they sure will allow you to do neat stuff you wouldn't get to otherwise.

The original gameboy titles proudly keep things simple while giving enough freedom. I wanted this project to keep the very essence of this fact while also expanding on it in meaningful fashion.

If it's something you're going to acquire over the course of your adventure, it's going into the item slots category. If it's an ability you'll get at the start of the game, then it'll have its own input, as seen with the triggers/shoulders.

For example, rolling is now assigned to the right trigger by default instead of being part of an item you somehow have quick access to.

This example for a simplified controller layout hopefully explains what I mean.

I've been working hard on streamlining the play systems I've revealed so far. I felt like some things weren't as natural and intuitive as they could've been, so having a clear set of rules puts everything into perspective quite nicely.

Custom badge pins my gf made for me with her Zelda drawings. Gonna be putting these on my backpack :)

Can't really say at the moment, sorry. It depends how easy shader implementation gets for me in the future, but I would love these kinds of options to be available

I was waiting for somebody to mention this one! I've always loved both iteration of this dungeon, as well as their boss fights

Yeah, although I was recently surprised to learn that a lot of professionals & companies mostly use Macs, which I found baffling at first given how limited the OS is, but ig it works

Thin-ass wallets 🙃

Oh yeah, that's Mermaid Cave. The mermais suit was also very memorable

We're talking the entire Zelda series, may it be 2D or 3D. And yeah those are nice picks, Eagle Tower I've always liked a lot, especially the boss fight!