Latest News:
(7th January 2002)
new weblog!
another updation from Greg can be found in the weblog page :D
(27th December 2002)
Holidays!
as a special new year treat..i will be submitting the very first footage of the game in action :D...still not sure whether to add voice yet, so expect this to be posted on the 3rd of January 2003, when we all come back from our relaxing break...
Greg has returned
Yay!
Greg is back in action and has posted another web log, go check it out.
(11th December 2002)
WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? What are we doing?
Sorry about the lack of posting lately, weve been working quite hard lately!
a few of us and myself have been working on the intro,
Matt Price has been working on the "point and click" bit, its harder than it looks and hes done a good job. Its only a beta so he and i will have to work on that a bit more soon.
Mike Jang has been working on the "talking" its looking good at the moment.
Troy our programmer has been away for a while, but hes back and ready for action.
And Greg has stopped working on the script because it sorta got out of hand and he ended up doing all the work, and it went a bit off course and we are now all working on it together as a team :D....Gregs has been taking a break but hes ready to return :D
Why havent you been doing anything?
i havent had much of a chance to work on the characters and animation as of yet as my mouse is malfunctioning! but dont worry as my lovely wireless mouse is on the way, yipee!
Also, im currently doing my Mock Exams (gasp!) which have been suprisingly easy so far, so thats another part of why i havent done much, the team totally agree that i should concentrate on the exams, so there aint no arguing there.
What are you planning on doing in the future?
well im planning on getting a webcam soon, so maybe a few web-diaries for the site soon? and i may actually get round to working on the Flash Site. you never know.....
Q&A Updated
I have updated the Q&A section with some more questions asked by Lee Bake.
i have also updated the answers to some of the previous questions.
(6th November 2002)
Latest Art-Work
well, here it is folks, the New improved Grim!
take note that i am not insane (much), so the finished in-game graphics will be slightly less detailed than this artwork (frame by frame animation is painstaking enough, lol). Also up for posting is a biker dude. Expect more of the same quality from now on.
Backgrounds
after playing Alex Kosakowski's Flash Adventure Game "Galactic Stampede"
(sort of in the style of what we are doing) i was very impressed with the Graphics and especially the backgrounds. I asked him if he would be interested in providing them for us but, as most game designer students (like myself) is indeed very busy. On a happier note he is looking forward to playing the finished product as much as we are....check his game out here:
looks like ill have to find another way to get the backgrounds done...mmm
(26th October 2002)
A New Start
before you start wondering about the huge time gap between posts, its not my fault. the site builder was down for a while...and...well..yes...most of it is my fault but im not going into details...believe it or not, the members are still here.
ok..the game...all the media...even Grim himself i am scrapping. Not the game.
just the character design...the characters look bright and colourfull and simple.
I have now gone for a more darker, sinsister, complex designs. Grim himself has changed dramatically from the "scribble" on the left of the page, to something much better. also, all characters from now on will be drawn in the same way.
all previous characters that we decide to keep on, will be redrawn in this style.
its late, so i will not post anything now, but expect Underworld to undergo a new twist....and no the bloody flash site aint finished.....or is it?....No.
(7th October 2002)
Plot details revealed
check out the "our purpose" page for plot details on the game.
also check out the weblog, for another update by greg
(28th September 2002)
New members
Good news, we've had a few new members lately, a few programmers, a few animators, and they sound keener than ever, so i doubt they'll be leaving too soon.
Concept Art
Ive been working on a great piece of concept art lately, for about 3 days it looks great, ill upload it when its finished :D
Background art
Well, ive had a lot of different ideas about the backgrounds, but ive decided to hand draw and paint them, then scan them in. Just like the classic adventure games.
(19th September 2002)
Flash site
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yes, yes, it'll be done soon...but im sure you'd rather like the game first? well....a beta version..hehe.
Back to Normal
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Greg should of known there's no escape from Underworld...productions..hehe
Anyway, things are going as per usual...members joining...and...erm..suprisingly not doing F**k all....and even worse, people wasting my time asking to help, and not bothering to reply to the E-mail they asked me to send them....sigh...
i wonder if this will ever get done...
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Graphical crap
Ive been mucking about with the beta version at the moment. Not too pleased about the graphics though, i need more time to go over it all...what can i say? im a perfectionist...and i hate arseholes criticising what we have worked our arses off for months on..lol
and if your lucky, i might even post this beta version ive been playing with...and trust me...no.....dont...its not that real good at the mo....lol
Adam :D
(16th September 2002)
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Or Not?
Greg has returned..We've marked out the script...and we're back in action..
happy?
adam :D
(15th September 2002)
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The End?
The end...of this project may be nigh...one of the Key Members, of this team..and a friend of mine, has left. I dont think i want to carry this project on, without everyone that started. So i have given him 3 days. 3 days to reinstate himself back in to the team...or everything...EVERYTHING..is going down the drain. I also have removed all comments made by myself in his weblog, seeing as he was most unhappy, for me to put them there......the end?...we shall see.........we shall see...........
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Delay
Sorry about the delay in posting lately, i've been working on the Flash Version.
A few more files have been posted in the media section, during this time, and there's another entry in Greg's continous web log...he had a go at me for "graffiting" over it so no more smart comments from me....lol
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Staff Wanted
We are still interested in a full or part-time Flash programmer for our team. This game wont be possible without them, cos when it comes to DIY programming...we suck..lol..
we are also interested in a background artist or two, can be done on flash or paper.
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Adam
(7th September 2002)
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logos
Shaun made the team a great logo for us, using flash. Mad stylez also made one for us, both can be found in the multimedia section.
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Satan..muhahahahahaha!...ahem
Shaun gave a description of satan, (which i drew) that unfortunately didnt work out.
So., choosing to try my own version, i drew him completely different. The results were quite good. Go see him for yourself in the multimedia section.
-Adam
(4th September 2002)
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Big Cheese anyone?
Made a new character for the game today, based on a new idea by Ark.
Hi Team
i made the Big Cheese, fitting Shaun's description.
"He is like god, and when you see him at the start all you see is some guy wearing a light blue robe sitting on a gold throne.
He's wearing slippers, and you *never* see his head... its always cut off the top of the screen!"
hes in the multimedia section
(3rd September 2002)
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New Member
yes, we have a new Member, Mike Garity:
" Hey Im new to tha team. Just wanted to let you know that I can do
anything to help except action scripting. Please let me know if ya
need anything."
Adam
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New Site
This is the new site. There will be an increasing amount of files and information on here as we progress. I've even thought about redoing it as a flash site sometime in the future
Adam
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bust out some tunes
Spinewall's first music for the game has turned out to be quite good. It would be better as a theme tune than actual game music. There will be more to come, and probably a more compressed version out soon.
If you wanna give it a listen, go check it out in our download section
Adam
