my first serious attempt to create an RPG game with blender game engine update 2 pathfinding

[2137860]

i have some sugeestion for you : - Fog - better shadow darkened - Menu (at the beginning) - Inventory - Display HP bar or something you can add like money or gold - Pause - You can open a door while your character move to a door - Bigger map and realistic real , you better make a map of the bottom is not empty, you can create a great sea - Your character can jump That's all , i'm not say your video ugly even is great , i can't make that , i just give advice :D

[pananag]

@2137860 Thanks for your feedback. There are videos with more recent versions of the game where some of your suggestions are already implemented.

[T3RRABYT3]

lmfao your dwarf is kinda cool

[LeMonsieurMauve]

Wow after only 9 years past its release and with 3-4 months of work YOU INVENTED EVERQUEST!

Oh wait. :P

[BrokeStringGuitarist]

I know that this video is an old upload but just in case you haven't added this yet (if your still working on this) you should add a slow parent mod to your 3rd person cam. that way your player will look more fluent and realistic. Just an idea. Great job btw. I have tried making a game but i cant make levels that im happy with. Actually building a terrain in blender can be quite difficult... You seem to have succeeded better than most people. Have you made all this yourself?

[pananag]

@BrokeStringGuitarist Video movement is improved in more recent versions but still needs work.

[pananag]

Nothing is difficult as long as you have learned how to do it. Learning can be a little tricky and difficult. But if there is determination, nothing is difficult.

It took me 3-4 months to make this game which is not finished.

[XSNOWIIIX]

pananag just wondering is it easy to make 3d games and how long does it take plz reply.SNOWIIII

[Mripodaddict1]

I cant imagine all the time and effort you put into this, outstanding job!

[pananag]

@Mripodaddict1 Thank you!

[Federico12455]

Just for curiosity, how many time takes you make the game?

[pananag]

@Federico12455 ???

[Federico12455]

@pananag You say that was your first attemp to create a RPG game. I am asking how many time it takes you to develope this game.

[pananag]

@Federico12455 It depends. It took me years to feel confident I could do it. It could probably take less if I was studying more frequently and intensively. The great challenge is that you have to learn different things e.g. coding, 3d modelling, animation, texturing etc.

It's up to you to choose to specialize in a few areas or to learn everything.

[noufelT]

lol, you where rich if your mohe has fucked your dad 20 years ierlier

[drummerthing2]

That's very good :O

[pananag]

@drummerthing2 Thanks!

[spider909999]

no urist, no!

[ROFLmyWAFLZ]

Time to make Runescape

[DemsClothsFoThrowin]

Looks a bit like Gothic. I would play the shit out of this, especially if it were open-world.

[pananag]

@Daawiss Blender Game Engine

[RsOO7A]

It's alot like oblivion :o

[tmrialv]

blender's interface is fucking creepy.I nearly gave up on 3d animation until i met max.it's really easy to learn.

[pananag]

@tmrialv What was the last Blender version you used?

[tmrialv]

@pananag i dont remember. but the whole interface is tooo complicated. not cool at all. it doesnt give you the desire to even learn it. just like cinema 4d. 3ds max is wayyyyyy better than all of them. i learnt 3ds max on my own online!! and i just finished modeling my file auto! still struggling with the lightening though..vray is tough! lol.

[pananag]

@tmrialv There have been vast improvements in the interface since version 2.5 . I can't compare with 3ds max (probably 3ds max has better interface and more options), but interface is not the reason I prefer Blender. I support it because of its community and its open source nature.

[Whutevzhappens]

Ive just recently installed blender 2.61 i understand this may not be a project for novice people

but did you download the characters and buildings? or did you custom create them yourself?\

[pananag]

@Whutevzhappens I designed every model there is in the game. It was a learning process.

My models now are much better.

[Jimmt0]

@Whutevzhappens Isn't blender past the 2.61 version?

[rezkizuka]

And u saidnusing blender, is there a game engine from blender, or u just using it to make 3d object? And i cant code python, i know java. Can blender used with java? Sorry for to much question, im newbie here. Thanks a lot

[rezkizuka]

And u saidnusing blender, is there a game engine from blender, or u just using it to make 3d object? And i cant code python, i know java. Can blender used with java? Sorry for to much question, im newbie here. Thanks a lot

[pananag]

@rezkizuka Blender Game Engine is integrated in Blender. So you can make 3d objects and the game at the same time. I don't think java can be used in Blender. But python is rather easy.

[rezkizuka]

@pananag so it must be in python. hehe i'm not familiar, never read a single book about python :D

if there's any information about java game engine that's easy to learn and popular, (besides jMonkey and gtge of course),, i would like to know.

thank u for replying

[pananag]

@rezkizuka If I find something I'll let you know.

But believe me, python in BGE is easy to learn. I can code in various languages and I have to say python is the easier and most practical.

[rezkizuka]

Hello, im a newbie, and its great game there. What is your game engine

[pananag]

@rezkizuka Blender Game Engine as the video's title says.

[pananag]

@rezkizuka Blender Game Engine as the video's title says.

[sweetom888]

don't be a programmer. be a computer games designer, they get payed more and have a much lower rate of suicide. :P

[pananag]

@sweetom888 That was convincing enough :)

[Jimmt0]

@sweetom888 And we get to play video games at work :D

[combatrevolved]

scratch blows use a real engine... no really.. scratch is just an app that MIT developed to teach KIDS the basics of algorithms/programs

[cio011]

i download the demo now

[John24069]

would i be able to give u a game idea i have???

[pananag]

@John24069 Sure. PM for details.

[anonymouscitizen0101]

great vid ill try the demo

[gamerzx10]

have you heard of redstone??? yea didnt think so so yea release this it will be great

[garren96]

Skyrim!!! mixed with Runescape :D

[adxoxocrisp]

This was made on blender?

[pananag]

@adxoxocrisp That's why I wrote it in the title

[reeolar]

was this from scratch?

[pananag]

@reeolar Except from some photos I used for textures, yes it's from scratch

[Pboy8clipmaker]

brill RPG , fix up some stuff and maybye a few more areas and it can be a pro project =)

[TheBlueBear1337]

Runescape? ^^

[GamingIsReality09]

This.Is.amazing. I wish i could program like you! Im learning but at a very slow rate :P

[pananag]

@GamingIsReality09 Keep going! You will see results very soon.

[GamingIsReality09]

@pananag Thanks! I started Learning python a few weeks ago

[LolStudio13]

Thats great = 99999 times better than runescape

[Lolatyou332]

thats pretty good for a first serious attempt.



[pananag]

@Lolatyou332 Thanks!

[bobthbuilder3]

all i can make on blender is a square!

[pananag]

@bobthbuilder3 that's where I started too!

[Pboy8clipmaker]

@bobthbuilder3 I feel ur pain, lol

[JessTrude]

@bobthbuilder3

There's tutorials on Youtube that help....I use to be like that, but then I took a tutorial to the mind. ;) :D

[Preevailer]

@bobthbuilder3 wow, can't even get the default cube to show up right? :P

[strukter1]

they should put this on xbox live

[peanutzle]

OMG IT'S RUNESCAPE!

[XxGameZonexX]

AWESOME!

[Peppernutjam]

what did u use to write the program???

[pananag]

@Peppernutjam Blender game engine's python.

[MrExcib]

Meh, looks better than RuneScape.

[grawar1]

can i know how to creat npc

[pananag]

@grawar1 You need to make him move towards the player character and attack when he is close to him. You will need a pathfinding algorithm to make the NPC evade obstacles.

[xXSiletPreditorXx]

This is really good, Keep it up :D

[PotadoTomado]

Serious attempt to make a game in the BGE? Does such thing exist?

[pananag]

@PotadoTomado Serious attempts always exist. The results depend on the game engine. Video's title is serious attempt not serious game. Although I try to make it as good as I can.

[ZpeczerN]

Oh. Really good job man! Really really good job! how long time did it take?

[rosishere1]

it is not very smote but i live it a tump up

[michaelbanks1000]

hes not killing him but trying to knock him out with the hilt of his sword

[pananag]

@michaelbanks1000 that's what great fighters do!

[runiterapier]

is this made in blender?

[pananag]

@runiterapier yep.

[pananag]

@garrysmoder1 For the moment all I care is to finish it. I;m thinking of giving it for free,

[iRoxproductions]

I must ask did u make the scripts yourself

[pananag]

@iRoxproductions Yes all by myself. I had some support from people in fora, but only in terms of counselling.

[iRoxproductions]

You should add volumetric grass, give yourself a shadow, some lens flare and a bit bloom, and it is an incredible game

[pananag]

@iRoxproductions Yes it needs a lot of polishing. But I'm not on that phase yet.

[iRoxproductions]

are those glsl materials like the well and the wall?

[pananag]

@iRoxproductions yes.

[Foxkoun]

the movement seems similar to having an object crammed up the rear..

[svrensen]

is this multiplayer online game or not?

[pananag]

@svrensen no multi here.

[alex123opa]

nc!

[OblongSausage]

HOW DO YOU DO SHADOWS?!? Every time I turn on GLSL it spazzes out!

[pananag]

@OblongSausage Add a spot lamp go to lamp buttons, activate buffer shadows and tinker with Shadowbuffersize and Bias. If you don't want the lamp only to cast shadows and not emit light activate the onlyshadow option.

[OblongSausage]

@pananag I can see through my character, how do I fix it?

[pananag]

@OblongSausage Probably the normals are the problem. Go to edit mode, select the faces in the places where you can see inside your character, press W and select flip normals.

[OblongSausage]

@pananag Well how do I get shadows on everything from the same point?

[Parkourforthewin]

would be a good time to slow parent your camera to an empty.

[pananag]

@Parkourforthewin Camera is not parented to anything. I'm using an alternative method to make camera follow the character.

[Parkourforthewin]

@pananag in what way? is the camera rigged with censors or is there something more to it?

[pananag]

@Parkourforthewin I've used basic trigonometry to control the camera. Camera is moving on an imaginary sphere and the player is at the center of the sphere. By changing the radius of the sphere and tinkering with the cons,sins etc I can manipulate the camera the way I want. In this video I'm not using this method. You will find it in more recent updates of the game. Here I've just parented the camera to the player.

[SuperAvailable123]

@pananag can you please give tutorial???

[fullgrown31]

Can you do. The ai with only logic bricks? If so, how? and how did made the ai hit the character, and the character's health depletes?

[PARTICLEZXz]

keep it up u will probaly be working for benisoft or what eva

[secondworldFB]

looks kinda like elder scrolls morrowwind

[pananag]

@secondworldFB I was inspired from games like Morrowind,Gothic etc.

[GNSstudios]

Did you use the BGE, or did you just use blender for animations and graphics?

[pananag]

@GNSstudios I used the BGE. All models were modelled in Blender.

[pananag]

Some people experienced a problem with the game controls. So I've posted an updated demo where this bug is fixed. Read the description for the new link to the demo.

[rokstar234]

just like you im making something like this......im a total noob when it comes to AI and Python...... somethings like my level up system i can code really easily but Ai ... i wouldnt even know where to start. by the way... do you have any idea how to make magic animations and how i would make that so magic animations lock onto the a target when used?

[pananag]

@rokstar234 About enemies AI, just google for enemies AI or enemies pathfinding. You will find many different methods for creating enemies and NPCs AI. As for the magic animation and target locking, this is something complicated and has to be divided into steps, e.g. the target locking mechanism must be coded separately from the cast magic mechanism. I need more details on how you want it to work.

[rokstar234]

@pananag magic like ff12 without the stupid wating and rediclously long anmation . like fireball magic when i target a enemy the fire ball flys out my hand and hits the target thus playing the animation. ....btw one thing is mising from your RPG ..... water.... ive made waer but it doesnt react to the character its just a animated ghost plane with a cool normal map. ill send it to you if you want it..... though it needs tweaking .ill send a PM for tha magic.your game can have it too if you want

[XXFailzzzXX]

where did you learn how to model????

[pananag]

@XXFailzzzXX all by myself. Just studied some tutorials on modelling techniques.

[XXFailzzzXX]

@pananag :P you use any websites, if so could you give me some links?

[pananag]

@XXFailzzzXX there are many good sites and fora like blenderartists blendernation tutorialsforblender3d blendercookie blenderguru etc

[XXFailzzzXX]

@pananag thanks

[TheWaynelds]

How do you make your textures show up in the game. When I do test renders to see how the texture came out, it looks fine. but then when I press P to start he game. All i get is the default color.

[pananag]

@TheWaynelds Hm... Press Alt-Z to activate the textures mode and then run the game.

[fruegel5]

This looks very nice, If you're still doing it you should let me test it, I'd play this game if the world were bigger and there were missions.

Good job. 10/10

[pananag]

@fruegel5 I'm still doing it but with a slower pace due to extensive university studies.

I'll let you know when a demo is ready.

[rokyfox]

lol this looks like Gothic the game

[Talmore]

lol you killed a dwarf! Really cool. great start!

[SkylessNight]

How do you create an Enemy AI? Got any text or video tutorials I can go to?

[pananag]

@SkylessNight You don't want an enemy to do much. Just to stay still or wander until he meets the hero. Then he attacks. All you need is a good path finding algorithm. Search for the a star algorithm. There are many pages that explain how it works.

[Alusaint]

you should really work on your animations



[crashbandicootgamer]

you could make a silent hill game with this

[gglamm]

Thats awesome!

[pedrosnider]

... i love it!! put in a site or somthing and ill go i promise :P

[pananag]

@pedrosnider Everything in its time :)

[kotoblender1]

Wow, cool graphics, nice path-finding. Is it a* ?

[pananag]

@kotoblender1 yes it is a*. Once you have understood the theory it is relatively easy to implement on the game.

[kotoblender1]

yes it is, I've used it in my 'diamond collector' game, it's amazing algorithm.

[Fifa2251]

looking......

[timendil]

Looking crappy!

[CannonTurtle]

Looking good!