So recently when the rpgdx.net forums (where I sometimes hang out) arranged a small competition where the objective was to create (or at least attempt) an RPG in only 48 hours, I decided to join in to see what I came up with. It was a very welcome break from the more serious things I'm doing, and I also think it's helped put things in perspective. Also, it's a great learning experience, as you have to really make quick decisions and stand by them, getting them to work any way you can. I started with nothing but my Pixie Game Engine (available in the Development section for you programmers). I didn't even have an idea of where to start or what the game would be about. I started by browsing through some of the Poser stuff I have (Poser is the program I use to create most of my art, basically you can buy lots of pre-made 3d figures and put them together the way you want them), using the Poser Content Manager, which I now couldn't live without :D I found stuff I could combine into the girl you see to the left, and decided to base my game on her. I named her Kassandra (actually, my mind drew a blank, so I browsed a mythology encyclopedia and picked a name I though sounded nice :D) and put the cheesy "Amazing Adventures of" in front of it, and just took things from there. Almost two days later, this is what I ended up with:
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Sometimes it's fun to just work like crazy on something for a day or two and try to get as much done as you can, without worrying too much about the result. I used to make demos when I was young (demos are small programs showing off graphical effects, with nice art and music to go with it) and me and the guys used to get fuelled up on Jolt Cola and coffe, and spend whole weekends getting stuff together.
