VFX Tutorial : What do You want?

[Rodak]

The first draft VFX Editor Guide will have one step-by-step tutorial and has a tentative VD release date (Valentines Day).

I narrowed it down to the above four concepts.

I made short (12 second) mpg files for a quick peek. They should be small enough to present no problems for our dial up friends.

The Bugger Bugs have been seen before.

They are from Videogamedrome and will teach VFX Character use, Looping effects, and "Surgical" VFX removal (addressing a single effect on a screen full of 'em).

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The Boobyprize will teach the use more than 10 elements in a single effect as well as overlapping the Surgical VFX removal technique mentioned above.

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For VFX Driven action I chose my Baseball mini game. It has only a single event and is completely VFX Driven. No "moving parts" to worry about.

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Ducky is just there because I never posted him before. He could be a VFX Character and uses more than ten elements in his design.

I may come up with a special action for him, but have not yet thought of one.

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I plan on including all of these in a final version, but this is just a first draft.

I'm posting this poll on three different RPGMaker sites, so if you want to skew the results in your favor, go to all 3 sites and vote!

Ballot Box Stuffing is encouraged in this
election! We ain't no Democracy!

Peace.

[MC Solidus]

I voted for the VFX driven action. But, no matter what comes first, I'm looking forward to seeing this Tutorial.

[Rodak]

Ya know...

All of these involve VFX Driven action.

I guess the Baseball is the most extreme example because it is more interactive.

But be sure to watch the videos (especially Boobyprize and Bugger Bugs) for examples of what I mean.

The weapons (webs for bugs and energy weapons for Boobyprize) fire by pressing the [] button.

Just to keep you informed...

And this tutorial is but a single chapter in the guide I am preparing.

The rest of the contents are not open to debate.

Peace.

[DarkHorizons]

I'm still looking forward to helping out wth this, so should I include a step by step on how to make one of my VFX characters, vehicles,accessories?

[Rodak]

That sounds good.

Try to focus on which elements can be used for what body parts. Details on specifics of resizing and orienting are what seem to give people the most trouble, so that should be the bulk of the text.

After next Sunday I must focus on assembling this mess into a presentable format, so that's the deadline.

Thanks for the offer.

I'm really gonna have my work cut out for me as I have no idea how to format this document yet... Probably a PDF file because of all the images I'll need.

But I don't have Adobe! The free trial version is good for 30 days and I am not sure I want to waste my one time free trial on a first draft.

It may just be a huge HTML file (created using Save as Web Page Complete) so I can include many images.

Given the number of images it may be a series of such files.

Unless somebody knows of a freeware "Page Maker" equivalent...

Peace.

[Rodak]

Sorry to double post, but...


VOTE!!



Dang It!!

Peace.

[Doan the Nado]

I voted for the Starship BoobyPrize since it involves a little bit of everything that the others use.

[Rodak]

With the polls closing this weekend, here's the Grand Totals from across all three sites:

Bugger Bugs 1 vote

The Starship Boobyprize 6 votes

VFX Driven Action 8 votes

Ducky : Zero Votes!!

Where's the Love for Ducky...

Where's the Love?

[manji]

those are terrible numbers! where is everybody? i voted on all three sites.

[Rodak]

It's been a couple more days and the cross-site polls have changed a little.

Bugger Bugs 2
The Starship Boobyprize 9
VFX Driven Action 9
Ducky 2

It's a Tie!!

I ain't doing both, so somebody DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!

Peace.

[DarkHorizons]

Flip the duck in the air, heads make one choice, tails, another...lol

by the way my part of the VFX editorial will be a few days late..I have wed and thurs off..

[Rodak]

Lateness is no problem, it just means you won't make the first draft (which is getting up against the self-imposed deadline anyhow).

And a reminder that this is the last day for voting and the last time I'll be bumping this except to announce the winner!!

It looks like a clear victory for The Boobyprize! (see other sites)

Funny, I didn't think there were that many Star Poop fans here...

Peace.
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[Rodak]

It Over.

I'm beat (lots of snow shoveling) and just want to relax and drink and... ummm...

Nevermind.

So...

We Have A Winner!!

Here are the "Final Numbers"

The Bugger Bugs: 3
The Starship Boobyprize: 12
VFX Driven Action: 9
Ducky: 5

Unless there is a huge flurry of votes overnight, expect this to be the last word.

Until VD is upon us!

Peace.

[The Final Rune]

I just got done doing a little look through of your VFX Guide, and I have to say, I am impressed!

The thoughtful well laid out presentation was awesome! All the pictures and videos made for a great teaching device. This was the kind of thing I always wanted to do with my Map Editor Guide.

Kudos! Or Moodos, or whatever.

Peace out!

[Doan the Nado]

I just went over the guide again and read the starship tutorial for the first time. Great job on making it clear how one can go about creating a very complex object using purely VFX.