Fugsnarf's Guild

I can now officially say that Zelda: Shadow of the Triforce has finally entered the beta phases. With the basic engine of the game completed, I can start with the actual development of the game and storyline itself.

What basically completed the engine was the completion of the NPC dialogue system.

With the system I have set in place, NPCs and signs can keep talking for as long as they want(or I want). They could be the basis of entire "cutscenes" in the future. Don't be discouraged though! Many cutscenes will be very lively and exciting! Here's some screenshots of checking a sign and talking to a little boy NPC. These are only tests. You can also only check signs when you're in front or in back. Naturally, you can't read a sign from the side.



Now if you didn't notice already, the stats on the top bar have changed. I believe it was SuperAntx who had a problem with the big rupee which seemed large and out of place. I took his advice and changed it to the actual sprite used in BS Zelda. I also added bomb and arrow stats, though there are no bombs or arrows yet.

The next things that I've updated recently were the facts that I have decided upon (being that nobody even bothered to comment on the matter) taking out the Goron and the Zora as playable characters and making them into in-game rings that you wear to transform into them for both sidequests and the storyline.


As you can see there, now you choose from the four sword users. There are the two links, Gameboy Link and BS styled Link, and there are the two "Mascots" from BS Zelda, the male and female. I also shortened the descriptions to lessen the lag that it gives.

Lastly I added a cool little intro to my game before the title plays. A light just turned on in my mind and I thought, why not? It's the little intro that shows the company that made the game. For example, a game made by Capcom will show the Capcom words, play some music or something, then the game will start after that. So, I made the little screen below to play before the title screen and show that the game is made by yours truely. It makes it look all professional and stuff, even though it isn't!


That's all I have for today! As the game now enters its beta phases, I'll be sure to continue to keep you guys up-to-date on the progress of the game's development!