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[SAJewers]

probably.

[SAJewers]

Unless we change any more graphics, the only things left on the graphics side is a door and the SMB2 Mushroom.

For music, we just need two boss songs for level music, unless someone can come up with an overworld music theme we missed.

Kashkabald, Sturgyman, Darkychao/Demolition: can you guys please give updates on your stuff?

Also, need your town JayScribble.

[Sturg]

Overworld Progress:

1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are done.

Just started 7.

Need to do 5, 8, and 9 with 5 being the hardest.

[shaman]

Overworld Progress:

1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 are done.

Just started 7.

Need to do 5, 8, and 9 with 5 being the hardest.

<3

[SAJewers]

[Diggertron]

Pretty cool, what's the music?

[SAJewers]

I was digging through my archives and found some instrumental tracks. I have no idea if they're appropriate or not and, if they are, they'd probably need to be reduced in volume. Anyway, here they are if you can find any use for them, although no pressure to.

Anime Electro House
Industrial
Rock

Also, if it's OK with Holy, can we use Anime Electro House as our Titlescreen music?

Fine with me.

^

[Demolition]

are you going to use a longer version of the song?

[SAJewers]

Is there a longer version?

[Demolition]

Is there a longer version?

Here I lengthened it with the power of audacity
https://www.mediafire.com/?kp5q7y8os389uy8
It also loops now

[Doctor Shemp]

I'll lengthen it myself in a better way since I have the source files. How long do you want it?

[Demolition]

I'll lengthen it myself in a better way since I have the source files. How long do you want it?

Geez, not even giving my lengthened version a chance are you?

[SAJewers]

I'll lengthen it myself in a better way since I have the source files. How long do you want it?

Maybe grab the titlescreen and see how long it goes before the land runs out?

EDIT: Also, if you (or another music guy) is bored, maybe remake this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RavRbwtl18U

[Doctor Shemp]

I'll lengthen it myself in a better way since I have the source files. How long do you want it?

Geez, not even giving my lengthened version a chance are you?

Your lengthened version will be an MP3 export of an MP3 export. That alone is a bad idea.

[AUS]

Your lengthened version will be an MP3 export of an MP3 export. That alone is a bad idea.

Though, it loops. Did you check it to make sure that there's actually any noticeable lossyness? (Note: I'm too lazy to do so myself. Not that my word matters here) I've used Audacity before, and it seems pretty legit. Would you rather save time or say that you did something?

[Doctor Shemp]

Your lengthened version will be an MP3 export of an MP3 export. That alone is a bad idea.

Though, it loops. Did you check it to make sure that there's actually any noticeable lossyness? (Note: I'm too lazy to do so myself. Not that my word matters here) I've used Audacity before, and it seems pretty legit. Would you rather save time or say that you did something?

I've already done a pretty major something in writing the track in the first place. My ego is not at issue here. There definitely is lossyness because it's a 128 kbps export, and anything below 192 kbps is audible lossyness to most of the population.

That being said it actually is a good loop. Demolition, would it be possible for you to rebuild the loop using this FLAC as the source (which will prevent a double lossyness export without making you download a 200 MB WAV) and export it at 192 kbps this time?

[Demolition]

I was curious what the intro would look like with more enemies/everyone siloueted
I think it looks neat

[SAJewers]

As neat as it may look, having too many graphic changes/too large graphics can cause smbx to spaz out, plus increase the load time. honestly not worth it for a titlescreen.

[Demolition]

It didn't spaz out or take longer to load or anything when I tested it.
The background was also changed a bit to replace the orange-yellow blob, do you have any thoughts on that?.

[SAJewers]

Honestly, the Titlescreen is fine the way it is.

[SAJewers]

If I don't hear anything on Town 7 very shortly, I'm gonna have to give it to someone else.

Right now, the main thing delaying us is the Sound Stuff (Shemp: Get a hold of Kashkabald and see what's going on) and the cutscenes. Please give updates and post what you have.

[Holy]

I should mention I've updated the titlescreen since then:

Intro/Titlescreen:
http://www.mediafire.com/?754gksmv77kwkln

-added purple "sunsetiness"
-some astronomical events like shooting stars and an asteroid

[SAJewers]

It didn't spaz out or take longer to load or anything when I tested it.
The background was also changed a bit to replace the orange-yellow blob, do you have any thoughts on that?.

OK, I actually gave this a look, and yeah, you're right, this is better. One things though: you missed a bunch of NPCs and effects. Can you do those?

EDIT: NVM, looks like you intended those.

[jayScribble]

If I don't hear anything on Town 7 very shortly, I'm gonna have to give it to someone else.

Let's just say that custom stuff is getting tedious, but I'm able to release a functional version very soon.

[SAJewers]

Might as well get this out now: http://www.mediafire.com/download/om1j3 ... isode1.zip

NOTE:

• Does not contain the OW
• Does not contain the HUB, or any HUB for that matter
• Does not contain any Cutscenes
• Does not contain the Credits
• If you test any levels, you must do so via the level editor
• Due to a mistake on my end, Take it what now isn't included in the main archive, so go download this.

If you made a level that made it into Episode 1:

• Make sure the archive contains the latest version(s) of your level(s)
• Make sure everything looks/sounds correctly

For testers:

• Make sure any bad levels didn't sneak through QC/ the reviewers
• Make sure any custom music used in any level will not trigger any Youtube ContentID violations, or you feel should be changed for potential copyright reasons.
• Find bugs
• See if any levels require graphic/music replacements (specifically, changing something back to the SMBX default)
• See if there's any music/graphics that are unused that can be removed to lower the filesize.
• See if there any any levels we have to remove/replace with another level. I expect a few will have to be removed due to shoddy quality that slipped through the reviewers, or music/copyright reasons.

If you find a bug, please post it here, so it can easily be seen by all. This way, we can all easily see all issues, and won't miss anything.

Also note that you will need the latest version of the DevKit, which you can get here. If you grabbed it the last time I made an update a few days ago, then just grab this.