*ahem*
…oh hey.new layout.neat.FINISHED the entire world map.ALSO, many of you might be happy, others sad, that I've converted the soundtrack from MP3 to MIDI files… Yes, really. WHY?Well, I thought It'd be cool if the music for each area wasn't so repetitive. I've made a midi version of the Maibuu Rainlands theme, and it's a whopping 16 minutes long. It fades and gradually changes until it loops, so that every couple of minutes the environment feels alittle different and the mood will always be evolving.AS WE SPEAK, I'm attempting to re-program the water so that it doesn't slow the game down, the water environments run slowly when there's rain as well, so I'm going to fix that with some mad crazy programming. AND, so far, so good.Side note, I went to the doctor today, turns out I have strep; and it sucks… SO, for the next week, I'm gonna be terribly sick. I'm on amoxicillin so hopefully that'll help…ANDDD I'm done reprogramming the water.TIME TO TEST IT.stand by…and it…looks awesome and doesn't lag :]And, now the rainfall stops at the water, so It's not raining underwater.Next, I think I'll program in laddersPEACE YA'LL
If done right MIDI can be really good. Sounds like a good idea to me =]
I might post a track or 2 in the next couple of days, to see what you guys think
Cool, but make your font a little bigger lol
You can also try tracker music.
That's ingenious. If filesize is the problem, you can always use .oggs like me. But the midi idea is great.
And shut the fuck up about strep, I almost got chlamydia the other day.ogg is the way to go for sure.
But MIDI can be used right as well.I'm pretty happy with midi, they're so incredibly small files, so I can have a very diverse and rich soundtrack. I've really pushed the midi format to its limits as well; with slides, echos, and alot of cool effects, It hardly even sounds like midi at times.
Sounds nice, and good idea with the midi, MP3 would probably just slow things down even more.
Cool beans
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