Rayman: Revenge of the Dark

[Adsolution]

That would be awesome actually if you're willing!

[Shrooblord]

Haha, most definitely Remember, you're one of the testers, so you (and the few other testers) get access to the demos/tests before everyone else.

@Shroob:
If you were able to run the Stresstest fine, you'll most likely be able to run everything else fine.

Now I don't remember... was I a tester? I just want to know in case I get my hopes up and then get let down just because I had a faulty memory.

And yes, the Stresstest worked pretty amazingly for me. I believe - if I remember correctly - that the biggest framerate drop gave me 25~40 FPS on the highest settings. The highest framerates were I believe 60-ish.

[Haruka]

The Stresstest also worked like wonder in my desktop computer, in a smooth way. I should also test it in my laptop, although its hardware is weaker.

[Adsolution]

Haha, most definitely Remember, you're one of the testers, so you (and the few other testers) get access to the demos/tests before everyone else.

@Shroob:
If you were able to run the Stresstest fine, you'll most likely be able to run everything else fine.

Now I don't remember... was I a tester? I just want to know in case I get my hopes up and then get let down just because I had a faulty memory.

And yes, the Stresstest worked pretty amazingly for me. I believe - if I remember correctly - that the biggest framerate drop gave me 25~40 FPS on the highest settings. The highest framerates were I believe 60-ish.

Sorry, thou art not a tester, only Haruka and Rayfist are at the moment. This may change in the future though and I may allow more people in as an audience supposedly grows slowly.

[Haruka]

Ad, I can't download the Stresstest. MediaFire is complaining.

[Adsolution]

Try this: http://www.crydev.net/project_db.php?ac ... ct_id=2125

[Disionity]

I was just now watching a video for ROTD. if this is the latest video I had something I wanted to point out, I sure the matter has already been addressed, but I was going to say that in the Dream Forest when Rayman runs in the water there are no ripples, I know this video shows the game at a quite unfinished state in terms of details, but I just noticed it. Still good job though. And also in the Gemstone Ruins area, at the beginning when Rayman jumps into that tunnel with the streams of water, could he perhaps slide in through the tunnel instead of walk to vary the gameplay. The Occasional fog in The Canyon of The Lost would be nice as well. Picture City looks like a desolate Ub Iwerks cartoon giving it a very surreal, sinster feeling with music that complements it perfectly. Music Mountain is a true beauty too.

[Adsolution]

And also in the Gemstone Ruins area, at the beginning when Rayman jumps into that tunnel with the streams of water, could he perhaps slide in through the tunnel instead of walk to vary the gameplay.

That's a very good idea! I'll definitely do that.


Also, I've got that retrospective up. It includes a full textual analysis of my top twelve personal favourite tracks that I've made, so if you're interested in hearing the thought and composition behind them, have a watch. If you aren't interested, you can still listen to them, as they all flow from one to the next:

12 - 0:27
11 - 3:43
10 - 5:18
9 - 9:54
8 - 12:02
7 - 13:58
6 - 16:00
5 - 18:12
4 - 21:17
3 - 24:20
2 - 28:17
1 - 31:16

[saerleiya]

Oh Ad' that's so great!

I have listened most of those tracks only once (because 30 soundtrack parts are a lot to lsiten ).

I rediscovered The Silent Assassin once again and I'm happy that it's ranked #10. What astonished is how with so much sounds you made it turn out so beautiful (well all these 12 tracks seem to suit their situations the best...).

The ones I discovered and that I liked a lot are #6 (the End) and #4 (fight with Monoculous). The first one made me think that as a victory against evil, it's also a defeat and a moment of great loss because Rayman defeated himself...the second one reminds me one of the best tones of Rayman 2 and the Iron Mountains (dunno why). I can't put a finger on it, but it made me think to the music of Crash Bandicoot too (CB mixed up with Rayman...kinda weiiiiiird thought gahahaha).

#3&#1 : omagad...two songs of TTP in the top 3. You know better than everybody the side effects these songs had on me .
I still can't help myself but listen I am your Guardian again and again. This song fits so well to this place (and the situation). People, just try to imagine TTP listening to this track : surely one of your best dream.
I didn't know that you mixed up your voice in #1. I thought you asked some people to help you on it. Well, it seems to work great. There is a huge feeling of sadness and pain in this one. You explained most of things I think about it in the video, but Rayman didn't think he would face such an incredible chaos by entering this place. TTP surely is the strongest world of ROTD for the plot for me, even more than the last one and The Final Act...

Please hold on. You know how I feel when you make incredible pieces like this

[Shrooblord]

Sorry, thou art not a tester.

Thank you for the clarification. I'll be listening to your retrospective now.

Note: I would have liked to hear an auditive commentary, but I can understand why you wouldn't want to do this.

EDIT:
Right. I've listened. It is utterly amazing. I found a song in there I had never heard before too; the one about the warden. My personal favourite is number 2, if only for that amazing string melody that races near the end. I liked reading your comments a lot and I enjoyed your personal views on the music in general and what was going on in your mind as you composed it. It's very strange for me to read it like that, because I myself don't really have a thought process to back up what I'm doing. I just 'do' the music, if you know what I mean, and tweak it where I don't like it until I like it best. Perhaps that style will change once I have access to a full range of instruments after Christmas.
Anyway, the tracks are all wonderful and it's been a fun experience listening to the creator's personal favourites. I hope for you that you'll find many more tracks like these in your inspiration, and that your fear of losing that particular inspiration as you mentioned in one of the tracks will prove itself irrational. Keep 'em coming, and keep on rocking!

PS
And in the detestful event that US may indeed issue a cease-and-desist, at least we will have these memories. I couldn't possibly imagine this would happen - it would be utterly dreadful and a downright stupid move on their part (after all, a game like this could boost the franchise's reputation up into the sky) - but in the event that it does, think about all the music you still have and all the amazing things you were able to create leading up to that point.

[Decidetto]

Very interesting things going on here!
Also, yeah. I'm back. University decided to get difficult and time-consuming, so I stayed away from here in order not to get distracted too badly

I will have to come back later to read all thirty pages I missed though.

By the way, I thought up a third Graveslave!
It would be a miniboss of some kind, a very tall figure that is only vulnerable in its head.
The head contains two spirits and it is shielded by glass.
Now, I don't know if I am getting too technical here, but: seeing how Rayman's magic fist shoots energy (which is weightless), the shots should not be able to carry any kinetic energy and thus be unable to physically smash anything, merely energize things and/or cause energy overloads.
So: because the head is encased in glass, Rayman would have to bring the Graveslave down to his level, so he can break the glass with his short-range attacks.
This would work like the Clark fight in Rayman 2, with Rayman enabling some mechanism that makes the Graveslave trip. After the glass has been broken, any attack can be used to damage the Graveslave further, finally ending in its defeat.

What do you think? Do I need to clarify anything?

EDIT: Of course I meant mass when talking about Rayman's magic fist. Not weight.

[Shrooblord]

Haha very technical indeed, Decidetto. However, it's a fun system to implement and would indeed make the fight a whole lot more interesting.

[Adsolution]

Due to popular demand I've uploaded the top-twelve tracks in the form of an FLAC album for y'all to download: http://www.mediafire.com/?9zoya40q6hcr4zf

#3&#1 : omagad...two songs of TTP in the top 3. You know better than everybody the side effects these songs had on me .
I still can't help myself but listen I am your Guardian again and again. This song fits so well to this place (and the situation). People, just try to imagine TTP listening to this track : surely one of your best dream.

I actually partially had you in mind when placing them so high up, that was something very memorable indeed.

By the way, I thought up a third Graveslave!
It would be a miniboss of some kind, a very tall figure that is only vulnerable in its head.
The head contains two spirits and it is shielded by glass.
Now, I don't know if I am getting too technical here, but: seeing how Rayman's magic fist shoots energy (which is weightless), the shots should not be able to carry any kinetic energy and thus be unable to physically smash anything, merely energize things and/or cause energy overloads.
So: because the head is encased in glass, Rayman would have to bring the Graveslave down to his level, so he can break the glass with his short-range attacks.
This would work like the Clark fight in Rayman 2, with Rayman enabling some mechanism that makes the Graveslave trip. After the glass has been broken, any attack can be used to damage the Graveslave further, finally ending in its defeat.

Very interesting concept, I'll definitely take something like that into consideration. I previously had no intention of including the ability to precisely aim your shots at certain parts, but hey, I think that would add some very good gameplay!

It's very strange for me to read it like that, because I myself don't really have a thought process to back up what I'm doing. I just 'do' the music, if you know what I mean, and tweak it where I don't like it until I like it best. Perhaps that style will change once I have access to a full range of instruments after Christmas.

Hm, yes, I could most definitely analyse pretty much every aspect of my 'creative workflow' actually, that's pretty much how I work. I seem to understand most everything that goes on in my on head.

Maybe that actually comes from my Royal Conservatory background in the way I was taught, or maybe not, I'm not entirely sure. I am sure though that the more and more you compose, the easier it becomes, so keep it up!

And in the detestful event that US

What's that?

[saerleiya]

Due to popular demand I've uploaded the top-twelve tracks in the form of an FLAC album for y'all to download: http://www.mediafire.com/?9zoya40q6hcr4zf

Thanks...

[Decidetto]

Very interesting concept, I'll definitely take something like that into consideration. I previously had no intention of including the ability to precisely aim your shots at certain parts, but hey, I think that would add some very good gameplay!

Oh nononononono, I did not mean that you should be able to aim your shots so precisely. Rayman should do that himself, like in Rayman 2 (like: shooting while jumping would make him aim for the head). I meant that in order to defeat the Graveslave, you would have to get its head down to ground level by making it trip (because it is too tall to "melee" its head, even when jumping), then punch in the glass. Then, after the glass has been destroyed, you can finish it off with both energy shots (shoot while jumping) and punches to the head (when it is down).

Or did you get all that and were you simply commenting on the part of the fight when the glass is broken?

[saerleiya]

Hey Ad', I forgot to tell you I noticed something in your video : some texts are repeating at least once in it (one of them appears 3 times in a row ).

Btw, I'm such a dumbass for codecs I don't know that I converted all the soundtracks in mp3 with SUPER xE. At least I can listen to it and WMP doesn't crash anymore...

[Shrooblord]

Btw, I'm such a dumbass for codecs I don't know that I converted all the soundtracks in mp3 with SUPER xE. At least I can listen to it and WMP doesn't crash anymore...

You could play FLAC files with WinAMP. Also, Googling 'how to play <filetype> filetype' could get you a load of results that show you what mediaplayer would play them back.

And in the detestful event that US

What's that?

You mentioned in your video that a certain company might issue a c-a-d against you because of this project. I was merely avoiding using the full name. Call it paranoia, or call it precaution on your behalf.

[saerleiya]

You could play FLAC files with WinAMP. Also, Googling 'how to play <filetype> filetype' could get you a load of results that show you what mediaplayer would play them back.

PP gave meh some stuff on IRC so thanks for help

[Decidetto]

You could play FLAC files with WinAMP. Also, Googling 'how to play <filetype> filetype' could get you a load of results that show you what mediaplayer would play them back.

PP gave meh some stuff on IRC so thanks for help

PowerPat the TechnoWizard

[TeensieKing]

Downloading the music to listen to it more. It's very noticeable how much you love music, and it's something that's very present in the game's soundtrack.