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On the subject of beta archive related questions btw, I don't mind them like I did in the past anymore.
Truthfully, I have very complicated feelings with the channel. I was merely an artist for it, and I never really quite fit into the culture of the other artists either.
There's positive memories such as knowing people got inspired to be creative thanks to my work, making their own channels inspired by BA. On the other hand, there's memories like collapsing and passing out after crunching out the Halloween testing tape. I was also battling numerous mental illnesses during the channel, such as PTSD and Anxiety disorders. (I'm fine now btw.)
If there's anything to be said about the channel though, I recommend looking at alot of the work the artists made in the fallout of the channel. Alot of them have made fresh new original work that's way more worth checking out. Id link them, though I don't want to inadvertently give them credit when they don't want association.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings, take care!!!
I hope you don’t mind me asking out of the sudden, but were you the person behind the sonic cd beta archive by any chance?
I don't mind! Sonic CD Beta Archive wasn't me though. I had ideas to make something like it whenever I was working on Super Mario 64 Beta Archive, though I was too overloaded with that. I decided after working on SM64BA I never wanted to do that sort of content again.
Truthfully I don't know who was behind it, but I think their content was really cool!! Still like the early boss theme they did.
Yeah baby, none of that "If you're new here" stuff anymore! This is dev log #6! If you're new here read anyways, because if you're reading this you probably know what HYPERSOMNIA is. If not though, then welcome! Let me show you what I've been working on this month!
BUT BEFORE THAT!
If you didn't know, the MOTHER DIRECT is TOMORROW! (Which is why I'm writing this on Friday instead of Saturday)
HYPERSOMNIA will be there! We released a trailer teaser that you can watch right now, and the full trailer will be a part of the direct premiering at 6PM ET!
If you are a content creator, I ask as an indie developer to please talk about the indies and don't just skip over them.
I'm not asking this because I want you to talk about my game, but just please talk about the indies because they deserve your attention. Just because you're not familiar with these games doesn't mean they're not worth looking into.
If theres an indie game in this direct or in general that catches your attention please talk about it, because it's incredibly valuable to people trying to find an audience.
TALK ABOUT INDIES!
Now, back to your regularly scheduled indie games:
So, what have you been up to Ferris? I'll show ya!
First off, I've been working on designing enemies for the demo! Now I've realized over the last month that I am really really weak at designing common enemies.
Trying to avoid RPG tropes and weak/overused ideas and jokes is tough because it means I can't really bullshit like 50 enemies and call it a day, each enemy takes a long time and needs a strong idea, sometimes it'll take me multiple days to come up with good ideas!
I came up with these two recently, and I think they're good examples of my thought process for designing enemies.
HYPERSOMNIA's enemies revolve around a paranormal theme. It's an aspect of the first MOTHER that I missed in MOTHER 2 and 3, which inspired HYPERSOMNIA to lean into it so much.
I try to also keep some sense of comedy in my designs, HYPERSOMNIA has paranormal aspects and it has serious moments, but I try not to mix the two with common enemies because I just don't think it'd make a very interesting enemy roster.
Could you imagine an EarthBound inspired game with enemies like actual demons from hell or serial killers? It's something I would've written in 7th grade, like the most basic bait-and-switch you could ever see from any media.
I also put together a flowchart while talking with my partner about enemy designs, they weren't exactly on the same page as me while thinking of ideas so I made this to illustrate my thought process for an idea.
It really helps me narrow ideas that I think would work for the game. It isn't exact, so don't look at it like some sort of design bible, but it's more a general guideline.
I also got around to spriting that cow enemy. My friend suggested the name Moo-F-O which I liked better than the names I was thinking of.
I'll probably get around to spriting that TV enemy after I finish writing.
As the next "Thing I Did This Month", you may have noticed that Katz's coat is a different color!
I made this change while redoing her sprites. I was dissatisfied with how her black coat blends into the game's brown outlines so I decided on giving her a brown coat instead. It also helps her stand out a bit against Iggy, who also has a black coat.
I've also recently been working on some concept art, I've talked before about how I don't like Ross' special attack sprite, so I've been trying to come up with a better pose
I tried hard to make that pose he has in the original work because I think it looks cool but I just found that the pose on the right was easier for me to draw.
I've also been thinking of giving Debra a new starter weapon, initially she had a pan but I figured I should find something else for her, I don't like how similar it is to Ana and Paula from MOTHER. I'm still on the fence about it, so if I don't write about her having a new weapon next month then I'm still thinking about it.
And other then that, that's all I've really done this month! It's not much but I feel its more interesting then the last few months. I've had a lot going on in my life, and early in august I'll be moving out. Hopefully I'll be able to settle quick, because for August I'll probably mostly be taking a break.
I usually do take a break after a trailer comes out, so you'll definitely hear from me next month but we'll see if I have things to talk about. Until next time! And don't forget to watch the MOTHER DIRECT, live at 6pm ET!
If this is your first log you’re reading, or even your first time seeing ANYTHING relating to HYPERSOMNIA, I got a whole bunch of links for you to check out if you wanna know more about me and my stupid little game.
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