Xra

Awesome, I'll add you to the team. Right now there's no rush to get things done so work at your own leisure. We'll pick things up as time goes on and the team is bigger. Oh, an expect an update to the Semblii sheet later today.

Howdy folks! It's your old pal Xra and I've got the opportunity for [I]you[/I]! Y'see, I've been brainstorming and putting effort towards creating a high quality flash game, being referred to now as [center][IMG]http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/995/projectsembliiuw8.png[/IMG] [/center] Project Semblii, a stylized action/platformer that uses both genres together in a competitive vision rarely seen before. The game stars [URL="http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2060/sembliied0.png"][Semblii][/URL], a children's toy that was originally meant to teach kids early robotics as they assembled and reassembled this adorable toy. However, shortly after Semblii went into production, scientists had finally pushed robot AI to it's highest potential. Their newfound intelligence has given them the power to [B]take over mankind[/B]. ... [I]But what about the children?[/I] Needless to say, Semblii must stop the invasion in order to protect those snot-nosed wonderbags. To describe how the game plays out, I've made two crappy concept pictures. The first is Play Mode: [URL="http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/5673/sembliiplaymodevs6.jpg"][Play Mode][/URL] Play Mode Semblii has the protagonist running and jumping like in the platformers of old. This is is main tool of getting through the level on time, but some enemies and obstacles might be too hard to traverse with just your feet. [URL="http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/619/sembliiattackmodemf3.jpg"][Attack Mode][/URL] Attack Mode Semblii opens up his back to reveal customizable guns for quick and powerful ranged blasts. He also pulls in his legs to hover and dodge enemy attacks in the air. The main problem here is that Attack Mode Semblii alone is too slow to clear a stage. Using both modes strategically will be key to beating this game. Anyhoo, now that I took the time to propose the game, I need to request assistance from the vector artists and designers out there. [B]We need enemies, bosses, stages, and item creators[/B]. I'm too busy working on Semblii himself and soon the programming process, which is why I've been putting together this development team to help me. So far, I've got: [center][B]Creative Director and Lead Programmer[/B] Xra [B]Boss Artists [I]These folks get to design and create the giant robotics that head the enemies on their stages. Make em easy on the eyes and quick to animate! (We might be good here now. :])[/I] [/B][I]Joel(Not on this forum) Matt(Not on this forum)[/I] [I]Uncle Shig(Not on this forum)[/I] ~ [B]Enemy Artists [I]These folks design and create the generic robots who litter the stages. They can range from tiny to huge so make 'em as they come to you. Easy on the eyes and quick to animate.[/I] [/B] brokenh3art [I]Suzanna(Not on this forum) Theo(Not on this forum) [/I] - [B] - Stage Designers [I] These guys have to be super creative, making stages and obstacles for Semblii to overcome. We'll have to work together to ensure they offer a challenge and use his abilities to the fullest. I'll include [U]Background Artists[/U] here as well. Stages should be clean and you Background artists... can go nuts. [/I][/B][i]Mike(Not on this forum)[/i][B] - - Audio [I]These folk are working on the soundtrack and any sound effects as they're needed. We should be good here.[/I] [/B][I]John(Not on this forum) DSX(Not on this forum) Nick(Not on this forum)[/I] [B]Voicework [I]I'm gonna be a stickler here. The audio recordings should be crystal clear, no crackling or muffle. VA's will be judged based on sample work and the character they wish to voice. [/I][/B]- - [LEFT]To make this an effective collaboration, we all need to work together and share ideas. I tried to make Semblii as simple and appealing as possible so the style can be copied by anyone. Easy, no? And just to display what's finished/in the works: [URL="http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sembliisheethv7.swf"][Semblii Animations Sheet][/URL] by Xra [URL="http://www.box.net/shared/gqpycnh6mh"][Stage 1 concept music][/URL] by [I]John [URL="http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2264/zembullxu2.jpg"][Zembull Concept Sheet][/URL][/I] by[I] Joel [/I][URL="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9937/zembullcolorln3.png"][Zembull Vector Concept][/URL] by Xra And that should do it. Lend a hand and join the Semblii team. Let's make this game [I]awesome[/I]. [/LEFT] [/center]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue][b][size=4]Xra's Submission [/size][/b][/color][/font][size=4][size=2][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]Yeah, it turned into a PSA, but the top layer was never touched! (Save for the technically okay layer style change.) [url="http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3010/worm2xrafg4.png"]Link[/url] Good luck to you both in the next round! I prolly won't make it there. :D[/color][/font] [/size][/size]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]Just throwing it out there... but don't mongooses [i]kill[/i] cobras? It's a little intimidating to think about.[/color][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]This sounds like something to do! Count me in, I'm itchin to use a Zoidberg trump card.[/color][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]Shock videos, screamers, or internet pranks turn me into a blubbering blob of Jell-O. Seriously, I've been ripped apart by quite a few and now I can't watch anything on the internet unless the speakers are muted and my mouse is on the close button. I can't even walk in the silent dark without images of screaming faces popping up in my mind! I [b]hate[/b] paranoia...[/color][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]Now for some prettier pictures! From old to new again: [url="http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8373/nanaekfinishedqp0.png"]Nanaek and Butterfly[/url]: Okay, so we know that I suck at making backgrounds. Nanaek had an interesting charm though, and that's why I have some pride in it. [url="http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3854/rossofinishedru9.png"]Rosso[/url]: Just a simple polar bear on the beach. Most of these characters aren't very complicated and were made simply for the heck of it. [url="http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2640/stuntshowtimegy9.png"]Stunt in Action![/url]: Here we go. This was an experiment, using the sketch lines themselves instead of tracing over them with a boring brush. Since Stunt has such an easy character design, he was the first victim and made it out without a scratch. [url="http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8100/calafotofa3.png"]Calafoto[/url]: A turtle that has eyes only for you, babeh. This picture [i]really[/i] needs a cleanup, but I'm too lazy. [url="http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/7960/teenypotentialfa5.png"]Teeny Potential[/url]: Another grungy picture. I could've done a better job drawing the Trueberry parts, but ah well. ... I've [i]still[/i] got more.[/color][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue][quote name='Katana][/color][/font][size=1][color=royalblue]Magus the Hoatzin...[strike]Naruto in bird form?[/strike] >_>[/color][/size][font=Century Gothic'][color=Blue][/quote]Agh, you're not the first one to see that. No one would prolly believe me if I said that the design was purely coincidental and based on an inside joke that involved godmodding. Thank you both for the nice comments. How about some Sonic fanstuff?: [url="http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3717/kleptnew2bg5.png"]Klept the Hybrid[/url]: A chao that got twisted with an Artificial Chaos. [url="http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/1581/kleptcomboor3.png"]He could also change into different forms[/url][/color][/font][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue][/color][/font][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue] depending on the chaos drives he consumes, but their design effort is nonexsistant right now. It's merely to give an idea of other stages.[/color][/font][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue] [url="http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3287/thepoodlefinishedwp3.png"][i]Mr. Danger[/i][/url]: A disco poodle, enough said. [url="http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9100/thepoodlefinished2es8.png"]It also comes thickly outlined[/url]! [url="http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/4839/dapinfinisheduk4.png"]`Da Pin the Panda[/url]: A large buisnessman who rules the crimeworld with an iron fist. He's essentially a Sonic version of Marvel's Kingpin. Don't hold your breath, I've got plenty of other things I've fiddled with.[/color][/font]

[font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2]Jokopoko, you stole my name! :P So, middle and last: [quote][/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]JOSEPH[/b][/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]Gender:[/b] [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2]Masculine[/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color] [font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]Usage:[/b] [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/eng.php"]English[/url], [url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/fre.php"]French[/url], [url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl.php"]Biblical[/url][/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color] [font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]Pronounced:[/b] [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2]JO-sef [b](English)[/b], zho-ZEF [b](French)[/b] [url="http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php"][key][/url][/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color] [font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2] From the Latin [i]Iosephus[/i], which was from the Greek [i][url="http://www.behindthename.com/support/transcribe.php?type=GR&target=Iwshp%5Eos"]Ιωσηφος[/url] (Iosephos)[/i], which was from the Hebrew name [i][url="http://www.behindthename.com/support/transcribe.php?type=HB&target=Ywosep"]יוֹסֵף[/url] (Yosef)[/i] meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. Because he was the favourite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This is the name of two characters in the New Testament: Joseph the husband of Mary and Joseph of Arimathea. Also, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire have had this name.[/quote]And the closest thing to Abeel is: [quote][/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]ABEL[/b][/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]Gender:[/b] [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2]Masculine[/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color] [font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]Usage:[/b] [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/eng.php"]English[/url], [url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/fre.php"]French[/url], [url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/spa.php"]Spanish[/url], [url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/por.php"]Portuguese[/url], [url="http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl.php"]Biblical[/url][/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color] [font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2][b]Pronounced:[/b] [/size][/color][/font][font=Verdana][color=Blue][size=2]AY-bul [b](English)[/b], ah-BEL [b](Spanish)[/b] [url="http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php"][key][/url][/size][/color][/font][color=Blue] [/color] [font=Verdana][size=2][color=Blue] From the Hebrew name [i][url="http://www.behindthename.com/support/transcribe.php?type=HB&target=He%5Ebe%5El"]הֶבֶל[/url] (Hevel)[/i] or [i][url="http://www.behindthename.com/support/transcribe.php?type=HB&target=Habe%5El"]הָבֶל[/url] (Havel)[/i] which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he was the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain.[/quote]Ahah. I bring the breath of the protector... I [i]am[/i] the protector! Do not worry, citizens... I am here to protect you![/color] [/size][/font]

[font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]Hello children! Few may remember me way back when... Now, I'm back (with better grammar)! But that's not what this topic's for... [/color][/font][center][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue][img]http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/5845/theupandcommingnafteam6uh8.png[/img][/color][/font] [center][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue][b][size=4]Xra's Art and Etc.! [/size][/b][/color][/font][left][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue] [/color][/font][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]Yep, I've done quite a bit while I wasn't here. So let's take it slow (In an estimated order of oldest to newest): [url="http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9174/tckfinishedde8.png"]Tak-Cha-Kwat[/url]: A bug warrior. He has experience working for someone he wishes not to reveal... [url="http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4460/stuntfinisheduz3.png"]Stunt the Puck[/url]: He charges first and never thinks to ask questions (he's mute). [url="http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2245/bixlerfinishednk5.png"]Bixler the Serval[/url]: A quiet loner whose eyes tell of a sad story. [url="http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/11/khanusfinishedjp4.png"]Khanus[/url]: An elf that shares a heart with a sinister dragon. He's also a midget. [url="http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/5355/teenyberryfinishedbb7.png"]Teeny Berry[/url]: A homicidal demon enfeebled by a curse. [url="http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/804/themacabeetl0.png"]The Macabee[/url]: The silent guardian of the royal bee colony.[/url] [url="http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2257/trueberrynewex4.png"]Trueberry[/url]: The real form of the weak Teeny Berry. The killer of many and the assassin of more. [url="http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3227/armicefinishedky2.png"]Armice the Armadillo[/url]: A rescued and upgraded 'dillo whose sticking by Teego's side. (He's getting redrawn soon.) [url="http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5123/mikofinishednz1.png"]Miko the Bat[/url]: Just an innocent little bat girl... or [i]is she[/i]... (She [i]needs[/i] to be redawn soon.) [b][url="http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2694/uncrosseyedxrafinishedqn8.png"]Xra[/url][/b]: My namesake. My own character. The [i]main[/i] character. An alien whose saving the planet!... That is, whenever he gets to it. [url="http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1718/kyrofinishedad9.png"]Kyro the Kangaroo[/url]: A kangaroo with grand mechanical prowless and a grudge. [url="http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5641/wedgefinishedbn7.png"]Wedge the Golem[/url]: The gentle giant that just doesn't want to kill anymore. [url="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8058/varrgupdatehb3.png"]Varrg the Puck[/url]: A puck that's well versed in his race's technological breakthroughs. [url="http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/557/pengofinishedwd7.png"]Pengo the Penguin[/url]: ... PENGO PENGO PENGO PENGO PENGO! [url="http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1930/dwahfedericofinishedlz1.png"]Dwah Federico[/url]: An untimely soul tethered to a rag-like body. He fights to get his life back. [url="http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1134/firebrandfinishedjo7.png"]Firebrand the Lion[/url]A young orphan simply search for his calling in life. [url="http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9324/oinbasedfinishedho5.png"]Oin[/url]: A race of onions that inhabit Earth. While mere pests on their own, [url="http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/7639/oinsfinishedqw5.png"]there's power in numbers[/url]... [url="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/8757/bobobombfinishedkm3.png"]Bo-Bo-Bomb[/url]: One of the few escapees experimented on to make boxing more interesting. [url="http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/828/nacefinishedem2.png"]Nace the Vulture[/url]: A bounty hunter that torments Bixler's being. [url="http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3623/wispfinishedhg3.png"]Wisp[/url]: Xra's... dead mommy?! [url="http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/3604/youngxrafinishedtg7.png"]Young[/url], [url="http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2093/bladedbeastxralr3.png"]Bladed Beast[/url], and [url="http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6982/truebladedbeastxragx8.png"]True Bladed Beast Xra[/url]: The different faces of Xra. After all, what good is a hero that doesn't get different forms? ... I kid, I kid. [url="http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3246/xionfinishedyo3.png"]Xion[/url]: Xra's older half brother. A generic case of jealousy? Most likely. (Fuzzy, might need to redo.) [url="http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7849/teegofinishedre8.png"]Teego[/url]: A biomechanic with a good heart. He's saved the lives of a few animals with his technology. [url="http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/1181/blankblankfinishedck8.png"]Blank-Blank[/url]: A tiny, life threatening experiment by Teego. It grows as its core grows. [url="http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9493/vasquezfinishedna2.png"]Vasquéz the Titanic Pelican[/url]: A large (see: commercial airline) bird that runs his own transport service. He has a distinct hate for technology. [url="http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4589/malleie4.png"]Little Princess Mallé[/url]: Heir to the royal bee throne. She and her brother, Gavé[/color][/font][font=Century Gothic][color=Blue]lle, seek to return the fading color and energy to their kingdom. Good luck, Macabee. [url="http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3273/magusfinishedrv5.png"]Magus the Hoatzin[/url]: A backwater bird with a split-personality. One minute, he's a goofy pest that likes to scare people, and the next, he's an expert gunman ready to take the target out. That's all for now. I have other stuff I'll show off later.[/color][/font] [/left] [/center] [/center]

[font=Fixedsys][color=Red]Man, how time flies...I thought I'd stop by my old stompin' grounds... Anywhoo, stranded island...stranded island...(I forget half you damned people) 'Prolly Syk to use his head as a shovel... [/color][/font][color=Red][font=Fixedsys]Bah, I couldn't find myself on a stranded Island...I would be too busy eating fellow stranded people, or getting the hell out. Aww well...Happeh V-Deh Everbodeh and see you whenever I feel like it!:smirk: [/font][/color]

Hehehe, your animation, and prio's upcomming production fail in comparison with my two 2 framed sequences. FEEL THY WRATH!!!!

OOC: >.> i dont fit in anywhere, im starting to have doubts, but I will continue to post untill I find unessessary...ess...es..y...o.O;; IC: [i][font=Courier New]Varskin finally sat back down at his tree after a day of nothing. Today was quiet from up here. Everything seemed fine. He was unneeded. Perhaps he was getting too old anyway.[/font][/i] [i][font=Courier New][/font][/i] [i][font=Courier New][color=seagreen][b]"One more look couldn't hurt..."[/b][color=black] He murmured to himself.[/color][/color][/font][/i] [i][font=Courier New][/font][/i] [i][font=Courier New]He peeked over the hill to see everything in order. But something seemed different. There were a few people he had never seen before. As he went to take a closer look, a huge beast flew over his head. He fell back at the speeds of this creature. Maybe something was amiss after all.[/font][/i] [i][font=Courier New][/font][/i] [i][font=Courier New]Varskin got back up on his feet and headed for the city, Morning Star in hand...[/font][/i]

[i][font=Century Gothic][size=3]Gaaarrrronnnnnnnnn.............[/size][/font][/i] [i][font=Century Gothic][size=3]Ggaaaaaarrrrrrrroonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn..........[/size][/font][/i] [center][i][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]~~~[/size][/font][/i][/center] [left][i][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]Varskin woke up abruptly, his pale yellow eyes were still crusty. He had this same dream again. It's been happening for over a week now. This was torture, and yet in a strange way, very interesting to him. For every time he woke up, his heart was beating rapidly. Like something was awakening inside him, but gets trapped again when he would arise. His dream always happened like this.[/size][/font][/i][/left] [left][i][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][/size][/font][/i] [/left] [left][i][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3][/size][/font][/i] [/left] [left] [/left] [left][/left] [left][/left] [left][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]Varskin was a young boy, but he wasn't at his home by the tree. He was in a darker village. It was cold and reeked of blood and sweat. He looked down at his clothes and saw furs of a panther stylized into a warlike outfit. Suddenly, he heard a faint sound of someone's voice. He looked around, but realized he was the only one there. The faint sound came back. It grew louder and louder untill it was in his face. "Garon" "Garon" [size=4]"GARON" "GARRRRRONNNN" [/size][size=3]He looked up to see someone standing right in front of him. It was him but older! Long grey flowing hair, enlarged teeth hanging down to his chin, and as muscular as a bull elephant. He was wielding a large stone ax. As he lifted it into the air, Varskin looked into his future's eyes.[/size][/size][/font][/left] [left][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]Anger. Those eyes told the entire story. It was pure anger. When the ax came down, the dream was already finished...[/size][/font][/left] [left][i][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]This dream was trying to show him something, but he could not understand it. Perhaps it was because of what he was...[/size][/font][/i][/left] [left][i][font=Comic Sans MS][size=3]But he dismissed it and got ready for the new day at hand...[/size][/font][/i][/left]