Thread "2015 Rant/Share/General Discussion thread" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 6:09PM, Sep. 5, 2015

You can but it should be with your own unique characters and sprites. You wouldn't want to sell something made with copyrighted materials.
EDIT: Funny story. I once thought someone else was you on Guild. I had a brain fart with your username.

Posted at 7:09PM, Sep. 5, 2015

Just gotta remember… I have no heart in my username and "lone" has an extra N. :)

I don't think you could sell any games made with that engine even if your artwork was original. It's in the Terms of Service for that program I think. And isn't that program an unauthorized translation of a Japan only product? Anyways, it's a good way to go if you're learning how to make fighting games I think.

Posted at 7:09PM, Sep. 5, 2015

Program was made by a group called Elecbyte. It's not an unauthorized translation or anything.
You could sell everything but the actual exe. Just would have to give a link for it. Though I'm thinking they may have changed that with the newest versions. I'd have to read the terms again.
And I have no idea why I thought that was you. Names are no where near similar hah

Posted at 7:09PM, Sep. 5, 2015

heh. I gotta go check that out then. I always thought the program Enterbrain put out was called Fighter Maker, though. So I'm pretty much out of the loop on that info.

But I bought Clickteam Fusion, so I'm making that investment count (currenlty working on an inspiration to the Valis game series because the people who currently have the license to it are not doing anything with it… or I have yet to hear of any news on it).

Posted at 8:09PM, Sep. 7, 2015

It's Tuesday and my brain is NOT working today. :(
Dammit.
I'm going to draw.

Bravo, send us a selfie with those swords man! Do it
Dooooo it.

Posted at 8:09AM, Sep. 8, 2015

I don't do selfies. Besides I don't intend to take them out of the bubble wrap.

Posted at 11:09AM, Sep. 8, 2015

Speaking of game creation earlier. This Friday is the US release of Mario Maker! =D
That probably means it'll be released in Australia sometime in 2026. Provided they don't find it too violent.
Sorry Ozone

Posted at 2:09AM, Sep. 9, 2015

I have mario maker ordered for my sons birthday… in october. helps to be prepared for these things.

Posted at 2:09AM, Sep. 9, 2015

ozoneocean wrote:
I've asked JNP to get quotes on programmers, specifically to add stat tracking for comics. That's it, no bug fixes, no extra stuff yet, just stats. I want to make it modular and go for small things that will make people happy rather than major stuff that could break everything. We can work up to that.
Anyway, if we know what stuff costs we know how much to ask for in a kickstarter or patreon.

It would be nice to see who's dropping in. Would additional pages break everything? I've thought about creating an additional comic for cast pages and so on, but not many people would make the extra effort to go there I don't suppose.

Posted at 12:09PM, Sep. 9, 2015

I've had a productive day comic making today.
On a smilar not I'm looking for someone to take on writing and drawing the next page for a comic jam for we are the duck. Any takers?

Posted at 5:09PM, Sep. 9, 2015

Good on you Genejoke!

@Scarf- can you still create additional pages with the current system or is that bugged out?
Either way, those don't apear to be a popular thing with readers unfortunately.
A good alternative would be to have a comic page or chapter that does the same job and clearly reference it in your archive with a descriptive title so it can be found easily :)

JNP hasn't gotten back ro me with any quotes yet though…

Posted at 8:09PM, Sep. 9, 2015

I've contacted a few independants with no luck. I'll step up the look.

Posted at 9:09PM, Sep. 9, 2015

Thanks man!

Posted at 2:09AM, Sep. 10, 2015

ozoneocean wrote:
@Scarf- can you still create additional pages with the current system or is that bugged out?
Either way, those don't apear to be a popular thing with readers unfortunately.

As far as I know there has never been a way to create additional pages with the current system, which might have something to do with their lack of popularity.

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I'm going to a place called Hell Lane to pick some sloe berries. Nothing says christmas like sloe gin!

Posted at 7:09AM, Sep. 10, 2015

Ya, there's a way to make additional pages. Here's a shitty one I made as a test page ages ago: https://next.theduckwebcomics.com/Pinky_TA/intro/
It's on the "subpages" tab of your comic control panel.

I love your new slogan!

Posted at 3:09PM, Sep. 10, 2015

Yeah, I have a sub page for Lore. I added a link to it in misc links on comic page.

Posted at 8:09AM, Sep. 11, 2015

You are both streets ahead of me - how did I never manage to see this? Finally I have a place to list cast bios and give away free moustaches. Thanks a million chaps!

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Took a walk past W. Heath Robinson's house this morning. It has one of those blue plaques they put up to denote famous ex residents. Not a comic artist as such, but still a great source of inspiration for those of us who like to draw the funnies, such as his wartime plans to thwart invading Germans.

Posted at 2:09PM, Sep. 11, 2015

That would work well on Guam. Just direct them to Tarague Beach (where the rocks are so sharp you have to wear heavy duty boots and clothing just to walk around without getting hurt). :)

Posted at 8:09PM, Sep. 13, 2015

That's genious Scarf!

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I've almost finished with my sword redesign. As soon as I get my silver wire I can embark on the final tricky stage of attempting to try and put it all back together again…

Gotta I twist all that wire together nice and neatly, without damaging it, wrap the leather around the grip, wrap the wire around the lot, then try and force that onto the sword tang with the nicely polished 3 bar guard and hilt ring, THEN try and force the backstrap on so that the holes through it line up with the hole in the grip AND the tang…
…so that I can hammer a pin through both and peen it in on either side. That'll be the hardest part.

But if I get it all right it'll look great and be pretty unique: You won't be able to buy a fat bladed sabre like that off the shelf unless you find an antique like it.

I like my things to be uncommon and unique if possible, which is one of the reasons I'm not fond of a lot of Apple stuff.

Posted at 5:09AM, Sep. 14, 2015

My daughter loves to drag me into the apple store - my idea of hell. It's just a lot of tables, with people standing around ogling the holy artefacts and looking very pleased with themselves. As soon as you're in a "unique individual" wants to connect you with apple. It's similar to other tortures, but you have to attatch the electrodes yourself.

Lonnehart wrote:
That would work well on Guam. Just direct them to Tarague Beach (where the rocks are so sharp you have to wear heavy duty boots and clothing just to walk around without getting hurt). :)

Sounds like the ideal place for a quiet picnic. Handy if you've forgotten your can opener too!

Posted at 6:09AM, Sep. 14, 2015

Lonnehart wrote:
That would work well on Guam. Just direct them to Tarague Beach (where the rocks are so sharp you have to wear heavy duty boots and clothing just to walk around without getting hurt). :)

Which is why of course it's listed as a place to see in the tourist guide. They always do that just to see how many idiots show up in flip-flops.

Posted at 8:09AM, Sep. 14, 2015

Been to Tarague a few times. You COULD get around in flip flops/slippers/zorries, but the pounding waves at high tide make that very difficult. The place has cut me up more than once, even while wearing Battle Dress Uniform during my time with the Army Reserve (my boots got torn up there so I got a reissue).

*whew* Finally the Nether gets added to Minecraft Pocket Edition, bringing the mobile game closer to its PC older brother. Only one small problem… the update's full of BUGS!!!

And in other news, apparently the creator of Minecraft is unhappy being rich…

Posted at 12:09AM, Sep. 17, 2015

unhappy being rich… perhaps he wasn't happy before. Or maybe he could donate it all to struggling artists…

Posted at 11:09AM, Sep. 17, 2015

Lonnehart wrote:
And in other news, apparently the creator of Minecraft is unhappy being rich…

I don't want to be rich, I just want to have lots of money…

Posted at 8:09PM, Sep. 17, 2015

It's been a crazy week back at school! My honours courses are really starting off quite quickly - I've already got a ton of readings to do.

I'm probably most excited for my Russian history course (more specifically it's on Russian-Ukrainian encounters in the 19th century). I've wanted to take a course with the prof for ages, but he's been on sabbatical and whatnot so he hasn't taught a course in a while. I'm the only girl in the class, which is very weird at my university and especially in history classes - although there are only seven of us in total.

I'm quite worried about my Curatorial Practicum course. Most of the other students are either grad students or are in Art History, so I'm worried that I'll get lost in the seminar discussions. I've heard the professor is tough, too…not so much in terms of grading, but in terms of dishing out criticism. So there will probably be some tears shed over this course, but I think it will be really good experience for me.

And I had a really good meeting with my favourite professor who I'm doing a directed reading course with next semester! He seems really excited about the theme I've chosen and had some great ideas for books and topics that we can look at. He also gave me some really good advice as I've been having a bit of a "what-should-I-do-with-my-life" crisis.

I've also been out just about every evening over the past week. Between the upcoming election and seeing school friends again there's been a lot of socialising. Hopefully it will tide me over when I'm locked in my room writing a million essays.

Genejoke wrote:
unhappy being rich… perhaps he wasn't happy before. Or maybe he could donate it all to struggling artists…

Nice try. ;)