oh my gosh, i think i peed a little when i watched that ! i especially love the idea of the chozodia style, since one of my fav things about redesign was the old-school ridley area. taking the look of another metroid game for an area is awesome. i really can't wait to play this ! i have so many questions, but i won't ask them - instead i'll just wait patiently.
well ok i will ask one little non-spoiling question: what is the proper pronunciation of aegis?
Please ask all the questions you want, I don't mind. I'm here to be part of the community after all, and random people asking things have helped me get some great hack inspirations.
"Ee-jis" is the proper pronunciation. Emphasis on the first syllable.
First I would like to say that I really like what you did to the spazer (or wave beam or whichever beams lol), icy caverns look great, that underwater grappling looks like fun, and the desert area, before I saw the chozo face block I thought to myself I've seen that somewhere!. Amazing, amazing.
I didn't like the dark blue area. I could only see very faint shapes of the levels. This could of course be my monitor's problem though. I liked the icy caves alot; I'm getting hopeful that you used mah suggestion :)
And as for your question. I would not like to play this on Snes9x 1.51, not normal play and not TAS. But I can run Redesign fine on any of my Snes9x versions so there should be no problem.
I didn't like the dark blue area. I could only see very faint shapes of the levels. This could of course be my monitor's problem though. I liked the icy caves alot; I'm getting hopeful that you used mah suggestion :)
Yes, this was a problem with the youtube video I did not anticipate. The area will likely need re-colorization anyway. My beta testers will help me iron that out, I'm sure.
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Wow, this hack is beautiful beyond belief.
And as for your question. I would not like to play this on Snes9x 1.51, not normal play and not TAS. But I can run Redesign fine on any of my Snes9x versions so there should be no problem.
I am glad you like. Of course if there are any problems running it I will ensure they are remedied.
Wow, that video was SO COOL! lol. I like how the ground isn't very detailed. It doesn't distract, or take away from the gameplay. I actually think that looks good! Also, I like your beam palette changes. One question: Are you going to change the grapple beam one as well? Oh, and I noticed you apparently get the SA long before the Gravity Suit - I like that! What's the max missles/super missles/power bomb/energy tank number you can get? Also, could you show us a screenshot or video of those SA blocks you mentioned way earlier in this thread?
Im just throwing an idea out here acheron, But why not change where the hack comes from and try opening it in Snes9x the (E), (JU), parts.
cuz i cant open redesign in Snes9x with it ending in (E) but with (JU) at the end it opens just peachy. Hopefully u can work it out cuz i hate usin Zsnes, Snes9x all day.. 8-)
Regarding the pronunciation, "Ee-jis" is the proper way to say the word, which is why I use it. I'm very by-the-book about my grammar, in case anyone hasn't noticed. I'd personally prefer "Ay-gis" myself.
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Wow, that video was SO COOL! lol. I like how the ground isn't very detailed. It doesn't distract, or take away from the gameplay. I actually think that looks good! Also, I like your beam palette changes. One question: Are you going to change the grapple beam one as well? Oh, and I noticed you apparently get the SA long before the Gravity Suit - I like that! What's the max missles/super missles/power bomb/energy tank number you can get? Also, could you show us a screenshot or video of those SA blocks you mentioned way earlier in this thread?
All of the video was done in the "debug" mode I accidently made a little while back, which is great for testing things since I have all items. Not sure how the actual game's debug mode works but I had every item without collecting any of them. That of course won't exist in Aegis in release. Grapple beam is staying as-is, no need to change it. The max count is 230/50/50 (standard SM). The screw blocks aren't interesting enough to warrant a picture.
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Im just throwing an idea out here acheron, But why not change where the hack comes from and try opening it in Snes9x the (E), (JU), parts.
cuz i cant open redesign in Snes9x with it ending in (E) but with (JU) at the end it opens just peachy. Hopefully u can work it out cuz i hate usin Zsnes, Snes9x all day.. 8-)
Oh, I forgot to mention this was fixed, didn't I? Was due to something on my end, Snes9x works fine with Aegis now.
For the record, (E) ROMs won't work right in SMILE at all so I would have eliminated that issue looooong ago. Thanks though.
I've tried to keep silent in this thread, but that teaser is absolutely amazing. I absolutely love all the tilesets you've created, and the final background you show is astounding. I'm very much looking forward to this.
Regarding the pronunciation, "Ee-jis" is the proper way to say the word, which is why I use it. I'm very by-the-book about my grammar, in case anyone hasn't noticed. I'd personally prefer "Ay-gis" myself.
Technically, since the word comes from Latin, it would be pronounced "I-giss" where the I is pronounced as the first person pronoun.
Why am I bothering making a hack? When I finally release mine in 2050, no one will notice because they're still busy playing Aegis. Seriously wishing I could draw.
I don't really know if I have any criticisms to offer up, other than that I don't like areas made so dark you can't really see what's solid ground and what's pit of death.
Why am I bothering making a hack? When I finally release mine in 2050, no one will notice because they're still busy playing Aegis. Seriously wishing I could draw.
I don't really know if I have any criticisms to offer up, other than that I don't like areas made so dark you can't really see what's solid ground and what's pit of death.
If the areas are too dark in-game for my beta testers I will retool them appropriately of course. :)
I for one am looking forward to your hack based on screenshots. And this time a year ago I couldn't draw tilesets either. I just had an idea I wanted to see in a hack and I decided I would learn. I'm a terrible, terrible artist so I can only attribute any success to the decision I made to do it no matter what. Where talent fails, determination succeeds.
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Technically, since the word comes from Latin, it would be pronounced "I-giss" where the I is pronounced as the first person pronoun.
A look in my dictionary says it's Ee-jis. If you can get me a little more proof of this I would really appreciate it, I don't know much about Latin.
Here's what Dictionary.com has to say about the word Aegis:
ae·gis Pronunciation[ee-jis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation ânoun 1. Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon. 2. protection; support: under the imperial aegis. 3. sponsorship; auspices: a debate under the aegis of the League of Women Voters.
Archeron, your pronunciation agrees with theirs, can you tell us how the definition applies to your hack? (if at all)
PS- If it's a major spoiler than please lie and say it doesn't have anything to do with it. *wink*
Archeron, your pronunciation agrees with theirs, can you tell us how the definition applies to your hack? (if at all)
IIRC the games plot revolves around a ship called the Aegis (or G.F.S Aegis maybe, I dunno), and in videogames and movies ships are usually named after some cool sounding fancy mythological stuff. So I guess that makes sense.
[Origin: 1695–1705; < L < Gk aigís shield of Zeus or Athena, prob. from aig- (s. of aíx goat) + -is n. suffix, from a type of shield made of goatskin]
As we who have taken Latin all know, the Romans adapted the spelling of words to fit their own pronunciation, so we who have taken Latin can guess that it is pronounced (IPA) /'aɪ gɪs/.
Personally, I think he can pronounce it however he wants. It is his hack, after all. Plus, it might be nice if we got this conversation back on topic about the hack, unless the author (Acheron86, for those of you who are a little more slow-witted here) feels like talking about this.
Personally, I think he can pronounce it however he wants. It is his hack, after all. Plus, it might be nice if we got this conversation back on topic about the hack, unless the author (Acheron86, for those of you who are a little more slow-witted here) feels like talking about this.
Don't mini-mod. This conversation is relevant to the thread, regardless of whether or not I like it. And I do like it obviously.
K, never mind. It was just a little annoying, because you said how you wanted to pronounce it, and we kept going on and on with the same information. Not much new info was forthcoming. Nvm.
Sry if this question is answered before, but u know i really dont feel like goin back and readin 28 pages of post but...
Can we expect an overhaul hack like redesign after aegis is finished?
Also... Are u making an artwork for say like a a link to the hack or w/e, I would b honored to help with anything that comes to changing images or what not. :D
