Author Topic: Danmaku!! Let me AX you a question (Read 228789 times)

Colticide · « **Reply #270 on:** November 05, 2014, 03:01:15 AM »

Still works in my book lol!

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #271 on:** November 08, 2014, 04:37:00 AM »

Amazon gift cards are now a standard payment method for us, lulz.

Satori was finished, here she is:

At my day job, the past two months have beat me into the ground. We went live today though and I didn't kill anyone/get fired for threatening to, so things are looking up!

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #272 on:** November 21, 2014, 02:25:12 AM »

Welcome back, Moogs here.

My email is full of Japanese which only Carrot understands, it took me a bit to find this for you.

Alice Margatroid, the Seven-Colored Puppeteer comes to Danmaku!! illustrated by Cierra, who has a deep love for her. Shanghai and Hourai guest star in the illustration, but that's to be expected.

Alice is a great character to be because she doesn't lose Power cards when she gets hit! They must be on strings or something. She may also discard any of her permanents to activate her Spell Card. I guess Marisa was right, she's a bit cruel.

That Spell Card, Doll's War, deals damage to all other players if they don't play a shoot card. It also doesn't count as an attack so it doesn't trigger things like counters!

Did you know that canon Alice likes a challenge? At one point in Danmaku!!'s alpha stage, she had Tenshi's Spell Card effect. Moving abilities and spell cards from one character to another happened a lot in the early days.

Colticide · « **Reply #273 on:** November 21, 2014, 02:35:01 AM »

Do I really need to say what I feel about this update? I mean just look <-- there and v down there! In all seriousness I now know my new favorite to play as, setting off counters are something I always end up doing in card games and Alice seems to be a safe bet if you fall for those. Anymore news on a possible date for a physical release?

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #274 on:** November 21, 2014, 02:41:08 AM »

What's going on behind the curtain right now is a lots of hiring and such, we're telling all the artists the new year is the deadline.

I hope to start taking preorders at the new year, setting that up is my current big task. Carrot is busy managing the JP artists.

Colticide · « **Reply #275 on:** November 21, 2014, 02:48:26 AM »

Wow just around the corner, I personally can't wait to preorder! Thank you for your and Carrot's hard work!

Also gameplay question: When picking characters do you pick who ever you want or is it a draw a character card and use that for the game kind-of-way?

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #276 on:** November 21, 2014, 02:55:36 AM »

We found most methods that intend to be fair, are.

In the rulebook it says to use whatever method you like, but the suggested default is that after roles are handed out, everyone draws two characters at random and chooses one. Gettings roles first is important beacuse a handful of characters (read:Eirin) are distinctly better at some roles than others.

When teaching the game we aways use the 7 simple characters. Those being Reimu, Marisa, Tenshi, Patchouli, Utsuho, Remilia, and Youmu. (Edit: Youmu, not Satori, derp)

A common houserule is that if your character survives a game you can keep it for the next game.

NekoNekoRex · « **Reply #277 on:** November 21, 2014, 03:14:52 AM »

Damn, last time I looked at this it looked super interesting, now I come back to see preorders coming up, nice. Can't wait to see more art of this if it'll all be turned in by year's end.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #278 on:** November 21, 2014, 03:41:52 AM »

So what do you all want to see in a Danmaku!! update?

Art is a safe interest, but other than airing our dirty laundry and the chaos that goes on behind the scenes, which I'm not going to do, I don't really know what people are interested in. I tend to post big milestones obviously, but I'd like to post twice a week if I can generate content for it.

Someone on reddit asked what our artist selection process was, I gave a short answer there but I could give a big one. Though that's only one post.

Would you be interested in artist profiles?

I dunno...

Colticide · « **Reply #279 on:** November 21, 2014, 03:44:26 AM »

Well this is a good way to get introduced to artists that's for sure. What kind of info would be on their profiles?

commandercool · « **Reply #280 on:** November 21, 2014, 03:46:24 AM »

I'd like to see as many design notes as possible. So profiles on individual cards or characters with the iterations they went through in design and things like that would be interesting for me. The art's cool too though. Whatever, just seeing updates of any kind is fun.

Helepolis · « **Reply #281 on:** November 21, 2014, 07:36:57 AM »

Quote from: Moogs Parfait on November 21, 2014, 03:41:52 AM

So what do you all want to see in a Danmaku!! update?

I would like to see a video (or archived one if already made) of game flow / example and explanations why the mechanics were designed like this. Like explaining the various strategies and such. Doesn't needs to be a huge video but max 10min would be more than plenty.

Or maybe an example duel ?

Colticide · « **Reply #282 on:** November 21, 2014, 02:19:33 PM »

Quote from: Helepolis on November 21, 2014, 07:36:57 AM

I would like to see a video (or archived one if already made) of game flow / example and explanations why the mechanics were designed like this. Like explaining the various strategies and such. Doesn't needs to be a huge video but max 10min would be more than plenty.

Or maybe an example duel ?

I fully second this!

Zhelot · « **Reply #283 on:** November 22, 2014, 05:23:16 PM »

3rded, the art is sweet, but I'm more interested in that crunch (possibly of the captain variety).

Gameplay videos, mechanics discussion, and design decisions are what really interest me, personally.

I really like the design space of a single shared deck, I'm curious on your methodology for balancing singletons and 2-4 copies of cards (One of the big criticisms in my circle was that Voile was just too swingy though that's definitely subjective).

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #284 on:** November 22, 2014, 08:21:33 PM »

Thanks for your thoughts.

Tutorial/Demo videos are probably the most common request we get but also the hardest. We should make one or two though I know. I'll try out tech articles and artist profiles too. Most of the artists have bigger fandoms than us, but a little introduction to a new audience never hurts.

For a tech article I think I might start with the 80 card deck and the thoughts behind that, rather than characters or specific rules.

For artist profile I'll see if one of our more prolific artists wants to do something, perhaps someone accessable like Inma. http://inma.deviantart.com/ Some artists specialize in R-18 material though...

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #285 on:** November 27, 2014, 02:54:43 AM »

Posting early because of the turkey invasion.

Today?s card is the monk on the offensive, Hijiri Byakuren, illustrated by speed demon Inma R. This is her fourth character card for Danmaku!!, we greatly appreciate her contributions.

Byakuren?s ability allows her to make a counter attack against any aggressors, but requires her to use a Danmaku card to do it. Her self titled spell card buffs her Range and Distance so that she?s simultaniously extremely difficult to hit and can easily hit others.

Byakuren?s spell card is powerful, but comes with a hidden cost. If you face Byakuren, cancelling her spell card with a Bomb cancel of your own can disrupt her plans greatly. Byakuren is particularly weak against Reisen, who can steal the spell card?s effect outright. She is strong against multi-attackers like Youmu and Marisa, who provoke many counters.

Colticide · « **Reply #286 on:** November 27, 2014, 03:33:23 AM »

Love how the eyes are done! Till the game is out I think most of my attention is on the art. Byakuren seems a bit more advanced then some of the others I've seem.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #287 on:** November 27, 2014, 04:45:12 AM »

There could be any number of reasons for that, we paid Inma a little more for this one, she leveled up, she was inspired, dunno. If you mean better than the other artists, I think Inma is one of our best simply because she seems to get what we need. She's also extremely professional.

If you can afford it and want art done, perhaps for your Danmakufu project, I highly recommend hiring her:

http://inma.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-Status-Waitlist-closed-232241340#03

I'm assuming though that you're not talking about boobs when you say "advanced"

Inma drew a cuter Byakuren for Sutra Scroll, and afterwards she was like "You should have told me the common depiction of her was more mature!" We hadn't been complaining mind you, she just was concerned she got it wrong.

http://danmaku.mysteryparfait.com/danmaku-art-sorcerers-sutra-scroll/

Colticide · « **Reply #288 on:** November 27, 2014, 06:14:43 AM »

Quote from: Moogs Parfait on November 27, 2014, 04:45:12 AM

There could be any number of reasons for that, we paid Inma a little more for this one, she leveled up, she was inspired, dunno. If you mean better than the other artists, I think Inma is one of our best simply because she seems to get what we need. She's also extremely professional.

If you can afford it and want art done, perhaps for your Danmakufu project, I highly recommend hiring her:

http://inma.deviantart.com/journal/Commissions-Status-Waitlist-closed-232241340#03

I'm assuming though that you're not talking about boobs when you say "advanced"

Inma drew a cuter Byakuren for Sutra Scroll, and afterwards she was like "You should have told me the common depiction of her was more mature!" We hadn't been complaining mind you, she just was concerned she got it wrong.

http://danmaku.mysteryparfait.com/danmaku-art-sorcerers-sutra-scroll/

Oh don't tempt me, I can totally afford to get some art from her for my rpg project! (what a time saver, but still need to learn how to draw on my own)

By advanced I meant to say about her play style and not her breasts lol.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #289 on:** November 27, 2014, 06:35:02 AM »

I really like promoting artists (even though many of them have bigger followings than us) so I'd also recommend RisuMon as a cheap option:

https://www.facebook.com/RisuMonArt

I think her queue is currently full, but artists art typically open to serious clients regardless.

I'm curious why you think of her as an advanced play style character. Most of the difficult to use characters have been moved to the EX Expansion, which includes a lot of final bosses and EX bosses. All the shapeshifters are there for instance, both Mamizou and Nue require knowledge of all characters in order to not have handicaps.

Colticide · « **Reply #290 on:** November 27, 2014, 06:50:03 AM »

Well it mostly comes from my own experience with card games, the counter and the buff to range and distance just seemed like a extra layer of stuff to keep track of, which is why I said she seemed more advanced. It's just me and my inability to plan with cards rather then an issue with the game.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #291 on:** December 05, 2014, 04:38:59 AM »

We?ve had a lot of pretty girl posts lately, so let?s have an action post! Mieharu provided us with Challenge?s art. Lots of other Touhou stuff on his pixiv page so check him out.

Challenge is an interesting card. It?s a Shoot! that?s not a Shoot!. First of all it doesn?t count as an attack, so abilities and counters that work off attacks don?t work for it. There?s no interfering with another?s duel! It also isn?t a Danmaku card, so it doesn?t count against your round limit for those. Thirdly it works regardless of range, which is useful all on its own. However, you can actually lose the Challenge and lose a life yourself.

Wallpapers on main site:

http://danmaku.mysteryparfait.com/alice-vs-youmu/

Colticide · « **Reply #292 on:** December 05, 2014, 05:31:34 AM »

Nice, new wallpaper to add! Not to sure what else to add but again, looks great.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #293 on:** December 05, 2014, 05:35:52 AM »

How about the influence of Youmu's bloomers on the theme of stoicism vs cynicism in post modern art.

PhantomSong · « **Reply #294 on:** December 05, 2014, 11:16:49 PM »

Quote from: Moogs Parfait on September 11, 2014, 11:24:26 PM

Oh man, I just saw this now.
I'm hoping that means Yuyuko's in here.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #295 on:** December 06, 2014, 12:01:55 AM »

Yuyuko is someone whose design we had a lot of trouble with, she will come in a later set for sure though. Assuming Danmaku!! isn't a miserable failure that is.

Colticide · « **Reply #296 on:** December 06, 2014, 01:57:02 AM »

Well marketing is both the best and expensive way to get word around. The problem I'm finding is that I don't know any large card guys or places or YouTube channels for them to showcase.

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #297 on:** December 08, 2014, 01:13:11 AM »

Oh hey Freeze-Ex is streaming Scarlet Mist

https://www.picarto.tv/live/channel.php?watch=FreezeEx#

Colticide · « **Reply #298 on:** December 08, 2014, 01:21:50 AM »

Yeah! About time Freeze got some artwork in this game!

Moogs Parfait · « **Reply #299 on:** December 08, 2014, 01:23:19 AM »

We've been in his queue for months on his dA page, I'm surprised no one noticed =P