User blog:Kain McBride/MGQ Side Story Creator / Editor Progress...


 * So I'm making a little progress with the side story editor, not a huge amount or anything because I've come to a bit of a snag and am having to deal with that first (has to do with the number of sprites in MGQ), but I'm working on it...


 * So far I've got create a new side story, which has an about section ('cause you should take credit for your side story), background image change, solid background change (background clear), and the ability to add and stop background music.


 * Background Image has a preview so you can see the image you're selecting, be it part of the game's stock backgrounds or a custom background you've created yourself.


 * Solid background colour previews the colour you've selected, allowing you to fully customize (with decimal) the colour that you're going to use.


 * Background Music change previews the music file that you're using; the program will probably handle any audio type you attempt to include in your story, that said I wouldn't try anything except ogg and wav. MP3 might be compatible with MGQ, but I've not tested it. By all means, try what you want and see if it works. Just don't get upset if it crashes.


 * Aside from that, I'm getting to it... just taking some time... The issue I'm having with sprites is that there are 5536 sprites included in Monster Girl Quest, and that's a lot of images. So, to make it a little easier to look at I'm categorizing by monster, then by scene type so the user can select what they want without having to go through 5536 images to find it.


 * Using variables and restarts, it would seem that the side stories have near limitless potential for length and complexity. There are some things that I don't think can happen, such as maps with clickable locations, town/city menus, etc.; at least without a re-patch to increase the capabilities of side stories. It's doable, but problematic. Will look into how 'possible' it is to do, but I'm not sure that making that edit is entirely legal.