Dirk Dashing 2 Production Update

Despite having fewer hours to work on it, I still made some good progress on Dirk Dashing 2 last month.

First, I've given Dirk a new move: the ability to hang from wires like clothes lines, telephone lines, etc. He can move left and right along the wire, and can either let go and drop or jump off the wire. This adds some variety to his moves, and opens up some great new architectural possibilities for level design.

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Second, I've been working on some of the building interiors for level 1. One of the comments I occasionally get about the first game is that the building interiors are too sparse. So I've been drawing some furniture pieces like desks, tables, filing cabinets, and so on, as well as decorations like clocks, paintings, light fixtures, etc. I've also been experimenting with the new lighting effects to add some variety to the rooms, so some rooms are dim and some are brightly lit.

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Third, I've been drawing the animation for some of the new characters. Above, you can see the new drawing for Agent K. She didn't need her winter parka for this adventure, so I had to redraw her. And below, you can see the artwork for one of the new bad guys. You'll be seeing a lot of these guys in the game. On the left is the raw pencil drawing, and on the right is what he looks like after I scanned him into the computer, inked him, painted him, and applied cel shading. It took over 40 animation frames to bring him to life, and I had to repeat this process for each individual drawing.

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And here's a screen capture of him in the game. You can see him on the right, taking a shot at Dirk.

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At this point, I have 3 of the 4 maps in level 1 completed. I'm currently working on some of the new characters and traps that will be introduced in the last map in level 1. I'm hoping to completely finish the first level by Thanksgiving. Then I can start cranking out the rest of the levels.