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Dizzy in Unity

Started by Lurker on 11 October 2016 • 6,732 views

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#5560911 October 2016

Hi everyone I am a long time lurker here,

I have started creating a new Dizzy game using the Unity engine, and so far everything is quite promising. If anyone is interested in this project please send me reply. Right now, I am trying to create the inventory system. I am hoping to finish this project around the new year. If you know the C# language, any help is welcome.

#8465211 October 2016

Welcome to the forum! :smile:

I can't help with your project I'm afraid, I know nothing about C#, but I wish you luck! Will you be sharing the finished game on yolfolk.com?

#8465411 October 2016

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Welcome to the forum! :smile:

I can’t help with your project I’m afraid, I know nothing about C#, but I wish you luck! Will you be sharing the finished game on yolfolk.com?

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Yep I will share the project and the game here. I really like this community. Once the unity project is complete, it will be possible to create Dizzy games with minimal knowledge of C#.
I came up with this idea last year, when I created a platformer game for my class. That game had only a couple of levels and had very simple game mechanics. Walk, Jump collect berries... I realized that I could create Dizzy game using those mechanics. Only missing thing was the graphics, and the inventory system.

Currently I have managed to create a very simple inventory system, by watching several youtube videos, and added animated sprites. It is very basic at the moment. Dizzy can only collect items, but he cannot drop them, also the inventory itself is quite large. (30 slots at the moment)

I remember that having 3-4 item slots was very tedious during the old Dizzy games, so I made it bigger. But I am not sure if it is too big.

I will try to implement as much as possible from the past Dizzy games, such as the aqualung, umbrella, the mining hat...

I have some extra mechanics in mind, but I am not sure if I will ever implement them. Such as buying or selling items, double jump, light vs dark mechanics, freezing temperatures...

#8465612 October 2016

Wow, sounds good. Sadly I know no C# so would not be able to assist you, but good luck with this.

#8466216 October 2016

Thanks everyone for their support. The inventory system is almost complete. But there is still a lot to do, and many many bugs to fix. :tup:

#8466316 October 2016

Hi there.

I have no knowledge of Unity or C# myself but I wish you all the best with the project and I look forward to seeing It's progress. :smile:

#8466617 October 2016

If it is going to make anyone feel better, I don't know much about C# either. I am just watching internet tutorials and merging existing code. But luckily I made my first major breakthrough today. The inventory items now can be dropped. (There are still some problems every item has the same name which is going to be a problem in the future)

Current features:

The inventory can be opened and closed with the push of a button.
The multiple inventory items of the same type can be stored.
Dizzy can jump and move with mostly complete animations.
The screen can be scrolled.
Dizzy can pick up larger items.

Problems

The items can only be dropped with the help of a mouse.
I still don't know how to texturize landscapes, as a result I only create flat surfaces. This may be the flattest Dizzy game ever.
I might eventually need some help with the sprites. If you know some sprite artist who is planning to get into creating video games, I might help that person with the C# codes.

That is all for today. :smile:

#8469820 October 2016

This sounds pretty cool. I have a question about models. What file types can the Unity engine use? I know some editors can use 3ds or obj files. I can create those in the program anim8or.

#8471721 October 2016

This might sound a bit disappointing, but it will be 2D. I am using the Magicland Dizzy models. Still thanks for your interest.

#8472221 October 2016

No disappointments here.
Sounds like it's going to take some time to get it the way you want it. I wish you the best of luck on this project. {yolkfolk}:thumb:

#8472521 October 2016

Once the unity project is complete, it will be possible to create Dizzy games with minimal knowledge of C#. Good luck! :tup: I recommend to read the book and then watch YouTube.

I also write for Unity new game in dizzy style:

#8472621 October 2016

That inventory system looks great! Mine is still controlled by the mouse. I have many more tutorials to watch.