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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack!

@zerobeat032.bsky.social

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hey, indie game dev here! working on a turn based rpg called Panic Attack! that's ultimately about getting the gang together for one last adventure... inside someone's mind. Also expect random stuff at times. #rpg, #indiedev, #indiegame, #PanicAttackRpg

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · Jul 3

Panic Attack! is a turn-based rpg boss rush inspired by comics, fighting games, and a ton of rpgs. Explore weird locales within Autumn Bay. Fight even weirder foes and unlock different 7(?) stages to dive into. What's WAVE hiding in the heart of the city?...

#PanicAttackRpg, #rpg, #indiegame

Mike standing in front of the news station that's located on the side of a sky scraper. It's known as Information News 12. Each "screen" has a name and some even have editor note's like comic books. This one talks about GRANT making the news station in a certain issue.

The battle screen for Panic Attack!. You can see Mike, Ray, and Diana facing off against enemies. Mike is currently selecting a tech to use. You can see each character's HP and MP.

cutscene picture for the battle against astronaut, Captain Fury. He is trying to get back to his homeland. you can see his hand reaching out of the TV.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 8h

sorry I've been so quiet lately. Definitely got a lot going on. redoing a lot of the gameplay and level structure... plus my personal life is getting fairly complicated right now.

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 1d

I need Sega to remember they made skies...

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 1d

double dragon revive... is a game. the song for the Williams boss fight is amazing. it is otherwise a video game.

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 4d

too many... unlimited saga, ff 13, the adventures of batman and Robin (Sega), sonic CD (JP), 3rd Strike and 2nd impact, metal gear solid 2, Darkstalkers 3, Blazblue, Tekken 3, 4 and Tag 1... etc

Nintendeal @nintendeal.com · 6d

What video game OST is this for you?

Gloved cartoon hand turning up the volume on an old iPod and then volume bar is breaking through the side of the iPod

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 4d

no game Dev today... but things are going smoothly. I just need to piece the game back together so to speak.

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 5d

Showed how it Mike is in his normal state yesterday during battle transitions... now let's see LO-FI change back into Mike. Mike's gotta earn that chill out time once a fight starts.

#PanicAttackRpg, #indiegame, #rpg, #rpgmaker

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 5d

so one thing in battles for rpg maker MZ I just accidently realized was AMAZING, was if you're using YED Sideview Battler, A. it works without the patch now. B. because Visustella Action Sequences are common events now and most of it is plugin commands, you can STILL use custom motions from YED.

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 6d

Some new stuff...

1. Mike "mostly" fights alone now, but has access to concepts/ideas of his "friends" that he can summon.

2. Mike starts with 2 actions a turn because his will is strong enough that if he believes he gets 2, he gets 2.

#PanicAttackRpg, #indiegame, #rpg, #rpgmaker

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 9d

accurate lol

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 9d

The game is heading in an exciting direction folks. I finally, FINALLY feel like I know what to do.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 12d

I've been quiet for a while now. I've been working on a lot behind the scenes for the game. basically gave it a decent sized reboot to gather my thoughts on the project and HOPEFULLY finally aim in a direction that works. the AuHD is really making this tough, but I got this.

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 14d

ahh thanks for the heads up!

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 15d

I just remembered that I have an ep on bandcamp that me and some homies worked on. "The Wonderful Woes of Zerobeat"...

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 17d

I redid Mike's idle in battle to match his void form. both of which were inspired by Alex from SF3. Mike's got grappler moves, so I figured to model his stance based on that.

#PanicAttackRpg, #rpg, #indiegame, #digitalart

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 18d

that's very true when you're solo or even a small team

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 19d

that actually makes a lot of sense. I think my biggest issue was not learning any of this stuff before I started flinging areas together without much thought of how'd they'd be used/explored. it was actually almost an ENTIRE year into the game before I even drew my 1st map. too much battle focus.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 19d

while I know my game has a visual identity, I feel I doesn't really have a gameplay one. especially outside of battles. but then again, it's a turn based rpg. but then again, because of the sidescroller design, I feel I need to rethink exploring cause I feel like there isn't much

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 20d

I did and at first... it was pretty minimal, until I updated it so high that yeah... it finally runs better. trust me tho, I spent years trying to get better performance, especially in battles and nothing helped. I was after to boost the NWJS too high, but I basically had to.

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 20d

yeah, even tho I'm finally getting the hang of MZ... I still think I'm gonna just stick with MV. I know how to do what I need already. I've mainly only ever wanted to deal with MZ for the performance and certain plugins.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 20d

I think I know what my biggest issue is with rpg maker mz... it's soooo hard to manipulate windows. stuff is changing finally, but any custom UI stuff feels like an utter nightmare. be it in battle (especially) or normal menus... "good luck". problems I've solved in MV, way worse in MZ.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 22d

My game was always based around a comic book idea I had back in 2003-2004... the characters on the wall are actually from that version of the story that takes place a few years before the events of the game. Mike's older brother being a part of the original crew.

#PanicAttackRpg, #indiegame, #rpg

Mike standing in the kitchen of his apartment, staring at a blank TV. above him is a picture that includes his older brother, Jacky and his group of friends who saved Autumn Bay, a few years prior.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 22d

I can say is a LOT has come together in a short amount of time. I've once again tried to get things going in rpg maker MZ and (probably because I haven't touched battles yet), it's actually going really well. or better than it has in the past.

#PanicAttackRpg, #indiegame, #rpg, #rpgmaker

Mike running along in his other form as LO-FI. In this form, you can see the shadow trail LO-FI leaves as he runs. Also, there is no walking when you gotta move fast before you lose your cool... so LO-FI automatically runs.

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 28d

I might take pics of what each battle style looks like and see what the people think looks cool cause I guess I'll never decide on my own... lol love how indecisive I can be

The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · 29d

May Robbins... The new mystery girl in Mike's apartment complex. She moved to Autumn Bay from Summer City for a reason. To get away from the big city and a certain riot causer.

She loves science and gaming... and has an experiment in the works.

#PanicAttackRpg, #indiegame, #rpg, #digitalart

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The Manic Minds of Mike and May: Panic Attack! @zerobeat032.bsky.social · Sep 26

While I've been showing some of what's new with stuff outside of battle, it'll be a bit before I can show that stuff again. it's getting completely revamped from the ground up. Basically I'll be redoing everything (outside of the sprites). I'll be getting on that as soon as I get all my ideas ready.

It's a mystery who this man is... but, he looks hurt.