ShinyToyGuns

I don't plan on it, Mark :) How are things going with you? OMG RITE?! Yeah, it's been ages...I'm a completely different person now than I was back then. Hope all is well with you :) Thanks :) Feel free to message me if you want to talk more :) I probably won't be doing much game making these days, but I'll try to pop on here more regularly. :)

Shiny's back, tell a friend Yes, two trailer park girls go round the outside. I'm not quite sure when the last time I popped in was, but going back on a quick recap of the past year: Last July, I got my first (and last) DUI. This sent me into a downward spiral filled with drugs, some sex, and lots of alcohol. Oh, and lots of money spent. Got involved with some not-so-great influences, and almost landed in jail. January rolled around, so I figured I would start a new year with a fresh start. After meeting an amazing girl (online, go figure), I decided it was time to straighten out. As of February 14, 2013, I am completely drug and alcohol free. I stopped seeing a psychiatrist after 12+ years of therapy in March. I started going to college for a degree in Food Service Management in May (2 weeks left until this semester is done). Last Friday (the 7th), I was told that I got a promotion at work that I had put in for a few weeks ago. I'll be starting when I get back from vacation after this week :) In summary, my life could not be going better right now. It took a lot (years) of wading through miles of s***, but things are finally pulling together. I'm truly the happiest I've been in the longest time; and in the best shape of my life :D For those of you that remember me, I've changed, and I'm back! For those of you that don't, hello! ~Steven a.k.a. Shiny~ Me and my girlfriend, Tracy, at the beginning of this month:

Welcome back, Franklin!

Wasn't the final round of voting supposed to begin yesterday (19-22)?

I've passed your feedback onto the co-owner of the game, Murdoc, and here's what he had to say: Thanks for your help, Jon. :)

Thank-you for your feedback, Jon :) I will pass this on to the one(s) that can make this happen, but after that, it's up to the owner of the game to update it. As for your reward, I've donated 150 points to you, as well as gave you +1 rep for giving your feedback. Thanks again for giving it a try and giving your feedback.

Happy birthday...now you can buy porn, cigarettes, and lottery tickets if you live in the U.S. :P (and you can vote)

Thanks Jon, I've added the links in the first post...lemme know when you start playing :)

Hey all, As some of you may or may not know, I volunteer some of my time to a small 2D online game called Return to Gaurdia. Lately, however, it seems like game activity has dropped significantly. Some reasons I've received/noticed for this happening are: Not enough updates (this is a big one) Players get bored Start of the game isn't very helpful for newer players (no tutorial) My reason for bringing this here is to maybe try getting more feedback on how we can improve the game. Anybody who creates a new character will receive compensation in-game for participating in the study. Some things I ask you to think about are: What is there to grab your attention? What can we do to KEEP your attention? What do you like about the game? What do you DISLIKE about the game? What do you look for in an ORPG (Online Roleplaying Game)? Is the game too confusing? Is there enough for you to do? Please let me know if you have any questions/comments, and if you decide to create a character, please post your in-game name here so you may be rewarded. Thanks, ~Steven a.k.a. ShinyToyGuns (FaceSpace on RtG)~ Download page GaurdiaInstall.exe or RTGaurdia-V3.95.zip

Here are the next two in the series, Jon...I tried a slight ripple effect on the water background to break it up a bit...I think it looks good, but if you want me to just stick to recoloring it, I can redo that one. Lemme know what you think, ~Steven a.k.a. ShinyToyGuns~

I suppose I'll try to join...can't promise that I'll submit a map though

...I think I beat it...

@Pol: Glad you liked it :) @JonBon: Here are the first two windowskins watermarked as you requested...I'll send them all to you in private message once I finish the rest :) Lemme know if you want anything changed/added.

@Ben: Sweet! Glad you found use for them ^.^ @Jon: Thanks for the palette, I'll be sure to keep it internal. :)

It's gonna be another busy weekend, but I'll start on these for you as soon as possible, Jon. If you could send me that palette too, that'd be great. Also, when you say you don't want them released without watermarks, do you mean to add a watermark of some sort so that I can put them here and then send you the originals via private message or something? Regards, ~Steven a.k.a. ShinyToyGuns~

Here's yours, Pol...I tried getting the colors as close as possible, but the rest of it was a bit harder. (I wasn't able to do the symbol, because it probably would've looked odd stretched) Lemme know if you want something different...

I'll try to do that for ya, Pol...do you need any sort of special battle cursor or anything?

Here you are, Kiri