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That was the right decision. Looking forward to this :)
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Yep. Good move!
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Hell Yeah! Clones are Back!
Hi Guys, Long time no see!
Switching to Unity3D was really the best move! The engine is fast and once you get used to it, its fast to develop! http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/...ps52cfb24f.png I'm still deciding on the detail level I'm going to adopt for the game cause I want to take advantage of today's technologies and the ease of using blender and unity together but without loosing the look of the original games that we love! http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2039ed71.png Well, this is not much of an update, but the game logic is progressing and its being a lot of fun to develop. So, to apologize for not giving much new information I leave you guys with these pictures from my Sphero Clone Concepts! See you soon! |
Thats the most badass looking sphero ever |)
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I like the spikes it has at the hands. Those clones were sometimes hard to beat. |
How have I never seen this thread before?
Awesome job Hyberbatata, everything looks pretty good so far! Have you finished the Health system already? If so, could we have a glimpse at it? |
Hi marcosmapf,
Sure! I'll try to post a video of it late tonight or maybe tomorrow depending if I can get some free time. |
the Health System
Hi all,
For now the health system implemented is really quite simple. And I think it will fit the project quite nicely. Basically, every character class (both mob and player) have a 'basic health' and a 'current health' variable. - When you create a new game, the current health is equal to the basic health. - when you load a previously saved game, the current health is adjusted to the saved value. The character classes also hold a method to adjust the current health. It can increase it or decrease it depending on the input value (so you can heal or take damage). On every frame the class checks is the current health value is above 0, f its 0 or below, it triggers another method to kill the character. As how to visualize you current health, the health bar object just checks the current health value and updates its length accordingly. - Fight modes are implemented for the magic ball and kicking an punching (no other weapon is implemented just yet). :cool: Here is a short video of how it works in practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9zgz...ature=youtu.be As far as Enemy AI goes, it may be 70% completed. Although the short videos does not represent it quite well. The enemy class has a finite state machine (FSM) that basically decides what the enemy will do. It decides how to atack based on the distance and random parameters to decide how to atack. If the player is far away it switches to an "Idle" state that decides if it will patroll, or move around the scene, or whatever you want it to do. On the video, the idle state is just set to stand there and wait. I Can't stress this enough but I must point out that the graphic interface is still quite raw, i'm not set on styles and how detailed it will look cause i dont wanna loose the nostalgic feel. ;) Thanks everyone for the input, and interest in this project. I'm now, writing down the story line and script for the game and I hope I can deliver what i have in mind and it can measure up for the expectations! :tup: But yeah! Now we can fight monsters, kill and die! :tup: |
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The video had the Tralu in it. It looks pretty nice so far.
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The AI will have the same outline for all enemies but with some key parameters customized for each kind of enemy. Basically what will define the main behavior of the AI is another class that is attached to the character that sets some variables for the enemy like: - is it aggressive (attack on sight), passive (do not attack but flees on hit) or reactive (attacks if attacked)? And how many different attacks does it have. - is it pure melee, pure ranged or both? - what will it do in idle stage (stay inactive, sleeps, patrols, walks around? And some implementations to the base AI i'm planning like, chance of the character to flee if HP gets low or if the attack pattern changes with the HP level. I dont plan on going any further on the AI complexity, unless I feel the game needs it when I start balance the game. But for now it is based on randomly choosing some parameters depending on some given conditions. |
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Could you make it so the monster have a chance to change his attack pattern depending on his current health? Like, if a Ranged/Melee Enemy is attackin melee but his health gets low, He dashes back (or just run) and turns to ranged attack? I think it would be a pretty neat adition if you haven't done so already
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I just noticed something while watching the video and I would like to ask: is it possible for the same enemy to make diferent melee / ranged attacks (like swing his arm in a diferent way, or attack-kick Arthur), based on the last action OR what the player has last done? Don't get me wrong, it looks realy good, but it feels kinda.. Stale? It doesn't seem like the enemy reacts with the player, but instead that he just attacks the air and the player was unlucky to be passing by Also, talking about reactions, you Should be punished by taking several hits at once; not only by losing health, but by getting knocked back or stunned. For exemple, take this scenario: The Tralu attacks Arthur 3 times in a row (a combo of punches) and then Arthur gets knocked back as consequence for not dodging. If the Tralu had, instead, used a power punch on his head, then Arthur would get stunned. Did you get what I'm trying to explain? Basicaly, add some sort of Crowd Control that will make the combat more dificult Oh, and some Enemy death animation aswell would be neat! I'm just sending out ideas, sorry if you were already planning on adding most of 'em but I thought I could help with such things :p |
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Overall, the mai point I see is to improve the reaction of the enemy to the player, make it more interesting, dynamic and challenging! Thanks! |
The AI/Combat AI is, for me, the most difficult part, and I thank any Ideas you all might have! And also coding ideas (Im not a programmer, just started learning a few months ago).
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Did you teach yourself how to code? If so, you're doing an awesome job for a rookie :D
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So, this is not a project that I'll be able to finish very quickly! :) |
A View from the Docks
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Looks like you are still into the project! Its been so long since we heard news from you =P
Looks amazing, but I think things are probably too "Square-ish"? Also, what is your point in the project now? What have you done alraedy? Is there anything a non-programmer can do to help? |
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Yeah, But I've changed a lot of the design. New textures and new models. Now I'm working on the basics like entering buildings, sound and things like that.
But most important, and what is basically what is halting progress is the game script. I'm still not sure how long I'll make it, mostly because the story i created could make the game quite long and I want to make it simple (its a one man job). Because of work, its been a couple months I dont do anything new on the game other than model some stuff for the game. Also I need to come up with some puzzles (suggestions will be welcome). well, that is it for now |
You can always release a preview of the game, of maybe 1-2 hours of gameplay, if you think it will be too long, much like Laura Shigihara did with her game "Melolune". It will make things simple, but still with the same story.
About puzzles, I have to ask: Are you thinking on adding new weapons? And if so, which ones? Its impossible to work with puzzles without knowing what you can use. Also, describe a scenery for me; will it be a cave, an open field, a city? |
A short demo might help brain storm ideas indeed. See the capacitys of the engine etc.
In either case, its wonderfull to see its still alive :) |
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