I say we start off by people finishing their blocks!!! =)
THEN, ahmed and playmarz can go nuts with some programming, maybe use circles or something as characters, because… then ppl can just add their characters when they’re done =)
So… finish some blocks first… that’s the 1st priority!!
well i am not going to read through 2 more pgs of posts, but i can give you guys another reference, i think it is www.faketown.com got MM’s SOTD a while back, check them out.
*Originally posted by david * The idea of programing a little guy who reacts to different stimuli, WITHOUT direct user control intrigues me to no end.
so would it be more like random movement?? like the sixth experiment on Wire Frame??
Ahmed… You just want me to wokr on the php and server coding? If that’s the case… I need to talk to you… That way we can choose a set of variables to use for the things we transfer across the net… So I can work on it while you work on yours… Ok?
David… It’s not a bad idea… But for a whole community like that? I dunno… The ai coding might bog down the whole things… AI coding can be lengthy at times… Just look at my ai for a single monster in PAc Mac… whooosh… hehe…
How about random weather effects? Rain… ice. snow… Stuff like that?
Ahmed… You just want me to wokr on the php and server coding? If that’s the case… I need to talk to you…
I think so… except if you had something different in mind=)… i think i might need a little help with my part tho…=) do you get on msn? so we can plan the way it’ll work
How about random weather effects? Rain… ice. snow… Stuff like that?
that would be cool too… but i guess those should be the last thing we should worry about=)
playamarz I agree… my thought was not realistic enough. It’s a good idea… but once you get past ten people or so, I think you’re correct in that the ai will be too much of a burden.
hahaha! take your time, i am doing mine in little bits. like today i just did some windows and shine on the windows. not much but enough. now i have to find a pic of phil and put me and him on the side (to show dictator ship). it is going to be pretty cool.
I figured you were just kidding around… But all in all you are right… It would be really cool just watching them do things…
The realistic weather effects… Yeah… A bit farfetched… But I know ways to do it tastefully and only a little bit of coding would result from it. But you’re right again… We should leave that as a cool feature added at a later time…
There ya go man… Get a hold of me and we’ll chat sometime. And I’d be willing to help out with your part too… We should try and get a really small engine working… That way we can center around just working on art Ya know… The funner part… hehe
Well It’s easy for a day night engine… CHeck this out…
Create a movie clip that covers the entire area and moves along wiht your player… When night gets close… Add a certain level of transparency to a gray tone and it would change everything to look like it was dark outside…
Cool?
And then… Each tile would have there own day and night looks…
Have cars that stroll around casually and stuff like that…
I think we should incorporate a way of buying things for your own apartment though… Kind-a like… Everytime you help someone and it works out very well you get a certain number of points to add on to your buying system…
As for the weather system… We could do it two ways… Just have it snow… And not lay anywhere… Or set up seperater images for the different weather patterns then…