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RHY3756547 wrote:

double post - delete the other one 

oops, sorry

JJROCKER wrote:

Ill join

I'm sorry, I only wanted three people total (To make things less complicated), and I have those three. This thread is for discussion of the project only. I'm sorry.

Lol, I didn't remember joining this and I was like "wat". It doesn't matter, I won't let this event pass without participating in it 

Like I said, I'd like to make it more sandbox-ey. Maybe the Level Creator will be the sandbox part of the game. Basically you'll guide the ball sprite to the finish, avoiding rotating spikes (the cyan fan thing) and using springs (the S-shaped sprite) to your advantage. There, we used all 3 sprites    Obviously we'll add more to spice the game up a little.

And what if the levels were randomly generated, the landscape (walls, dangerous things) at least? It'd be a little complicated to make sure all levels are solvable but if we manage to do it it'll be an awesome game 

Last edited by technoguyx (2011-01-13 00:13:41)

throughthefire wrote:

Yeah! I could probably figure out some encryption method so scratchers can share their level codes in the comments and stuff! I should start working on the engine. Maybe there should be a sequence of five set tutorial levels and stuff before the level creator does it's work. But one thing, should it be screens or scrolling? What should it be called? Anyway, I'll start it as soon as possible. Techno, you can start making some          simple, repeating music, because no music would make it a bit boring. Once you're done with that, you can help me with making the physics of the game. Math, you can start working on the random generation. This is very important, as we want the game to be so it doesn't get boring and the player has new challenges. I will start working on the physics and core gameplay, and Techno can help me with that when he's done with the music. Backgrounds and stuff will come later. I will also help Math with the level generation. In fact, we can all pitch in on that, because it will be very complicated. Ready team? Let's set to work!

Ok then, I'll compose some stuff. 

throughthefire wrote:

technoguyx wrote:

Lol, I didn't remember joining this and I was like "wat". It doesn't matter, I won't let this event pass without participating in it 

Like I said, I'd like to make it more sandbox-ey. Maybe the Level Creator will be the sandbox part of the game. Basically you'll guide the ball sprite to the finish, avoiding rotating spikes (the cyan fan thing) and using springs (the S-shaped sprite) to your advantage. There, we used all 3 sprites    Obviously we'll add more to spice the game up a little.

And what if the levels were randomly generated, the landscape (walls, dangerous things) at least? It'd be a little complicated to make sure all levels are solvable but if we manage to do it it'll be an awesome game 

Yeah! I could probably figure out some encryption method so scratchers can share their level codes in the comments and stuff! I should start working on the engine. Maybe there should be a sequence of five set tutorial levels and stuff before the level creator does it's work. But one thing, should it be screens or scrolling? What should it be called? Anyway, I'll start it as soon as possible. Techno, you can start making some          simple, repeating music, because no music would make it a bit boring. Once you're done with that, you can help me with making the physics of the game. Math, you can start working on the random generation. This is very important, as we want the game to be so it doesn't get boring and the player has new challenges. I will start working on the physics and core gameplay, and Techno can help me with that when he's done with the music. Backgrounds and stuff will come later. I will also help Math with the level generation. In fact, we can all pitch in on that, because it will be very complicated. Ready team? Let's set to work!

Base64!          Copy and paste into the address bar: data:text/plain;base64,TG9va3khIDpERERERA==

Right now I'm working on the random map generation. It works with tiles. But there's always a chance of getting an unplayable map, we should try to get around that. 

EDIT: Also, my version of the engine is turning out to be more like "kill all enemies" right now. 

Last edited by technoguyx (2011-01-19 16:53:00)

Here's my engine, created mainly to have the level generator: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/tgx_recyclebin/1548624 It also has three enemies with different behaviors.

throughthefire wrote:

Okay, great job Techno! There has been nothing from Math yet, but so far, this is what is looks like we're going to do:
Techno can create some music and preset levels
I'll work some more on the level creator and getting a beatable level each time.
Math can work on different tile effects and possibly multiple modes.
Here are your jobs, everyone! Let's get to work!

I've been out of ideas for songs lately...    I'll try anyway, but we should get the engine done before we build "preset" levels. Maybe the game can have some preset levels (Story Mode), the random level generator ("Infinite Mode" as I'd call it) and the level creator (Creative Mode? Or just Level Creator.  ). 

For the name, I'm thinking maybe "Infinite: The Endless World" or something like that. Maybe that's too cheesy? I did want to make it so it focused mainly on the random level generator!

technoguyx wrote:

throughthefire wrote:

For the name, I'm thinking maybe "Infinite: The Endless World" or something like that. Maybe that's too cheesy? I did want to make it so it focused mainly on the random level generator!

Nah, it's fine    Maybe spice up the "Infinite" part by making up a word out of it such as "Infinium" or "Infinitus" (that one is actually infinite in Latin  ). As for the 8-bit-ey music, I'll try 

Yes! We'll call it Infinitus: The Endless World! Perfect!

Can someone close this? It's long since cancelled...