Hello!

I'm working on a 3rd (technically fourth if you count this) edition to my Ball Run series, a series I've had going since my first project. I'm trying to change it up from the other games, so I plan this one to have way more stuff, such as worlds (and levels), have it be a platformer, have more interesting gimmicks/dynamics, and leading to what this post is about, a shop, coins, and an item system.

The main purpose for items will be to make you benefit off something, but at some points there will be key items. There will be 5 main ways to get items. They will be finding them as loot in shop, buying them in shop, finding them in a level, completing a challenge, or meeting a specific requirement (amount of letters in username, day of week, etc) Most items should/will be buffing a stat, mobility or a special effect, like skipping a level, having colors change, etc. Though stats will be in the game, it will have little RPG-likeness (except the stats) as the stats will be hidden and will just be shown as “stat raised/lowered/changed” when an item is used and it needs to show its effect. Some of these stats will be like:

ATTACK
RESISTANCE
SP. ATTACK (there will be special attacks you'll be able to buy and use sometimes in a level)

If you have any other ideas, you can also leave them here until I make a main page for this!

All I need to know about the item you say is:

Item Name:
Item Ability (what the item does):
Looks of Item:
How Would You Obtain the Item?:
Price of Item (if shop)/Chance of Winning(loot chests in shop and challenges)/Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level):
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?)


If you request an item to be in the game as long as it isn't completely a joke (I can be fine with a bit of joke items), you will be in the credits, even if it is not used in the game. You'll be mentioned in the project's credits, the studio's (which I plan to make) credits, and here too in the list below. Thank you!

People Who Have Suggested an Item
EchoNoahGaming (Flame Sword)
1004630 (Heart Container)
Bawesome1111 (Pew Pew Blaster)
Pleasanthill (Rhythm Blaster)
SolarKnight (Schnekken Potion)
hinohi (Slime)
119th_Element (Speed Potion I/II/III)
Pleasanthill (Triton Spear)

If you would like to know what Balli (the main character of this game) will look like for the item's physical appearance or just for fun, you can see that here. (Obviously, Balli's design may change as this will be a platformer, which will be a whole different style of gameplay.)

Item Name: slime
Item Ability (what the item does):you can ride it and it will make you jump higher
Looks of Item: color:green shape:half of oval more info: clear spots (spots that you can see through or they can be white)
How Would You Obtain the Item?:you kill it
Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): cave
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?) you wold be riding it

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hinohi wrote:

Item Name: slime
Item Ability (what the item does):you can ride it and it will make you jump higher
Looks of Item: color:green shape:half of oval more info: clear spots (spots that you can see through or they can be white)
How Would You Obtain the Item?:you kill it
Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): cave
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?) you wold be riding it

Thank you for the suggestion!

Item name: PEW PEW BLASTER!!!
What it does: Get WREKT VILLANS!!!!
Looks of item: Like a blaster!!!
How you obtain the item: From finding it.
Place you would find it: Super hero base!
Apperance: You would be holding it.

Bawesome1111 wrote:

Item name: PEW PEW BLASTER!!!
What it does: Get WREKT VILLANS!!!!
Looks of item: Like a blaster!!!
How you obtain the item: From finding it.
Place you would find it: Super hero base!
Apperance: You would be holding it.

Thank you for the suggestion, but I'll probably make a few modifications to it

Item Name: Flame Sword (if you have cooler names that awesome too)
Item Ability (what the item does): Sets enemies on fire for a short period of time, and will drain their health (1 sec = 1 health or something like that)
Looks of Item: A black handle with a flame coming out of it
How Would You Obtain the Item?: Either buy it in a shop or find it off of an enemy (you choose, the enemy one is cooler though, maybe a rare drop)
Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): ^ or ^
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?) Yes, you are holding it

EchoNoahGaming wrote:

Item Name: Flame Sword (if you have cooler names that awesome too)
Item Ability (what the item does): Sets enemies on fire for a short period of time, and will drain their health (1 sec = 1 health or something like that)
Looks of Item: A black handle with a flame coming out of it
How Would You Obtain the Item?: Either buy it in a shop or find it off of an enemy (you choose, the enemy one is cooler though, maybe a rare drop)
Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): ^ or ^
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?) Yes, you are holding it

Thanks for the suggestion!

Item Name: Triton Spear
Item Ability (what the item does): It allows you to swim and attack faster in water.
Looks of Item: It's a trident made out of gold.
How Would You Obtain the Item?: You get it by helping the King of the Sea (If there is a King of the Sea in your game)
Place you'll get it: In the Sea King's throne room. (If you're thinking of putting a throne room.)
Does It Have Physical Appearance? You can see a small crown on the player's head and a gold trident in the Player's hands.

pleasanthill wrote:

Item Name: Triton Spear
Item Ability (what the item does): It allows you to swim and attack faster in water.
Looks of Item: It's a trident made out of gold.
How Would You Obtain the Item?: You get it by helping the King of the Sea (If there is a King of the Sea in your game)
Place you'll get it: In the Sea King's throne room. (If you're thinking of putting a throne room.)
Does It Have Physical Appearance? You can see a small crown on the player's head and a gold trident in the Player's hands.

Thank you for suggesting!

Item Name: Rhythm Blaster
Item Ability (what the item does): It emits Supersonic blasts in the shape of music notes. Large enemies are stunned for a period of time if hit.
Looks of Item: It's a blaster with disco-like features on the outside.
How Would You Obtain the Item?: You buy it in the shop.
Price of Item (if shop)/Chance of Winning(loot chests in shop and challenges)/Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): It costs 2500 coins in the shop.
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?): It gives you a disco-ball helmet with headphones.
The player is also seen holding the Blaster in their hands.

pleasanthill wrote:

Item Name: Rhythm Blaster
Item Ability (what the item does): It emits Supersonic blasts in the shape of music notes. Large enemies are stunned for a period of time if hit.
Looks of Item: It's a blaster with disco-like features on the outside.
How Would You Obtain the Item?: You buy it in the shop.
Price of Item (if shop)/Chance of Winning(loot chests in shop and challenges)/Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): It costs 2500 coins in the shop.
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?): It gives you a disco-ball helmet with headphones.
The player is also seen holding the Blaster in their hands.

Thank you!

Item Name: Heart Container
Item Ability: Gives you extra health
Looks of Item: It's a heart.
How Would You Obtain the Item: You would find them at secret areas or they would be really expensive in the shop.
Price of Item: 500 coins
Does It Have Physical Appearance: no

1004630 wrote:

Item Name: Heart Container
Item Ability: Gives you extra health
Looks of Item: It's a heart.
How Would You Obtain the Item: You would find them at secret areas or they would be really expensive in the shop.
Price of Item: 500 coins
Does It Have Physical Appearance: no

Thank you for the suggestion!

Item name: schnekken potion
item ability: makes enemies go slower
looks of item: green liquid in a bottle with a snail shell swirl thing on it
how you would obtain it: buy it at the shop or get it from enemies or item things on the ground maybe
price: idk what a good price would be, not too expensive
physical appearance: yes I think? idk what you mean by that exactly though

(btw schnekken means snail in german I think, but idk if I spelled it right)

SolarKnight wrote:

Item name: schnekken potion
item ability: makes enemies go slower
looks of item: green liquid in a bottle with a snail shell swirl thing on it
how you would obtain it: buy it at the shop or get it from enemies or item things on the ground maybe
price: idk what a good price would be, not too expensive
physical appearance: yes I think? idk what you mean by that exactly though

(btw schnekken means snail in german I think, but idk if I spelled it right)

Physical appearance is just a yes/no question if it will have make the character change costume or hold something when it is equipped on the character.

Thanks for the item suggestion!

How about a 20% attack boost or something like that?

StarlightJenna wrote:

How about a 20% attack boost or something like that?

There will probably be a lot of items that do something close to that. Do you have any ideas for an item to active it?

Bump

Item Name: Speed Potion
Item Ability (what the item does): Increases your speed depending on the power of the potion
Looks of Item: A grey Liquid inside of a potion bottle
How Would You Obtain the Item?: The shop, Chests
Price of Item (if shop)/Chance of Winning(loot chests in shop and challenges)/Place You'd Find It (finding them in a level): Power Level I- Common, Relatively Cheap. Power Level II- Rare, Medium-priced. Power Level III, Very rare, Expensive.
Does It Have Physical Appearance? (when doing a level, can you see it on the character?) Light Grey Particles moving around the Character