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Should I get started on a basic engine?

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AlphaAndBeta wrote:

Should I get started on a basic engine?

Yes

Ok, so here is my idea, it was from a old post:

Ok, so I have this old platformer I made called ghost. It wasn't the best game mind you, but I did put some effort into it. And it only got 2 views (link) So It is a platformer, but as a ghost, you can fade through a certain color. I was thinking we could implement this feature into the runner game and call it Ghost runner, or maybe rolling ghost - a runner. Also make a thread for this, as ling as everybody likes the name and ghost theme.

What do you think alpha?

BirdLover198 wrote:

Ok, so here is my idea, it was from a old post:

Ok, so I have this old platformer I made called ghost. It wasn't the best game mind you, but I did put some effort into it. And it only got 2 views (link) So It is a platformer, but as a ghost, you can fade through a certain color. I was thinking we could implement this feature into the runner game and call it Ghost runner, or maybe rolling ghost - a runner. Also make a thread for this, as ling as everybody likes the name and ghost theme.

What do you think alpha?

That sounds really cool, but we might want to get one or 2 more ideas before settling on one.

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Just a quick question, is this supposed to be an automatic scrolling game, or manual scrolling game?

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I had something like this autoscroller in mind (from our "Scratch games we could remake" team studio) mainly because it kind of simplifies the coding but if you feel inspired to do anything else in particular, try that.

Whether you two use the ghost theme or not, I love the idea of the player having a temporary ability to go through an object that would normally kill them. For Scratch simple games, I like to build up from basics, like get the code working with placeholder images and then brainstorm from the ground up..

Ok, the player can jump over stuff and if they hit it they die. So what are the most basic changes we can make to that formula?
-the temporary ability to go through objects
-some objects you need to hit
-some objects that jump instead of sitting still
etc..

Then, later, you can take those first ideas up another notch..
-you pick up a token that awards you the ability to go through things. Are there other tokens? Maybe instead of going through an object the player warps temporarily to a different layer of the screen? What is there, bonus somethings or kill ya somethings?
-do you pick up coins? extra lives? are you freeing captives?
-maybe there are optional targets that leap into the air when they come on the screen that you can jump up and through for a special score bonus?

Right around this point is usually when a theme will grab me, often somehow related to the mechanics I have coded in so far. But with a game as simple as this, you have a ton of options for the theme and graphics you wrap around the code.

Should it be a scrolling game then?

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yes I think so, also I though this game was something else, like the game (I forget the name) where you automatically scroll and have to jump over walls and avoid spikes, it is really rage quitting if that helps. So maybe we could add some walls that you can (and sometimes can not) phase through. But another idea is a pirate theme, where there could be normal (non-pirate) people that if you are touching them and press space (or another button) you can get a few coins. You can come up with the last one alpha.

*cough*

BirdLover198 wrote:

yes I think so, also I though this game was something else, like the game (I forget the name) where you automatically scroll and have to jump over walls and avoid spikes, it is really rage quitting if that helps. So maybe we could add some walls that you can (and sometimes can not) phase through. But another idea is a pirate theme, where there could be normal (non-pirate) people that if you are touching them and press space (or another button) you can get a few coins. You can come up with the last one alpha.

Cool!

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so what is your idea?

I like the pirate theme.

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Ok, I'll start working on some art later.

cool

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Yeah, I'm exited Do you think the main skin should be a normal pirate, or a pirate captain? Oh, and we are so having a pirate in a rubber ducky pool float XD

Normal would probably make sense, and you could unlock the captain later.

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agreed, also I just edited it XD

So what should the shape of the character be? Do we want a designed circle with nothing going out of the circle? Or do we want the same thing with some shapes going off the circle, or even a smooth square with no shapes going off it, or vice versa. I would suggest picking these depending on how we want the character too move. Do we want him to roll around? (That would use the first and third shapes) Or do we want it to “glide” along the ground? (That would use the second and last ones) I think we should do the first one.

rolling sounds great, and i love the rubber ducky float idea

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