awesomebillfromdawsonville said:
A SWAT game, by the sound of it. Or maybe Leisure Suit Larry: Goes off the rails.awesomebillfromdawsonville said:
do you think you could design good levels?
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Yes, and it will be up on Yoyogames.com.TheNumber1Zero said:
Oh, you're just tempting me now...stinkychops said:That's two days away!Trivun said:I hope so, I want to do it as a career after all. I'm hoping for a job in Level Design when I graduate. I'm almost finished making a small indie game though, so when it' one I'll post the link on the site and you guys can judge my design skills for yourselves.
To avoid doing what I've done so far and give me some motivation, so it doesn't go the DNF way:
LAUNCH DATE: Sunday 14th February 2010...
TWO DAYS!
This is madness.
Cool. Link me when it gets finished.Trivun said:
No, this is Escapist [sub]stinkychops said:
Bet you thought I was gonna say Sparta, didn't you?[/sub]
For an FPS? No, not without a lot of learning, testing, and trial and error. I don't play them seriously enough to have as good a sense of what kinds of features are important to make a map both fun and balanced. For some other kinds of games, yes, and I've done it, although not in anything released commercially so far. To do it right, it ends up being a lot more work than you'd initially think, which is probably why there's so much unfinished crap out there when you look through user-created content, with only the occasional great idea that's well-executed.
A SWAT game? Really? I was going more for one of those 4-player fun for the family games on the Wii...Sexual Harassment Panda said:
I know I could design a good level, maybe a few or maybe a small story arc (maybe a biggish one if I sat down and planned it out) but I don't know if I could maintain the same quality throughout the game without really pushing myself and doing lots of research or planning.
considering that I got within the top-mark range within every field of my level design coursework, yes
I have in the past. One of my original UT levels was the 2nd or third most popular downloads for a couple of months. Of course, I've had more stinkers than awesome.
A big part of this equation is what type of game you're talking about: I don't like puzzlers, so the level I designed in LBP was steaming hot garbage. I've been meaning to learn the Source editor and come out with a L4D2 campaign idea that I've had for a while, but I haven't had time... Maybe it's time to MAKE time.
Hmmm.
A big part of this equation is what type of game you're talking about: I don't like puzzlers, so the level I designed in LBP was steaming hot garbage. I've been meaning to learn the Source editor and come out with a L4D2 campaign idea that I've had for a while, but I haven't had time... Maybe it's time to MAKE time.
Hmmm.
Nope and there's two reasons for this: 1. I tend to give up easily and 2. I have no sense of balance.
No...Warcraft 2 map editor just consisted of me sliding the mouse up in down with all different types of terrain
Yeah, had it done with the Avatar Design Team a few weeks ago. Based on one of my short stories, so it's pretty uniquestinkychops said:Hey, didn't realise you'd got a new avatar. So used to the old imp.Trivun said:Yes, and it will be up on Yoyogames.com.TheNumber1Zero said:
Oh, you're just tempting me now...stinkychops said:That's two days away!Trivun said:I hope so, I want to do it as a career after all. I'm hoping for a job in Level Design when I graduate. I'm almost finished making a small indie game though, so when it' one I'll post the link on the site and you guys can judge my design skills for yourselves
To avoid doing what I've done so far and give me some motivation, so it doesn't go the DNF way:
LAUNCH DATE: Sunday 14th February 2010...
TWO DAYS!
This is madness.
It depends on how flexible the engine is, (I have BIG ideas).
Like if it was a modern FPS engine with good physics, I would like a level which changes the way the deathmatch plays out while you play it.
So if you were in a shootout in a giant aquarium/underwater lair, if someone uses a rocket launcher and launches it at a weak point of a glass wall, the arena begins to fill up with water. Dangerous fishes begin to flood into the arena and start attacking the players. A timer could start, and then the fight turns from a fragfest, into a battle, to escape the arena.
Of course a system could be activated to reverse the effects, but you would have to take down the exotic fishes in the water in order to activate the machinery to repair the wall.
In effect, the losing team can reverse the situation and win, but the frags still count, so if they do it too late, they may end up losing anyway, (as the winning team could just finish them off). The winning team would have to decide to either capture the area where the escape route is and hold it off from capture long enough to escape, or they have a last ditch effort to kill the enemy team before they escape.
EDIT: Of course, an additional strategy for the losing team, is to blow the hole, and then set up a trap for anyone going to mend the wall. Its another possible way of catching up.
In essence, the game becomes as much about strategy, as it does teamwork and skill.
Unfortunately, I'm an ideas man rather than an actual do-er, (I can't get my head around coding, and mapping, and the third dimension scares and confuses me!)
Like if it was a modern FPS engine with good physics, I would like a level which changes the way the deathmatch plays out while you play it.
So if you were in a shootout in a giant aquarium/underwater lair, if someone uses a rocket launcher and launches it at a weak point of a glass wall, the arena begins to fill up with water. Dangerous fishes begin to flood into the arena and start attacking the players. A timer could start, and then the fight turns from a fragfest, into a battle, to escape the arena.
Of course a system could be activated to reverse the effects, but you would have to take down the exotic fishes in the water in order to activate the machinery to repair the wall.
In effect, the losing team can reverse the situation and win, but the frags still count, so if they do it too late, they may end up losing anyway, (as the winning team could just finish them off). The winning team would have to decide to either capture the area where the escape route is and hold it off from capture long enough to escape, or they have a last ditch effort to kill the enemy team before they escape.
EDIT: Of course, an additional strategy for the losing team, is to blow the hole, and then set up a trap for anyone going to mend the wall. Its another possible way of catching up.
In essence, the game becomes as much about strategy, as it does teamwork and skill.
Unfortunately, I'm an ideas man rather than an actual do-er, (I can't get my head around coding, and mapping, and the third dimension scares and confuses me!)
I made some good melee maps on Starcraft (but never UMS; I just can't figure out the triggers). Back in the day, I also made some maps on Time Splitters, and years later some Halo 3 on Forge. My friends really enjoyed the levels I made, so I guess I'm okay...