Hi,
first of all I am thankful that one of the developers is finally
taking suggestions for new game building.
second, I understand after reading up on all of the above emails that
I am rather late in the discussion but I would like to put my own 2
cents in as well.
1. the idea of a city builder sounds quite appealing, I don't think
that we have any such games currently.
2. I would really really love an empire builder + rts game like (age
of empire, empire earth, stronghold games or sega series of Total war
games.)
the total war series has both turn-based management of the empire from
moving troops to managing economy and rts based battle mode where you
can control your units in real time when a battle happens.
3. a game like GTA series would also be greatly appreciated(it can
have multiple cities as well, and the player would be able to do all
sorts of jobs from driving buses,cars, trucks and all manners of
vehicles to doing heists, robbery, murder as well as rescue jobs like
medic, fireman and police etc. there is much more to GTA games of
course.)
4. I also like Dark's idea of a space empire builder(it can have 2
modes one for turn based management like SEGA's total war series and
a real time battle mode. if you go that route then I would suggest not
doing the same as ECCO quadrant as its all random numbers and no real
strategy)
last but not least, I would like to comment that almost all of the
audio games have no replay ability or too narrow in scope. they don't
require much of the thinking (and I am not talking about puzzle based
games) for that I agree with you Nic, that we need a different
direction in audio games. there is only one real time strategy game
called "Sound RTS" although being an ausum game, it has also very
narrow scope for example, it has no sea based fighting, you cant
create more than a single terrain like mountains, desert etc and its
economic system is quite raw but make no mistake, its got huge
potential and I am forever grateful to Soundmud for making such a
game.
p.s. while writing this, I had another idea in mind, an rpg game
combining the 3d mode of the blind swordsman, swamp, and the world
like different muds for example Clok, Altereon would also be great.
it must be playable offline, add the ability to design quests like
swamp and we can have a really really wonderful game, you can also
release new quests for it time to time as well so that the gamers
would never tire out from the game.)
sorry for such a long reply but I hope it wasn't a burden on your
ears/eyes to read it :)
regards
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On 2/14/18, Stan Bobbitt <stan.bobb...@outlook.com> wrote:
> Hello Nick,
> This is a great idea. I would be greatly interested.
> Stan B
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blind-gamers@groups.io [mailto:blind-gamers@groups.io] On Behalf Of
> Nick and Gemma Adamson
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 5:36 PM
> To: blind-gamers@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Coming up with ideas for a new game project.
>
> Hi All.
> Thank you all for the ideas on and off list.
> It looks like Sims are very popular and I’ve got a great list of ideas
> you’ve all suggested so thank you for your time.
>
> The idea that has captured my imagination, as you can see below, is a city
> building simulator. I’ve been letting my mind run wild a bit and have pulled
> together an idea of what I’m thinking. It’s potentially quite a big project
> so don’t expect anything in the next month or so, <grins> Also at this
> moment in time this has captured my imagination and I’m quite enthusiastic
> about it however I’ve got a folder of projects sitting on my computer that
> I’ve started and didn’t really go anywhere. I’m hoping this won’t be another
> one of these. But I don’t believe in miss leading people so consider the
> below a set of ideas which “could” turn in to a game, there’s no promises.
>
> Take a look at the brain dump below. This isn’t a complete set of features I
> think the game may have, it just some ideas I’ve had as I’ve been reading
> the various replies I received. Are there additional things you’d like to
> add to the wish list? Again, no promises that any of the below or any ideas
> will make the final cut but if we’re thinking big then why not add things.
> It’s much easier to add ideas in at the design stage rather than trying to
> squeeze them in at a later date.
>
> So my ideas:
> Concept
> You start in an empty field. Your task is to take your empty field and turn
> it in to a city. The main scoring mechanism is the population of your city.
> The terrain of your city plot will be randomly generated. Somewhere on the
> field will be an interstate/motorway which you need to connect your road
> system to for contact with the outside world. There may also be a river,
> lake, mountains, sea shore, national railway link, natural resources such as
> coal, iron, copper, gold, stone, ETC.
> The environment will be randomly set at the start. This will include factors
> like average yearly temperature, rain fall, wind.
>
> Game play.
> I was thinking 2 modes of game play. A city planner part where all of the
> money stuff is managed for you and it’s all about laying out your city and
> designing the environment. In this mode every time you build a road it'll
> automatically include the utility supply systems. The idea is that this mode
> is more casual.
> The second mode is city mayor where all of the below is up to you. More
> complex but allows for more interesting game play.
> You'll be able to move around your plot of land in a 3d sound environment,
> similar to how you did in Park Boss. Depending on what players think a
> future update may include the ability to drive around the city.
> Most spoken text will be done using screen reader/tts however there'll be a
> spoken guide that is able to give context sensitive hints, this is the help
> system.
> I'm planning that there will be basic textual information on screen.
> Interaction will be via keyboard or game controller.
> You'll be able to build multiple cities at one time and the mode, planner or
> mayor, will be set on a per city basis.
> In a future version you may even be able to tour other player’s cities.
>
> Utilities
> For water supply, power, telephone/internet service, natural gas, water
> purification, ETC., you start out by getting this from the national grid.
> Each will have a cost associated with the supply of the utility. You will be
> able to build industrial facilities for all possible utilities which can
> reduce the need for the national grid. There will be different types of
> industrial units you can build. For instance, for power you could build
> different types of power plant, nuclear, coal, gas, wind, hydro, sola. Each
> will have an associated cost for building and then ongoing generation.
> You’ll be able to sell services back to the national grid to make money.
> You’ll also be able to sell your services back to other real world players
> using some sort of online being and selling system. You’ll be able to set
> your prices and undercut other players and the national grid. When building
> your city you’ll need to build supply lines for the utilities to the
> development in your city.
>
> Transportation:
> Your city will be linked using various transportation systems. Roads, Metro
> train system, busses, cycle and walking paths, ETC. you’ll be able to
> Control schedules and routes for busses and trains. Roads will be different
> types from major high ways to more suburban routes. You’ll be able to place
> gas stations and be able to select the mix of gasoline to electric charge
> points.
>
> Buildings:
> The main point will be building. There’ll be industrial buildings,
> factories, farms, offices, ETC. basically most of your population are
> employed at the industrial buildings, these will be privately run and once
> built you won't need to manage each industrial building. There'll be city
> facilities, schools, garbage collection, city hall, leisure centres, parks,
> police, fire service, ambulance, hospitals, ETC., which will have employees
> who you'll have to pay.
> There'll be houses, shops, entertainment areas, universities, libraries for
> your residents to live and use. Each building will have various options to
> do with quality or size. There’ll be a building and maintenance cost
> associated with each as well as a time to construct. It'll be a major part
> of the game to balance the cost of things against the desirability and how
> attractive it makes your city to its residents. For instance cost of living
> will need to be balanced against the pollution in the environment.
> Average house prices will be monitored and you'll need to balance the types
> of housing and ensure enough capacity of city facilities for the population
> you've got. You’ll also need to ensure that the housing matches the types of
> workers you’re employing. For example if your building a very industrial
> town you may want to keep your house prices down to allow those that work in
> the industrial areas to be able to afford housing.
>
> Money:
> You’ll be able to set taxes like a residence tax, sales tax, and business
> rates. You'll be able to sell utility services to other players.
> Fundamentally the game is about city planning and balancing the books.
> You’ll be able to build buildings that are for national services like
> prisons, waste processing facilities, military bases, ports, financial
> services and sell their services back to the government.
> If your trying to build a particular type of city you'll be able to set tax
> rates for particular sectors, for instance if you get a map which includes a
> sea shore you could build a doc, give low business rates to shipping
> companies and try to become a national shipping hub.
>
> Tourism
> Depending on the type of train that gets generated for your city it may lend
> its self to a tourist industry and you'll be able to build buildings that
> encourages tourism, again this could be encouraged using the business rates
> and infrastructure projects like airports.
>
> Events
> There'll be some kind of random event system, you get chosen to host a
> sporting event, there's a severe winter so building has been slower. Similar
> to how there was in Park Boss but with less severe consequences. I used this
> system to really drive park boss, I don't see this as being the big driver
> for city boss.
>
> City Monitoring.
> Basic information such as population level, city monthly income and
> outgoings ETC. will be available but you'll be able to drill down in to the
> numbers, employment rates, cost of living, and amount of commercial premises
> which is unoccupied, and so on.
>
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