the more I think about it, the more I would actually like to see this game
come in to being. unfortunately, I never have been, and never will be any
sort of programmer.
Simon
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From: "john" <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com>
To: "goshawk on horseback" <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk>; "Gamers
Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] possible idea for new game.
This doesn't sound like an agonizingly hard game to implement, honestly.
As
long as the dev knows how to build whatever environment you want (side
scroller vs 3-d or whatever) the concepts you describe, on the surface at
least, don't look that bad.
If you're really serious about trying to make this a reality, I'd suggest
drafting a more detailed concept for the game - write up everything from
scoring to speed of various characters, because that's what you would need
to provide for development to get started.
For me at least, game design - balancing it, adding to it and then
balancing those additions - has been one of the most complicated parts of
development, at least from a time spent perspective. If you can take out
all
that work (and maybe give the dev sounds for the game as well) I really
don't think this would be to hard to build, as long as you can find a dev
willing to put in the time.
Either that, or as Milos said, you can always learn bgt yourself. If you
go
that rout, I'd be happy to try and get you started; there's a learning
curve
and a mindset you need in order to start programming, but once you have
that
down, the actual code isn't that bad.
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From: "goshawk on horseback" <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 6:36
To: "Milos Przic" <milos.pr...@gmail.com>
Cc: <gamers@audyssey.org>
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] possible idea for new game.
I have to say that this is rather disappointing news, as I would have no
idea where to start.
Simon
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From: "Milos Przic" <milos.pr...@gmail.com>
To: "goshawk on horseback" <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk>; "Gamers
Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2015 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] possible idea for new game.
Simon,
I haven't had a ride for ages now! Well yes, a nice idea. I have a totally
different kind of idea in my head, but I decided to start learning bgt for
this matter, and hope one day to be able to implement it. If not, then the
falt is noone's but mine only... There were many ideas on this list
brought
by us users, but the developers, I would say, don't like much hearing
those,
because only they know how much work a gae like your or mine can
involve...
So that's my advice, as when you have an idea, the real-life practice
shows
that only you can implement it, unles someone else asks you for it.
Best,
Milos Przic
Twitter: MilosPrzic
Skype: Milosh-hs
----- Original Message -----
From: "goshawk on horseback" <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk>
To: <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:53 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] possible idea for new game.
hello all,
this is a very much half formed idea at the moment, but thought I would
throe it out there to see what people think.
the idea I had, was for a horse riding game, where the back story is,
that
whilst on holiday, you decide to hire a horse and check out the
countryside, unfortunately however, the only horse hire business in the
area, is run by a rather grumpy and sadistic individual, (possibly called
sadistic Stacy) who only really likes 3 things in life, her horses,
sitting around watching tv, and having a nice full cash till. 5 things
she
really hates, are customers, receiving complaints, having horses come
back
in poor condition, riders coming back late, and having to get off of her
behind to go collect a horse and rider. as you are on holiday, you only
have a certain budget to spend, which would normally get you a number of
rides, but received complaints, injuries to the horse, coming back late,
and having to be collected, will all cost extra. even more unfortunately
for you, (as in real life sometimes), the countryside is full of mean
spirited individuals, such as farmers who will complain to Stacy if you
damage too much of there crops, or scare there sheep. you can avoid them
by sticking to the roads, but then you will have delivery van, and truck
drivers, who will have to slow down for you if you don't, or can't pull
over in time, and they will also complain to Stacy about this. there are
also idiot motorbikers on the roads, some of who will also complain about
you slowing them down, but some of whom will just belt past you, scaring
your horse, which could cause it to go haring off in to a field of crops
or sheep, either damaging, or scaring the hell out of them. some other
fields have bulls in them, who will not be happy to see you, and may come
after you if you spend too long in there fields, if they catch you and
collide with your horse, this will cause the horse an injury. there are
also sometimes loose dogs that will think it is fun to chase your horse,
and bite it if they catch it.
there are some decent horse tracks, which one can canter or gallop on,
useful for out pacing the dogs, or making up time. there are also very
muddy tracks, which may cause your horse to slip and fall if you go up
them too fast.
there could be some streams that need to be jumped, either as short cuts,
or again, good for shaking off the dogs.
the bull fields could have electric fences, which an idea could be that
you need to lure the bull in to it, which will discourage it from
chancing
you any more, with out your horse hitting the fence. another possibility
is that some better horses may be able to jump the fences, where as the
bull would slam headlong in to the fence.
some of the roads have good verges which you can pull the horse over on
when required, but some of them have ditches, so that you can't pull over
with out causing your horse to slip and fall in to them, causing an
injury. some of the ditches, which could be along side roads, tracks, or
fields, also may have fly tipped loose plastic sheeting in, which will
flap around in the wind, and scare your horse, causing it to run off
somewhere else, as mentioned earlier. you can only go at a walk or trot
on
the roads, as going any faster on them will cause the horse an injury
owing to the harder surface.
there could also be pig pens, on the corners of some roads or tracks,
which need to be avoided by going to the other side of the road or track,
as passing too close to these will also scare the horse, (strange but
true
fact, horses really don't like pigs).
you can only go at walk if you need to cut through a sheep field, as
going
any faster will scare the sheep, leading to a complaint, possibly unless
you can exit that field in time, before the farmer notices you. the same
could be the case if you end up in a field of crops, if you can get out
of
it in time, the farmer may not notice you, so won't complain.
there could be a few sorts of game, one could be a timed one,
another could be where you just have to get round the rout with as fewer
complaints and horse injuries as possible,
and a third could be a see how long you can keep riding for before you
rack up too many complaints and/or injuries.
some other possibilities for variables could include:
spending more of your budget for a better horse, which could be less
prone
to scares, better able to jump the fences, keep it's footing better on
the
muddy tracks (meaning that you can go a bit faster on them), and/or could
just go faster in general.
doing this however, will mean that you won't get so many rides for your
budget, and will have less of it available for the fines for complaints
and/or injuries.
spending a bit of your budget on dog biscuits, which you can drop behind
you and make the loose dogs lose interest in chancing you.
traveler horses, which will follow you, these won't cause you any injury,
but you will need to shake them off ASAP, as the travelers won't be happy
about having to find there horses, and will complain.
pheasants, these can show up anywhere, and you have to either avoid, or
slow down for them, as coming right at them too quickly will cause them
to
fly up right in front of your horse, scaring it.
the final idea I had, is that at times, your horse may need to eat,
especially after doing a fair bit of work, and that there are many types
of plant it can eat, but some that are poisonous, which will count as an
injury if you let your horse eat any of those.
don't know what you think of this idea, I came up with it whilst out
riding on Sunday, and thought it was at least worth putting out there.
Simon
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