Hi, Right. That's why we are doing this. When we started Mysteries of the Ancients we basically just modified Montezuma's Revenge, stuck a slightly different storyline on it, added some additional monsters, and were following that course until we had time to come up with a better game idea, sound effects, etc. However, it quickly became apparent when there was no score system why exactly am I picking up all these random scrolls, and is there any value in picking up a gem other than for general treasure hunting? Might there be some specific treasure such as necklaces, earings, bracelets, etc that would be of interest to a female treasure hunter?
Point being the game as it stands now seems rather shallow and incomplete. Sure there might be value in finding some gold coins, but there should be other types of treasure such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc that would be extremely valuable to find. I could even put in a score system that would rate your performance on how many diamond necklaces you find. once you get x diamond necklaces in your collection you could add that to your trophy case. Things like that add in replay value and gives you an actual reason to pick them up and put them in your backpack. Another possible treasure item is statuary. Almost every ancient culture in existance have stone, wood, or bronze idols of various gods and goddesses. Tombs are generally full of these, but of course there are no artifacts like this to recover. So I'm working on adding in some extra artifacts that might not necessarily add to the game play itself, but would be authentic and realistic. Again if I add a trophy case system these items might unlock extra levels or certain trophies you couldn't get otherwise. Finally, there is the storyline itself. The storyline we originally were going to use isn't true to Greek mythology. What I mean by that is Athena is and has always been one of the good Olympian goddesses, and it seems wrong to cast her in the roll of villain in the game. Now, if we were talking about Hades, Ares, or one of the Olympian gods who have a somewhat villainous history I could see it. So the story doesn't really work, and its bothered me for a long time. So I've elected to discard it and start over. Cheers! On 12/30/11, Clement Chou <chou.clem...@gmail.com> wrote: > While I was looking forward to playing the game already, this sounds like > it'll be better... I can't say for other people, only myself, but I'll be > keeping my eye on this one a bit more intently now... I for one have no > problem waiting longer for a better product. As you said, better that than > pumping out something quickly done and shallow. Hope we get to see something > soon... I'm excited! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.