[Audyssey] MOTA was Game Concepts

2011-11-19 Thread Thomas Ward
Hello Joseph,

MOTA stands for Mystries of the Ancients or if you prefer the full
title Tomb Hunter: Mysteries of the Ancients. There are two versions
of the game in development.

The one in beta testing is a 2d platformer---a side-scroller--where
you play an archeologist named Angela Carter attempting to find and
retrieve the long lost Orb of Wisdom.

The other version is the same game but in a full 3d FPS version. It
offers different game play elements, more realistic movement, and
other bonuses not found in the side-scroller version.

On 11/18/11, joseph weakland josephweakl...@att.net wrote:
 motor whats that game? can you  give detils?

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Re: [Audyssey] MOTA was Game Concepts

2011-11-19 Thread Michael Gauler

Hi Thomas,
While Mysteries of the Ancients might not be finished yet, I'd like to ask a 
few questions.
As you said James North prematurely allowed preorders for his games. But 
when you took over and got to Beta 7 of Montezuma's Revenge, it also became 
possible to buy it.
I did so and thus I have a legal registration key for the last Monti 
versions.
What I'd like to know is how will you handle the customers who originally 
ordered your Monti because Mota replaces Monti once the RC1 version of Mota 
comes out.
And I also like to know more of the Mota 3d version and if you can tell us 
more about the things it has which the 2d version doesn't have. 



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Re: [Audyssey] MOTA was Game Concepts

2011-11-19 Thread lenron brown
how much is the game and where can i find it.

On 11/19/11, Michael Gauler michael.gau...@gmx.de wrote:
 Hi Thomas,
 While Mysteries of the Ancients might not be finished yet, I'd like to ask a
 few questions.
 As you said James North prematurely allowed preorders for his games. But
 when you took over and got to Beta 7 of Montezuma's Revenge, it also became
 possible to buy it.
 I did so and thus I have a legal registration key for the last Monti
 versions.
 What I'd like to know is how will you handle the customers who originally
 ordered your Monti because Mota replaces Monti once the RC1 version of Mota
 comes out.
 And I also like to know more of the Mota 3d version and if you can tell us
 more about the things it has which the 2d version doesn't have.


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Re: [Audyssey] MOTA was Game Concepts

2011-11-19 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Michael,

Sure no problem. Basically, it is like this.

As far as preorders goes we will still honor all of the orders taken
for Montezuma's Revenge. What we will be doing is shipping keys for
Mysteries of the Ancients---the side-scroller version=--as replacement
for Montezuma's Revenge. This I believe will settle our accounts with
those customers.

As far as Mysteries of the Ancients 3D goes the game storey is
identical to the original 2d side-scroller version, but the game play
elements are fairly different.

For starts it has a full 3d environment which means you have six
primary directions of movement up, down, left, right, forward, and
backward. Plus everything in between. What this means for you, the
gamer, is there is a lot of extra freedom of movement not possible in
a side-scroller.

For instance, you can walk forward/backward, sidestep left or right,
or turn in place. You can jump forward, perform a backflip off a
ledge, or safety drop from a rope.  You can press something like
control+space+up arrow to deliver a high flying kick to an enemy.
Basically, the potential to move and fight is far more realistic than
any 2d environment.

Other differences to note is that because the environment is full 3d
flying enemies like bats and harpies are up in the air and will
attempt to attack you from above. In order to kill them you will have
to use the page up/down keys to raise/lower the weapon you are using
and use the left/right arrow keys to aim. This is slightly more tricky
than something like Shades of Doom, but I personally like the extra
challenge in using a 3d targeting system rather than just face
left/right and shoot.

Another advantage/feature here is the levels are larger. A 3d
environment allows for more rooms, secret areas, etc which allows me
to create more complex mazes. For anyone interested in mazes and
tricky traps this has more to offer than the 2d levels which are less
maze-like.

Finally, I will likely add more content to the 3d version as time goes
buy. Maybe extra trophies, regular updates, bonus levels, etc.
Basically, something to hopefully convince regular MOTA users to
upgrade.

Cheers!


On 11/19/11, Michael Gauler michael.gau...@gmx.de wrote:
 Hi Thomas,
 While Mysteries of the Ancients might not be finished yet, I'd like to ask a
 few questions.
 As you said James North prematurely allowed preorders for his games. But
 when you took over and got to Beta 7 of Montezuma's Revenge, it also became
 possible to buy it.
 I did so and thus I have a legal registration key for the last Monti
 versions.
 What I'd like to know is how will you handle the customers who originally
 ordered your Monti because Mota replaces Monti once the RC1 version of Mota
 comes out.
 And I also like to know more of the Mota 3d version and if you can tell us
 more about the things it has which the 2d version doesn't have.


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Re: [Audyssey] MOTA was Game Concepts

2011-11-19 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi,

Its currently not for sale. However, Mysteries of the ancients can be found at
http://www.usagamesinteractive.com/mota.php

On 11/19/11, lenron brown lenro...@gmail.com wrote:
 how much is the game and where can i find it.


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Re: [Audyssey] MOTA was Game Concepts

2011-11-19 Thread Michael Gauler

Hi Thomas,
I'll await the rc version of standard Mota first.
Once it is here and I can look into it more than the first two levels of the 
last beta versions, I'll probably try the 3d version out, once anything 
playable of it is released. 



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