[ian-reeds-games] Re: dungeon quest
- From: "Allan Thompson" <allan1.thompson@xxxxxxx>
- To: <ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:13 -0400
Hi Josh,
I never heard of dragon unpacker, so I don't know how to use it nor know which
games it works on.
There is already a large amount of maps that cover everything from sci fi like
star wars and command and conquer, to b movie zombie horror to christmas to
robbing artifacts all over the world in tomb robber, as well as fantasy stuff
like kingdom at war _when it gets fixed) red wall abbey and kobold dungeon.
The map creation guide is perhaps your best chance to get a feel for making
maps and figureing out what they do, although I recommend you follow the step
by step instructions featureing Ian's maps and use that to teach you all about
the process. Also,t he list is here for all your questions and everyone is good
at wanting to help.
The more maps , the better, grin.
Yes, there is certain conditions one can put into a map that allows you to
keep a timer, or an escape, or to kill or destroy an enemy and the like.
The tactical battles game engine is really not an RPG engine, so calling it an
RPG is not really correct. It's ultimate goal is to be both a stand alone game,
and to be part of a future release from Ian, the creator of the TB game, as
well as AGE, which will be , I am hoping, the final word on fully customizable
rpg game engine, where plot, action, and all sorts of other stuff will be be
part of it.
My future plans for TTB consisted of a cyberpunk fight, and a port from a game
called warlords. It used to be on the amiga 500 computer system which I miss.
It is called warlords, and it features a combination of fantasy large scale
army struggles as well as , what else? Tactical and strategic combat.
A LOTR map woudl be nice to have, but it is hard to base maps on already
established stories. While building a map pack is not at all difficult, the
real work is int he balancing act, and making sure everything runs according to
what you wanted.
al
"The truth will set you free"
Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D.
----- Original Message -----
From: Josh Kennedy
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 10:29 PM
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: dungeon quest
hey why not get dragon-unpacker, then see what games sounds and music it
can unpack, and can you make maps based on star trek voyager, final
fantasy, lord of the rings war of the ring or something like that? With
these maps can you have other characters you have to rescue or that can
appear and go on quests and things? kind of like the entombed audio game?
Josh
On 3/27/2013 10:38 PM, Allan Thompson wrote:
> Hi Shaun,
> Yes, it was a real bear to make. I understand what you are talking about
> and no worries.
> That is my initial goal, that the player with the right amount of gold
> gets tot he exit of the dungeon, before wandering monsters and other
> players can ambush them and stop it. I don't recommend playing the
> multiplayer map by oneself, for the player two units are highly
> organized and motivated to fight the big bad guys first before handling
> monsters in their cells whichI thought was strange, but it is what it is.
> I fear I am going to experience memory problems with this map too due to
> it's size, but in the end, I wanted input on it. If people thinks it
> sucks, then I won't bother with it anymore, know what I mean? Just
> trying to figure out where to divert my energies.
> al
> "The truth will set you free"
> Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* shaun everiss <mailto:sm.everiss@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 27, 2013 7:17 PM
> *Subject:* [ian-reeds-games] Re: dungeon quest
>
> wow this is a vary complex map.
> After struggling in the swamps all day yesterday and
> having issues I am going away from audiogames for now but I will be
> back.I will definately enjoy this thing, I wander what its single
> player mode wuld be like.
> I think the end game should be when you finnish exploring the dungeon
> and come out
> obviously with gold, if you didn't have any but then you would be
> able to find it so.
>
>
> At 10:50 AM 3/28/2013, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >I have been working on a map called Dungeon Quest.
> >It is based on a few fantasy board games I used to play when I was
> >younger and sighted.
> >The biggest influence was the one called Dungeon! by tSR, the
> >company that created the Dungeons and dragon's franchise.
> >
> >The backstory is this:
> >A mad wizard was obsessed with portals into other dimensions. So he
> >would open these portals, kidnap monsters and lock them up in his
> >dungeon, for study later.
> >However, as time passed, he became more and more insane with the
> >need to find one portal in particular. Eventually his efforts were
> >stopped by his own lust for power, and he perished by his own magics.
> >
> >The real problem, is that the dungeon is still full of all sorts of
> >portals, and alot of them are unable to be stopped at all due to
> >forbidding runes. Still others remain open and have let in elemental
> >monsters of terrible power.
> >Due to the influx of monsters into the dungeon, they have broken out
> >and wander the land doing all those monster things that monsters
> do best.
> >So, the king had a bright idea. He would hold a contest every year
> >to send adventurers intot he dungeon to clean house. They could
> >kill and loot to their hearts desire. The one who comes back with
> >the most gold is given the ultimate prize. Title, rank and lands.
> >
> >Therefore the player uses the units available to collect gold and
> >steal all sorts of magical treasures.
> >
> >Currently there is no way to officially end the game, the flag
> >would be some kind of counter which would equal to a number of
> >goldaquired. My very rough estimate is 10,000 but it might be too
> much.
> >
> >Players do not have to fight against each other, they can also
> >assist in fighting the enemy in a cooperative way.
> >
> >There is six levels of monsters, plus special elementals, a banshee,
> >a nymph, and a dragon. The gangrel is a strange fiendthat feeds
> off of pain.
> >The level of monsters is color coded:
> >level 1: red
> >level 2: purple
> >level 3: yellow
> >level4: green
> >level5: orange
> >level6: blue
> >
> >When a monster is killed, your character earns a number of random
> >gold which is collected automatically. Items have to be taken up the
> >usually way.
> >
> >The various characters have diffrent weapons that they use
> exclusively.
> >warriors/fighters use the longsword
> >paladins/crusaders use the warhammer
> >rogues/thiefs use the dagger
> >the elf uses a bow
> >the dwarf uses a battleaxe
> >and the wizard/sorceress uses quaterstaves.
> >
> >I am letting this out, mostly for help in player suggestions and
> >criticism. I do plan on an ambush ability to allow players to attack
> >each others gold supply, and a search skill which would find secret
> >areas, but this hasnt been implemented yet.
> >Essentially, I want to find out if it sucks, or is boreing, or
> >stupid, or whatever.
> >thanks, the link is below.
> >
> >
>
><https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68028683/Dungeon%20Quest.zip>https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68028683/Dungeon%20Quest.zip
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"The truth will set you free"
> >Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D.
>
>
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