[project1dev] Re: Personal Update
- From: Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:49:23 -0700
Yeah I knew he did it for the miner aggro, but now that I think about
it they are almost exactly the same thing :)
We will probably have a lot of stuff we can look back to and utilize
later on like this, so these mini projects are very useful. I also
anticipate all of Kent's trap work getting major usage in future areas
too.
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Alan Wolfe<alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Kent uses that distance stuff already for other things, such as the miners
> in the cavemap knowing when to start chasing you.
>
> As far as this being good for AI, yeah thats what i was thinkin too, so i
> don't think it'd be a waste at all (:
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Chris Riccobono <crysalim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I actually like this a lot Eric, and like Alan said it will help a lot
>> with towns :)
>>
>> So even if we don't have that exact cat room anywhere it would be
>> great for npcs in general. I am partial to kitties myself :P
>>
>> The distance stuff we worked out in fogpush would help here I think,
>> Alan came up with a great way to judge when you are close to a model,
>> so if you want to use that Kent it might help. Maybe we need some
>> kind of random wander script to execute there.. hey, I just realized
>> this could be good for enemies too, such as if you get too close to a
>> treasure chest that is important, a bunch of enemies standing guard
>> would launch their aggro.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:47 PM, <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Ok this is going to sound a little strange but I was at a party at a
>> > farm
>> > this weekend and the farm had kittens that lived up on the porch with
>> > (presumably) their parents. The kittens would wander the area and
>> > occasionally bump into each other, play a little bit and occasionally
>> > lay
>> > down and nap. If you approached one they would almost casually back off.
>> > The
>> > whole time I was watching them all I could think about was how neat itd
>> > be
>> > in game if we had that scenario - bare w/ me - a room with the kittens
>> > and
>> > the cats, and they pretty much don't do anything except add a neat
>> > detail
>> > and flavor.
>> >
>> > But later, when you are shrunk - it becomes a menacing place you have to
>> > sneak through and avoid the kittens or else they'll alert the big cats.
>> >
>> > What do you think? Silly? Neat? Pointless?
>> >
>> > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Kent Petersen
>> > Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:39:43 -0700
>> > To: <project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Subject: [project1dev] Re: Personal Update
>> >
>> > Yeah, I will probably have some spare time this week. Whatcha thinking?
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:34 PM, <figarus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Kent, I have something I've been thinking about and was going to ask
>> >> for
>> >> your help on, but I don't exactly need it for this milestone - if you
>> >> are
>> >> bored and have time and want a mini project, I think the game has
>> >> everything
>> >> we need for it already...
>> >>
>> >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>> >>
>> >> ________________________________
>> >> From: Kent Petersen
>> >> Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:24:39 -0700
>> >> To: <project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Subject: [project1dev] Re: Personal Update
>> >> No problem man.
>> >>
>> >> Since the temple temporarily put on hold does anyone need any help?
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Nick Klotz <roracsenshi@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> I am going out tonight, won't be back until thursday and will be busy
>> >>> until friday evening. I am putting further construction of the temple
>> >>> on
>> >>> hold until I have enough free time, which is likely to begin on
>> >>> saturday.
>> >>> I will be available to answer most questions via email and if there
>> >>> are
>> >>> any pressing issues, either Alan or Eric feel free to get a hold of me
>> >>> via
>> >>> text/phone. Pull my cell from my resume.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
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