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7DRL Start: Rogue Rage
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Darren Grey
Mar 10, 2012, 2:33:19 PM3/10/12
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In the words of a fat plumber: Here we goooo!
Start time: 19:30 GMT Saturday 10th March 2012
When finished I will hopefully have a playable game focused on melee, stripping out everything that gets in the way of focusing on melee combat (no game log, no inventory, no experience system, no stats, no to hit calcs). Complexity will come from natural interactions on the battlefield, with different stances giving different effects from actions, and a rage meter allowing superpowers when filled. Abilities will be either passive (enemies automatically hit from standing next to them) or active (bump to attack triggering a special move). With luck it'll also be fun to play. I'll be using the T-Engine since it served me rather well last year.
All the best to everyone taking part. And stop reading this post - you're supposed to be coding!
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Darren Grey
Start time: 19:30 GMT Saturday 10th March 2012
When finished I will hopefully have a playable game focused on melee, stripping out everything that gets in the way of focusing on melee combat (no game log, no inventory, no experience system, no stats, no to hit calcs). Complexity will come from natural interactions on the battlefield, with different stances giving different effects from actions, and a rage meter allowing superpowers when filled. Abilities will be either passive (enemies automatically hit from standing next to them) or active (bump to attack triggering a special move). With luck it'll also be fun to play. I'll be using the T-Engine since it served me rather well last year.
All the best to everyone taking part. And stop reading this post - you're supposed to be coding!
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Darren Grey
ryan....@gmail.com
Mar 10, 2012, 3:10:19 PM3/10/12
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Work obligations throughout the week will prevent me from competing... so I'm commenting on the weekend instead! ; )
Was just going to put this out there... in "real" melee combat, it seems "superpowers" would be the result more of surprise, superior melee skill, or forced openings (you cause your opponent to over-extend, go off balance, trip, etc.). It may not necessarily depend on how "angry" you're getting in the fight. In fact, at least the way it's presented in many fantasy novels (experts, right? ; ), it's the level headed and/or craft combatant who is able to make some spectacular finishing move against his opponent.
Given the constraints of a 7DRL, maybe you need to stick to a pre-determined plan, but what if you used one of these other metrics, be it stamina vs. stamina, melee skill vs. melee skill, or opportunity to determine when a player could execute a "superpower"?
All the best!
-Ryan a.k.a. "Rogue Wombat"
Was just going to put this out there... in "real" melee combat, it seems "superpowers" would be the result more of surprise, superior melee skill, or forced openings (you cause your opponent to over-extend, go off balance, trip, etc.). It may not necessarily depend on how "angry" you're getting in the fight. In fact, at least the way it's presented in many fantasy novels (experts, right? ; ), it's the level headed and/or craft combatant who is able to make some spectacular finishing move against his opponent.
Given the constraints of a 7DRL, maybe you need to stick to a pre-determined plan, but what if you used one of these other metrics, be it stamina vs. stamina, melee skill vs. melee skill, or opportunity to determine when a player could execute a "superpower"?
All the best!
-Ryan a.k.a. "Rogue Wombat"
Darren Grey
Mar 10, 2012, 9:22:33 PM3/10/12
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On Saturday, 10 March 2012 20:10:19 UTC, ryan....@gmail.com wrote:
> Work obligations throughout the week will prevent me from competing... so I'm commenting on the weekend instead! ; )
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> Was just going to put this out there... in "real" melee combat, it seems "superpowers" would be the result more of surprise, superior melee skill, or forced openings (you cause your opponent to over-extend, go off balance, trip, etc.). It may not necessarily depend on how "angry" you're getting in the fight. In fact, at least the way it's presented in many fantasy novels (experts, right? ; ), it's the level headed and/or craft combatant who is able to make some spectacular finishing move against his opponent.
>
> Given the constraints of a 7DRL, maybe you need to stick to a pre-determined plan, but what if you used one of these other metrics, be it stamina vs. stamina, melee skill vs. melee skill, or opportunity to determine when a player could execute a "superpower"?
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> All the best!
I have no intention of doing anything that involves realism :P What would realism add to my game? Is real fighting fun? Do the mechanics of real fighting make for good gameplay? The assumption that "real = good" plagues too many games already. I'm going for abstract fun, and realism be damned!
> Work obligations throughout the week will prevent me from competing... so I'm commenting on the weekend instead! ; )
>
> Was just going to put this out there... in "real" melee combat, it seems "superpowers" would be the result more of surprise, superior melee skill, or forced openings (you cause your opponent to over-extend, go off balance, trip, etc.). It may not necessarily depend on how "angry" you're getting in the fight. In fact, at least the way it's presented in many fantasy novels (experts, right? ; ), it's the level headed and/or craft combatant who is able to make some spectacular finishing move against his opponent.
>
> Given the constraints of a 7DRL, maybe you need to stick to a pre-determined plan, but what if you used one of these other metrics, be it stamina vs. stamina, melee skill vs. melee skill, or opportunity to determine when a player could execute a "superpower"?
>
> All the best!
Plus I want the game to be as simple as possible in terms of interface, with zero stats involved. The Rage system I'll be using is quite straightforward - you have a Rage meter, certain actions make it rise or fall, when it hits 100 you enter Rage mode and your regular attacks become far stronger. After x turns the Rage subdues and your meter is reset to 0. For the player this is represented in an easy way, with the target being to get one number high. The caveat is that your Rage increases more at low health, encouraging risky playstyle for the highest rewards.
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Darren Grey
ryan....@gmail.com
Mar 11, 2012, 4:23:14 PM3/11/12
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I dig. I would never want to be accused of injecting realism where it doesn't belong, I just misunderstood what you meant by a focus on melee combat with the talk of natural interactions and stances and such. : )
Rage away! I'll be playing it. ; )
-Ryan
Rage away! I'll be playing it. ; )
-Ryan
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