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Post by BonzaiRob on Jul 2, 2005 23:36:48 GMT
Since this will be an MMORPG, there will be other people around at the same time that you can talk to, yes? What happens when you're starting out, if there are like 10 other people all trying to get pokémon off the professor? I mean, four people is the maximum you could have talking to an NPC, isn't it... so what happens? Do you just wait, or will all the important NPCs be client-side so more than 4 people can talk to them at a time?
And by four, I mean taht you have to go up to NPCs to talk, and there are only four places you can touch someone to talk to them, NSEW style. So the collision detection would act up.
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Post by DeltaSuicune on Jul 5, 2005 5:14:51 GMT
I guess you havn't played many MMO's by that question, the easiest solution is to either: a) Omit PC interaction inside quest or other buildings (also think how annoyed you'd be to find 40 people lined up to get healed at the pokecenter ), so that they only show up outside on the field or in dungeons. b) Have PC's "ghosted", where you can pass through each other instead of being unable to pass through them (prevents jerks from standing in the way of narrow paths and the like as well if you think about it). Simple really, but a valid question. In case you're wondering why I listed 2 solutions, we havn't fully decided on which (or a mix of both) we'll actually be using. ~DS
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Post by mattgcn on Jul 5, 2005 13:06:06 GMT
The thing about ghosting, well it just seems odd. You think you can make it seem as if you're just passing by the person on the same tile? Passing in front etc..
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Post by BonzaiRob on Jul 6, 2005 12:44:18 GMT
I think ghosting is probably best, really, or perhaps ghosting you can toggle - hold down shift to walk through people, and otherwise you bump them.
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Post by Darth Kiwi on Jul 6, 2005 12:53:11 GMT
I'd prefer toggle ghosting...If you went up to a PC, and pressed A(or the equivalent of the A button), would you see their trainer card? Or could you start a chat that way?
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Post by BonzaiRob on Jul 6, 2005 15:47:37 GMT
Well, we've got all the keyboard keys to use, so the A equivalent would be talk and then there'd probably be others for looking at their team and stuff.
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Post by Darth Kiwi on Jul 6, 2005 18:43:25 GMT
Good point. Could you battle anyone randomly, or not?
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Post by BonzaiRob on Mar 2, 2007 22:19:09 GMT
Well, may as well re-use this thread. Just some ponderings I want to write down so as not to forget:
I've started designing a house, for me. It can go in the sea (it's own islandy thing) on the route at the bottom of Taion that sticks out into the water. My girlfriend wants me to sell shiny, colourful furniture from it, but I'd rather I just gave her a cameo and let her do it (nothing fancy, just an NPC shop owner). It'd be full of musical stuff too.
Cuddles wants to change my cameo's story so that my gf left me and I lost the house and I'm looking for a band to ease the depression, but I'd rather not do it that way. Looking for a band sounds good though.
We should think about including day-of-the-week events. I was thinking staff cameos (well, mine) could move around depending on the day. For instance, mine would be in the PT building Monday, Wednesday, Friday; wherever you first meet me Tuesday and Thursday (playing guitar somewhere, could be random places) and at my house Saturday and Sunday.
This post looks really vain :/ well, everyone else should do stuff like this too. Also, Cuddles worked out that she and FK have more cameos than the rest of the staff combined.
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Post by BonzaiRob on Jun 17, 2007 14:44:42 GMT
For Cuddles to do expressions of. I'm working on the sprite, badly. EDIT:
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Post by Super Cuddles on Jun 19, 2007 11:09:55 GMT
I got my own computer today and since I crushed that last one I need you to send me back those icons through msn. Then I'll be able to work on your face!
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Post by BonzaiRob on Jun 19, 2007 15:56:20 GMT
WITH A GREAT BIG HAMMER!
*ahem* I'll send them back, I hope I had the latest version. Last few on there are the Fire/Dragon guy and Samuel.
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Post by Super Cuddles on Jun 21, 2007 0:37:04 GMT
Just finished your basic face icon. It's pretty ugly. What expressions do you want?
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Post by BonzaiRob on Jun 21, 2007 10:02:27 GMT
Thanks. Um.. one like my drawing, on sort of angry/scared (wide eyes but still angry eyebrows), one sort of u_u but happy. If I think any more I'll do them from your stuff.
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