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Cora

Cora
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  8/2/2013  1

Hi guys! So, as you may or may not know, I’ve been trying to get into spriting and coding for the Creatures games, but unfortunately between work and school I just don’t seem to have time to learn. So I’m gonna share my ideas here, and if someone wants to discuss them with me and adopt them, that’d be great; I’d love to see them come to fruition.

Breeds:

I had an idea for a Yin/Yang breed; it’d be more sprite based changes than genetics, though I’m open to suggestion on that part, and I was thinking of basing them on the Fallows…Anyway, they would be a breed that both male and females would be a medium grey when hatched; females would get progressively darker until they turned black, and males would get lighter until they turned white. (Or as close as the creatures sprites can get to black and white.) At about youth stage, a dot or swirl of the opposite color would develop on their tummies. If it was a swirl, then it could fill out through adult and elder stage into a full circle. The eyes would be silver on both male and female, maybe with a slight difference in shade.

(since I haven’t been able to figure out sprites, I don’t know if this is overly complicated… :/ )

There’s another breed I was thinking on, but I’m putting that below ‘cause it would go in a pack.

Meta Rooms:

I am a huge mythology fan, so I was thinking a metaroom based on the Greek Underworld; it would have five sections: the River Styx, with a boat to go across (maybe with a skeleton or something you push to get across) an Asphodel meadows section, which would be just peaceful and autumn-ish, (I’ll give more details if anyone is interested) a section for Elysium, which would be beautiful and have plenty of food and toys; Tartarus, which would be all fire and brimstone, and maybe a castle level for Hades’ castle and Persephone’s garden. But that one would be optional. And I was thinking there could be little Cerberus-s wandering around.
(again, I know nothing about what it takes to make a metaroom or how complex you can get, so if you’re interested in adopting the project I’m open to suggested changes)

Packs:

Soooo…yeah. I think about this a lot for someone who can’t do any of it. :)

Fae Pack-

Fae norns. They would be nature based, maybe wish specific plants or trees, like maple, and would have a specific dietary requirement; they would require a specific poison to live, (I don’t know what poison would work best.) They would be a very social, but temperamental breed. If possible, they would like very few creatures beyond their own breed.

Faeworld. A forest-themed room complete with trees that produce a poisoned fruit necessary for the survival of the Fae norns. Butterflies or other light/pretty/magical creatures would be cool.

Items. A variety of musical instruments, maybe dispensers to produce sweets.

So…suggestions? Interested? Please let me know. Also, if someone’s done this stuff already, I apologize and shall go find it at once. :D

 
Papriko
Peppery One

Papriko



  8/2/2013

Sounds all very doable and like a bunch of nice stuff, but I am sadly not qualified for that kind of agents. I make dead objects (gadgets, tools), but that was it.
Additionally my DS is not working right now.

You just need some nice motivated people, then this all could be realized.


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Cora

Cora



  8/2/2013

I'm glad you like the ideas, Papriko. ;) I'm hoping to find someone to help with at least one or two of these.
 
LoverIan

LoverIan



  8/3/2013

I think for Yin/Yang, Siamese norns might be better, I can personally see them much more as Yin Yangish norns hehe

For the Styx area, have you thought about making the ferryman function like a left to right elevator? Maybe even have the water infested with spirits that tried to swim, norns, ettins, and grendels....
Maybe have a code that works like the piranhas...
It might take a bit, but maybe it could also be worked that there are 3 to start with, are immortal, and cannot breed. 10 is the max, and those 7 slots, are for any creature that dies in the metaroom/metaroom series....

For agents, maybe you could make assorted beverages?
Maybe Yin Sake and Yang Sake, one for males and one for females? (In general it'd benefit any male drinking it or any female drinking it respectively)
Maybe even a norn species for the metaroom, Demi-Norns, Grendels, and Ettins. Expanded life cycles, and they can expand it further if they drink the drink of the Gods, Shee Ambrosia?
I'm sure if we did it right, it could be made to have a lethal toxin in it the Demis are immune to, but all around nourishing...
If a Normal Creature survives the drink, they might get a very extended life?
Grendel Gin, Norn Mead, Geat Spirits, and Ettin Absinthe, four other drinks. If there was a way to code it, maybe make each one contain the scent of the respective species's homes (Geat Spirits would have no home smell)


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Cora

Cora



  8/3/2013

So many awesome ideas! :D I especially love the demi-creature idea, and the ambrosia. Are you a coder, Ian? Would you be interested in working on some of this? You have some fantastic thoughts on it.
 
LoverIan

LoverIan



  8/3/2013

I have little to no experience. I mostly run off of estimations and guessing. I'm really a concept person, maybe I'd try arting it.

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Zurinsel13

Zurinsel13


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  8/3/2013

Would you need help with creating sprites ? I did some several years ago just for fun, however if it comes to arts I'm willing to help you, I like all of your ideas and would appreciate it, if they would get released.
I have tons of art programs, from phtoshop CS5 , Corel Photo Paint X5, Sai pain tool, DAZ 3d , scupltris, blender and Cinema4D studio, so I've got plenty programs ^^.


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Cora

Cora



  8/4/2013

Both of your help would be appreciated; :) I can't do any of the actual creation, though the ideas come easily. Which project would you most like to work on? I'm not sure what all work would go into each one, but I'm more than happy to see any of them completed. :D
 
magpie-angel

magpie-angel


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  8/4/2013

i love the idea of the ying and yang norns and doing those colours may not be too difficult seeing as there are som black sprite and whitish prites for some fan made breed like the tilynn norns are almost completely white and they look so beautiful
 
Cora

Cora



  8/4/2013

That's kinda what I was hoping for; I've seen the pictures of the Tylinns, though I've never managed to get them to work, I've loved the colors.
 
LoverIan

LoverIan



  8/5/2013

I worried I just witnessed a triple bump hehee
If I get any free time I'll try to learn some coding and I'll probably try to make a simple booze-ish agent :D


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Zurinsel13

Zurinsel13


 visit Zurinsel13's website: Random maybe
  8/5/2013

I would like to do the metaroom, I love greek mythology and it sounds spellbinding and beautiful.

"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others"
-Jonathan Swift

 
Cora

Cora



  8/5/2013

I'm so glad you guys are interested! Can't wait to see how the alcohol agent turns out, Ian; hope you get some free time soon. :D And I would love to see the metaroom worked on. What all would need to go into it as far as coding?
 
LoverIan

LoverIan



  8/31/2013

I'm getting more free-time slowly. I'll probably have a lot of dev work on my hands, but this sounds good!
Wondering, could we potentially have an aim for the greek metaroom release around CCSF 2013?

Maybe we could make a Satyr Dispenser or something like that, that moves like the bar worker in the Sea Tavern by Bug, it dispenses wine?
Along with that, maybe a Gorgon Statue that either freezes norns in place for half a minute when they touch it, or it freezes them in place teaching them vocab (A Greek Mythos teacher)
It would be interesting if we could program it to where they begin reciting a few lines from some ancient greek plays....

Along with that, maybe a small hut called (as a joke):
"The Pottery Barn"
It has a simple wheel that dispenses 1 of 3 things when touched by the hand, and 1 of 4 when touched by a norn, and same for ettins and grendels.
To save space, 1 option for all is the wheel turns around and around, and a dud option is made. Geats would just get a random one.
This would make 12 different created things minimum.
1 of them could be a gadget (an ancient pulse generator, based on a certain egyptian battery), and the rest toys I guess.
Every last one of them would be killed if hit, or dropped from too high, with a loud breaking noise that makes norns sad, ettins angry, and grendels happy. Geats would get sad or angry.

If a Gorgon Statue Learning Agent isn't good, maybe a Muse of Knowledge Statue for learning?
The Gorgon Statue could freeze them for 30 seconds, or 10 if needed, and have a poison added to the subject's blood stream. Or maybe, ever so many seconds, it pulses, freezing targets in it's range?

Oooh, and maybe a Sphinx. If anything touches it, it must solve the riddle, else it will be given a hard smack! Those who have interacted with a Muse will have a better chance at passing ;D
The danger would be that if it succeeds, and first time riddles are easier than otherwise, they can slowly become addicted to riddle solving. Eventually the riddle will become impossible?

Maybe for a transporter agent, something like the golden chariot pulled by two dragons, at the end of Medea?


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