Improving the fighting game.

MTT · 2004-06-30T21:35:47

I have jotted down some ideas on things that I think would work well with a fighting game. When I wrote it I was thinking about a game that is 3d, players carry a one handed sword, there different items you get (such as swords that are different weights and lengths), and there is a leveling system. Allmost like a fighting/RPG hybrid. Most of the stuff can be applied to different things but I figure it probably helps that I tell you. _____________________________Stats_______________________________ Strength: Strength comes in two catagories, right arm strangth and left arm strength. Stregth effects your force rating, the higher your force rating the more you will be able to overpower your opponent, and the more damage it will do with a hit. Also if you have alot of force coompared to your opponent then blocking their hits will be very easy and won't hinder you much. Toughness: Toughness effects how much damage you will take from hits. Sombody who is not very tough will damage very easily, but sombody who is very tough will be able to take a few hard blows before the damage becomes critical. Speed: Speed come in three catagories, moving speed, swinging speed, and recovery speed. Moving speed effects how fast your charecter is able to move. Swing speed effects how fast you are able to move around your sword. This includes while you are swinging and getting your sword back into position after a swing. Recovery speed is how long it takes you to get back into position if you have been hit, blocked a hit, or were knocked backwards by a hit. _________________________Damage system___________________________ Screw the damage bar it is far to basic. The damage would be represented by the outline on a body. This would be divided into six sections: head, torso, right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg. The damage to these parts of the body are in percents and represented by a color (possibly different one every 10 percent, the traditional fade from bright green to dark red). Injuries to the different parts of the body would result in various effects. Injuries to either arm would reduce the force of that arm (basically weaken it). Leg injuries would slow you down, uneven injuries would give you a limp, even injuries would just be generally slower, also you would get knocked down easier. Injuries to the torso would slow you down and weaken you (reduce your force). Head injuries would make you dizy (like getting punched in perfect dark). The effects become more prominent as the percent damage gets higher. If your injuries become critical then you lose the fight. If both arms become 100% you lose. If either leg becomes 100%, or both legs are above 75%, you lose. If either the head or torso become 100%, or both the head and torso are above 75%, you lose. ____________________________Fighting_____________________________ The main focus of the figting is to make it more fluid and dynamic. There would be your regular predefined swings, jumps, ect. Which would be slightly changable while you are executing them but would still maintain their form. These different swings jumps and movements would all be combinable and you would kinda slur them together. Working with momentum would definatly play a role. For example your opponent runs forward and swings at you, so you move quickly to the right while executing a sideways swing and get him in the kidneys. It would be alot about reading your opponent moves and quickly coming up with the best move to counteract that, instead of mashing buttons and hoping it turns out good. When you are fighting your weapons hit eachother, and based on force ratios sometimes you'll overpower the enemy, or you might get knocked back, or both might just hit and both weapons be knocked back at about the same rate. If the enemy is taking a swing at you then you will probably need to put your weapon in the way to block it. Depending on force ratios you might deflect the blow with ease, or you might be overpowered and take a hit anyway (although the damage would be lower), or maybe be kocked back a bit or all the way down. The main point of it are the fluid combinations of movements, and the clashing of metal with effects based on force ratios. Not just press button and see if hit or miss, repeat. ________________________Special Moves____________________________ As usual executing special moves requires you to press a chain of bottons. The difference is it is not about who can throw them out the fastest, or about really complicated chains. A special move is somthing that can be very powerfull if used at the right time, but can be very bad if unsucessful. For example if there is some sort of magic in the move then after you execute the chain your charecter goes into a short meditation to gather energy, in which he/she is completely veunerable. What this does is make it so you will not want to use this move unless you are a good distance from the other player, or he is very slowed from injuries. Another special might be a huge overhead swing that should go crashing into your opponents skull, but if it doesn't you got some pulling out of the ground to do and your opponent will take advantage of the situation. I think you get the point, it's more a tactical thing instead of just a test to see who's better a pressing buttons. [edited by - MTT on June 1, 2004 1:03:12 AM]

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Started by MTT June 01, 2004 12:02 AM

10 comments, last by Brien Shrimp 19 years, 9 months ago

Anonymous

June 30, 2004 09:09 PM

Im creating a fighting game that uses alot of the same ideas mentioned above.

Its a cell shaded 3d rpg/fighter hybrid that plays like tekken, but with a strong anime feel.
Created for 1v1 multiplayer tournaments.

Working title: Project Fighter

the main focus is on character creation and maintenence.

it features:

Fully customizable characters.

create your own fighter.
adjust skin and hair color. Model size and shape are deformable.

Equipable slots.
Add your own combat moves, purchase items, outfits, or techniques to use in combat.

A "tier" leveling system.
Basic XP leveling system with 10 lvls per tier. purchase points are awarded upon level up and can be used to purchase items, moves, or upgrade your stats str, con, & spd.

Interactive environment.
useable props, simple obstacles, and terain differentials create tactical fight situations.

If anyone here is remotely interested in checking it out email me at pristonpass@hotmail.com and ill send you the official PF explained document.

BTW: im looking for volenteers to help with the project.

Brien Shrimp

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June 30, 2004 09:35 PM

Fighting games are competitive. And the most annoying thing in competitive games is when some 12 yr old button masher can beat a hardcore tournament champion.

"Serious" fighting game players may cringe at the thought, but Smash Brothers, with it's kiddie exterior, is one of the few fighting games in which a button masher simply cannot win against a pro. Heck, the button masher will more likely kill themselves than land a single hit on the pro.

I really think that the fighter genre has a lot to learn from Smash Bros.

Brien Smith-MartinezGarbage In, Games Out

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