Constructive Games

Array Master · 2001-11-24T18:06:20

So many games out there are about destroying and killing. I''d like to see more games that are more about constructing things than destroying. Not just about constructing, but always finding ways to make things better. Sim City is a good example, but there are only so many things you can do to improve your city. Then you''ve got a super-metropolis bringing in a billion dollars a year, with buildings covering the whole map, and there''s nothing more you can do. In Command and Conquer, you got to build a base, and then an army. You could build your base however you wanted, and make whatever kind of troops you want. But eventually, to win the game, you had to go destroy another base. And all your work on your great base and army will be forgotten. Take programming as a better example. You can create so many useful, fun things. The only limits are your imagination, the language barriers, and your hardware limits. Beyond that, there''s absolutely nothing you can''t do. This is the biggest reason why I program. To create entire worlds. To make giant machines. To make things operate like clockwork. I''m suprised so many other people aren''t interested. From the impression of others, it''s so hard to understand. They don''t like to exercise their brain like that. Take some other hobbies, like robot building. You can create a robot to do anything you want. But this is such an expensive hobby. People usually can''t afford this kind of stuff until their 30''s. So I got to thinking, I''d like to see a game where you can make things. But what? I have this idea: Robot Wars. You have to build your robot from pure scratch, not using pre-made weapons or chassis or engines. However you want it to fight, that''s your decision. How it moves around the arena (if at all) is totally up to you. Then you can challenge other robots. The winner gets a reward (such as parts maybe), which helps them build larger robots. Then, you could tie in some A.I. programming with this. Try to get your bot to destroy the other on its own. Although some people might want to go without the A.I. part. So you could control the robot with keyboard commands as well. I''d be more than willing to make a game like this, but my programming abilities are limited. So if anyone wants to take a shot at it, have at it. The only challenge I see is all the physics involved, since there are so many weapon possibilities. Control ... the storm... Danny (Array Master)

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Started by Array Master November 12, 2001 10:57 AM

12 comments, last by Array Master 22 years, 5 months ago

Anonymous

November 14, 2001 12:59 PM

> but idea of a game story without violent death was there

Ha! I guess you''re ignoring the five billion different ways from Sunday that your own character could die in Space Quest.

Try the Monkey Island games for much less death. (at least on the player''s part)

krez

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November 14, 2001 01:50 PM

quote:> but idea of a game story without violent death was there
Ha! I guess you''re ignoring the five billion different ways from Sunday that your own character could die in Space Quest.

every time i went to a new area in the SpaceQuest games, i would save it and then look around for new ways to die, just because the graphics and the rude witty text that came with them were entertaining.
but i think he was talking about not having loads of violence in the GAMEPLAY...

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Inmate2993

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November 16, 2001 04:57 PM

Well, watching roger dieing and then being mocked by the narrator was part of the psychotic fun of space quest. But my point is, you might want to design a game with a set path through it, beginning to end with some nice diversions here and there, and also have a constructive purpose behind it. When you create a game with a constructive purpose, but no logical way to win, its really just a simulation, and not so much a game as it is a set of legos.

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fakemind

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November 24, 2001 06:06 PM

hey array master!
your post caught my eye, for i too am from kentucky, and a full time student at a college here. the idea of your robot building game is an awesome one, in fact, i have had the same idea for years. and just recently i have actually started coding on a game like this.

freeze:
theres a huge difference from my game and roboforge. roboforge has too little components to build your bot from, and only lets you "train" your bot, not let you give it artificial intelligence. roboforge needs more customization, more basic components, more freedom. also, in my game you will have the option for full autonomous, semi-autonomous, or driven/ran by the player with mouse/keyboard. that and my game will be free.

anyway, array master, send me an email, id love to hear more about your ideas and id love to tell you mine as well.

- jeremiah
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