build engine blobber?
#1 Posted 27 October 2018 - 02:56 AM
now i'd like to ask for the opinion of the community whether it is at all possible via CON scripting or would require a total engine rewrite (in case of which it'd remain just a nice dream for me). anyone been fiddling something like this?
thanks for reading this
cheers!
This post has been edited by evil_presley: 27 October 2018 - 02:59 AM
#2 Posted 27 October 2018 - 04:05 AM
Can't say anything about this being possible as a CON scripting mod (particularly concerning grid-based movement and turn-based combat), seems rather unlikely to me but I'm not competent enough to judge.
I wonder why you'd want to do this anyway, AKAIF there are a few open source RPG game builders out there that may be used to create your own game.
#3 Posted 27 October 2018 - 05:08 AM
#4 Posted 27 October 2018 - 06:35 AM
MrFlibble, on 27 October 2018 - 04:05 AM, said:
ofc i'm well aware of the options at hand, and if i based my decision sorely on utility, i'd probably go with the unity engine. it's just that i really love how build/e32 handles sprites, animations, the interaction with the world, the fact that it can run on ancient machines, the explosions, the numerous peculiar effects.. i could go on and on. lastly, d3d is my favorite sprite-based fps, so. the other contender for this would be the doom engine (namely gzdoom/qzdoom for the richest rendering possibilities), but many intrinsic aspects of the build engine (the aforementioned interaction with the world, destruction, etc) is even more tempting to me. bluntly put, build is just superior.
the final goal would be to make a framework for a freeform crossover dungeon crawler, sort of like a mini-sandbox. sandbox in the sense that it's totally open for any content you can think of, while purposefulness and balancing is not an issue. i'd just want more of everything and make them all work.
for instance, how awesome would it be to have duke, caleb, leonard and cletus, lo wang, doom marine, quake guy etc in the same party, each taking turns in combat against a mashup of enemies from each game (various other games as well)? all the assets from the respective games like guns, textures, sfx, music would then be incorporated, choke-full of content, absolute redundancy in all fronts, a tiny bit similar to wgrealms.
just imagine that caleb dies to ebola he got from devouring uncooked octobrain meat, but you then meet up with lara croft and ask her to join the party and move on your quest. ok maybe it isn't the most elaborate example, but either way it's just such a blast in my head.
now i'm sure i'm not striking anyone as someone who's gonna live up to DeeperThought or any other veteran modder deity, but if you'd be so kind to put me in a direction, maybe providing some resources, read material, or just some hints on where to start looking, i'd be entirely grateful.
thanks
This post has been edited by evil_presley: 27 October 2018 - 07:03 AM
#5 Posted 27 October 2018 - 08:13 AM
One thing you will need is a good, context-sensitive GUI to overlay on the HUD with various buttons you can point a mouse cursor at and interact with. There are examples of such things (AMC TC has a nice one iirc) but nothing nearly as elaborate as what you will need. The player will be using that most of the time so a lot of work will need to go into it.
#6 Posted 27 October 2018 - 09:59 AM
you'll have to prevent attacks from a long distance (until the enemy is awake)
(buttons and things still have to be shot while not in a combat scenario, so disabling firing weapons until engaging the enemy won't work)
the awake distance to initiate an encounter
how to do a random number generator & assign each 'actor' a number - to determine encounter initiatives.
then you'll have to figure out how to stop each character from doing anything until their event number comes up.
how to 'skip' their number if the character is dead, so the encounter doesn't get stuck in a no-action event
then you'll have to figure out how to make them stop attacking after their initial action.
This post has been edited by Forge: 27 October 2018 - 10:00 AM
#7 Posted 27 October 2018 - 10:38 AM
#8 Posted 27 October 2018 - 10:55 AM
#9 Posted 27 October 2018 - 11:43 AM
Trooper Dan, on 27 October 2018 - 10:38 AM, said:
that's totally right. e.g. when you take a move on the grid or tile (which the whole map is divided to), there's a chance that an encounter might happen and a dice is rolled. if encounter, then the game changes to a battlescreen (might & magic, final fantasy etc) where you face your foe, pick your actions, hit turn, and the fight is resolved.
This post has been edited by evil_presley: 27 October 2018 - 11:43 AM
#10 Posted 27 October 2018 - 11:45 AM
TerminX, on 27 October 2018 - 10:55 AM, said:
do you mean by plain CON? or it's a C++ job?
This post has been edited by evil_presley: 27 October 2018 - 11:46 AM
#11 Posted 27 October 2018 - 11:46 AM
This post has been edited by MusicallyInspired: 27 October 2018 - 11:48 AM
#12 Posted 27 October 2018 - 11:48 AM
evil_presley, on 27 October 2018 - 11:45 AM, said:
You can do it with CON. You'll have to learn a lot but it's entirely possible.
#13 Posted 28 October 2018 - 11:33 AM
http://www.r-t-c-m.c.../dukecraft.html