#madewithplaymaker

[westingtyler]

Working on the clockwork village people animations. The next challenge is getting them to “mount” objects like chairs, beds, and bathtubs. And setting up jobs with waypoints. then throwing in the dialogue system, the  query system (dealing with foci and aptitudes), the favorites and values system, then the facial emotion system.

[westingtyler]

Got the query bubble system up and running. eventually I want some way to snap and show images inside the bubbles, but for now text will do. You will be able to hand these to characters to ask about any object you’ve queried with your detector lens. The dream goal of game design for me, would be to write a novel, feed it into the engine, and have it make the game for you. The query system allows me to write a giant database of categorized descriptions that are automatically displayed when requested. And you ‘request’ descriptions by actually ASKING people about things, anything, in the world. That also serves as any needed hint or tutorial system, all in a super natural, non-overwhelming, and non-intrusive way.

[westingtyler]

I’ve been implementing Oculus Touch controls and working on the Sequence Threader, which will allow you to select chapters within realms.

[westingtyler]

I worked a bit on the third person camera, which will require different controls and UI, as well as a separate way to deal with walls and back-face culling (like with the windows in the hospital screenshot, but if I can get them to transition seamlessly, it will mean people can play my games in whatever perspective they prefer, changing at whatever time they prefer). While in Florida for the past two weeks, I worked on developing an ocean wave shader, a raindrop on the ground system, footsteps that vary by what you are walking on, a water splashing system for walking through water, and a Medical Diagnoser System for helping cure villagers in the island realm. I also began thinking about a ‘conversation input’ system - as in, two people are having a conversation and ask for your opinion, as well as the Query System for asking NPCs about things around the level. It’s also worth noting that the tropical video games that include blue Kool-Aid ocean water...are NOT full of shit (notice how the white ship proves there is no color balance trickery - this is ACTUALLY what it looks like to my eyeballs, even moreso if you wear polarized sunglasses to reduce surface reflections):

And what aren’t full of shit either are the tropical games that include nearly clear, transparent ocean water (though this picture is at sunset):

it’s all true. also probably dragons.

[westingtyler]

Working on the Hotel Realm. Still too much of a WIP to show the interior, but this is a distant exterior view that you will never see in-game.

[westingtyler]

The Rethreading. This is where you remember.

[westingtyler]

I drafted the Shelter Realm, where you survive and relax. I’m going to replace a crappy realm I don’t care about and haven’t done much work on with this one, which is kind of interesting and fun. I think the weakest realm is the Oil Rig one, which is just an FPS level without much inspiration so far.

[westingtyler]

I’m almost done creating the converter system. then comes the fun part of creating converters I want and their recipes. for instance, I want a stove that cooks meals, and I want an ore processor that can turn ores into ingots and gems. These will be trivial to add once this system is fully functional. There can be 0-3 objects per type, so you could have an ice cube melter machine that melts one ice cube and produces two byproduct buckets of water. fuel and all other components are optional. but you have to have at least one ingredient.

I’m trying to create a system of verbs that can be used in any experience, like my own modern SCUMM engine. Others I’m planning are trading/shopping, item wells (grab infinite soda cans out of a machine), a theatrical performance manager (like a remote control), a dualconvo system (choose who to be in a debate), and a magic system that allows you to create characters with lives and schedules, in addition to the move-in system, which may be next since I’ve figured out arraymaker.