{"author_name":"mattchu","cat":"MiniLD","comments":[],"epoch":1348468860,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"51392","p_author":"mattchu","p_authorkey":"8693","p_urlkey":"87085","p_title":"Real-time Caveman Not-game","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD24","p_time":"1348468860","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"8693","us_name":"mattchu","us_username":"mattchu","event_start":"1345766400","event_key":"12","event_name":"LD24"},"text":"

So I scrapped my other idea. I want to do that at my own pace another time and do it true justice with a lot of random events.<\/p>\n

So tonight (like 2 or 3 hours ago), I (finally) got started on a new idea for a game, based on a caveman.<\/p>\n

I’m not really sure where it’s going yet. The fact that I want to do a not-game is pretty restricting when it comes down to it. It really shouldn’t have anything that resembles gameplay, which is really making this difficult.<\/p>\n

So far, I’ve got a day\/night cycle (basically just an overlay that’s either visible or invisible based on the time of day and a sprite that changes from a sun to a moon and back again) that supports sunrise and sunset, seasonal textures (one set for spring\/summer, one for fall, and one for winter) and rain for the spring to differentiate it from the summer and snow for the winter. I also have a cave with a cave painting and a fire that’s currently out. <\/p>\n

Here are some pictures of all of that:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n Your humble abode.<\/p>\n

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\n Winter at night.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n Fall at night.<\/p>\n

EDIT: Finally got a pic of the sunrise. Decided to wait until it was time for it.
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\n Fall sunrise.<\/p>\n

And then I have a caveman that throws a spear in an arc, and has to retrieve it if he wants to throw it again.<\/p>\n

Oh, and there’s some really horrible level design exhibited there, too. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

From here, I plan to add a sabertooth tiger, a deer, and maybe something like a raptor. And then I’m not sure at all. Once they’re in, should I make it so you can hunt them? The monotonous task of hunting day by day? Is that not-game-y enough?<\/p>\n

Guess we’ll have to see where it goes from here.<\/p>\n

EDIT: Did I mention this is all done in 50×50 pixels?! Super-low res ftw!<\/p>\n

-Matt<\/p>","time":"September 24th, 2012 1:41 am","title":"Real-time Caveman Not-game"}