{"author_name":"Henry McLaughlin","cat":"MiniLD","comments":[],"epoch":1306500540,"likes":0,"metadata":{"p_key":"65656","p_author":"Henry McLaughlin","p_authorkey":"979","p_urlkey":"101452","p_title":"Mini-LD #26 \u2013 Therian","p_cat":"MiniLD","p_event":"LD20","p_time":"1306500540","p_likes":"0","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"979","us_name":"Henry Mclaughlin","us_username":"pycron","event_start":"1304035200","event_key":"6","event_name":"LD20"},"text":"

Title: Therian<\/h2>\n

The title comes from a word used by some “spiritual” sorts to describe individuals who feel a highly spiritual link to some sort of animal or another.<\/p>\n

Description:<\/h2>\n

It is about a woman with the ability to turn into an animal who has to gather 8 MacGuffins to save the world from an evil demon.<\/p>\n

[stextbox id=”info” caption=”What is a MacGuffin?” collapsing=”false” collapsed=”false”]For those who don’t know what a MacGuffin is, it is an item that is used in a plot, but that could be substituted for a similar item without affecting the plot.<\/p>\n

For example, an ancient artifact might be substituted for a magical crystal in a fantasy plot without affecting much.<\/p>\n

This isn’t a negative term strictly speaking, but is a pattern in fiction.<\/p>\n

The term was coined by the website TvTropes, which is a wiki that identifies and defines common patterns in fiction. These patterns are called “tropes” and include such things as types of characters and common sorts of fictional civilizations.[\/stextbox]<\/p>\n

Mockup:<\/h2>\n

Here is my mockup:<\/p>\n

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\"Basically,<\/a>

The finished game won't use stick figures<\/p><\/div><\/h2>\n

Definition of “Done”:<\/h2>\n

I define “done” as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Three forms: Human, fox, and rabbit<\/li>\n
  2. Three world areas<\/li>\n
  3. One “animal altar” (Where the player gains the ability to turn into a rabbit)<\/li>\n
  4. Finished hitbox and hitbox grid collisions for SpudTech<\/li>\n
  5. Animation cycles for running and jumping for all three forms<\/li>\n
  6. Sprinting animation for rabbit form<\/li>\n
  7. High-jump animation for fox form<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    Optionally, I may include the following:<\/p>\n

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    1. Sounds for movement<\/li>\n
    2. Water and swimming<\/li>\n
    3. A fourth form: Cougar<\/li>\n
    4. An altar for the cougar form<\/li>\n
    5. A scripted widget or two<\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

      These are unlikely, though.<\/p>\n

      That’s pretty much it. I will say this: I am willing to spend part of Monday working toward this if I really need to. I hope I can get this done, but I’m not just dead certain.<\/p>\n

      I will use the following tools:<\/p>\n

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      • Flex (AMXMLC) (Flex’s AIR compiler)<\/li>\n
      • Adobe AIR Runtime (Framework for stand-alone AS3 apps)<\/li>\n
      • Adobe AIR Debugger (For testing)<\/li>\n
      • Geany (IDE)<\/li>\n
      • Inkscape (Graphics editor)<\/li>\n
      • SpudTech (My game engine)<\/li>\n
      • as3sfxr (Sound, if I get that far)<\/li>\n
      • Tiled (Level editor)<\/li>\n
      • Python (Scripting, will use for code generators and data mungers)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n

        Due to the nature of Adobe AIR, my game will require you to install it unless, of course, you have the Adobe AIR Debugger. I figure that I will want to make a larger game out of this, and AIR is good for that. I apologise to anyone who is deterred by that choice. This Mini-LD is more for my own work than for making something that is publishable. Really, I’m entering mostly so that I can work through a standstill that I’ve hit with SpudTech.<\/p>\n

        Peace, love, and rapid development,<\/p>\n

        — Mr. Dude<\/p>\n

        (Edit: I have decided to toss the themes, because I think that the idea of “done” is the core concept and my game idea is nifty enough to warrant tossing the actual “themes”<\/em>)<\/p>","time":"May 27th, 2011 7:49 am","title":"Mini-LD #26 \u2013 Therian"}