{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/rob\/","author_name":"rob","cat":"MiniLD #44 \/ 7dRTS","categories":["MiniLD #44 \/ 7dRTS"],"comments":[],"epoch":1374493800,"event":"LD44","likes":8,"metadata":{"p_key":"79415","p_author":"rob","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"288425","p_title":"Idea 2 & some graphics","p_cat":"MiniLD #44 \/ 7dRTS","p_event":"LD26","p_time":"1374493800","p_likes":"8","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1366934400","event_key":"16","event_name":"LD26"},"source_url":"2013\/07\/22\/idea-2-some-graphics\/","text":"

\"idea2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This was my original idea before I decided to spend day 1 trying to come up with more. Each player controls one little guy, and you roam the map gathering resources, building buildings and fighting. It\u2019s like an RTS in that you tech up, expand, scout the enemy, etc. but instead of having a whole army you just have the one unit.<\/p>\n

You get one \u2018base\u2019 building to start with, and you have to return to your base to make stuff from the minerals you gather. If you die, you respawn at your base. But if your base gets destroyed and you die, you lose.<\/p>\n

I think this is a better idea than my other one (a side-scrolling RTS) because just having the one unit removes a surprising amount of complexity. In a normal RTS you need a little bit of AI to help you manage your units since you aren\u2019t controlling them directly. But here, you don\u2019t!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll go with this unless I think up something better this evening.<\/p>\n

Also I did some pixel sprites. I don\u2019t normally do pixel art, so this is another fun adventure. Lesson 1: 8\u00d78 pixels is not enough to draw a convincing humanoid.<\/p>\n

\"idea2t\"<\/a><\/p>","time":"July 22nd, 2013 11:50 am","title":"Idea 2 & some graphics","title_was_empty":false}