Pocket People - A Mini Project (Name Varying) - DEMO ADDED V 0.1!

[Shingu]

Pocket People

©Shingu Productions 2008

STORY

Spoiler: Story

In this game, there is no set story, you make your own story depending on the choices, moves, and styles you choose throughout the game. You can be the rich kid with a fancy house, the poor kid everyone picks on, the friendly guy, the hater, the party-goer, and more! What will you make of it.

Characters

Spoiler: YOU

Name: ?*
AGE: 13-18*
GENDER: Male or Female*

This is the main character of the story, you play as this character and you choose the age, what you look like, if your a male or female, and what this character does. What he masters in, and more!

* = You choose

more character profiles coming soon.

FEATURES

Spoiler: features

• Custom character creation
• Custom Housing
• Fishing*
• Mining*
• Cooking*

* = Skill possible to upgrade too higher levels

SCREENSHOTS (outdated, go to the site for new screenshots)

Spoiler: Screenshots

Your house, still more to be mapped here. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll17 ... tled-5.png[/IMGzoom]

The beach, where you can fish. (Mapping probally to be redone) http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll17 ... /Beach.png[/IMGzoom]

The mall, from its outside view. Buy all furniture and tools here.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll17 ... e/Mall.png[/IMGzoom]

The mall, from its inside view. Get all tools n' furniture here. http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll17 ... /Mall2.png[/IMGzoom]

This old man, found in the mall, changes the game's music.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll17 ... nPiano.png[/IMGzoom]

RECENT UPDATES!
*Thread Opened 10/11/08
*Screenshots Added 10/11/08


TO DO:
*Fix Furniture Customization.
*Creating Fishing, Mining, and Cooking skills.
*Edit Stores, and fix mapping issues
*Release Demo

Visit http://www.PocketPeople.co.nr For Latest Demos and Screenshots!


CURRENT DEMO: Pocket People V 0.1

 

[Fuff24]

Needs a bit of work methinks.
First of all, you need better mapping. Try adding more details to the maps, that should help.

Secondly, "no Battles" isn't a feature. That's like saying "no puzzles" is a feature in street fighter.

Thirdly, and most pressingly, You need a story, and real characters, not just blatant sterotypes. Side chars help in sim games.

 

[Shingu]

Okay Side Characters.
-Got, just haven't thought of name, so I'll have them added, soon.
I removed the no battling.
I already know about my mapping, in the screenshots I haven't worked on them very much, They will be redone.

 

[Fuff24]

Sounds good. If you have any help making up side characters, just shoot me a PM, as I'm rather good at coming up with modern chars ( This game takes place in the modern day it take it?)

 

[pestilence]

Sounds pretty good (Y)
If you need any help, drop me a PM
This sounds like something i wouldn't mind helping out :]

 

[Shingu]

Yes it is modern day :O, Do either of you have any experience with the following script?
http://www.rmxp.org/forums/index.php?topic=8397.0
I'm having trouble. I made a fishing rod set, but how do I make the background transparent?

EDIT: I've decided not to use that system, It has to many nil's and It doesnt really fit the game. You will still be able to choose Male or Female/Name/ Etc.

 

[Xephyr]

Well, my comments have already been said (better mapping, more info).

I don't, however, understand what this game is supposed to be.  Is it basically just like, do whatever you want Fable-esque but without the epic RPG-ness?  The name "House Designer" makes it sound like those TLC shows

 

[pestilence]

I agree with xephyr.
A better name would be nice
and possibly give the character some sort of main objective, as opposed to the player running around and looking for side quests

EDIT: Here's a little beach i whipped up :P
Ignore the circled red bit, it looks weird because I had to put some tiles on the event layer (Y) it looks fine in-game  :thumb:

Spoiler: beach

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o90/pestilencexp/Beach.jpg[/img]

 

[Shingu]

Okay so I've redone the beach, now im working on the rest of the town.
It's not really a "Fable" type game, because that has limited housing abilities. Its more of a "Sims" game, Xephyr. The first demo should be released soon. This demo will include:
*One Town
*One Cutscene
*Fishing
*A Couple of furnitures
*several citizens (NPC's)
*The ability to choose name, age, and gender.
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[Spoo]

Usually, games like this fail pretty quickly, but I'm going to give this one a chance.

Is this supposed to be a game in present day or something?  if not, the "mall" should be made differently.

 

[Shingu]

Yes it is modern day :O,

Ignore the screenshots though, because all of those are being redone.

 

[Shingu]

There would be a demo, but for some reason it wont let me post  :dead:

 

[dadevvtsvre]

The maps definitely need work, so let me give you some tips on your first screenshot:

Spoiler

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/Moonlightscape/Untitled-5.png[/img]

For starters, the windows are in extremely odd locations. It appears that there are at least four or five floors according to the windows, yet in relation to the character, the ceilings must be less than a couple feet high. Don't scatter the windows like that.The barrels are in weird locations as well, and the map overall seems very empty. Try something like this:

Spoiler

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/dadevster/111-1.jpg[/img]

In this one, the windows all are on their own levels, the map doesn't seem so empty, and yes I did screw up on the barrels.  :lol: May I suggest using a different tileset instead of the Port Town one? You can get a much larger variety using, say, a Post Town tileset.

Try redo-ing the map and maybe post some in the Mapping Improvement thread to get further comments and advice.  :thumb:

 

[Shingu]

The maps definitely need work, so let me give you some tips on your first screenshot:

Spoiler

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll170/Moonlightscape/Untitled-5.png[/img]

For starters, the windows are in extremely odd locations. It appears that there are at least four or five floors according to the windows, yet in relation to the character, the ceilings must be less than a couple feet high. Don't scatter the windows like that.The barrels are in weird locations as well, and the map overall seems very empty. Try something like this:

Spoiler

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj320/dadevster/111-1.jpg[/img]

In this one, the windows all are on their own levels, the map doesn't seem so empty, and yes I did screw up on the barrels.  :lol: May I suggest using a different tileset instead of the Port Town one? You can get a much larger variety using, say, a Post Town tileset.

Try redo-ing the map and maybe post some in the Mapping Improvement thread to get further comments and advice.  :thumb:

Those are old screenshots, you can get the new screenshots off the pocket peoples forums, I improved those yesterday :thumb:
lol... And you messed up on the barrels on the side of the house, a top half of a barrel is floating :\

 

[Nickster]

Pocket Peoples

that's not even correct grammar. and i fail to see how it ties into your game; is it supposed to be like Polly Pocket or something?

 

[Shingu]

Pocket Peoples

that's not even correct grammar. and i fail to see how it ties into your game; is it supposed to be like Polly Pocket or something?

It's suppose to be "Peoples" I did that on purpose. -.- It ties in because you choose what the person does and what he(or she) is like, and I put "pocket" showing that it was small. I now see why it says "Fag." under your name.

 

[Nickster]

It's suppose to be "Peoples" I did that on purpose. -.- It ties in because you choose what the person does and what he(or she) is like, and I put "pocket" showing that it was small. I now see why it says "Fag." under your name.

"People" is already plural. Adding and "s" to the end isn't clever, it just makes you look like you have bad grammar.

and insulting me doesn't increase your talent any. :]

 

[Shingu]

Okay I changed it.

UPDATE

*Added Website URL to main topic so you can see new pictures and latest Demo's, and suggest Idea's and Mapping Improvements!

 

[serrated_colon]

Here's the demo if you don't want to go through his fucking website(nice way to get views, it's gay though).
As for your concept:
I like it, it's nice to have a completely open-ended game where you can just mess around and do whatever the hell you want. Create your character, imagine your persona and juts fuck around and chill out. So yeah, I like what you've imagined for this game, though I have problems with it(will be explained later).

Now, I downloaded and played this game for 8 minutes, fished a bit and caught none, bought a pine chair, rented a room, had a party and drunk some beer. The only quarrel with this game is that it's BORING. Only 3 attempts a time at catching a fish? Barely any freedom in what you say to people apart from like one person? Barely any guidance in how the hell do you change your house? All of these things are fundamental to a non-linear game man! You gotta be able to engage the gamer and have him doing things for his in-game "gain" and keep him excited in doing THE NEXT THING(every game works like this). All I see is something you're excited about, and you released WAAAAY to early! Now my final problem is the age thing. 13-18? Sounds like the generic age for dumb japfags to cream over. If you want to give us TRUE FREEDOM in our characters, code a system where the older age you choose, the older your character will be! Extend this to SP, HP, options in what you say to people, way of interpreting things(THIS DUDE MAY BE DRUNK, THIS DOOR IS LOCKED, shit like this is subjective to one's age and perception of things!). Seriously, the possiblities are ENDLESS! Have fun making this game dude!


PS: Go to the extreme left of the map, you can see a massive black space where you can roam freely. Fix it.

 

[Shingu]

The housing does not work yet. It will be fixed in demo 0.15 (or 0.2, If i skip .15) I can actually event the older thing, I may try it soon, I will fix the blackspace, There will be plenty of characters, I released early to give a feel of the concept. There is a 80% change a fish will catch your line. I did low sp, so you couldnt get money as easy, so It would last longer. Thats why u rest in the inn, or go home and rest. There will be more towns, where u can get a bigger perspective. The party's, will have alot more parties, and you will have more freedom, to give the guests drinks, food, appetizers, and they will rate your house, based on the furniture in your house. There will be more ways of making money, such as farming, Mining, Cooking, Hunting, and other things.

About the demo, I made the site because when I was trying to post the new screenshots and demo on here, My topic was to large, and i tried removing stuff so I could, and by the time I got there, It just didn't make sense.