27 replies to this topic

[shadow13155]

Hey guys!

here's the thing:

I'm making this shooter game (horror/suspance type)

I've got the main engine ready. and already coded the basic enemy A.I.
Got 5 fully working weapons and movement and control is ready as well.

Now I was starting on level design.

but last week, when I was chilling at youtube, I came across a Halo3 multiplayer movie and an idea struck me.

I want to make my game be a single player game, but also have a multyplayer side to it, just like Halo.

So I went on. Started coding some basic online data transfer and dead reckoning parts for the multyplayer and everything is going awesome so far.

But I come across a problem. In a multyplayer game all players need to be diferent in some way so you can see diferences between enemies.
So I added personalized naming, this way you could see players names everytime you roled the mouse over the enemy player.

BUT that looked too plain... so I said "yeah since it's so much based off halo I could use another idea from it. SYMBOLS. this way players would have a simbol for themselves with personalized colors that would apear over their heads at the same time as the names when they got aimed at.

and then I thought, maybe the guys at GMC could be a helpfull hand, they've got some neat ideas. and here I am.

So yeh I made a mockup of an example of what a simbol could look like in the game.



so yeh, the sizes for the simbol should be 20x20 for them to be the right size.

They can be anything, just keep in mind what would you fancy yourself having over your head in a deathmatch

anyway I'll put anyone who helps out in the credits of course.
and I'll be checking this thread everyday, so keep symbols coming in! I need around 20.

it shouldn't take too long to make a nice looking symbol! so give it a try!!

allthebest
nathan

AND THANX ALLOT! (in advance)

[moocow740]

Here are three symbols:

[Kindred]

Edited by Kindred, 19 October 2007 - 11:54 PM.

[shadow13155]

hehe great! thanx!

[General McSlave]

Here's one.

[Shadow Link]

Here's a water drop



By the way, what font is that under the character?

[shadow13155]

Thanx so much guys! keep them coming!

Oh, and maybe I forgot to mention, but please don't put background on the symbols, just the simbol on a white background or whatever background so I can make it transparent.

@ Shadow link: the font is Agency FB all small letters with "space" between the letters

oh, and yeh, you could take some "!ideas!" from halo 2 and 3 suit symbols those are awesome!

Edited by shadow13155, 20 October 2007 - 09:45 AM.

[shadow13155]

Cmon people! keep them coming!

anyway, I made some more and a friend made som really cool ones.

here, take a look.



Now you make some more!

THANX

[Solidsnake]

Here, I made two skulls:


Not very original... Oh well.

~SolidSnake

[shadow13155]

awesome thanx!

try some other stuff!

[Invisible Flash]

4 4 you >> 4 for you :

-Sup

[shadow13155]

hehe thanx

keep them comin!

[rebornflame]

Thought I'd give this request a go and made these.

Hope they're the sort of thing you're looking for.

The game is looking good from that picture you posted and I'd like to see it complete. good luck with the project.

-Rebornflame

[shadow13155]

woah, those are realy nice!!!

keep them coming!

[rebornflame]

I'll do some soon, glad you like them

[austin11118]

Here's one of many;)


http://s28.photobuck...current=9-1.png

~Creds to .GameWish Inc.

EDIT:

Here's a few more:

Edited by austin11118, 22 October 2007 - 10:39 PM.

[shadow13155]

nice thanx.

In the end I'll make a selection of all the symbols and choose the best, and put the best 25 in the game.
oh, I may also need too edit some of the symbols, but the credtis will go to you in any case

so work hard to make the coolest symbols

Edited by shadow13155, 23 October 2007 - 04:47 PM.

[shadow13155]

I made a mockup of what an online battle would look like, so here it is:

old:

new:


If you didn't notice I've been changing the graphics a bit, so it should look a bit better now

take care and keep them coming!!

Edited by shadow13155, 23 October 2007 - 09:01 PM.

[ericb365]

Hey man i need some help you said you did your game multiplayer to but how
did you figur out the codes to create a bulet on 2 of the games like i have my
game that i created wen my carecter moves he moves on the other screen as
well but wen i shoot you onli see the bullet comme out on 1 sreen how did you do
it?

i did >(in the create event of the bullet):
vari1 = 1
mplay_data_write(5,vari1)
(in the steep event of the bullet):

{
if (global.master) exit;
vari1 = mplay_data_read(5);
if vari1=1
{
instance_create(Master.x,Master.y,obj_bullet)
}

}

and for the carecter i did
(in the press event (to create the bullet)):
{
if (!global.master) exit;
instance_create(x,y,obj_bullet)
}

wat do i do?

[shadow13155]

are you talking about 2 screens on the same computer or over the net on 2 diferent computers?