No, not at all, but it's the game I've been working on for the past few months and will continue to work on through the spring for my senior project. It's a game called Dismantle.Repair and is a multiplayer game where two teams download items in the game world that are converted into building blocks. They then use the blocks to build up towers/bases to reach a certain height and win the game. We're still in pre-production for it, and god only knows how it's going to turn out. I was initially really turned off to the idea (we voted on it at the end of last semester between this, a design one of my friends made, and my co-op game design), but I think it could turn out pretty fun. It's a pretty great learning experience, at least, and (hopefully) we'll have some sort of finished project by May. I've been working on my own level for the past 8 hours or so. I unfortunately spent way too much time making use of what few textures and shitty map editor software we have to make a couple buildings that really don't look very good, but are still better than what they probably should have looked like.
(http://iam.colum.edu/students/khalil.wehbi/img/bar.JPG)
(http://iam.colum.edu/students/khalil.wehbi/img/cityhall.JPG)
(http://iam.colum.edu/students/khalil.wehbi/img/city.JPG)
(http://iam.colum.edu/students/khalil.wehbi/img/bar2.JPG)
We'll probably be doing playtesting and stuff in the spring, so if any of you guys would be interested in maybe helping out someitme in the future, I might be able to send some stuff along. At the very least, I'm sure you'll provide some overly brutal, yet very constructive criticism on the game.
Do they let you bring sacks of fries into that bar? Sounds cool, Weebs. Keep us posted.
Quote from: Kerm on December 04, 2008, 11:32:04 PM
Do they let you bring sacks of fries into that bar? Sounds cool, Weebs. Keep us posted.
You'll NEVER guess what city those buildings in the background are supposed to be. Just try. You'll never get it.
Quote from: Weebs on December 04, 2008, 11:37:44 PM
Quote from: Kerm on December 04, 2008, 11:32:04 PM
Do they let you bring sacks of fries into that bar? Sounds cool, Weebs. Keep us posted.
You'll NEVER guess what city those buildings in the background are supposed to be. Just try. You'll never get it.
MEAT CURTAINS!????!?!!?!1111!!?!?
In all seriousness, I would be interested in messing with this game.
Quote from: IrishYeti on December 04, 2008, 11:44:57 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 04, 2008, 11:37:44 PM
Quote from: Kerm on December 04, 2008, 11:32:04 PM
Do they let you bring sacks of fries into that bar? Sounds cool, Weebs. Keep us posted.
You'll NEVER guess what city those buildings in the background are supposed to be. Just try. You'll never get it.
MEAT CURTAINS!????!?!!?!1111!!?!?
In all seriousness, I would be interested in messing with this game.
The main problem is we're probably only going to have multiplayer working through LAN, mostly due to time constraints. Once we get further along though, I might be able to pass out a build of the game, although I'm pretty sure I couldn't risk the game getting out onto the internet (not that I don't trust you guys), but we'll see. I'll definitely keep you guys updated.
The streets don't have curbs. Strange.
Quote from: Fork on December 05, 2008, 06:46:46 AM
The streets don't have curbs. Strange.
I can create my perfect city in the game world...
Where's the M16 ammo box?
Quote from: Weebs on December 05, 2008, 07:21:07 AM
Quote from: Fork on December 05, 2008, 06:46:46 AM
The streets don't have curbs. Strange.
I can create my perfect city in the game world...
But you'll still get thrown out of your own game by a virtual CUNT.
Quote from: IrishYeti on December 04, 2008, 11:44:57 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 04, 2008, 11:37:44 PM
Quote from: Kerm on December 04, 2008, 11:32:04 PM
Do they let you bring sacks of fries into that bar? Sounds cool, Weebs. Keep us posted.
You'll NEVER guess what city those buildings in the background are supposed to be. Just try. You'll never get it.
MEAT CURTAINS!????!?!!?!1111!!?!?
In all seriousness, I would be interested in messing with this game.
I'd love to make fun of this.
Sounds a bit like this (http://www.kongregate.com/games/m0rkeulv/castlewars), only less nerdy.
Quote from: ChuckD on December 07, 2008, 05:11:44 PM
Sounds a bit like this (http://www.kongregate.com/games/m0rkeulv/castlewars), only less nerdy.
Actually, it's more like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForts), only with less guns.
Quote from: Weebs on December 07, 2008, 07:49:36 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 07, 2008, 05:11:44 PM
Sounds a bit like this (http://www.kongregate.com/games/m0rkeulv/castlewars), only less nerdy.
Actually, it's more like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForts), only with less guns.
How do you stop opponents from stealing your flag without guns?
Quote from: ChuckD on December 07, 2008, 09:11:14 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 07, 2008, 07:49:36 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 07, 2008, 05:11:44 PM
Sounds a bit like this (http://www.kongregate.com/games/m0rkeulv/castlewars), only less nerdy.
Actually, it's more like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForts), only with less guns.
How do you stop opponents from stealing your flag without guns?
Well in our game, we're going to have a little attack called the "Hammer Fist." There was some controversy over that name, but I was adamant about being able to hit a guy and then scream, "You just got fisted!"
Quote from: Weebs on December 08, 2008, 12:08:35 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 07, 2008, 09:11:14 PM
Quote from: Weebs on December 07, 2008, 07:49:36 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on December 07, 2008, 05:11:44 PM
Sounds a bit like this (http://www.kongregate.com/games/m0rkeulv/castlewars), only less nerdy.
Actually, it's more like this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SourceForts), only with less guns.
How do you stop opponents from stealing your flag without guns?
Well in our game, we're going to have a little attack called the "Hammer Fist." There was some controversy over that name, but I was adamant about being able to hit a guy and then scream, "You just got fisted!"
You should have called it the Finger Blast.
So this thread is about MVP Baseball 2010 right? When does that come out?
Quote from: 5laky on December 08, 2008, 09:58:33 AM
So this thread is about MVP Baseball 2010 right? When does that come out?
2015
Whatever happened with this, Weebs?
Quote from: IrishYeti on May 08, 2009, 10:05:02 PM
Whatever happened with this, Weebs?
Oh, right. Well, you can check out the very basic website we have for the game:
http://game.colum.edu/projects/DismantleRepair/
and an article in Columbia's newspaper with a picture that I'm in:
http://columbiachronicle.com/game-studio-students-dismantlerepair-new-project/
Basically, we just finished the release build this afternoon. We've got a few more days to polish some things up, and then it's up for display at Manifest, which is the huge, day-long student showcase that the school puts on every year. Apparently, the game may be featured on the website for GarageGames, which is the company that makes the various Torque game engines.
It's been a pretty crazy few months of development, and unfortunately a lot of things had to be cut and changed, but it really has turned out pretty well. Considering we're just a team of 25 students who have only had since February for the development of a full multiplayer game, it's kind of impressive. I think there are a number of problems with it, even at the most basic level, but I'm still proud what the team has done. I'm the first to admit that after the pre-production phase, I sort of went on auto-pilot and didn't do as much as I know I should have, but I still contributed quite a few things. If/When we have a build of the game that we can send to people to actually play, I'll send a copy to whoever wants one. I guess we'll be putting it in various competitions and things like that in the future. I'm not sure if the game will be good enough to really propel my career forward, but it definitely won't hurt.
So I figured I'd let people know that our game's website is finally up, along with a full installation of the game, user manual, credits (I'm listed three times!), etc. if anyone happens to be interested in screwing around with it:
http://game.colum.edu/Projects/DismantleRepair/
You probably won't be able to do too much since it's a multiplayer game and it only works with LAN play, but it's something. Enjoy...or more than likely, not.
TPD
I just found out our game has been entered into the 2010 Independent Games Festival Student Competition:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=401
It probably has nothing on one of the games from DigiPen or another of the more prestigious schools out there, but it's still pretty cool to be in there.
Good luck, dude.
Quote from: Weebs on November 18, 2009, 10:25:41 AM
TPD
I just found out our game has been entered into the 2010 Independent Games Festival Student Competition:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=401
It probably has nothing on one of the games from DigiPen or another of the more prestigious schools out there, but it's still pretty cool to be in there.
PenFoe is everywhere!
The next great game...
Reality? (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/22/augmented-reality-ri.html)
(Here's a short clip (http://12seconds.tv/v/MWJ4C) that shows what the rig looks like from everyone else's perspective.)
Now, if they'd only make these things in Illini orange and LSU purple and gold...
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on November 22, 2009, 12:07:16 PM
The next great game...
Reality? (http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/22/augmented-reality-ri.html)
(Here's a short clip (http://12seconds.tv/v/MWJ4C) that shows what the rig looks like from everyone else's perspective.)
Now, if they'd only make these things in Illini orange and LSU purple and gold...
I remember watching a different version of this thing like a year ago. I don't know if it was the same guy, but he was basically just walking around a park with a big camera strapped behind him and he moved around by seeing himself move through a headset. I think that one might have been done as sort of a joke, but the setup looks pretty similar. Also, I'm a pretty big nerd, and I think this looks dumb as hell.
Quote from: 5laky on December 08, 2008, 09:58:33 AM
So this thread is about MVP Baseball 2010 right? When does that come out?
You're supposed to start with "Is anyone gonna pick this one up?"
Speaking of the next great game, I saw this at GDC's "Experimental Gameplay Sessions" this past year, and it looks beyond amazing:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=222
Basically, it's an RTS game that, through what I can assume has to be some kind of sorcery, allows you to build an army and destroy people using MOTHERFUCKING TIME TRAVEL. If your opponent attacks you with a shitload of tanks 15 minutes into the game, you can send your soldiers back in time 10 minutes earlier when he built the tank factory, destroy it, and therefore prevent him from attacking you in the future. Listening to the developers describe the game wrinkled my brain. It sounds so fucking awesome, and I hope the final product is even close to as cool as it sounded.
Quote from: Weebs on December 07, 2009, 04:48:38 PM
Speaking of the next great game, I saw this at GDC's "Experimental Gameplay Sessions" this past year, and it looks beyond amazing:
http://www.igf.com/php-bin/entry2010.php?id=222
Basically, it's an RTS game that, through what I can assume has to be some kind of sorcery, allows you to build an army and destroy people using MOTHERFUCKING TIME TRAVEL. If your opponent attacks you with a shitload of tanks 15 minutes into the game, you can send your soldiers back in time 10 minutes earlier when he built the tank factory, destroy it, and therefore prevent him from attacking you in the future. Listening to the developers describe the game wrinkled my brain. It sounds so fucking awesome, and I hope the final product is even close to as cool as it sounded.
What if someone steals your wallet 10 minutes before you buy the game?