Goliad (Less shitty game title needed) - Or How I want to Make a GTA Clone Based in Texas with will - Games

Well I was going to try and get a finalized first revision before posting this, but I keep getting stuck, so fuck it, we're doing it live. [url]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0goliadgamedesign.pdf[/url] also here's some weapon icons I made I want feedback on. [IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0AM-65.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0AW-15.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0mod14.png[/IMG] [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] Also if the fade to transparency idea sucks I'm just going to make a frame around it because I don't want them to be too wide compared to the pistol icons

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34573540]Well I was going to try and get a finalized first revision before posting this, but I keep getting stuck, so fuck it, we're doing it live. [url]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0goliadgamedesign.pdf[/url] also here's some weapon icons I made I want feedback on. [IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0AM-65.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0AW-15.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0mod14.png[/IMG] [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] Also if the fade to transparency idea sucks I'm just going to make a frame around it because I don't want them to be too wide compared to the pistol icons[/QUOTE] they look amazing.

And if you don't think this is awesome as a death screen I don't know what to tell you then [IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0hhudexampledeath.png[/IMG]

I really like the premise, though I'm unclear of how this will actually be made. Once you've written it all up and have all the ideas/story in place, how will you go about making it?

[QUOTE=tommo400;34573671]I really like the premise, though I'm unclear of how this will actually be made. Once you've written it all up and have all the ideas/story in place, how will you go about making it?[/QUOTE] Well I'm trying to find out what would be the best course of action to take, and as for how I will do it? with help of course.

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34573749]Well I'm trying to find out what would be the best course of action to take, and as for how I will do it? with help of course.[/QUOTE] I'd say that making this as a total conversion mod for a GTA game - either SA or IV - would be the best idea. You wouldn't have to worry about the engine, and all of the GTA games are very moddable.

Not bad, Gonna keep one if my many small slave elfs to keep an Eye on this

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34571516]And can I ask so kindly how the hell you've come to that collusion in Europe? there's hills like a motherfucker in Texas, and these are pictures I've personally taken in 3 different parts of Texas [/QUOTE] Those aren't hills, they're bumps.

Keep us updated on this, I know you mentioned it on Steam to me and I expressed a huge lack of interest but now that I've seen those astonishingly huge Texan hills my interest has been restored.

Be sure to make the Houston roads look like this [IMG]http://solarroadways.com/images/faq/earthquake%20road%20damage%203.jpg[/IMG]

If your going to make such a big landscape, might as well include Helicopters and Jets as useable vehicles, and, if you can, make destructable environments.

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34573749]Well I'm trying to find out what would be the best course of action to take, and as for how I will do it? with help of course.[/QUOTE] Decide on an engine, then start making the map. The map is the largest piece of work, and the piece of work that will determine whether the game is orgasmic or shit.

[QUOTE=magicman1234;34581260]Be sure to make the Houston roads look like this [IMG]http://solarroadways.com/images/faq/earthquake%20road%20damage%203.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Needs more concrete and flooding [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=trotskygrad;34581885]Decide on an engine, then start making the map. The map is the largest piece of work, and the piece of work that will determine whether the game is orgasmic or shit.[/QUOTE] I understand, the map is the foremost priority for me, and I don't know which engine can support a 10 x 10 km map of at least GTA SA quality and open world game play because the last thing I want is loading screens [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=M.Ciaster;34576859]I'd say that making this as a total conversion mod for a GTA game - either SA or IV - would be the best idea. You wouldn't have to worry about the engine, and all of the GTA games are very moddable.[/QUOTE] The problem with a SA conversion is that there's no way to increase the size of the map, as for GTA IV it's always a possibility, but I rather have this game be of no cost to the end user.

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34582415]Needs more concrete and flooding [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] I understand, the map is the foremost priority for me, and I don't know which engine can support a 10 x 10 km map of at least GTA SA quality and open world game play because the last thing I want is loading screens [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] The problem with a SA conversion is that there's no way to increase the size of the map, as for GTA IV it's always a possibility, but I rather have this game be of no cost to the end user.[/QUOTE] arma 2 engine?

When you are in Longhorn City, people should comment on how the river stinks. Seriously, the Trinity smells like dead ass.

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34582415]Needs more concrete and flooding [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] [b] I understand, the map is the foremost priority for me, and I don't know which engine can support a 10 x 10 km map of at least GTA SA quality and open world game play because the last thing I want is loading screens[b] [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] The problem with a SA conversion is that there's no way to increase the size of the map, as for GTA IV it's always a possibility, but I rather have this game be of no cost to the end user.[/QUOTE] unity can. well. i mean, you'd have to write it yourself mostly probably, but you definitely could do it. [editline]7th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=trotskygrad;34583445]arma 2 engine?[/QUOTE] way too clunky to be a gta game.

[QUOTE=magicman1234;34581260]Be sure to make the Houston roads look like this [IMG]http://solarroadways.com/images/faq/earthquake%20road%20damage%203.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] I can confirm I live in Houston and many areas have roads of equal quality to this. Also the OP's description of Houston is fairly spot on, about the black population and oil stuff on the outskirts. Most of the chemical stuff is to the south east / east sides of Houston. Downtown is really awesome here. It's probably the least southern city in the south.

[QUOTE=trotskygrad;34583445]arma 2 engine?[/QUOTE] the Arma 2 Engine is too old and shitty

The new landscape features of the UDK might work for you. They have a fantastic LOD system, so optimising it wouldn't be a problem.

just a small question this sounds great and all, but how much experience does OP have with making games?

[QUOTE=Broseph_;34573540]Well I was going to try and get a finalized first revision before posting this, but I keep getting stuck, so fuck it, we're doing it live. [url]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0goliadgamedesign.pdf[/url] also here's some weapon icons I made I want feedback on. [IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0AM-65.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0AW-15.png[/IMG][IMG]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0mod14.png[/IMG] [editline]6th February 2012[/editline] Also if the fade to transparency idea sucks I'm just going to make a frame around it because I don't want them to be too wide compared to the pistol icons[/QUOTE] Don't do any art assets now. Make a working game first.

[QUOTE=selby3962;34586228]The new landscape features of the UDK might work for you. They have a fantastic LOD system, so optimising it wouldn't be a problem.[/QUOTE] Can it support a map to the scale I envision?

you could have loading screens when you enter and exit cities, and the highways and stuff could be separate maps

Or you could listen to me but that would only make sense

[QUOTE=Kybalt;34602680]Or you could listen to me but that would only make sense[/QUOTE] Okay let me look

Unity would actually work really well for this. Plus it's pretty easy to get started with.

There better be propane or else this game is shit.

[QUOTE=Shadow_coole;34603125]There better be propane or else this game is shit.[/QUOTE] Let's not forget the propane accessories.

[QUOTE=Eltro102;34515898]its an original setting, [b]don't remember any open world games set in Texas.[/b] will the main villains be the Jesus Mafia?[/QUOTE] red dead redemption?

I'd love to have a huge free room game set in a huge desert or somewhere with huge fields (Nebraska and whatnot). And it should be set in the 21'st century. Something like a mega-scale San Andreas. Driving a sports car down a seemingly endless and empty road in the middle of a desert/corn field. That'd be awesome.