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Wed-G · Posted 2005-01-07, 05:01 PM in reply to Wed-G's post "Nice stories."

Okay, I know everyone is having fun designing/redesigning the script but we need other stuff done too. Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but I just think we need to get things done now, and we could get it done fast. We could have this game completed by the end of this year. Here are some things we gotta work on...

1.) Battle System--Is it going to be RTP or CBS?

2.) Menu System--RTP or CMS? Idea for CMS. It could be like a book, and when the player presses the menu button, it would open to the first page, with all the menu items there. Then when they choose one, it turns the page to show the screen. Then when the player goes back, it shows the pages flip back down.

3.) Battle Animations (Characters)--We need a different animation for everything. Each hero has to have a different animation for every action and status ailment.

4.) Battle Animations (Magics)--We need someone to do custom graphics for the magics, and someone who can piece them together to form original Magics. Then when they get about 100 done, they can post it like a tutorial type thing and the rest of the development team can see it. Then, they can make another 100 or so and post that one, so we could see those.

5.) Names--We need original names for everything, from items to magics to characters. I don't know about you guys, but, 10-15 years from now, I want kids to be saying, "I use a Rejuvial Tonic and Cureon!" instead of Pheonix down and Potions. Magics need to have original names, even if you have to mix pieces of names to get one, it has to be original though. I am pretty sure with the diverse staff we have, we could tell if it is an original name or not.

6.) Web Designer--The web designer can start on the site now in whatever program he uses, but don't pay for the domain name yet. Wait until we are about 80-95% done with the game, then launch the site. Post some screenies and short 30 second videos maybe to get people interested. Then after about a month post some more stuff. When we get done with the game, then he could post a release date (release about 3 months after we get it finished). Hopefully there will be very few bugs in it, if any. Then just post just enough information to get people interested, yet not too much, that when it comes out, they feel they have already beaten the game.

GOAL
We want people to be in pain waiting for this game. The way current developers made us wait for games like Halo 2 and Metroid Prime (just a couple great titles that I was dying to play). Then when it comes out, it will be the most popular title for net distribution. The only thing I see wrong with posting the game on a website is the incredible amount of data it would take with the cinematics. We could email it to them, if they send us like $7.95 or something. Just kidding about the price. I feel this game could be as big as some of the most popular games out there. We can do this, we just need a plan to follow.