Third person Melee combat Bloodsport

[SIGIL]

The idea is this. Imagine a game based on the ancient Meso American bloodsport of Pok Tapok ( I think that is whatit was called ). It is game where in players on a team try to kick, spike or throw a ball through the opposing team´s goal ( similar to a combination of a soccer goal and a basketball goal ) while employing any means necessary to protect their own goals fromt he rival team. the game will revolve around primitve weapon, and fist and foot combat, acrobatic platforming, rpg style character and team upgrades, and sports game style team play, and strategery ( heh heh ).


The game would be set in a Meso American, Pacific Islander, Asiatic fantasy setting with different races and such to add to the flavor of the experience.

So what does everyone think?

 

[The Dark Elf]

So its a Speedball rip?

 

[SIGIL]

Speedball??? Never heard of it. I would like to learn more though.

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

http://www.bitmap-brothers.co.uk/downloads/images/speedball2/index.htm

 

[fizzlephox]

That's a very... interesting project. The idea's ok but nothing new and I think, from your description, that the whole project is overly ambitous. That's just my opinion though, so prove me wrong and actually complete the mod.

 

[Majestic XII]

Hmmm... a speedball mod isnt really a bad idea

I liked speedball.

 

[fizzlephox]

He wants to make a mod with a 3rd-person fighting mechanism, acrobatic platforming, soccer/basketball scoring, RPG character creation and/or leveling, different playable races, varied fantasy and tropical settings, etc.

That to me just sounds really ambitous for a mod. He and his team may be working full-time on it but I doubt it. Some of those things will probably need to be cut, just my opinion though.

 

[SIGIL]

Ah uh... Let me just clarify before this goes any further... There is no team as of yet. I am a concept artist, 3D modeler, writer, working on my level design skills. As of now there is only me and one other person working on the project.

I posted this to get some feedback, stir up interest and maybe recruit. I sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding I do not mean to pretend to be more than I am.

And yes Fizzlefox, it IS quite an ambitious idea... maybe too ambitious. I just have a feeling about it, that if it gets the right talent working on it and makes it through to completion it could be incredible. Either that or I am just niaeve and overly optimistic.


And thanks everyone for the feedback.

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

Myself and onions made a speedball-esque mod for HL a while back. I think the idea is sound, as long as you bring something new to the genre.

 

[Onions]

it was more a rah look at me swing from my grapple hook at insane velocity! kind of mod, as i only got halfway through coding the ball

 

[SIGIL]

Nice to know that my ideais not so far out in left feild that it is undoable. ( LUV that impromptu grammatical phanagling. )

SO I guess the Ball physics were hard to implement? How far did you guys get on the project?

 

[Onions]

Not at all, we just gave up on it
Can't remember exactly what we did, but i did a teamplay system and a nice grapple hook predicted on the client and everything. I think there was 1 map, dunno about models.

 

[SIGIL]

AH I see. Well I am now working on the art assets so hopefully soon I will have something to post to maybe generate some more interest.

 

[Submerge]

I've already began some design on a mod such as this. Not too far in because I don't want to start anything I can't finish.

 

[SIGIL]

Really? IS there an established team for this mod that you are working on?

 

[Flamin-h]

Never played speedball but does anyone remember the map called Push in TFC? They took it out of the official list awhile ago, but it used to be fun.

 

[Fat Tony!]

Push is l33t. I love that map