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I'm trying to create a new type of game that would have the same basic principles of Evil Genius. (Base Building, Minions, Henchmen, Uberloot, and the enemy tagging system) I've come up with the fact that unless you have a computer the size of a house, all of the enemies are going to have to be real people. This means that aside from a set of tutorials, the entire game will be online. I also realized that an entire new gaming system will have to be made. Can anyone tell me any ideas for this?
Also the name of the new system will be X-Ware. It is the shape of a triangular pyramid. The remotes will be like the the bottom half of a DS or even more like a GameBoy with a touch screen. I attached a Paint picture of the basic design. If I can get this patented it would be pretty awesome...
And the name of the game would be World Domination: Fall of Order
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
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I fail to see the joke on this topic.
Still, I love games like Evil Genius and Dungeon Keeper.
What genre do you want the game to be? Viewpoint?
Well basically I want to combine an FPS with a game like Evil Genius. I came up with the idea that the entire in game economy, and most of the items will come from other players. So that means their will have to be a factory room of some sort, or a cloning machine that makes stuff. If I had this, players would be able to create names, a return policy, a logo, and other stuff for thier in game store.
What do you think about the basic design of the new gaming system?
Post edited August 12, 2010 by houlety
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houlety: Well basically I want to combine an FPS with a game like Evil Genius. I came up with the idea that the entire in game economy, and most of the items will come from other players. So that means their will have to be a factory room of some sort, or a cloning machine that makes stuff. If I had this, players would be able to create names, a return policy, a logo, and other stuff for thier in game store.
What do you think about the basic design of the new gaming system?

unfortunately it's not new just take a careful look at the sandbox MMO's out there all your really doing is throwing a new skin on one of them.
That said if you want to sell the idea you first need to flesh it out and you know actually have an idea, right now all you have is a vision get it on paper and design it before asking for help to make it.
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Heck take a look at base raiding in CoH even thats close to what you've said so far.
Post edited August 12, 2010 by wodmarach
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houlety: Well basically I want to combine an FPS with a game like Evil Genius. I came up with the idea that the entire in game economy, and most of the items will come from other players. So that means their will have to be a factory room of some sort, or a cloning machine that makes stuff. If I had this, players would be able to create names, a return policy, a logo, and other stuff for thier in game store.
What do you think about the basic design of the new gaming system?
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wodmarach: unfortunately it's not new just take a careful look at the sandbox MMO's out there all your really doing is throwing a new skin on one of them.
That said if you want to sell the idea you first need to flesh it out and you know actually have an idea, right now all you have is a vision get it on paper and design it before asking for help to make it.
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Heck take a look at base raiding in CoH even thats close to what you've said so far.

I'm really not good at putting stuff on paper, ecspecially not something as big as what Ive thought about. I've come up with the idea the the entire earth will be split into scale 1 mile by 1 mile squares. At the beginning of the game you will get one free square ( You will get to choose the terrain) . Later in the game you will be able to purchase another square for a certain price depending on which terrain you decide you want. The Terrains available will be Snow- Alaskan wilderness, North Pole, South Pole. Ocean- Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian. Basic Land- Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, and plenty of fake islands to choose from. Space- The Moon, Space Stations, a Distant habitable planet.
The different Terrains will have thier own Pros and Cons, Such as the fact the Alaska will have oil, Africa will have gold and diamonds, etc.
I also came up with a team system:
2-5 players make a team
1-3 teams make a clan
1-4 clans make a legion
Uberloot will be attained not through player to player interaction but from a admin run store. All uberloot will be marked with a number symbolizing which number it is in a set. (Example 34/500)
Admins and other people that run the game will be governmentofficials that make up a government. You have to get permission from the government to create stuff. Government areas will be basic Capitals around the world. Players will not be able to purchase these places.
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Balthier: I fail to see the joke on this topic.
Still, I love games like Evil Genius and Dungeon Keeper.

Joke? What are you talking about?
Post edited August 12, 2010 by houlety
I am not sure if you know what you want yet. You need to write them all down, and with some basic pen and paper work design some things of the game. As it is now it sounds like a low budget one among million others web based strategy games. But you say it is going to be FPS too. While it certainly is possible, you need to be more clear, ie write them down and how exactly the game will work in plain English, before you post here. Why? Because if you don't then you don't have an idea for a new game, you are just fishing for some. You are smart, you want a new game, design it yourself. If you reach points where you try to decide on something or have problems, then ask for help. :)
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trusteft: I am not sure if you know what you want yet. You need to write them all down, and with some basic pen and paper work design some things of the game. As it is now it sounds like a low budget one among million others web based strategy games. But you say it is going to be FPS too. While it certainly is possible, you need to be more clear, ie write them down and how exactly the game will work in plain English, before you post here. Why? Because if you don't then you don't have an idea for a new game, you are just fishing for some. You are smart, you want a new game, design it yourself. If you reach points where you try to decide on something or have problems, then ask for help. :)

Ok, but this wouldn't be low buget at all. You didn't read my first post. I have to make a completly new gaming system because thier will have to have a huge amount of memory and RAM, Plus the CPU whould have to be huge!
Post edited August 12, 2010 by houlety
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trusteft: I am not sure if you know what you want yet. You need to write them all down, and with some basic pen and paper work design some things of the game. As it is now it sounds like a low budget one among million others web based strategy games. But you say it is going to be FPS too. While it certainly is possible, you need to be more clear, ie write them down and how exactly the game will work in plain English, before you post here. Why? Because if you don't then you don't have an idea for a new game, you are just fishing for some. You are smart, you want a new game, design it yourself. If you reach points where you try to decide on something or have problems, then ask for help. :)
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houlety: Ok, but this wouldn't be low buget at all. You didn't read my first post. I have to make a completly new gaming system because thier will have to have a huge amount of memory and RAM, Plus the CPU whould have to be huge!

no the server would be huge the rest could almost be a dumb terminal as with all MMO's
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houlety: I'm trying to create a new type of game.

Let me guess - you are fourteen years old?
For those fellow GOGers who speak russian - old meme of "You can also rob caravans" instantly pops up...
Nice try, but I'm younger than that. And before you say I'm just another retarded daydreamer, I've done my research. I just don't know everything, I mean who does? Anyways, I've decided to do what someone said before. I'm putting all of my ideas on paper. Well actually on hard drive.
I wanna make a new system for several reasons, but this one is numero Uno:
Maybe no one understands this, but, If I did this online I would make LESS money. If I make this so that the only way you can play the game I make MORE money.
For those of you who are old enough to know who this is, I'm a Alex P. Keaton.
Post edited August 12, 2010 by houlety
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houlety: Maybe no one understands this, but, If I did this online I would make LESS money. If I make this so that the only way you can play the game I make MORE money.

yeah daydreamer we'll just ignore you now.
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houlety: Maybe no one understands this, but, If I did this online I would make LESS money. If I make this so that the only way you can play the game I make MORE money.
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wodmarach: yeah daydreamer we'll just ignore you now.
Since you seem to be a marketing genius, show me the statistics in todays modern industry that I would make me more money online then If I came out with a brand new console. Since I'm nice, I will tell you that you need not do what I just said. I will tell you that all you have to do is go sit on your couch and watch TV. Then come back and tell me what new console commercial you just saw. If I'm not mistaking (and I'm not) you will not see any new console commercials, wodmarch. The last major console to come out was the Wii in 2005. Say wodmarch, do you remember how much you could get for a Wii on E-bay in 2006? Close to $500. Experts say that this wasn't because just because the Wii was way ahead of it's time that the Wii was so popular. No, Experts say that the Wii became popular because of the fact that it was new! It didn't have a number after it's name like the playstation or the X-Box! No. It was new!
So if everyone can stop giving me ways about how my idea is flawed and will not work, use your heads to give me some ideas. Trust me I need some of your video game expertise.
It's a shame, the idea of your post was interesting. There is almost certainly a "recipe" for games (online and off), and cooking that core, while adding the spices is basically what people do. I might try to jot something down as to the more general idea. I think it's an interesting area for discussion.
Your idea, and your follow up from it - is that of a kid.

Since you seem to be a marketing genius, show me the statistics in todays modern industry that I would make me more money online then If I came out with a brand new console. Since I'm nice, I will tell you that you need not do what I just said. I will tell you that all you have to do is go sit on your couch and watch TV. Then come back and tell me what new console commercial you just saw. If I'm not mistaking (and I'm not) you will not see any new console commercials, wodmarch. The last major console to come out was the Wii in 2005. Say wodmarch, do you remember how much you could get for a Wii on E-bay in 2006? Close to $500. Experts say that this wasn't because just because the Wii was way ahead of it's time that the Wii was so popular. No, Experts say that the Wii became popular because of the fact that it was new! It didn't have a number after it's name like the playstation or the X-Box! No. It was new!
So if everyone can stop giving me ways about how my idea is flawed and will not work, use your heads to give me some ideas. Trust me I need some of your video game expertise.

Kid - I'll try to put that post together on what comprises a game. Give me a bit of time.
Post edited August 12, 2010 by wpegg
Age is but number. If I found a cure for cancer it would not matter how old I am. The fact may be that I would have to work harder to convince people that I found the cure, but none the less I still did it.And for the fact that you are saying I'm a kid: Technically you are correct but I am a lot smarter than some adults and just because I'm a kid doen't mean you should look down on me or not help me. Anyways thanks for the help. You and one other person were the only people who actually helped me at all. Everyone else just downed my idea and said I would be a failure. But you are different. Thanks wpegg.