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MUDs are a little out of date, but modern coding techniques make it an interesting idea. | MUDs are a little out of date, but modern coding techniques make it an interesting idea. | ||
| − | + | ==[[UC MUD World Planning|World Planning]]== | |
We need a world to make. Probably (high) fantasy, with different fantasy races and such. Sword and sorcery. Weapons, armor, and magic, etc. Also, the landscape: cities and towns, oceans, plains, mountains, dungeons. | We need a world to make. Probably (high) fantasy, with different fantasy races and such. Sword and sorcery. Weapons, armor, and magic, etc. Also, the landscape: cities and towns, oceans, plains, mountains, dungeons. | ||
| − | + | ==[[UC MUD Code Planning|Code Planning]]== | |
Start very basic, build from there (agile). Need a place to be (rooms) and a person to be (avatar--to become characters). Also need an idea of how to interact with the game, and with other characters. Eventually add in items, combat, etc. | Start very basic, build from there (agile). Need a place to be (rooms) and a person to be (avatar--to become characters). Also need an idea of how to interact with the game, and with other characters. Eventually add in items, combat, etc. | ||
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| + | ==How to picture it== | ||
| + | ===For Players=== | ||
| + | # A player will log in with a single userID, linked to an email address. | ||
| + | # From there, they will pick a character, or to make a new character (See [[UC MUD#Character Creation|Character Creation]] below) | ||
| + | #* How can the player tell which character they want? | ||
| + | #*# The character will be in a list by character name, level, and a text field the player can fill in | ||
| + | #*#* Why not by guild, class, etc? | ||
| + | #*#*# There will be too many options for other fields and we will be updating them. This way we don't have to check to see how it'll appear. | ||
| + | #* How will the list look? | ||
| + | #*# Numbered list of up to 10 at a time, with options to pick a number, see the "next page", make a new characters, or reorder list based on | ||
| + | #*#* Character name (ASC or DESC) | ||
| + | #*#* Character level (ASC or DESC) | ||
| + | #*#* Text field (ASC or DESC) | ||
| + | #*# This allows them to order the characters using the text field so they can have their favorite character on top even if s/he is not first or last alphabetically or by level, as well as a description. Text field limitations will be by database | ||
| + | #*# The ordering they pick will persist until they change it. | ||
| + | #*# Default ordering is ASC character name | ||
| + | #* How many characters can they have? | ||
| + | # They pick a character and have three choices: start playing with this character (default), edit the text field, or cancel/go back to character list | ||
| + | #* Where do they start up? Safehouse? Where they last left off? | ||
| + | # The character has some way of having equipment persist from the last time they logged in | ||
| + | #* Everything autoloads? Or only things they have "the skill to get for themselves"? Or stuff in a locker? Or some combination? | ||
| + | # They can go out and fight, practice skills, learn magic, join guilds, trade items, chat with other players, read in-game books, travel the country, visit houses of ill-repute, check bulletin boards for news, etc. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===For Coders=== | ||
| + | * All "things" are objects, stored in a database among various tables | ||
| + | * All "actions" are methods attached to an object, stored in a database among various tables. | ||
| + | * Updating something requires finding it (search field) and using the interface to update it (no direct table modifications) | ||
| + | * Adding a new object requires picking out its type and using the interface to insert it. | ||
| + | * Adding a new action requires both adding it to the database and attaching to an object | ||
| + | * New code and code modifications must go through review process--have a dev, testing, and production environments. | ||
| + | ** Single dev environment? All coders use the same space? Or individual coder branches? | ||
| + | ** Something one coder is making might want to be available to other coders. But also need to manage duplicates | ||
| + | * New actions are harder to make/test/release and may require a higher level of coder | ||
| + | * QA'd things are only put into production at reboot. | ||
| + | ===Character Creation=== | ||
| + | # Pick a name | ||
| + | # Pick a group and race | ||
| + | #* Only basic races are available to first time players | ||
| + | #* Elite races are available it the player has a character that has opened it | ||
| + | # Pick stats | ||
| + | #* Point buy. Bases are adjusted by race. Lower and upper limits are hard coded | ||
| + | #* Option to allocate randomly. Will this be a weighted randomizer? | ||
| + | # Pick options for character description: gender, skin color, eye color, hair color, height, weight, etc. | ||
| + | #* Sets based on race/subtype | ||
| + | #* Option to choose randomly | ||
| + | # Pick background, hometown, etc. | ||
| + | # Pick merits and flaws | ||
| + | #* What compensation do you get for picking flaws? | ||
| + | #* Alternative: Pick N traits, each with pluses and minuses | ||
| + | # Get option of going through newbie training | ||
| + | # Get dumped into game with starting equipment based on race, stats, etc. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 26 October 2011
MUDs are a little out of date, but modern coding techniques make it an interesting idea.
Contents
World Planning
We need a world to make. Probably (high) fantasy, with different fantasy races and such. Sword and sorcery. Weapons, armor, and magic, etc. Also, the landscape: cities and towns, oceans, plains, mountains, dungeons.
Code Planning
Start very basic, build from there (agile). Need a place to be (rooms) and a person to be (avatar--to become characters). Also need an idea of how to interact with the game, and with other characters. Eventually add in items, combat, etc.
How to picture it
For Players
- A player will log in with a single userID, linked to an email address.
- From there, they will pick a character, or to make a new character (See Character Creation below)
- How can the player tell which character they want?
- The character will be in a list by character name, level, and a text field the player can fill in
- Why not by guild, class, etc?
- There will be too many options for other fields and we will be updating them. This way we don't have to check to see how it'll appear.
- Why not by guild, class, etc?
- The character will be in a list by character name, level, and a text field the player can fill in
- How will the list look?
- Numbered list of up to 10 at a time, with options to pick a number, see the "next page", make a new characters, or reorder list based on
- Character name (ASC or DESC)
- Character level (ASC or DESC)
- Text field (ASC or DESC)
- This allows them to order the characters using the text field so they can have their favorite character on top even if s/he is not first or last alphabetically or by level, as well as a description. Text field limitations will be by database
- The ordering they pick will persist until they change it.
- Default ordering is ASC character name
- Numbered list of up to 10 at a time, with options to pick a number, see the "next page", make a new characters, or reorder list based on
- How many characters can they have?
- How can the player tell which character they want?
- They pick a character and have three choices: start playing with this character (default), edit the text field, or cancel/go back to character list
- Where do they start up? Safehouse? Where they last left off?
- The character has some way of having equipment persist from the last time they logged in
- Everything autoloads? Or only things they have "the skill to get for themselves"? Or stuff in a locker? Or some combination?
- They can go out and fight, practice skills, learn magic, join guilds, trade items, chat with other players, read in-game books, travel the country, visit houses of ill-repute, check bulletin boards for news, etc.
For Coders
- All "things" are objects, stored in a database among various tables
- All "actions" are methods attached to an object, stored in a database among various tables.
- Updating something requires finding it (search field) and using the interface to update it (no direct table modifications)
- Adding a new object requires picking out its type and using the interface to insert it.
- Adding a new action requires both adding it to the database and attaching to an object
- New code and code modifications must go through review process--have a dev, testing, and production environments.
- Single dev environment? All coders use the same space? Or individual coder branches?
- Something one coder is making might want to be available to other coders. But also need to manage duplicates
- New actions are harder to make/test/release and may require a higher level of coder
- QA'd things are only put into production at reboot.
Character Creation
- Pick a name
- Pick a group and race
- Only basic races are available to first time players
- Elite races are available it the player has a character that has opened it
- Pick stats
- Point buy. Bases are adjusted by race. Lower and upper limits are hard coded
- Option to allocate randomly. Will this be a weighted randomizer?
- Pick options for character description: gender, skin color, eye color, hair color, height, weight, etc.
- Sets based on race/subtype
- Option to choose randomly
- Pick background, hometown, etc.
- Pick merits and flaws
- What compensation do you get for picking flaws?
- Alternative: Pick N traits, each with pluses and minuses
- Get option of going through newbie training
- Get dumped into game with starting equipment based on race, stats, etc.
