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7 years ago I'm adding the GSOC label to this item with some ideas on how a GSOC proposal could be done with a focus on preparing the world itself (a bit like DynamicCities), moreso than competitive gameplay since we are still lacking meaningful PVP/combat.
The "big" features I could see become part of a proposal would cover some amount of the below items, details up to application collaboration with mentors:
- [ ] The base world setup - for now I think I would favor a simple finite world akin to the board game setup @oniatus has been playing with (chunk generation only makes a game board then stops - beyond that is nothingness). It could aim to replicate the map in-lined above, with fairly symmetrical but novel "regions" of sorts
- [ ] A faction choosing and score tracking system. Like dusting off the magic platform @msteiger put together long ago in the L&S develop branch, then letting the player pick a side in the "lobby box" and being ported to the appropriate home base. If a player dies increase a score for the other team, visible in some UI overlay
- [ ] World feature: Guard towers. We already have some Structure Templates for towers. We should prepare to put some sort of weaponry on them, like trebuchets or ballistas. One side quest system could be hooking up power cables to the tower to boost the effectiveness of the defense, or sabotaging the enemy lines (probably would have to first fashion some sort of explosive to damage the lines)
- [ ] World feature: Mines with resource extraction. Hook up mine carts and create a supply of a resource sending out a mine cart train at set times, after a player has initiated the system. If the cart makes it back to HQ intact the defending team gets a bonus (research upgrades to armor/weaponry?). If the enemy team intercepts the (eventually guarded train) they steal some resources or alternatively they could try blowing up the tracks to cause a slowdown (safer)
- [ ] ... need to add more. Pretty sure I have a bigger write-up somewhere, maybe in the forum? http://forum.terasology.org/threads/las-light-and-shadow-art-discussion.762 - also http://forum.terasology.org/threads/mapgeneration-for-l-s.804
One ultimate goal for L&S could be aiming for gameplay akin to the old Alterac Valley battleground from WoW, with central goals and a bunch of side quests. That's just one way it could be done, however.
clennam
kevinmody
Description
Light & Shadow (L&S) is one of Terasology's major gameplay modules - a CTF PvE gamemode that has red and black chess pieces waging war against each other in a quirky, Alice in Wonderland-inspired setting, with the player being an independent swashbuckling chesspiece that can choose to join one of the factions or operate independently.
Bringing the L&S word to life requires implementing various gameplay features: custom world generators, quests, AI, class system and so on. While most of these features are already present in Terasology itself, we need contributors to integrate them with L&S-specific blocks and features!
Feature Checklist (pick one or more!)
World generation
RPG elements
Other stuff
Required skills
The issue involves working with the game's codebase and requires intermediate level Java skills, as well as familiarity with Terasology's entity system (though you can learn that on the fly by using the wiki tutorials).
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