Clasic thief

[Matt_T_hat]

Remember back in the days of pen and paper RPG 9 out of 10 times you could be from a guild: thief, assasin, etc

I was thinking that a game called classic theif detailing your rise through the ranks (if your good enough) in good ol' RPG style might be a cool idea.

What say you?

[Ambivalentiowa]

Shouldn't be too tough. It's always good to remember that simpler is better.

[Matt_T_hat]

That's what I thought (that I could actually do it!)

I was thinking very simple not to many types of item, and a series of "away" missions basied on a standardised map with exeptions listed.

Do you think that people would actually want to play such a game?

[Arbiter]

I like the sound of any and all games that people try to make in VB as long as their a little more advanced than the usual asteroids/breakout/tetris clones.

And writing a detailed game of any kind that people are going to want to play is an extremely tough prospect. Less than 1% of projects are actually completed, most fail when the author loses interest and impetus.

If you want to give it a go, then there are a lot of good people on these forums who will give advice and assistance.

[Ambivalentiowa]

I think people would definately play it. Just make it free.

[Matt_T_hat]

Thanks for the encougagement.

I will begin with ...

...bugger a script engine, graphix oh oh oh...

This one's gona wait till after my exam.

[Ambivalentiowa]

Don't give up already. Just put programming class in your revision schedule before showing it to your parents. They'll never know.

[Arbiter]

Exams first. Always.

Real life is more important than your latest pet project...

[Matt_T_hat]

Hehehehe like the programming in the revision schedual idea.

Fortunately I live on my own.

By the end of this month all projects will be finnished. I can then do some seriouse programming. In the mean time I think I'll tinker with a fight engine!

Thanx again. I'll keep you all posted on my progress. Look out for mentions of clasic theif in these threads soon.