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Tsunamidog · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:19 am Post subject: First Person

Out of curiostity, would it be possible to make a first person game? I dont know if you would have to use plotscripting really well, or make a ton of maptiles, or what. But is is actually possible?
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Moogle1 · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:23 am Post subject:

Theoretically, yes. But it would suck. (Unless you're thinking something along the lines of Bard's Tale or all those old D&D-style games.)

You're better off using an engine made for that kind of thing.
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Redmage18*** · **Has left** Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 126

I think it's possible I have this theory I never tried out yet. I think but I'm not sure and do not quote me on this but, I think you can make a first person game without scripts. I think if you just make the heros walk about graphics invisible or do not make them at all and make certain maptiles that look like a sky and stuff you could pull it off. I've been thinking about this theory but never tried it. To make a the game adventure is when your going to need scripts.

Machu · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:56 am Post subject:

Dude, haven't you played Pitch Black 1? A 1st person OHR game can be made using lots of "siderooms" and your hero would be a cursor.

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

you could make a game like shivers or myst (pitch black is kind of like these but imagine the whole game being a bunch of 'side rooms') in fact i was thinking of doing something like this, but it would take a lot of work to get everylast one of shots completed and looking nice
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Squall · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject:

Yeah, the myst like 1st person engine could be acheived rather easily with the aide of lots of plotscripting, and while a smooth fps-like engine on the ohr is probably possible to the hopeless optimist, it's probably the most wasteful thing you can do with your time.
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Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject:

I tried it with my Metroid remake a couple years back, during the O:OHR age. I hope to God none of you downloaded that. It sucked horribly.
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Thunder_falcon · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:29 am Post subject:

where do I download it? ... nah, just joking. Big grin

It would probably be easy to do 1st person gameplay by making the player do a continuos running/walking motion, while the arrow keys move the floor.

But the OHR wasn't meant for 1st person, so its probably not easy.
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Uncommon · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 11:25 am Post subject:

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Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject:

No, I don't still have it. Which is funny, because I think that I DO still have a copy of The Memphis Project on my old computer...

...and yeah! This thread is freaking old.
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MultiColoredWizard · Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 9:15 pm Post subject:

Heh! I was wondering who made that metroid 'demo.' It was a cool concept, but.. yeah.

RPGCreations · **E Pluribus Unum** Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 345

I made a FPS once in the OHR using tile-writing tricks. But then you remember aiming won't work correctly and realize you're using the wrong engine for such a thing.

If you want to make FPSs, you can do it relativily easy with Game Maker, and there's a bunch of tutorials on the subject at the following link:

http://forums.gamemaker.nl/index.php?showtopic=86203

GameMaker can be downloaded at

http://www.gamemaker.nl
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