PokemonRPG (Soon To Go MMO!!!) Official Thread! [TheGr34t3stSilenceOfMilk, 2007!]

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

OMG! After a long wait, the release thread is here, of the Pokemon Port for PSP by the newly formed dev team, TheGr34t3stSilenceOfMilk! The beta, however, is not here yet. The beta version, released soon, will include:

~ 100 NEW pokemon, maybe more, we shall see...
~ A real name... This name is not the release name.
~ At least 40 moves, FROM SCRATCH!
~ Custom Maps, CUSTOMIZABLE TOO! JUST LIKE SMM!!!
~ Hidden surpises, which you will find hilarious, and growing in comediac style every release..
~ Cool music.
~ GFX from Gr34t3st!

THE BETA WILL NOT INCLUDE:

~ MMO, we still must learn how to do that. lol. :P
~ the other 3/4 pokemon that will be in the first real release...
~ All of the moves

The Beta's release date is set for: NOT SET YET.

Have you any questions, comments, remarks, wails, lols, or suggestions, speak up here!

[785274]

is it gunna be like pokemon you guys created or pokemon made by nintendo?

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

The first one, but the "you" needs to become a we.

[785274]

ill change it to "you guys"

[yaustar]

THE BETA WILL NOT INCLUDE:

~ MMO, we still must learn how to do that. lol. :P
~ the other 3/4 pokemon that will be in the first real release...
~ All of the moves

That is not a beta release. Hell, that is barely an alpha considering it is missing the MMO. At best, it is a indication of gameplay.

You have to design the software (not game, software) round the fact that this will be a networked game. This will affect all the low level parts of the engine such as the game information structure, event subsystems and entity interactions. Making a game then trying to retrofit a MMO componment onto it will be a stupidly hard task since very little of the engine was designed to send/recieve information via network and act upon it.

In short, right from the start, make sure the software design is at least looked at by someone who has done at least some networking programming.

[Bronx]

Has this been started yet, or is it just an "idea"?

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by yaustar

That is not a beta release. Hell, that is barely an alpha considering it is missing the MMO. At best, it is a indication of gameplay.

You have to design the software (not game, software) round the fact that this will be a networked game. This will affect all the low level parts of the engine such as the game information structure, event subsystems and entity interactions. Making a game then trying to retrofit a MMO componment onto it will be a stupidly hard task since very little of the engine was designed to send/recieve information via network and act upon it.

In short, right from the start, make sure the software design is at least looked at by someone who has done at least some networking programming.

What I mean by beta is the beta of the actual game, the MMO capabilities will take on the project and change the name eventually. Atm, this is... Well, pretty much a demo at most when it's released.

[explosions]

YAY!!!!!! I cant wait

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by Bronx

Has this been started yet, or is it just an "idea"?

Its been started.

[yaustar]

Originally Posted by TheSilenceOfNoBoDy

What I mean by beta is the beta of the actual game, the MMO capabilities will take on the project and change the name eventually.

Yep, even without the MMO, it still isn't a Beta and barely classed as an Alpha.
http://forums.qj.net/f-psp-developme...l--103848.html

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

My god, it's my first project that I actually took a load of responsibility, give a guy a break. >_> idk wtf to call it yet, thats what it says in the first post. my god, must I brew up some copypasta for you?

[Gr34t3st]

Thanks for telling me you were threading it! Lolz yea don't worry guys this is going to be an amazing game.

BTW: Who starts a fight about whether it's a beta or alpha. Who gives a crap as long as you can play it. Why are the stupidest things so horrible here!

[HavokChylde]

Beta, Alpha, whatever.

I look forward to trying your "work in progress" as it's released.

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by Gr34t3st

BTW: Who starts a fight about whether it's a beta or alpha. Who gives a crap as long as you can play it. Why are the stupidest things so horrible here!

THANK YOU!

:P

[yaustar]

Originally Posted by Gr34t3st

BTW: Who starts a fight about whether it's a beta or alpha. Who gives a crap as long as you can play it. Why are the stupidest things so horrible here!

I do because I am fed up of seeing these terms used incorrectly acrosss this forum. The OP asked for suggestion, one of mine was to not call it a Beta with that feature set that was in the first post as it gives the wrong impression of the state of the game.

The other suggestion looks like it has gone unnoticed in regards to making sure that the subsystems needed to communicate across a network needs to be done right first time as retro-fitting it AFTER the game is completed (where all the gameplay logic is built on top of and depend on these subsystems), it becomes a complete nightmare refractoring the system while keeping the game intact.

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

*Sigh*... No comments are going unnoticed... Now can we drop the argument here?

[PSPJunkie_]

Yay! Pokemon! :P

[yaustar]

Another possible problem is the fact you are using Lua judging by Gr34t3st signature.

Current Project: Pokemon Lua RPG (working title)

This means that you are going to be mostly relying on external libraries/code. The biggest 'risk' here is going to be the networking aspect, if you are intending to write your own networking library/code, then fine, it will take a longer amount of time to develop but it should at least do what you want it to do (although a MMO is a networking nightmare but that's a different point). If not, then it looks like you are going to be using youresam's NetLib.

The question that crops up is whether NetLib can handle the number of users for a MMO or any other server side features that you need for it (eg server-server communication). If it can, then great, everything is sorted. If not, then either you have to get youresam involved or ask for the source and implement the features/improvements yourself.

I would suggest just making a MO rather then a MMO as the networking complexity is a lot lower and only support something like 32 users per server. This also means that NetLib is already suitable for your needs.

[Ryze]

I can help with the comedic aspect of the game, I'm good at that kind of stuff. And even if you say no, i still support your project 100%.

[youresam]

Originally Posted by PSPJunkie_

Yay! Pokemon! :P

Yaaaaay!

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by yaustar

Another possible problem is the fact you are using Lua judging by Gr34t3st signature.

This means that you are going to be mostly relying on external libraries/code. The biggest 'risk' here is going to be the networking aspect, if you are intending to write your own networking library/code, then fine, it will take a longer amount of time to develop but it should at least do what you want it to do (although a MMO is a networking nightmare but that's a different point). If not, then it looks like you are going to be using youresam's NetLib.

The question that crops up is whether NetLib can handle the number of users for a MMO or any other server side features that you need for it (eg server-server communication). If it can, then great, everything is sorted. If not, then either you have to get youresam involved or ask for the source and implement the features/improvements yourself.

I would suggest just making a MO rather then a MMO as the networking complexity is a lot lower and only support something like 32 users per server. This also means that NetLib is already suitable for your needs.

I was telling freshmilk this, but in a dumbed down way... Hmm... When he sees this, I bet he'll understand it more than me. :P
-= Double Post =-

Originally Posted by axel16

I can help with the comedic aspect of the game, I'm good at that kind of stuff. And even if you say no, i still support your project 100%.

Sorry, but we have that all filled in, trust me, everyone on QJ will rofl when they play this game...
-= Double Post =-

Originally Posted by Yonathan_Jantis

Yaaaaay!

BOOOO SPAM! >_>

[Ryze]

Originally Posted by TheSilenceOfNoBoDy

Sorry, but we have that all filled in, trust me, everyone on QJ will rofl when they play this game...

Awwww... Well, good luck then. Don't listen to those who say this is a bad idea, they just have something against Pokemon, or think only Nintendo should make the games.

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by axel16

Awwww... Well, good luck then. Don't listen to those who say this is a bad idea, they just have something against Pokemon, or think only Nintendo should make the games.

to them lol.

Trust, i dont think anyone could have done a better job than all three of us did this time, especially on the trainer's names *hint, hint*. :P

[KKlicK]

Screenshots?

[Slasher]

I would like to stamp my official seal of "LOL" on this thread.
Bye.

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by KlicK

Screenshots?

How can we post screenshots when it's in it's crappy version? Everyone would scream and run on sight. 0.0
-= Double Post =-

Originally Posted by Slasher

I would like to stamp my official seal of "LOL" on this thread.
Bye.

I would like to stamp my official seal of "STFU" on Slasher's forehead. ktnxbai, Slasher.

[KKlicK]

Originally Posted by TheSilenceOfNoBoDy

How can we post screenshots when it's in it's crappy version? Everyone would scream and run on sight. 0.0

I'll just file this under the 'WIP That Will Never See The Light of Day' category then.

And if you don't even have a screenshot, then why post? >_>

As far as I'm concerned this is bogus. Although I do trust Freshmilk...

[SG57]

Originally Posted by TheSilenceOfNoBoDy

I was telling freshmilk this, but in a dumbed down way... Hmm... When he sees this, I bet he'll understand it more than me. :P
-= Double Post =-


Sorry, but we have that all filled in, trust me, everyone on QJ will rofl when they play this game...
-= Double Post =-


BOOOO SPAM! >_>

The second i saw the words 'work in progress' i rofl...

[-TheSilenceOfNoOne-]

Originally Posted by KlicK

I'll just file this under the 'WIP That Will Never See The Light of Day' category then.

And if you don't even have a screenshot, then why post? >_>

As far as I'm concerned this is bogus. Although I do trust Freshmilk...

The beta's coming, don't worry, or make a big-ass deal about it. I could post a screenshot of what we have so far but, it's ugly.

Originally Posted by Sg57

The second i saw the words 'work in progress' i rofl...

Did I really deserve the spam in this thread? Should I just lock until the release and then bump this thread all the way from page 69 to 1? Didn't think so. Now that I have made this thread I trust it will stay bumped with encouraging comments, lol, sounds cools, and I can't waits. Is that really too much to ask? This is not bogus, I have the work so far right in front of me. If you don't trust Freshmilk, Gr34t3st, and I then gtfo of this thread and let me run a nice dev encouraging thread. Freshmilk warned me this would happen and that at least 7 people would this this is bogus. Well I have news for you, IT ISNT. I just wanted to speak up about the project because the initial idea was to keep it secret until the public release. If you cant respect me for giving you all that privelige then you don't deserve to have it. Now can we start over, with a spam free, nice, encouraging thread? Will a mod clear all this spam up?

[JuniorSlick]

cant wait for this game.........will it have pokemon from diamond and pearl or are they completly new...........regardless good luck this looks really promising