Monsters

[Ten'son']

I think that since there's an Animals topic, there should be a Monsters topic!

I played Terraria (http://www.terraria.org/) wich is a kind of 2D Minecraft action-oriented, and there are lots of cool monsters in it. Like the big worms coming out of the dirt (or in caves):

Also the possibility to invoke 'boss' monsters like the 'Eye of Cthulu' :

Could be awesome monsters! 8D

 

[Cervator]

Yeah Terraria is pretty nice

We could probably use some monster concept art if somebody wants to throw some together.

 

[HeadClot]

I would be willing to do this!

Currently looking into something right now - but i will get around to it

I could make a dragon quite easily in 3DS max. Come to think of it.

 

[glasz]

There's allways use for a dragon

A sandworm in the desert, digging underground tunnels and destroying buildings, that could be nice.

 

[dei]

Sandworms reminds me of ... hmm ... Tremors! perfect monsters for our half-underground world.... You could use the old tunnels for transportation, always at the risk of encountering an inhabitant of course. Like it!

 

[HeadClot]

Sandworms reminds me of ... hmm ... Tremors! perfect monsters for our half-underground world.... You could use the old tunnels for transportation, always at the risk of encountering an inhabitant of course. Like it!

Sand worms - Just the name reminds me of Frank Herbert's Dune Series.

 

[Cervator]

Yeah Tremors is more like the second thought that comes to mind for me, but haha I remember that. Definitely a good idea for the underground, if perhaps a little trickier to implement. The GelCubes themselves might eventually develop a liking for the subterranean, natural habitat after all and they make perfectly cubic tunnels

And yeah, it would be neat to see a dragon, also because it would be a good point of reference for the game art style. How would you make one that fits in well. Won't know till we see an example!

 

[overdhose]

if you gonna include worms you'll need harvesters (looks at the old dune 1 game copy he saved on his harddrives and feels like replaying it)

Would be a nice idea for a remake : Terasology Dune

 

[HeadClot]

if you gonna include worms you'll need harvesters (looks at the old dune 1 game copy he saved on his harddrives and feels like replaying it)

Would be a nice idea for a remake : Terasology Dune

That would be awesome in all honesty.

I know some people who LOVE Frank Herbert's Dune and would love to make an FPS/RTS Hybrid of it.

Dune would fit that quite nicely

 

[Cervator]

Make it so! Grab the code and implement vehicles!

Okay, that might take a little while, but... yeah.

 

[overdhose]

only dune game I ever enjoyed playing was dune 1.

take one of those chopper things and explore the desert in search of camps and harvesters, build hydro phonics, expand population, train troops. + you had some adventure theme mixed in. I really would have loved it if they had kept the same gameplay.

The exploration bit would fit in nicely, even if you had to do it on foot. So would the building. Potential

Paul Muad Dhib says: it is one thing to see the path and another one to actually walk it.

Muad Dhib out.

 

[Cervator]

Bump! HeadClot - are you still out there and working on a dragon for us?

 

[HeadClot]

Yes, I Just have been upgrading my PC the last few weeks.

 

[Cervator]

Yes, I Just have been upgrading my PC the last few weeks.

Great - glad to hear from you, and good luck with the PC

 

[HeadClot]

Ok, Back with a new computer!

But I have some bad news... I cannot get max to register on my new PC...

Working it out with Autodesk now.

However I am familiar with blender (aka my first 3D Package) and I just need a scale reference for the player's scale.

I do not want a mini dragon or mini player Character

 

[Cervator]

Heya HeadClot, you aren't the only one who had to get new hardware!

You could probably scale to the monkeyhead - that's from Blender and everything. Shows in game as a little smaller than one block (tho something randomizes the size so they can be tiny as well). Player is about two blocks tall, camera may be a little too low these days though.

 

[HeadClot]

Ok, Just finishing something up will have a preview by the morning.

Thanks for getting back to me on that Cervator.

 

[RampageMode]

i think we should do some basic monsters first (zombies/walker/...) and then we can think about advanced monsters (dragon shaped blood sucking zombie space maya robots or vampires, dragons, aliens,...)
but this awesome fancy stuff after we did some basic monsters and mechanics

 

[glasz]

Time to get working on these monsters i'd say, otherwise this word of ours will be just, *gasp*, cute... lets add some uglyness shall we ? Let's explore the darkest corners of our twisted souls and make a list. You can include in you own list a monster that has allready been mentionned, it will be considered a vote for that specific creature.

-zombi
-troll
-dragon
-minotaur
-gargoyle
-sphynx
-naga
-giant sand worm
-wight (?)
-cthulhu if he's not copyrighted
-balrog, same as above
-pink poney
-flying chainsaws
-freddy krueger
-aunt jenny

hmm....not sure about the last two. You got to help me out people.

 

[Ten'son']

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