SPOTMTBA!

[RorySBarnes]

Welcome to the official SPOTM TBA thread!

What is the SPOTMTBA?!?
The SPOTMTBA is an acronym for the South Pole Of The Moon Text Based Adventure!

....the WHAT?!?
South Pole Of The Moon Text Based Adventure! An old-school Text Based Adventure that revolves entirely around the SPOTM, and it's inhabitants!

And how do you aim to make it revolve entirely around us?
By giving all of the creative control to YOU. The SPOTM!

Wait, hold up, why are you getting us to do this and why can't you do it yourself?
There are 2 main reasons:
1) I'm not very creative with stories and stuff, and from what I've seen, the SPOTM are epically creative
2) This is primarily for a school project in whic.....

Wait, school project? You get to make a video game for a school project?
IB Computer Science Standard Level requires me to make a large program in Java to display my abilities, but I need someone or some people to monitor my progress, and also to tell me what they want to be IN the text based adventure!

Ahhh.... So, when do we get a release?
It's all dependant on how much the SPOTM contributes, and how often I have time to work on it. The final release will happen sometime around December, with beta releases occuring every month or so, maybe more, maybe less.

How can I make suggestions for it?
3 ways:
1) Post a comment right here!
2) Send a personal message on YouTube to youtube.com/SPOTMTBA
3) Email your suggestion to [e-mail]

Where can we get updates?
2 places:
1) Here in the official SPOTMTBA Thread!
2) youtube.com/SPOTMTBA where I will be giving you updates once every month or so, probably more than that, though.

Can I be a secret awesome beta tester?
I will be choosing a few people to recieve the first few copies, but I would rather have people who have Java knowledge or have prior experience testing programs. If you wish to apply, email me at the email that was posted up a few questions.

CAN I MAKE A CAMEO APPEARANCE?
YES. Members who contribute a significant amount to the SPOTMTBA will make a Cameo Appearance (and if you have a YouTube, I'll make sure to include links at the places you appear!)

This is all way too awesome, when do we start? I can't wait!
When? Right now! Start posting suggestions for plots characters etc.!

THE SPOTMTBA HAS BEGUN

[nickgreyden]

like a MUD?

[RorySBarnes]

Like a what?

Oh, unfortunately it won't be a multi user game, as I don't have the technical abilities to pull of something like that. Maybe if I continute the game after it's finished to the extent it needs to be, or when I can get more people to help out (after June next year, unfortunately) then maybe it can grow to become multiple users at the same time. But for now it's just single player.

[nickgreyden]

..... like a UD? lol

[punion]

Can you hook us up with the game at urgentevoke.com? Can you make something that completes a mission and includes this "text-based" adventure?

[RorySBarnes]

Yes! It'll be an old school Text Based Adventure.
A good example of this is the old Dungeon Man series on Homestarrunner.com You know, the ones that go like this:
"YE WALK INTO A ROOM. YE SEE A VASE. OBVIOUS EXITS ARE NORTH SOUTH AND DEREK. WHAT DO?"
"GET VASE."
"YOU CAN'T GET VASE. "
That kind.
EDIT: punion I may be able to do that, but I'm not entirely sure what you mean.

[nickgreyden]

graphics or no?

[RorySBarnes]

No, because it's a TEXT based adventure. I may use a GUI to make it look more like an old school TBA, but I won't have any graphics, no.

[UnfairBear]

Yeahh Computer Science *high five*. I must say, this sure beats coding a hotel booking system D:

What scale should it be on?

[RorySBarnes]

The creative size of it? It can be as big as you want! The game will most likely include nearly EVERY suggestion put forward, so it'll be long. I think the most important thing I need to do personally is to create an engine that can be used again and again. And again and again. So the story itself is irrelevant, hence why I'm giving creative control to the entire SPOTM!

Also -high fives-.

[RabbitWho]

I hate to be a wet blanket but aren't there already online sites that allow you to create HTML ones of these just by filling out forms?

I know neopets offers it and i'm sure they can't be the only ones.

Here's an example of one:
www.neopets.com/games/neoadventure/load.phtml?creator=spectre_ertceps

[RorySBarnes]

Yeah, but that's the lazy mans way of doing this. Plus, this gives me an excuse to make a Text Based Adventure for a school project! And furthermore, if I were to use those things, I would have nowhere near the amount of control over how it works than if I did it by hand, right?

And additionally, if I do it the way I'm doing it, it would be available to more people, not just users on Neopets.
And that relies on you being connected to the internet to run it, this however does not. And it can be exported to various different systems this way, including potential to be used on a mobile phone and/or iPhone/iPod Touch!

[UnfairBear]

I hate neopets. I never won their caption contests.

I think you should include a penguin called Jesus.

[RorySBarnes]

Thank you for the suggestion! It's been added to the list!
Guys, remember, anything you want me to put in (to a certain extent I.E. No description of 2girls1cup etc.) will be put in! So go! Suggest! Invent the story!

[Johncoyne]

There should definitely be a book on how to read.

[RorySBarnes]

THERE IS GOING TO BE A MAGICAL BOOK OF LEARNING HOW TO READ.

EDIT: Added to the list. Authors name is Ray Charles.

[click3tyclick]

It's not a game without Wirt's leg. Or Wirt's other leg.

[Johncoyne]

Apr 16, 2010 12:24:22 GMT -5 RorySBarnes said:

Added to the list. Authors name is Ray Charles.

WINWIN.

[bombmaniac]

/me is very excited to see this

[RorySBarnes]

You better be.