New game - Project: Roller Coaster

[uberg]

Hey all!

 

I'm currently creating a roller coaster building game, and i'm looking for all the feedback/suggestions i can get!

 

The game is primarily a point scoring game where you have to build a coaster and achieve certain goals to score points. As you get through the levels, you are given more challenging goals and harder terrain to work with. As pictures tell 1000 words, videos probably tell 5000, so i'll leave you with this video of the game in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D534Z4f7hcA

 

Here is a couple of screenshots:

 

 

Any feedback at all would be excellent!

 

Thanks for your time [/img]

[ArrowHater]

Wow!!

 

This would be a fun game on the psp or the game boy!!

 

But for the PC; its pretty cool.

 

I would get it!

[uberg]

Oh, just to add:

 

This game will be completely free to download

 

It's just a project I'm working on in my spare time. I know it doesn't have all the fancy stuff from RCT3 and it doesn't have the precision of No-Limits. But it's fun to play... and that's what counts, right?

[DBru]

That looks & sounds really good!

[coasterlover420]

This game is awesome! That's really cool that you just made it in your free time. I'll definitely download this.

[Reon]

This game looks pretty sweet, and well designed. Looks like you main problem is programming curves right now...Just a few questions:

 

1. Are the rides ALWAYS launched?

2. Is this program going to be specific to a certain computer, or will it be playable on all systems?

[uberg]

Thanks for all the feedback and support, it's greatly appreciated!

 

The coaster can either be launched or lifted by a chain lift. It depends what the scenario gives you, it might let you choose or it might force you. Here is an OLD video of lift chain in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoLWf-8QTc4

 

As you can see from the screenshots, there are several types of coaster you can build too.

 

The game will be downloaded as normal software (it doesn't run in the browser like a flash game) for use in Windows. Mac users, i believe, can run Windows software through a special program.

[sfotkid]

I never could get MMF to do this for me.

[uberg]

Well, i've been using the MMF product line for about 10 years now, so i've more or less got the hand of it! This REALLY pushes MMF to the limits though with all the mathematical calculations performed on both the track angles/lengths and the train cars, not forgetting gravity!

 

For anyone who hasn't used MMF, i really recommend trying out MMF2 at http://www.clickteam.com/

 

It allows you to make almost anything in 2d you want. You can use their built in properties to make a platform game or racing game (although this is very restricted). Or you can do what i did and go full on and make something unique You don't need to be able to understand scripting, but you do need to understand programming concepts.

[Pufferfish]

This is a really cool looking game. It's realistic and free! I'll be patiently awaiting this game's release.

[FLIPDUDE]

Wow! That looks super cool! I'd love to see hwo this game progresses! Keep it up!

 

also, it doesnt look like you have any problems in that department,but if you need any help on the graphics just let me know

[astro]

This looks really fun!!!! I would download it or whatever.

[RRollergod]

As said above, this would be an awesome game to have on a PSP or DS.

[thrillrideseeker]

This game looks like it would get very addicting! I can not wait to see more of it!

~Matthew

[bgeguy]

I'm liking this game very much and am awaiting its release.

[uberg]

Thanks again guys! All this feedback is very encouraging!

 

Hopefully we'll be seeing the game ready for download in a couple of months if all goes smoothly!

 

Please don't hesitate to suggest anything you'd like to see in the game.

[RRollergod]

Is there anyway to get the train back into the station without doing breaks then half-loop into the station? Seems a little unrealistic. But I know this is just a game.

[DBru]

How long will it take to complete/defeat all of the scenarios?

[uberg]

In most levels the station will be in the center of the land, so whether you use the majority of the left or right of the station is up to you. In the test levels i play in the video there is no room to the right, so i am forced to make a tight turn into the station. In the full game you will probably head left, turn, then have a brake run straight into the station. You won't pass the stage if the train can't stop in the station!

 

It depends how long you want to spend on levels as to how long it takes to complete! The levels will have a score system, so if you want to get the best score you will have to play each level a few times to figure out how! At the moment i'm considering an online high score ranking table so you can see the top 3 scores for each level! I am planning for 15 levels to be in the game, all nice and different!

 

There will also be a sandbox mode, and there is likely to be a level editor so you can make levels and share them with people.

[the ghost]

sounds so cool

[DBru]

OMG, I'm so excited about this! lol

[FLIPDUDE]

I think there should be an option to have turns without going upside down. That way you can make wooden coasters, too.

[uberg]

I think there should be an option to have turns without going upside down. That way you can make wooden coasters, too.

 

How would this work? At the moment you can twist the track 180 degrees while doing a half loop, so the train is up the right way at the top of the loop.

[FLIPDUDE]

Well, instead of the train facing down, like it would while doing a half loop, it would be facing the camera or away from it, plus, that way you can make turns that don't go as far up or as far down as the minimum height that would be required for a half-loop.

[uberg]

That is a good idea, but it would be far too complex in the system i have made, sorry it would mean drawing far too many frames of animation for both the track and the cars (it's all drawn pixel by pixel, not 3d rendered like Rollercoaster Tycoon).