Plan for Tom Bampton
by Tom Bampton · 10/31/2005 (7:11 pm) · 12 comments
... continued from this .plan
In my last .plan I mentioned SunBurn, the Civ game Nauris and I are working on. As Nauris is still offline due to the untimely demise of his computer, I figured I'd prototype as much as possible for GID16.
I actually achieved my goal of getting it to a playable stage, which makes me happy. Not only that, but a large proportion of the core infrastructure that needed to be in place is now there.
I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out. Here's some screenshots:



And here's my re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party:
Click here for movie, .avi, DivX 6, ~14MB
In my last .plan I mentioned SunBurn, the Civ game Nauris and I are working on. As Nauris is still offline due to the untimely demise of his computer, I figured I'd prototype as much as possible for GID16.
I actually achieved my goal of getting it to a playable stage, which makes me happy. Not only that, but a large proportion of the core infrastructure that needed to be in place is now there.
I'm pretty happy with how it's turning out. Here's some screenshots:



And here's my re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party:
Click here for movie, .avi, DivX 6, ~14MB
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#2
10/31/2005 (7:30 pm)
Yes, that simulates the annoying way in which they sunk all our tea. If you watch the movie, we actually win ;-)
#3
10/31/2005 (7:54 pm)
Yeeeus!!!! Show those brits what we're made of, Yeah!!!!! That's what I like to call an opened can of Americano!!... wait... we had ships??
#4
10/31/2005 (7:56 pm)
Eric, I dont actually know ;-) Ships were the only units i had to hand for placeholder and the brit vs america thing kinda reminded me about the boston tea party.
#5
10/31/2005 (8:43 pm)
Looks neat.
#7
Bring me the mustache starch, Jeeves. (*cue monacle dropping in glass of sherry*)
11/01/2005 (12:01 am)
I say old chap, that scoundrel is firing on our ships. Thats really not on, tiffin will just have to wait.Bring me the mustache starch, Jeeves. (*cue monacle dropping in glass of sherry*)
#8
11/01/2005 (3:32 am)
Having our 'merkin buddies as pirates, isnt a political statement now is it? :-)
#9
brings back memories of starcraft...
11/01/2005 (1:10 pm)
Actually, I don't think the US had a navy during the revolution...the French helped teh Americans for the most part...and then we backstabbed >_>brings back memories of starcraft...
#10
11/01/2005 (1:11 pm)
Ah well, who said games had to be accurate ? ;-)
#11
11/01/2005 (2:36 pm)
Look, Goerge W. Bush is a pirate....my god, am I surprised. *sarcasm*
#12
11/01/2005 (8:58 pm)
As far as screenshots go, these are quite nice, but they would be a lot better with sea serpents or mermaids.
Ajari Wilson