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Help? Making my own TD...

12-10-2006, 01:13 AM#1
martix
Ultima TD
(someone come up with a better name, suggest it)

What are my chances of getting any real help from around here anyway?

So its not gonna have a real story. Its a TD anyway - creeps run from point A to B, you kill them. :)

Features, things it will have:
  • 10 players TD
  • A difficulty setting. Most probably 3
  • 40 levels of creep madness (+another 10 for the experts)
  • Several diffrent money systems - ways of aquiring gold.
  • 4 distintly diffrent in gameplay races. Can become 5 when I come up with a clear enough concept for it.
  • Races have around 3-5 towers with 1 ultimate tower. Towers themselves will have 1-3 upgrades depending on their race and a lot of abilities.
  • A LOT of gameplay options and modes to choose from.
  • Heroes will play integral part. You will be able to choose from at least 20 heroes, who can lvl up till lvl 20 and have a lot of custom spells. There will be fighting creeps for gold, PvP, arena battles depending on your current mode.
  • There will be diffrent team vs team competiton gameplay options. You will be able to time race, kill race and in the process inflict all sorts of nastyness on the oposing team.
  • A lot of bonuses and easter eggs, bonus levels.
  • Maybe there will be mini games...

What I need is :
- A good terrainer - I'm really bad on that part.
- Someone who knows about balance.
- JASS people. I got some custom spells that could get better both in looks and feels.
- Ideas of course :) Mainly hero and item ideas.

What I can: Everything else. I'll do the triggering, units abilities and all that stuff.

SO, what do you think, is it anywhere near original, is it worth it, would you play it?
12-10-2006, 03:14 AM#2
zen87
the moment you mention the word - dota i guess you are asking for some real help to run away...

after all you need to tell what so special about this map, what makes it different from normal td, and so on...
12-10-2006, 08:03 AM#3
Captain Griffen
Read the rules, and add more info.

Additionally, avoid mentioning DotA pointlessly. It merely acts as a magnet for off-topic and flaming.
12-10-2006, 04:02 PM#4
martix
Yeah, I meant to say I would like to try to make very good and replayable TD like "that map". But seeing how you make it an issue in your posts, I won't be mentioning it anymore.

Anyway. In the above post I gave the basic things. I mean - the project is not going anywhere without a good terrainer.
Like the FAQ:
Intro: Main goal in this map will be replayability and diversity, there will be a lot of modes and heroes and fundamentally diffrent races to choose from. I intent on keeping the players busy at all times.
Story: Its a TD!
Specific: Its gonna have heroes till lvl 20 with custom spells, its gonna have races with upgradeable towers, minigames(most probably) and also a lot of bonuses and easter eggs. I'm also thinking of diffrent types of gold collection systems.
Only thing I really need is terrain, cuz I'm terrible at it. I've started the project a bit, some heroes, units, spells...
What else do you want?
12-10-2006, 05:18 PM#5
Captain Griffen
The info needs to be in the first post. Use 'edit post'.

Put in stuff like features, any story, gameplay, what makes it special, what you can do, any past experience you have, et cetera.

A name, or at least a placeholder, would also be a good idea.
12-10-2006, 07:03 PM#6
martix
That better?
12-10-2006, 09:35 PM#7
Captain Griffen
Much better.
12-11-2006, 01:52 AM#8
Anopob
I could help with some ideas I guess...