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Future Plans

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:26 pm
by jcvalcar2
Now that you have released WA is there any plans for upgrades in RTW with the new items? I would love a chance to make some levels with a few of these new items. :D :D

Especially the little stinkers, fireplants and the magic gloves, just to name a few :roll:

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:19 am
by mqdar
I called an idea "teleporter boxes".

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:44 pm
by bpurcell
So this would be similar to how Valve updated Half Life 1 with the new Source engine of Half Life 2? I'm not sure a lot of the games would be easily transferable. Maybe once Patrick releases a level editor (if that's in the plans), the Wonderland community could get busy updating the levels.

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:11 am
by Robbie
Considering the time & effort that has (probably :wink: ) gone into the game engine/editor, I'd wager that further development will be done in terms of features, graphics, gameplay etc etc & that at some time a new game/s will be produced whether it be a new Wonderland Adventure or something different (maybe a new world :D /new characters 8) ) using the updated engine.

While we'd all like to see a level editor, I'd imagine we'll see further development & games which would be preferable & maybe at some point down the track an editor in some form. Maybe we'll see a few games with progressive development at the $19.95 price ticket, then an editor release at the $35 level (I recall the last one being about that?), a few more games, another editor release etc... that would be nice!

And from a MS perspective, why give the cow away just yet when it's making $?

Robbie :D

PS just entering the Forrest area with 68 stars - enjoying the game... a little slower than most.

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:25 am
by Midnight Synergy
I really don't know myself what lies ahead... right now I'm still working on WA issues, such as distribution, and a bug-fixing update that should be out later this week.

I hope to have an editor out in the future, but how exactly that will take shape I don't know.

(it certainly wouldn't be a $35 product though, remember that RTWP actually contains "three" games, the original RTW+Editor (which was $19.95) plus the new Deluxe level set and features + the new Platinum level set and features)

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:45 am
by mqdar
Midnight Synergy wrote: I hope to have an editor out in the future, but how exactly that will take shape I don't know.
Wouldn't the editor be really complex?
On the midnight synergy site, there was a screenshot of the level editor.
Doesn't that mean that it has been made?

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:09 am
by Muzozavr
Darshan, you probably didn't read what MS said about the reasonings to not to publish an editor: it's too hard to use. Yeah, it's more like a development tool.

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:21 pm
by jcvalcar2
Thanks Patrick
I'm really enjoying the new game and look forward to seeing what you have in store for us. :P :P

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:07 pm
by Midnight Synergy
Muzozavr wrote:Darshan, you probably didn't read what MS said about the reasonings to not to publish an editor: it's too hard to use. Yeah, it's more like a development tool.
yea, right now it's actually three different tools, none of which with a good user interface, and lots and lots of "looking up values in tables of numbers". Not fun or intuitive - and this will need some time to re-work.

Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:29 pm
by dlcs18
Yeah Well, Release it anyway. :P





PS: Kidding!

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:19 pm
by loof101
Couldn't you mail it to people who really, really, really want to make Wonderland Adventures Levels? :)

That would include me :lol:

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:16 pm
by John925
I know all of that weird script junk!

If you sent it to Loof101 make sure to send it to me too!

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:21 pm
by dlcs18
and me! I know a tiny bit of BASIC! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:53 pm
by John925
You know a little Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. :P

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:04 pm
by dlcs18
John925 wrote:You know a little Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. :P
Uhh, Yeh!
I know the PRINT command and the WAIT command, and that's it. :roll:

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:36 pm
by mqdar
Midnight Synergy wrote:
Muzozavr wrote:Darshan, you probably didn't read what MS said about the reasonings to not to publish an editor: it's too hard to use. Yeah, it's more like a development tool.
yea, right now it's actually three different tools, none of which with a good user interface, and lots and lots of "looking up values in tables of numbers". Not fun or intuitive - and this will need some time to re-work.
Do you mean that only the coders (like MS) would use it?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:54 am
by Muzozavr
Do you mean that only the coders (like MS) would use it?
I think that you need to change "would" to "could".

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:24 am
by mqdar
Muzozavr wrote:
Do you mean that only the coders (like MS) would use it?
I think that you need to change "would" to "could".
Oh! You mean only the coders can use it?

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:55 am
by Muzozavr
At least I think MS means that it's too hard for non-coders.

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:11 pm
by John925
Good thing I'm a coder! :P

Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:24 pm
by Blast!10
One programming language for each grade!
1st grade: HTML
2nd grade: JavaScript
3rd grade: Visual Basic
4th grade: C#

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:46 am
by John925
Blast!10 wrote:One programming language for each grade!
1st grade: HTML
2nd grade: JavaScript
3rd grade: Visual Basic
4th grade: C#
HTML is markup.

HyperText Markup Language :D

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:22 am
by TheoX
Blast!10 wrote:One programming language for each grade!
1st grade: HTML
2nd grade: JavaScript
3rd grade: Visual Basic
4th grade: C#
Heh... if I was a gradeschooler I wouldn't be able to understand that stuff very well... can any first grader learn HTML? :wink:

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:27 am
by John925
I did! Well, sort of... I got a JAVA book and learned the basic syntax. In second grade I found w3cschools.com.

I'm currently programming in JAVA now and doing weird web-stuff with XHTML, JAVA, JavaScript, PHP+MySQL, and I used to put Vitalize! in. I can't now because I'm waiting for the new version.

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:03 am
by loof101
I'm WaItInG... :lol:
MS, I was serious about the mail thing. I can't think of any Platinum level ideas, I'm stuck in WA, and I'm bored out of my skull.
Please? PLEASE? PLEEEEASE! :(

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:06 am
by John925
loof101 wrote:I'm WaItInG... :lol:
MS, I was serious about the mail thing. I can't think of any Platinum level ideas, I'm stuck in WA, and I'm bored out of my skull.
Please? PLEASE? PLEEEEASE! :(
Where are you stuck? I can recommend easy levels and strategies so you won't be stuck.

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:07 am
by loof101
John925 wrote:
loof101 wrote:I'm WaItInG... :lol:
MS, I was serious about the mail thing. I can't think of any Platinum level ideas, I'm stuck in WA, and I'm bored out of my skull.
Please? PLEASE? PLEEEEASE! :(
Where are you stuck? I can recommend easy levels and strategies so you won't be stuck.
In The Pyramid. Can you Pm me ASAP please?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:55 am
by John925
Wait, which side, or the questions?

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:54 am
by Midnight Synergy
loof101 wrote:I'm WaItInG... :lol:
MS, I was serious about the mail thing. I can't think of any Platinum level ideas, I'm stuck in WA, and I'm bored out of my skull.
Please? PLEASE? PLEEEEASE! :(
Sorry, as I said, the editor is in no shape to be sent out.

Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:11 am
by dlcs18
Midnight Synergy wrote:
loof101 wrote:I'm WaItInG... :lol:
MS, I was serious about the mail thing. I can't think of any Platinum level ideas, I'm stuck in WA, and I'm bored out of my skull.
Please? PLEASE? PLEEEEASE! :(
Sorry, as I said, the editor is in no shape to be sent out.
Yeah, cuz if he released it now. We wouldn't just be making levels... We'd be making our own Wonderland Adventures game! :twisted: :lol: