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Title: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on November 26, 2012, 09:47:36 PM
Any random suggestions u wanna put out to Paul cause' there's a lot and it would be easier to just look at one


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on November 27, 2012, 05:06:56 PM
Paul doesn't like suggestions at the moment..


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Moonkey on November 27, 2012, 05:28:58 PM
Not true, Paul is open to any suggestion. It's just that most suggestions are already in such plans he has.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on November 27, 2012, 10:38:24 PM
A portal that travels somewhere such as like pandora or the aether
Any random suggestions u wanna put out to Paul cause' there's a lot and it would be easier to just look at one


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on November 27, 2012, 10:52:03 PM
Listen to this
http://http://mp3skull.com/mp3/carol_of_the_bells.html


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: FutureB on November 27, 2012, 11:13:48 PM
loving the double http:// ^.^


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: G1ZMO on November 28, 2012, 12:38:32 PM
Maybe coordinates of your own properties in the Properties menu?


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on November 28, 2012, 12:48:56 PM
Maybe coordinates of your own properties in the Properties menu?

It will be a part of the map display on that menu.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 01, 2012, 10:34:57 PM
Properties


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Iggyjeckel on December 02, 2012, 12:28:52 AM
Properties

? How is this a suggestion lol


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BigredRm on December 02, 2012, 05:24:08 PM
I suggest:

A game table that lets you pick different mini games. Can set the game but not the odds. Easy to mod different games the box plays. Box changes textures depending on the game.

Projectile firing capabilities. A exploding object with a fuse. When the physics are going you can use your gunpowder/tnt/high explosive to work mechanically. Slings and bows would be cool too.

Telescopes maybe if it worked correctly.

Different blueprint interfaces on different crafting stations.

Pets, livestock, gardens/farms.

Ability to hire npcs to do certain upkeep and gathering things for you.

Rare talents and abilities.

A smooth and logical property grant/upgrade system.

Maps you can make or buy of different zones with markers on areas of points of interest.

A traveling system for long distances.

-Word up-





Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 02, 2012, 05:27:40 PM
I suggest:

A game table that lets you pick different mini games. Can set the game but not the odds. Easy to mod different games the box plays. Box changes textures depending on the game.

Projectile firing capabilities. A exploding object with a fuse. When the physics are going you can use your gunpowder/tnt/high explosive to work mechanically. Slings and bows would be cool too.

Telescopes maybe if it worked correctly.

Different blueprint interfaces on different crafting stations.

Pets, livestock, gardens/farms.

Ability to hire npcs to do certain upkeep and gathering things for you.

Rare talents and abilities.

A smooth and logical property grant/upgrade system.

Maps you can make or buy of different zones with markers on areas of points of interest.

A traveling system for long distances.

-Word up-





Cool.  Pretty much all of these things are already on the to-do list in one form or another.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: belgariad87 on December 02, 2012, 06:58:08 PM
I suggest:

A game table that lets you pick different mini games. Can set the game but not the odds. Easy to mod different games the box plays. Box changes textures depending on the game.

Projectile firing capabilities. A exploding object with a fuse. When the physics are going you can use your gunpowder/tnt/high explosive to work mechanically. Slings and bows would be cool too.

Telescopes maybe if it worked correctly.

Different blueprint interfaces on different crafting stations.

Pets, livestock, gardens/farms.

Ability to hire npcs to do certain upkeep and gathering things for you.

Rare talents and abilities.

A smooth and logical property grant/upgrade system.

Maps you can make or buy of different zones with markers on areas of points of interest.

A traveling system for long distances.

-Word up-





Cool.  Pretty much all of these things are already on the to-do list in one form or another.
this makes me happy   :)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 02, 2012, 08:37:12 PM
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BigredRm on December 02, 2012, 09:29:08 PM
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?
no


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 02, 2012, 09:42:57 PM
Okay. That would have been kinda weird.
What did it mean?


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 02, 2012, 09:56:46 PM
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?

The phrase "word up" existed way prior to Word Girl.  That's why it's "funny" in Word Girl.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Moonkey on December 02, 2012, 10:52:18 PM
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?
no
Almost sounded like he tried hiding it. :)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Iggyjeckel on December 02, 2012, 11:01:06 PM
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?

The phrase "word up" existed way prior to Word Girl.  That's why it's "funny" in Word Girl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 02, 2012, 11:50:02 PM
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?

The phrase "word up" existed way prior to Word Girl.  That's why it's "funny" in Word Girl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA)

Hahah... and the 80s come rushing back to me in a flash.  Word.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 03, 2012, 09:06:47 AM
The singer's superman undies were rather disturbing.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 03, 2012, 09:19:05 AM
The singer's superman undies were rather disturbing.

I think it was the giant red codpiece, really.  Yes, disturbing indeed.  Think of all of the warped minds this produced.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 03, 2012, 12:13:10 PM
The singer's superman undies were rather disturbing.
The singer's superman undies were rather disturbing.

I think it was the giant red codpiece, really.  Yes, disturbing indeed.  Think of all of the warped minds this produced.
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?

The phrase "word up" existed way prior to Word Girl.  That's why it's "funny" in Word Girl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZjAantupsA)

Hahah... and the 80s come rushing back to me in a flash.  Word.
The singer's superman undies were rather disturbing.

I think it was the giant red codpiece, really.  Yes, disturbing indeed.  Think of all of the warped minds this produced.
Word up? Is that a Word Girl reference?
no
Almost sounded like he tried hiding it. :)
I suggest:

A game table that lets you pick different mini games. Can set the game but not the odds. Easy to mod different games the box plays. Box changes textures depending on the game.

Projectile firing capabilities. A exploding object with a fuse. When the physics are going you can use your gunpowder/tnt/high explosive to work mechanically. Slings and bows would be cool too.

Telescopes maybe if it worked correctly.

Different blueprint interfaces on different crafting stations.

Pets, livestock, gardens/farms.

Ability to hire npcs to do certain upkeep and gathering things for you.

Rare talents and abilities.

A smooth and logical property grant/upgrade system.

Maps you can make or buy of different zones with markers on areas of points of interest.

A traveling system for long distances.

-Word up-





Cool.  Pretty much all of these things are already on the to-do list in one form or another.
this makes me happy   :)
Any random suggestions u wanna put out to Paul cause' there's a lot and it would be easier to just look at one
 



quotes *・゜゚・*:.。..。.:*・'(*゚▽゚*)'・*:.。. .。.:*・゜゚・*


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: G1ZMO on December 03, 2012, 12:14:14 PM
and very sad that the mention of 'word up' and 'red codpiece' reminds me of the 80s 'artist' Cameo (and not in a good way! lol)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 05, 2012, 10:56:21 PM
Aeon is world i made up ask for more details


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 06, 2012, 09:39:20 PM
Pls vote


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 07, 2012, 09:32:20 AM
Is this for in-game or real life?
And please explain a bit about the Aeon.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 07, 2012, 01:18:49 PM
in gaame and Aeon is a place where different things occur such as the abilty to fly pet elements and a world made spirit stone dinocrystals and whatever existed once


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 07, 2012, 01:50:58 PM
everyone vote


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 07, 2012, 01:52:50 PM
Paul i think u should be able to customize ur avatar


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 07, 2012, 02:19:59 PM
You will be. I hope you know by now that the game isn't finished yet.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BigredRm on December 07, 2012, 04:57:57 PM
Rocks and stones would be cool. You could use different kinds in crafting or collecting.

Collector items would be cool. Maybe uncommon/rare collector items could be fitted together and used somehow.

Pet fights

Collector card game played on those boxes I was talking about.

If the market Npcs would resell uncommon/rare items/blueprints to other players in the area.

Communities or local protected areas where you could set aside land around your village to grow. Guild or corporation like in nature.

Make wall art like a frame or curtains and import a image file so you could have cool unique decorations.

Hell, we could design all kinds of stuff and sell packages like apps.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 07, 2012, 05:25:22 PM
how about a group like a guild and a command like /guild create (guild name)
and some recognition to us on the forums for helping u


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Iggyjeckel on December 07, 2012, 05:36:42 PM
how about a group like a guild and a command like /guild create (guild name)
and some recognition to us on the forums for helping u

Hes talked about spmething for donators, as of right now there are 2 additional forum threads non donators are not privy to :)



Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 07, 2012, 06:21:48 PM
Yes, it's all very "hush-hush" :P


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BigredRm on December 07, 2012, 06:39:41 PM
That where all the good stuff happens.
 Its like Scientology though, the more you pay the more you learn. ;D


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 08, 2012, 11:45:07 AM
Vote or else PS I got to change it eventually


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 08, 2012, 06:56:28 PM
can guest vote


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 08, 2012, 06:57:11 PM
if u have voted say i


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 08, 2012, 07:06:49 PM
i think there should be a type of race for the place that u wold go to such as a pandoran or martian


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 09, 2012, 04:58:07 PM
Currently Paul has revealed his plan to have a normal world and a kind of spirit world. The spirit world just has the spirits of the normal races.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: JKybett on December 12, 2012, 05:08:22 AM
What would be quite cool would be if when you died in Mythruna you went to your location in another plane of existence that has the same maps and terrain as the Physical world but with no people, buildings, trees or anything, and the only buildings would be spawn towers and properties you own in the Physical World and you had to find a tower or one of your homes to respawn.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 12, 2012, 05:22:05 AM
What would be quite cool would be if when you died in Mythruna you went to your location in another plane of existence that has the same maps and terrain as the Physical world but with no people, buildings, trees or anything, and the only buildings would be spawn towers and properties you own in the Physical World and you had to find a tower or one of your homes to respawn.

http://mythruna.com/forum/index.php?topic=997.msg6605#msg6605


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Iggyjeckel on December 12, 2012, 06:39:31 AM
I forgot about that discussion

*added to table of contents*


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: JKybett on December 15, 2012, 09:23:50 AM
Oh, ossm.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 17, 2012, 07:37:35 PM
can someone sticky topic this


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on December 17, 2012, 08:08:06 PM
can someone sticky topic this
Why? How is it helpful to new users and worthy of being compulsory reading?


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 17, 2012, 09:30:23 PM
Yeah, not going to sticky it... and if someone does then I will unsticky it.  This has nothing to do with Mythruna really and nothing to do with the forum itself... so not worth stickying.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on December 18, 2012, 03:31:10 PM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 18, 2012, 06:23:17 PM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?



 >:( commit suicide   


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: JKybett on December 18, 2012, 07:35:18 PM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?

Do it, do it now :L


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on December 18, 2012, 09:02:58 PM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?

Do it, do it now :L

public class Mythruna {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    if(JKybett == 0) {
      System.out.println("Do it, do it now :L");
    } else {

      game.frame.SetDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
  }
}


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on December 18, 2012, 10:42:12 PM
"SetDefaultCloseOperation"  ugh... what are you?  A .NET programmer?  ;)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: belgariad87 on December 19, 2012, 04:53:37 AM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?

Do it, do it now :L

public class Mythruna {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    if(JKybett == 0) {
      System.out.println("Do it, do it now :L");
    } else {

      game.frame.SetDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
  }
}
you put your brackets in odd places, unn. lol just one question, why is jk equaling 0?


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on December 19, 2012, 03:11:14 PM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?

Do it, do it now :L

public class Mythruna {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    if(JKybett == 0) {
      System.out.println("Do it, do it now :L");
    } else {

      game.frame.SetDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
  }
}
you put your brackets in odd places, unn. lol just one question, why is jk equaling 0?

Idk. I like that number.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on December 23, 2012, 12:55:11 PM
love that word "sticky" :)

Q: what would you do if i started putting all of my comments in java?



 >:( commit suicide   


*commits suidide*


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ma9nu2 on January 01, 2013, 03:17:49 PM
i have an idea for you Paul. I have read the planed playable races in Mythruna.com and i have 2 ideas for you. I know that the elf have a special bond to the nature and If you are going to add potions to the game and herbs then i have an idea. when you play as the elf you can press an key (on the keyboard) then you will smell all the herbs surrounding and they will begins to sparkle or highlight etc... whit an colour. showing you were the herbs are. then it will be easy to find them whitout searching for a long time after them. maby you could add a level up system were you could make this skill more efficient like the they will sparkle highlight etc... longer away from you. or maby you could choose specify the herb you want to find and the herb will sparkle or highlight etc... whit a another colour than the other ones.
 

This skill can also be used by the Dwarfs. but not whit herbs but minerals. you have said that *They are natural miners and have a “nose” for minerals* so maby the minerals could begin to sparkle or highlight etc... away from you. they can see through the regular stone and see the minerals. this skill could also be efficient by the level up thing. you could then see them from longer distances from the mineral. and specify the ore later in the level up thing.

i hope you read this and reply. if it is an good idea or not.

-ma9nu2


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 01, 2013, 03:27:55 PM
i have an idea for you Paul. I have read the planed playable races in Mythruna.com and i have 2 ideas for you. I know that the elf have a special bond to the nature and If you are going to add potions to the game and herbs then i have an idea. when you play as the elf you can press an key (on the keyboard) then you will smell all the herbs surrounding and they will begins to sparkle or highlight etc... whit an colour. showing you were the herbs are. then it will be easy to find them whitout searching for a long time after them. maby you could add a level up system were you could make this skill more efficient like the they will sparkle highlight etc... longer away from you. or maby you could choose specify the herb you want to find and the herb will sparkle or highlight etc... whit a another colour than the other ones.
 

This skill can also be used by the Dwarfs. but not whit herbs but minerals. you have said that *They are natural miners and have a “nose” for minerals* so maby the minerals could begin to sparkle or highlight etc... away from you. they can see through the regular stone and see the minerals. this skill could also be efficient by the level up thing. you could then see them from longer distances from the mineral. and specify the ore later in the level up thing.

i hope you read this and reply. if it is an good idea or not.

-ma9nu2

Something similar will exist... though maybe not exactly as described.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BigBug667 on January 01, 2013, 05:26:11 PM
i have an idea for you Paul. I have read the planed playable races in Mythruna.com and i have 2 ideas for you. I know that the elf have a special bond to the nature and If you are going to add potions to the game and herbs then i have an idea. when you play as the elf you can press an key (on the keyboard) then you will smell all the herbs surrounding and they will begins to sparkle or highlight etc... whit an colour. showing you were the herbs are. then it will be easy to find them without searching for a long time after them. maybe you could add a level up system were you could make this skill more efficient like the they will sparkle highlight etc... longer away from you. or maybe you could choose specify the herb you want to find and the herb will sparkle or highlight etc... whit a another colour than the other ones. wiggly
 

This skill can also be used by the Dwarfs. but not whit herbs but minerals. you have said that *They are natural miners and have a “nose” for minerals* so maybe the minerals could begin to sparkle or highlight etc... away from you. they can see through the regular stone and see the minerals. this skill could also be efficient by the level up thing. you could then see them from longer distances from the mineral. and specify the ore later in the level up thing.

i hope you read this and reply. if it is an good idea or not.

-ma9nu2
I wonder if when this is in the final game and lets say I chose dwarf and you place an ore in the cavern next to me as decoration So I could see
every bit of decoration and figure out where you are. Or vice virsa I was going towards a gold ore 10 blocks away from me and then you mine it.
As you mine it I would see it disappear and then figure out your location. I just hope that ability doesn't become a x ability


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BenKenobiWan on January 01, 2013, 05:59:25 PM
-snip-
I wonder if when this is in the final game and lets say I chose dwarf and you place an ore in the cavern next to me as decoration So I could see
every bit of decoration and figure out where you are. Or vice virsa I was going towards a gold ore 10 blocks away from me and then you mine it.
As you mine it I would see it disappear and then figure out your location. I just hope that ability doesn't become a x ability
It wouldn't disappear, it would be going into his bag.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 01, 2013, 06:32:57 PM
I don't think these abilities will be so specific and they will be based more on the probability of something good being there.  It likely won't be a homing signal for metals.  The idea is that a dwarf will be able to find the richest areas more easily than a regular player because they'll know that an area of rock is likely to produce better stuff before digging at it.

This is more useful than it sounds because:
a) most of the really cool stuff won't be obvious like a special block... it will just be part of whatever rock you are digging.
b) digging with a pick-axe will destroy things like large gems... you might see a few tiny chips of it.
c) digging with a more gentle tool will take a really long time.... so you don't really want to do that unless you have a pretty good idea where the good stuff is.  Or just have lots of time to kill.

And note, much of those are probably skills, anyway... so not every player starts out even being able to perform the necessary actions to find the good stuff.  Then they'd need the proper tools, and so on.

Also note, in the real game, even regular pick-axe to stone mining will take a lot longer than you are probably used to in "mining games"... since this isn't really a mining game.  Dirt and sand digging will be much faster than stone mining... though a pick axe will be pretty useless for sand.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ma9nu2 on January 02, 2013, 02:01:46 PM
when you mining or digging something. will the whole block disappear at once.(like in minecraft) or will it disappear in bits when you are mining/digging it?  ???


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 02, 2013, 02:07:22 PM
when you mining or digging something. will the whole block disappear at once.(like in minecraft) or will it disappear in bits when you are mining/digging it?  ???

Current plan is that it will disappear in bits.  So you can start digging with a pick-axe, see a little emerald chip jump out and switch to some more fine digging tool to catch any other gems that might be there without turning them into dust.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: belgariad87 on January 02, 2013, 03:20:22 PM
when you mining or digging something. will the whole block disappear at once.(like in minecraft) or will it disappear in bits when you are mining/digging it?  ???

Current plan is that it will disappear in bits.  So you can start digging with a pick-axe, see a little emerald chip jump out and switch to some more fine digging tool to catch any other gems that might be there without turning them into dust.
that sounds awesome. how blocks are removed was a small worry of mine, and im glad to see it, once again, under control.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: ma9nu2 on January 02, 2013, 05:17:29 PM
What are You planning to whit chopping trees?? Are You going to have it just like in mythruna is now? You need to chop it down in pices from the air? Or are You planning to change that? Like you only chop at the bottom and the tree will go down at the same time and breake in to smaller pices when it hit the ground? I know that You are working on the gravity on objects. So maby the tree will fall down to the side when chopped down. ( like in the real world) :)

I hope i dont Ask to  many questions :s


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on January 02, 2013, 05:32:05 PM
What are You planning to whit chopping trees?? Are You going to have it just like in mythruna is now? You need to chop it down in pices from the air? Or are You planning to change that? Like you only chop at the bottom and the tree will go down at the same time and breake in to smaller pices when it hit the ground? I know that You are working on the gravity on objects. So maby the tree will fall down to the side when chopped down. ( like in the real world) :)

I hope i dont Ask to  many questions :s
At a later time, a tree will be animated to fall.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 02, 2013, 05:49:58 PM
Yeah, what he said.  I plan to have them fall over if chopped down.  It will be tricky but a lot of planning has already gone into that.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on January 02, 2013, 07:56:56 PM
Yeah, what he said.  I plan to have them fall over if chopped down.  It will be tricky but a lot of planning has already gone into that.
:') I got a 'what he said' ! YAY!!!
(immature moment, sorry.)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Moonkey on January 02, 2013, 08:29:57 PM
Yeah, what he said.  I plan to have them fall over if chopped down.  It will be tricky but a lot of planning has already gone into that.
:') I got a 'what he said' ! YAY!!!
(immature moment, sorry.)
Animated? I thought they were going to fall over and be a physics object.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 02, 2013, 09:39:03 PM
Yeah, what he said.  I plan to have them fall over if chopped down.  It will be tricky but a lot of planning has already gone into that.
:') I got a 'what he said' ! YAY!!!
(immature moment, sorry.)
Animated? I thought they were going to fall over and be a physics object.

Yeah, trees will turn into physics objects when their connection to the ground is severed.  To the extent that I can, I want to try to do it for buildings as well... at least to the point where burning building could collapse into itself.

Other things may be harder.  But in the real game the ability to generate anti-gravity isn't as novel if you can just float blocks in the air.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: BigBug667 on January 03, 2013, 12:00:33 AM
I don't think these abilities will be so specific and they will be based more on the probability of something good being there.  It likely won't be a homing signal for metals.  The idea is that a dwarf will be able to find the richest areas more easily than a regular player because they'll know that an area of rock is likely to produce better stuff before digging at it.

This is more useful than it sounds because:
a) most of the really cool stuff won't be obvious like a special block... it will just be part of whatever rock you are digging.
b) digging with a pick-axe will destroy things like large gems... you might see a few tiny chips of it.
c) digging with a more gentle tool will take a really long time.... so you don't really want to do that unless you have a pretty good idea where the good stuff is.  Or just have lots of time to kill.

And note, much of those are probably skills, anyway... so not every player starts out even being able to perform the necessary actions to find the good stuff.  Then they'd need the proper tools, and so on.

Also note, in the real game, even regular pick-axe to stone mining will take a lot longer than you are probably used to in "mining games"... since this isn't really a mining game.  Dirt and sand digging will be much faster than stone mining... though a pick axe will be pretty useless for sand.


This answers my question 100%


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on January 03, 2013, 02:19:57 PM
digging will still correspond to blocks correct? because if you just made a small hole everywhere, that means more polygons, meaning more GUI, meaning more lag :-\


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 03, 2013, 02:51:48 PM
digging will still correspond to blocks correct? because if you just made a small hole everywhere, that means more polygons, meaning more GUI, meaning more lag :-\

It would reuse the shapes that are already there.  So if you dig out you will get a shallow slope, dig some more get a half-block, etc... something like that.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Moonkey on January 03, 2013, 08:46:58 PM
More polygons doesn't necessarily mean more lag. Like with the Outerra engine the world is made out of a ridiculous amount of polygons. You just need a good engine to process it.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on January 03, 2013, 09:03:37 PM
More polygons doesn't necessarily mean more lag. Like with the Outerra engine the world is made out of a ridiculous amount of polygons. You just need a good engine to process it.
That is what I was leading to...


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Moonkey on January 04, 2013, 04:57:21 AM
More polygons doesn't necessarily mean more lag. Like with the Outerra engine the world is made out of a ridiculous amount of polygons. You just need a good engine to process it.
That is what I was leading to...
I lead to it first :D


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on January 04, 2013, 03:24:01 PM
More polygons doesn't necessarily mean more lag. Like with the Outerra engine the world is made out of a ridiculous amount of polygons. You just need a good engine to process it.
That is what I was leading to...
I lead to it first :D
... Lag is from the amount of polygons on your screen (in some cases)


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: pspeed on January 04, 2013, 04:38:13 PM
More polygons doesn't necessarily mean more lag. Like with the Outerra engine the world is made out of a ridiculous amount of polygons. You just need a good engine to process it.
That is what I was leading to...
I lead to it first :D
... Lag is from the amount of polygons on your screen (in some cases)

Of all the things that will cause low frame rates, triangle count is probably the least likely cause.


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Michael on January 04, 2013, 05:20:50 PM
>.< incorrect again!

done trying to be smart...


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Moonkey on January 05, 2013, 08:00:12 AM
More polygons doesn't necessarily mean more lag. Like with the Outerra engine the world is made out of a ridiculous amount of polygons. You just need a good engine to process it.
That is what I was leading to...
I lead to it first :D
... Lag is from the amount of polygons on your screen (in some cases)

Of all the things that will cause low frame rates, triangle count is probably the least likely cause.
Minecraft has a debug info screen that tells you where most of the lag comes from. Usually it's from chunk updating (Like how Mythruna has leaf instead of chunk).


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on February 25, 2013, 10:59:17 PM
my topic has gone off and reached that leader boards! AWESOME!


Title: Re: Suggestions
Post by: Blackslash on March 01, 2013, 01:50:59 PM
its been lonely without me