WA3 Crowd Sourcing: Questions for MS [Closed]

Qloof234 · Post by **Qloof234** » Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:48 am

Here's another general one, not really Wonderland-specific: What do you use for graphics/texture creation, like the level textures and such?

EDIT: oh hey new page

yot yot5 · Post by **yot yot5** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:32 pm

This is an odd question that just came to me:

When you were working on MOFI, you hired people to design adventures for the game. Why didn't you do a similar thing during the production of POTZ?

Yzfm · Post by **Yzfm** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:45 pm

yot yot5 wrote:This is an odd question that just came to me:

When you were working on MOFI, you hired people to design adventures for the game. Why didn't you do a similar thing during the production of POTZ?

I can sort-of-guess the reason behind that. I guess MS includes fan made levels in the wonderland game right after relesing its editor. (WSW after RTW editor, MOFI after WA editor). Moreover, I guess the fanmade levels were triggering the difficulty issue in MOFI, so it would be wise to not use that again.

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:42 pm

Yzfm wrote:
yot yot5 wrote:This is an odd question that just came to me:

When you were working on MOFI, you hired people to design adventures for the game. Why didn't you do a similar thing during the production of POTZ?
I can sort-of-guess the reason behind that. I guess MS includes fan made levels in the wonderland game right after relesing its editor. (WSW after RTW editor, MOFI after WA editor). Moreover, I guess the fanmade levels were triggering the difficulty issue in MOFI, so it would be wise to not use that again.

MOFI and WSW had fan made levels?

That explains the extreme diffuculty at the end of both games.

Qloof234 · Post by **Qloof234** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:11 am

A majority of the levels in MoFI and WSW (correct me on the latter if I'm wrong) were done by community members that Patrick hired for the game.

My guess as to why he didn't go the community route with PoTZ is because of the reaction to MoFI's difficulty.

Saying that, MoFI isn't a bad game by any means. Compare it to WA1, and it's definitely harder, but more than that - it starts getting much harder at a much faster rate.

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:27 am

MOFI wasn't really that that hard until Sundog Island, where it started to get a bit difficult. The Ice Fortress, however, was evil.

I couldn't beat some of those adventures even with the level solutions.

Qloof234 · Post by **Qloof234** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:32 am

Pirate Camp, though??

Seriously though, it's the later parts of the game where the difficulty curve becomes evident, yeah. It's not bad earlier on, it just gets crazier as time goes on.

Having said that, it's still definitely steeper than WA1's.

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:37 am

I said "that hard," not easy.

I was able to complete up to the acid swamps without too much difficulty. The pirate camp was where I had to start taking peeks at the level solutions occasionally.

Qloof234 · Post by **Qloof234** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:46 am

boh123321 wrote:I said "that hard," not easy.

... Touché.

boh123321 wrote:I was able to complete up to the acid swamps without too much difficulty. The pirate camp was where I had to start taking peeks at the level solutions occasionally.

I played through MoFI again recently, pretty much the same results here. There were some earlier on where I couldn't work out how to get 100%, but it was pretty much post-pirate camp where I got completely stuck.

The last time I played it other than that would've been years ago, I got stuck much earlier on, I think.

Post by **Midnight Synergy** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:59 am

Let's not side-track the thread... but I'll answer this one.

I was very happy with the collaboration and results for both WSW and MOFI. My only reason for not doing this with POTS was because my schedule was very unknowable and I didn't want to start a process that I couldn't guarantee I could commit to.

I'm quite certain that there'll be level editors involved in future projects, one way or another.

yot yot5 · Post by **yot yot5** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:19 am

Midnight Synergy wrote:Let's not side-track the thread... but I'll answer this one.

I was very happy with the collaboration and results for both WSW and MOFI. My only reason for not doing this with POTS was because my schedule was very unknowable and I didn't want to start a process that I couldn't guarantee I could commit to.

I'm quite certain that there'll be level editors involved in future projects, one way or another.

Thanks for answering my question.

And by the way, the initials of your next game are POTZ - not POTS.

Post by **Midnight Synergy** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:53 pm

That's what you think! Actually, there are no Z-Bots in the next game! Only S-Bots!

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:56 pm

Midnight Synergy wrote:That's what you think! Actually, there are no Z-Bots in the next game! Only S-Bots!

Qloof234 · Post by **Qloof234** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:00 pm

Midnight Synergy wrote:That's what you think! Actually, there are no Z-Bots in the next game! Only S-Bots!

Patrick, have I ever told you how awesome you are?

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:41 pm

Midnight Synergy wrote:That's what you think! Actually, there are no Z-Bots in the next game! Only S-Bots!

Yes! Hooray!

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:41 pm

Ugh lag issues.

yot yot5 · Post by **yot yot5** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 8:39 am

Midnight Synergy wrote:That's what you think! Actually, there are no Z-Bots in the next game! Only S-Bots!

So it's actually going to be called Planet of the S-Bots? Whoa.

Krishiv738 · Post by **Krishiv738** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:29 am

So the Z-bots evolved and got their new names:S-bots!

Post by **Midnight Synergy** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:10 pm

Yes, the "S" stands for "Silly Rabbit, I'm just joking!".

(just to be clear!)

yot yot5 · Post by **yot yot5** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:53 pm

Midnight Synergy wrote:Yes, the "S" stands for "Silly Rabbit, I'm just joking!".

(just to be clear!)

Aww... You ruined it!

Master Wonder Mage · Post by **Master Wonder Mage** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 3:29 pm

Planet of the Silly Rabbits? OH NO!!!!

janetgalle · Post by **janetgalle** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:08 pm

Questions for Midnight Synergy:

1. Are you a self taught programmer or did you take any helpful classes in high school or college?
2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

jg

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 12:20 am

janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

Twelve. Just twelve. Even I know this.

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:31 am

Nobody wrote:
janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?
Twelve. Just twelve. Even I know this.

?

popo · Post by **popo** » Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:07 am

janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

I think he is a Stinker, and the Wonderland Series is his autobiography.

My question ... Do you knit your own hats or get them imported from Beanies R Us?

Krishiv738 · Post by **Krishiv738** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:34 pm

popo wrote:
janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

I think he is a Stinker, and the Wonderland Series is his autobiography.

My question ... Do you knit your own hats or get them imported from Beanies R Us?

What do you think!
He is not a stinker! Stinkers are Wonderland game Characters they are not real!

Super Nuclear Power · Post by **Super Nuclear Power** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:40 pm

Krishiv738 wrote:
popo wrote:
janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

I think he is a Stinker, and the Wonderland Series is his autobiography.

My question ... Do you knit your own hats or get them imported from Beanies R Us?

What do you think!
He is not a stinker! Stinkers are Wonderland game Characters they are not real!

She was joking.

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:46 am

Super Nuclear Power wrote:
Krishiv738 wrote:
popo wrote:
janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

I think he is a Stinker, and the Wonderland Series is his autobiography.

My question ... Do you knit your own hats or get them imported from Beanies R Us?

What do you think!
He is not a stinker! Stinkers are Wonderland game Characters they are not real!
She was joking.

This is our community now. This is it.

boh123321 · Post by **boh123321** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:22 am

Nobody wrote:
Super Nuclear Power wrote:
Krishiv738 wrote:
popo wrote:
janetgalle wrote:2. How tall are you in relation to a Stinker?

I think he is a Stinker, and the Wonderland Series is his autobiography.

My question ... Do you knit your own hats or get them imported from Beanies R Us?

What do you think!
He is not a stinker! Stinkers are Wonderland game Characters they are not real!
She was joking.
This is our community now. This is it.

???

Krishiv738 · Post by **Krishiv738** » Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:05 pm

MS was going to tell us how it became the name Z-bots to S-bots, I told it!
I think S in S-bots mean by Strong-bots which are not zippy but strong.