Alright, so, I'll tell you guys a bit about SealQuest.
Link:
http://sealquest.freeforums.net/ (http://sealquest.freeforums.net/)
To start things off, I'm hoping that this game can be out later this year, or maybe early next year, but due to
the lack of GD, it may be later than that. I'm unsure.
Thanks to Proboards, that's where SealQuest forum is.
You're basically playing as a seal in the arctic. Pretty straight forward. You'll have the option to choose
between being an adult, or a cub. You can choose between male, or female, also. If you choose to be an
adult, you'll be able to swim in the clear, icy waters in search of fish. If you so choose to, you can get a mate,
and start a family. Once a mother seal gives birth, another player can choose to be her pup. If no player
chooses to be so, the pup will just be a regular NPC. This game will most definitely be multiplayer, but you
can choose single player if you wish. In multiplayer, you'll be able to chat amongst your friends, form groups,
hunt, and explore together, roleplay, and more.
I know I'll likely be asked about character customization, so to get it out of the way now.. You will be able to
customize your seal, to a point. You can choose between realistic colors and hues for your seal, and mark it
however you please. I don't want to see unrealistic pink seals swimming about, so this is why the choices are
a bit limited here. However, eye color can be whatever you want, realistic or not, I truly don't care. I want
everything to be scaleable, which means you can choose your seals weight, size, flipped size, eye size, length
of your body, etc.. Obviously, if you're slender and small, you'll move more quickly. If your a rolly--polly, you'll
be a bit slower.
Also. Because I want to keep the structure of the game simple, it'll have a chat room system similar to WQ,
just because it's easy and convenient.
However, you can have up to 20 people in a chat, but you can of course limit how many you want.
I'm aiming for different maps, one map would consist of an entire land of ice and snow, while there's sizable
holes in the ice to allow you to go into the water, and explore possible sunken ships, or underwater caves.
Another map could consist of a more Spring-like-feel. Where there's grass instead of ice. Your seal could then
possibly flop about in the flowers.
Just because I find these sort of games frustrating, you cannot die in SealQuest. There will be no PVP, or
predators, just because it would take forever to model, and code.
The reason there is no predators is because I want the game to have a peaceful, beautiful flow, and I don't
want players to fret over their seals safety.
You can eat, and drink in this game. Eating will restore your energy, and lost health. (Which will go down to a
point if you don't eat.) Your prey will consist of fish, which you will have to catch.
There will be a chat system in the game. However, there won't be an iedibly exasperating filter. The only
words that will be blocked are the major swears, minor swears will be left alone. Other than those few words,
you can say anything you want.
Though, I do not want to see inappropriate behavior in the game. If you're really going to take it to hardcore
dating level, just set the chat to two, and carry it on privately.
Lastly, I'm hoping to include numerous actions, such as:
Sleeping/resting- Restore your health, and change the time of day.
Slapping- (Seals do slap other seals if frustrated.) This will just be a cute little
thing, your seal will hit another seal with a flipper.
Rolling- Your seal will pretty much just roll around and look precious.
Mating- The screen will turn black if you choose to mate with another player. (Available in Single, and
multiplayer.)
Alright, so that's SealQuest.
Well this game sounds interesting! I canwait to try it out once its complete. But I do have a question; will you be able to chose different types of seals? Just because I know of a few but the leopard seal is one of my favorites along with a few others, and it would be pretty interesting with the different breeds.