[Project] Power of Chaos RPG - Preview

[Cr34p]

First Map: Power of Chaos - Xel'Shin

Hi you out there.

I shortly want to present my SC2-Map Project called: Power of Chaos RPG.

Basicly it's a 3rd-Person Multiplayer RPG. It will be for up to 3 players , but also can be played solo. I made this decision, since people may can concentrate more on the story.

Story

(Why Xel'Shin?)
Xel'Shin is the Planet where the Association (No name yet) you work for scanned some curious energyspots. Therefor they send you to check the situation and report what's going on.

Some Data about Xel'Shin:

Xel'Shin
Orbital Period: 431,83 d
Equatorial Radius: 3791 km
Surface Gravity: 7,61 m/s²
Sidereal Rotation Period: 19h 46m 21s
Surface Temperature: (-15 °C / 258.15 K) / (+15,5°C / 288,65 K) / (+46°C / 319.15 K)

Population: 2,4 bn

Xel'Shin was a former Protoss colony. Due to its rich Palladium sources this planet became one of the most important habitable planets in the P-283-91 sector.
Since Palladium was easy reachable many research establishments raised in near cities. The biggest establishment is located in Xring'la and is one of the leading institutes in the Chaos-Effect researches.

Contents:

• Totally costumized UI
  • Includes Actionbars for abilities (not finished)
  • Experiencebar
  • Inventory
  • Missionsdialog
  • Hero/Target - Overview
  • Customized Minimap
  • Much more to come
  • Multiplayer comaptible
• Customizable Weaponsystem
  • Add effects to your weapon
  • Melee or Range
• 3 Different Classes (maybe more)
  • Berserk
  • Templar
  • Technocrat
• Save System
• Customized Abilities
• Story!

This list may not be completed at this moment, let's see what the future brings.

System Preview Videos

Preview Videos

Inventory Preview

Character Selection

Terrain

NEW UI

So last but not least some screenshots (Didn't start with the terrain yet):

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Project Recruitment

I'm recruiting some people.
- Artists (2D / 3D)
- Scripter

Team

Members of this project:
xD.Schurke (leader / coding / general stuff)
Nara-shikamaru (2D Art)
real138 (English Localization)

Updates [Latest: 08/12/2010]

04/28/2010 - Added new screenshots
04/29/2010 - Added new screenshots
04/30/2010 - Added new screenshots of new UI
05/01/2010 - Added preview video
05/04/2010 - Added a test version
05/10/2010 - Added new screenshots
05/11/2010 - Added new preview videos / further infos during the day
05/12/2010 - Added new screenshots
05/13/2010 - Added new preview video
05/15/2010 - Updated Team-Info / Added recruitment
05/17/2010 - Updated Team-Info / Released name of first map / updated story
05/18/2010 - Added new Screenshot / Updates Story
05/19/2010 - Added inventory-texture preview
05/20/2010 - Added new Screenshots
05/24/2010 - Added new Screenshot / Updated Team-Info
05/25/2010 - Added new Screenshots
05/26/2010 - Added new Screenshot
05/27/2010 - Updated Team-Info
05/28/2010 - Added new Screenshots
05/30/2010 - Added new preview Video
06/10/2010 - Added new Screenshots
06/13/2010 - Added new Screenshot
06/17/2010 - Added new Previewpicture
06/18/2010 - Added new Screenshots
07/13/2010 - Added new Preview Video
08/12/2010 - Added new Screenshot

 

[The World Is Flat]

Want any peeps?

 

[Wezthal]

Looks nice. I like the UI you created, but is there going to be hero abilities? If yes, how are you going to display them?

About the WASD movement and 3rd Person Camera.
I made a system like that. It's not probably the best but it should
work for all players and otherwise if worked fine in singleplayer. Link

About save system. Just use a bank.
Something like this:

-Load-
Map Initialization.
Pick every player in X and do actions:
- Open Bank 'Bank Name' for Picked Player
- Load Stuff from bank. Create units. Set values.

-Save-
Any Player presses a button Save Button
PL = TriggeringPlayer
Open Bank 'Bank Name' for PL
Store Stuff to bank.
Save Bank.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

That new bank feature sounds awesome, will it allow for map swapping? E.g. several maps/areas in multiplayer games, or will you still need to rehost?

 

[Wezthal]

If you mean loading a new map like in a campaign and to do that in multiplayer, I dunno I guess it's not possible, atleast yet.

What can be done for sure is that, you can access 1 same bank from multiple maps. For example there could be 1 Offical Bank that is used in many many custom maps which would store something like highscores.
Or a cool thing would be to use it as a rewards system so that, let's say there's a guy who makes 10 diffirent kind of maps. All his maps have achievements and the data is stored into a Achievent Bank. When you play his other maps you will get bonuses for playing/completing the guy's other maps. Like if you Ace an AOS map and then go play an RPG and create a new character. You could get a free weapon to start with or something. Cool idea I must say. (This could become a standard, "rep please", lol)

 

[The World Is Flat]

OR a series of maps that could share the same char. OR you could have a 'profile' for a series of maps or a multiplayer campaign of seperate maps. XD.

Keep working on it Shurke.

 

[Cr34p]

Movementsystem:
- Is allready multiplayercompatible
- Smoot enough since doesn't use timers

Save/Load:
Thanks for the tip, I'm going to play around with Banks

GUI
- The UI itself is highly costumizeable, it's seperated in single Structures
- Abilities will be accessable via Ationbars

Hero
- The classes are actually defined as heroes (Data-Editor)

 

[thisruoy]

That exp bar looks sooo goood

 

[Anachron]

Would you mind if I join the team?

 

[Cr34p]

hehe, like I said to you, you can join my team, but I first can start with 100% next week

 

[Anachron]

I've started a 3rd person shooter as well. I can give you the map if you want. Its full MPI.

 

[Cr34p]

no need / all my systems are allready MPI and well structured

 

[Anachron]

Great, however, I wonder if you used CustomScript or GUI?
I use GUI until Andromeda has an hook.

 

[Cr34p]

I use both... combine both, since some stuff is faster via costume script

 

[Anachron]

I see. I am so waiting for Andromeda.
I still wonder how you make the bars. (Doesn't work for me)

 

[Cr34p]

ProgressBars :O

 

[Anachron]

Yes, but I can't seem to make them work in MPI.

 

[Wezthal]

Create a dialog + options.
Set Background image of Last Created Dialog to "".
Add a Dialog Item to Last Created Dialog of type Progress Bar.
Options for Last Created Dialog Item.
Show Last Created Dialog.

For MPI. Won't it work if you create one for each player and save them to different variables and show/update different dialogs for different players.

 

[Anachron]

Why do I have to set the background of the dialog?

 

[Wezthal]

That's incase you want them to have no background like those bars in the top left corner in the screenshot. Not important but I just thought I'd mention it.

EDIT:
Or you could use one fullscreen size dialog with no background. So Dialog Items can be added anywhere with ease.

 

[Anachron]

Thanks, well I'll try it.

 

[Cr34p]

... why setting DialogImage "" <.<

There is a function called DialogImageSetVisible = false :O

 

[Wezthal]

Oh, if there is, then I didn't notice it. Well better use that then, although there shouldn't be any practical difference. I only noticed the Show/Hide Dialog so far. Good to know.

 

[Vengeancekael]

oh nice UI looking forward to this.

 

[Cr34p]

updated:
Added new Screenshots

 

[Cr34p]

updated:
Added new Screenshots

 

[real138]

O wow this is looking great! How long you been working on it? since the editor came out?
I really like how the UI is set up keep it up

 

[ElegantPro]

I think you should add more classes, or at least subclasses/jobs. It will make the game more diverse, and more interesting.
Of course what you have right now is beautiful. I hope you get to release this, and I look forward to playing it.

 

[shadonavan]

this looks amazing i cant do a whole lot but if you need help testing im all over it!

edit
Elegant this has probably only been worked on since the editor came out so not very long give it more time.

schurke i know this might be a stupid question but do you think you could release a small demo for people to try out?

 

[Webby]

Looks like an awsome map, can't wait to test it out when I get the chance. Also, would you mind putting an example out for the minimap? I would like to use it like that in the RPG I'm making atm

 

[Cr34p]

Update:
-Rewamped the whole UI : see first Post

I will release a version of this map during the next days, so you might can learn something from it

 

[Wezthal]

Very nice!

 

[Cr34p]

Update:
- Added a preview video to the first post

 

[Vengeancekael]

Ufff how did you change the value of the progressbar to the unit's hp xD I simply can't change it.

 

[Bu113t]

I think he used images and changed their width according to the units hp.

 

[Vengeancekael]

mmm y that could work

 

[Robbepop]

hiho,

i ve got some questions because of your totally awesome UI. xD
i saw a screen where you can see the attributes of your hero
but im confused because i can't find a function to get the attributes of a hero as values.
or did you do it with variables?
the same question goes to the exp bar. xDDD
are there functions so that you know on which level your hero needs which amount of exp to level up etc... or did you just use variables...

Robbepop

 

[Hero_Lief]

 

[Cr34p]

hiho,

i ve got some questions because of your totally awesome UI. xD
i saw a screen where you can see the attributes of your hero
but im confused because i can't find a function to get the attributes of a hero as values.
or did you do it with variables?
the same question goes to the exp bar. xDDD
are there functions so that you know on which level your hero needs which amount of exp to level up etc... or did you just use variables...

Robbepop

I used some tricks to track attributes/exp . Like you allready noticed variables are the main part... I store the current and max exp of the hero and just display them, the attribute thing is equal. I set variables to the attributes the hero has on level 1 and then there is an event which tracks if there are any changes in attribute points, then I add those to the original ones.
Anyway during the next days I release a testmap so you can look more into it

 

[Bu113t]

I used some tricks to track attributes/exp . Like you allready noticed variables are the main part... I store the current and max exp of the hero and just display them, the attribute thing is equal. I set variables to the attributes the hero has on level 1 and then there is an event which tracks if there are any changes in attribute points, then I add those to the original ones.
Anyway during the next days I release a testmap so you can look more into it

w00t massive copying and stealing inc!!
Opps I meant observing and learning.

 

[Cr34p]

some push... tomorrow I have my last written exam, so I will have some more time to work on this here ... May I'll release a part of the story... in addition I think I will make this map for 3 palyers (possibility to play solo)

 

[Cr34p]

updated:

-Added a testversion you can download it here: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=81241&stc=1&d=1272967627

 

[rubentje777]

its gonna be so awesome it looks so nice!

 

[tremin]

Pretty nice but i think you should do so you can rotate the camera... It gets annoying to times and make a buttom for attack, instead of having it on auto.

 

[falcoknight]

Hey, I wanted to get hooked up with a mod to explore artistically. This looks pretty legit, need any texture assistance?

 

[Cr34p]

Pretty nice but i think you should do so you can rotate the camera... It gets annoying to times and make a buttom for attack, instead of having it on auto.

actually you can use the left mousebutton to rotate the camera in addition you can attack using the right mousebutton oO

 

[tremin]

actually you can use the left mousebutton to rotate the camera in addition you can attack using the right mousebutton oO

Really? couldn't seem to turn the camera :s

 

[Cr34p]

a small push:
-During the next days I will release some new preview pics and video, for presenting the way how the player choses their classes and ability preview.

About the map:
- For up to 3 player
- First Map out of a series of maps
- Actually looking for the name for the first map

 

[Cr34p]

Added new screenshot of characterselection:

 

[Cr34p]

Added new preview video. See first post for more information.

Edit: Added new screenshot