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What happens if you get a pig, it gets killed, you buy another , it gets killed, and so on, and then u have no more money... you are stuck, maybe should be removed from game? - steve<br>

Interesting question, maybe there should be another way of making money although slower. --[[User:MiguelAngelBlanchLardin|MiguelAngelBlanchLardin]] 11:57, 22 Feb 2005 (PST)

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Make sheeps out of pigs. People *did* drive pigs into the woodlands, to eat acorns,

but never far away from the village.

Besides, I like sheep. Call me Wallace.

I will say animals for now, as I can't say if you're still free to decide,

or even willing... ;-)

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I see: pig, sheep, cow, horse... animal :)

A pig is an animal and it is not abstract, let's grow pigs by now, just as a tribute to Acorn.

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* Axe (entirely of wood, as in the ancient tales of slavian lore)

* Staff (*the* proverbial herders staff, yes!)

* Sling (call me David)

Instead of "healing potions", let there be "bandages" in the shop.

Wounds heal one point per bandage over night.

Also have herbs available, that can also be collected in the woodlands near the wolves cave.

Make that heal one point additionally.

In the wolves cave, there could lie the remnants of some hunter or knight, that is,

serious equipment, that can be sold or used.

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Let's make them expensive or let's make several of them and make several class of armors.

It would be nice to expand later our game concept by adding new zones and so new quests and new tasks. Don't think about Stendhal as a closed game.

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Ok, it seems a good AI pattern.<br>

But let's start small, let's play with one Pig and we later add several animal under control of the same person.

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I plan to implement a very simple RP combat rules. <br>

I perhaps base my work on S6S game, that is very simple and very clean.

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Roleplaying?

You said the "character" should gain XP for "Roleplaying". Actually, characters don't roleplay, but Players do.

While this is a single-player game, ignore XP. Once it is multiplayer, the Player should gain XP for Roleplaying.<br>

The Player can then use the XP to:<br>

- "buff up" his character<br>

- have better equipment<br>

This may only happen when a new character is created. It is important Players cannot do this in midgame!<br>

Deal: 1 XP =<br>

50 coins, or<br>

one point of atk more<br>

or one point defense more<br>

or whatever.<br>

Therefore, *remove* the XP-attrib from the character, and add it to the player.<br>

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[[User:MiguelAngelBlanchLardin|MiguelAngelBlanchLardin]] 13:00, 4 Mar 2005 (PST)

In Stendhal I talk of Player as Character in the same way. You ARE your character.

The XP attribute is just something to measure progress, if you just regards is to new players where is the point?

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== End of discussion... ;-) ==

I will honour the agreement we made: You simply complete the game as you like (that is, I will never ask for changes, but only add, where you ask for it). Then, afterwards, I take a copy of the finished game, add "alternate version" to its name, and then change the game-rules (and any elements that must be made to fit the new rules) as I think. After that, we compare the results, by asking the players which of the games they like more, or what should be taken from both, or what should not be implemented at all. Result: The best of both, and we don't hinder our creative processes.